VULCAN CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS, LPMining Incidents in 2000

EE WAS USING HAMMER TO TRY & REMOVE FROZEN MATERIAL FROM CHUTE FEEDING CONVEYOR WHEN HAMMER SLIPPED & WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN ROLLER & SKIRT BOARD PLLLING THE EE'S LEFT HAND BETWEEN THE ROLLER & SK IRT BOARD. LEFT HAND WAS FRACTURED

EE WAS LYING ON HIS BACK DRILLING HOLES IN THE FLOOR BOARD OF A WELDING TRUCK TO MOUNT A HEATERUNIT WHEN A PIECE OF METAL FELL BEHIND HIS SAFETY GLASSES & ENTERED HIS RIGHT EYE.

EE SLIPPED WHILE CARRYING A COME ALONG DOWN A FLIGHT OF STAIRS #2 SCREEN TOWER. THE STEPS HAD ICE ON THEM. THE EE SLID APPROX. 12 FEET.

EE WAS MANUALLY MOVING A LARGE ROCK OUT OF THE HAUL ROAD. HE PULLED A BACK MUSCLE IN THE PROCESS. HE DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL TREATMENT UNTIL 12-4-00 WHEN HE WAS PLACED ON LIGHT DUTY.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING IN SURGE TUNNEL AT THE END OF A NEARLY FULL SHIFT OF TRUCK DRIVING. HE WAS USING A SHOVEL TO PUSH SOME WET MATERIAL INTO A SMALL PILE WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BAC K AND RIGHT LEG.

EE & OTHER EE'S WERE REMOVING THE FEED HOPPER FROM THE NORDBERG CRUSHER OMNI CONE 1352. EE WAS USING A PRY BAR 51"" LONG AND WEIGHING 15 LBS. THE CRANE WAS ATTACHED TO THE INSIDE OF THE FEED HO PPER AND WAS APPLYING UPWARD PRESSURE. WHEN THE HOPPER WAS TO MOVE EMPLOYEES WERE CAUTIONED TO MOVE AWAY. WHEN THE HOPPER RELEASED INJURED LUNGED FOREWARD AND WAS STRUCK BY THE BAR.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A WORN PLATE IN CHUTE. WHILE USING A PRY BAR TO PRY IT LOOSE, THE PLATE POPPED LOOSE AND HIT HIM ON THE UPPER LIP.

EE WAS BEING LOADED WITH BALL ROCK. WHEN LOADER DUMPED A BUCKET OF ROCK IN THE TRUCK, IT CAUSED THE TRUCK TO ROCK FROM SIDE TO SIDE.

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CHANGE DRILL BIT WHEN HIS MIDDLE FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND WAS PINCHED BETWEEN THE DRILL BIT AND THE DRILL BIT CHECK. (REQUIRED STITCHES)

EE WHILE LOOSENING BOLTS OVER HIS HEAD WITH WRENCHS, FELT A PULL IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER.

INJ EE WAS GREASING HIS LOADER WITH GREASE GUN WHEN LINE RUPTURED CAUSING GREASE TO GO INTO HISHAND

EMPLOYEE BURNED ON NECK, FACE AND ARMS WHILE USING A DIESEL FIRED BURNER TO HEAT AN UPPER MANTLEON A 42X65 GYRATORY HEAD.

LOAD GOT HUNG UP IN TAILGATE OF TRUCK CAUSING THE WEIGHT IN THE BACK TO LIFT THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK IN THE AIR AND TURN ON IT'S SIDE.

EMPLOYEE WAS GOING TO FILE PAPERS IN BOTTOM DRAWER OF A CABINET. AS SHE BENT OVER SHE FELT A SUDDEN AND INTENSE PAIN IN LOWER BACK. SHE WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE SHE WAS TREATED WITH MEDICATION. SHE RETURNED TO WORK 7/31/00. AN MRI WILL BE GIVEN WHEN SWELLING GOES DOWN.

EE WAS PULLING OFF TRK LINE IN 1518 CAT HAUL TRKAS SHE PUT THE TRK IN GEAR IT JERKED FORWARD CAUSING HER TO BE THROWN AGAINST THE STEERING WHEELINCIDENT NOT REPORTED AT TIME OF OCCURANCE EE CONTD TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH HER BACK SHE WAS TAKEN OFF WORK 1/9/01 HER EXPECTED RTW IS 4/9/01

EMPLOYEE WAS SWITCHING LOADERS. WHEN HE REACHED FOR THE FIRST STEP ON THE LADDER HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

THE EE WAS WALKING UNDER BELT #4 ALONG THE WALKWAY WHEN HIS RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED & TWISTED CAUSINGHIM TO STRAIN HIS RIGHT KNEE & ANKLE

EE WAS MOVING A 4 1/4' BOWL WITH AN OVERHEAD CRANE. BOWL SWUNG TOWARDS EE, STRIKING HIS LEG AAGAINST A 54 X 74 SPIDER. (STRUCK AGAINST A FIXED OBJECT BY A MOVING OBJECT.)

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING ACROSS THE PLATFORM BETWEENTHE TELSMITH AND 5 1/2 CONE CRUSHERS WHEN HE STEPPED ON A ROCK THE SIZE OF A FIST TWISTING HIS RIGHT ANKLE.

THE EE WAS ASSISTING IN CHANGING A HYDRAULIC CYLINDER ON AN EXCAVATOR AND IT SLIPPED AND FELL ON HIS RIGHT FOOT.

EE WAS USING A 988 CAT LOADER TO SELECT ROCKS FROM A PILE ABOUT 15 FEET TALL. WHILE RETURNING TO THE PILE AFTER SETTING ASIDE ONE OF THE ROCKS. A ROCK ROLLED DOWN THE PILE AND HIT THE LOADER B UCKET WHICH WAS ABOUT A FOOT ABOVE THE FLOOR. WHEN THE ROCK MADE CONTACT WITH THE BUCKET IT JARRED THE OPERATOR AND INJURED HIS NECK.

EE WAS CLEANING FINES FROM THE PRIMARY CRUSHER. WHEN HE REACHED FOR A SHOVEL HE STEPPED ON A ROCK, TWISTING HIS RIGHT KNEE. HE LATER SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION AND AFTER EXAMINATION IT WAS DETER MINED THAT HE HAD A TORN CARTILAGE. EE WAS PUT ON NO-WORK STATUS.

EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING GRATING OFF THE TOP OF PUG MILL #2; GRATING CAUGHT HIS GLOVE, PULLING HIS RIGHT SHOULDER AND CAUSING SHARP PAIN. HE WAS JACKHAMMERING CEMENT ALGERS AND HIS ARM GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN BOX AND SPRAYBARS WITH JACKHAMMER RUNNING; JACKHAMMER TWISTED RIGHT HAND AND HIT RIGHT ELBOW ON BOX.

EE WAS HELPING INSTALL A FEEDER BOTTOM. WHILE SLIDING THE NEW BOTTOM INTO PLACE, HIS RIGHT HAND WAS PINCHED BETWEEN THE OLD AND NEW PLATE. ON 4/24 HE SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION AND WAS ADMITTED TO THE HOSPITAL FOR INFECTION.

EMPLOYEE WAS DESCENDING A STEPLADDER. AS HE REACHED THE LAST RUNG HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LEFT CALF. BELIEVING IT TO BE A MUSCLE CRAMP, HE CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL ABOUT 2:00 PM WHEN HE SOUGHT ME DICAL ATTENTION. HE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A TORN CALF MUSCLE. HE WAS OFF WORK UNTIL MARCH 27, WHEN HE RETURNED TO WORK WITH RESTRUCTIONS.

EMPLOYEE WORKING UNDER LOADER STOOD UP AND BANGED HARD HAT AND HEAD ON LOADER. COMPLAINED NEXT DAY OF PAIN IN NECK.

EE WAS INSTALLING WEAR PLATES IN WASH BIN EE LOST HIS FOOTING WHILE PULLING PLATE INTO POSITION EE FELL APPROX 1-2 FT BEFORE HIS FALL PROTECTIONHARNESS CAUGHT HIM Y

WHILE SERVICING EQUIPMENT IN THE SERV LANE IN THE SHOP EE WAS WALKING AROUND THE EQUIPMENT WHEN HE STEPPED IN SOME MUD THAT HAD DROPPED OFF SOMEOF THE EQUIPMENT THAT WAS BEING SERVICED. THE EE SLIPPED & FELL BACKWARDS AS HE TRIED TO BREAK HIS FALL WITH HIS RIGHT ARM. THE CONDITIONS OF THE GROUND OUTSIDE OF THE SHOP WAS MUDDY DU TO RAIN THE NITE BEFORE

THE EE WAS MAKING REPAIRS TO CHUTES AND REACHED DOWN TO PICK UP A 1/2"" BOLT AND STATED HIS BACK WENT OUT.

EE WAS MOVING A BOULDER WITH A DOZER WHEN THE BOULDER MOVED. THE DOZER JUMPED JARRING THE EE IN HIS SEAT CAUSING HIM TO TWIST HIS BACK. THE EE DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL 2/28/00 AND WAS PUT ON A NO-WORK STATUS.

INJURED EE WAS TAKING CRANE TO SHOP. AS HE WAS GOING DOWN RAMP, THE CRANE CAME OUT OF GEAR. THE EE JUMPED FROM CRANE INJURING LEFT ANKLE AND RIGHT KNEE.

EE WAS DESCENDING A SCALER & HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE LADDER & FELL TO GROUND LEVEL & STRUCK RIGHT ELBOW ON FLOOR OF MINE

INJURED EE WAS MOVING A PORTABLE BASE WITH AN OVERHEAD CRANE. THE HOOKS SLIPPED ON THE BASE CAUSING THE BASE TO TIP OVER. THE INJURED EE'S RIGHT LEG WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE BASE AND A STEEL PLA TE.

EE WAS PUTTING A PATCH ON A CONVEYOR CHUTE. WAS ATTEMPTING TO TIGHTEN NUT ON PATCH WHEN WRENCH SLIPPED OFF NUT CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO FALL APPROX 6FEET BELOW ONTO CONCRETE PAD.

EE WAS LOADING A FULL OXYGEN BOTTLE ONTO THE WELDING TRUCK. HE LIFTED THE BOTTLE BUT WAS NOT ELEVATED ENOUGHT TO PLACE IT ONTO THE STAND. HE GOTON HIS TOES AND ARCHED HIS BACK TO GAIN HEIGHT. HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER BLADE.

EE WAS INSIDE OF A SCREEN. HE WAS LAYING ON HIS BACK USING HIS FEET TO PUSH A PIPE WRENCH TO TIGHTEN SCREEN BOLTS

EE WAS LACINE CONVEYOR BELT WHEN ARM SLIPPED AND HIT ELBOW (RIGHT) ON ROLLER OR COME ALONG.

EE STRUCK ON LOWER LEG WHILE ATTEMPTING TO EMTPYWHEELBARROW INTO UNILOADER BUCKET. OPERATOR WAS APPARENTLY EXITING UNILOADER TO ASSIST WITH THE WHEELBARROW AS HE WAS REACHING TO RAISE THE SAFE TY RESTRAINT BAR, HE BUMPED ONE OF THE MOTION LEVERS CAUSING THE MACHINE TO MOVE FORWARD SLIGHTLY. THE BUCKET STRUCK INJ EE'S LEG

THE INJURED EE WAS WORKING ON HAZ-MAG IMPACT CRUSHER CHECKING HAMMERS. THE HAMMER ROLLED OVER AND CAUGHT HIS LEFT FOOT BETWEEN CRUSHER AND HAMMER.

EE WAS BENT DOWN ADD OIL TO A HITACHI EX1000. HE HAD BEEN BENT DOWN FOR SEVERAL MINUTES ON THE CATWALK RUNNING ALONGSIDE THE MOTOR COMPARTMENT. WHEN HE STOOD UP, HE STATED THAT HE FELT A TEARI NG SENSATION BELOW HIS NAVEL. DR.'S STATMENT CONFIRMED THAT HE STRAINED AN ABDOMINAL MUSCLE.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS DESCENDING A TRUCK MOUNTED LADDER WHEN HE SLIPPED SPRAINING HIS LEFT KNEE AND ANKLE.

