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TRAVEL CABLE TO DREDGE WAS BEING TIGHTENED WITH HOIST WHEN CABLE BROKE STRIKING EE KNOCKING HIM OFF HIS FEET &BREAKING BOTH LEGS & RIGHT TO COLLAR BONE
EE WAS DRAGGING A WINCH LINE THRU BRUSH WHEN THEWINCH BECAME TANGLED IN SAID BRUSH. EE PULLED ONTHE LINE TO REMOVE IT & TWISTED CAUSING A STRAINTO THE MUSCLES IN HIS LOWR BACK & SPRAINED HIS LEFT KNEE
THE EE HAD CUT THE TRACK BOLTS OUT OF THE FISH PLATES ON A 85 PD TRUCK RAIL. HE THEN TOOK A HAMMER AND STRUCK THE FISH PLATES TO LOOSEN THEM. THE RAIL WAS APPARTENTLY ON A BIND BECAUSE WHEN TH E PLATES BROKE LOOSE THE RACK SPRUNG DOWN AND STRUCK THE EE ON THE TOP OF THE RIGHT FOOT.
AT THE 3SOUTH SURTED THE EE WAS LIFTING ONE END OF A DRAW BAR AND ANOTHER EE WAS LIFTING THEOTHER END. IN THE PROCESS OF DOING THIS THE INJURED EE'S LITTLE FINTER ON HIS LEFT HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE DRAW BAR AND THE LOWBOY FRAME. RESULTING IN A LACERATION REQURING SUTURES. NO LOST WORK DAYS-MEDICAL TREATMENT ONLY.
EE WAS HELPING INSTALL A 1800 X 25 RADIAL TIRE ON THE RIGHT REAR OF A 350 PAYHAULER GOB TRUCK WHEN THE TIRE BLEW CAUSING FOREIGN MATERIALS TO ENTER BOTH RIGHT AND LEFT EYE.
EE WAS HELPING SET A CMI SCREEN DOWN INTO A CMI. WHEN ONE OF THE EES HELPING LOST HIS GRIP ON THE SCREEN AND DROPPED IT, PINCHING EE'S INDEX FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND CAUSING A FRACTURE TO THE T OP OF THE FINGER AND A LACERATION.
AT THE WOST PREPAERATION PLANT THE EE WAS CARRYING A PIECE OF STEEL PIPE 3"X6' LONG ON HIS LEFT SHOULDER WHEN HE SLIPPED CAUSINT THE PIPE TO BOUNCE UP THEN BACK DOWN ON HIS SHOULDER. CAUSING P AIN IN HIS SHOULDER. EE CONTINUONAL TO WORK UNTIL 7-17-97 WHEN HE HAD SURGERY ON THAT SHOULDER.
THE MEDICAL DOCTOR HAS DIAGONISED THE EE WITH HAVING CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME IN HIS LEFT & RITHT WRIST. HE HAD SURGERY ON 8-28-07 & BEGAN MISSING WORK. HE IS TO HAVE SURGERY ON HIS LEFT WRIST I N THE NEAR FUTURE.
GPF-EMPLOYEE RECEIVED AN AWARD FOR HEARING LOSS.
WHILE UNCOUPLING A SUPPLY CAR, THE ROPE FOR THE UNCOUPLER BROKE. THE EE THEN USED A JACK BAR FROM THE LOCOMOTIVE TO TRY TO RELEASE THE UNCOUPLER. THE JACK BAR SLIPPED OFF THE UNCOUPLER AND EE MASHED HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE JACK BAR & EDGE OF THE SUPPLY CAR.
IN THE 10-D BELT ENTRY INBY 11 BLOCK, A 8" I BEAM WAS BEING UNLOADED FROM A PETTI MULE. ONE END OF THE I BEAM WAS SECURED TO A CHAIN AND THE MULE WAS BACKING OUT, THE I BEAM CAME OFF AND STRUC K EE ONT HE LEFT LEG.
ON HE 10-D LONGWALL SECTION IN #3 ENTRY EMPLOYEE WS TRYING TO MOVE LONGWALL PARTS SO THEY COULD BE LOADED WITH THE FORKS OF THE MULE EMPLOYEE JERKED ON PART FELT PAIN IN THE GROIN AREA, CAUSI NG A HERNIA THAT WITH REQUIRE SURGERY.
ON THE 10-D LONGWALL SECTION EMP WAS OPERATING THE OUTBY SHEAR DRUM. AT #16 SHIELD THE DRUM THREW A PIECE OF SLATE ROCK OVER THE PANLINE AND STRUCK THE EMP IN THE RIGHT FOOT CAUSING A FRACTURE TO THE TIP OF THE BIG TOE. A FRACTURE TO THE SECOND TOE AND TWO FRACTURES TO THE THIRD TOE ALSO AN OPEN WOUND TO THE THIRD TOE.
