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THIS SAFETY DEPT WAS NOTIFIED ON JAN 23RD THAT EE RECEIVED AN OCCUPATIONAL PNEUMOCONIOSIS. AWARD OF 5% WHICH TOTALS 9811.00 CHARGED TO THE ABOVE MENTIONED MINE SITE WHICH IS NOW IN IDLE STATUS .
EE HAS BEEN AWARDED 1.1% PERMANENT PARTIAL DISABILITY CONCERNING INDUCED HEARING LOSS BY NOISEY WORK INVIRONMENT.
EMPLOYEE HAS BEEN AWARDED A 15% AWARD FOR OCCUPATIONAL PNEUMONOULTRAMICROSCOPIC SILICOVOLCANOCONIOSIS. THIS AWARD TOO PLACE ON THE DATE SPECIFIED ABOVE. (3/15/02)
A LETTER WAS RECEIVED BY THIS SAFETY DEPT 5/22/02 THAT EE WAS AWARDED A TOTAL OF 10% FOR OCCUPATIONAL PNEUMOCONIOSIS. THIS OCCURRED ON 5/7/02 WITH SPARTAN MINING COMPANY ASSUMING THE 33.96% OF THE LIABILITY.
EMPLOYEE WAS ON A SCOOP DECK PULLING CABLES WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL, STRIKING HIM ON THE RIGHT HAND.
EE WAS LOADING A SHUTTLE CAR WHEN THE RIB ROLLED OFF HITTING HIM ON THE RIGHT LEG JUST ABOVE THEKNEE. THE ROCK WAS 2'X 8" X 1 TO 10" THICK.
EE WAS OPERATING A SCOOP CLEANING THE #1 HEADING. A PIECE OF DRAWROCK APPROX 1' BY 1' BY 3 INCHES FELL BETWEEN BOLTS AND STRUCK HIM IN THE FACE. HE SAW DOCTOR ON 3-5-01 AND 3-6-01. INJURY REQU IRED FIVE STITCHES TO UPPER NOSE.
EE WAS CLEANING THE ROADWAY TO UNCOVER A PIECE OF WATER LINE. HE SNAGGED THE WATERLINE WHICH CAUSED IT TO FLY BACK AND HIT HIM OVER THE RIGHT EYE.
EE WAS JACKING THE MANTRIP ON TO THE TRACK. THE BAR SLIPPED AND CAUGHT HIS PINKY FINGER OF THE RIGHT HAND.
EE WAS OPERATING A ROOF BOLTER WHEN STEEL FELL OUT OF THE DRILL HOLE AND HIT HIM ON THE RIGHT HAND LITTLE FINGER.
EE WAS CRAWLING TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE MINE TO SET TIMBERS, AND HIS KNEE TWISTED. NOTE: THIS HAS BEEN DETERMINED AS AN OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS.
WHILE PERFORMING HIS NORMAL DUTIES AS A MAINTENANCE CHIEF, EMPLOYEE FELT PAIN AND A BURNING SENSATION IN HIS LEFT LEG AFTER STANDING UP.
HE WAS CHANGING THE 1" WATER LINE AT THE BACK OF THE CONTINUOUS MINER (AT THE SAME TIME THE CONVEYOR CHAIN WAS FOULED). THE MINER OPERATOR STARTED THE CONVEYOR CHAIN AND A PIECE OF ROCK FLEW AND STRUCK HIM ON THE LEFT HAND.
EE WAS HAUING SUPPLIES TO THE SECTION AND HIS SUPPLY CAR RAN OVER A ROCK AND DERAILED BESIDE 4 BELT. EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO HOOK UP A CHAIN RATCHET OVER A ROOF BOLT AND A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK MEAS URING 16" X 12" X 4" THICK FELL, STRIKING HIM ON THE SHOULDER AND ARM.
EMPLOYEE BEGAN MISSING WORK ON 6-27-00 AS A RESULT OF AN AGGRAVATION TO AN OFF THE JOB INJURY.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A JOHNSON IND GREEN MACHINE 4 WHEELER. AS HE PULLED THRU A FLY PAD, HE RAN OVER A ROCK IN THE ROADWAY, HITTING THE ROCK CAUSED THE STEERING WHEEL TO SPIN AND THE STEERI NG WHEEL KNOB CAUGHT HIS RIGHT RING FINGER AND BENT IT BACKWARDS BREAKING IT.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A HAMMER TO LOOSEN A FITTING.THE HAMMER GLANCED OFF AND HIT HIE LEFT WRIST. AT THE TIME OF ACCIDENT HE EXPERIENCED NO DIFFICULTY BUT AS TIME PROGRESSED HE EXPERIENCED PROBLE MS. ACCORDING TO THE DOCTOR THIS ACCIDENT CAUSEDA CIST TO DEVELOP WHICH HAD TO BE REMOVED AND WAS REMOVED ON NOV 22, 2000.