Reading Anthracite CompanyMining Incidents in 2001

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING DOWN OFF CONVEYOR BELT & SLIPPED TWISTING LT ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING STEEL SAW HORSE INTO TRUCK BOX AND CUT FINGER.

EMPLOYEE WAS REPAIRING DOZER & STRUCK LT KNEE CAUSING INFLAMATION. *EMPLOYEE WILL WORK UNTIL 1/9/02 & WILL HAVE SURGERY ON 1/10/02.

WHILE FUELING DOZER SLIPPED ON WET MATERIAL CLIMBING DOWN FROM SIDE ARM AND JARRING BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS HEATING PIN IN DOZER TO REMOVE IT WHEN OIL RING EXPLODED AND SENT DIRT INTO BOTH EYES.

EMPLOYEE STRAINED AT KNEE WHILE CLIMBING ONTO BARLEY SYSTEM SHAKER IN FINE GAL PLANT.

EE WAS CLIMBING OVER STEEL BEAMS TO REMOVE PLUG ON DRUM WHEN HE SLIPPED ON WET MAGNATITE AND TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE. EE WORKED FULL DUTY UNTIL 11-21-01. FIRST DAY OFF WORK WAS 11-23-01 DUE TO S URGERY.

EMPLOYEE WAS REPAIRING TRANSMISSION IN A 1983 INTERNATIONAL TRUCK. WRENCH SLIPPED AND STRUCK LEFT WRIST OF OTHER ARM.

SUDDEN ONSET OF MILL WHILE AND PICKING TABLE. DATE OF FIRST DISABILITY 8-2-01 AND DATE OF FIRST MEDICAL TIME 8-2-01.

HURT HIS BACK WHILE RUNNING DOZER.

EE WAS LIFTING MARIO 7800 DRAGLINE PARTS WHEN HE FELT A PULL IN HIS ABDOMEN.

MAN WAS USING LADDER TO CLIMB OFF LOADER, SLIPPED ON LADDER RUNG (BUT DID NOT FALL). PINCHED HAND AND FINGERS.

THIS EMPLOYEE ALONG WITH OTHERS WERE MOVING 54"" BELT ROLLERS WHEN ONE SLIPPED & LANDED ON LT WRIST.

EE WAS WALKING DOWN STAIRS SLIPPE DON WET STEP, FELL BACKWARDS STRIKING BACK AGAINST STAIR.

EE WAS CLOSING VLAVE WHEN IT BOUNCED BACK STRIKING L. FOREARM CAUSING A LACERATION WHICH REQUIRED STITCHES.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING BEARING ON REFUSE LINE CONVEYOR WHEN LOOSE COAL DIRT LANDED IN RIGHT EYE.

USING CHIPPING HAMMER TO CHIP SLAG OFF & A PIECE OF SLAG (FOREIGN BODY) GOT IN LT. EYE.

EE WAS BURNING A BOLT HEAD OFF A SCREEN. HOT SLAG FELL INTO RT. EAR, BURNING EARDRUM.

EE WAS WALKING DOWN STEPS WHEN A STEP BROKE & EE FELL.

PUSHING PAY BAR TO REMOVE SEAL, BAR SLIPPED AND EMPLOYEE FELL FORWARD STRIKING LT SHOULDER AGAINST PUMP.

TRIPPED & FELL WHILE CLIMBING STEPS.

EE STRUCK HEAD ON STEEL BEAM WHILE WALKING THROUGH PREP PLAND

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING DRIVE LINE ON LOADER. RATCHET SLIPPED AND EMPLOYEE FELL FORWARD STRIKINGFACE AGAINST LOADER.

BILATERAL CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME