Big Mountain Preparation PlantCoal

Unplanned fire

Employee was walking between the No. 1 Refuse Vibrator and the No. 1 Clean Coal D & R Vibrator and tripped either on a make-up water line or insulating mat. He extended his right arm and hand and grabbed a support beam to keep from falling, which resulted in pain in his right upper arm.

Employee was installing lift cylinder on D10 Dozer. While trying to roll over cylinder caught finger between cylinder & block on ground cutting & fracturing finger.

Mud & oil on boots.

Occupational pneumoconiosis. Diagnosis made 7/17/09, received by company 8/4/09.

EE stated he was using a round steel bar approx 6' long and weighing about 10 lbs to dislodge a piece of slate that was lodged in the raw coal chute going to the #1 heavy media vessel. While the EE was pushing on the bar to break the material loose, he felt pain in his right shoulder.

EE stated that while installing a new ceramic pulping column, he was doing a lot of lifting and pulling while installing the ceramic pulping column. EE stated that he felt pain in his groin area and a knot appeared in this area. **EE did not start missing work as a result of this injury until 9/5/06**

The employee stated that he was using a scrapper tool to clean spillage off of the pans below the top belt. He struck a bottom return belt roller whith the scrapper in an attempt to remove some build-up when the scrapper caught between the roller and the moving belt, causing the tool to turn sharply in his hand and tearing his glove and skin on his right thumb.

EE WAS SPREADING STRAW ON A BERM. COWORKER ROLLED A BALE OF STRAW TOWARDS EE. EE REACHED OUT TO CATCH AND STOP THE BALE AND HPEREXTENDED HIS LEFT ARM, FELT AND HEARD SOMETHING SNAP OR TEAR IN LEFT ARM ABOVE THE ELBOW.

ALLEGED OCCUPATIONAL HEARING LOSS

ALLEGED OCCUPATIONAL PNEUMOCONIOSIS.

ALLEGED OCCUPATIONAL PNEUMOCONIOSIS.

ALLEGED OCCUATIONAL PNEUMOCONIOSIS.

ALLEGED OCCUPATIONAL HEARING LOSS.

EE STATED THAT HE STOOD ON THE MOTOR BASE OF THE NO.1 GLAND WATER PUMP. THAT IS APPROX. 10 INCH OFF THE FLOOR. IN ORDER TO TIGHTEN A PIPE FITTING OF THE FREST WATER LINE FOR THE NO. 2 GLAND WA TER PUMP, THAT WAS LEAKING. EE STATED THAT AFTERTIGHTENING THE FITTING HE TURNED HIS RIGHT ANKLE WHEN HE STEPPED DOWN FROM THE MOTOR BASE ONTO METAL GRADING ON THE PLANT FLOOR.

EE STATED THAT HE WAS DESCENDING THE FIXED LADDER NEXT TO THE NO.3 DESLIME VIBRATOR, WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF A RUNG OF THE LADDER, CAUSING HIMTO FALL APPROX 42 INCHES TO THE CONCRETE FLOOR OF THE PREP PLANT, AND LANDING ON HIS BACK. HE COMPLAINED OF PAIN TO HIS BACK AND NUMBNESS IN THE RIGHT FOOT.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK WHILE LIFTING A PIECE OF METAL TO PLACE IT ON THE FORKS OF THE BOBCAT TO PLACE THE METAL ON THE METAL RACK.

EE WAS OPERATING THE M318 CATERPILLAR RUBBER TIRED EXCAVATOR, LOADING MATERIAL FROM THE NO. 1 SUMP INTO A M45 MACK TRUCK OPERATED BY OTHER WHEN HE HAD FINISHED LOADING THE TRUCK, HE TRAMMED TH EXCAVATOR TO THE PARKING LOT OF THE TRUCK SHOP AND SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE OF THE EXCAVATOR. HE STOOD UP IN THE CAB AND APPEARED TO COLLAPSE, FALLING OUT OF THE CAB COMPARTMENT OF THE EXCAVATOR

EE STATED THAT HE HAD REMOVED A CRIB BLOCK FROM THE REFUSE AREA AND WAS CARRYING IT TO HIS TRUCKWHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON SOME SCALPER ROCK CAUSING HIM TO FALL TWISTING HIS BACK.

