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EE REPORTED TO HIS FOREMAN AT LUNCH TIME ON 3-26-99 THAT HE HAD PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK & NECK AFTER LIFTING THE LID ON THE HEAVY MEDIA CYCLONE ON THE 3RD FLOOR, A SIDE OF THE PLANT. ON 3-30-99 HE REPORTED TO MANAGEMENT THAT THE PAIN WAS PERSISTING & HE HAD A DR. APPT. FOR 3-31-99. HE STARTED OFF WORK ON 4-1-99.

OPERATOR DISMOUNTED DOZER, WALKED DOWN RECLAIMED SLOPE TO PICK UP CANNISTER. THE OPERATOR SLIPPED AND FELL AS HE WALKED BACK UP THE SLOPE.

HE WAS OPERATING A KOMATSU 330M HAULAGE TRUCK. WHILE BEING LOADED BY THE D & K RF120C HYDRAULIC SHOVEL A LARGE ROCK SLIPPED OFF THE BUCKET AS IT WAS BEING PLACED IN THE TRUCK BED. THE ROCK SHI FTED WHEN IT STRUCK THE MATERIAL IN THE BED AND STRUCK THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE BED. THIS JERKED THE TRUCK SUDDENLY AND HE DEVELOPED A PAIN INBETWEEN HIS SHOULD BLADES.

EE RECEIVED A 15% PERMANENT PARTIAL DISABILITY FOR OCCUPATIONAL PNEUMONOCONIOSIS ON 6/1/98. JULIANA RECEIVED THIS NOTIFICATIONS. EE HAS WORKED AT THE FOLLOWING OCCUPATIONS SINCE 5/16/83. DRIL LER, SHOOTER HELPER, MOBILE EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, BLASTER, SURFACE MINER.

EE WAS USING AN AIR DRILL TO REMOVE A BROKEN IDLER CAP BOLT FRAME D-8N DOZER. WHILE WEARING APAESCRIPTION SAFETY GLASSES WITHOUT SIDE SHIELDS A SMALL PIECE OF METAL GOT IN HIS RIGHT EYE CAUSIN G CORNEAL ABRAISIONS. HE WAS TREATED WITH ANTIBIOITICE EYE DROPS AND A PRESSURE DRESSING AND MISSED 3 DAYS OF WORK.

EE WAS CROSSING THE DRILL DECK TO PULL IN HIS TAPE LINE. WHEN HE STEPPED ON THE DUST DOOR COVER ON THE DRILL DECT, IT TIPPED UP AND HIS LEFT FOOT WENT INTO THE HOLE. THIS CAUSED HIM TO FALL AN D RESULTED IN A SPRAIN TO HIS LEFT KNEE. THE HINGES WHICH ATTACH THE DUST DOOR TO THE DECT WERE BROKEN

AFTER DUMPING A LOAD OF COAL EE NITICED A ROCK WEDGED BETWEEN THE TIRES OF HIS RT FRONT TANDEM. HE EXITED THE CAB,REMOVED A LUG EXTENSION WRENCH AND AFTER SEVERAL BLOWS TO THE ROCK BOTH TIRES RUPTURED, KNOCKING HIM TO THE GROUND. HE RECEIVED NUMEROUS FACIAL ABRASIONS AND SCRATCHES TO BOTH EYES WHEN HIS GLASSES WERE KNOCKED OFF BY THE AIR BLAST. HE WAS KEPT OVER NIGHT AND RELEASED A

EE COAL TRUCK WAS TRAVELING ALONG HAUL ROAD TO COAL PIT IN AREA 25. APRPOX. 4TH OF A MILE FROM GOB DUMP HE WAS STRUCK IN THE REAR OF THE TRUCK BY A 777-B CATERPILLIAR TRUCK BEING DRIVEN BY GR OF JULIANA MINING CO INC. EE WAS A SMALL HEMOTOMA ON HIS OCCUPITAL SKULL, PAIN IN HIS KNEES, ACERUICALS STRIAN SPRAIN AND LUMBAR STRAIN SPRAIN.

