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EE STATED HE WAS SCOOPING ENTRY--ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN BOLTS STRIKING HIM ON NECK & SHOULDERS. (WENT TO DR. ON 5-23-00)(STARTED LOSING TIME ON 5-24-00)
EE ALLEGES HE WAS OPERATING SHUTTLE CAR, WENT UNDER CBLE HANGING FROM ROOF. STRUCK HIS HEAD AGAINST CABLE - FEELING PAIN IN NECK, SHOULDER AND ARM. REPORTED EARLIER HE HAD NOT RECEIVED A WORK RELATED INJURY.
EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS CHANGING SEAT POSITION ON SHUTTLE CAR-FEELING PAIN IN LOWER PART OF HIS BACK.
WHILE RAISING TRAILER BED TO DUMP LOAD OF COAL INTO BIN, BED HOIST BROKE, TRAILER HOIST WAS INTO 5TH STAGE NEAR TOP. WHEN HOIST BROKE, TRAILER BED CAME DOWN, BOTTOMING OUT ON TRAILER FRAME, JO LTING TRACTOR CAB WHILE DRIVER WAS INSIDE CAB.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT OVER A PERIOD OF TIME OPERATING SHUTTLE CAR MADE HIS BACK HURT DUE TO SEST NOT WORKING. FINISHED SHIFT DIDN'T GO TO DR. WENT TO DR. ON 9-2-97 AND PUT ON RESTRITCITONS 9-8- 97.
EMP WAS RIDING MANTRIP WITH ELBOW UPRIGHT ON TOPOF MANTRIP. WHEN HE TRAVELED THROUGH A SECTION OF LOW TOP, HIS ELBOW WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN TOP AND MANTRIP.
EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS RIDING IN MANTRIP BUS TOWARD OUTSIDE WHEN SAND OR OTHER SMALL OBJECT BLEW UNDER SAFETY GLASSES & GOT INTO EYE.
EE STATED HE WAS RIDING IN SCOOP BEING USED FOR MANTRIP- OPERATOR OF SCOOP RAISED BUCKET TO KEEP IT OUT OF WATER HOLE - INJURED RUBBED HIS SHOULDER AGAINST TOP & TURNED BODY - CAUSING PRESSURE TO BE PUT AGAINST CHEST. BRUISED CHEST.
EMPLOYEE STATED HE CHANGED DIRECTION IN DECK OF SHUTTLE CAR TWISTING HIS BACK.
EE STATED HE WAS WORKING ON SCRAPER FOR BELTLINE--BELT SPLICE HIT SCRAPER--KNOCKING SCRAPER UP AGAINST ELBOW. FLUID REMOVED FROM ELBOW.
EMPLOYEE STATED RIDING IN MANTRIP - WENT UNDER FLY CURTAIN - REACHED TO RAISE CURTAIN UP - 3-WHEELER [MANTRIP] RUN OVER ROCK CATCHING HIS ARM & SHOULDER AGAINST ROOF. WENT TO DOCTOR SEVERAL TI LMES - NO LOST TIME UNTIL 2/11/95 - HAD SURGERY ON SHOULDER.
EE STATED HE WAS OPERATING SCOOP IN LOW TOP WHEN A WIRE HANGER BEING USED TO HOLD WATERLINE TO ROOF PLATE STRUCK HIM ON LEFT SIDE OF FACE.
EE STATED HE WAS RIDING IN PORTA BUS WHEN A GRANDULE OF SAND FLEW INTO HIS EYE. EE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES WENT TO DR ON 12-11-93.
EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS LOADING SHUTTLE CAR AT MINER WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FLIPPED OVER AND STRUCK HIM ON LEFT MIDDLE FINGER AND KNUCKLE. WENT BACK TO DR. 4-8-94.
EMPLOYEE WAS WATCHING FEEDER CABLE WHILE IT WAS BEING TRAMMED. EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING IN LOSE COAL BESIDE LOADING END OF FEEDER. HIS RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED AGAINST FEEDER AS OPERATOR SLEEVED FEEDER CATCHING RIGHT FOOT AND ANKLE.