ALLEGED HEARING LOSS.

EE WAS PULLING ON FEED CHUTE ON 2ND FLOOR AND SPRAINED HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS DRIVING SLATE TRUCK WHEN HE HIT A ROLL IN ROADWAY CAUSING HIM TO BOUNCE IN HIS SEAT AND HE HIT HIS HEAD AGAINST THE CAB OF THE TRUCK.

EE STATED THAT WHEN HE WAS PUSHING A SIEVE SCREEN HOLDER BACK INTO PLACE, HE FELT PAIN ON TOP OF HIS RIGHT SHOULDER AND DOWN HIS RIGHT ARM. EE HAS EXPERIENCED THE SAME SYMPTOMS WHILE PERFORM T HE SAME TASK IN THE PAST. NOTE:(THIS OCCURRENCE IS BEING REPORTED AS AN OCCUPATIONAL INJURY AT THIS TIME, PENDING ADDITIONAL MEDICAL INFORMATION.)

ALLEDGED HEARING LOSS. FIRST CLAIM FILED. RECEIVED MEDICAL APRIL 12, 2001.

EE, EMPLOYEE OF ALLIED SECURITY INC. SUFFERED AN APPARENT HEART ATTACK AND WAS FOUND BY A FELLOW EE IN THE GUARD BUILDING AT THE #2 GATE OF PINE RIDGE COAL CO. AT APPROXIMATELY 0730 ON 4-2-01.

EE STATED THAT AS HE REACHED TO PICK UP ONE END OF A 4""X10""PIPE THAT HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LEFT ARM &SHOULDER. (MEDICAL INFORMATION IS INCOMPLETE AT THIS TIME & FURTHER MEDICAL TESTING HAS B EEN SCHEDULED TO DETERMINE THE DIAGNOSIS. BECAUSE THIS EE HAS HISTORY OF CHRONIC BACK PROBLEMS INCLUDING BACK SURGERY & BYPASS SURGERY OF THE CAROTIOD ARTERY THIS OCCURRANCE IS BEING REOPENED

INJ WAS USING A 16 LB HAMMER TO REMOVE A KING PION THE NO. 54 MACK TRUCK. HE STATED HE FELT PAININ HIS UPPER BACK ON RIGHT SIDE. NOTE: LOST TIMEAS A RESULT OF THIS INCIDENT DID NOT BEGIN UNTIL 1/22/01 Y

ALLEDGED PNEUMOCONIOSIS.

ALLEDGED HEARING LOSS.

ALLEGED HEARING LOSS

EMPLOYEE STATED AFTER CHECKING WATER AND OIL UNDER HOOD OF TRUCK, JUMPED OFF BUMPER TO GROUND, FALLING AND CAUSING INJURY TO RIGHT KNEE.

ALLEDGED HEARING LOSS.

ALLEDGED OCCUPATIONAL PNEUMOCONIOSIS.

ALLEDGED HEARING LOSS.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT THE SPPEDREDUCER FOR #2 BELT HAD BEEN REMOVED AND LOADED ON A HAND CART. HE WAS PUSHING ON THE CART AND THE CART STOPPED SUDDENLY AND HE STRUCK HIS LEFT KNEE AGAINST THE M OTOR BRACKET THAT WAS ATTACHED TO THE SPEED REDUCER.

ALLEGED HEARING LOSS: (NOTE: RECEIVED MEDICAL INFORMATION ON 4-27-00)

MECHANIC BENT OVER TO PICKUP A 1200 X 24 TIRE AND STRAINED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.

ALLEGED OCCUPATIONAL PNEUMOCONIOSIS, RECEIVED NOTIFICATION 3-10-00.

ALLEGED OCCUPATIONAL PNEUMOCONIOSIS, RECEIVED NOTIFICATION 3-10-00.

EE STATED THAT WHILE CLEANING THE OPERATOR FLOOR WITH A WATER HOSE HE STEPPED BACKWARD AND STEPPED ON THE WATER HOSE TURNING HIS RIGHT ANKLE AND FELL TO THE FLOOR CATCHING HIMSELF WITH HIS HAN DS.