EE RETIRED FROM MINING CO ON 4-10-97. HE WAS EXPOSED TO OCCUPATIONAL DUST FOR APPROX 21 YEARS AS A SURFACE MINER. CO WAS NOTIFIED OF FINAL COMPENSATION AWARD ON 1-12-98 OF A 5% IMPAIRMENT.

LIFTING HEAVY METAL. ACCIDENT WAS NOT REPORTABELUNTIL DIAGNOSED BY PHYSICIAN.

MECHANIC HAD HIS LEFT HAND IN THE DOOR OF A DRILL TECH D45KS DRILL, WHILE TAKING WITH THE OPERATOR. AS THEY FINISHED THEIR CONVERSATION, THE DRILL OPERATOR SHUT THE DOOR ON HIS LEFT THUMB. THI S RESULTED IN A FRACTURE TO HIS LEFT THUMB.HE HAS MISSED NO WORK FROM THIS INJURY.

EE, NIGHT SHIFT TRUCK DRIVER HAD BACKED UP THE HIGHWALL SIDE OF THE BOG RING WITH A ROCK TRUCK. WHILE RAISING THE BED WHEN IT REACH AN APPROX. 3/4 RAISED POSITION IT APPARENTLY HIT THE HIGHWAL L AND A ROCK APPROX 6'X4' FELL AND STRUCK THE CAB. THIS RESULTED IN EE HAVING STRAINED NECK & SHOULDER MUSCLES.

AFTER A HEAVY RAIN EMP, DRILLER AND THE SHOOTINGCREW WERE WATCHING THE HIGHWALL IN AREA 24, #3 BENCH. A ROCK FELL OUT OF THE WALL AND EMP STARTED TO RUN. AFTER A FEW STEPS EMP SLIPPED AND FELL THIS RESULTED IN A SPRAIN TO HIS RIGHT KNEE.

EMP WAS REMOVOMG BOLTS ON A HITCH PIN ASSEMBLY ON CAT TRUCK. WHILE STANDING ON THE TRANSMISSION AND USING A WRENCH AND SLEDGE HAMMER TO LOOSEN THE BOLTS HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND THE SLEDGE HAMMER STRUCK HIS LITTLE FINGER LACERATING IT ON THE TIP AND BREAKING THE MOST DISTAL BONE.

STEPPED ON WATER HOSE, TURNED ANKLE.

EE, WEEKEND SHIFT GREASER, REPORTED AN INJURY TOHIS LOWER BACK ON 3/22/96 WHILE REACHING OUT TO PICK UP AN OIL HOSE. HE MISSED NO TIME FROM WORK& DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTILL 4/3/96. HE WAS DIAGNOISED WITH A LUMBAR SPRAIN, GIVEN HEAT TREATMENTS, PAIN MEDS & AN ANTI-INFLAMATORY MEDICATIONS. HE RETURNED TO WORK ON HIS NEXT SCHEDULED SHIFT. NO TIME WAS LOST.

EMPLOYEE WAS DESCENDING THE LADDER ON THE 800 KOMATSU END LOADER. WHEN HE REACHED THE LAST STEP HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON THE MUDDY STEP AND HE JUMPED TO THE GROUND. THIS RESULTED IN PAIN IN HIS LOW ER BACK. ON 3-12-96 EMPLOYEE SAW HIS DR. AND WASDIAGNOSED WITH A LOWER BACK STRAIN. A PRESCRIPTION WAS WRITTEN. NO DAYS OF WORK WERE LOST. EMPLOYEE IS A WEEKEND SHIFT EMPLOYEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS KNEELING ON THE BELT FEED PLATFORM WIRING UP A BELT SWITCH. HE LEANED BACK TO PICK UP HIS KNIFE AND FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LEFT KNEE.

REMOVING SCREEN DECK-LIFTING WITH CHAIN FALLS. WHEN DECK SLIPPED PINNING EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT THUMB BETWEEN DECK AND SIDE BOARD.

EE WEEKEND SHIFT GREASER HAD CLIMBED DOWN THE GREASE TRUCK LADDER. AS HE WENT TO SWING THE HINGABLE LADDER BACK INTO THE TRUCK IT SLIPPED FROM HIS HAND AND STRUCK HIM IN THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS HEAD RESULTING IN A CONCUSSION.

