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GPF-EMPLOYEE FILED FOR OCCUPATIONAL PNEUMOCONIOSIS BENEFITS ON 07-21-97 AND APPLICATION WAS ACCEPTED 12-16-97 AND APPROVED-HE WILL BE REFERRED TO THE OCCUPATIONAL PNEUMOCONIOSIS BOARD TO DETER MINE DEGREE OF CONDITION AND IMPAIRMENT.04-18-98NO AWARD GRANTED-CLAIMANT HAD BEEN COMPENSATED IN PREVIOUS CLAIM FOR NO MORE THAN 5% IMPAIRMENT ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE DISEASE.

GPF-EMPLOYEE'S APPLICATION FOR NOISE INDICED HEARING LOSS WAS APPROVED 08-20-97.TEMPORARY TOTAL DISABILITY BENEFITS WERE DENIED BUT PERMANENT PARTIAL DISABILITY BENEFITS MAY BE CONSIDERED. CLA IMANT WAS AUTHORIZED FOR EVALUATION,FITTING, ANDPURCHASE OF BINAURAL HEARING AIDS. CLAIMANT PROTESTED BUT THEN WITHDREW PROTEST 09-24-97.

VICTIM STATED HE WAS INSTALLING A BOLT IN ROOF WHEN LONG THICK PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM ROOF SLID DOWN THE ATRS ROPE AND HIT HIM ON THE TOP AND FRONT OF HIS SHOULDER AND ONE SMALL PIECE HIT HIM ON THE SHOULDER FROM BEHIND CAUSING PAIN AND TINGLING AND POPPING IN HIS SHOULDER.

THE VICTIM STATED THAT HE WAS LIFTING A BUCKET OF PLASTER AND PULLED SOMETHING IN LEFT HIP.

VICTIM WAS BENT OVER RIDGE RAIL WELDING CROSSMEMBERS ON. LOOSE PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN 2 BOLTS AND RIB ONTO HIS BACK PINNING HIM ON TOP OF THE RAIL, CUTTING OFF HIS AIR SUPPLY AND INJU RING HIS BACK.

COAL RIB ROLLED OFF AND HIT MAN ON FOOT.

PERSON HAD THE RIB COAL ROLL OUT ON HIM. HIT HIM ON LEG AND HIP.

GPF-ON 04-08-97 APPLICATION WAS APPROVED 10-21-97.OCCUPATIONAL PNEUMOCONIOSIS BOARD GRANTED A 10% AWARD. 01-29-98 EMPLOYEE AWARD. NO FURTHER CORRESPONDENCE.

WHILE OPERATING MINER A PART OF RIB COAL & MIX PART ROCK ON CORNER OF RIB BROKE OFF AND HIT OPERATOR PUSHING HIM OVER ON HIS SIDE AND LANDING ON HIS LEG & ANKLE.

GPF-APPLICATION FOR BENEFITS WAS APPROVED BUT EMPLOYEE WAS ONLY ELIGIBLE FOR NECESSARY MEDICAL TREATMENT AND EXPENSES SINCE HE WAS DISABLED FROM WORKING LESS THAN 4 DAYS.

THE INTERSECTION IN #3 ENTRY OUTBY SPAD#727 FELLAPPROX 48" THICK, 18' W, 25' L-NO INJURIES OR EQUIP WAS INVOLVED-THE FALL WAS TIMBERED OFF AT ALL POINTS OF ENTRY & FLAGGED TO PREVENT ENTRY O F PEOPLE. THIS ENTRY IS NOT A NEEDED TRAVEL WAY AND THE FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP. APPROX 90' OUTBY SPAD 727

PULLING DRAWROCK WITH SLATE BAR, SLATE BAR CUT RIGHT HAND.

EE WAS BOLTING TOP AND WHEN HE LET DOWN THE CANOPY TO REPOSITION THE MACHINE A PIECE 8 ROCK FALL AND STRUCK HIM ACROSS THE TOP OF HIS LEFT HAND CAUSING SWELLING AND BRUISES.

GOT OUT OF DECK OF SHUTTLE CAR WENT TO TURN AROUND SAID HE GELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK AND IN RIGHT LEG. TRIED TO WALK IT OFF FOR AWILE AND THEN ASKED FOR A RIDE OUTSIDE.

THE EMPLOYEE PLACED HIMSELF ON TOP OF THE FEEDER AND THEN PUSHED THE CONTROL LEVERS TO LOWER THE FEEDER AND THE FEEDER BUMPED UPWARD HITTING HIM IN THE CHEST AREA AND THE ROOF OF THE MINE SLIG HTLY CAUSING HIM TO BE BRUISED AND HAVE SLIGHT CHEST PAINS.

