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While attempting to get #3 calciner to feed, employee swung at #3 bin bottom with hammer and felt pain in his back. Employee restricted to no overtime on 3/19/08.

EE was removing bolts out of the drive end of the #6 dryer feed screw on GR3 EE was using a bar to keep screws from turning, when he hit the bolt the screw moved causing the drive pin to push finger up against screw housing. This act resulted in sutures to the 4th digit on the left hand and a fracture to the left wrist.

Employee was using a metal wedge and a ball pien hammer to obtain a proper gap between two pieces of pipe that were to be welded. When employee was hammering wedge into place with hammer, he hit his thumb and the hand holding the wedge. Fractured thumb on the left hand between the nail and the first knuckle.

Employee was swinging a sledge hammer and end of hammer hit his shin. No overtime restriction.

Employee cut his finger while cutting a paint can lid.

EE was hitting a feed chute with a sledge hammer and felt a pull in his abdomen.

EE was removing a drain plug and pipe wrench slipped causing EE to hit his forearm on a piece of tin resulting in a laceration requiring sutures.

EE was helping make a splice on SRM Panel belt. He reached to move the plunger to the next setting and another EE struck him with 8lb hammer on right hand.

EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS SWINGING A SLEDGE HAMMER ON #1 ORE BIN. HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A BOX OPEN WITH A RAZOR KNIFE AND CUT HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER. FINGER WAS STERI-STRIPPED.

While opening valve using a valve wrench, Employee lost footing and fell onto tailbone.

EMPLOYEE WAS TRIMMING A CLIP OFF OF THE FCT III BELT. THE KNIFE SLIPPED CAUSING HIS FOREARM TO BE PUNCTURED BY A CLIP ON BELT.

EE WAS SPLICING THE MINER CABLE IN PANEL SB17. WHEN HE WAS PULLING THE CRIMPING TOOL TOWARD HIMSELF HE FELT A POP JUST BELOW THE RIBS. EE DID NOT MISS ANY WORK, BUT WAS ON RESTRICTED DUTY. ("ACTIVITY AS TOLERATED"; EE WAS ABLE TO PERFORM FULL DUTIES - NO RESTRICTED DAYS.)

EE was using a sledge hammer and spike to knock a rock out of the rotor on a bore miner and struck his hand with the hammer.

EE was helping pull the miner out of half pass (using hot stick to drag cable) to throw cable over on the rib in Panel SB10 and felt a strain in lower back.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A CHAIN TO PULL THE TOP BELT BACK TO LINE UP A SPLICE ON THE BOTTOM BELT, AS THEY MOVED THE FCT, THE CHAIN GOT CAUGHT ON FCT ROADWAY. THE CHAIN BROKE & CAME FLYING BACK & HIT EE IN THE CHEST.

EE was swinging sledge hammer and hit his left foot.

EMPLOYEE WAS LOOSENING BOLTS ON FLOW METER. AS HE PULLED ON THE WRENCH, THE BOLT SUDDENLY BROKE LOOSE & HURT HIS LEFT SHOULDER.

Employee was swinging 20 lb hammer in panel sb14 driving pin enter support frame. felt pop in his left shoulder. ee did not miss any work but was restricted on overtime.

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING CONDUIT OFF MINER CABLE IN PANEL FM02, KNIFE SLIPPED, CUTTING HIM ON THE PALM OF HIS LEFT HAND.

EE WAS PRYING ON RIPPER CHAIN WITH PRY BAR. THE BAR SLIPPED AND EE FELT PAIN IN HIS RIGHT ELBOW. EE DID NOT MISS ANY REGULAR SHIFTS UNTIL 11/30/04. EE WAS RESTRICTED FROM WORKING OVERTIME.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A HAMMER WRENCH TO LOOSEN BOILER DOOR & HIT LEFT HAND WITH 8LB. SLEDGE HAMMER.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON A PUMP MOST OF THE DAY. HE WAS LOSSENING TIGHT BOLTS AND HAD PAIN IN LEFT ELBOW FROM OVER USE.

Employee was opening a feed valve with a valve wrench. when he felt pain in his groin area.

Ee was re-installing a guard, and when tightening the bolts, wrench slipped causing ee to strike hand against corner of guard resulting in a laceration of appx 1 cm, requiring sutures.

Employee stated he was removing a double nut locking system with a wrench when nut broke free sending employee backwards.

EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING A BEARING RACE OF A SHAFT WITH ANOTHER EMPLOYEE. HE TURNED TO WALK AWAY WHEN A CHIP FROM THE BEARING RACE STRUCK HIM IN THE RIGHT EYELID.

EMPLOYEE WAS BENT OVER A PUMP MOTOR TRYING TO BREAK A FITTING LOOSE WHEN HE FELT A PULL IN HIS LEFT RIB.

