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EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING A PIN WITH A SLEDGEHAMMER. HE MISSED THE PIN AND THE MOMENTUM OF THE HAMMER CAUSED WHAT WAS THOUGHT TO BE A SHOULDER STRAIN. HE WAS EVALUATED BY A PHYSICIAN, DIAGNOSED WIT H SHOULDER TENDONITIS AND RETURNED TO WORK WITHOUT RESTRICTION. THE INJURY GOT PROGRESSIVELY WORSE AND THE EMPLOYEE HAD SURGERY ON JUNE 29, 01.
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A SECTION OF CORRUGATED RUBBER BELTING AS A SIDE RUBBER FOR COAL HANDLING BELT. WHILE DOING THIS, THE UTILITY KNIFE SLIPPED AND STRUCK HIS UPPER LEG. THE BLADE PENETRATED HIS COVERALLS, TROUSERS, AND RESULTED IN A WOUNDREQUIRING 8 STITCHES TO CLOSE.
EE WAS PULLING GREASE HOSE (FROM A SERVICE TRUCK) ACROSS FROZEN GROUND CONDITIONS. THE HOSE HUNG UP ON A PIECE OF FROZEN GROUND WHICH CAUSED UNEXPECTED FORCE AND TWISTING MOTION TO THE EMPLOYE E WHEN THE LENGTH OF HOSE SUDDENLY TIGHTENED. HECONTINUED WORKING UNTIL 2-26-01. AT THAT TIME HE WAS UNABLE TO WORK DUE TO BACK PAIN.
EE IS A PARTTIME WORKER ASSISTING IN ENGINEERINGDEPT. ON WORK STUDY PROGRAM THRU LOCAL HI SCH.L HE WAS ACCESSING THE STAIRWAY ENTRANCE TO ENGINEERING BLDG, AND HE SLIPPED ON SOME ICE RESULTING IN A FALL. HE WAS FITTED WITH WRIST BRACE & PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY FOR 1 WK AS A CONSEQUENCE
EE WAS WORKING WITH A CONTRACTOR MECHANIC TO INSTALL A DIFFERENTIAL IN A KRESS HAULAGE TRUCK. HE PHYSICALLY LIFTED THE CONTRACTOR MECHANIC IN ORDER TO CHECK A FILTER NUMBER ON THE DIFFERENTIAL . THIS RESULTED IN A BACK STRAIN. OPERATOR WAS UNAWARE HE HAD MEDICAL EVALUATION AND PHYSICAL THERAPY UNTIL DECEMBER 8, 2000.
EE HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH CVARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME AS A RESULT OF REPETITIVE DUTIES ASSOCIATED WITH COMPUTE KEYBOARD AND MOUSE FUNCTIONS.
EE WAS USING A WRENCH TO TIGHTEN A BOLT THAT ATTACHED A SIGN TO A POST. THE WRENCH "SLIPPED", HIS HAND SLID DOWN THE SHARP METAL EDGE OF THE SIGN RESULTING IN AN INCISION WOUND. SUTURES WERE R EQUIRED TO CLOSE THE WOUND. EE RETURNED TO WORK HIS NEXT SCHUDLED SHIFT WITHOUT RESTRICTIONS.
EE IS A MECHANIC WORKING IN OUR AREA "C" REPAIR SHOP. FOR MANY YEARS, OPERATORS HAVE COMPLAINED THAT THE FACTORY HORNS ON 992 LOADERS ARE NOT LOUD ENOUGH FOR THE MINING ENVIRONMENT. CONESEQUEN TLY WE HAVE INSTALLED AIR HORNS ON THESE MACHINES. A CO WORKER SOUNDED THE HORN OF A 992 IN THE BAY NEXT TO THE INJURED EE CAUSING PAIN AND RINGING IN HIS EARS.
THE EE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME. HE HAS ASSOCIATED THIS ILLNES WITH HIS ON-GOIN DUTIES OF SWEEPING, DUSTING AND MOPPING OF OFFICES AND CREW BUILDINGS. HE HAD BEEN GIVEN A BRAC E TO WEAR FOR THREE WEEKS AND WILL BE EVALUATED AGAIN. NO WORK MISSED TO DATE.
