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A co-worker observed EE's 2022 Chevrolet 2500 truck had traveled over a berm and came to a stop on Coal Fork Road. The co-worker found EE in the driver's seat. EE was unresponsive and had no pulse. Co-worker began CPR. EE was transported via ambulance to Charleston Memorial Hospital and pronounced dead at 9:30am.

Employee was installing PTO driveline when it fell down striking the employee in EE's mouth area resulting in a chipped right front tooth.

Employee stated they stepped out of the cab of a D10T dozer. Employee stated they stepped out onto the right-side top deck were the door swings open. Employee stated when they stepped out onto the deck they slipped and fell to the ground. Employee went to the ER the next morning and was diagnosed with a split tibia.

Employee stated they were installing an exhaust on a D10 dozer. Employee stated while looking up to watch what they were doing they felt some debris fall down on their sleeves, forehead and neck. Employee stated they felt discomfort in right eye when they got home to wash their face. Employee did seek medical treatment. Prescribed eye drops.

Employee was using a sledgehammer to pound a hard bar pin out from a dozer roller frame. A piece of metal broke off from the hard bar pin and then struck the employee over EE's right eyebrow. Employee had the metal removed 37 working days after incident occurred. Employee received 6 sutures. 6 sutures

Employee slipped and tripped in wet muddy conditions. Employee grabbed hold of a chain to catch their fall. Employee's left bicep tendon was injured. Employee had surgery to repair the left bicep tendon.

Employee stated EE lifted up EE's welding hood and slid EE's safety glasses down EE's nose towards the tip. Employee stated EE wiped sweat off EE's forehead with EE's welding glove. Employee stated EE started to work again when EE's right eye started to have discomfort. Employee had been welding and grinding on a dozer blade.

Employee was installing a 988 torque and was standing on the mounts for the Transmission installing the mount bolts when EE slipped and fell on EE's Stomach. NOTE: Employee didn't have time missed until 7/8/2024. EE had surgery on 7/8/2024 to repair a hernia.

Employee who is a welder stated they started feeling discomfort in right eye after work. Employee stated they started to have the same discomfort during the next workday and wanted to report it to mine management. Employee did seek further medical attention. Employee was diagnosed with Ultraviolet Keratitis. Employee was prescribed eye drops.

Employee was closing a door that was used to check oil on a 777F rock truck. The door slipped out of the employee's left hand and closed striking the employee's right hand. Resulted in a laceration between the middle and ring finger. Employee was stitch up with 4 sutures.

Employee was dismounting a rock truck. Employee stated they looked over at another piece of equipment for their lunch box and missed a step losing balance. Resulted in the employee falling to the ground and injuring right ankle/shin.

Employee was diagnosed with Occupational Pneumoconiosis. Employee has not been with this company since 10/31/2017.

EMPLOYEE HAD LEFT THEIR POST AND WAS HEADING BACK TO SITE TO CHECK AND MAKE SURE SHIFT WAS ENDING AND CAR WENT IN DITCH. EMPLOYEE COMPLAINED OF BACK AND NECK PAIN

Employee states that they were removing a brake caliper from a strut and felt pain down their leg. Employee was seen by a specialist on October 14, 2019 and was diagnosed with a protruding disc. Employee was removed from work for treatment.

Removing tire from truck tire went to fall jumped out of the way landing wrong on foot.

Employee was walking diversion ditch and was climbing onto the berm and slipped and fell on right thumb.

Stepping down from the cab of a D10T, slipped and grabbed the handrail to catch self straining left wrist.

Employee states that ee had bent over and was hooking up a shot lead line and when ee straightened up ee felt a sharp pain and a popping noise in lower back. Employee was examined by physician on May 9, 2017 and was taken off of work.

Employee was driving a fuel/lube truck and noticed smoke and stop to investigate and saw flames. EE exited the truck to safety & notified EE's supervisor of the fire. The truck was a total loss and fire could not be extinguished due to the danger of inflated tires exploding and the fuel that was present.

Employee states that EE was carrying a grease pump that was packaged in a card board box and the box started to slid out of EE's grasp and EE tried to catch the box with their left hand. As EE was driving to pit EE felt pain in their left arm.

Employee states that he was boarding a haul truck and as he pushed off with his right foot he felt popping in his right knee.

Employee was leaning up against the loading bay door way frame and fell backwards, landing on his right side. Employee had a hand held radio fastened to his right side pant waist band. Employee was given first aid and refused transport to a medical facility. He later sought medical treatment and was diagnosed with a fracture.

Received notification that employee was diagnosed with simple pneumoconiosis category s/t, 1/0

While walking to the shot he stepped into a borehole, that had been frozen over with mud, and fell twisting his left knee. As a result he has a mild sprain to his left knee.

Employee states he was checking engine oil in haul truck and as he pulled the dip stick out he lost his balance and fell to the ground He was seen at CAMC ER and was released but later had pain in his buttocks and tingling in his leg. He returned to ER and was removed from work.

Employee noticed a flame from engine compartment and then set off the fire suppression. As he exited the machine the wind blew the dry chemical into his eyes causing him to lose sight of the step and he fell onto the push arm of the of the dozer. This resulted in a hair line fracture of the lower leg.

Employee was reclaiming a high wall in area N. Employee states that he had pushed to a bench and was in the process of turning to go back up the slope when a rock dislodged causing the tractor to slide over the bank onto the machines right side. This resulted in the tractor overturning approximately three times before coming to rest in an upright position. Received 9 sutures.

Employee filed a claim for pneumoconiosis.

Driver enter company property approximately four tents of a mile went unconscious roll back into ditch line vehicle came to stop. Driver was taking medication he was not subscribed for.

Employee stated he and another employee were using air chisels to remove a bearing race from a bearing assembly for the hoist drum on the 495 shovel. In doing so, the chisel tool had a piece of metal chip off and struck the employee in the left leg just below the knee.

