TWISTED KNEE TURNING TO GET INTO A TRUCK.
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Showing 50 of 281INJURED WAS IN PROGRESS OF TAKING SHOWER AFTER WORK WHEN HE FELL ON CONCRETE FLOOR AS HE WAS WALKING TOWARDS SHOWER ROOM FLOOR WAS WET & INJURED WAS WEARING RUBBER TONGS ON HIS FEET WHICH WERE WORN SLICK
INJURED WAS SHOVELING MUD AND COAL ONTO BELT WITH LONG HANDLED NO 2 SHOVEL.WHEN SHOVEK KICKED BACK TWISTING HIS LEFT ARM AND SHOULDER,INJURED WAS NOT FACING IN DIRECTION OF BELT TRAVEL AND WAS NOT POSITIONING AS HE HAD BEEN INSTRUCTED.
PRYING WITH BAR MOVING MOTOR AT THE BIG BRANCH AREA.
INJURED AND TWO OTHER EMPLOYEES WERE IN THE PROCESS OF REMOVING TREES FROM HOUSING BEHIND IMPONDMENT WHEN THE INJURED GAVE A HAND SIGNAL FOR THE DOZER OPERATOR TO PULL A TREE CAUSING A TREE LI MB TO STRIKE THE INJURED ON TOP OF HEAD AND RIGHT SIDE AS TREE FELL.
INJURED CLAIMS TO HAVE BEEN LEANING OVEN HANDRAIL ON THICKNEN FLUME PULLING UP ON ROPE WHICH WAS CONNECTED TO 4 INCH METAL PIPE AND CLAIMS THAT HE FELT PAIN IN RIBS AS HE PULLED UP ON ROPE AND PIPE 2 MEN PULLING IN UNSAW ON 10FT SECTION OF4 INCH PIPE.
INJURED CLAIMS TO HAVE INJURED BACK SOMETIME DURING SHIFT WHILE HELPING HOIST LARGE TRANSFORMER INTO CABINET BY USE OF CHAIN HOIST.INJURED COMPALINED OF BACK HURTING THROUGHOUT THE SHIFT BUT C OULD NOT EXPLAIN HOW HE INJURED BACK.ACCIDENT IS BEING PROTESTED.
INJURED CLAIMS TO HAVE BEEN PRYING ON BEARING ON BRAKE DOWN ROLELR ON PLANT FEED BELT IN AN EFFORT TO ALIGN BELT WHEN BAR SLIPPED AND CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN BAR AND HANDRAIL. INJURED WAS NOT I N PROPER WORKING POSITION AND WAS NOT WEARING GLOVES.
INJURED CLAIMS TO HAVE STRAINED HIS LEFT GROIN AREA WHILE LIFTING ON A 6" X9'6" LONG PIECE OF SINGLE WALL PIPE. THE ACCIDENT WAS NOT REPORTED TO MANAGEMENT UNTIL 2 DAYS AFTER THE ALLEGED INUU RY. INJURED WAS WORKING ONT HE 1 1/2 FLOOR OF PREP PLANT REPLACING 6" PIPE GOING TO PRIMARY FING SUMP. WITNESS STATED THAT HE DIDN'T OBSERVE AN ACCIDENT OR INJURY. ACCIDENT IS BEING PROTEST
CLAIMS TO HAVE INJURED LOWER BACK AS HE WAS REMOVING A SMALL SPOOL FO CABLE WHICH WEIGHED APPROX 40 # FROM BACK OF A PICKUP TRUCK. INJURED STATED THAT HE BENT OVER AND LIFTED ON SMALL POOL WI TH ONE HAND AND FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK. OCURRERED DURING IDLE DAY WORK.
REMOVING TIRE WITH SLATE BAR, IT SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL TO FLOOR
INJ WAS CARRYING SAMLL EXTENSION CORD THROUGH PARKING LOT WHEN HE STEPPED ON CONCRETE STOP BLOCK WHICH WAS APPROX 3" HIGH WHEN FOOT SLIPPED OFF CASUING HIM TO TWIST ANKLE.