EE HAD FINISHED HIS SHIFT LOADING WASTE COAL TRUCKS WITH A FRONT END LOADER. HE HAD BEEN RELIEVED BY THE DAY SHIFT OPERATOR AND WAS WALKING TO THE CREW VEHICLE WHEN HE TWISTED HIS ANKLE ON THE UNEVEN AND SNOW COVERED COAL SURFACE. LATER THAT DAY, HE WENT TO ADR. AND AN X-RAY WAS POSITIVE FOR A FIBULA FRACTURE.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING JACKING PLATES FROM BOTTOM OF REVOLVING FRAME. WHEN PUSHING THE CART AROUND TO THE REMOVAL AREA, THE PLATE CAUGHT ON SOMETHING AND THE PLATE CAME OFF, HITTING HIM ON THE RIGHT SHOULDER AND DISLOCATING IT.
EMPLOYEE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH CARPAL TUNNEL AND REFERRED TO PHYSICAL THERAPY ON 8/25/00. THE CAUSE IS DATA ENTRY ON COMPUTERS ASSOCIATED WITH HER WORK DUTIES.
EMPLOYEE WAS TENSIONING RACK BOLTS ON TUB. THE BOLT HE WAS TENSIONING BROKE AND THE MULTIPLIER JUMPED OFF OF TORQUE WRENCH AND HIT LITTLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS RIDING IN A PICK UP TRUCK WHEN HE FELT LIKE THERE WAS SOMETHING IN EYE. LATER, HE LOOKED IN A MIRROR AND IT APPEARED HE HAD A BLISTER IN HIS EYE. HE WAS CHECKED BY A MEDICAL DOCTO R AND AN OPTOMETRIST, GIVEN MEDICATION FOR THE CONDITION AND RETURNED MTO WORK WITHOUT RESTRICTION. THE CAUSE OF THE ONSET REMAINS UNKNOWN.
EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING WITH SAFETY GLASSES AND FACE SHIELD AND GOT SOME GRINDING DUST IN HIS RIGHT EYE.
EE WAS GRINDING ON A DIAPHRAM WALL WHEN SOME GRINDING DUST GOT IN HIS RIGHT EYE.
THERE WERE HIGH WINDS ON THE MORNING OF 8/7/00 AND SOME TRASH BLEW INTO HIS LEFT EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS AT A FILL STATION LOADING A 10,000 GALLON WATER TRUCK WITH WATER. THE TANK FILLED AND HE WENT TO THE PUMP CONTROL, PUSHED THE STOPBUTTON AND RETURNED TO THE TRUCK TO REMOVE THE WHEEL CHOCKS. AT THAT TIME HE NOTICED THE WATER FLOW HAD CONTINUED. HE TURNED SUDDENLY TO RETURNTO THE PUMP CONTRO AND HIS KNEE "GAVE WAY" AND HE FELL TO THE GROUND.
EE STATES THAT ON THE DAY INDICATED HE WAS LIFTING A LARGE WOODEN FENCE POST FORM THE BACK OF A LIGHT TRUCK WHEN THREE BUNDLES OF STEEL POSTS SLID DOWN ON THE WOOD POST AS HE WAS LIFTING IT, C AUSING TRAUMA OT HIS HAND AND WRIST. HE HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME. THIS INDIDENT CONTINUES TO BE UNDER INVESTIGATION. REPORT TO CO. 10-04-00.
THIS EE HAS DEVELOPED CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROM AS ARESULT OF REPETITIVE USE OF PC KEYBOARD & MOUSE WHILE PERFORMING HER ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES. THISFIRST BECAME NOTICIBLE ABOUT LAST MAY. THE DIAGN OSIS WAS MADE ON 1/19/01 WHEN SHE REQUESTED MED ICAL EVALUATION. SHE HAS BEEN PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY OF NO MORE THAN 4 HRS CONTINOUS COMPUTERACTIVITY
A GEAR CASE MALFUNCTION ON THE CABLE REELER FOR TRAILING CABLE RESULTED IN HAVING TO MANUALLY REEL ABOUT 100 FEET OF TRAILING CABLE ONTO THE REELER SPOOL. WHILE ASSISTING WITH THIS, THE EMPLOYEE INJURED HIS UPPER AND LOWER BACK. HE WENT TO A CHIROPRACTOR FOR TREATMENT.
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING TRAILING CABLE FOR A 8050 MARION DRAGLINE. HE WAS PLACING IT ON THE RIPPEROF A DOZER WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS SHOULDER. HEWAS EVALUATED BY A PHYSICIAN ON MAY 5, 2000 AND WAS AT THAT TIME PLACED ON LIFTING RESTRICTIONS NOT TO EXCEED 40LB.