A contract mechanic received a laceration to the side of his head while attempting to run the boom on the service truck out. Mechanic toggled the boom swing button and he meant to press the boom extension button. Mechanic was taken to CAMC General ER where he received 4 sutures to close the wound. He returned to work on 12/10/2013.

A fire occurred on the 20520 D10 T Cat Dozer. The fire was extinguished after 35 minutes. No injuries occurred. MSHA was notified of the occurrence.

As employee was walking around truck, his feet slipped on ice and he fell to the ground onto his back.

Employee was pushing the rubber basket in the pre-cleaner housing on a D11R when his left hand slipped and he struck his left wrist on the adjacent bolt.

Service Technician was standing along side his service truck. At a distance of aprox. 30 feet another crew was installing a track on a Hitachi EX600-6, using the prescribed method when a piece of metal flew across the 30 feet and struck the employee in the neck.

Employee stated he twisted his left knee while stepping from truck.

EE was carrying tool tray onto D11R dozer, right elbow popped and started burning.

Employee was handing employee a string of insulators. They slipped out of his hand and hit injured in mouth damaging his 2 front teeth.

EE was removing a bolt that was holding the oil cooler adapter plate. Bolt was extremely tight and he was using both hands. While pulling, felt pain in right elbow.

7.98% Permanent Partial Disability Award for Hearing Loss.

It started snowing fast, employee was going down hill when his truck started sliding. He turned a 180 and turned over on its side. He got out himself.

Employee was walking from his personal vehicle to the rock truck he was going to operate when his feet slipped out from him and he fell landing on his right leg.

Traveling down haulroad in loaded truck, driver thought he was in the wrong gear and got truck out of gear. Driver applied brakes. Truck wouldn't slow down enough to get it in gear. Truck made left hand turn. The truck tipped to the right, the driver over compensated and the truck turned over on left side.

Two employees changing bell crank on a loader. One was striking a bearing with a hammer and two metal fragments hit the other standing to the side. One fragment embedded in the right cheek and had to be removed.

Securing 2 hydraulic pumps to the bed of parts truck with chains and binder. Strained low back.

Employee states he was changing a Western Star tire, he was rolling the tire and it almost fell over; he grabbed hold of it to keep it from hitting the pickup causing him to hurt his back.

Company notified by area hospital that a claim was being filed two (2) days after the alleged incident occurred. Employee returned call on Thursday afternoon and stated that he hurt his back lifting truck hood. ""Report filed under protest.""

Area L Substation exploded and caught fire.

Employee alleges that while reaching out to adjust the truck mirror, he felt pain in abdomen. ""Report filed under protest.""

Employee stated that he was getting out of truck when he missed a step, falling to ground on right shoulder. ""Report filed under protest"".

Occupation Pneumoconiosis - State Disability Award of 10%

While dumping load from truck bed, the bed fell off when raised to full extension of the first jack.

Employee was stepping down from a ledge and his foot went into about 10 inches of mud. While trying to take a step he pulled his knee trying to dislodge his foot. This event was not reported for 3 days.

Re-injured knee (from 11//3/07 incident) while diving under truck to avoid potential fly rock.

Employee was picking up 2 full boxes of Pentex 3/4# boosters when he felt ""it pull in lower abdomen & back"".

Employee was attempting to unclog powder from the hose that was connected to the discharge auger. The hose came off the discharge tube and while trying to avoid the falling tube, he twisted his right knee.

Employee was lifting a full box of Pentex 227 primers out of day box on a truck, when he felt his shoulder blade begin to ""burn"".

Injured employee was dismounting the rear of a grader after checking the engine oil. As he placed his right foot on the ground, his ankle gave out causing him to fall and fracturing the right ankle. The ground surface was smooth where he stepped. He may have stepped down on the side of his foot.

Employee was using a hacksaw to cut a piece of 3/8"" all thread being held by a vise. Employee was using left hand on top of right hand holding the hacksaw. When the saw cut through the all thread, his left hand struck the vise. He continued to work but the hand later swelled. Upon examination, he was found to have a minor fracture to the left hand.

EE stated, while his truck was being loaded, a rock rolled & struck the inside of the bed of his truck & caused a severe jolt to his neck & then when he went to dump the load, felt pain in neck. When he returned to the loader, he contacted his foreman & requested an injury report be filled out; he completed his shift & drove himself home.

Not sure when or how. Employee discovered a metal particle in his left eye the following morning after his shift. He never felt the particle enter the eye. Wind apparently blew the particle in sometime during his shift. Particle had to be removed by his eye physician.

EMPLOYEE STEPPED IN ATF WHILE DOING P M ON RIMPULL WATER TRUCK AND WHEN HE STEPPED UP TO GET IN TRUCK HIS FEET SLIPPED AND HE FELL HITTING ELBOW ON STEP.

EE stated he was changing a tire; as he was lifting the tire, he felt a pain in his side.

Employee was standing on top of truck under powder bin. While holding onto the safety rail, he attempted to push open the door to one of the truck's bins and twisted his knee.

Employee was dismounting a dozer by stepping onto the track, and onto the push arm. As he was stepping from the track to the push arm, his left foot slipped and he tried to catch his fall with his left hand. The hand struck a piece of raised metal installed on the push arm for foot traction.

Employee stated he was traveling uphill when his truck powered out, causing him to drift backwards. He cut toward the bank which caused the trailer to flip onto its side and the tractor vertical.

Injured employee was driving a pin out a bed hoist cylinder on a rock truck with a slate bar. When the pin came out, the bar pinned against the dump bed catching his right middle finger causing a laceration requiring 8 sutures to close.

Employee was drivng truck down mine road. Lost control and jumped from truck. Vehicle rolled over onto side. Employee did not see Dr. until 5-28-07. 3 days restricted duty. Returned to full duty on 6-1-07.