EE WAS SWINGING A SLEDGE HAMMER ON BIN TO REESTABLISH FEED TO BELT. EE LATER COMPLAINED OF A SORE NECK.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT AFTER HAMMERING ON BINS FOR ABOUT FOUR HOURS THE NEXT DAY HIS LOWER BACK WAS HURTING. EMPLOYEE CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 3-24-04 WHEN HE WENT OFF FOR BACK SURGERY.

EE WAS SCRAPING STICKER OFF EXTINGUISHER & RAZOR BLADE SLIPPED & CUT MIDDLE LEFT FINGER.

EE WAS USING A HAMMER TO CLEAN DRYER BOXES. HE FELT A POP AND A SLIGHT PULL IN HIS BACK, BUT DID NOT THINK ANYTHING ABOUT THE DISCOMFORT. HE HAS A HISTORY OF BACK PROBLEMS. WHEN HE WENT HOME T HE PAIN WORSENED TO THE POINT HE COULD NOT GET OUT OF BED.

EE WAS CLEANING A DUCON W/ A SLEDGEHAMMER WHEN HE STRUCK HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN A PIPE HIPPLE AND THE BOTTOM OF THE HANDLE, RECEIVING A FX OF THE FINGER. THIS REPORT WAS FILLED OUT AS SOON AS WE WERE NOTIFIED OF THE ACCIDENT.

EE WAS TIGHTENING BOLTS ON THE 101 PAN FEEDER. THE SOCKET SLIPPED OFF OF THE NUT. THE EE SLIPPED STRUCK AGAINST THE PAN FEEDER. HIS SAFETY GLASSES JAMMED AGAINST HIS HEAD CAUSING A LACERATION REQUIRING SUTURES.

EE WAS CHANGING THE HOSES ON THE WAREHOUSE FORK-LIFT. HE HAD TAKEN THE HOSE CLAMP OFF AND WAS TRYING TO PRY OFF THE HOSE WITH A SCREWDRIVER WHEN IT SLIPPED, STRIKING HIM IN THE RT. THUMB, WHICH CAUSED A LACERATION REQUIRING SUTURES.

EE WAS WORKING ON STAMLER FLIGHT IN PANEL SBO8-5SWINGING HAMMER, HAMMER DEFLECTED OFF FLIGHT AND CAUGHT HIS RT HAND BETWEEN HAMMER AND METAL ON THE PIECE OF EQUIPMENT. SMASHING RT INDEX FINGER

EE WAS HELPING MECHANIC IN PANEL L21 REPAIRING HYDRAULIC HOSE ON RBD8-12 ROOFBOLTER. HE WAS TRYING TO BREAK A FITTING LOOSE & WAS PULLING HARD ON THE WRENCH WHEN HE FELT A POP OR STRAIN IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.

A GEAR PULLER BROKE, AND A PIECE OF IT HIT EE ON THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS FACE.

EE STATED HE WAS WORKING ON DIVERT VALVE WHEN WRENCH SLIPPED AND HIT LT. INDEX FINGER. AVULSION ON 2ND KNUCKLE LT. INDEX FINGER.

EMPLOYEES WAS USING A PAIR OF CUTTERS TO BREAK OR CUT A BAND AROUND A BUNDLE OF ROOF BOLTS. WHEN HE CUT THROUGH THE BAND IT SHOT UP CUTTING HIS LEFT FOREARM.

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF TAPE OFF HIS PADLOCK. RAZOR KNIFE SLIPPED CUTTING LEFT PINKY FINGER.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPENING A VALVE WITH A PIPE WRENCH. WHEN THE VALVE BROKE FREE HIS FINGER PINCHED BETWEEN THE WRENCH AND THE VALVE STEM, WHICH REQUIRED SUTURES.

EE WAS TAKING THE LOCKING NUT OFF OF THE BOTTOM OF THE BOWL MILL JOURNAL WHEN HE HURT HIS BACK. HE CALLED IN AND SAID HIS BACK WAS STIFF.

EE WAS USING A RAZOR KNIFE TO CUT BETWEEN SPLICES. BLADE BUSTED GOING INTO HIS LEFT LEG JUST ABOVE KNEE. EE SAID HE WAS CUTTING AWAY FROM HIMSELF.

EMPLOYEE ALLEGED THAT WHILE HAMMERING ON DOOR OF MINER TO PUT BOLT IN COVER. A PIECE OF METAL STRUCK HIM IN RT LEG ABOVE THE KNEE AREA. EMPLOYEE DID NOT INFORM FOREMAN UNTIL 12-15-00.

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CUT A PIECE OF BELTING WITH A KNIFE. AS EE WAS DOING SO, HE CUT HIS SMALL FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND REQUIRING SUTURES.

EE WAS USING A SHAFT OUT OF A 54" BOTTOM ROLLER TO PRY ROCK OUT OF ROLLER ON 702 BELT TABLE. SHAFT CAUGHT ON BELT, TWISTING SHAFT AT EMPLOYEE'S HAND, CUTTING HIS LEFT UPPER LEG.

EE WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF BELT AT A09N DRIVE. KNIFE CAME OUT OF BELT STRIKING HIM ON LEFT THUMB ABOVE KNUCKLE.