INJURED CLAIMS TO HAVE BEEN LIFTING ON OXYGEN TANK TO PUT INTO STORAGE RACK WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
UNLOADING TRUCK CHAINS SLIPPED METAL FELL ON OTHER METAL KNOCKED DRIVER IN AIR DRIVER FELL ON SIDE OF METAL CUT 14" GASH IN SIDE.
INJURED WAS GETTING DRESSED FOR WORK IN THE COMPANY BATH HOUSE WHEN ANOTHER EMPLOYEE ACCIDENTLY DISCONNECTED A HANGER CHAIN CAUSING A EMPTY CLOTHES BASKET TO FALL STRIKING THE INJURED PERSON O N TOP OF THE HEAD CAUSING A 1" LACERATION WHICH REQUIRED SUTURES.
INJURED HAD REMOVED WEAR PLATE FROM UNDERFLOW PUMP & WAS LOWERING PLATE TO FLOOR WHEN HE STRUCK KNEE WITH PLATE CASUING LACERATION CHAIN BLOCK FOR LIFTING WEAR PLATE WAS AVAILABLE BUT WAS NOT USED.
INJURED AND ONE OTHER EMPLOYEE WERE MOVING A SECTION OF PIPE 8 FT LONG ACROSS FLOOR OF PREP PLANT WHEN FINGERS WERE CAUGHT BETWEEN PIPE BEING MOVED AND SECTION OF PIPE.
INJURED WAS POSTIONING EXTENSION LADDER NEAR WING WALL BESIDE OF RAW COAL BELT CONVEYOR WHEN HE CLAIMS TO HAVE EXPERINCED PAIN IN NECK. INJURED STATED THAT HE FELT SURE INJURY WAS A REOCCUARN CE.
INJURED WAS HITTING SIDE OF COAL CHUTE WITH 12# HAMMER WHEN HAMMER HEAD CAME OFF OF AHNDLE CAUSING INJURED TO HIT A PIECE OF METAL WITH HIS AHND .HE WAS SWINGING HAMMER HANDLE.
INJURED & ONE OTHER EMPL CARRIED OXYGEN TANK APPROX 75' & WAS IN PROCESS OF LIFTING TANK INTO STORAGE AREA WHEN INJURED CLAIMS HE FELT SHARP PAIN IN LOWER BAR. INJURED STATED THATR HE WAS LIFT ING APPROX 40 LB WHEN ACCIDENT OCCURRED.
SHOVELIDNG MUD FROM UNDER BELT HEAD.
CLEANING GRIZZLY AT THE ROTARY BREAKER USING A ROOF BOLT TO REACH THROUGH DOOR REACHED TOO FAR CAUSING PAIN IN BACK
USING A HAMMER TO REPLACE A GEAR ON HEAD ROLLER WHEN THE HAMMER SLIPPED HITTING FINGER.
HE WAS TRYING TO OPEN DRYER DOOR WITH A HAMMER AND AS HE PULLED ON THE DOOR, HE HAD PAIN IN HIS BACK.
INJURED WAS POSITIONING 8"X67 " METAL PIPE TO BE WELDED WHEN FELLOW EMPLOYEE HIT TIP OF FINGER WITH #10 SLEDGE HAMMER.INJURED WAS WEARING GLOVES AT TIME OF ACCIDENT.
PUTTING CHAIN BACK ON SPROCKETS IN WASH BOX WHILE PULLING ON CHAIN HAD PAIN IN GROIN AREA NOTE DID NOT GOTO DR UNTIL 8/7/89
INJURED CLAIMS TO HAVE BEEN CARRYING 4' X 4' WOODEN PALLET ACROSS RAILROAD TRACKS WHEN HE TRIPPED ON HIS METARSAL BOOTS CAUSING HIM TO FALL AND STRIKE LEFT UPPER ARM ON TRACK RAIL AND TRACK BO LT. INJURED WAS ALSO ATTEMPTING TO RUN AS HE WAS CARRYING PALLET.