When shutting door on Cat water truck, employee alleges he hit left elbow with door.

10% Occupational Pneumoconiosis Award.

Occupational Pneumoconisis award 10%

A rock slid & struck the inside of the bed. EE had on his seat belt & the belt pulled on the stitches from non-work related hernia repair some 7 weeks earlier. He was taken to hospital for evaluation. Dr saw no significant damage to repair but suggested follow-up with initial Dr. Only time lost was due to wait to see Dr. The back complaint is new. Citation will be contested.

Employee states he was walking the lines on a shot when he stepped on a submerged rock and twsted ankle. Injury broke ankle in two areas.

Employee stated that roads were ice and snow covered. He stated that as he was hauling from pit to cleaning plant. He approached a grader as he was moving through a curve. He stated that as he de-accelerating, the truck started sliding and hit the grader.

Employee was using a torch, cutting off bolts on the cutting edges on a loader, when wind blew metal particles behind his face shield and safety glasses. One piece embedded in the left eye behind the tear duct. E R removed the particle and the employee returned to work to complete his shift.

Injured employee had stopped by the Warehouse prior to the start of his work shift to pick up some ear plugs. As he was walking between his personal vehicle and the Warehouse, he stepped on some ice and fell on the parking lot surface. The fall resulted in a fracture of his left femur bone.

While loading materials in hole there seemed to be a chemical reaction causing black/green smoke to come out from hole.

A barrel was being used as a heat source that was sitting outside a parts trailer. An employee poured diesel fuel onto the fire barrel causing the fire to get out of control and caught the trailer on fire.

A barrel was being used as a heat source that was sitting outside a parts trailer. An employee poured diesel fuel onto the fire barrel causing the fire to get out of control and caught the trailer on fire.

Hearing Loss - 1% PTD

EE slipped on a rock while trying to clear leaves from a pond entrance channel to allow for proper mixing of water with pond treatment chemical. When EE slipped, he grabbed a tree to prevent fall. EE did not fall, but while preventing fall by grabbing tree, he tore tendons and muscle in left arm.

Hearing Loss - 2.53%

Employee was climbing on powder bin, he stepped over Ibeam and twisted knee. Treated at local ER prescribed RX meds and time off work until additional analysis.

Employee stated that while driving up a hill, the truck stalled. The truck then drifted back into a ditch, turning over on its side.

Injured employee was going up a retrievable boarding ladder on an endloader when the ladder gave 4-6 inches causing his left hand to get caught between a handrail and a platform resulting in a laceration requiring sutures.

Employee was walking across drill bench. He stepped on a rock causing his ankle to turn. Taken to the E.R. & treated for a broken bone in his foot & given time away from work. EE will see a bone specialist as soon as an appointment is arranged.

Employee stated that he hit left knee on front bumper of coal truck during pre-shift inspection on 07/10/06, but did not seek medical attention until 08/11/06; the diagnosis code description was ""dermatitis"". There were no witnesses. Employee did not stop work for the alleged injury. The incident/injury is being disputed by management.

Employee was driving truck up hill. Truck started rolling backward and turned over onto it's side. Employee treated at ER - prescribed light duty.

Injured employee was climbing off the roof of the B E 495 shovel when his left knee struck a unistrut clamp causing a laceration to the knee. The laceration required five sutures to close. Employee immediately returned to work after medical treatment.

Employee was shoveling dirt into drill hole. He felt pain in his groin area. Saw doctor on 6/29; given no work restrictions until lab results.

Employee stated that he fell asleep, ran truck in ditch; truck tipped over on side.

EE was climbing down ladder. His foot missed last step, causing him to fall to the ground. EE twisted knee. Saw Dr. on 6/1/06, given off duty, medication and referred to specialist.

While inspecting the truck he fell to the ground, landing on his left hand. Incident occurred on Tuesday, May 30. Sought medical attention on Thursday, June 8.

Alleged injury occurred when employee slipped and fell as he was dismounting the bottom steps of a rock truck. No witnesses, employee found on the ground with his leg draped over a rung of the bottom steps. No physical injuries were observed. Employee complains of back pain. No medical records to date.

Employee stated that he was tightening a bolt with a wrench; the wrench slipped & hit him on the bottom lip.

Occupational Pneumonicosis

He was exiting the truck & step swiveled with him, causing him to slip and straining his left shoulder.

EE was using knife to make cut out. Knife slipped resulting in 16 stitches to EE left forearm.

Employee was welding under the frame of a shovel and a foriegn object struck his eye while chipping slag.

EE stated that truck was climbing the hill. The truck stalled and then the truck rolled backward into the berm and turned over on its side.

EE started that he was cleaning the truck. He accidentally sprayed Armor All into his right eye.

Employee was installing drawer slides in a service truck when he mashed his right hand between drawers. He went to local hopital ER on 2/21/06 after right little finger kept swelling up. He was diagnosed with a fracture of the first digit of the finger. Employee returned to work the same day and has lost no time.

Employee was using hammer to drive block under truck bed. He hit his hand against truck breaking 2 middle fingers. Dr visit on 1-24-06 - restricted to light duty and treated with splint.

Occupational Illness - Hearing Loss - 1% permanent partial disability.

EMPLOYEE ALLEGES AN INJURY AS A RESULT OF A MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT, AFTER THE INCIDENT EE SHOWED NO EMOTIONAL OR PHYSICAL SIGNS OF PAIN OR DISCOMFORT; NOR DID HE REPORT THE INJURY. HE CONTINUED TO WORK FOR (4)HOURS. EE REPORTED AN OFF-THE-JOB INJURY OCCURRING ON OR NEAR 10/25/05, TO HIS BACK & SHOULDER WHEN HE FELL FROM A ROOF. EE WAS ABSENT (4)DAYS DUE TO THIS INJURY.

