CLOSING A DOOR ON THE ENGINE. FOOT SLIPPED AND HE FELL 3'.
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Showing 50 of 161FEEL WHEN LEAVING DRAGLINE. HIT HEAD ON RIGHT SIDE.
BUCKET DROPPED ON REAR INSIDE OF BED EMP WAS DRIVING. SHOOK EMP AROUND. DID NOT START MISSINGWORK UNTIL 6/8/98
GRADING ROAD - HIT ROCK WIHT BLADE FELT PAIN IN HIS RIGHT LOWER BACK.
WHILE GETTING A TROUBLE LIGHT FROM SERVICE TRUCK, HE SLIPPED ON WET FLOOR OF TRUCK BED, IT WAS RAINING AT THE TIMES HE FELL.
TAKING LUBE TRUCK BACK TO PARKING AREA WHEN HE SLOWED TO MAKE TURN HE GEARED THE TRUCK DOWN ANDWHEN HE CLUTCHED HIS LEFT KNEE LOCKED OR WAS OUTOF PLACE
INJURED CLAIMED HE SLIPPED AND FELLED WHILE GETTING OUT OF TRUCK. THIS INCIDENT WAS NOT REPORTED TO PROPER AUTHORITIZE AND DETAILS AREA, NOT COMPLETE DUE TO FACT, THAT EE HAS NOT COME IN OR EV EN SAID ANYTHING ABOUT ACCIDENT TO ME.
EE WAS KNOCKING EQUALIZER BAR PIN OUT OF RIGHT ROLLER FRAME WITH HAMMER. A PIECE OF METAL CAME OFF THE PIN AND HIT HIM ABOVE L EYE IN EYEBROW EE WAS WEARING EYE PROTECTION.
THE 2800 SHOVEL WHICH LOADING OVERBURDEN INTO ROCK TRUCKS APPARENTLY STRUCK A NON DETONATED HOLE CAUSING AN EXPLOSION WHICH INJURED THE EMPLOYEE.
INJURED WAS DRIVING TRUCK ON HAUL ROAD WHEN HEGOT INTO DITCH LINE AND HIT ENBANKMENT CAUSING HIS TRUCK TO TURN OVER RESULTING IN BODY INJURIES OF CONTUSIONS AND BRUISES, AND SMALL LACERATIONS.
INSTALLING THE R HOIST CABLE USING CHAIN COME-ALONG. AS THE COME-ALONG TIGHTENED UP THE J HOOK BROKE, ALLOWING THE COME-ALONG TO SPRING UP & HIT ELBOW.
REMOVING HIGHWALL SCALING CHAIN WHICH WAS ATTACHED TO THE BACK OF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE DOZER BLADE, CLIMBED ON BACK OF BLADE, PUT RIGHT FOOT ONTO LEFT TRACK & SLIPPED & FELL. DID NOT START MIS SING WORK UNTIL 11/18/97.
777 ROCK TRUCK HE WAS DRIVING SLID SIDE WAYS AND WHEN IT STOPPED IT PULLED HIS BACK ON LOWER LEFT SIDE.
CLIMBING UNDER 170 TRUCK TO AIR UP TO START. WAS CHECKING ENGINS OIL WHILE CLIMBING UNDER TRUCK. HE TWISTED HIS R KNEE.
EE WAS IN THE WALKING FRAME CRAWLING BETWEEN WIRE TROUGH & PEPE TO CHECK #4 SWING MOTOR [THIS IS A TIGHT FIT]. AS HE SQUEEZED THROUGH HIS HARD HAT KNOCKED HIS GLASSES OFF & DUST FELL FROM ABOV E FILLING HIS EYES.
CUTTING THE RESTRAINING CABLE FROM THE DRAG CABLE SPOOL TO FREE THE CABLE FOR INSTALLATION ON THE DRAGLINE. WITH THE RESTRAINING CABLE CUT, THE DRAG CABLE RELAXED CAUSING THE WINCH CABLE TO TI GHTEN STRIKING EE TORCH CAUSING THE TORCH TO HISEE IN THE FOREHEAD.
