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EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A COAL HAULER IN THE 1LMW SECTION INTHE LAST SET OF ROOMS. INJURED STATED THAT HE DID NOT RECALL AN INCIDENT THAT INJURED HIS BACK OTHER THAN NORMAL COAL HAULER OPERATIO NS.EMPLOYEE SAID THAT NECK AND BACK ARE STIFF AND HURT. DR. GAVE HIM RELEASE FOT THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY. EMPLOYEE RETURNED TO WORK THE NEXT DAY.
EE WAS OPERATING #16 COAL HAULER AS HE WAS GOINGAROUND THE CORNER IN #1 ENTRY APIECE OF ROCK ORCOAL FLEW OFF THE RIB AND STRUCK HIM IN THE FACEEE IS NOT SURE WHETHER THE BED OF THE HAULER OR THE DRAG CAUGHT ON THE CORNER OF THE RIB HE ONLYKNOWS THAT A SMALL CHUNK OF ROCK OR COAL FLEW UPAND HIT HIM ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF HIS FACE. HE HAD A SMALL CUT ON HIS CHEEK ABOUT 1"LONG WHICH
EE & CO-WORKER WAS PULLING A SUPPLY TRAILER OUT OF A X-CUT. CO-WORKER WAS OPERATING THE GETMAN TRACTOR WHICH WAS HOOKED TO THE SUPPLY TRAILER. EE STANDING NEXT TO THE TRAILER WAS WATCHING IT P ULL OUT OF THE X-CUT. AS THE FRAME OF THE TRAILER PULLED OVER A CHUNK OF COAL, IT BUSTED SENDING A SPLINTER OF COAL FLYING INTO EE'S EYE. FLUSHED EYE WITH EYE WASH. GOT WORSE, HAD IT REMOVED
EMP WAS HAULING DIRT FORM OFF TOP OF PIT ON EAST END. AS HE WAS DRIVING DOWN THE RAMP, HE STRUCK A BUMP INROADWAY. BOUNCED FORWARD FROM SEAT. SEAT BELT, WHICH IS A LAP BELT, CAUGHT HIM. EMP SA ID HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER RIGHT SIDE. MEDICAL CHECK UP SHOWED A STRAINED ABDOMEN MUSCLE.
WHILE CHANGING COAL HUAULER BATTERIES THE BATTTERY LATCHES DID NOT RELEASE PROPERLY. THIS CAUSED THE COAL HAULER TO RAISE OFF THE GROUND WHEN THE LATCHES DID POP LOOSE IT DROPED THE COAL HAULE R CAUSING EE TO STRIKE HIS HEAD ON THE UNDERSIDEOF CANOPY. EE STATED THAT HE KNEW THE HAULER WAS GOING TO BOUNCE A LITTLE BUT HE DIN'T REALIZE IT WAS GOING TO BE SO SUDDEN. EE CONT TO WORK
3 EMPS WERE IN SHOP REMOVING BRAKE ACCUMULATOR FROM 988 LOADER USING A FORK LIFT WHEN THE ACCUMULATOR SLIPPED (MOVED) CREATING PINCH POINT BETWEEN ACCUMULATOR AND LOADER RESULTING IN A LACERAT ION AND FRACTURE OF 4TH FINGER (PINKY) OF EMPS LEFT HAND. EMP WENT TO EMERG RM AND WAS REFERREDST VINCENT INDIANA HAND CENTER WHERE HE RECEIVED14 STITCHES AND A PIN INSERTED.
EE WAS PREPARING TO PARK THE SERVICE TRUCK INSIDE THE SHOP. HE STOPPED, GOT OUT OF THE TRUCK TO OPEN THE SHOP DOOR, THE TRUCK ROLLED FORWARD, PINNING EE'S HAND BETWEEN THE HOOD OF THE TRUCK AND THE SHOP DOOR.