Employee stated that he was moving a 55 gal drum of oil, the drum slipped from metal surface, smashing his hand betwene the drum and a metal pole.

Foreign object entered eye while chipping weld slag or grinding weld.

Employee was raising the hood on truck #107. He lost his footing and fell backward off of the fender and landed on his right hand breaking his hand or finger.

EE ALLEGES AN INJURY TO HIS BACK WHILE DRIVING A COAL TRUCK. HE STATED TO HIS SUPERVISOR THAT HE HURT HIS BACK WHEN HE HIT A HOLE IN ROADWAY. EXAMINATON FOUND NO HOLE IN THE ROADWAY. EE TOLD OFFICE PERSONNEL THAT HE WAS INJURED IN A MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT AND THAT THE BOUNCING OF THE TRUCK HURT HIM BECAUSE HE WAS SO SORE. KANAWHA TRUCKING DISPUTES THE ALLEGED INCIDENT.

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING BOX FROM FLOOR OF MAGAZINE TO LOAD ONTO TRUCK. HE FELT A POPPING IN HIS BACK BELOW SHOULDER BLADES. SAW ER PHYSICIAN & WAS GIVEN LIGHT DUTY (LIFT NO MORE THAN 10 LBS) UNTIL 9-6-05

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS UNDER A TRUCK ATTEMPTING TH CHECK AN AIR LINE LEAK. HE ASKED THE DRIVER TO START THE TRUCK TO CHECK THE LEAK. DRIVER THEN STARTED THE TRUCK IN GEAR AND IT DRIFTED PINNING EE RIGHT KNEE BETWEEN AIR TANK AND GROUND

Driver stated that the transmission jumped out of 3rd gear, he lost control. Truck turned over onto driver's side.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE CUT HIS RIGHT HAND WHILE MOVING OIL BARRELS.

Employee was using a grinder with a cut off disc polishing a piece of metal when the disc fragmented. Fragments struck the left thumb requiring three sutures and struck the left forearm requiring five sutures

Employee received a 10% permanent disability award for occupational pneumoconiosis.

Employee was installing a bearing on a dozer blade. He attempted to hit a plate and pin over the bearing with a sixteen pound sledgehammer. As he swung the sledgehammer, the hammer struck the top ear of the blade. This caused the handle end of the sledgehammer to bounce back and strike the employee in the left thigh causing a severe contusion.

EE FELT PAIN/SORENESS IN LUMBAR AREA OF BACK AT END OF SHIFT AFTER DRIVING TRUCK FOR TEN HOUR SHIFT

Employee was granted a 1.466% Permanent Hearing Loss Award

Lost control of truck, ran in ditch & turned over. Laceration to right ear. Broke fender, air filter, door & mirror & damaged corner of truck bed.

Injured employee was on third step of six foot step ladder cutting the top pin holding a strut. Bottom pin was removed. When top pin was cut, bottom of strut swung out and hit ladder knocking employee off onto the ground. Strut was secured by a choker attached to a boom on service truck.

After shift, employee discovered metal particle in his right eye. He had been using an air impact wrench while wearing safety glasses with side shields. He did not feel particle enter the eye. He reported to work next day, 7th. An attempt was made to wash particle out without success and he was sent to an eye specialist.

Injured employee was standing behind dozer track as it was being aligned to be installed. The end of the track was elevated. The end of the track fell striking employee on the left leg.

EE WAS CUTTING A TREE WHEN THE TREE BEGAN TO SPLIT. EE TRIED TO ESCAPE TREE BY RUNNING UP THE HILL. HE SLIPPED AND FELL CAUSING HIMSELF TO BE UNDER THE TREE AS IT CAME DOWN BREAKING HIS LEG.

Employee was transporting bed wear strips with a fork lift. Two wear strips fell off. He placed one strip back on the fork lift. He picked the end of second strip up and twisted his back as he was trying to get it onto the fork lift.

EE states reaching into cab fdr, cb other backstead to grab handle and missed fell and landed on my back. the ee was examined x ray any provide to have and discerable injury. ee refeaered for follow up and failed to provide us with any documention sending it as a lost time injury. we continued to question the validity of the incident.

Occupational Hearing Loss - 6.96%

Building rock core for valley fill. Dozer pushing rock to excavator that had catch bench in front. Rock rolled from dozer. Excavator caught rock but rock sheared and half struck excavator. Rock broke windshied and glass struck operator's right shin causing laceration that required nine sutures to close. Employee returned to work next available shift.

During Part 50 Audit MSHA has determined that this injury should have been reported as the employee missed no days but worked two short shifts. Employee driving rock truck and being loaded by shovel was jolted forward in drivers seat when large rock struck the bed. Employee complained of neck pain but did return on his next work shift in his regular job.

EMPLOYEE WAS ENTERING THE CAB OF A CATERPILLAR 988F ENDLOADER. AS HE SAT HIS LUNCH BOX ON THE CAB FLOOR, HIS HARD HAT FELL OFF. HE ATTEMPTED TO CATCH THE HARD HAT WHILE BENDING OVER. HIS MOUTH CONTACTED THE SUPPORT GUARD SURROUNDING THE JOYSTICK CONTROL. THE CONTACT DAMAGED A FRONT TOOTH.

PUNCTURE WOUND, METAL CAME OFF HAMMER AND ENTERED LEFT HAND,.

EE WAS CONDUCTING A PRE-SHIFT EXAM OF THE WATER TRUCK. AS HE WAS ON THE GROUND & WALKING AROUND THE TRUCK, HE SLIPPED & CAUGHT HIMSELF. HE IMMEDIATELY FELT PAIN DOWN HIS RT. LEG. EE REFUSED TO SEEK MEDICAL ATTN. & COMPLETED SHIFT. THE EE WORKED HIS NEXT 2 SCHEDULED SHIFTS. AFTER HE WAS OFF ON SUNDAY, HE CALLED IN ON MONDAY, STATING THAT HIS BACK HAD WORSENED & HE NEEDED MED.ATTN.