DID NOT START MISSING WORK UNTIL 4/30/98. SLID IN MUD & SPRAINED KNEE.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING THE IMPELLER FROM THE HEAVY MEDIA VESSEL PUMP. THE CHAIN WHICH WAS SECURING THE SHAFT BROKE WHEN PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE CHEATER PIPE BEING USED TO LOOSEN THE IMP ELLER. THE EMPLOYEE FELL BACKWARDS STRIKING HIS HEAD ON A METAL CLAMP ATTACHED TO A PIPE CAUSING HEAD AND NECK INJURIES.
A FORMER EMPLOYEE SEEKING BENEFITS FOR COAL WORKERS PNEUMOCONIOSIS. EMPLOYEER'S INSURANCE IS ACTIVELY SEEKING A SECOND OPINION. EMPLOYER NOTIFIED 8-18-97.
FORMER EMPLOYEE SEEKING BENEFITS HEARING LOSS. EMPLOYERS INSURANCE IS ACTIVELY SEEKING A SECOND OPINION. EMPLOYEE NOTIFIED 8-18-97.
GPF-BLACK LUNG GRACE PERIOD FILING. THIS FORM IS SUBMITTED IN SPECIFIC RELIANCE UPON THE REPRESENTATIONS OF MSHA IN PIB P97-25 THAT SUBMISSION WILL NOT RESULT IN ENFORCEMENT ACTION. FURTHER, T HIS FORM IS SUBMITTED WITHOUT PREJUDICE AND WITHFULL RESERVATION OF RIGHTS, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE REPORTABILITY UNDER 30 CFR PART50.
EMP WAS INSATLLING LOWER PROPEL BRAKE ASSEMBLY. ANOTHER EMP WAS DROPPING THE BOOM CABLE AND HOOKDOWN THROUGH UPPER BRAKE ASSEMBLY. CABLE HUNG ONUPPER BRAKE ASSEMBLY. EMP CLIMBED UNDER THE SHOV EL TO HELP GET CABLE LOOSE. CABLE FREED ITSELF AND FELL WITH HOOK HITTING EMP IN HEAD.
EE WAS TRANSPORTING COAL FROM SURFACE JOB TO TIPPLE WHEN HE EXPERIENCED MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WHICH MADE IT NECESSARY TO PLATE HIS TOUCH IN ONE OF THE RUNAWAY RAMPS.
STEPPED FROM SKID JOCK CATWALK TO THE GROUND. HIS RIGHT FOOT WAS PLACED ON A ROUNDED MUD COVERED ROCK. HE THEN SLIPPED OFF THE ROCK WITH HIS RIGHT FOOT TWISTING HIS ANKLE.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING AN ELECTRICAL PLUG(CAT- HEAD) LOOSE WHEN HE DROPPED IT ON HIS RIGHT HAND
EMP WAS HELPING INSTALL 1/4" METAL PLATE IN A WATER TANK. EMP WAS INJURED WHEN A CORNER OF THE 1/4" METAL PLATE DROPPED ON HIS RIGHT FOOT.
EE WAS WALKING ACROSS 5TH FLOOR OF PREP PLANT UNDER CONSTRUCTION. EE STEPPED ON A PIECE OF TIN THAT WAS COVERING A OPENING TO A SET OF SPIRAL SCREENS ON THE FLOOR BELOW. THE TIN COULD NOT SUPP ORT HIS WEIGHT & HE FELL TO THE FLOOR BELOW. EE FELL APPROX 15 FEET. OPENED AREA IS 14'6"X 7'6" & IT IS SURROUNDED BY 10 INCH TOE PLATE. TIN WASACROSS THE AREA RESTING ON THE TOE PLATE.
EE SAID 2800 SHOVEL DROPPED LARGE ROCK INTO TRUCK WHILE LOADING. SHOVEL OPERATOR SAID ROCK STUCK IN BUCKET AND FELL OUT INTO TRUCK. HE SAID HIS RIGHT LOWER BACK, LEFT SHOULDER, AND LEFT LEG HU RT. HE SAID HE GOT SICK AND DIZZY. HE SAID HE HEARD A POP IN HIS BACK BELOW THE LEFT RIBS.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING STACK STEEL BEAMS WHEN HE MASHED THE LITTLE FINGER ON HIS RIGHT HAND.
