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EMP DOING HIS WEEKLY INSECTIONS OF THE MINE WHENHE STEPPED ON LOOSE COAL MATERIAL AND TURNED HISLEFT ANKLE. SURGERY WAS PERFORMED 8-5-97. HE RETURNED TO WORK AT RESTRICTED DUTY ON 8-12-97.
EE HELPIGN LOAD ALUMINUM PIPE ONTO A FLATBED TRUCK. THEY HAD BROKEN DOWN THE PIPE INTO 20' JOINTS AND CARRYING THEM TO THE TRUCK TO LOAD. EMPLLOYEE FIRST FELT PAIN IN LEFT SHOULDER WHEN HE W AS PULLING PIPE THROUGH AN UNDERGROUND DOORWAY. THIS BECAME REPORTABLE WHEN PHYSICAL THERAPY WAS PRESCRIBED 5-7-97.
APPROX 12'X 18'X 6' ROOF FALL AT THE 1 LEFT RAISE BOREHOLD IN THE #6 MINE RETURN
EE STATES HE HAD JUST ARRIVED UNDERGROUND IN THE PICKUP. AS HE GOT OUT OF THE PICKUP, HIS FEET WENT OUT FROM UNDER HIM AND HE LANDED ON HIS BACK. HE FELT A STRAIN TO HIS LOWER BACK, BUT WAS AB LE TO CONTINUE WORKING. EE WAS UNABLE TO RETURN TO WORK ON 1-2-96. HE MAY BE OFF 2-4 WEEKS.
EMPLO\EE STATES HE WAS DRAGGING MATS DOWN 1 RIGHT ENTRY AND HE SLIPPED AND FELL OFF A 3-FOOT COAL LEDGE AND TWISTED HIS LOW BACK. ]UE TO THE LOWBACK STRAIN, EMPLOYEE HAS BEEN PLACED ON RESTRIC TED DUTY FOR A FEW WEEKS. INJURY REPORTED 10-30-95 AND WAS SEEN BY DR. PLACED ON RD 10-31-95.
EMPLOYEE STATES SHE WAS USING A JACK TO BURST OFF LARGE PIECES OF COAL AND SHOVELING COAL ONTO THE BELT AND FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HER LOWER BACK. EMPLOYEE WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY FOR 2-3 WEEKS.
EMPLOYEE STATES THAT SOMETIME DURING THE SHIFT AROUND 7:00PM. HE WAS STACKING CRIBS, MOVING HOOKS, AND WORKING IN FRONT OF THE SHIELDS WHILE THEY WERE BEING MOVED OUT, AND THAT SUCH EVENTS LED TO HIS STRAINING HIS LOW BACK. EMPLOYEE WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY FOR 7-10 DAYS.
EMP STATES HE WAS HELPING TO CARRY TIMBER INTO THE LONGWALL RETURN. THIS AGGRAVATED HIS EXISTINGHERNIA CONDITION. HE REQUIRED SURGERY 06/23/95 TO REPAIR THE HERNIA IS EXPECTED TO BE OFF FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS
EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS LIFTING A COVER ON THE WAGNER TO CHECK THE BRAKE FLUID LEVEL & STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK EMPLOYEE HAS BEEN PLACED ON LIGHT DUTY FOR TWO WEEKS EMPLOYEE DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL 06-14-95 WHICH IS THE DATE HE WAS PLACED ON LIGHT DUTY
EE STATES AS HE STEPPED ON TO SHIELD TOE, HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND SLID BETWEEN THE SHIELD TOE AND DA RAM, AND HE FELL WITH A TWISTING MOTION. TWO DAYS LATER, EE WAS PALCED ON RESTRICTED DUTY BECA USE OF A SPRAINED RIGHT ANKLE. HE WAS ON RESTRICTED DUTY FOR 5 DAYS.
EE STATES HE WAS LIFTING A STEEL PLATE ONTO THE BACK OF THE WELDING TRUCK AND FELT A SHARP PAIN.FOUR DAYS LATER, HE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A HERNIA, WHICH WILL BE REPAIRED WITH SURGERY.
EMPLOYEE WAS ASSIGNED TO HELP AN OPERATOR LOAD A DA RAM IN THE BUCKET OF A SCOOP CAR. WITHOUT WAITING FOR THE CAR OPERATOR TO HELP, THE EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTED TO LIFT ONE END OF THE DA ONTO THE ED GE OF THE BUCKET, STRAINING HIS LOW BACK. HE WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY FOR 7-10 DAYS.