EMP WAS RIDING IN PASSENGER SEAT OF MAINT MANTRIP. ANOTHER EMP, WHO WAS DRIVING THE MANTRIP, WASTAKING EMP INTO THE PRODUCTION UNIT AT THE STARTOF SHIFT. BOTH EMP AND OTHER EMP SAID THEY BOUNC ED A COUPLE TIMES IN SEATS WHEN THEY RAN OVER SOME BUMPS IN ROADWAY BUT NONE OF THEM WERE SERIOUS. EMP GOT OUT OF MANTRIP IN UNIT AND EXPERIENCED BURNING SENSATION DOWN LEGS. BACK DISCOMFORT.
EE WAS OPERATING THE BATTERY SCOOP HAULING A LOAD OF BOLTER SUPPLIES TO THE FACES OF THE HRIS UNIT. A COAL HAULER HAD STOPPED IN A CURTAIN IN FRONT OF EE THE HAULER NEEDED TO BACK UP A FEW FE ET TO LET ANOTHER HAULER PASS. IN THIS PROCESS EE'S SCOOP BUCKET SLED UP ON THE HAULER SKIRT BOARDS RAISING SCOOP UP 6"-12". IT THE DROPPED SUDDENLY AS HAULER PULLED AWAY JARRING HIS BACK.
EMP WAS ATTEMPTING TO PUT THE FLASHING BACK UP ON THE PLANT FEED BELT WHEN A PIECE OF COAL STRUCK HIM IN THE RT EYE. WAS SENT TO GIBSON GENERAL HOSPITAL WHERE HE WAS EXAMINED. NO FOREIGN OBJEC T FOUND IN EYE. WAS ISSUED PRESCRIPTION FOR TOBREX OPTHALMIS OINTMENT.
INJURED WAS DRIVING A 777 B END DUMP FROM THE PIT TO THE COAL YARD. AFTER DUMPING HIS LOAD OF COAL, NOT LETTING THE ENGINE IDLE DOWN, HE PUT THETRUCK INTO FORWARD GEAR. THE TRUCK THEN JERKED,
EE WAS TRAVELING WEST ALONG THE TOP OF THE FILL. HIS FUEL TRUCK SLID ON THE FRESHLY WATERED ROAD WHEN THE TRUCK HIT THE DRY PART OF THE ROAD IT GAINED TRACTION, CAUSING IT TO OVERTURN ONTO IT S RT SIDE. EE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE H E RECEIVED 23 STITCHES TO HIS FOREHEAD.
EE HAS RECENTLY COMPLAINED OF NUMBNESS & PAIN THAT HE SAYS IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE ACCIDENT ON 05-04-95 HE WAS RIDING IN THE MANTRIP WITH THE REST OF THE CREW THEY RAN OVER A HOLE IN THE ROADWA Y BOUNCING EE IN HIS SEAT NO ONE ELSE IN THE TRIP WAS INJARRED HE SAW THE DR ON 09-11-95 FOR OBSERVATION MRI ON 09-10-95 OR PLACED HIM ON BED REST FOR TWO WEEKS HE HAS NOT MISSED ANY WORK BEF
HE HAD JUST PICKED UP A LOADER BUCKET OF COAL AND WAS TRANSPORTING IT ACROSS THE CLEAN COAL YARD. THE LOADER TIRE DIPPED INTO A WATER FILLED HOLE, RESULTING IN A SUDDEN MOVEMENT OF HIS SEAT CA USING A TWISTING OF HIS BACK WHICH LEAD TO MORE BACK PAIN AS HIS SHIFT PROGRESSED. HE STAYED HOME FOR ONE DAY TO REST BACK THEN RETURNED TO FULL DUTY.
EMPLOYEE WAS LEAVING THE PARKING DITCH PROCEEDING DOWN THE RAMP TO THE LOADING AEA. HE EXPERIENCED BRAKE FAILURE ON THE WAY DOWN THE RAMP. HE AVOIDED THE TWO PIECES OF EQUIPMENT IN FRONT OF HI M. HE COLLIDED WITH THE HIGHWALL WITH THE FRONT RIGHT OF THE TRUCK. HE FAILED TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE [MECHANICAL BRAKE] TO OVER-RIDE THE AIR BRAKES.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING UNDERNEATH THE BED OF A 3308 TEREX TRUCK WHEN HE RAISED UP HE KNOCKED THE DIRT LOOSE UNDER THE TRUCK. A SMALL PIECE OF DIRT LODGE IN HIS LEFT EYE. HE WAS SENT TO THE DOCTO R & ISSUED TWO [2] PRESCRIPTIONS: ONE FOR VOLTAREN .1% OPTHALMIC SOLUTION & OCUFLOX .3% OPTHALMIC SOLUTION.
