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EE WAS WELDING ON A PIPE THE COARSE PLANT, OF THE PREPARATION PLANT. ABOUT AN HOUR AFTER COMPLETEING THIS JOB HE BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE AN IRRITATION IN HIS LEFT EYE WHICH WAS LATER DIAGNOSED AS AN CORNEAL ABRASION. MEDICATION WAS PRESCRIBED. NO REPORT WAS MADE OF THIS INJURY UJNTIL 5-18-01.

EE WAS STARTING A NEW HOLE. HE RELEASED THE UP PRESSURE AND THE DRILL STEEL HIT HIM ON THE LEFT HAND RESULTING IN A FRACTURE IN HIS LEFT HAND.

EE HAD BEEN OPERATING A ROOF BOLTING MACHINE, INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS. AS HE TURNED TO WALK TO THE BACK OF THE MACHINE HIS HARD HAT STRUCK A HALF-HEADER THAT WAS INSTALLED ON THE MINE ROOF. THIS RESULTED INTO A STRAIN TO HIS NECK FOR WHICH CHIROPRACTOR TREATMENTS WERE RECEIVED.

EE WAS SUPERVISING A CREW CHANGING A RAMJACK ON SHIELD NO. 72 ON THE LONGWALL FACE. A CHAIN WAS CONNECTED BETWEEN THE SHIELD PONTOONS & THE RELAY BAR WHICH IS CONNECTED TO THE PANLINE "DRAGGIN G" THE SHIELD AS THE FACE ADVANCED. AFTER THE SHEARER MINED PAST THIS AREA THE PANLINE WAS PUSHED OVER CAUSING CHAIN TO TIGHTEN & BREAK. THE CHAIN THEN STRUCK EE IN THE BACK. BECAME LTA 3/1/0

EE WAS BOLTING IN #1 FACE. HE STARTED TO RAISE THE RIGHT FRONT CANOPY. THE MAST THE CANOPY IS MOUNTED TO STARTED TO FALL OVER. EE HELD THE CANOPY AND MAST UP WITH HIS RIGHT SHOULDER CAUSING A ROTATOR CUFF TEAR IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A HAND GRINDER TO DO SOME WORK FOR A SET OF WHEELS FOR A SUPPLY CAR. WHILE DOING THIS SOME MATERIALS ENETERED HIS LEFT EYE FOR WHICH MEDICAL TREATMENT WAS RECEIVED. HE WAS G IVEN A PRESCRIPTION FOR MEDICATION FOR THIS INJURY.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A CONTINUOUS MINER WHEN A SHUTTLE CAR STRUCK THE WATERLINE THAT IS CONNECTED TO THAT CONTINUOUS MINER. THIS RESULTED IN THE WATERLINE BURSTING AND SPRAYING DOWNS ON THE FACE. THIS CAUSED SOME FOREIGN PARTICLE TO ENTERHIS LEFT EYE. MEDICAL TREATMENT WAS RECEIVED AND PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION GIVEN.

EE WAS OPERATING THE TAIL END SHEARER WHEN A ROCK WAS THROWN OUT OF THE TAIL DRUM AND STRUCK HIM ON THE CHIN, RESULTING INTO A LACERATION THAT REQUIRED FOUR SUTURES.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING AS THE TAIL END SHEARER OPERATOR IN THE C3 LONGWALL SECTION. WHILE PERFORMING THIS TASK SOME WATER ENTERED HIS RIGHT EYE FROM THE DUST SUPPRESSION SYSTEM. THIS RESULTED IN AN IRRITATION TO THAT EYE FOR WHICH PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION WAS OBTAINED.

EE'S BELT CREW WAS WELDING ON THE NORTHEAST "B" BELT CHUTE. DURIN GTHE SHIFT EE'S EYE'S WERE EXPOSED TO THE WELDING ARC AND BECAME IRRITATED. EE RECEIVED PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION FORHTE IRRIT ATION.

EMPLOYEE HAD BEEN ASSIGNED TO INSTALL A BOLT IN THE BACK PLATE ON THE NO.2 CLEAN COAL SCREEN. AFTER REMOVING THE POWER FROM THE SCREEN HE FAILED TO WAIT UNTIL THE SCREEN HAD STOPPED MOVING PRIOR TO STARTING THE BOLT INSTALLATION PROCESS.WITH THE SCREEN MOVEMENT HIS RIGHT THUMB WAS PINCHED, LACERATING IT. SUTURES WERE REQUIRED.

EE WAS GRINDING ON A BALLAST CAR WHEEL WHEN A FOREIGN OBJECT GOT IN HIS LEFT EYE SCRATCHING IT. EE WAS GIVEN PRESCRIPTION EYE DROPS.

EE WAS WORKING IN AN AREA WHERE A GRINDER WAS BEING USED TO REMOVE THE RUST OFF OF A CLUTCH BASE. DURING THAT TIME A FOREIGN OBJECT ENTERED HIS LEFT EYE. CONVERSATIONS WITH HIM THE THE DAY FOL LOWING THIS INCIDENT REVEALED THAT HE HAD RECEIVED NO MEDICAL TREATMENT, HOWEVER ON 4/25/00 IT WAS FOUND THAT HE DID RECEIVED MEDICAL TREATMENT LATER & A PIECE OF METAL WAS REMOVED FROM EYE.

EE WAS SUPERVISING A CREW THAT WAS ATTEMPTING TO RERAIL A BATTERY CAR THAT HAD COME OFF THE TRACK. AN AIR BAG HAD BEEN PLACED UNDER A DECOUPLER ON ONE END OF THE WRECKED CAR. AS IT WAS BEING I NFLATED IT POPPED OUT FROM UNDER THE DECOUPLER AND HIT EE ON HIS RIGHT KNEE, RESULTING IN A TORN MEDIAL MENISCUS. THIS DID NOT BECOME AN LTA UNTIL 4/20/01.

EE WAS OPERATING A BEAVER DRILL DRILLING A HOLE IN THE ROOF TO INSTALL A BOLT FOR A MONORAIL HANGER. THE DRILL STEEL CAUGHT AN EXISTING BOLT WHICH CAUSED THE BEAVER DRILLSTEEL TO STOP ROTATING , TWISTING EE RIGHT ARM. THIS RESULTED INTO A STRAIN TO HIS RIGHT ELBOW FOR WHICH HE IS NOW RECEIVING THERAPHY TREATMENTS.