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EE WAS CLEANING IN THE SURGE TUNNEL USING A SHOVEL AND PUTTING THE MATERIAL ONTO THE BELT THE SHOVEL CAME INTO CONTACT WITH THE BELT CAUSING THE SHOVEL TO KICK BACK STRIKING HIM IN HIS RIGHT E YE. HE WAS WEARING HIS AFETY GLASSES BUT THE LENS BROKE AND GLASS GOT INTO HIS EYE. THERE WAS NO DAYS LOST.

EMPLOYEE WAS EXITING KILN CONTROL ROOM AND BUMPED RIGHT KNEE AGAINST DOOR. EMPLOYEE HAD TO TAKE OFF WORK FOR KNEE SURGERY ON 11-30-98. LAST DAY WORKED 11-28-98. DID NOT MISS WORK UNTIL SURG ERY.

THE #2 STONE BIN WITH APPROX. 600 TONS OF CRUSHED STONE FAILED ALLOWING THE CONE SECTION TO FALL THROUGH THE PREP LAB BUILDING. THE QUALITY CONTROL MGR WAS IN THE BUILDING AND WAS CRUSHED BY C OLLAPSING STRUCTURE AND MATERIAL.

EE WAS LIFTING HOOD UP ON BLASTERS TRACTOR WHEN HE FELT SOMETHING SLIP IN LOWER BACK EE MISSED NEXT SCHEDULED SHIFT FIRST DAY OFF 9/17/98

EE WAS RIDING IN THE BACK OF FORD TRACTOR PERSONNEL CARRIER. TRACTOR TIRE RUN OVER A ROCK AND B OUNCED EE UP AND BACK DOWN ONTO SEAT. EE STATED PAIN IN LOW BACK

EE WAS LOADING MUCK FROM BENCH AREA. WHILE MUCKING ALONG THE RIB, THE LOADER BUCKET HIT A TOE CAUSING THE LOADER TO JERK. EE'S ARM WAS EXTENDED ONTO BUCKET LEVER. TH ACTION CAUSED A HYPEREXTEN SION OF THE RIGHT ARM PULLING NEAR IN SHOULDER.

AT 4:00 AM ON 8-1-98 THE SHAFT HOIST WENT OUT OF SERVICE DUE TO A MALFUNCTION OF THE SCR ON THE UPLIFT CONTROL BANK. THE OTHER MEANS OF ESCAPE WERE STILL AVAILABLE. THE SHAFT HOIST WAS CLEAR T O RUN AT 8:30AM ON 8-1-98

EE WAS USING WATER HOSE TO WASH LIME OUT OF A PLUGGED SCREW. THE LIME/WATER MIX BECAME TRAPPED AND HEATED UNTIL IT RELEASED BY BLOWING BACK WITH PRESSURE WHEN THE WATER HOSE WAS SPAYED INTO IT . HE GOT LIME IN BOTH EYS AND LIME BURNS ON CHEST AND ARMS.

EE WAS CHECKING A NOISE ON THE DOUBLE DECK SCREEN OF THE WASH PLANT WHEN HE INSERTED HIS LEFT HAND INTO THE DISCHARGE END OF THE SCREEN. THE LEFT TIP OF HIS INDEX FINGER CAME IN CONTACT WITH T HE 3/8" DISCHARGE PLATE AND IT CAUGHT THE TIP OF HIS LEF TINDEX FINGER. IT BROKE AND CUT THE FINGER. ALL GUARDING AND SAFEGUARDS WERE IN PLACE.

EE STATED THAT THEY WERE GOING DOWN THE STEPS TO THE #3 COOLING TUNNEL. SHE HAD MUD ON HER WORK BOOTS. SHE SLIPPED AND FELL ON THE CATWALK HURTING HER BACK AND HIPS.

EE WAS OPERATING A HAUL BEING LOADED WITH ROCK. THE LOADER DUMPED FIRST BUCKET OF MUCK IN TRUCK JERKING THE TRUCK CAUSING BACK PAIN. ON 8/26/98 EE DROVE HAUL OVER ROUGH ROAD WAY WHICH TWISTED HIS BACK AGAIN CAUSING LOST TIME BEGINNING 8/27/98.

AT 1905 THE SHAFT HOIST WENT OUT OF SERVICE DUE TO A MALFUNCTION OF THE SCR ON THE DC DRIVE PREVENTING USE OF THE HOIST. TWO OTHER MEANS OF ESCAPE WERE STILL AVAILABLE. THE SHAFT HOIST WAS CLE AR TO RUN AT 0900 ON 7-7.