EE HAS RECEIVED A PERMANENT DISABILITY AWARD OF 3.3% FOR HEARING LOSS.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A CAT D-10 DOZER IN RECLAMATION. AS HE WAS BACKING, THE DOZER RAN UPON A ROCK. THE ROCK SHATTERED ALLOWING THE DOZER TO SUDDENLY DROP, JOLTING THE EMPLOYEE IN THE OPERAT ORS SEAT. THE EMPLOYEE INITIALLY COMPLAINED OF NUMBNESS AND TINGLING DOWN HIS LEG. AS TIME PROGRESSED, HIS SYMPTOMS ALSO INCLUDED PAIN IN THE LOWER BACK. AS OF 10/23, EE IS OFF WORK DUE TO IN

EE WAS PULLING THE FUEL HOSE TO A TANK ON AN AUGER. WHEN HE PASSED THROUGH A NARROW SPACE BETWEEN THE SCALE HOUSE AND AUGER HE TURNED & PULLED THE HOSE BACKWARD. IN DOING SO HE TRIPPED & FELL. THIS WAS REPORTED TO HIS SUPERVISOR THE NEXT DAY AS AN INCIDENT WITH NO LOST TIME OR MEDICAL TREATMENT. EE DID NOT REPORT UNTIL WORKERS' COMP CLAIM ARRIVED.

THE EE WAS EXITING THE CAB OF THE LOADER, THE EE STUBBED HIS FOOT ON ONE OF THE HINGES CAUSING HIM TO LOSE HIS BALANCE. EE CAUGHT HIMSELF ON THE HANDRAIL AND JAMMED HIS LEFT SHOULDER AGAINST T HE HANDRAIL OR THE CONTROL SWITCH OF THE BOARDING LADDER MOUNTED ON THE HANDRAIL. EE COMPLETED HIS WORK SHIFT COMPLAINING ABOUT SORENESS AND NUMBNESS IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER.

EE WAS REMOVING THE DOOR SHIM PIN FROM A SHOVEL BUCKET. HE HAD A NYLON STRAP ATTACHED TO THE PIN& TO THE BOOM ON HIS SERVICE TRUCK, PUT TENSION ON THE STRAP BUT THE PIN DIDN'T PULL FREE. THEN HE REMOVED HIS WELDING HELMET BUT DIDN'T PUT ON HIS HARD HAT. HE STRUCK THE PIN WITH A PRY BAR & IT RELEASED STRIKING HIS HEAD & CAUSING A LACERATION THAT REQUIRED 8 SUTURES TO CLOSE.

EE WAS REPAIRING A BEARING ON REAR AXE ON TRUCK #147, HE WAS PUTTING RACE ON AND SLIPPED AND HIT HIS LEFT MIDDLE FINGER WITH HAMMER.

INJURED WAS OPERATING GROVE 60 TON CRANE. HE HAD GOTTEN OFF OF THE CRANE TO CONFER WITH THE MECHANICS ABOUT A BOOM REPLACEMENT ON ONE OF THE LOADERS. AFTER CONFERING WITH THE MECHANICS, HE WEN T BACK TO THE CRANE. AS HE STEPPED UP ON THE 1STACCESS STEP HE FELT A POP & PULL IN HIS RIGHT LEG. HE CONTINUED TO WORK & COMPLETED HIS SHIFT. HE SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION THE FOLLOWING DAY.

EE WAS CRAWLING UNDER THE DEMAG H135 EXCAVATOR CONDUCTING A PRE-SHIFT EXAMINATION. WHILE HE WAS CRAWLING, HIS LEFT KNEE STRUCK A ROCK ON THE GROUND. THE CONTUSION TO THE KNEE CAUSED PAIN & THE KNEE BEGAN TO SWELL. A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER, THEEE SOUGHT MEDICAL TREATMENT FOR THE SWOLLEN KNEEFLUID BUILD UP WAS DRAWN OFF OF THE KNEE. THE EEMISSED NO WORK.

USING 9""GRINDER BETWEEN 2 EARS ON A DOZER BLADE THE GRINDER GRABBED & BECAME BINDED BETWEEN 2 EARS & PINNED LEFT THUMB BEHIND THE GRINDER & METAL. EE HAD HIS WELDING GLOVES ON & THAT IS WHAT SAVED HIS HAND & THUMB FROM BEING MORE INJURED.

PREPARATIONS WERE UNDERWAY TO CHANGE THE ROPES ON A DRAGLINE. INJURED EE WAS REMOVING A LIFTING CABLE HUNG INSIDE THE HOUSE ON THE WALL. A METAL T BRACKET WAS ALSO HANGING AS THE CABLE WAS REM OVED. THE T BRACKET WAS DISLODGED FROM ITS HANGING SUPPORT AS THE LIFTING CABLE WAS BEING LOWERED. T BRACKET STRUCK THE INJURED EE ON THE RIGHT SHIN AND LANDED ON RT FOOT FRACTURING IT.

EE RECEIVED A 5% PERMANENT DISABILITY AWARD FOR OCCUPATIONAL PNEUMOCONIOSIS.

EE WAS DRIVING TRACK ON DRILL BENCH. HE CLIMBED OUT OF THE TRUCK AND AS HE BEGAN TO TURN AND WALK HE STEPPED INTO A RUT TWISTING HIS LEFT ANKLE.EE SAW ER DOCTOR. X-RAY WERE NEGATIVE AND LIGHT DUTY WAS ADVISED.

EMPLOYEE RECEIVED A 3.2% PERMANENT DISABILITY AWARD FOR HEARING LOSS.

