Ranger Fuel Preparation Plant Coal

Lifting vessel flights & carrying to 6th floor/right knee back burning and hurts

Dropping gate on grizzly and extra rocks fell out onto grizzly causing more weight and employee pulled back.

Employee was kicking at an obstruction with EE's left foot and struck EE's knee against the spill board of the 24 belt head. The employee was able to perform EE's work and was scheduled for an MRI on 12/12/18 and was kept out of work until EE sees an orthopedic doctor and is therefore off from 12/12/18

Employee was walking in the pump house when employee slipped and fell injuring back, neck and head.

Employee was walking down the steps and stepped onto coal accumulations when EE slipped and fell landing on EE's back.

Employee felt a pain in lower back while shoveling at the S-6 belt landing.

Employee was removing a rock from the #59 Rock Chute on the 5th Floor of the Prep Plant when the rock gave way and the momentum caused the employee to fall onto back from ground level.

While shoveling the #98-A Sump located on the 5th Floor of the Prep Plant the employee felt a pain in lower back.

Employee twisted left knee when ee foot slipped into a hole while ee was twisting. The employee did not begin missing work until 04/13/2018.

Employee was standing near the engine compartment of a 928 Front End Loader when they felt the equipment move. The employee jumped off of the 928 Front End Loader and injured the left knee, right shoulder, and forearm.

Employee was dismounting a 988F Loader when they slipped, as the employee caught themselves they felt a pain in their right shoulder.

Employee has shown a Reportable Standard Threshold Shift after an annual hearing exam.

Employee was struck in the back by loose material and driven down into a pile of spillage.

Employee was using a wrench to connect discharge line when the wrench slipped and the employee struck left elbow against the pump.

While attempting to get into company truck the employee slipped on the running board and fell.

Employee was adjusting the drive belts on unit 98-A pump. He was using a pipe wrench to tighten the motor adjustment bolt on the drive side. The pipe wrench slipped catching fingers between the wrench and drive belt guard causing a hairline fracture to the left middle finger.

A maintenance employee was standing on a temporary work platform, four feet off of the ground, cutting bolts loose from a bracket that was holding a 10" poly pipe elbow. As he cut one of the bolts the torch flashed, startling him and he jumped off of the platform. As he landed on the concrete floor, his ankle twisted sideways, causing a fracture.

Employee was tramming bulldozer to load a train at the clean coal stockpile when he backed over a wind row and felt a pain in his lower back.

Employee was backing down off a machine and slipped on a damaged iced step, falling to the ground. He twisted his right knee. Has continued to work without restrictions until now. Scheduled for surgery 12/9/15 to repair a torn meniscus in right knee. Will begin loosing time from work starting 12/9/15.

The employee was dismounting a Caterpillar D10T dozer when he tripped and fell injuring his back and neck. The mines went on two weeks vacation from 28 JUN thru 11 JUL. The injured employees first scheduled day back was Monday, 14 JUL 2014.

Employee was removing a sprocket from a speed reducer shaft, when a tooth of the sprocket splintered and embedded into his forearm.

Employee was descending the stairs when his right foot slipped and he overextended his left arm while holding onto the handrail. Employee worked regular shifts until 2/15/2012 at which time he elected to have surgery on his shoulder.

Using grinder, metal for in right eye. Eye swelled went to the eye doctor and foreign body was removed from effected eye.

Exiting office trailer, slipped and fell down two steps. Continued working his regular shift for 10 days. Sought medical treatment 2/19/2011. At that time was put on modified duty. Diagnosis contusion, hip and shoulder. Thinking this was a first-aid treatment, I did not file a report. After receiving notice on 4/8/2011 about the referral to an Ortho doctor, I am filing this report.

EE was tigtening bolts with a cresent spud wrench, the wrench slipped off of the bolt and hit the left side of EE's chin causing a small laceration. EE completed shift and RTW the next day.

