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OVERBURDEN SHOOTER WAS IN THE PROCESS OF LOADING BLAST HOLES WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL OVER HIGHWALL. EE FELL TOTAL OF 93 FEET.
EMPLOYEE CLAIMS THAT HE SLIPPED ON ICE WHILE FILLING HIS STEAM TRUCK WITH WATER. IT IS THE COMPANY'S POSITION THAT THIS DID NOT OCCUR IN THAT STEAM TRUCK WAS DOWN WAITING FOR PARTS ON THIS DAY
EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF GETTING OFF HIS DRILL AND WALKING TO ANOTHER DRILL WHEN HE SLIPPED IN THE HEAVY SNOW THAT WAS COVERING THE GROUND. EMPLOYEE DID NOT MISS WORK.
EE WAS DISMOUNTING 85 TON ROCK TRUCK WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED & HE STRUCK THE LADDER WITH HIS RIGHTLEG.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A 200 TON ROCK TRUCK WHEN HE WAS JARRED CAUSING STRAIN TO HIS NECK.
EE DROPPED HYD LINE ON FINGERS ON RIGHT HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING D11 RIPPER TOOTH INTO HIS MECHANIC'S TRUCK SMASHING HIS LEFT THUMB WHILE DOING SO.
EMPLOYEE WAS PERFORMING MAINTENANCE WORK ON EQUIPMENT WHEN FOOT SLIPPED THRU LADDER STRIKING SHIN ON LADDER.
EE WAS IN PROCESS OF DISMOUNTING HIS TRUCK AT GUITTING TIME AND FELL TO THE GROUND WHEN THE BOTTOM STEP HANGER BROKE LOOSE.
EE ALLEDGEDLY INJURED HIS BACK WHILE TRYING TO REMOVE ROCK FROM A BLAST HOLE. HE CLAIMS HE REPORTED ACCIDENT TO FOREMAN, BUT NONE WAS FILED. HE REPORTED ACCIDENT TO OFFICE MANAGER 12-1-95.
EE STATES WHILE OPERATING A DOZER ON A FILL AREA HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS CHEST WHEN PULLING ON THE STEERING CLUTCH AND RAN OVER A ROCK.
EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF DRIVING A MECHANIC'S TRUCK (VERY SLOWLY) DOWN A SLIGHT GRADE AND WAS PREPARING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN AT AN INTERSECTION WHEN A CO-WORKER OPERATING A 777 ROCK TRUC K STRUCK HIS VEHICLE FROM BEHIND. THE INJURED SUSTAINED A WHIPLASH TYPE INJURY. THE ACCIDENT WAS CAUSED BY POOR VISIBILITY DUE TO FOG AND ROAD CONDITIONS.
EE WAS IN PROCESS OF CLEANING COAL UP NEXT TO SPOIL AREA WHEN THE BUCKET OF HIS COAL LOADER STRUCK A ROCK THAT WAS COVERED WITH MATERIAL CUAISNG HIS MACHINE TO ABRUPTLY STOP. HE SUSTAINED A JO
INJURED AN EMPLOYEE OF HIGH POWER ENERGY WAS GRANTED AN AWARD OF WORKERS'COMP FOR OCCUPATIONAL GRANTED AN AWARD OF WORKERS COMP FOR PNEUMOCONIOSIS.
THE INJURED STATES THAT WHILE WORKING WITH EQUIPMENT JACK EXTENSIONS, HE STRAINED HIS SHOULDER WHILE PULLING ONE OF THE PINS (KEEPER) OUT OF PLACE.
INJURED STATES THAT WHILE CARRYING A BUCKET TOOTH TO A LOADER, HE STRAINED HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.
INJURED WAS IN PROCESS OF DISMOUNTING HIS BACKHOE WHEN HE STRAINED HIS BACK.
THE INJURED STATES WHILE OPERATING A BULLDOZER &WHILE HE WAS BACKING HE RAN INTO A LARGE ROCK STOPPING THE MACHINE ABRUPTY HE SUSTAINED A SPRAINED BACK
INJURED WAS IN PROCESS OF CLEANING THE OUTSIDE WINDOW ON A GRADER WHEN HIS FOOT APPARENTLY SLIPPED ON SOME GREASE CAUSING HIM TO SLIP AND FALL ON THE TIRE. HE SUSTAINED A LOWER BACK INJURY.