WHILE REPAIRING LW WATER LINE NEAR HG DRIVE MOTOR, EMPLOYEE SAYS HE SLIPPED ON SOME CONVEYOR BELTING AND FELL ON HIS RIGHT KNEE STRIKING THE MOUNTING BASE OF THE MOTOR. THE RIGHT KNEE WAS BRUI SED AND THE EMPLOYEE WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY ONE DAY.
EE STATES HE SLIPPED ON WALKWAY OF THE SHIELDS AND GRABBED AHOLD OF THE FACE CHAIN TO AVOID FALLING. THE ACTION RESULTED IN A TORN RIGHT BICEPS TENDON, AND THE EE HAS BEEN PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY FOR 2-3 WEEKS.
EE STATES HE WAS UNLOADING PIPE FROM A FLATBED, FELL BACKWARDS AND LANDED ON A PIECE OF COAL, BRUISNG HIS LOWER BACK. EE HAS BEEN PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY FOR WEEK OR TWO TO ALLOW BRUISE TO H EAL.
EMPLOYEE STATES WHILE HANGING FAN TUBING, THE SAFETY STRAP CAM ELOOSE ALLOWING HT ETUBE TO FALL AND HIT HIM ON THE HEAD. EMPLOYEE RECEIVED A SPRAINED NECK AND WAS ON RESTRICTED DUTY FOR 3 DAY S.
EMPLOYEE SAYS AS HE WAS PICKING UP SOME WIRE THAT WAS BESIDE THE BOLTER THE BOLTER OPERTOR SWUNG THE BOOMOUT & IT STRUCK SOME TUBING THAT CAME LOOSE & FELL & STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON TOP OF HIS HARD HAT EMPLOYEERECEIVED A SPRAINED NECK & WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY FOR THREE DAYS
EMPLOYEE SAYS HE DROVE HIS SHUTTLE CAR OVER A HOLE IN THE NM HAULROAD AND THE JOLT FOM HITTING THE HHOLE STRAINED HIS LOW BACK. IT IS ANTICIPATED EMPLOYEE WILL RETURN TO WORK12-27-94.
EMPLOYEE STATES HE INHALED FUMES EMITTED FROM A PIECE OF MINE EQUIPMENT WHICH IRRITATED HIS THROAT AND LUNGS. DUE TO EMPLOYEE'S PRE-EXISTING CHRONIC ASTHMA, THIS CLAIM WAS DENIED. BASED ON MED ICAL REPORT FROM SPECIALIST AT HOSPITAL, THAT TO A REASONABLE DEGREE OF MEDICAL PROBABILITY, THE PRE-EXISTING CONDITION WAS AGGRAVATED BY THE 10-28-94 EXPOSURE, THIS CLAIM HAS NOW BEEN ACCEPT
EMPLOYEE ADVISES THAT WHILE OPERATING THE EIMCO 975, A RADIATOR HOSE CAME OFF SPRAYING HEATED GAS AND ANTIFREEZE ON HIS RIGHT SIDE AND ARM. DUE TO THE BLISTERING, EMPLOYEE WILL BE OFF WORK 5-1 0 DAYS.
EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS WALKING DOWN 2 R ENTRY WHEN HE STEPPED ON SOME TWO-INCH ROCK DUST HOSE, SLIPPED, AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT ANKLE. EMPLOYEE HAS BEEN PLACE DON RESTRICTED DUTY WHILE HIS SPRA INED ANKLE HEALS.
EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS UNLOADING CRIB BLOCKS FROM THE BACK OF A PICKUP TRUCK. ONE OF THE BLOCKS SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HANDS FALLIN GON TOP OF HIS LEFT FOOT BEHIND THE STEEL TOE OF HIS BOOT. THE TOP OF THE FOOT WAS BRUISED AND EMPLOYEE WAS PLACED ON RSTRICTED DUTY FO TWO DAYS.
WHILE REMOVING 1 BELT MOTOR THE BRIDGE PLANK THAT WAS SUPPORTING THE WEIGHT OF THE MOTOR CRACKED BROKE CAUSING THE MOTOR TO ROLL AND PIN THE EE S LEFT LEG. THE BONE JUST ABOVE THE ANKLE WAS BR OKE IN TWO PLACES AND EE UNDERWENT SURGERY TO HAVE THE BONE SET AND SCREWED.
