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EE WAS ASSISTING GROUNDMAN IN MOVING TAIL CABLE FOR THE 2550 DRAGLINE. INJURED EE HELPED TO LIFT TAIL CABLE OVER A ROCK & FELT A PULL IN HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE LIFTED A 2550 TOOTH POINT OFF THE SHOE OF THE DRAGLINE & FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER STOMACH AREA. BECAUSE THE PAIN DID NOT GO AWAY, EE WENT TO HIS DR. ON 4/30/04 WHERE HE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A HERNIA. EE CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 5/4/04 WHEN HE WENT IN FOR SURGERY.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT WHILE SHOVELING IN DRILL CUTTINGS IN EXPLOSIVE HOLES, HE FELT PAIN IN HIS SHOULDER. EMPLOYEE DID NOT REPORT THIS UNTIL 4-19-04 TO ANYONE. WE INVESTIGATED THIS CLAIM AND OUR COMP CARRIER DECIDED TO ACCEPT IT. THE REPORT IS FILED LATE FOR THAT REASON. EMPLOYEE WORKED UP UNTIL 4-19-04 WHEN HE REPORTED THE INJURY. HIS FIRST DAY OFF WAS 4-19-04.

EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING THE RIGHT FORK BACK ON THE FORKTRUCK. HE LIFTED THE FORK TO SLIDE INTO PLACE WHEN IT SLIPPED AND FELL TO THE FLOOR, PINCHING THE MIDDLE AND RING FINGER ON HIS RIGHT HAND.

KNOCKED HIS GRINGER OFF THE REAR BUMPER OF HIS TRUCK. WHEN HE TRIED TO CATCH IT, HE STRUCK HIS RIGHT HAND. LACERATION TO TOP OF RIGHT HAND. (STITCHES TO CLOSE).

SERVICING DRILL WHEN A PIECE OF METAL GOT IN HIS LEFT EYE. DOCTORS REMOVED METAL & TREATED WITH ANTIBIOTICS.

EE WAS WORKING ON THE HOOD LATCH OF A LUBE TRUCKAT ONE POINT EE STATED HE TURNED AND FELT A CATCH IN HIS KNEE. EE HAD CONTINUED TO WORK, BUT BECAUSE OF RECURRING CATCHING IN THE KNEE, WENT TO SEE A DR. IN MAY. AN MRI TAKEN ON MAY 19 SHOWED A SLIGHT CARTILEDGE TEAR. EE CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL MAY 28,2003 WHEN HE WENT IN FOR SURGERY. ALSO PREVIOUS KNEE SURGERY.

EE WAS LIFTING A 40 LB PIECE OF METAL OFF OF A BOOM TRUCK. A BURR ON THE METAL CAUGHT ON HIS GLOVE CAUSING THE METAL TO FALL. HE ATTEMPTED TO CATCH THE METAL WITH HIS LEFT HAND WHEN THE METAL STRUCK ANOTHER PIECE OF METAL ON THE GROUND. PINCHING THE TIP OF HIS MIDDLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND.

EE PICKED UP ON A CORNER OF A 1 1/2 INCH THICK, 3' X 5', PIECE OF STEEL PLATE TO REMOVE A STRAP. THE PLATE WAS ON A TABLE. WHEN HE LIFTED, HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOW BACK. EE SEES A CHIROPRACTOR ON A REGULAR BASIS BECAUSE OF LOW BACK PROBLEMS. BACK GOES OUT OF ALIGNMENT. WENT TO CHIROPRACTOR ON 2-15 AND ON 2-18.

EE WAS LOADING 2 PIECES OF METAL STRAP ONTO THE BACK OF THE WELD TRUCK. THE STRAP WAS FLEXING QUITE A BIT, AND IN ORDER TO SECURE IT, THE EE ROLLED A PIECE OF 3 INCH CHANNEL IRON ONTO THE STRA P. AS HE ROLLED THE CHANNEL, HE FELT PAIN IN HISSHOULDER. EE WENT FOR ON MRI. ON FEB 10, TORN ROTATOR CUFFE-EE WORKED AT HIS REGULAR JOB UNTIL NOW BECAUSE HE WAS SCHEDULED FOR SURGERGON ON 3/

EE WAS ASSISTING THE DRAGLINE AS IT WAS DEADHEADING OUT OF THE WEST END OF THE PIT. THE DRAGLINE REACHED THE POINT AT WHICH THE POWER CABLE NEEDED TO BE MOVED AROUND THE MACHINE. THE EE LIFTED THE POWER CABLE OFF THE TUB HOOKS WHEN HE STRAINED HIS LEFT SHOULDER. THE EE DID NOT MISS WORK DUE TO THIS ACCIDENT UNTIL 11-13-2002.

EMPLOYEE WAS RAISING THE HOOD ON A POWDER TRUCK TO CHECK THE ENGINE OIL LEVEL. HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER AS HE HELD THE HOOD WITH HIS RIGHT ARM WHILE REACHING FOR THE HOOD P ROP WITH HIS LEFT ARM.

EE STATED THAT WHILE WORKING ON THE DRAGLINE DURING A REPAIR JOB ALL THE CLIMBING BENDING KNEELING CAUSED HIM KNEE PAIN. EE WORKED UNTIL 7-10-02 WHEN IT THAT TIME HE STARTED LOSING TIME BECAUS E OF CONTINUING KNEE PAIN. EE DID NOT SLIP, FALLTWIST OR REPORT ANYTHING UNSUAL. EE IS PRESENTLY TAKING STENGTHENING PHYSICAL THERAPY AND IS OFF.