CLIMBIGN OFF LOADER, BOTTOM STEP ON LEFT SIDE OF FUEL TANK WAS MISSING. PULLED LEFT SHOULDER, HEAD HIT TIRE.
EE WAS LOADING ROCK TRUCKS WITH THE 994 IN A SOFT PIT. WHILE HE WAS BACKING UP HE WAS TRYING NOT TO BUMP A TRUCK HE WAS LOADING AND BACKED INTO THE HIGHWAY.
REMOVING CABLE THAT HOOKS DRAG CHAIN TO DOZER BLADE. CABLE UN-TWISTED AND STRUCK HIS RIGHT HAND, LEFT SHOULDER AND LEFT KNEE.
BACKED INTO HI WALL WITH LOADER WHILE ROLLING COAL UP TO BE LOADED RIGHT KNEE SWOLLEN.
HE WAS GOING TO SHOP TO GET CAPS AND PARTS FOR DRAGLINE BUCKET. THE SEAT IN THE 700 FORD TRUCK BOUNCED HIM UP AND HIT HIS HEAD ON TOP OF CAB. HE SAID HIS HEAD, NECK AND BACK WAS HURTING. HE AL SO SAID HIS LEFT ARM AND LEFT LEG WERE HURTING.
SHOVEL OILER AND OPERATOR WERE ON TRIP TO SHOVEL WHEN PICKUP HIT DITCH IN ROAD. FDO 5-22-95
RECURRANCE OF PRIOR INJURY. FIRST DAY OFF 4-28-95.
RECURRENCE FROM PRIOR INJURY. OFF AGAIN 4-24-95.
RECURRENCE OF PRIOR INJURY (1-20-95). STARTED MISSING AGAIN 4-21-95.
RIB AWARD (3-30-95).
HAD DRIVE LINE IN VISE INSTALLING U-JOINT. DRIVE LINE SLIPPED OUT OF VISE AND CAUGHT THUMB BETWEEN VISE AND DRIVE LINE. MASHED LEFT THUMB AND CUT THUMB BAD. HAD TO BE STITCHED UP. NO SAFETY VI OLATION OCCURRED.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING TRAM MOTOR FROM 75327 - PAIN IN LEFT SHOULDER AS HE LOWERED MOTOR TO GROUND.
TRAP DOOR WAS MISSING ON DECK OF SMALL REED DRILL. HE STEPPED OUT ON DECK OF DRILL. HIS FOOT AND LEG WENT DOWN THROUGH HOLE IN DECK OF DRILL. HE HURT HIS RIGHT HAND ON CAROUSEL. HE ALSO HURT H IS RIGHT LEG WHEN IT WENT DOWN THROUGH HOLE IN DECK. THE HOLE WAS COVERED WITH RUBBER COVER.
HIT HAND ON METAL WHEN CLEANING OUT FROZEN COAL AND FRACTURED RIGHT INDEX FINGER.
RIB AWARD
RIB AWARD
BUCKET CAME OPEN OVER TRUCK AND HIT SIDE OF BED.
BLACK LUNG AWARD.
HE WAS DISCONNECTING DRILL RODS WITH A MANUAL BREAKOUT WRENCH ON IR DML DRILL. THIS IS VERY STRENUOUS AND STRAINING. AFTER DOING THIS FOR ABOUT TWO HOURS, HE WAS THEN USING A HAMMER AND PUNCH, WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. HE ALSO FEELS TINGLING IN BOTH LEGS AND FEET.
WAS TRYING TO BREAK THE STEEL ON HIS DRILL. HE WAS RELOADING THE BREAKER WINCH ON THE STEEL WHEN HE PULLED SOMETHING IN HIS BACK. HE WAS PULLING THE STEEL BREAKER BACK TO GET ANOTHER BIT ON ST EEL WHEN HE TORE SOMETHING IN BACK. HE ALSO SAID HE HAD PAIN IN BACK.
SETTLEMENT ON 08-08-94.