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HE WAS CROSSING A RAILROAD TRACK WHEN RACE FORK COAL CORP. WAS PUSHING CARS DOWN THE TRACK. IT WAS PITCH DARK, NO LIGHTS WERE ON THE CARS OR THEIR WERE NO SIGNS TO TELL YOU TO WATCH. THEY HIT THE TRUCK AND PUSHED IT DOWN THE TRACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS AT A CONTRACT MINE, WHEN HE BENT OVER TO PICK UP A PIECE OF WOOD, A SHARP PAIN OCCURRED IN HIS LOWER BACK
EMPLOYEE JUMPED FROM THE COAL LAB PORCH TWISTING HIS RIGHT FOOT OVER RESULTING A SPRAIN TO RIGHT ANKLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING COAL FROMTAHE #3 SILO GRATES. HIS FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING THE EMPLOYEE TO LOOSE HIS BALANCE; WHILE TRYING TO REGAIN HIS BALANCE WITH HIS OTHER FOOT, HE FELL STRADDLING THE G RATES & LANDING ON HIS BUTTOCKS RESULTING IN A BROKEN TAILBONE & A SCRAPED RIGHT LEG.
EE WAS CHANGING A SCREEN IN A CLEAN COAL DRYER, WHILE PUTTING THE WEAR PLATE BACK INTO POSITION IT DROPPED ON BOTH ANKLES OF THE EE. THIS RESULTED IN A BRUISED RIGHT ANKLE AND A SWOLLEN, BRUIS ED, AND SCRAPED LEFT ANKLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON A DOWNED POWER LINE AND WAS IN THE BUCKET OF THE BUCKET TRUCK RE-SAGGING A NEUTRAL ELECTRICAL WIRE WITH A COME-ALONG. THE WIRE BECAME LOOSE CAUSING A WHIPPING EFFECT ON THE WIRE, RESULTING IN THE WIRE JERKING HIS LEFT ARM BACKWARD, RESULTING IN PAIN IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER, ARM AND NECK.
EMPLOYEE WAS SORKING TO BUILD A RETAINING WALL & WHILE DRIVING 8 INCH SPIKES OR NAILS INTO TIMBER EMPLOYEE STRUCK LEFT HAND WITH SLEDGE HAMMER. THE RESULT WAS A BROKEN LEFT INDEX FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS BENDING OVER TO PICK UP SAMPLE BAGS OF COAL WHEN EMPLOYEE FELT PAIN IN THE MIDDLE OF HIS LOWER BACK & COULD NOT STRAIGHTEN UP FOR A BRIEF P0ERIOD, RESULTING IN STRAINED & PULLED M USCLES IN BACK.
EMPLOYEE ALLEGEDLY JUMPED FROM SCALES AND PULLED THE MUSCLES IN HER NECK AND BACK.
EMPLOYEE'S BACK INJURY IS A REOCCURRENCE OF AN INJURY THAT OCCURRED ON 11-7-90 FROM LIFTING. THE 1990 INJURY HAS RESULTED IN LUMBAR DISC SYNDROME OF L-1 AND L-2. NO NEW ACCIDENT OR INCIDENT OC CURRED ON THIS DATE OF 9/14/92. RULED NOT COMPENSABLE BY VIRGINIA WORKER'S COMPENSATION COMMISSION.
EMPLOYEE WAS TURNING THE #1 CLEAN COAL SIEVE SCREEN WHEN HIS RIGHT HAND BECAME CAUGHT BETWEEN THE SCREEN FRAME AND THE SIEVE BOX SUPPORT STRUCTURE.THIS RESULTED IN A LACERATION TO THE FOREFING ER AND JOINT WHERE FOREFINGER JOINS THE PALM OF RIGHT HAND.
FIXING HOSE SUDDEN RUSH OF AIR CAME FROM HOSE FRIGHTENED EMP STEPPED BACK FELL FROM DOZER ON PUSH BEAM
EMPL ALLEGED THAT WHILE DRIVING ROCK TRUCK HE WAS SHAKEN AROUND IN DRIVER'S SEAT CAUSING BACK TO HURT.
EMPL AFTER PERIOD OF TIME USING HANDS,WRIST AND ARMS ALL DAY HAS DEVELOPED PAIN IN BOTH HANDS WRISTS AND ARMS.EMPL USES A COMPUTERIZED WEIGH SCALE SYSTEM TYPING IN INFORMATION FOR WEIGH TICKET S,SEPARATES TICKETS AND THEN DROPS THEM THROUGH A PIPE TO THE TRUCK DRIVER.