EE WAS GOING DOWN THE STAIR OF THE CRUSHER STATION AT THE PLANT HE LOST HIS BALANCE & STARTED TOFALL. HE JUMPED & SKIPPED A COUPLE OF STEPS TWISING HIS LEFT KNEE

EE WAS DRIVING A PICKUP TRUCK TO HIS WORK LOCATION. EE REPORTED THAT DUE TO THE ROUGH ROADWAY, HE WAS BOUCNED AROUND IN THE CAB OF THE TRUCK WHICH AGGRAVATED AN EXISTING BACK CONDITION. EE BEG AN LOSING WORK ON JULY 20TH AFTER INVESTIGATION OF THIS REPORTING IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE INCIDENT WAS COMPENSABLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING/PULLING WIRE ON BOTTOM DECK OF SCREEN & FINISHING PLANT.

EE WAS HELPING TRUCK DRIVER FASTER TRAILER TO ROAD TRACTOR THE PIN DID NOT ENGAGE. EE STEPPED FORWARD TO HIT PIN WITH HAMMER AND PUT FOOT UNDER CORNER OF TRAILER DRIVER LET TRAILER DOWN. TRAIL ER SMASHED AND BROKE TOES ON RIGHT FOOT.

EE ENTERED THE CRANE HOUSE AND HIS FOOT STRUCK A PRYBAR THAT WAS LEANING AGAINST THE FRAMEWORK. THE BAR WAS KNOCKED INTO A MOVING DRUM CAUSING IT TO SWING BACK AND MOMENTARILY PIN HIS LEFT THI GH BETWEEN THE FRAMEWORK AND BAR. THE PRESSURE CAUSED A BRUISE ON EE'S LEFT THIGH.

EE WAS TIGHTENING BOLT ON REAR AXLE OF MACK WATER TRUCK, USING A 3/4"" AIR WRENCH IN RIGHT HAND AND A 1 5/16"" BOXED-END WRENCH IN LEFT HAND. WHILE HOLDING THE AIR WRENCH WITH ELBOW IN AN AWKWAR D POSITIOHN IN RIGHT HAND THE RIGHT ELBOW POPPED. A CHIP FROM ELBOW BONE LODGE IN JOINT. A CAST WAS APPLIED TO RIGHT ARM, ELBOW AREA.

INJURED WAS HELPING ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WORK ON A PAN SCRAPER AT HEBER SPRINGS QUARRY. HE WAS PERFORMING NORMAL MECHANIC DUTIES AT THE TIME. HE DIDNOT REPORT ANY INJURY ON THE DAY OF OCCURRENCE. REPORTED LATE BECAUSE WE TRIED TO DENY THAT THE BACK PROBLEMS WERE WORK RELATED.

EE WAS LEVELING THE FLOOR IN THE PIT. AS THE EE WAS DRIVING FORWARD, THE LOADER BUCKET CONTACTEDA TOE STOPPING THE LOADER IMMEDIATELY THE EE'S KNEE CONTACTED THE DASSH

THE INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING WITH THE PLACEMENT OF PORTABLE POWER POLES WHEN THE RIP-RAP HE WAS STANDING ON SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDER HIS FEET CAUSING HIM TO FALL TO THE GROUND.

EE WAS CLEANING SCRAP STEEL UNDER CONVEYOR AND AT THE END OF HIS SHIFT HE REPORTED TIGHTNESS IN HIS BACK. ON 3/13 HE SOUGHT MEDICAL TREATMENT ON HIS OWN. THIS INCIDENT HAS BEEN UNDER INVESTIGA TION AND IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED TO BE COMPENSABLE.

EE WAS USING A WHITNEE PUNCH TO MAKE HOLES IN THE I-BEAMS. THE NEXT DAY HIS LOWER BACK WAS SORE. ON 4/19 HE NOTIFIED HIS SUPERVISOR THAT HE HAD SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTNETION AND WAS WORKING UNDER R ESTRICTIONS.

EE WAS OPERATING A 1-TON COME-A-LONG WHEN A CHAIN LINK BROKE ON ANOTHER COME-A-LONG. THE HEAD WHEEL BOX THAT WAS BEING LOWERED FELL AND EE FELL WITH IT. HE HIT HS CHEST, L-KNEE, A R-SIDE. X -RAYS SHOWED NO BROEK BONES.

EE WAS HELPING REPLACE THE ROLLERS IN A BOWL MILL. AS THE ROLLERS WERE PULLED INTO PLACE. THE EE PLACED HIS RIGHT HAND BETWEEN THE ROLLERS AND THE MILL HOUSING. THE ROLLERS SLIPPED INTO PLACE PINCHING, HIS THUMB AND INDEX FINGER. HE WAS RELEASED IMMEDIATELY BY HOISTING THE ROLLER AWAY FROM THE MILL.

EE PICKED UP A PIECE OF SCRAP ANGLE IRON FROM THE FLOOR, TURNED AND TOSSED IT INTO A SCRAP METAL BIN. THIS ACCIDENT DID NOT BECOME REPORTABLE TO MSHA UNTIL 6/8/00.

LOST OF FOOTING & FELL TO GROUND

EE FELL FROM LADDER WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED FROM THE SECOND TO THE BOTTOM RUNG OF THE LADDER. HE WAS DISMOUNTING THE 980 CAT FRONT END LOADER AT THE END OF HIS SHIFT.

EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING BOLTS WHEN HE FELL ON THE GROUND, LANDING ON THE GROUND ON HIS BACK HITTING HIS HEAD ON THE STRUCTURE AND HIS BACK ON A ROCK. HE ALSO HIT BOTH ELBOWS DURING THE FALL. THE FALL WAS BETWEEN 7-8 FEET.

HOSE & WIRING HARNESS HAD RUBBED TOGETHER OVER TIME. RUB HOLE IN HARNESS SHORTED OUT ON HOSE CAUSED FIRE UNDER CAB

THE EE WAS WALKING AROUND THE CONE CRUSHER AND STEPPED ON A PICK & HE SLIPPED & FELL. AS HE FELL FORWARD HE HIT HIS NOSE ON THE HAND RAIL

THE EMPLOYEE WAS PUSHING SHOT ROCK WITH A DOZER AND STATED THAT THE JARRING HURT HIS BACK.