ON THE 10B SECTION AT #11 BLOCK, XCUT #2-3M EMP WAS HELPING MOVE SUPORT LEGS THRU A MANDOOR. WHEN SLIDING A LEG ACROSS THE TOP OF THE BUNDLE 5 OF THE LEGS FELL STRIKING EMP IN LEFT LEG CAUSING A FRACTURE OT TIBIA AN FIBULA BONES OF LEFT LEG
GPF-EMPLOYEE RECEIVED AN AWARD FOR PNEUMOCONIOSIS.
THE MEDICAL DOCTOR HAS DIAGNOSED EMPLOYEE WITH HAVING CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME IN BOTH HIS LEFT AND RIGHT WRIST. HE HAD SURGERY ON 6-13-97 AND BEGAN MISSING WORK. HE IS TO HAVE SURGERY ON HIS LE FT WRIST IN THE NEAR FUTURE.
EE WAS WALKING ALONG THE LONGWALL FACE AT APPROX #10 SHIELD. HE STEPPED ON A WET RAM JACK, SLIPPED AND FELL DOWN. HE ATTEMPTED TO CATCH HIMSELF WITH HIS RT HAND. THIS CAUSED A HAIRLINE FRACTUR E TO THE RT WRIST.
GPF-EMPLOYEE RECEIVED AN AWARD FOR HEARING LOSS.
EE WAS REMOVING A COUPLER FROM A DWI-DAG TRUSS ROOF BOLT WHEN THE COUPLER AND ROOF BOLT FELL CATCHING HIS MIDDLE FINGER ON HIS RIGHT HAND BETWEEN THE 1ST KNUCKLE AND THE NAILBED BETWEEN THE CO UPLER AND THE TOP OF THE CRUSHER FRAME.
ON HE 10-0 LONGWALL SECTION EE WAS REMOVING TRACK RAILS WITH 2 OTHER EE INJURED EE ATTEMPTED TO MOVE A PULL ROPE BEING USED TO MOVE TRACK RAILS. AT THE SAME TIME THE OTHER TWO EE WERE SLOWING A TRACK RAIL, THE RAIL STRUCK HIM IN HIS RIGHT ANKLE CAUSING HIM TO FALL, INJURING HIS RIGHT ANKLE.
GPF-EMPLOYEE RECEIVED AN AWARD FOR HEARING LOSS.
GPF-EMPLOYEE RECEIVED AN AWARD FOR HEARING LOSS.
PER RON WOOTEN, THIS EE SLIPPED AND FELL ON ICE. REQUIRED SURGERY TO REPAIR MENISCUS TEAR. STILL OFF AS OF 9-9-97.
ON THE 10-0 LONGWALL FACE, EMP WAS STANDING ON #38 SHIELD ADVANCING #39 SHIEL WHEN THE RETURN LINE ON #38 SHIELD CAME OUT OF THE SUPPLY BLOCK SPARAYING EMP WITH WATER. WHEN THE WATER HIT HIM H E JUMPED ON #39 SHIELD THAT WAS ADVANCING CATCHING HIS RIGHT FOOT BETWEEN THE DRAW HEAD AND THE TOE OF THE SHIELD CAUSING A FRACTURE TO THE RIGHT FOOT.
EE HAS A LENGTHY HISTORY OF INJURIES, HE IS NOW COMPLAINING OF PAIN FOR VARIOUS PROBLEMS. ADDITIONAL DAYS WILL BE FORWARDED WHEN EE RETURNS/TERMINATED ETC.(SEE ENCLOSED HISTORY).
EMPLOYEE FIRST REPORTED NECK PAIN THEN BACK PAIN.
THE MEDICAL DR. HAS DIAGNOSED EE WITH HAVING CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME IN BOTHE HIS LEFT AND RIGHT WRISTS. HE HAD SURGERY DONE ON HIS LEFT WRIST ON 6-2-97 AND IS TO HAVE HIS RIGHT WRISTE OPERATED ON IN A FEW WEEKS.
INJURED AND 3 OTHERS WERE LIFTING ROLL OF BELT ONTO THE BELT LINE WHEN HE FELT HIS BACK POP.
ON THE 10-D SECTION BELT LINE EE WAS HANGING MONARAIL & EXPERIENCED PAIN IN THE LOWER STOMACH & GROIN. HE CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 1/8/97 WHEN HE WAS DIAGNOSED TO HAVE A DOUBLE HERNIA, REQUIRIN G SURGERY.
SECURITY OFFICER WAS REFUELING A COLEMAN LANTERN USED FOR LIGHT IN THE BUILDING THEY WERE WORKING IN. THE FUMES GATHERED IN THE ROOM & IGNITED DUE TO AN OPEN FLAME BURNER IN THE ROOM USED FOR HEATING THE ROOM.
4 SOUTH SECTION AT THE END OF THE TRUCK, EE WAS TAKING A CANOPY OFF A SHUTTLE CAR WITHH CRIBS AND A 10-TON JACK THE CANOPY TETERED AND FELL OFF THE ACK ADN S-CAR STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE ON THE RIGHT AND LEFT FOOT.
GLASS IN DOOR WAS BROKE, S/O PREPARED TO CLEAN UP THE GLASS & REMOVE REMAINING GLASS FROM DOOR WHEN HE CUT & RECEIVED LACERATION TO THE LT. INDEX FINGER. S/O WAS TREATED AT MAN ARH HOSPITAL-RE CIEVED 7 STITCHES & SENT HOME.