EMPLOYEE WAS IN PROCESS OF HAVING HIS ROCK TRUCK LOADED WHEN A ROCK FELL FROM THE HIGHWLL & STRUCK HIS BED & CAUSED HIM TO SUSTAIN A JAR TO HIS NECK & SHOULDER
EE HAD JUST ARRIVED ON PROPERTY, REPORTING TO WORK. WHILE EXITING THE VEHICLE, HE INADVERTENTLY CLOSED THE DOOR ON HIS FINGER. HE SUSTAINED A FRACTURE TO HIS INDEX FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS IN PROCESS OF LIFTING A 30 POUND JACK PIN OFF OF A LOADER WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
INJURED WAS IN PROCESS OF PULLING ON A 90 WEIGHT GREASE HOSE WHEN HE FELT SOMETHING PULL IN HIS BACK. HE SUSTAINED A STRAIN. NOTE: INJURED NOT START MISSING WORK UNTIL 4-10-95.
THE INJURED WAS IN PROCESS OF USING A TORCH AND WAS CUTTING ALONG A GREASE BLOCK ON A HIGHWALL FRILL. APPARENTLY THE GREASE WITHIN THE BLOCK GOT EXTREMELY HOT AND BLEW OUT A FITTING OR THE BLO CK ITSELF, AND THE FLAME IGNITED THE GREASE, BLOWING BACK IN HIS FACE. HE SUSTAINED MOSTLY FIRST DEGREE BURNS ON HIS FACE AND NECK.
INJURED WAS IN PROCESS OF OPERATING A GRINDER FROM A "BUCKET TRUCK" WHEN HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND WHEN HE TRIED TO CATCH HIMSELF, THE GRINDER STRUCK HIS HAND CAUSING A LACERATION.
INJURED WAS IN PROCESS OF HELPING LIFT A TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER FROM UNDERNEATH A 785 KOMATSU TRUCK WHEN HE STRAINED HIS NECK.
EE WAS IN PROCESS OF LIFTING/PULLING ON A BRAKE DISC WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. HE WAS WORKING ON A LOADER IN THE MINER SHOP.
EE WAS HELPING LIFT A TRAM MOTOR FOR THE COAL HOPPER WHEN HE STRAINED HIS BACK--HIGHWALL MINER.
EE HAD COMPLETED STEAM CLEANING A TRUCK AND AS HE WAS DISMOUNTING, HE SLIPPED ON A STEP AND FELL TO THE GROUND.
INJURED WAS IN PROCESS OF SPRAYING OFF A DRILL WHEN SOME MATERIAL FLEW BACK IN HIS EYE. A SMALL RUST FRAGMENT WA SMBEDDED.
THE INJURED WAS IN PROCESS OF CUTTING A DUST RUBBER FOR A DRILL MACHINE WHEN HIS KNIFE SLIPPED CUTTING THE PALM OF HIS HAND.
THE INJURED WA SIN PROCESS OF LOADING MATERIAL WITH THE 285 SHOVEL WHEN A LARGE ROCK FELL FORM TEH HIGHWALL STRIKING THE RIGHT FRONT TRACK CASUING HIM TO GET JARRED AND BOUNCED WITHIN THE CAB COMPARTMENT.
THE INJURED SUSTAINED AN EYE INJURY WHILE HE WAS USING AN AIR WRENCH AND SOME MATERIAL FLEW UP AND WENT UNDERNEATH HIS SAFETY GLASSES. THE OBJECT COULD NOT BE FLUSHED OUT.
INJURED WAS IN PROCESS OF CLOSING THE DOOR ON A DRILL WHEN THE DOOR HANDLE CAME OFF CAUSING HIM TO LOOSE HIS BALANCE AND THE DOOR CLOSED ON HIS FINGER. HIS FINGER TIP WAS MASHED.
WHILE PRYING AND USING A SLATE BAR, THE BAR SLIPPED STRIKIGN AND CUTTING THE INJURED ON HIS LEFT EYE LID.