Installing a set of stairs, had to trim sheeting and steel with a cutting torch. A piece of slag popped and got behind cutting glasses and into right eye. Completed shift, sought medical attention after work hours, and returned to regular duties 11/21/10.

EE was using his hands to pull on a section of handrail to move it enough for a come-a-long chain to clear. The handrail broke loose and he fell backwards about 5 to 6 ft, EE completed the shift. No work was schedule for Monday 9/6/10 due to Labor Day Holiday. When EE returned to work on Tuesday 9/7/10 his knee was swollen and was taken to the doc and was put on light duty.

Employee holding ladder - Worker on ladder dropped piece of metal - struck employee on nose.

Employee was standing outside a garage door to the warehouse, when he took two steps backward and stepped on a wooden pallet and fell, fracturing his ankle.

Injured had lifted a roller into place at unit #119 dryer at Pinnacle Prep Plant. Injured worked until Jan 15, 2010 and was off work until Feb 12, 2010. Injured stated that his back was hurting prior to Dec 9, 2009 and that on Jan 15, 2010 he had lifted a 5 gallon bucket of anti freeze feeling a twinge in his back went to see a doctor. MRI showed degenerative arthritis.

Injured was holding a special tool to drive a bearing into place. Foreman was striking tool with a sledge hammer. He missed striking injured on right thumb. Causing a laceration to right thumb. Injured was transported to hospital.

Injured was carrying a 6" flange weighing approzimately 11lbs down the strairway between the 5th and 6th floor when his ankle gave out causing him to stumble striking his face against the handrail. Injured was transported to the hospital where he was treated for a laceration above his left cheek and eye.

Employee was lifting a vibrator with a set of come alongs. The come alongs slipped and the injured felt pain in his neck and shoulder.

Injured was walking over to the thickener to close a valve when he stepped over a rock and tripped hitting his head on the thickener overflow chute going to the classifier tank

Injured was backing a dozer off of the clean coal stock pile when the emergency brake set causing the dozer to come to a sudden stop. The injured jerk his neck when this happened.

Clearing of rock on the grizzly on 8 1/2 floor. Rock bounced off floor struck individual in left foot causing individual to twist left knee. Claim is being contested. This claim form is being submitted to terminate an MSHA citation.

Injured was removing belt clamp from #24 belt. The counter weight was suspended and held by 2 sets of 6 ton chain hoist. Chains broke, dropping the counter weight tensioning the belt. This threw the injured upwards into the structure causing injury on left side; compression fracture to the 10th vertabra and he was fitted for a back brace.

Employee was removing bolts from equipment. While removing, he was using an impact gun in one hand and with the other hand was applying pressure to the bolt head. Bolt came free from the employee's grip and cut the knuckle of the ring finger on the left hand, requiring stitches.

Building braces for belt line. I-beam slipped, pinning left hand between two I-beams.

EE was stripping wire with a razor knife, knife slipped and cut into upper thigh on right leg. Treatment consisted of 24 stitches.

Injured was using a air hose to blow wet coal off of the dryer bed. When he turned on the air he lost his balance causing him to turn his ankle.

Injured was walking with a new air compressor and stepped across a ditch as he stepped across his left knee gave out causing him to fall forward and landing on his hands and knees.

Injured was walking from parking lot to the bath house. As he was disposing a piece of gum, the gum landed on his tennis shoe. Injured tried kicking the chewing gum from the top of his shoe by kicking his foot, injured kicked the concrete base for the thickner fracturing his right big toe.

Injured stepped down off of a dozer. As he stepped down off dozer arm his foot slipped causing him to fall backwards. As he fell he tried to catch himself with his left hand.

Working on dozer (D-10). Lifting on lift jack and hurt back.

EMPLOYEE WAS EXITING A 988 LOADER. WHILE CLIMBING DOWN HE MISSED THE LAST STEP. HE FELT A PUL ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE OF HIS LOWER BACK.