EE WAS SQUATTING TO HOOK UP COMEALONG HIS KNEE POPPED HE DID NOT SEEK MED CARE UNTIL 10/29/00

EE WAS MOVING DIRT & EE WAS UNAWARE CONCRETE WASUNDER DIRT AS HE LIFTED DIRT THE BOBCAT HE WAS OPERATING WENT FORWARD & JARRED HIM. HE SUFFERED STRAIN TO HIS ABDOMEN & CONTUSION TO SCROTUM M.

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING A PIECE OF ANGLE IRON THROUGH THE BANDSAW WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

FOR THE WEIGHT OF THE ROLLERS, EMPLOYEE SHOULD HAVE USED A ROPE TO LOWER THE ROLLERS DOWN ONTO THE BELT.

EE WAS CARRYING REPAIR PARTS WHEN HE REPORTED THAT HE PULLED SOMETHING IN HIS BACK. AT THAT TIMEHE REFUSED MEDICAL ATTENTION AND OPTED FOR HIS OWN CHIROPRACTOR. ON 10-6-00 HE SOUGHT MEDICAL AT TENTION AND WAS RELEASED TO WORK W/RESTRICTIONS HE HAS SINCE BEEN GIVEN A FULL RELEASE TO NORMAL WORK DUTIES.

ON 10/5 EE CLAIMS THAT WHILE CHANGING CHAINS ON A LOADER HE FELT ACHES IN HIS LOWER BACK. HE CONT TO WORK & ON 10/14 EE FELT LIKE HE MAY HAVE PULLED SOMETHING IN HIS BACK. AT THAT TIME NO MED ATTENTION WAS SOUGHT. ON 10/23 HE DIDGO TO THE DR & WAS RELEASED TO WORK WITH RESTRICTIONS FOR ACUTE LUMBAR STRAIN

ON 10-3-00 EE NOTIFIED HIS SUPERVISOR THAT HE HAD SLIPPED AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT ANKLE. HE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL AND WHEN EXAMINED NOTHING WAS FOUND. THE NEXT DAY HE WENT ANOTHER DR. AND WA S PUT ON LITE DUTY WORK, FOR A SPRAINED RIGHT ANKLE. AFTER AN INVESTIGATION THE INCIDENT IS FOUND TO BE COMPENSABLE.

EE WAS LIFTING A WOODEN PALLET INTO THE BACK OF A PICKUP FOR DISPOSAL. EE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK WHEN HE WENT TO PLACE PALLET IN TRUCK.

EE WAS OPERATING A HAUL TRUCK & WHILE BEING LOADED A ROCK FELL FROM LOADER BUCKET & JARRED TRUCK RESULTING IN A PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK

EE WAS PLACING PITMAN JAW CRUSHER ON MILLING MACHINE FOR BORING WHEN EMPLOYEE SLIPPED - STRUCK LEFT LEG AGAINST BORING BAR - CUTTING HIS LEG.

STEPPED DOWN OFF LADDER; LOADER WAS SITTING ON HIGH SPOT. EE SLIPPED AND FELL BACKWARDS TO THE GROUND.

EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING 1 1/4"" SCREEN CLOTH. WHILE LIFTING EMPLOYEE OVEREXTENDED POSITION PULLING LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING A SHACKLE WHILE ANOTHER EMPLOYEE PLACED THE PIN IN CLAM SHELL BUCKET. FIRSTEMPLOYEE HURT HIS BACK.

EE WAS OPERATING A LATHE CUTTING A CAST IRON SOCKET CEILING RING. METAL DUST GENERATED FROM THISPROCESS GOT IN BOTH EYES

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF SKIRT RUBBER USING A UTILITY KNIFE WHEN HE SLIPPED AND CUT THROUGH HIS GLOVE ND INTO HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING DRILL STEEL WHILE STEPPING BACKWARDS. HE STUMBLED ON A ROCK AND FELL BACKWARDS. THE EMPLOYEE PUT HIS RIGHT ARM DOWN IN AN ATTEMPT TO BREAK HIS FALL.

EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING A 2' LONG 8X8 POST TO THE LOCATION WHERE HE WAS WORKING; THE POST WAS WET DUE TO RECENT RAINFALL IN THE AREA AND SLIPPED FROM HIS HANDS. HE BROKE HIS FINGER WHEN HE TRIE D TO CATCH THE POST BEFORE IT HIT THE GROUND.

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON THE TRACKS OF AN OLD CRANE WE USE FOR PARTS TO SEE IF IT HAD A GUARD THAT HE NEEDED. AS HE STEPPED DOWN HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE FELL FACE DOWN ON THE GROUND. HIS ARM L ANDED IN AN AWKWARD POSITION CAUSING A BROKEN WRIST.

EMPLOYEE STRAINED HIS RIGHT CALF MUSCLE WHEN HE WAS PRESSING A RETURN IDLER INTO PLACE ON THE C-1 CONVEYER. THE INCIDENT WAS NOT REPORTED TO HIS SUPERVISOR UNTIL AUG 24, AFTER HIS CONDITION HA D DEGENERATED. EMPLOYEE WAS ASSIGNED TO RESTRICTED DUTY.

THE EE WAS TIGHTENING A C-CLAMP OVERHEAD ON A ROCKER ARM OF CRUSHER AND AS HE REACHED UP, HE STRAINED MUSCLE IN HIS CHEST.

INDIVIDUAL WALKED OVER 10 FT OF OVERSIZED MATERIALS THAT HAD BEEN BROKEN BY A DROP BALL. PILE WAS APP 1 FT HIGH 20 FT ACROSS. HE TRAVLES APP 10 FT BEFORE FALLING.

EE WAS REMOVING FLYWHEEL DAMPER ON R50 EUCLID AND IT SLIPPED. UPON TRYING TO CATCH IT HIS HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN DAMPER & TYE ROD.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A CUTTING TORCH TO REMOVE A 7' BY 8' DECK. THE EMPLOYEE CUT A SUPPORT SECTION CAUSING THE DECK TO FALL APPROX 8 FT. THE EMPLOYEE FELL WITHT THE DECK.

