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EE WAS GETTING OUT OF TRUCK & BUMPED HIS HAND ON ARMREST ON DOOR. ON 10-14-02 EE WENT TO THE DOCTOR & WAS DIAGNOSE AS HAVING A NON DISPLACED FRACTURE OF 5TH METACARPAL. EE CONTINUES TO WORK & PERFORM HIS NORMAL DUTIES.
EE WAS ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE LAUNCH OBSERVING RETRIEVER SYSTEM BEING PULLED WITH A CHAIN TO MAKE ANOTHER CONNECTION. THE 3/4" ALLOY HARDENED CHAIN FAILED CAUSING 2 LINKS & A GRAB HOOK TO BECOME AIRBOURNE STRIKING HIM JUST ABOVE HIS LEFT KNEE CAUSING A COMPOUND FRACTURE.
EMPLOYEE WAS UN-HOOKING CAT HEAD FOR CARS WHEN IT SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HAND AND CAUGHT HIS RING FINGER BETWEEN THE CAT HEAD AND THE CAR FRAME CAUSING A FRACTURE TO THE END HOINT OF HIS FINGER. E MPLOYEE DID NOT MISS ANY WORK.
EMPLOYEE WAS UNHOOKING A WIRE PULL ROPE FROM A DOZER AND FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. 0N 7/17/00 HE SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION AND IS TO BEGIN THERAPY ON 7/24/00 FOR THIS EVENT. THEREFORE IT IS A MEDICAL OCCURENCE ONLY. HE WILL NOT BE AWAY FROM WORK.
EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING IN REMOVING DRAW ROCK FROM THE TOP OF THE MINER. AS THE ROCK WAS SLIDING OFF FROM THE MINER, HE GOT HIS HAND CAUGHT BETWEEN THE ROCK AND DOOR ON LAUNCH VEHICLE. THE EMPL OYEE WAS WEARING GLOVES. SUTURES AND A FINGER SPLINT FOR THE FRACTURE IS THE TREATMENT RECEIVED.
THE EE ALLEGES HE WAS CLIMBING ONTO AN ENDLOADER. HE STATED THE FIRST STEP BROKE AND CAUSED HIM TO BUMP HIS KNEE.
EE HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME.
EE WAS WELDING A SHIELD OVER A DRIVE CHAIN BETWEEN BELLY BELT AND THE INCLINE BELT. WHILE CHIPPING SLAG, A PIECE OF METAL ENTERED HIS RIGHT EYE. HE WENT TO DR. ON 3-11-99. THIS EVENT WAS REPOR TED TO MINE MANAGEMENT ON 3-11-99.
EE ALLEGES HE STEPPED DOWN FROM A SERVICE TRUCK AND STEPPED ON A LUMP OF COAL. THIS ACTION (HIS STATEMENT) CAUSED HIM TO STRAIN HIS KNEE.
THIS EE ALLEGES HE STEPPED FROM THE BELLY BELT TO THE WALKWAY OF THE LAUNCH VEHICLE AND HIS KNEE "GAVE OUT". THIS EE HAD KNEE SURGERY SEVERAL YEARS AGO FROM INJURIES HE RECEIVED IN A MOTOTCYCL E ACCIDENT.
ON 2-15-99 MANAGEMENT RECEIVED A DIAGNOSIS FROM A MEDICAL DR THAT THIS EE HAS CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME, A MEDICAL ILLNESS. MGMT. IS NOT SURE IT IS WORK RELATED.
EMPLOYEE WAS STNAIND ON LAUNCH PAD. A SMALL ROCK FELL FROM THE HIGHWALL AND HIT THIS EMPLOYEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING A PUSH ARM PLATE WHILE PLATE WAS BEING LIFTED WITH BOOM LIFT. PLATE WENT TINTO PLACE CATCHING HIS FINGERS.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A KNIFE TO CUT A PLASTIC TIE STRAP-THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND HE CUT HIMSELF ON THE LEG.
THE EE JUMPED DOWN FROM THE LAUNCH VEHICLE AND TWISTED HIS KNEE.
EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS LOADING A 5 GALLON BUCKET OF OIL ONTO HIS TRUCK AND STRAINED HIS SHOULDER.
A SMALL ROCK APPROX. 2' IN DIAMETER FELL FROM THE HIGHWALL AND HIT THE EE IN THE SHOULDER.
EMPLOYEE WAS CROSSING A ADD CAR-THE BELTCONVEYOR HE WAS STANDING ON STARTED AND HE FELL.
EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING A VALVE CHEST ON CONTINUOUS MINER PRY BAR SLIPPED AND CAUSED A LACERATION TO RIGHT HAND.
EE SPRAINED HIS ANKLE WHILE DESCENDING STEPS FROM CAB TO LAUNCH PAD.
GPF-THIS PERSON HAS RECEIVED AN AWARD FROM WV WORKERS COMPENSATION FOR 0.37% AWARD. HEARING LOSS.