EE WAS WORKING ON THE CM SCREW CONVEYOR AND STEPPED ON A NAIL AND STUCK IT IN HIS RIGHT FOOT.

AT 3:30AM THE ELECTRIC POWER CABLE WHICH FEED ELECTRIC TO THE SHAFT HOIST MALFUNCTIONED PREVENTING THE USE OF THE SHAFT HOIST. TWO OTHER MEANSOF ESCAPE WERE STILL AVAILABLE. THE SHAFT HOIST WAS CLEAR TO RUN AT 6:5OAM

WHILE LOADING POWDER AT THE FACE, EMPLOYEE TWISTED HER LEFT WRIST. ONLY MINOR EXAM AND TREATMENT NEEDED UNTIL CARPAL TUNNEL SURGERY ON 8-22-98.

EMPLOYEE ALLEGES THAT HE BUMPED HIS KNEE AS HE WAS CRAWLING ACROSS A SCREW CONVEYOR. HE STATED THAT HE HIT A CLAMP THAT WAS HOLDING THE COVER ON THE SCREW HOUSING. HE HAD SURGERY ON 4.27.98 TO HAVE A BONE CHIP REMOVED. HE STATED ON A SEPARATE OCCASION THAT HE HURT IT SOMEWHERE ELSE. HIS FINAL STATEMENT WAS THAT HE HURT IT ON THE CLAMP

EE WAS DISMOUNTING A CAT HAUL TRUCK, WHEN IS FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE LADDER AND LANDED ON A ROCK TWISTING IS LEFT KNEE. THIS ACCIDENT OCCURRED IN THE 16-NORTH PARKING AREA.

EMPLOYEE WAS POWDERING A FACE. HE WAS DOING THE BOTTOM HOLES AND A SMALL PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM ABOVE AND HIT HIM ON THE RIGHT ARM AND CUT IT. 8 STITCHES.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A WATER TRUCK. HE WAS GOING UP A INCLINE. HE STOPPED TO FILL UP THE WATER TANK ON THE ROOF BOLTER. HE SAID HE APPLIED THE PARK BRAKE AND WAS GOING TO GET OFF TO FILL THE WATER TANK ON THE BOLTER HE SAID IT STARTED SLIDING BACK OR ROLLING BACK AND BUMPED INTO THE BOLTER. HE SAID HE HURT HIS ARM AND BACK.

EE WAS CLIMBING A STATIONARY LADDER APROX 18 FT TALL WITH A BACK GUARD. HE REACHED FOR A RUNG WITH HIS HAND HE SLIPPED AND FELL APRX 8 FT TO THE FIRING ROOM FLOOR. EE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL TO BE CHECK OUT AND WAS TREATED AND RELEASED. HE DID NOT MAKE HIS NEXT SCHEDULE SHIFT ON 4-1-98.

EMPLOYEE WAS DUMPING DUST OUT OF #5 BAGHOUSE SOME OF THE DUST GOT ON HIS RIGHT LEG AND CAUSED CHEMICAL BURN AROUND THE TOP OF HIS BOOT. WENT TO DR. 4-2-98.

EMPLOYEE WAS DUMPING DUST OUT A #5 BAGHOUSE. HE GOT SOME OF THE DUST ON HIS LEGS CAUSING A CHEMICAL BURN TO HIS LEGS.

EMPLOYEE WAS BACKING IN A FACE AREA TO GET HIS TRUCK LOADED WITH MUCK. HE BACKED INTO A LEDGE AND THIS JARRED HIM AROUND AND STARTED HIS NECK ADNB SHOULDER CAUSING HIM PAIN.

EE WAS HAULING BLASTED ROCK TO THE CRUSHER WITH A CAT 631D HAUL TRUCK, WHEN AS HE WENT THRU A CROSSCUT THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT CAUSING THE TRUCK TO HIT THE RIB ON THE RIGHT SIDE. HE SUBS TAINED 2 SMALL CUTS ON HIS HEAD & ONE REQUIRED 2 STITCHES.

EE WAS USING A SCALING MACHINE TO SCALE THE RIBS WITH. THE HAMMER HIT THE ROOF A LARGE PILE FELL ON THE BOOM. WHEN THIS HAPPENED IT JARRED HIM AROUND IN THE CAB AND HIS BACK STARTED HURTING HI M.