EMPLOYEE RECEIVED A 5% PERMANENT DISABILITY AWARD FOR OCCUPATIONAL PNEUMOCONIOSIS.

EE STATED THAT HE WAS CONDUCTING PRE-SHIFT EXAMINATION ON #24517 DRESSER 830E WHEN HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT ACESS LADDER TO THE GROUND. THERE WERE NO WITNESSES. TH E EE WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE CAMC GENERAL EMERGENCY ROOM. HE WAS EXAMINED AND RELEASED AFTER A DETERMINATION THAT HE SUFFERED NO BROKEN BONES AND THE ONLY INJURIES NOTED WERE ABRASIONS. ON THE

EE RECEIVED A 5% PERMANENT DISABILITY AWARD FOR OCCUPATIONAL PNEUMOCONIOSIS.

OCCUPATIONAL HEARING LOSS. EE RECEIVED A 5.86% PERMANENT DISABILITY AWARD FOR OCCUPATIONAL HEARING LOSS.

OCCUPATIONAL PNEUMOCONIOSIS. EE RECEIVED A 15% PERMANENT DISABILITY FOR OCCUPATIONAL PNEUMOCONIOSIS.

EE WAS USING STAINLESS WIRE WHILE WELDING ON MANGANESE LIP ON THE 4100 SHOVEL BUCKET. WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE RAINY AND WINDY. HE HAD AFFIXED A TARP OVERHEAD. WIND MAY HAVE CHANGED DIRECTIONS TO WHERE HE GOT A GOOD WHIFF OF SMOKE. HE FELT LIGHT HEADED AND SOME DISCOMFORT BUT RETURNED TO WORK. FOLLOWING DAY HE CALLED IN SICK BECAUSE OF SMOKE INHALATION.

PASSENGER IN VHICLE DEPARTING PREP PLANT OF ACCESS ROAD, BEHICLE HIT A LARGE HOLE IN ROAD CAUSING DRIVER TO BOUNCE & HIT ACCELERATOR WHEREUPON THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD HITTING A SECOND HOLE . THE PASSENGER HIT HIS HEAD ON THE ROOF AND ON DASH. HE WAS UNRESTRAINED.

DRIVER OF VEHICLE DEPARTED THE PREP PLANT VIA ACCESS ROAD WHEN HE HIT A LARGE HOLE AND BOUNCED VIOLENTLY CAUSING HIM TO HIT THE ACCELERATOR. THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD STRIKING ANOTHER HOLE T HROWING HIM AGAINST THE STEERING WHEEL AND HITTING HIS HEAD. HE WAS UNRESTRAIEND AT THE TIME.

EE WAS USING AN ACETYLENE-CUTTING TORCH TO CUT THE WELD OFF OF THE RIGHT SIDE CORNER BIT BOLTS WHEN A PIECE OF HOT SLAG BOUNCED OFF A GUSSET ANDENTERED HIS RIGHT EAR. EE CONT. TO WORK WITHOUT SEEKING ANY MEDICAL ATTN. AS TIME PASSED, HE SUFFERED DRAINAGE FROM THE EAR THAT WOULD NOT CLEARUP.HE SOUGHT MEDICAL TREATMENT AND DISCOVERED SMALL HOLE IN EARDRUM. SURGERY ON MARCH 26TH

ENTERING CAB OF FUEL TRUCK GLOVED HAND SLIPPED FROM THE GRAB BAR (ICY) AND EMPLOYEE FELL BACKWARD ONTO FROZEN GROUND.

EE WAS WALKING AROUND THE CAT 16G GRADER DURING HIS PRE-SHIFT EXAM OF THE EQUIPMENT. AS HE STEPPED AROUND THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL OF THE GRADER, HIS FOOT SLIPPED & HE FELL TO THE GROUND SPRAININ G HIS LEFT KNEE. HE WORKED UNTIL NOON WHEN SWELLING & PAIN DEVELOPED. HIS KNEE WAS IMMOBILIZED AT THE E.R. & HE HAS BEEN RESTRICTED UNTIL FEB. 4. THE GROUND WAS FROZEN WITH SOME ICY AREAS.

STRAINED WRIST TRYING TO TURN WRENCH ON TRUCK.

INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS REELING UP A FUEL DELIVERY HOSE THAT WAS DRAPED ACROSS THE CRANE OUTRIGGER. WITNESS EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING THE FUEL NOZZLE AT THE END OF THE HOSE AND WHEN HE CAME TO THE OUT RIGGER HE DROPPED THE NOZZLE. THE NOZZLE SWUNG IN AN ARC FROM THE REEL STRIKING THE SUBJECT EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT ANKLE. THE WIGGINS NOZZLE WEIGHS APPROX 15#.

EE WAS GRINDING WELD ON THE SHOVEL BOOM. CONDITIONS WERE WINDY. APPARENTLY THE WIND BLEW A METALPARTICLE INTO EE'S LT. EYE. THE EE WAS WEARING HIS HOOD WITH SAFETY GLASSES. THE EE FELT IRRITAT ION IN THE EYE BUT FIRST THOUGHT HE MAY HAVE SUFFERED SOME WELDING FLASH BURN. HE DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL 2 DAYS LATER WHEN THE EYE BECAME MORE IRRITATED & METAL DISCOVERED.

EE ALLEGES HE WAS PULLING FUEL HOSE THROUGH MUD AND TWISTED HIS BACK. HE DID NOT SEEK TREATMENT UNTIL 11-11-02, HIS FIRST DAY BACK TO WORK FROM THE WEEKEND. HE REPORTED A NLT INJURY AFTER HIS SHIFT ON 11-7-02, THE LAST DAY IN HIS WORK WEEK.HE REPORTED TO HIS SUPERVISOR 11-13-02 WITH A LIGHT DUTY SLIP-DECLINED.