EE IS A COAL TRUCK OPERATOR & WHILE IN THE PIT WAITING TO LOAD AT THE SHOVEL, GOT DOWN FROM THE TRUCK TO CHECK A SUSPECTED COOLANT LEAK. SHE DID NOT SEE A SMALL BERM IN THE HAUL ROAD & WHEN ST EPPING DOWN FROM THE TRUCK, SHE STEPPED ON THE BERM AND INJURED HER KNEE. SHE WAS NOT ABLE TO WORK HER NEXT 2 SCHEDULED SHIFTS. APRIL 28 WAS A HOLIDAY AND NO WORK WAS SCHEDULED.
EMPLOYEE HAD BEEN PERFORMING MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES INCLUDING DRILLING AND RIVETING. HE BELIEVES THAT METAL SHAVINGS FROM THE DRILLING ACTIVITY FELL ON HIS SHIRT SLEEVES OR HANDS. LATER IN THE SHIFT HE RUBBED HIS EYE AND THAT IS WHEN HE THINKS THE PIECE OF METAL SHAVING WAS FORCED IN HIS EYE. HE WAS USING SAFETY GLASSES.
THE EE HAS HAD TROUBLE DEVELOP WITH BOTH SHOULDER IN THE LAST NINE MONTHS OR SO. HE FEELS THAT MANY YEARS OF USING A 1" IMPACT WRENCH IS THE MAIN REASON FOR THE PROBLEM. HE HAS BEEN EVALUATED BY A DR, REFERRED TO PHYSICAL THERAPY AND HAS BEEN GIVEN WORK RESTRICTIONS FOR A PERIOD OF ONE MONTH.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING PUTTING A SHIELD ON THE DRIVELINE OF A TRACK DOZER. ANOTHER MECHANIC WAS NEARBY GRINDING ON METAL TO MAKE A BRACKET FOR A GREASE LINE. APPARENTLY A PARTICLE FROM THE GRI NDING ACTIVITY STRUCK THE INUURED EMPLOYEE IN THE EYE. HE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES WITH SIDE SHIELDS AT THE TIME OF THE EVENT.
EE IS A UTILITY OPERATOR AND AT THE TIME OF THE REPORTED INJURY WAS OPERATING A CH 120 EUCLID COAL TRUCK. HE HAS STATED THAT DURING THE TIME OF 3/8,9,10/2000 THE SEAT IN THE TRUCK WOULD NOT AD JUST CORRECTLY AND CAUSED INJURY TO HIS LOW BACK. NO REPORT WAS MADE TO THE COMPANY UNTIL HE MISSED WORK ON 3/20/00. AT THAT TIME HE FILED AN INJURY REPORT.
EE WAS PERFORMING FUELING AND SERVICING WORK ON A D11R DOZER. WHILE DISMOUNTING THE DOZER, HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE MAIN DOZER SUPPORT ARM STEP, AND HE FELL STRIKING HIS CHIN ON THE UPPER SURF ACE OF THE DOZER TILT CYLINDER. THERE WERE NO SLIPPERY SURFACES ON THE DOZER, HOWEVER THE WORKER DID HAVE AN ACCUMULATION OF OIL AND GREASE ON H IS SHOES.
EE WAS OPENING A FIRE HYDRANT TO FILL A WATER TANK. THE VALVE WAS TIGHTLY CLOSED AND WHEN HE APPLIED MORE PRESSURE TO THE HYDRANT WRENCH, IT BROKE. THIS RESULTED IN HIM FALLING TO THE GROUND A ND CAUSED PAIN IN THE BACK, NECK AND ELBOW. EMPLOYEE SOUGHT NO MEDIAL TREATMENT UNTIL 2-9-00, WHEN HE BEGAN CHIROPRATIC TREATMENT FOR HIS DISCOMFORT. MINE OPERATOR NOTIFIED OF TREATMENT 2-14-
EMPLOYEE WAS SWINGING AN 8 LB HAMMER WITH ONE HAND WHILE HOLDING A PUNCH WITH THE OTHER. HE WAS DRIVING OUT A WEDGE ON A TOOTH ADAPTER ON A COALSHOVEL DIPPER. WHILE SWINGING THE HAMMER. HE FEL T PAIN IN HIS SHOULDER. HE HAD INJURED THIS SHOULDER BEFORE BUT HAD BEEN FULLY RELEASED FOR WORK.
EE WAS PRYING DOWN ON A LARGE BAR STRAIGHTENING AN EXPANDED METAL WALKWAY WHEN HE FELT A "POP" IN HIS SHOULDER. THE SHOULDER PAIN PROGRESSED AND HE SAW A PHYSICIAN ON FEB 17TH AND WAS REFERRED TO PHYSICAL THERAPY. HE ALSO HAS WORK RESTRICTIONS AT THIS TIME.