ON 7/18/00 18:30 EE REPORTED HE HAD GOTTEN SOMETHING IN HIS EYES. HE SAID HE DIDN'T KNOW WHETHER HE HAD GOTTEN IT IN EYE ON THE 18TH OR ON THENIGHT BEFORE THE 17TH, HE DIDN'T KNOW HOW IT HAD GOTTEN INTO HIS EYE

THE EMPLOYEE AND A CO-WORKER WERE LIFTING A PIECE OF DRILL STEEL WHEN THE EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCED BACK PAIN.

EE WAS SHOVELING IN SURGE TUNNEL. EE WAS TURNING (TWISTING) TO PUT SHOVELED MATERIAL ON BELT. POOR LIFTING METHOD/PRACTICES.

EMPLOYEE LOWERING PIECE OF METAL BY HAND AND IT FELL. FRACTURE TO HIS LEFT HAND.

THE EE WAS ASSISTING IN SPLICING A BELT AND WAS STEPPING OVER RAIL TO STEPS AND HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE FELL.

EMPLOYEE WAS ON LADDER WITHOUT ANYONE HOLDING IT--FRACTURED LEFT WRIST.

EE SLIPPED WHILE MOUNTING A HAUL TRUCK.

EE WAS LIFTING 30"" TROUGHING IDLER TO HAND UP TOEE OF CATWALK (IDLER WTS APPROX 62LBS)

EE WAS FLIPPING CUTTING EDGES ON A WA600 LOADER BUCKET. EE WAS PUSHING UP ON BOLT WITH LEFT HAND& ACCIDENTLY ACTIVATED THE AIR WRENCH THE UNLATCHED BOLT SPUN IN PLACE LACERATING HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER

EE WAS REPLACING/REPAIRING A RADIATOR ON A 90TONEUCLID HE TWISTED HIS KNEE WHEN HE WAS STANDING ON THE LADDER OF THE TRK AND STARTED TO DESCEND HE DID NOT SEEK MED ATTENTION UNTIL 5/8/00. HE H AD SURGERY DONE ON 10/14/00. HE WAS NOT PLACED ON ANY RESTRICTED DUTY FROM 5/5/00 THRU 10/14/00

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING AN OXYGEN CYLINDER TO LOAD ONTO TRUCK.

EE WAS PERFORMING MAINTENANCE ON BOOM TRUCK AND AS HE STEPPED DOWN, HE TWISTED HIS RIGHT ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING A 1 1/2"" SCREEN CLOTH ON THE TOP DECK OF SIZING SCREEN. HE PLACED THE SCREEN ON TOP OF MOTOR HANGING IT ON A SIDE RAIL SCREEN BOLT. HE THEN BEGAN TO CLIMB UP ON TOP OF MOTOR TO ACCESS TOP DECK. THE SCREEN CLOTH CAME OFF BOLT LANDING ON HIS RIGHT FOOT, JUST BEHIND THE STEEL TOE. IT BRUISED & LACERATED RIGHT FOOT. HE RECEIVED 2 STITCHES.

EE WAS REMOVING A PIECE OF WEAR METAL FROM A WA-600 KOMATSU BUCKET. HE WAS USING A SLEDGE HAMMERTO HIT THE PIECE OF WEAR METAL IN ORDER TO KNOCK IT IN TO THE RELEASE POSITION. THIS WAS A SPARE LOADER BUCKET AND WAS SITTING ON THE YARD. IT WAS SLIGHTLY WEATHERED AND RUSTY. WHILE HITTING THE WEAR METAL WITH THE SLEDGE HAMMER A PIECE OF METAL BROKE OFF & PUNCTURED/LODGED IN HIS SHIN.

EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING ANOTHER EMPLOYEE IN RE-INSTALLING A TAIL PULLEY GUARD, INJURED FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK WHILE LIFTING THE GUARD.

WHILE DISMOUNTING THE LADDER ON THE WTER TRUCK EMPLOYEE'S FOOT SLIPPED ON THE RUNG CAUSING HIM TO LOOSE HIS GRIP AND FALL TO THE GROUND LEVEL.

EMPLOYEE WAS DESCENDING LADDER ON HAUL TRUCK AT THE END OF HIS SHIFT AND APPARENTLY TWISTED HIS ANKLE WHEN HE STEPPED DOWN. \

EE WAS ON SCAFFOLD HELPING CHANGE BEARING WHEN SCAFFOLD COLLAPSED. EE FELL APPROX 5 FT . A DENERGIZED WIRE CAUGHT HIM UNDER HIS LEFT ARMPIT BREAKING HIS FALL.

EMPLOYEE WAS SWINING A SLEDGEHAMMER, TIGHTENING BOLTS DURING A CRUSHER REBUILD.

EE WORKING AT LENOIR. THE PLANT CONSTRUCTION TRAILER HAD JUST BEEN MOVED IN, GETTING READY FOR THE PLANT REBUILD. EE AND OTHER WERE IN THE TRAILER ATTEMPTING TO REALIGN THE TUBES THAT ARE USED TO HOLD THE BLUE PRINTS DURING THE PROJECT. THETUBES ARE ACTUALLY PVC PIPE THAT HAS BEEN CUT TO THE DESIRED LENGTH. THE TUBES HAD SHIFTED AND EE WAS USING A BIT OF FORCE TRYING TO LINE THEM B

EMPLOYEE WENT TO SCRAP YARD TO GET PIECE OF METAL FOR A PROJECT HE WAS WORKING ON. HE DROVE A 2000 MODEL F350 TRUCK WITH WELDING MACHINE MOUNTED ON IT WHEN HE STEPPED OUT OF THE TRUCK HE STEPP ED ON A ROCK TURNING HIS RIGHT ANKLE.

THE EE WAS MOVING A CRUSHER PART FROM ONE PALLET TO ANOTHER. THE PART SLIPPED AND UPON TRYING TO CATCH IT, HE STRAINED HIS SHOULDER AND TORE ROTATOR CUFF.

THE EE WAS LAYING ON PLATFORM AT 500 SCREEN CUTTING A PLASTIC STRAP FROM GREASER AND THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT HIS RIGHT WRIST.

THE EE WAS USING A PRYBAR TO PUT IDLER SPRING ON DOZER AND SPRING SLIPPED FROM TENSION AND RELEASED AND HIT HIM IN THE NOSE AND UPPER LIP.