EE WAS GRINDING WITH AN OPERATED GRINDER ON A NOSE CONE FOR A JACK WHEN THE GRINDING DISC SPLIT IN HALF STRIKING HIM IN THE FACE AT THE BREAK OF HIS NOSE CAUSING A SERIOUS CUT TO THE NOSE WHICH REQUIRED STITCHES.

FORMER EMPLOYEE RECEIVED A 3% PERMANENT DISABILITY AWARD FOR OCCUPATIONAL HEARING LOSS.

EE WAS CLIMBING THE LADDER OF THE CAT. 988F END LOADER WHEN HIS HAND SLIPPED OFF OF THE LADDER HANDRAIL AND HE FELL TO THE GROUND. HIS LEFT KNEE STRUCK THE STEPS DURING THE FALL RESULTING IN A CONTUSION OF THE KNEE. AFTER EXAMINATION AND FIRST AID TREATMENT EE RESUMED WORK. EE SOUGHT MEDICAL TREATMENT THE FOLLOWING DAY AND WAS RESTRICTED FROM WORK. EE RETURNED TO WORK ON OCT. 14.

EE RECEIVED A 5% PERMANENT DISABILITY AWARD FOR OCCUPATIONAL PNEUMONICOSIS.

MECHANIC WAS DRIVING AN 1 1/2 FUEL HOSE ONTO A 1 1/2""COMBINATION NIPPLE. THE HOSE SLIPPED OFF & THE MECHANIC STRUCK HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER WITH THE HAMMER. THE FINGER RESTED THE HOSE NIPPLE WHEN STRUCK.

EMPLOYEE RECEIVED A 10% PERMANENT DISABILITY AWARD FOR OCCUPATIONAL PNEUMOCONIOSIS.

EMPLOYEE RECEIVED A 10% PERMANENT DISABILITY AWARD FOR OCCUPATIONAL PNEUMOCONIOSIS.

ON THE EVENING OF THE 16TH, THE EE STOPPED AT A LOCAL CLINIC TO HAVE HIS LT. EYE EXAMINED AFTER THE EYE HAD BECOME RED & IRRITATED. A SMALL METAL PARTICLE WAS FOUND IN THE EYE & WAS SCHEDULED TO BE REMOVED THE NEXT DAY. THE EE DID NOT KNOW WHEN OR HOW THE PARTICLE GOT INTO HIS EYE. THE EE HAD ASSISTED IN THE CHANGE OF THE DRAG ROPES ON THE DRAGLINE DURING HIS SHIFT. HE WORE GLASSES

EE CLIMBED DOWN THE BOARDING LADDER WITH EQUIP PRE SHIFT REPORTS THAT HE HAD PICKED UP FROM OTHERS IN THE PIT. HE WAS AT BUMPER LEVEL OF BOARDING LADDER AND HANDED THE PRE-SHIFT FORMS TO SUPER VISOR. WHEN HE TURNED LOOSE, HE FELL BACKWARDS LANDING ON HIS BUTTOCKS ON THE GROUND. HE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH NO BROKEN BONES BUT A CONTUSION TO SCIATIC NERVE. WILL RETURN TO DR IN 2 WEEKS.

OCCUPATIONAL HEARING LOSS. PERMANENT DISABILITY AWAY OF 2.2%.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING REMOVE A DRIVELINE OUT OF A COAL TRUCK. HE WAS LIFTING DRIVELINE OUT FROM UNDER TRUCK AND ALLEGED THAT HE STRAINED HIS BACK AND NECK.

WALKING DOWN A DIRT SLOPE. EE LOST FOOTING ON LOOSE GRAVEL/ROCK AND FELL BACKWARD STRIKING HEAD AND BACK.

EE STEPPED OFF THE BACK OF THE SERVICE TRUCK ONTO AN UNSTABLE SURFACE ROCK AND TWISTED KNEE.

MAN STEPPED OUT OF HIS TRUCK ON A ROCK AND TWISTED HIS KNEE.

MAN WAS SHOVELING. DRILL CUTTING INTO HOLE ON H CUT 3 DRAGLINE PANEL. MAN STATED HE TURNED AND FELT SOMETHING POP IN HIS BACK. HOSPITAL DIAGNOSED A SLIGHT MUSCLE PULL. CHIROPRACTIC TREATMENT.

OCCUPATIONAL HEARLING LOSS PERMANENT DISABILITY AWARD OF 0.36%

OCCUPATIONAL PNEUMOCONIOSIS PERMANENT DISABILITY AWARD OF 5%

EE WAS FILLING FUEL TANK ON DELIVERY TRAILER. PRODUCT SPRAYED FROM FUEL HOSE INTO EE'S FACE. EE JUMPED FROM TRAILER FENDER TO GROUND & HE FELT DISCOMFORT IN LOWER BACK. INCIDENT WAS REPORTED ON 6-19-02. EE DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL 7-15-02.

EE WAS DISMOUNTING THE DOZER. AS HE STEPPED OFF THE STEP FROM THE DOZER PUSH ARM & LOWERED HIS LEFT FOOT TO THE GROUND, HIS FOOT LANDED IN A RUT CAUSING HIM TO TURN HIS ANKLE & FALL. HIS ANKLE WAS EXAMINED AT A LOCAL HOSPITAL WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT HE SUFFERED A SPRAINED ANKLE. HE IS EXPECTED TO MISS TWO SHIFTS & WILL BE ABLE TO RETURN TO WORK ON SATURDAY JUNE 22.

TANKER TRUCK DRIVER WAS ON TOP OF UNIT CLEANING DOWN THE INSIDE OF HIS TANKER. WHILE WORKING HE FELT A DISCOMFORT IN HIS BACK. INCIDENT REPORTEDON 6-17. EE WENT TO DR. ON 6-25. PRESCRIBED LIGH T DUTY ON 6-25.