EMPLOYEE WAS HAND SCLAING OUT OF AMADOR HIGH SCALER WHEN A LARGE SLAB 10' LONG 7' WIDE AND 24' WIDE THAT HE WAS TRYING TO SCALE OFF RIB CAME DOWN AND STRUCK OUT RIGGER OF THE MACHINE. THE MACH INE WENT DOWN ON THAT SIDE AND THE EMPLOYEE WAS THROWN OUT OF THE BASKET. HE WAS WEARING A FALL PROTECTION HARNESS AND WAS SECURED TO THE BASKET BY A 3' LANYARD.HE RECEIVED A FRACTURED SKULL

EE WAS HELPING HAND SCALE WHEN A LARGE SLAB 10' LONG, 7' WIDE AND 24' THICK, THE THEY WERE TRYING TO SCALE OFF RIB, CAME DOWN AND STRUCK THE OUTRIGGER OF THE MACHINE. THE MACHINE WENT DOWN AND EE WAS THROWN FROM BASKET. WEARING FALL PROTECTION. RECEIVED A LACERATION TO THE HEAD AND SOME BRUISING TO THE BODY. MACHINE POSITIONED PROPERLY.

EE WAS WALKING DOWN SORNE STEPS HIS LEFT POPPED AND HE FELT PAIN IN IT AND IT STARTED TO SWELL. HE THINKS THAT HE PULLED SOMETHING IN HIS KNEE.

EE WAS USING A SHOVEL TO CLEAN UP SOME MATERIAL HE WAS SHOVELING ONTO A BELT HE WAS HAVING TO TWIST TO DO THE JOB. HE SAID HIS RIGHT SHOULDER STARTED TO HURT HIM.

EE WAS INSTALLLING SKIRT BOARDS ON THE BELT. WHEN THE RACHET SLIPPED AND SHE HIT HER RIGHT ELBOW ON THE BELT STRUCTURE. DID NOT LOOSE ANY TIME UNTIL 5/4/98.

EE WAS CARRYING TO FIVE GALLON CANS OF DIESEL FUEL TO A PUMP DOWN A DECLINE AND SLIPPED AND HURT HIS BACK.

EE STEPPED OUT THE BACK DOOR OF PREP LAB ONTO THE GROUND. THERE WAS A BUILDUP OF LIME JUST OUTSIDE THE OVERHEAD TYPE DOOR OPENING. HE STEPPED ONTO THE LIME INSTEAD OF GOING AROUND. THE UNEVEN SURFACE OF THE LIME CAUSED THE RIGHT ANKLE TO TURN SIDEWAYS.

EE SAID WHILE OPERATING A 988 CAT LOADER THE JERKING AND BOUNCING AROUND CAUSED HE NECK TO STARTED HER NECK TO HURT.

EE WAS HIRED WITH A KNOW, DIAGNOSED HERNIA THAT WAS FOUND DURING PRE EMPLOYMENT PHYSICAL. ADA REGULATIONS PROHIBITS NOT HIRING FOR SUCH SITUATIONS. HE WAS PUT TO WORK WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS WITH HIS HERNIA. HE SET A DATE TO GET IT FIXED & BEFORE HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR FOR SURGERY, THE HERNIA DROPPED. HE IS NOW OFF WORK. HE LEFT WORK ON 1/19/98. THIS IS A PREEXISTING CONDITION.

EE WAS HELPING REMOVE OLD KILM BRICKS & LIME OUT THE MANHOLE OPENING IN #3 KILN. WIND BLEW THE LIME BACK UP INTO THE MANHOLE OPENING & INTO HIS LEFT EYE. HE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES. HE DID NOT GET SOMEONE TO REMOVE THE LIME & A PIECE REMAINED & BECAME STUCK REQUIRING A DOCTOR TO REMOVE. NO TIME LOST...REPPORTABLE ONLY.

EE HAD CHECKED THE ID BEARINGS ON THE FAN WHEN HE CAME BACK DOWN THE LADDER HE SAID HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.

EE WAS PULLING ON A WATERHOSE IN A COOLING TUNNEL, WHEN HE SLIPPED AND DISLOCATED HIS KNEE. EE DOD NOT LOSE TIME UNTIL 3-24-98, WHEN HE HAD SURGERY ON THE KNEE. FIRST DAY LOST 3-24-98.

EE WAS WALKING FROM THE LUNCHROOM TO THE PARKING AREA. HE SADI WHILE WAS WALKING HE STEPED ON A SMALL ROCK CAUSING HIM TO SPRAIN HIS RIGHT ANKLE.