HE WAS USING A GRINDER ON A WELD. GREASE AND SLAG CAME OFF OF THE GRINDER AND GOT IN BOTH EYES CAUSING ABRASIONS. THE DR. PRESCRIBED ANTIBIOTIC EYEDROPS.

WHILE PULLING WATER HOSE ON SLICK GROUND, EE SLIPPED. HE THREW OUT HIS LEFT ARM TO CATCH HIMSELF AND FELT PAIN IN HIS LEFT ARM. THE PAIN HAS GROWN WORSE AND EE WENT TO THE DR. HE WAS DIAGNOSE D WITH A STRAINED LEFT SHOULDER AND IS RECEIVINGPHYSICAL THERAPY. HE HAS LOST NO TIME FROM WORK.

EE SAID HE HAD PAIN & SWELLING WITH NUMBNESS IN HIS HANDS WHILE OPERATING A CAT ENDLOADER. HE WENT TO THE DR. AND WAS DIAGNOSED WITH CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME. HE RETURNED TO WORK ON HIS NEXT SHI FT. HE HAS WRIST SPLINTS ON BOTH HANDS AND IS RECEIVING PHYSICAL THERAPY. HE HAS MISSED NO WORK.

ON 2-7-95 DURING A MEETING WITH MNGMT, EE ANNOUNCED HE HAD INJURED HIS LEFT WRIST AND WAS ADVISIED TO SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION. EE WAS SEEN BY A PHYSICIAN AND DIAGNOSED WITH A CONTUSED, SWOLLEN LEFT CARPAL AREA. HE WAS RELEASED TO RETURN TO WORK ON 2-13-95. THIS INJURY OCCURED ON 2-5-95 WHEN EE AND OTHER EE GOT INTO AN ARGUMENT AND FIGHT AT THE PREP PLANT. MNGMT WAS NOT AWARE OF AN I

WHILE PUSHING A PIECE OF SIDING, EMPLOYEE'S HAND SLIPPED AND CUT HIS FINGER. CUT RESULTED IN 5 STITCHES AND NO LOST WORK DAYS TO DATE.

SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION OF COAL STOCKPILE AFFECTING APPROXIMATELY 1000 TONS AREA WAS TUNNELED & WATERED & EXTINGUISHED A@ 4:00PM ON 01-03-9 5

WHILE PRYING EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND FELL ON METAL WALKWAY BREAKING ARM. FALL WAS APPROX 3 FT.

ON 9-30-94 WHILE OPERATING A 685-E HAULPAK ROCK TRUCK EE STRUCK A HOLE COMEING DONW THE RAMP ON THE NO. 2 L3EVEL, HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LWOER BACK. EE FINISHED HIS SHIFT AND CONTINUED WORKING A ND DIAGNOSED WITH A MUSCLE STRAIN.

EE WAS WALKING IN FRONT OF THE SCALE HOUSE WHEN HE WAS STRUCK BY AN ENDLOADER BUCKER T IN THE BACK AND WAS KNOCKED TO THE GROUND, RESULTING IN 3 FRACTURED RIBS ON HIS RT SIDE.

EMPLOYEE PICKED UP A 50 LB. BAG OF FLOCK AND CARRIED IT OVER TO THE MIXING BUCKET. WHEN HE TURNED IT OVER TO DUMP IT IN THE BUCKET HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

EE WAS BENT OVER INTALLING TUBING FOR A TEMPATURE GAUAGE THRU CENTER OF A DRILL BY THE DRIVE SHAFT AND HIS BACK STARTED HURTING EE DID NOT START OFF WORK UNTIL 2-3-94.

EE WAS STANDING ON THE TRACK OF AN D 11N, HE REACHED FOR THE HANDRAIL TO GET OFF AND HIS FEET SLIPPED WHILE FALLING HIS LEFT KNEE STRUCK THE TILT JACK AND HE LANDED ON HIS LEFT FOOT FIRST RESU LTING IN A SPRAINED LEFT KNEE.