EE STATES HE STUMBLED OVER SOME DATA CABLE. AS HE LOST HIS BALANCE, THE REMOTE CONTROLLER FOR THE SHEARING MACHINE HE WAS HOLDING WENT INTO THE BRETBY TRAY CAUSING EE TO HYPEREXTEND HIS LEFT A RM. THE LEFT BICEP MUSCLE TENDON WAS TORN AND REQUIRED SURGERY TO REPAIR.
EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS WALKIN GDOWN THE STAIRSIN THE MULTI-SERVICE BUILDING WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED WHEN STEPPING FROM THE FINAL STEP TO THE FLOOR.
EMPLOYEE STATES HE SLIPPED ON SLICK COAL BOTTOM AND FELL ON HIS LEFT KNEE. THE KNEE WAS SCRAPED AND BRUISED AND EMPLOYEE WAS PLACED AND RESTRICTED DUTY. HE WAS ON RESTRICTED DUTY JUNE 6,7,8,9, 13 AND TOOK A PERSONAL DAY 6-10-94.
EMPLOYEE SAYS A PIEC EOF COAL THE DIZE OF A BASETBALL ROLLED VOER THE BRETBY CHANNEL AND FELL APPROX 4' AND LANDED ON THE TOP OF HIS RIGHT FOOT. DUE TO SWELLING, EMPLOYEE WA SPLACED ONR ESTRIC TED DUTY ONE DYA 5-6-94.
AT APPROX 11 AM ON 5-4-94 EMPLOYEE REQUESTED MEDICLA ATTENTION FOR LOW BACK PAIN. HE ADVISED HE STARTED FEELING BACK PAIN THE DAY BEFORE, 5-3-94, AFTE RHANGING MONORAIL AND REMOVING PIPE AT T HE LONGWALL SECTION. EMPLOYEE WAS OFF WORK FOR TWO DAYS FOR LOW BACK STRAIN.
EMPLOYEE SAYS SHE STRAINED HER LOWER BACK LIFTING AND PULLING TUBING THROUGH THE VENTILATION CURTAIN. SHE IS CURRENTLY ON RESTRICTED DUTY.
AS CABLE WAS BEING LIFTED THROUGH KENNEDY STOPPING, EMPLOYEE WAS PLACING CANOFLEX UNDER IT AND GOT HIS FINGERS PINCHED BETWEEN THE CABLE AND ANGLE IRON ON THE STOPPING. THE INDEX AND MIDDLE FI NGER OF HIS LEFT HAND WERE CUT REQUIRING 3 STITCHES.
TASKED WITH BUILDING CRIBS EMPLOYEE WAS PICKING UP BASES FROM THE BUCKET OF THE #5 WAGNER AS HE STEPPED OFF THE BUCKET HOLDING ONE BASE IN HIS HAND HE STRAINED HIS LOW BACK
A CHUNK OF COAL BLEW FROM THE FACE AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT ELBOW. THE ELBOW WAS BRUISED AND SWOLLEN AND EMPLOYEE WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY FOR TWO DAYS.
EE WAS SWITCHING SEATS IN THE SHUTTLE CAR WITHOUT SETTING THE BRAKE. DUE TO HIS QUICK MOVEMENTS AND HITTING A SMALL BOX IN THE CAB, HE TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE. HE WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY F OR SIX DAYS WHILE THE SWELLING SUBSIDED.
EMPLOYEE STATES WHILE HE HAD HIS HAND ON THE CABLE TRAY, A LUMP OF COAL FELL AND PINCHED HIS HAND AGAINST THE CABLE TRAY. THE LITTLE FINGER OF THE RIGHT HAND WAS BROKE AND REQUIRED CASTING
EMPLOYEE ADVISED HE SLIPPED ON AN ICY SURFACE WHILE REACHING TO WELD ON A PIPE FLANGE. HE STATES HE DID NOT FALL, BUT HIS LEFT LEG WENT OUT SIDEWAYS CAUSING PAIN IN THE LEFT GROIN AREA. EMPLOY EE CONTINUED TO WORK, BUT WAS ADVISED BY HIS PHYSICIAN ON 3-31-94 HE SHOULD CONSIDER AN OPERATIVE PROCEDURE. INCIDENT BECAME A LOST TIME ACCIDENT ON 4-4-94.
EMPLOYEE STATES WHILE CHANGING OUT A LIGHT BULB, THE BULB BROKE & HE CUT HIS LEFT INDEX FINGE. THE CUT REQUIRED 5 STITCHES. 3
EMPLOYEE STATES AS HE WAS CRAWLING OUT OF THE BACK OF A PICKUP, HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK & RIGHTLEG. HE HAS NOT BEEN RELEASED FROM WORK AT THIS TIME.
