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WORKER S PNEUMO7ONIOSIS.
EMP ATTEMPTED T2 PLACE A W EIGHT ON THE BELT SCRAPER THEN CLEAN THE BELT SCRAPER, WHEN THE WEIGHT CAME OFF STRIKING HIM ON THE L SIDE OF HEAD CLOSE TO LEFT EYE CAUSING CONTUSIONS OF THE L EYE
EMPLOYEE TRIED 7O SECURE HANDLE ON #1 CC DRYER BY PASS CHUTE,WHEN THE HANDLE KICKED BACK;RESULTING IN THE INJURY TO HIS WRIST.
THE EMPLOYEE FE5L FROM RAIL ROAD COAL CAR WHILE CLIMBING DOWN FROM PARKED RAIL ROAD COAL CAR.
PINCHED THE END3OF HIS FINGER RIGHT HAND LITTLE FINGER BETWEEN THE VIBRATOR AND A BOARD HE WAS PLACING ACROSS SCREEN TO USE AS SCAFFOLDING.
I.NAME WAS TIGHTENING THE BRAKES ON A CAR WHEN HE FELT PULLED MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.
HE WAS SETTING BRAKE ON RAIL ROAD CAR WHEN HE FELT PULLED MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.
I.NAME AND I.NAME DROPPING LOADED COAL CARS-2- USING DOUBLE BRAKE.ANOTHER EMPL WAS ALSO DROPPING 2 LOADS USING DOUBLE BRAKE WHEN HIS STARTED SLIDING.THESE 2 LOADS HIT 2 LOADS I.NAME AND I.NAME WERE ON JARRING THEM.
I.NAME AND I.NAME WERE ON A DOUBLE BRAKE.DROPPING 2 LOADED 100 TON HOPPERS WHEN ANOTHER EMPL DROPPED 2 LOADED COAL CARS BEHIND THEM THIS EMPL LOCKED UP BRAKES AND CARS SLID INTO 2 LOADED CARS JARRING I.NAME AND I.NAME.
PULLING SECTION OF CONVEYOR BLET UP STAIRWAY-BELT HUNG UP ON STEP STRAINING LOWER ABDOMEN.
A ROCK BOUNCED OF RAW COAL SCREEN OF THE RAW COAL TIPPLE AND LANDED ON I NAME LEFT FOOT.
WHEN TWO OTHER MEN ROLLED A ROCK OFF A RR TIE THAT HAD BEEN PRACTICALLY COVERED WITH ROCKS AND DIRT THE ROCK LANDED ON ANOTEHR TIE IN WHICH I NAME WAS AWAITING AT THE OTHER END TO LAY IT OUT INTO AN ENDLOADER BUCKET IT FLIPPED AND STRUCK HIS ELBOW
EE WAS IN T HE PROCESS OF T URNING OFF A 3" WATER PUMP LOCATED INT HE CREEK, HE WAS WAKING DOWN THE CREEK BANK & STARTED SLIDING & GRABBED HOLD OF A WIRE SPOOL & CUT HIS RIGHT HAND ON A NAIL
EE WAS STANDING NEXT TO THE RAW COAL SCREEN-INCLINE SCREEN WHEN A ROCK APPROX 15# BOUNCED OFF SCREEN STRIKING EE ON RIGHT LEG & ANKLE.
EMPLOYEE STEPPED FROM 800 MACK TRUCK TWISTED ANKLE.
HE WAS INSTALLING A CURVED SIEVE IN PLANT TRYING TO ALIGN BOLT HOLES WITH SMALL BAR BAR SLIPPED OUT STRIKING HIM BELOW RT EYE BRUISING HIS EYE ALSO HAD FOREIGN PARTICLE REMOVED FROM EYE
TWO MEN WERE CARRYING A SCREEN UP A SET OF STAIRS TOM\S FOOT SLIPPED LOOSING HIS BALANCE FELL THE SCREEN WEIGHT 150 LB. TRAPPED HIS HAND AGAINST THE CONCRETE FLOOR. SEVERE CUT IN JOINT OF INDE X FINGER AND HAND
GRINDING A PIECE OF METAL DID NOT LET GRINDER STOP BEFORE REMOVING FROM METAL HIT ANOTHER PIECE OF METAL AND KICKED BACK INTO HIS ARM
TOP HAD BEEN CUT OUT OF 55 GAL OIL DRUM AND WAS BEING USED TO STORE CHAIN SO IT COULD BE COVERED WITH OIL. DRUM WAS BEING MOVED AND PUT INTO END LOADER BUCKET BY 3 EMPL AND EMPL HAND SLIPPED A AND WAS CUT BY TOP OF BARREL.
ATTEMPTED TO CARRY 6\\ X 6\ BEAM STRAINED HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON VACUUM PUMP HE LIFTED TAPPERED BUSHING TO PUT ON PUMP AND STRAINE DHIS BACK
CLIMBING OVER BELT FRAME AND STEPPED ON PIECE OF ANKLE IRON LAYING ON GROUND -TWISTED RIGHT ANKLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS ON 4TH FLOOR OF PLANT AND CRANE WAS LIFTING A PIECE OF PIPE TO HIM AND EMPLOYEE REACHED OUT TOO FAR TO BRING PIPE INTO HIM AND STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK
SUB WAS GRINDING STEEL ON SHAKER & GRINDER JUMPED & HIT HIS UPPER LEFT THIGH & CUTTING CLOTHES & INTO HIS LEG CUTTING A 3" PLACE INTO SHIN.