INJURED WAS IN PROCESS OF STRAIGHTENING A TAILGATE ON A COAL TRUCK WHEN HE MASHED HIS THUMB HE SUSTAINED A CUT & BROKEN BONE
AFTER SPRAYING AN ELECTRICAL CLEANER ON A SWITCH THE EE BECAME SICK WITH DIZZINESS, HEADACHE AND NAUSEA. IT WAS NOT KNOWN UNTIL SEVERAL WEEKS LATER THAT HIS CONDITION WAS CAUSED BY BREATHING V APORS.
INJURED WAS IN PROCESS OF WORKING ON THE CAROUSEL LATCH OF A DRILL WHEN IT POPPED LOOSE STRIKING AND CUTTING HIS THUMB.
EE WAS IN PROCESS OF CHECKING OUT WORK AREA ATA A "DRILLED" AREA, WHEN HE STEPPED IN A DRILL HOLE THAT WAS COVERED BY WATER. HE SUSTAINED A BRUISED AND CUT LEG.
AFTER MOUNTING HIS TRUCK, THE INJURED OPENED THE DOOR AND WAS IN PROCESS OF ENTERING HIS CAB WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON A SMALL AMOUNT OF LOOSE COAL CAUSING HIM TO SLIP AND FALL. HE SUSTAINED A PULLED LIGAMENT IN HIS LEFT KNEE.
INJURED WAS IN THE PROCESS OF LIFTING A CRIB BLOCK WHEN HE FELT SOMETHING "PULL" IN HIS LOWER BACK AREA. NOTE: INJURED DID NOT START MISSING WORK UNTIL 6-6-94.
THE INJURED WAS IN PROCESS OF CUTTING A PLASTIC TIE WIRE WHEN THE KNIFE HE WAS USING SLIPPED CUTTING HIM ON THE ARM.
INJURED WAS IN PROCESS OF HELPING INSTALL A LOADER BUCKET TOOTH WHEN HIS CO-WORKER HIT HIS HAND WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER.
WHILE DUMPING COAL AT THE CLEAN COAL LOADOUT AND WITH THE BED OF THE COAL TRUCK ABOUT 1/4 THE WAY UP A HYDRAULIC HOSE BURST CAUSING THE BED OF THE TRUCK TO FALL ALL THE WAY BACK DOWN ON THE FR AME. EE WAS JOLTED AND JARRED AND SUSTAINED A NECK AND BACK SPRAIN.
THE INJURED WAS IN PROCESS OF PUMPING HYDRAULIC OIL IN THE GOB TRUCK WHEN A SECTION OF MUD OR DEBRIS FELL OFF THE SIDE OF THE TRUCK STRIKING & BRUISING HIS SHOULDER AREA.
AFTER DUMPING A LOAD OF COAL ON THE GROUND AT THE STOCKPILE THE BED OFTHE DARTCOAL TRUCK CAME DOWN HARD JARRING THE INJURED THUS CAUSING HIS NECK & BACK TO JERK HE SUSTAINED A CERVICAL STRAIN NOTE THE INJURED CONTINUED TO WORK AFTER THIS ACCIDENT & DID NOT START MISSING WORK UNTIL 03-21-94
INJURED WAS IN PROCESS FO LIFTING A TABLE BUSHING ON A DRILL WHEN HE FELT SOMETHING PULL IN SHOULDER AREA. NOTE: INJURED DID NOT START MISSING OWRK UNTIL 3-2-94.
INJURED SUSTAINED A FRACTURED HAND WHEN HIS HAND GOT CAUGHT/TWISTED IN THE GREASE HOSE HANDLE. AFTER GREASING HIS TRUCK THE INJURED PULLED ON THE GREASE HOSE IN ORDER TO ENGAGE THE HOSE REEL APPARENTLY THE REEL TOOK UP THE SLACK ABRUPTLY &WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE HOSE HIS HAND WAS INJURED.
INJURED WAS IN PROCESS OF HANDLING A LARGE ROCK WITH HIS LOADERS BUCKET WHEN THE ROCK FELL OVER CAUSING HIM TO SUSTAIN A STRAINED BACK WHEN THE MACHINE WAS JOLTED
INJURED WAS IN PROCESS OF OPERATING A GRADER AND WHILE SCRAPING A ROADWAY, THE BLADE "CAUGHT" A ROCK AND CAUSED HIS NECK TO JERK. HE SUSTAINED A STRAIN TO THE NECK AREA.