EE STATED THAT WHILE HE WAS BEATING ROCK AT THE SILOS THAT A SMALL PIECE OF ROCK FLEW OFF AND STRUCK HIM IN HIS RIGHT EYE.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT WHILE HE WAS BUSTING ROCK AT THE SILOS WITH A 12 LB HAMMER, THAT THE HAMMER GLANCED OFF THE ROCK CAUSING THE HAMMER TO TWIST EMPLOYEE'S ARM AND HURTING HIS RIGHT SHOULDER. EMPLOYEE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING ANOTHER EMPLOYEE SERVICE A CAT 773-B ROCK TRUCK. EMPLOYEE STATED HE REACHE DOVER TO HELP MOVE HALF OF A 55 GALLONG OIL DRUM. OIL DRUM HAD BEEN CUT IN HALF. WHEN HE FEL T A CRUNCH IN THE CNETER OF HIS LOWER BACK. THIS AS RESULTED IN A POSSIBLE PINCHED NERVE.
EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING A HYDROSEEDER ONTO A ROLLBACK STRIKING HIS BACK AGAINST MUFFLER, TEARING A MOLE HALF WAY OFF ON THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLOSING RAILROAD CAR DOORS USING A METAL BAR TO GET A HOLD OF THE DOOR HANDLES THE BAR SLIPPED CAUSING THE EMPLOYEE TO FALL BACKWARDS ON THE GROUND WHICH CAUSED SPRAINS & BRUISES TO THE RT SIDE & BACK OF NECK & TO THE LOWER BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON THE FEEDER OF A HEAVY MEDIA TANK. HE WAS POSITIONED BETWEEN TWO HEAVY MEDIA TANKS, HIS FOOT SLIPPED. AS EMPLOYEE BEGAN TO FALL HE CAUGHT HIMSELF ON THE TANK WITH HIS RI GHT ELBOW. RESULTING IN A FRACTURED ELBOW.
EMPL CHIPPING RUST FROM COAL VIBRATOR GETTING SURFACE READY TO BE PAINTED.SMALL PIECE OF RUST FLEW UNDER SAFETY GLASSES INTO RIGHT EYE.WENT TO DR 2-11 DUE TO INFECTION HIS EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING THE BREAK ON A RAILROAD CAR AND STRAINED HIS RIGHT ELBOW.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING A PIPE WHILE DOING MAINTENANCE WORK WHEN A SMALL PIECE OF RUST FROM THE PIPE BLEW INTO EMPLOYEE'S LEFT EYE.
UNLOADING AND CARRYING BUCKETS OF OIL HURT BACK R LEG AND FT NUMB
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A DOZER WHEN DUST BLEW INTO HIS EYE. (LEFT)
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A DOZER WHILE DOING SOME COAL EXPLORATION WORK WHEN A TREE LIMB CAME IN THE SIDE OF THE DOZER CAB AND STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE IN LEFT EYE.
CHANGING GEAR ON HOIST CUT LITTLE FINGER
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING SKIRT RUBBER FOR SILO BELT THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT EMPLOYEE'S LEFT HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A RIGHT-OF-WAY FOR APOWERLINE NEAR THE PREPARATION PLANT RAW COAL SILOS WHENA YELLOW JACKET'S NEST WAS DISTURBED.EMPLOYEE WAS STUNG ON HIS UPPER LIP.
WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO CUT RIGHT OF WAY FOR A POWERLINE UNDER THE OVERLAND BELT AT THE PREPARATION PLANT A NEST OF YELLOW JAQCKETS WERE DISTURBED STINGING EMPLOYEE NEAR RIGHT EYE.
EMPL HELPING CUT RIGHT-OF-WAY FOR POWERLINE UNDER OVERLAND BELT AT PREP PLANT DISTURBED NEST OF YELLOW JACKETS.EMPL STUNG 16 TIMES ON ARMS,LEG,FOOT BACK & HEAD.TRYING TO GET AWAY FROM BEES,EMP L HIT FOREHEAD ON BENT STRUCTURE CAUSING PAIN IN NECK.
LIFTING HALF BARREL OF COAL, ON TRUCK LOWER BACK PAIN
EMPL WAS DROPPING OUT RAILROAD CARS AT LOADOUT FACILITY. WHILE TIGHTENING BRAKE ON CARS EMPL PULLED MUSCLE IN LOWER BACK ON LEFT SIDE. EMPL DID NOT GO TO DR UNTIL MONDAY 7/17 THIS WAS ALSO FIR ST DAY HE MISSED WORK.
EMPLOYEE PULLED RAILROAD CARS DOWN THE RAILROAD TRACK WITH AN ENDLOADER.AFTER DOING SO,EMPLOYEE GOT OUT OF ENDLOADER AND LOOSENED CHAIN,HE THEN TURNED AROUND AND HIT THE CORNER EDGE OF THE END LOADER BUCKET RESULTING IN ONE BROKEN RIB ON EMPLOYEES LEFT SIDE.
WHILE DRINING A SOFT DRINK EE SWALLOWED A BEE AND WAS STUNG IN THE INSIDE OF THROAT ON THE LEFT SIDE.
EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS CLIMBING UP THE LADDER ON A RAILROAD CAR TO DROP IT DOWN THE TRACK WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE STEP, HE BEGAN TO FALL WHEN HIS FOOT CAUGHT ON ONE OF THE STEPS.