OPEARATING A COAL HAULER IN THE SLIS UNIT WHEN THE HAULER HIT A RIB. DUE TO SLICK ROAD CONDITIONS. THIS ACTION CAUSED EE TO HIT HIS HEAD ON ONE OF THE CANOPY POSTS OF THE HAULER. DUE TO THE PO SSIBLE SERIOUSNESS OF INJURY DR.WANTED HIM TO STAY OFF WORK A COUPLE DAYS AS PRECAUTION.
HE WAS DRIVING SECTION MANTRIP AND HIT A POTHOLE. ABOVE RESULTED IN STRAIN TO LOWER BACK.
INJURED WAS DRIVING CAT 777B DOWN THE HAUL ROAD,HE HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD CAUSING HIS BACK INJURY.
INJURED WAS STRAPPING A UNIT SUPPLY CAR THE SUPPLY SLOPE CAR.WHEN THE LOAD SHIFTED CAUSING THE UNIT SUPPLY CAR TO TILT OVER CENTER PINNING HIS FOOT BETWEEN TWO CARS.
INJURED WAS SCOOPING A WORKING PLACE, WHEN THE SCOOP CAME TO CLOSE TO A NOTCH OR OFF SET IN THE RIGHT RIB. THIS CAUSED THE CAB TO KNOCK LOOSE SOME RIB COAL WHICH HIT INJURED ON THE NOSE & FOREHEAD. WE SENT INJURED TO DR. FOR OBSERVAT ION . HE WAS HELD OUT FOR THE NEXT SHIFT BECAUSEOF DIZZINESS.
INJURED WAS HELPING TO ADVANCE THE BELT LINE. THEY HAD HTE FEEDER CHAINED TOT HE TAIL SECTION. DUE TOT HE NOISE THE FEEDER WAS MAKING THEIR WAS MISS COMMUNICATION ON PULLING THE TAIL. HE WA S STANDING NEXT TOT HE TAIL PLACING A JACK PIPE ON TAIL. THEY PULLED THE TAIL IT FELL OFFIT'S SUPPORT BLOCKS LANDING ON HIS RIGHT FOOT BEHINDHIS STEEL TOE.
EMPLOYEE WAS DUMPING A LOAD OF COAL. SOME OF THE COAL WAS FROZE ON THE LEFT SIDE CAUSING THE TRUCK & TRAILER TO TURN OVER. THE DRIVER RECEIVED LACERATIONS TO THE HEAD & 2 BROKEN RIBS. THE ACCI DENT WAS AT CARBONDALE PREP PLANT SOLAR SOURCES AT PETERSBURG, IN.
EMPLOYEE WAS DUMPING A SEMI LOADED WITH COAL, THE COAL FROZE TO THE BED OF TRAILER, IT BROKE LOOSE ON ONE SIDE CAUSING THE TRUCK TRAILER TO OVER TURN. THE DRIVER RECEIVED LACERATION TO THE HEA D, HE WAS TOOK TO DARVIESS COUNTY HOSPITAL. THE ACCIDENT WAS AT THE SUGAR TREK MINE SOUTH OF CANNELBURG.
INJURED RAN OVER A LARGE ROCK WHILE OPERATION 637E WHICH THREW HIM SIDEWAYS & CAUSED HIM TO SMACK HIS HEAD ON RIGHT WINDOW BAR.
INJURED WAS SITTING IN A CAT 777B BEING LOADED WHEN A LARGE ROCK ROLLE DOUT OF THE BUCKET AND STRUCK THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE TRUCK BED. THIS CAUSED THE TRUCK TO SHIFT TO THE RIGHT THROWING HIKM INTO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE CAB.