REOCCURANCE OF OLD INJURY
SECURITY OFFICER PREPARED TO WALK OUT OF THE BUILDING TO MAKE SECURITY PATROL SLIPPED ON A RUG IN THE HALLWAY, FALLING BACKWARDS FLAT ON HIS BACK AND HITTING THE BACK OF HIS HEAD. HE MADE BACK TO A TELEPHONE, CALL FOR HELP FROM ANOTHER SECURITY OFFICE. 911 WAS CALL AND HE WAS SENT TO HOSPITAL, TREATED AND SENT HOME. Y
WAS WORKING ON THE 10-0 SECTION BELT STORAGE UNIT AND STRUCK HIS RT KNEE ON A BRACKET ALONG SIDE OF THE STORAGEUNIT CAUSGIN A CONTUSION TO THE AFFECTED AREA.
ORIGINAL INJURY 6-18-92. HE BEGAN TO MISS WORK ON 8-14-96 BECAUSE OF A REOCCURRING BACK PROBLEM.
REOCCURANCE OF OLD INJURY
THE M.D. REPORT STATE DEGENERATIVE DISC DISEASE, NO SPECIFIC INSTANTANCEOUS EVENTS DETERMINED BASED ON THE AMANAGMENT INVESTIGATION. INDIVIDUAL HAS A HISTORY OF STRAIN TYPE ILLNESSES THAT RECA R ACCOURDING TO RECORDS.
EE WAS CHECKING THE COURSE COAL SCREEN IN THE EAST PREP PLANT. AS HE STEPPED BACK OFF ON TO A PIECE OF WIRE MESH THE WELD BROKE CAUSING HIM TO TWIST HIS RIGHT KNEE. EE CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 8-21-96 AND HAS SINCE BEEN OFF. DIAGNOSIS "FLOATER IN THE KNEE".
AT THE WEST PLANT 2 EES WERE IN THE PROCESS OF AREPLACING A SECTION OF PIPE GOING TO THE #4 FINECOAL SCREEN. IT WAS 10" STEEL PIPE, 12' L. WHILEUSING CHAIN FALLS TO PULL PIPE INTO POSITION, TO RAISE INTO PLACE THE PIPE SLIPPED OFF THE LEDGE OF THE CARRAGE, CAME FORWARD & STRUCK EE ON THE RIGHT LEG CAUSING A FRACTURE TO THE TIBULA & FIBOLA BONES OF THE LEG.
ON THE 9-D LONGWALL, EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON #47 SHIELD PULLING #46 SHIELD. #47 SHIELD MALFUNCTIONED AND WAS STUCK ON PULL AND PULLED IN WITH #46 SHIELD. EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED OFF PON TOON AND GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE TAILSIDE PONTOON AND THE RAM BAR.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING UP STEPS IN THE WEST PREP PLANT WHEN THE METAL ON HIS LEFT SHOE CAUGHT ON A STP CAUSING HIM TO JAM HIS LEFT KNEE INTO A STEP. EMPLOYEE CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 5-8-96 AND HA SBEEN OFF SINCE WITH FLLLID ON HIS KNEE.
LUMBAR DISCREPANCY DUE TO REPETIVE MOTION, PIVOTING, LIFTIIING, STRETCHING. CLASSIC SYMPTOMS OF SACROLIC JOINT DISPLACEMENT, DUE TO ONE LEG SHORTER THAN THE OTHER.
EE EXPERIENCED NUMBNESS IN LOWER EXTREMITIES DURING HIS SHIFT. OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS - OSTEROPROSIS & DEGENERATIVE ARTHRITIS.
AT THE #4 APPROACH TO WEST PORTAL FAN SHAFT EMPLOYEE WAS MARKING UP THE DATE BOARD. A PIECE OF ROCK FELL AND EMPLOYEE JUMPED BACK AND FELL BACKWARDS.
ON THE LONGWALL FACE AT 190 SHIELD, EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON TOE OF SHIELD AND PULLED SOMETHING IN HIS LOWER BACK.
ELECTRICAL CONTROL POWER AN HAND BRAKE WERE LOST ON #28 MANTRIP, EMPLOYEE JUMPED FROM SLOW MOVING MANTRIP, EMPLOYEE LANDED ON PAVEMENT AND ROLLED, BATTERY CAP LIGHT STRUCK AGAINST LEFT HIP, CA USING PAIN.
LOADING TOP BELT STRUCTURE FROM STORAGE LOCATION AT #25 BLACK TO FLAT CAR. PICKING UP STRUCTURE FROM PILE - PILE SHIFTED, STRUCTURE FELL ON RIGHT LOWER LEG - FRACTURE TO RIGHT LOWER TIBIA.
OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS MANISCUSS LOCKED KNEE DUE TO FLOATING CARTILEDGE WALKING ON 8D TRACK
OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS-BONE SPURRING FORM NECK ARTHRITIS OCCURRING FROM REPETITIVE TRAUMA. TO NECK, CERVICAL AREA.