EMPLOYEE WAS LOWERING A SLEDGE HAMMER TO THE FLOOR. HE STRUCK THE INSIDE OF HIS LOWER RIGHT LEG,CAUSING CONTUSION OR HEMATOMA. SENT HIM TO DOCTOR TO BE CHECKED 12-27-00. DOCTOR SAID HE WAS O.K . BUT TO RETURN FOR FOLLOW UP 12-30-00. AT THAT TIME LEG HAD BECOME SWELLED. DOCTOR MADE INCISION TO DRAIN FLUIDS ON LEG. NO LOSS AT WORK OR RESTRICTIONS.

EE SLIPPED & FELL WHEN WALKING ALONG STACKER VERY ICY CONDITIONS DEFORMITY OF RIGHT 5TH FINGERS

ON 12-11-2000, EE, WHILE PREPARING TO LEAVE WORK, SLIPPED ON SNOWQY GROUND AND FELL ON HIS LUNCH BOX. THE FALL RESULTED IN 3 CRACKED RIBS. EE DID NOT NOTIFY HIS SUPERVISOR UNTIL 12-22-00. A RE PORT WAS MADE OUT ON 12-27-00 AFTER AN INVESTIGATION BY THE SUPERINTENDENT AND THE MAIN OFFICE RECEIVED THE REPORT ON 01-01-01.

EE WAS IN PROCESS OF UNPLUGGING CHUTE. WHEN HE BENT DOWN, HIS HARD HAT FELL OFF. WHEN HE UPRIGHTED HIS HEAD STRUCK A SPRAY BAR CAUSING A LACERATION

EE WAS CHECKING TO SEE WHICH ROLLER WAS BAD ON 4712 CONVEYOR WHEN HIS CRESCENT WRENCH SLIPPED & HIS HAND WAS PULLED INTO THE ROLLER.HIS HAND WAS HUNG BETWEEN THE ROLLER & THE CONVEYOR BELT

EE STRUCK RIGHT HEEL GAINST CONCAVE RING CUTTING HEEL.

WHILE EXITING DOZER D-30, OPERATOR SLIPPED AND FELL STRAINING HIS LEFT SHOULDER.

THE INJURED RECEIVED FLASHBURNS AFTER LOOKING DIRECTLY AT AN ARC THAT WAS STRUCK BY A CO-WORKER.

WHILE TRYING TO OPEN INSPECTION DOORS TO INSPECT WEAR PLATES ON SPOKANE CRUSHER, EE WAS USING A 3' PRYBAR IN HANDLES. PRYBAR SLIPPED AND HIT EE IN LEFT SIDE OF CHIN.

FOREIGN MATTER IN EYE CAUSE UNKNOWN. EE WITNESSED BY SUPERVISOR WEARING PROPER PPE.

EE WAS ASSISTING ANOTHER EE CARRYING A 200 TON HYD RAM OVER TO A TRUCK TO LOAD IT. EE S STUMBLED FELL AND RAM LANDED ON EE'S RT LEG CUTTING HIS UPPER/INSIDE CALF. RAM IS 9 1/2"" ROUND X 13"" TAL L AND WEIGHS APPROX. 150#.

EE WAS HOLDING A ROUND BAR 1"" X 48"" THAT WAS USED TO DRIVE WEDGES OUT OF CONE LINER. HIS LITTLE FINGR ON HIS RIGHT HAND WAS MASHED WHEN THE BAR SLIPPED WHILE BEING STRUCK WITH A HAMMER BY ANOT HER EE.

CLEANING OUT WELDING AREA IN SHOP, HE PICKED UP AN EMPTY WELDING ROD CONTAINER AND CUT HIS KNUCKLE BELOW HIS INDEX FINGER.

EE WAS HOLDING ONE SIDE OF THE NEW IDLER FRAME. OTHER WAS USING HIS FOOT TO PUSH THE OTHER SIDE INTO PLACE SO IT COULD BE BOLTED DOWN. AS OTHER PUSHED, THE ENTIRE FRAME SLID AND CAUGHT EE S HA ND BETWEEN THE IDLER FRAME AND THE CONVEYOR FRAME.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEARING ROCK BY HAND THAT HAD BRIDGED UP IN THE HP700 CRUSHER, WHEN HE REMOVED A PIECE OF ROCK IT CAUSED ANOTHER PIECE TO FALL FROM ABOVE, WHICH LACERATED HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER.

THE EE WAS CUTTING THE END OF AN I-BEAM THAT WAS RESTING ON TWO SAW HORSES. WHE THE END WAS CUT OFF, THE BEAM BECAME UNBLANCED. AS THE BEAM STARTED TO FALL, THE EMPLOYEE TWISTED AND REACHED OU T WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK.

HE WAS USING A BAR TO PRY ROCK OUT OF CONVEYOR. WHEN ROCK CAME LOOSE, BAR CAME BACK AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE IN RIGHT EAR.

WHILE ASSISTING ANOTHER MECHANIC, THE OTHER MECHANIC HIT THE EXPANDED METAL CAGE ON A SKID STEER LOADER IN AN ATTEMPT TO KNOCK OUT AN INDENTATION ON THE HARD HAT. THE HARD HAT PUSHED ON HIS SA FETY GLASSES CAUSING A LACERATION ON HIS FOREHEAD. STITCHES REQUIRED.

THE EE WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF TUBING AND THE PIECE HE CUT OFF FLEW BACK AND HIT HIM IN THE HAND, CUTTING IT.

OPERATING OFF ROAD TRUCK WITH DEFECTIVE SHOCKS, HIT BUMP IN HARD ROAD AND INJURED BACK SOMEHOW.

EE WAS USING A AMPROBE BOLT METER TOP TEST THE FUSES, WHEN HE TOUCHED ONE LEAD TO THE CENTER SECTION A FLASH OCCURRED AND BURNED HIS RIGHT FOREARM.

WHILE FOLDING FORKS ON BACKHOE ONE CAME UNPINNEDAND CAUGHT EMPLOYEE'S LEFT MIDDLE FINGER BETWEENFORK AND CONCRETE SHOP FLOOR. THIS CAUSED A CUT IN FINGER WHICH REQUIRED 5 STITCHES.

EE WAS PRYI8NG BLOCK WITH PRY BAR. THE BLOCK SHIFTED, HITTING THE EE'S SAFETY GLASSES, CUTTING HIS FACE OVER THE LEFT EYE AND RIGHT CHEEK.