EE WAS HELPING SHOVEL OPERATOR APPLY GREASE ON P&H 4100 SHOVEL STICK WHERE WELDING REPAIRS HAD BEEN MADE. WAS USING 5-GAL BUCKET OF GREASE WHEN HE BENT OVER & OVEREXTENDED RESULTING IN PAIN TO LOWER BACK. CONTINUED TO WORK REMAINDER OF SHIFT & WORKED FOLLOWING DAY. DIDN'T REPORT TO WORK JUNE 9 DUE TO BACK PAIN. SUFFERED MUSCLE SPASMS @ HOME ON 9TH & WENT TO HOSPITAL BY AMBULANCE.

EE WAS WELDING ON THE DRILL FRAME. WITH THE WELDING HOOD ON LOOKING THROUGH THE CLEAR LENS HE WAS CHIPPING SLAG WHEN A GUST OF WIND BLEW A METALPARTICLE IN BEHIND THE WELDING HOOD AND INTO HIS LT. EYE. HIS EYE WAS WASHED OUT AND HE CONTINUEDTO WORK THE REMAINDER OF SHIFT. THE EYE BECAME MORE IRRITATED. HE WENT TO THE CLINIC AND A PIECE OF METAL WAS FOUND EMBEDDED IN HIS EYE.

5% OCCUPATIONAL PNEUMOCONIOSIS AWARD.

EE WAS GRADING HAULROAD UNDER VERY MUDDY CONDITIONS. AS HE WAS GRADING, THE BLADE OF THE GRADER STRUCK A LARGE ROCK. THE SEAT BELT RESTRAINED HIM IN THE SEAT BUT HIS UPPER BODY WAS THROWN FORW ARD IN A WHIPLASH ACTION RESULTING IN A SPRAIN TO HIS LOWER BACK. THIS WAS HIS LAST SHIFT OF THE WORK WEEK AND HE ASKED TO LEAVE EARLY DUE TO DISCOMFORT IN HIS BACK. ON HIS 1ST SCHEDULED DAY

EE WAS USING A PORTA-POWER PUMP TO TIGHTEN THE CROWD ROPES ON THE SHOVEL. A HYDRAULIC LINE FAILED ON THE TENSIONING JACKS ON THE STICK OF THE SHOVEL AFTER PRESSURIZATION WAS COMPLETED. THE LI NE FAILURE RESULTED IN HYDRAULIC OIL SPRAYING INTO HIS EYES. BOTH EYES WERE IMMEDIATELY FLUSHED.HE WAS TRANSPORTED TO E.R., PRESCRIBED ANTIBIOTICS AS A PRECAUTION AGAINST INFECTION.

EMPLOYEE BECAME LIGHT HEADED AND DIZZY WHILE OPERATING CAT DOZER. HE STOPPED THE MACHINE AND DECIDED TO STEP OUT OF THE CAB FOR SOME FRESH AIR. WHILE OUTSIDE OF THE CAB HE FELL OFF OF THE DOZE R. THE FALL RESULTED IN MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS. HE WAS TRANSPORTED FOR EXAMINATION TO RULE OUT SERIOUS INJURY.

EE WAS WALKING UP THE STEPS WHEN THE CINDERBLOCK STEP GAVE OUT AND THE EE FELL BACKWARDS. EE SAW A BEAR AND WAS RUNNING UP THE STEPS.

EE RECEIVED A .18% PERMANENT DIABILITY AWARD FOR NOISE INDUCED HEARING LOSS.

EMPLOYEE RETIRED RECEIVED 2.3% PERMANENT DISABILITY AWARD FOR NOISE INDUCED HEARING LOSS.

WHILE APPROACHING A DRILL TO BE FUELED, THE EMPLOYEE FAILED TO DETECT A LARGE SURFACE CRACK. HE STEPPED INTO THE CRACK AND FELL. HE ATTEMPTED TO BREAK HIS FALL WITH HIS HAND, THE IMPACT CAUSED THE INJURY.

EMPLOYEE RECEIVED .18% PERMANENT DISABILITY AWARD FOR NOISE INDUCED HEARING LOSS.

STANDING NEAR WELDER - FLASH BURN (R) EYE.

MOVING METAL GRATING GOT RIGHT HAND CAUGHT BETWEEN GRATING AND BRACING. CUT TWO FINGERS ON RIGHT HAND.

OPERATOR CLIMBING UP FIRST STEP ON 777 CAT DUMP TRUCK STEP SWUNG AWAY OPERATOR TWISTED KNEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON A ROCK SPRING FOR A RD 800 MACK COAL TRUCK. HE HAD SPRING LAYING BETWEEN FORKS OF A FORKLIFT IN A RAISED POSITION. HE GOT UNDER SPRING TO TIGHTEN CENTER BOLT, SPRING FELL ON HIM, STRIKING AND FRACTURING RIBS NO 6 AND 7.

AFTER COMPLETING REPAIR OF THE 2570 DRAGLINE BOOM FROM THE MAN-BASKET, EE ASKED TO BE LOWERED BACK TO THE GROUND. THE MAN-BASKET OPERATOR MISTAKENLY GRABBED & PULLED THE SWING LEVER AS OPPOSED TO THE RETRACT LEVER. EE WAS HOLDING THE TOP OF THE MAN-BASKET WITH BOTH HANDS. WHEN IT SWUNG, IT PINCHED HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER AGAINST A PIPE ON THE BOOM & THE MAN-BASKET, LACERATING IT.

AFTER FUELING ROAD GRADER, STEPPED OFF BOTTOM STEP AND TWISTED LEFT KNEE ON 6-17-01. DID NOT REPORT OR SEEK TREATMENT UNTIL 6-20-01 WHEN RE-AGGRIVATED INJURY.