Reading Anthracite CompanyMining Incidents in 2003

EMP WAS DIAGNOSED W / THIS CONDITION APPROX 2 YEARS AGO DURING A CDL EXAM BUT WAS TOLD BY DR THAT HE COULD CONTINUE TO WORK FULL DUTY UNTIL IT BOTHERED HIM. THIS IS A CUMULATIVE INJURY OVER TH E LAST 28 PLUS YEARS.

EMPLOYEE WAS DEICING BELT LINES @ START OF SHIFT & SLIPPED ON ICY STEPS.

EE WAS LIFTING 8"" STEEL PIPE ELBOW OUT OF BOX OF PU TRUCK WHEN PAIN IN LT BICEP OCCURRED. NO LOST TIME ACCIDENT UNTIL 11/22/03.

GRINDING BOLT FROM D9N DOZER - FB INTO LT EYE. WORKED 9/22 & 9/23 - OFF 9/24/03. SAFETY GLASSES WERE WORN DURING GRINDING.

EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING STEEL ONTO FLAT BED TRUCK WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL STRIKING LEFT KNEE ON GROUND. 1ST DAY OFF WORK DUE TO THIS INJURY WAS 9-3-03.

RUNNING ACROSS UNEVEN & FELL LANDING ON LT. WRIST.

EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING PARTS WHEN WING BLEW F/B INTO RT EYE CAUSING 2 SCRATCHES TO RETINA. THIS OCCURRED ON MINE PROPERTY @ A MACHINE SHOP WHERE THE PARTS WERE LOCATED.

EMP WAS ADJUSTING DRAG BRAKES ON 4600 WHICH CONSISTS OF TURNING LG TRAVER NUTS W / LG WRENCH. WHILE PUSHING & PULLING ON AIR WRENCH HE FELT SUDDEN PAIN IN ABS & UPON INVESTIGATION SAW THAT HE SUFFERED A HERNIA IN THE AREA OF HIS NAVEL.

EMP WAS CLIMBING DOWN A LADDER ONTO A WALKWAY @ RESAIL POCKETS. HE STEPPED IN A HOLE IN FLOOR CUT FOR A CHUTE TO GO THROUGH & TWISTED HIS LEG. - WORKED REGULAR DUTY UNTIL 5/8/03.

EE WAS CARRYING A COAL SAMPLE INTO THE LAB IN A 5 GALLON BUCKET. WHILE STEPPING OVER RR TRACKS HE TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE.

EMP WAS GETTING INTO LOADER SLIPPED ON SILL FALLING INTO CAB STRIKING HEAD & RT SHOULDER ON DOOR FRAME.

EMP WAS ON HIS WAY TO CK DOOR PUMP. LG AMOUNT OF WATER & LOOSE MATERIAL ON RR TRACK & DOOR PUMP. TRIPPED WHEN HE WENT TO STEP OVER WATER PUDDLE. GOT UP & CONTINUED HIS JOB & THEN REPORTED ACCI DENT A SHORT TIME LATER.

EE WAS PERFORMING NORMAL JOB SUFFER SPRAIN/STRAIN WHILE LIFTING PARTS - NO UNSAFE ACTION OR CONDITION TO REPORT.

WHILE CHECKING FOR OVERHEAD CONDUCTORS - THE SPRING LOADED DISCT SWITCH WAS ENGAGED - THIS ELECTRICIAN THEN ACCIDENTALLY HIT STOP BUTTON & THE SWITCH DISENGAGED HITTING MAN IN CHIN.

2 EES WERE REMOVING BUSHINGS FROM BOOM ARMS OF SAID LOADER W/SLEDGE HAMMER & BAR. THIS EE WAS HOLDING THE BAR WHEN ANOTHER EE ACCIDENTALLY STRUCK HIS HAND W/HAMMER.

SIGNIFICANT THRESHOLD SHIFT OF 12 DB SINCE BASE LINE TEST ON 9-6-00.

EMPLOYEE WAS OUT SIDE OF DOZER AND WIND BLEW DIRT INTO HIS RT EYE CAUSING ABRASION REQUIRING ANTI-BIOTIC DROPS.