EMPLOYEE STATES WHILE LIFTING THE HOSE TO PUT GAS IN THE D9L CAT. HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK. HE MISSED ONE DAY FROM WORK, 5/28/93.
EMPLOYEE STATES HE AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WERE ADVANCING THE VENT TUBE. EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING UP TUBING WHILE OTHER EMPLOYEE WAS PUSHING THE SLIDER BACK INTO THE TUBING. A STRAP HOLDING THE TUB ING BROKE AND THE TUBING FELLS TRIKING EMPLOYEE ON THE HEAD. JAMMING HIS NECK.
EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS USING A BAR TO REMOVE A CAM ON THE SECONDARY SAMPLER BAR SLIPPED PROPELLING RT RING FINGER INTO TOP OF CHUTE SPLITTING THE TIP OF THE FINGER OPEN CUT REQUIRED FOUR STITC HES
EMPLOYEE WAS STOCKING 5-GAL CANS OF TANNER GAS. UPON COMPLETION HE NOTICED THE REPETITIOUS MOTION CAUSED NUMBNESS IN TWO FINGERS AND THUMB OF HIS RIGHT HAND. HE CONTINUED TO WORK; HOWEVER, HE SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION ON 3-18-93 AND WAS PLACED ON LIGHT DUTY WORK ON MONDAY 3-22-93.
EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS HELPING TO REGULATE AIR AT THE FAN BY DROPPING A PIECE OF BELTING. A HOOK HOLDING THE BELTING CAUGHT HIS HAND AT THE WRIST AND HE RECEIVED A CUT WHICH REQUIRED 21 STITCH ES.
EE STATES HE WAS REMOVING SOME MATS FROM THE MAT HANDLER. THEY WERE STUCK, AND WHEN HE PULLED ON THE MATS TO REMOVE THEM, HE STRAINED HIS RIGHT ELBOW.
EMPL HOLDING CABLE IN LEFT HAND CUTTING INSULATION AWAY FROM CONDUCTORS IN THE CABLE. KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT LEFT PALM. THE CUT REQUIRED 7 STITCHES.
ON 10-15-92 EMPLOYEE REPORTED THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO WORK DUE TO AN ABDOMINAL HERNIA.NO ACCIDENT OR INJURY REPORTED,AND THE CLAIM WAS PROCESSED UNDER SHORT TERM DISABILITY UNTIL A COURT ORDER D ATED 09-13-93 AWARDED THE CLAIM COMPENSABLE.
COAL BURST FROM FACE AND HIT EMPL IN LEFT JAW.RECEIVED A CUT WHICH REQUIRED 4 STITCHES AND A CRACKED LEFT JAWBONE.
EE STATED WHILE PULLING SHIELDS OVER SHEARER ON LONGWALL, HE REMOVED HIS EAR PROTECTION TO COMMUNICATE WITH CO WORKER. COAL BURST FROM THE FACE AND CUT HIS LEFT EAR. THE CUT REQUIRED SEVEN STI TCHES.
EMPLOYEE HAD ALREADY WALKED THE 300 YARDS DOWN TO THE WILLIAMS FORK RIVER SAMPLING SITE;HE HAD COLLECTED THE SAMPLES AND COMPLETED THE MONITORING AND CLIMBED THE STEEP EMBANKMENT.HE THEN SLIPP ED ON A MUDDY ROCK,FELL AND TWISTED HIS KNEE WITH HIS WEIGHT LANDING ON THE SIDE OF THE KNEE.HE SAID HE FELL APPROX 6 FT.THE PHYSICIAN SAID INJURED HAD A SPRAINED KNEE WITH POSSIBLE LIGAMENT
SHIELD LOWERED 3 FT HEAD STRUCK IT IMPACT CRUSHED HAT AGAINST GLASSES BROKE NOSE
BECAUSE OF THE CANCELLATION OF A SCHEDULED COAL SHIPMENT, HEATED COAL WAS ALLOWED TO REMAIN IN THE SILO OVER THE LONG WEEKEND. AFTER THE TRAIN WAS LOADED EARLY IN THE MORNING, THE REMAINING SE VERAL HUNDRED TONS WERE REMOVED FROM THE SILO. AS THE FIRST PORTIONS HIT THE OPEN AIR, THEY WOULD IGNITE. THE HOT COAL WAS TRUCKED BACK TO THE STOCK PILE, SPREAD OUT AND COMPRESSED.