55061S OPERATING SHTTLE CAR HALLWAY VERY ROUGH AND HE DEVELOPED PAIN IN RT SHOULDER BACK AND CHEST WASE AFTER BRACING HIMSELF BY HOLDING SIDE OF BUGGY.
TROLLEY POLE CAME OFF MAN BUS. BUS WAS STOPPED. BUS TRAVELING BEHIND RAN INTO STOPPED BUS. EMPLOYEE DIDN'T GO TO DOCTOR UNTIL 3-23-92. LOSING TIME 3-23-92.
OPER SHUTTLE CAR A ROCK CAME OUT FROM UNDER TIRE HIT RIB CAME BACK HIT HIM ON LIP
EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS IN BREAK-OPERATING THE CONTINUOUS MINER ON REMOTE-SHUTTLE CAR PULLED UP IN PLACE-ROCK UNDER SHUTTLE CAR TIRE FLEW OUT & HIT HIM ON THE FOREHEAD.
EMPL WAS OPERATING TRACK MOTOR MOVING FEEDER INSIDE OF MINE ON LOWBOY STARTED UP GRADE MOTOR STARTED SPINNING & SIDING BACKWARDS EMPL JUMPED FROM MOTOR & END OF FEEDER STRUCK HIM IN BACK OF HE AD.
EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS LOADING CRIB BLOCKS ON PORTA BUS ANOTHER EMPLOYEE BUMPED PORTA BUS WITH SCOOP-BUS ROLLED & STRUCK INJURED ON FOOT
EMPLOYEE STATED HE STARTED TO REMOVE A BAG OF ROCK DUST FROM SCOOP OPERATOR OF SCOOP LET BUCKET DOWN ON HIS FOOT.
EMPL STATED HE WAS HELPING ON SUPPLY MOTOR MOTOR STARTED SLIDING ON TRACK & HE STEPPED OFF FALLING SPRAINING BACK.
EMPL STATED THAT SOMETHING BLEW IN EYE WHILE RIDING IN ON PORTABUS.
EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS OPERATING SCOOP RUN OVER CINDER BLOCK IN HAULWAY BUMPING HIS HEAD AGHINST MINE ROOF.
EE STATED HE WAS OPERATING SHUTTLE CAR CAR HIT HOLE IN HAULWAY BOUNCING EE AGAINST BUGGY SEAT BRUSING HIS LEG AND HIP.
EMPL WAS DRIVING SECURITY VEHICLE & HIT COAL TRUCK. TWO VEHICLES WERE ROUNDING CURVE APPROX 25-30 MILES PER HOUR WHEN DRIVER HIT BRAKES & SLID INTO COAL TRUCK.
EMPL WAS PASSENGER IN SECURITY VEHICLE WHEN IT HIT COAL TRUCK. TWO VEHICLES WERE ROUNDING CURVE TRAVELING APPROX 25-30 MILES PER HOUR WHEN DRIVER HIT BRAKES & SLID INTO COAL TRUCK.
EMPL STATED HE WAS OPERATING PORTA BUS ON MAIN LINE AND WATER OR OBJECT STRUCK HIM IN EYKE WENT TO DR ON 6-20-89 NO LOST TIME DR GAVE HIM SOME MEDICINE FOR EYE
EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS SHOVELING IN FRONT OF TAILPIECE - BUMPED SHOVEL AGAINST SIDE OF TAILPIECE-SHOVEL HANDLE HIT HIM ON LOWER LIP.
EMPL STATED THAT THE PORTAL BUS HE WAS RIDING IN BUMPED ANOTHER PORTA BUS SITTING ON TACKWAY EMPL STARTED MISSING WORK ON 3-22-89
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT THE BUS HE WAS RIDING IN BUMPED THE BACK OF ANOTHER BUS
EMPL STATED HE WAS WALKING DOWN HAULWAY TOWARD SECTION TRANSFORMER BUGGY CABLE ANCHOR PULLED LOOSE CABLE STRUCK HIM ON BACK OF HIS LEGS.
EMPL STATED HE W AS MOVING GOB WITH SCOOP RAN OVER ROCK IN HAULWAY, BUMPING HIS HEAD AGAINST CANOPY. DIDN'T GO TO DR UNTIL 6/16/88. STARTED MISSING WORK 6/16/88.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE REACHED TO TURN TRAFFIC SIGNAL LIGHT CATCHING HIS GLOVE ON LIGHT SPRAINING SHOULDER ELBOW BACK.
EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS OPERATING PORTA BUS, BUS SLID THROUGH D-RAIL. BUMPING HIS KNEE AGAINST FRAME OF BUS.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING PORTA BUS RUN UPON CRIB BLOCK WRECKING BUS, BRUISING HIS BACK AGAINST FRAME OF SEAT ON BUS.
EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS GOING TO MOVE SCOOP OUT O F HAULWAY WHEN HE STARTED SCOOP HDY OIL CAME OUT OF HOSE WHERE HDY SAW HOOKS UP TO HITTING HIM IN EYE EMPLOYEE WAS GIVEN PRESCRIPTION BY DR.
EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS RIDING IN PORTA BUS BUS STARTED THROUGH D RAIL BUS W RECHED EMPLOLYEE BUMPED H IS SIDE AGAINST SIDE OF BUS EMPLOYEE WAS GIVEN A PRESCRIPTION BY DOC.DIDNT GO TO DOC.UNTI L 033188 NO DAYS LOST
EMPLOYEE WAS HO5DING PIN IN POSITION THAT HOLDS CHAIN ON PORTA BUS CHAIN SLIPPED PUTTING PRESSURE ON PIN CATCHING THUMB BETWEEN PORTA BUS.
EMPL LEANING AG5INST SC WITH HIS HAND SC OPR MOVED BUGGY CAUSING INJ TO LOSE BALANCE AND PUT PRESSURE AGAINST FINGERS BREAKING LITTLE FINGER ON RIGHT HAND.
EMPLOYEE STATED3HE WAS STANDING BESIDE SCOOP AND HAD HIS HAND LAYING ON SCOOP BUCKET.SCOOP OPERATOR MOVED THE BLADE ON THE SCOOP BUCKET, CATCHING HIS FINGER BETWEEN BLADE AND BUCKET.
EMPLOYEE STATED3HE WAS OPERATING SHUTTLE CAR AND HAULWAYS WERE ROUGH- BUMPING HIS BACK AGAINST BUGGY SEAT.
EMP WAS RIDING 3N MANTRIP BUS HE GOT CAKE OUT OF LUNCH BUCKET RAISED BACK UP AND BUS WAS GOING UNDER OVERCAST AT TIME BUMPING HIS HEAD AGAINST OVERCAAST
EMPLOYEE STATED3HE WAS PARKED IN BREAK WHEN THE OTHER SHUTTLE CAR OPR BUMPED THE SHUTTLE CAR HE WAS OPERATING CAUSING HIM TO BUMP HIS SIDE AGAINST BUGGY SEAT
EMPLOYEE WAS OP9RATING SCOOP-RUN OVER CINDER BLOCK IN HAULWAY-BUMPING HIS ELBOW AGAINST CANOPY LEG.
EMP STATED THAT3THE TROLLEY POLE CAME OFF THE TROLLEY WIRE AND WHEN HE REACHED TO GET POLE IT STRUCK HIM IN CHEST EMP WORKED ON UNTIL 5 9 86 AT THAT TIME HIS CHEST WAS STRILL HURTING HIM AND HE WENT TO SEE 7HE DOCTOR
EE STATED THE S7EERING WHEEL ON THE S/C HIT HIM ON FINGER WHEN IT KICKED BACK FOR BEING LOW ON HYDRAULIC OIL.
EMPLOYEE WAS CR2SSING BUGGY CABLE-BUGGY OPERATOR TOOK SLACK UP OUT OF CABLE-CABLE STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON SIDE OF KNEE. EMPLOYEE KNOCKED TO BOTTOM.
CONT MINER WAS 7LEANING UP FACE OF #2 RIGHT BREAK INJ WAS OPERATING SHUTTLE CAR WHICH WAS BEING LOADED BY CONT MINER INJ REACHED OUT OF SHUTTLECAR TO MOVE CABLE AND C MINER PUSHED SHUTTLECAR BACKWARD CATCHI3G EMPLOYEES HAND BETWEEN CABLE AND SHUTTLECAR