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EE WAS OPERATING 16 COAL HAULER AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. AS HE WAS TRAMMING FROM 3 ENTRY TO 4 ENTRY TO GET A LOAD, HE RAN OVER A ROCK THAT WAS LAYING JUST OUTBY THE LAST OPEN INTERSECTION. WHEN EE RAN OVER THE ROCK WITH THE BATTERY END LEFT WHEEL HE BOUNCED IN HIS SEAT. FIRST HIS HARD HAT CAME OFF HE THEN STRUCK HIS HEAD ON THE UNDER SIDE OF THE CANOPY.
AS EE WAS DRIVING A STABLER COAL HAULER HE HIT AROCK IN THE ROADWAY WHICH CAUSED THE HAULER TO BOUNCE WHEN THE HAULER BOUNCED IT CAUSED THE EE TO BE JAMMED INTO THE SEAT & THEN STRUCK THE UND ER SIDE OF THE CANOPY THIS INCIDENT CAUSED HIM TO STRAIN HIS LOWER BACK. EE CON'T TO WORK WHILEGOING TO TREATMENT AFTER THE INCIDENT
EE HAD BEEN WALKING BELTS. HE WAS PARKED IN A XCUT WAITING ON COWORKER TO RETURN FROM THE SOUTH SEALS. EE NOTICED THE #15 MANTRIP WAS MAKING A NOISE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AREA NEAR THE FRO NT OF THE MOTOR. SO HERAISED THE HOOD TO INVESTIGATE. WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING, HE TAPPED N THE FAN BELT WITH HIS LEFT MIDDLE FINGER. THE BELT CAUGHT HIS GLOVE AND PULLED HIS FINGER AROUND THE
EE WAS RIDING IN ONE OF THE MIDDLE SEATS IN THE INBY END OF THE SLOPE CAR. HE & THE REST OF THE DAY SHIFT PRODUCTION CREWS WERE RIDING DOWN THE SLOPE AT THE START OF THE SHIFT. THE INBY SET OF TRACKS ON THE INBY CAR DERAILED CAUSING THE BACKOF THE SLOPE CAR TO SLIDE OVER STRIKING ONE OF THE STEEL SETS THAT LINE THE SLOPE THE SLOPE CAR CAME TO A SUDDEN STOP WITH ALL THE OF THE SAFET
EE AS OPERATING A BATTER COAL HAULER AS HE ATTEMPTED TO PUSH A BATTERY SCOOP UP A HLL IN THE LAST OPEN CROSSCUT BETWEEN ENTRY #5 & #6 HE WAS PUSHING WITH THE BATTERY END OF THE HAULER AGAINST THE BATTERY END OF THE SCOOP THEIR BUMPERS LOCKED AND AS THEY RAISED OVER THE HILL, EE'S HAULER SLIPPED OFF THE SCOOP BUMPER & SUDDENLY DROPPED THIS QUICK MOVEMENT RESULTED INA STRAIN TO EE NE
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
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
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
MANTRIP WAS GOING DOWN TEH SLOPE WHEN A DRIVE SHAFT BROKE. THE MANTRIP WENT INTO THE DITCH CAUSING INJURED TO FALL OUT.