EE WAS USING AN AIR HOSE WITH A BLOW PIPE CONNECTED WITH ABOUT 80 PSI TO BLOW LIME BUILDUP FROM 3 KILN GRATES SO THE GRATES COULD BE REMOVED. SOME LIME PARTICLES BLEW BACK DURING THIS PROCESS CAUSING AN ABRASION THE RIGHT CORNEA.

EE WAS OPERNING A WATER VALVE ON A 6 INCH STEEL WATER LINE, WHEN THE LINE BLEW APART AT THE VICTOLIC FITTING INSIDE A FIRE SPRINKLER CONTROL BLDG. WHEN THE LINE BLEW IT PINNED THE EE LEFT HAND BETWEEN THE PIPE AND THE BLDG. HIS INJURIES WERE A BRUISED LEFT HAND AND A FRACTURE IN HIS LEFT RING FINGER.

EE WAS DISMOUNTING THE CATERPILLAR 950F FRONT END LOADER. HE MISSED THE LOWER STEP. THIS CAUSED HIM TO FALL TO THE GROUND AND LAND ON HIS RIGHT HIP. THIS CAUSED PAIN IN HIS BACK AND HIP. THE S TEP WAS SLIGHTLY BENT.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN 38 CROSSCUT OFF F-NORTH BENCH IN THE 2 NORTH PANEL OF THE MINE. THE FALL WAS APROX. 100'L, 30'W. IT WAS ABOUT 4'T AT IT THICKEST POINT & FELL OUT IN A LOT OF PIECES. IT DID NOT FALL ABOVE THE ANCORAGE. IT DID HOWEVERBLOCK THE PASSAGEWAY OUT. THERE WAS NO VENTALATION CHANGE SINCE THE ROOM WAS APROX 60'T. NO ONE WAS INJURED & MSHA INSPECTORS, ON REG. INSP HELP

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING A LADDER(STATIONARY) WITH A SMALL GUARD IN HIS HAND. HE PUT THE GUARD ON THE LANDING. WHEN HE GOT TO THE TOP OF THE LADDER HIS HAND SLIPPED OFF OF THE HAND HOLD AND HE FE LL ABOUT 7' AND HIT LEFT KNEE ON HANDRAIL AND FRACTURED HIS LEFT LEG BELOW THE KNEE CAP.

EMPLOYEE WAS SEVICING THE # 7 SCALER THERE WAS SOME OPIL ON THE WALKWAY HIS LEFT FOOT SLIPPED TWISTING HIS KNEE. HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR ON 12-1-97, AND HAD SOME FLUID REMOVED FROM HIS KNEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING READY TO SPLICE A BELT HE NOTICED THAT THE BLADE ON THE BELT CUTTER WAS BENT. HE WAS HOLDING THE BLADE WITH HID LKEFT HAND WHEN HE HIT TH EBLADE WITH A HAMMER IT CUT HIS L EFT THUMB, IT REQUIRED 4 STITCHES.

EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING A CAT TRUCK HE WAS DRIVING DOWN 55 EAST WHILE TURNING ONTO 10 NORTH A STEERING HOSE BUSTED AND CAUSED HIM TO BUMP INTO THE RIB. EMPLOYEE SAID IT HURT HIS NECK.

EE HAD CLIMBED UP ON M-21 BELT COUNTERWEIGHT FRAME TO MEASURE THE BELT WHEN HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL APPROX. 6 FT TO THE MINE FLOOR AND LANDED FEET FIRST ON A ROCK. HE FRACTURED HIS LEFT L EG BELOW THE KNEE. FIRST DAY LOST 10-14-97.

EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO UNPLUG DRILL STEEL WHEN PIECE OF STEEL STRUCK AND EMBEDDED IN LEFT HAND.

EE WAS CLIMBING A STATIONARY LADDER AT THE WASH PLANT AND PROCEEDED TO SWING FROM THE LADDER TO A BEAM BEHIND A ROCK SCREEN. IN THE PROCESS OF SWINGING HE LOST HIS GRIP AND FELL APPROX 6 FT TO A GRATED FLOOR CAUSING INJURYTO HIS RIGHT SHOULDER AND HEAD. THIS INJURY IS REPORTABLE DUETO THE FACT HE RECEIVED RESTRICTED WORK DUTY BEGINNING 10/1/97 AND LASTING ONLY 2 DAYS.

EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE 100 EAST AREA OF HTE MINE. SHE WAS LOOKING FOR A PLACE TO REROUTE A WATER LINE WHILE DOING THIS SHE SAID THAT SHE STEPPED ON A SMALL ROCK AND TURNED HER RIGTH ANKLE.