DURING A TEN WEEK TIME PERIOD HE WAS ALLEGED AN INCREASE IN LOWER BACK PAIN. THERE WAS NO INCIDENT THAT CAUSED HIS PAIN. HE ASKED FOR MEDICAL HELP ON10-18-93.
INJURED DRIVING GT-6 FROM PIT TO THE SHOP. HE STRUCK HOLE IN COAL YARD AND WAS THROWN UP INTO CAB ROOF. WORKED FOR SIX SEVEN DAYS THEN SOUGHT MEDICAL TREATMENT ON 8-25-93. PRESENTLY UNDERGOING PHYSICAL THERAPY.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A BETTERY RAM CAR IN #5 ENTRY BETWEEN XC 20 & 21 MAIN WEST ENTRIES.HE HIT A HOLE OR ROCK IN THE HAULROAD. WHICH CAUSED HIM TO STRIKE THE UNDERSIDE OF THE CANOPY WITH HIS HEAD. EMPL DID NOT GO TO THE DR.RO THE INJURY BUT MISSED A SHIFT OF WORK DUE TO THE PAIN FROM INJURY.
INJURED WAS OPERATING CAT 637E PAN SCRAPER. HE WAS HAULING HIS FIRST LOAD UP THE RAMP. INJURED TURNED TO LOOK OVER SHOULDER, AT WHICH TIME, HE STRUCK A ROCK WHICH CAUSED SCRAPR TO JERK RESULTI NG IN AN INJURY TO HIS BACK.
INJURED WAS DRIVING A LOADED CAT 785 B UP THE RAMP. AN EMPTY 777B TRUCK WAS DESCENDING TH RAMP AND LOST CONTROL DUE TO THE RAIN. THE REAR OF THE EMPTY TRUCK STRUCK THE LOADED TRUCK IN THE DR IVER'S SIDE DOOR. THE INJURED DRIVER HAD A PIECE OF GLASS IN HER EYE AND A CONTUSION TO HER HIP.
INJUR ED WAS DRIVING A CAT 777B TRUCK DOWN A RAMP RETURNING TOTHE LOADING AREA IT HASD STARTED TO RAIN TRUCK BEGAN TO SLIDE DOWN RAMP FORWARDS HE THOUGHT HE COULD CLEAR THE ONCOMING TRUCK HIS TRUCK SLID TO THE LEFT & STRUCK THE 785B TRUCK HIS RT KNEE STRUCK THE STEERING COLUMN
INJURED WAS DRIVING CATERPILLAR 77B TRUCK & HAD PARKED ADJACENT TO A 992C FRONTEND LOADER TO BE LOADED WITH ROCK A LARGE ROCK FROM THE BUCKET DROPPED INTO THE TRUCK BED CAUSING THE TRUCK TO JE RK WHEN THIS HAPPENED HE SUFFERED LOW BACK PAIN
INJURED HAS DEVELOPED NECK PAIN. HE ALLEGES THAT THIS IS RESULT OF BOUNCING AND JARRING WHILE DRIVING FORD TIRE SERVICE TRUCK DURING THE PAST 6 MONTHS.
LOADED TRUCK GOING UP HAUL RAUP SPUN OUT ENGINE DIED AND VEHICLE ROLLED BACK DOWN RAUP AND TURNED OVER.
DRIVER WAS GOING UP RAMP AND FRONT END CAME UP OFF OF GROUND. DRIVER THEN PUSHED IN ON CLUTCH TO GET FRONT END BACK DOWN BUT TRUCK WENT OVER ANYWAY.
MANTRIP WAS GOING DOWN TEH SLOPE WHEN A DRIVE SHAFT BROKE. THE MANTRIP WENT INTO THE DITCH CAUSING INJURED TO FALL OUT.
VECHICLE ENTROUTE DOWN RAMP INTO PIT. BRAKES FAILED AS TRUCK WAS MAKING A LEFT CIRCLE TRUCK TURNED OVER ON RIGHT SIDE.
OPERATING SCRAPER IN SOFT MATERIAL AND TURNED OVER ON SIDE.EMPL SHUT OFF MACHINE AND CRAWLED OUT AND JUMPED OFF MACHINE.