EMPLOYEE OF UNIVERSITY TIRE CENTER BENT OVER TO PICKUP PIECE OF METAL WHEN HE EXPERIENCED LOWER BACK PAIN

INJURED DROPPED A PIECE OF PIPE ON A TABLE AND RUST FLEW UP AND GOT INTO HIS RIGHT EYE.

EE OVER TO PICK UP OIL LUBE REFINER FILTER AND FELT SOMETHING POP IN HIS LOWER BACK EE STARTED OFF ON 8-30-93.

INJURED WAS OPERATING A BOB-CAT LOADER/FORKLIFT. HE STOPPED ON A GRADE TO PICK UP A PIECE OF SCRAP METAL. HE SHUT THE MACHINE OFF TO GET OUT AND PICK ED IT UP AND THE MACHINE STARTED ROLLING DOWN THE GRADE AND STRUCK A POST EJECTING HIM FROM THE OPERATORS DECK. HE DID NTO START OFF UNTIL 9-13-93.

HE WAS WELDING A PLATE IN THE FEED BIN WHEN A ROCK FELL FROM THE GRIZZLEY AND STRUCK HIM IN THE BACK OF HIS HEAD AND BACK. HE HAS A LACERATION REQUIRING SUTURES AND A COMPRESSION FRACTURE OF H IS 2ND LUMAR VERTABRAE.

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO SEAL A LEAKING TAILGATE ON A COAL TRUCK USED TO HAUL WATER BY PLACING RAGS BETWEEN GATE AND CARGO BODY. EMPLOYEE WAS USING HANDS TO FORCE GATE AGAINST BODY AND INSTR UCTED TRUCK DRIVER TO APPLY THE TAILGATE LATCH. THE CLOSING LATCH CAUGHT THE EMPLOYEE'S LEFT RING FINGER, BREAKING THE BONE.

EARTH SLIDE WHICH RESULTED IN FATALITY

EE WAS FUELING UP A D8N DOZER. HE WAS STANDING ON THE TRACK. HE REACHED DOWN ON THE TRACK TO PICK UP THE NOZZLE TO THE FUEL HOSE, WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL TO THE GROUND. THE F UEL NOZZLE HIT HIM ON THE SHOULDER.

INJURED WAS USING A AIR IMPACT WRENCH TO REMOVE A BALL STUD FROM THE STEERING SECTION OF A 85 TON ROCK TRUCK,WHEN A SMALL PIECE OF METAL CAME IN CONTACT WITH HIS EYE.

LIFTED A CAUSE OF DISTILLED WATER AND STRAINED BACK.

GETTING OFF THE GRADER AT END OF SHIFT STEPPED OUT OF GRADER FELL HURTING LOWER BACK

EMPLOYEE STEPPED OUT OF CONTROL ROOM AND STEPPED ON WATER HOSE THAT PLANT OPERATOR WAS USING TO WASH WINDOWS AND TURNED HIS ANKLE.

FREEING STUCK IDLER BY STRIKING IT WITH A WRENCH WITH BELT RUNNING AND BELT PULLED HAND IN BETWEEN BELT AND IDLER MAKING A CUT ON LEFT THUMB AND HAND WAS SWOLLEN.

EE WAS BACKING A 85 TON ROCK TRUCK (WABCO) UNDER THE BUCKET OF A 992C END LOADER. THE 992C OPERATOR DROPPED THE BUCKET ON THE BED OF THE TRUCK CAUSING EE TO HURT HIS BACK.

I NAME WAS CHANGING A DFBUCKET ON A 992 C ENDLOADER HE WAS USING A AIR IMPACT WRENCH AIR IMPACT WRENCH DISCHARGED A PIECE OF MATERIAL (METAL OR RUST) & IT HIT IN I NAME EYE

LIFTING FEEDER SPROCKET; LOWER BACK STRAIN.

I.NAME CHANGING OIL IN DOZER WHEN HE SLIPPED ON TRACK CAUSING SMALL CUT ON RIGHT LEG.

WALKING DOWN STEPS; FOREIGN BODY BLEW IN EYE.