EE WAS TURNING STEERING WHEEL WHEN HIS LEFT PINKY CAUGHT WINDOW RAIL AND POPPED.

EMPLOYEE PREPARING TO STEP INSIDE CONE BOWL TO WELD, PLACED HAND ON TOP OF BOWL TO BRACE HIMSELF AS HE STEPPED INTO BOWL. HIS HAND WAS INADVERTENTLY PLACED ON TOP OF TOP OF WELDING LEAD LAYIN G ACROSS BOWL. WHEN HE PRESSED DOWN ON HIS HAND, THE LEAD ARCED, BURNING HIS WRIST.

EMPLOYEE WAS FILLING BLASTING HOLES WITH ANFO FROM A CONVERTED READYMIX TRUCK. WHILE MONITORING THE FLOW OF ANFO DOWN THE CHUTE, THE SPRING LOADED CHUTE BECAME UNLATCHED AND PREMATURELY TRIED TO FOLD ITSELF UP. THE CHUTE HIT EMPLOYEE ON THELIP AND CHIN CUTTING HIM. STITCHES REQUIRED.

SMASHED RIGHT HAND IN DOOR OF EQUIPMENT - CONTUSION - TWO MIDDLE FINGERS.

EE WAS PREPARING TO REPLACE A BEARING ON THE WASH SCREEN. AS HE WAS TRYING TO TAP OFF THE INNER RACE BY HITTING IT WITH A HAMMER HE FELT SOMETHING HIT HIM IN THE LEG. AFTER COMPLETING THE JOB HE SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION. A PIECE OF METAL WAS REMOVED FROM HIS UPPER THIGH WHICH REQUIRED SUTURES. DIVISION OFFICE WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF INCIDENT UNTIL 7-31-00.

AFTER 5A CONVEYOR STALLED, EMPLOYEE'S LEFT INDEXFINGER WAS PINCHED WHILE CHECKING IF THE DRIVE MOTOR HAD LOCKED DOWN.

EE ALONG WITH ANOTHER EE, WAS MOVING A CUTTING LIP INTO POSITION TO ATTACH TO AN ENDLOADER BUCKET. THEY EACH HAD AHOLD OF ONE END OF THE LIP. THE OTHER EE LET GO OF HIS END WITHOUT GIVING ANY WARNING AND INJURED EE'S RIGHT INDEX FINGER WAS PINCHED BETWEEN THE LIP AND THE SHOP FLOOR.

REMOVING DRILL STEEL FROM ANOTHER PIECE OF DRILL STEEL. ATTEMPTING TO TIGHTEN THE J WRENCH ON THE J WRENCH HELD J-WRENCH WITH LEFT HAND AND HIT WITH SLEDGE HAMMER IN RIGHT HAND. HIT HAND WITH SLEDGEHAMMER.

EMPLOYEE WENT TO TUNNEL TO REMOVE ROCKS THAT WERE HUNG IN THE CHUTE BELOW THE FEEDER. AS HE WAS REMOVING THE ROCKS, ONE ROCK FELL OUT OF THEFEEDER MASHING HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER AGAINST AN OTHER ROCK.

ELECTRICAL POWER WENT OFF CAUSING PRIMARY CRUSHER DISCHARGE BELT TO CHOKE UP. EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TURN THE ROTOR OFF THE CRUSHER IN ORDER TO CLEAN MATERIAL FROM BELT. HIS GLOVE WAS CAUGHT O N THE TIP OF THE BLOW BAR, PULLING HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE ROTOR AND THE WALL OF THE CRUSHER.

THE INJURED EE WAS ASSISTING ANOTHER EE REMOVE TRACKS FROM A DOZER AND WHILE HEATING BOLT FOR REMOVAL, GREASE POPPED OUT AND SPECKLED HIS FACE. EE WAS WEARING HIS SAFETY GLASSES AT THE TIME OF INCIDENT.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPENING A BUCKET OF GREASE, CUTTINGTHE PLASTIC LID ON TOP; HE WAS EXERTING PRESSUREWITH BOTH HANDS WHEN HIS HAND SLIPPED, CAUSING THE BLADE TO FLIP OVER, CAUSING LACERATION.

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING BY IMPACTOR CRUSHER WHILE DOOR WAS BEING OPENED TO DO ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, A SMALL PIECE OF DEBRIS CAME BY EMPLOYEES SAFETY GLASSES AND WENT INTO HIS EYE.

DRILLER WENT TO REMOVE A NEW DRILL BIT FROM THE STORAGE AREA ON THE DRILL, THE BIT STARTED TO SLIP OUT OF HIS HANDS AND WHEN HE CAUGHT THE BIT HE HUNG HIS LITTLE FINGER, LEFT HAND ON THE SIDE OF THE DRILL. THE WEIGHT AND FORCE OF THE FALLING BIT CAUSED HIS HANDS TO DROP SOME RESULTING IN HIS FINGER GETTING BENT BACKWARDS.

EE WAS MAKING REPAIRS TO RECLAIM CONVEYOR WHEN HE TRIPPED OVER WELDING LEADS AND FELL AND STRUCK LEFT HAND AGAINST CONVEYOR FRAME.

EE REPAIRING 42 X 48 JAW PITMAN. JOB REQUIRED A LOT OF GRINDING. HE NOTICED AN EYE IRRITATION STILL PRESENT ON 4/4/00. REPORTED TO HIS SUPERVISOR HE FELT O.K. IRRITATION STILL PRESENT ON 4/6. WENT TO CLINIC TO HAVE IT REMOVED. EE OBSERVED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WEARING PROPER PPE. OBJECT COULD HAVE ENTERED EYE SEVERAL WAYS (FALLEN FROM CLOTHING, WIPED IN EYE ETC)

EE WAS UNLOADING PIPE FROM SEVICE TRUCK WHEN A BURR LEFT FROM DRILLING A HOLE CUT HIS MIDDLE FINGER ON HIS RIGHT HAND.

EE WAS USING A SHOVEL TO CLEAN DIRT FROM UNDERNEATH THE CONVEYOR WHEN A DUST PARTICLE FELL INTO HIS RIGHT EYE. PARTICLE WENT BEHIND SAFETY GLASSES HE WAS WEARING AND CAUSED SCRATCH AND SLIGHT IRRITATION TO HIS EYE.