EMPLOYEES WERE ROLLING DRAG CHAINS ON THE BUCKET OF A 1370 DRAGLINE. THEY WERE HOOKING UP THE DRAG CHAIN CLEVIS AND WHILE LIFTING THE CLEVIS PIN INTO POSITION, EE HURT HIS BACK. THE PIN WAS 6" IN DIA BY 18" LONG AND WEIGHS ABOUT 150 LBS. TWO EE'S LIFTED THE PIN FROM THE GROUND TO THE SHOULDER LEVEL. EE'S SHOULD HAVE USED AVAILABLE BOOM TRUCK. 1ST DAY MISSED 4-3-02.

EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING BOTTOM ROLLER ON TRACTOR.A ROCK THAT WAS CAUGHT BTWN PUSH ARM & FRAME FELL & HIT EMPLOYEE ON BACK OF HEAD. HIS HEAD STRUCK CONCRETE FLOOR PUSHING HIS HARD HAT INTO HIS F OREHEAD CUTTING HIM. ROCK WAS 18-24" DIAM. THE TRACTOR WAS @ MMI REPAIR SHOP & HAD JUST BEEN MOVED TO CONCRETE APRON AROUND SHOP. EMPLOYEE SAID HE NORMALLY CHECKS FOR ROCKS ON THE FRAMES.

EE WAS HELPING TO REMOVE THE TIRES ON A COAL HAULAGE TRUCK. EE WAS PUSHING ON A TIRE TO TURN IT WHEN HIS HAND CAME BETWEEN THE TIRE AND THE LARGE TIRE CLAMP MOUNTED ON A TIRE CHANGER TRUCK. TH E CLAMP PINCHED HIS FINGER. POOR COMMUNICATION AND VISIBILITY BETWEEN MECHANIC AND TIRE CHANGER MECHANIC CONTRIBUTED TO ACCIDENT.

EE WAS SORTING PAYROLL CHECKS FOR DISTRIBUTION ON A BOOKCASE BEHIND A DESK. AFTER TURNING TOWARDTHE DEST TO STORE THE CHECKS, SHE STRUCK HER ANKLE WHILE PULLING OUT THE DESK DRAWER WITH THE PO INT OF THE DRAWERE. SHE WENT TO DOCTOR ON 12/17 BECAUSE OF CONTINUING PAIN IN THE ANKLE. AIR SPLINT PUT ON. NO TIME MISSED.

EE WAS UNDER A REEL TRUCK DOING SERVICING. HE MOVED FROM ONE AREA TO GET TO A GREASE FITTING AND WHEN HE PLACED HIS RIGHT ARM DOWN ON THE FLOOR, HE FELT PAIN. HE WORKED THE BALANCE OF THE SHIF T WITH THE ARM NOT HURTING BUT STATED WHEN HE GOT HOME THE ELBOW STARTED SWELLING HE REPORTED THE INJURY ON 11-26-01. EE DIABETIC STARTED MISSED WORK ON 11-27-01.

EE WAS DOING ROUTINE WORK DURING THE SHIFT, WHICH INCLUDES WALKING CLIMBING STAIRS, BENDING ETC. SORENESS COND PAIN DEVELOPED INT HE BACK OF KNEE. EE STATED THAT HE DID NOT SLIP FELL TWIST OR DO ANYTHING THAT HE KNEW OF THAT CAUSED A PROBLEM ON MRI ON 11-14-01 INDICATED A PIECE OF LOOSE CARTILEDGE.

INJURED WAS STANDING ON DECK BEHIND CAB OF 988 LOADER CLEANING COMPARTMENTS BEHIND CAB. EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND LET GO OF WAND WITH ONE HAND TO KEEP BALANCE. THIS CAUSED THE WAND TO FLIP UP AND T HE WATER PRESSURE TO HIT HIS FREE ARM.

EE WAS DOING BUILD-UP WORK ON HITACHI 1800 LOADER TOOTHPOINTS.L HE WAS POSITING A TOOTH POINT 40 LBS ON WAIST HIGH WORK TABLE AND FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

EE & 2 EE'S WERE MOVING A 1500# 6'X8' SECTION F COARSE COAL SCREEN INTO POSITION. THE 6'X8' DECK WAS SUSPENDED BY 2 CHAINS. 1 AT EACH END OFTHE DECK & HOOKED IN THE CTR BY A CHAIN FALL HAN GING FROM A TROLLEY ON A 6" I BEAM INJ WAS PUSHIG ON THE END OF THE DECK WHEN THE SOUTH END CHIAN SNAPPED THRU THE SAFETY CATCH ON THE CHAIN FALL ALLOWING THE END OF THE SCREEN DECKING TO FAL

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING DRAGLINE TAIL CABLE AND PLACING THEM ON THE TUB HOKS, HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. EMPLOYEE WORKED UNTIL 8-18-00, WHEN BECAUSE OF CONTINUIN GPAIN HE SOUGHT MEDICAL EVA LUATION. EHW AS PLACED IN PHYSICAL THERAPY FOR 2 WEEKS AND STARTED MISSING TIME ON 8-18-00.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING TRANSMISSION OIL LEVEL. WHEN HE RAISED THE BATTERY BOX COMPARTMENT LID TO GET TO THE DIP STICK, THE LID FELL BACK ONTO HIS HAND.

EE WAS CHANGING BRUSHES IN A 2550 DRAGLINE DRAG MOTOR. WHILE MOVING FROM ONE SIDE OF THE MOTOR TO THE OTHER, HE FELT PAIN IN HIS GROIN AREA. EE DID NOT SLIP OR FALL. THIS IS SOME AWKWARD BENDI NG AND MOVING WHEN WORKING AROUND THE MOTOR AREA. SURGERY SCHEDULED FOR 1-26-00.