EE WAS MAKING AHYDRAULIC HOSE THE WIRE IN THE HOSE PUNCTURED HIS FINGER CAUSING AN INFECTION.
EMPLOYEE WAS KNOCKING BREAKER TO KILL THE ELEC. POWER TO THE FRONT CAR,HE SLIPPED HIS FOOT UNDER A MOVING CAR.
HE WAS STACKING CRIB BLOCKS ON THE BACK OF A ROOF BOLTER, HE CAUGHT HIS HAND BETWEEN THE CRIB BLOCK AND THE ROOF BOLTER CANOPY.
THE EMPLOYEE ALLEGES HE WAS WALKING FROM THE STACKER BELT TOWARD THE LAUNCH PAD WHEN HE STEPPED ON UNEVEN GROUND AND TWISTED HIS FOOT.
THE CONVEY0OR CHAIN ON THE CONTINUOUS MINER WAS BROKE--A 5/8" STEEL CABLE AND A SHIEVE BLOCK WAS USED TO PULL THE CONVEYOR CHAIN TOGETHER--A 988 CAT ENDLOADER WAS USED TO PULL--THE SHIEVE WHEE L FAILED ALLOWING THE PULL CABLE TO STRIKE THE VICTIM. HE WAS KNOCKED OFF THE LAUNCH VEHICLE.
THE CONVEYOR CHAIN ON THE CONTINUOUS MINER WAS BROKE--A 5/8" STEEL CABLE AND A SHIEVE BLOCK WAS USED TO PULL THE CONVEYOR CHAIN TOGETHER--A 988 CAT END LOADER WAS USED TO PULL--THE SHIEVE WHE EL FAILED ALLOWING THE PULL CABLE TO STRIKED THE VICTIM. HE WAS KNOCKED FROM THE LAUNCH VEHICLE.
A PIECE OF MATERIAL (ROCK OR COAL) CAME OFF THE ADD CAR AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE IN THE BACK, KNOCKING HIM DOWN. AS HE WENT DOWN HE STRUCK HIS RIGTH KNEE AGAINST A PUSH BLOCK ON THE SIDE OF CA R CAUSING THE INJURY.
EMP WAS REMOVING FAN FROM ENGINE, IN A CROWDED CONDITION DUE TO ENGINE BEING INSIDE OF A TRAILORAND REMOVING FAN WITH HIS BODY BETWEEN SHROUDINGWHEN FAN KICKED BACK AND CAUGHT HIS HEAD BETWEEN SHROUDING AND FAN CUTTING RIGHT EAR.
THIS FOREMAN WAS EXAMINING AN AREA TO BE REPAIRED(WELDED) FOR THE MECHANIC. A CRIB BLOCK BEING USED TO SUPPORT THE OBJECT BEING WELDED FELL ON THE FOREMAN'S HAND CAUSING A BRUISE. BLOOD WAS DR AINED FROM THE BRUISE.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING REMOVE - CHAIN HOIST (COME-ALONG). THE HANDLE SLIPPED AND CAUGHT HIS FINGERBETWEEN BAR AND COME-ALONG.
HIS FOOT AND LEG WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE PIN ON A ADD CAR AND A ROCK ON THE LAUNCH VEHICLE CAUSING THE INJURY.
HE WAS USING A TORCH AND CUTTING A BELT OUT OF A CIRCUIT BREAKER IN A CAR PANEL.A PIECE OF SLAG WENT AROUND HIS CUTTING GLASSES AND INTO HIS EYE.
SOME ROCKS FELL FROM HIGHWALL ONTO PIT FLOOR. ON IMPACT, SA SMALL PIECE OF ROCK FRAGMENT WAS THROWN AND HIT A SURVEYOR WHO WAS STANDING APPROX. 100 FEET AWAY. SMALL CUT ON BACK OF HEAD BELO W HARD HAT 4 STITCHES.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON CONVEYOR BELT. STEPPED BACK AND BROKE ANKLE ON SID EGUARD ON NO. 1 CAR.
DIRT FLEW INTO EMPLOYEE'S EYE WHILE SPRAYING EQUIPMENT.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING ROCK OFF THE MIENR. A ROCK SLIPPED, CATCHING EMPLOYEE'S FINGER BETWEEN THE ROCK AND SCRUBBER.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING ROCK OFF CONVEYOR BELT EMPLOYEE SLIPPED BACKWARDS & FELL HITTING RT SIDE ON GROUND
EE CLIMBED UP LADDER TO ENTER LOADER. AS HE OPENED THE DOOR OF THE LOADER, HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS RIGHT HIP, TRAVELING DOWN HIS LEG.
EE WAS INSTALLING PINS TO LOCK NO. 1 CAR TO THE CONTINUOUS MINER. THE EE DID NOT GET HIS THUMB OUT OF THE WAY OF THE COUPLER AND HE CRUSHED HIS LEFT THUMB.