EMPLOYEE WAS LEAVING TRAINING ROOM IN FORD F150 PICKUP AND TURNED RIGHT OUT OF PARKING LOT AND WAS STRUCK BY CUSTOMER DUMP TRUCK.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING OFF A VIBRATORY SCREEN. EMPLOYEE STEPPED FROM TOP OF SCREEN ONTO THE TOP OF THE SPRING PERCH LOCATED ON THE SIDE OF THE SCREEN. EMPLOYEE LOST HIS FOOTING AND FELL APPROXI MATELY TWO FEET STRIKING HIS CHEEK ON A HANDRAIL.

EE WAS REMOVING PUMP AT WASH POND. A 4"" PIPE WAS ATTACHED TO A 6"" PIPE. THE FLANGE BOLTS HAD TO BE CUT OFF TO REMOVE PUMP. THERE WERE 3 2"" PIPES THAT BRANCHED OFF THE 4"" PIPE. A 410 JOHN DEERE BACKHOE WAS PUT IN LINE WITH PIPE. A CHAIN WAS ATTACHED TO BUCKET AND LOOPED AROUND PIPE. THE PIPE WAS MOVED AND THE CHAIN SLIPPED CAUSING THE 2"" PIPE TO HIT EMPLOYEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A KEYWAY FROM A PULLEY SHAFT USING A PUNCH AND HAMMER WHEN THE PUNCH FRACTURED PERJECTING A PIECE OF METAL IN HIS LEFT FOREARM.

EE WAS UNSTOPPING THE 8-10 MATERIAL BIN. HE TURNED AND STARTED WALKING BACK TO THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK AND STRUCK HIS FOREHEAD ON AN I-BEAM.

EE WAS REMOVING THE CORD FROM A 30 HP MOTOR WITH A UTILITY KNIFE. WHEN HE WENT TO CUT TAPE OFF, HIS HAND SLIPPED CAUSING THE KNIFE TO COME INTO CONTACT WITH HIS LEFT LITTLE FINGER. HE RECEIVED A LACERATION WHICH REQUIRED STITCHES.

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING IMPACT ROLLERS ON THE CONVEYER AT THE JAW. HE CUT LOOSE THE BOLTS ON HIS SIDE. HE TURNED OFF THE TORCH AND HANDED IT TO OTHER EMPLOYEE. ACETYLENE LINE BURST SHOOTING FLAMES FROM THE TORCH UNDER HIS GLOVE. IT BURNT THE TOPOF HIS LEFT HAND AND THUMB.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A HAMMER AND SCREWDRIVER TO CHIP ICE OFF TROUGHING IDLERS WHILE THE CONVEYERBELT WAS RUNNING. THE EMPLOYEE'S LEFT HAND AND WRIST WAS PULLED BETWEEN THE CONVEYER BELT AND THE IDLER.

EE STATES: I WAS PUTTING A FUNNEL ON CHUTE AND IT SPRANG LOOSE AND HIT MY FRONT TOOTH.

EE WAS DIGGING LEFT CENTER OF SHOT IN FLOOR. HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO MOVE A BOULDER ABOUT 4' UP INTO THE SHOT. WHEN IT MOVED, A SMALL ROCK CAME FROM BEHIND IT AND WENT THRU THE WINDSHIELD. AS THE ROCK CAME THRU HE PUT HIS HANDS UP AND DIRECTED IT TOWARDS THE FLOOR OF THE LOADER. THE ROCK STRUCK HIM ON HIS SHINS AND CUT HIS RIGHT SHIN. IT TOOK 9 STITCHES TO SEW IT UP.

EE WAS CLEANING ROCK FROM TAIL PULLEY WITH METAL BAR. HAND SLIPPED AND SMASHED RIGHT MIDDLE AND RING FINGERS BETWEEN BAR AND CONVEYOR FRAME.

THE EE WAS CHANGING WELDING CYLINDERS. WHEN ONE OF THE CYLINDERS BEGAN TO FALL, EE ATTEMPTED TO CATCH IT. THE CYLINDER CRUSHED HIS FINGER AGAINST THE CART CAUSING IT TO BREAK.

EE WAS TIGHTENING A BOLT ON HIS SERVICE TRUCK WHEN A GANGLIONIC CYST POPPED UP ON HIS WRIST. HE HAD THE CUST SURGICALLY REMOVED ON 1-28-2000.

AT 7:30 AN EMPLOYEE COMPLAINED OF SEVERE CHEST PAINS VIA THE CB RADIO. CO-WORKER FOUND EE ABOUT ONE MINUTE LATER SLUMPED OVER CONTROLS OF LOADER. SUPERVISOR AND CO-WORKER DETERMINED EE WAS NOT BREATHING AND HAD NO PULSE, PERFORMED CPR UNTIL RELIEVED BY EMT'S. EMPLOYEE TAKEN TO HOSPITAL; PRONOUNCED DEAD @ 8:45 AM.

EE WAS PERFORMING HIS NORMAL JOB OF HAUL TRUCK OPERATION. AT APPROX. 3:00PM HE WAS SEEN PARKED IN FRONT OF MUCK PILE, SLUMPED OVER THE STEERING WHEEL. A FELLOW EE CHECKED ON HIM AND FOUND NO R ESPONSE AND NO PULSE. HE CONTACTED PLANT OFFICE & STARTED CPR. 911 WAS NOTIFIED & EMT'S ARRIVED.EE WAS TRANSPORTED TO HOSPITAL & WAS LATER PRONOUNCED DEAD. CAUSE OF DEATH-APPARENT HEART ATTAC

EE HAD A PERIODIC SCREENING CHEST X-RAY FILM READ BY 2 ""B"" READERS USING THE ILO PROCEDURES. THE X-RAY FILM WAS CHARACTERIZED AS CONSISTENT WITH PNEUMOCONIOSIS WITH READINGS OF 1/1 AND 1/2 DAM AGE OR IMPAIRMENT. CANNOT BE DETERMINED SOLELY BY READING CHEST X-RAY FILMS. THIS REPORT IS BEING SUBMITTED TO SATISFY MSHA PROGRAM POLICY LETTER P2/III/2.