LIFTING A PLATE TO PUT IN A CHUTE AND TWISTED HIS BACK.
MAKING A SPLICE IN A CABLE WHEN HE TURNED & TWISTED HIS BACK
INJURED CLAIMS TO HAVE BEEN LIFTING PIECE OF METAL 25X57X3/8 THICK UP ON TO WORK BENCH WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN NECK AND UPPER BACK. THIS IS THOUGHT TO BE A RECURENCE OF AN OLD INJURY. INJURED REC EIVED TREATMENT FROM A CHIROPEACTION.
A ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON THE MAINLINE APPROX. 3,000' UNDGERGROUND IN THE #5 ENTRY. IT WAS APPROX. 90'X20' AND IT WAS ABOUT 5' TO 8' IN HEIGHT. IT WAS BOLTED WITH 48", 60" AND72" ROOF BOLTS. CRI BS AND TIMBERS WERE USED TO DANGER OFF THE FALL AREA AND TO SUPPORT THE BAD TOP AREAS IN #4 AND #6 ENTRIES.
ALLEGED EXPOSURE TO DUSTS.
UNLOADING A BEAM FROM A CART WHEN THE BEAM SLID OFF AND CAUGHT FINGER.
USING A CHAIN AND HAMMER TO GET BROKEN SCREW OUT OF THE END OF PUMP SHAFT.
INJ CLAIMS TO HAVE STUMBLED OVER A PC OF PIPE ON 5TH FL. OF PREP PLANT WHILE CARRYING A PC OF CHAIN AND FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK. BEGAN MISSING WORK ON 10-1788
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING THE CLOSING DOORS ON THE RAILROAD CARS. WHILE USING A BAR TO CLOSE LATCH ON THE DOOR, THE BAR SLIPPED CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO FALL.
INJURED WAS INSTALLING 56 X 19 X 28 INCH LONG PIECE OF METAL IN COAL HAPPER WHEN METAL SLIPPED OUT OF PLACE AND STRUCK LEFT UPPER ARM CAUSING 1ST DEGREE BURN AND ABRASION WHEN LATTER BECAME IN FECTED AND INJURED WENT TO DOCTOR FOR TREATMENT ON 6-21-88.
A PUMP WAS NOT PUMPING AND WHILE RAISING THE SUCTION LINE TO CHECK THE PUMP PRESSURE HAD BUILT UP CAUSING THE LINE TO HIT THE EMPLOYEE KNOCKING HIMDOWN.
ALLEGED COAL WORKERS' PNEUMOCONIOSIS FROM BREATHING DUSTS OVER A LONG PERIOD OF YEARS.
ALLEGED EXPOSURE TO DUSTS
COAL WORKERS PNEUMOCONIOSIS
ALLEGED EXPOSURE TO COAL, SAND AND ROCK DUST.
EXPOSURE TO DUSTS OVER LONG PERIOD OF TIME-PNEUMOCONIOSIS.
A6EGED COAL WORKERS PNEUMO. FORM BREATING DUSTS OVER LONG PERIOD OF YEARS.
ALLG%ED COALWORKER PNEUMOCONIOSIS EXPOSURE TO DUST
ALLEGED EXPOSURE TO COAL,SAND AND ROCK DUST.
ALLEGED EXPOSURE TO DUSTS.
ALLEGED COAL WORKERS' PNEUMOCONIOSIS FROM BREATHING DUSTS OVER A LONG PERIOD OF YEARS.
ALLEGED COAL WORKERS PNEUMO. FORM BREATHING DUSTS OVER LONG JPERIOD OF YEARS.
ALEGED COAL WORKERS PNEUMO. FORM BREATHING DUSTS OVER LONG PERIAD OF YEARS.