HIGHWALL ROLLED OFF ON CANOPY CRUSHING VICTIM.

THE SHUTTLE CAR HAD NOT BEEN PROPERLY CRIBBED TO PREVENT FROM FALLING. A FRACTURE TO THE LEFT ANKLE AND A FRACTURE TO HIS PELVIS.

OPERATING CM SLUD OF ROCK 53"X40" FELL OUT OF TOP BETWEEN LAST ROW OF BOLTS AND RIB.

KNEE ON ROOF BOLT PLATE.

COAL FALL FROM TOP PIECES GOT IN LEFT EYE.

PULLING PILLARS- SETTING TIMBER- WHEN TOP STARTED TO FALL. HE STARTED TO RUN AND TRIP AND FELL HITTIGN ON LEFT SHOULDER.

MINER WAS GETTING 3 LIFT OUT OF RIGHT BLOCK #2 ENTRY #8 BLOCK. WHEN LIFT WENT THROUGH SLIP MEASURING 30"-48" FELL ON MINER 18' LONG. FEDERAL INSPECTOR WAS MAKING GENERAL CHECK OF AREA. NO VIOL ATIONS WERE WRITTEN. AREA CHECKED OK.

LIFTED TIMBER AND STRAINED BACK.

TWISTED LEFT KNEE TRYING TO PULL MINER CABLE.

LOADING TRUNION IN SCOOP BUCKE SAID HURT LOWER BACK.

MAN WAS PULLING CABLE BACK ON PILELR LINE.

THE VICTIM WAS CUTTING BOLTS OUT FO WHEEL UNIT LETTING WHEEL UNIT FALL ON HIS FOOT BREAKING TOE ON RIGHT FOOT.

PUTTING RAILS TOGETHER ON BELT MOVE PIECE OF METAL CAME OFF PIN THAT HOLDS RAIL TO BOTTOM STANDWENT IN RIGHT INDEX FINGER.

PULLING ON RATCHET WHEN RATCHET SLIPPED & HIT ELBOW.

STEPPED OFF STACKER BELT, TURNED RIGHT KNEE.

HE HAD BACK TO FLY PADS TAKING CENTER - SCOOP CAME THROUGH FLIES AND SCOOP BUCKET WENT OVER TOP OF HIM.

ROCK FALL BETWEEN BOLTS HITTING HIM ON HEAD AND NECK.

HE WAS HOLDING STRAP FOR CONV. CHAIN ON 14/12 MINE TRYPING TO GET CHAIN BACK TOGETHER. GUY HIT STRAP WITH 16# SLEDGE HAMME HITTING EE ON RIGHT HAND INJURING FIRST KNUCKLE.

METAL FOR BACKSTOP FOR #2 TAILPIECE HE WAS HOLDING FELL PINNING HIM BETWEEN BELT AND METAL.

REMOVING STRUCTURE FROM OLD BELT LINE--THREW PIECE OF STRUCTURE ON TOP OF ANOTHER. METAL CHIPS FLEW IN EYE.

JAM HOOD IN TOP WHILE OPER HAULER

MINER OPERATOR WAS OPERATING MINER WITH REMOTE BOX WHEN PIECE OF ROCK FELL & STRUCK OP.ON TOP OF RT HAND MAKING IT CUT ON HAND ROCK WAS 24IN LONG 17IN WIDE

HE WAS BOLTING TOP #1 ENTRY. PUTTING UP LAST ROW OF BOLTS WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK ROLLED OUT OF FACE 12' LONG - 27" WIDE- 18" THICK STRUCK HIM IN BACK AND KNOCKED HIM TO BOTTOM. HE WASN'T TRAPPED BY THE ROCK.

RIB ROCK WAS PUSHED UP IN DECK WITH OPERATOR STRICKING HIM ON LEFT ARM

INSPECTOR CLIMBED UP STEPS TO CHECK END LOADER AFTER CHECKING LOADER HE TURNED TO COME DOWN & SLIPPED HE FELL AND HIT HIS HIP AND BACK.

NO ACTUAL ACCIDENT CONTRIBUTED TO INJURY HE SAID HE COULDN'T THINK OF HOW HE HURT HIMSELF, BUT THAT WHILE LIFTING BELT STRUCTURE HE WAS HURTING. LATER HE FOUND HE HAD A HERNIA.

EMPLOYEE CALLED IN & REPORTED HE WAS HAVING MUSCLE SPASUMS & WOULD BE OFF A FEW DAYS. HE THEN LATER WENT TO DOCTOR & SAID HE WAS HURT ON THE JOB.

EE AND OTHER WERE HORSEPLAY ON SECTION OTHER THREW EE ON BOTTOM HURTING HIS SHOULDER.