EE WAS TURNING OFF THE WATER TO THE VACUUM PUMPS ON THE 2ND FLOOR OF THE PREP PLANT. AS HE TURNED TO WALK AWAY, HE SLIPPED ON OIL/MUD & WATER THAT HAD ACCUMULATED ON THE FLOOR. THE EE TWISTED HIS RT. KNEE & ANKLE. HE ALSO HIT HIS HEAD ON THE STORAGE TANK ON THE DOWN STREAM WALL.

EE BENT OVER TO PICK UP A CRIB BLOCK AND HIT HIS HEAD ON A 4" PIPE THAT WAS SUSPENDED APPROX. 4-1/2'. NOTE: PERSONNEL FILES NOT AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME DUE TO EMERGENCY EVACUATION OF BLDG. MINERS CERT# AND JOB/MINE/MINING EXPERIENCE NOT AVAILABLE.

EE GRANTED AN AWARD FROM WX WORKERS COMPRESTOR DRIVISON FOR CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROMY.

INJURED WAS LIFTING A CERAMIC LINED PIPE WITH A COWORKER AND FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS DRAGGING A WATER HOSE AT THE DRYER AND HIT HIS HEAD ON A UNISTRUT.

INJURED HAD REMOVED A PIECE OF FLOOR GRATING ANDFELL THROUGH THE HOLE.

INJURED WAS GOING UNDER THE CHUTE ON 8 1/2 FLOOR. HE RAN INTO THE JACK BRACKET FOR THE GATE.

INJURED WAS LIFTING A 50 LB WEIGHT SO THE BELT SCALES COULD BE CALIFBRATED WHEN INJURED FELT PAIN IN BACK.

INJURED SLIPPED AND FELL WHILE INSPECTING SCALES AND HAWKEYES ON S-5 BELT.

INJURED WAS WALKING DOWN THE STEPS AT 127 ROCK BIN WHEN HE FELL ABOUT HALF WAY DOWN 2ND LANDING OF STEPS. A THIN LAYER OF ICE HAD BUILT UP ON THE STEPS.

INJURED USED A BALL PEEN HAMMER TO TAP PIPE FOR ALIGNMENT. WHEN HE STRAIGHTENED UP, HE FELT PAINS IN BACK. THIS IS REPORTED AS AN OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS.

INJURED WAS PUSHING ELEVATOR DOOR DOWN, FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK. DOORS WERE HARD TO PUSH DOWN.

INJURED WAS WELDING ON A SCREEN AND FELT SOMETHING INHIS EYE.

EE WAS INSTALLING HUCK BOLTS UNDER A SCREEN & COAL DUST ENTERED HIS EYE UNDER SAFETY GLASSES.

EE GRANTED AN AWARD FROM WV WORKERS COMPENSATION DIVISION FOR OCCUPATIONAL PNEUMOCONIOSIS.

INJURED BUMPED HIS ELBOW ON A HANDRAIL.

INJURED GRABBED A COME-A-LONG CHAIN WHEN HIS LADDER KICKED OUT.

INJURED FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK WHEN HE TRIED TO LIFT A 6" X 12' METAL PIPE.

EMPLOYEE WAS GRANTED AN AWARD FROM WV WORKER'S COMPENSATION DIVISION FOR OCCUPATIONAL PNEUMOCONIOSIS.

EMPLOYEE WAS GRANTED AN AWARD FROM WV WORKER'S COMPENSATION DIVISION FOR CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME.

EE WAS GRANTED AN AWARD FROM WV WORKERS COMP. DIVISION FOR CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME.

INJURED WAS ATTEMPTING TO CROSS UNDER A BELT WHEN HE STRUCK HIS HEAD AGAINST THE BELT STRUCTURE & FALL AGAINST THE STRUCTURE.

INJURED'S LEFT KNEE GAVE OUT AS HE RAISED FROM A SEATED POSITION CAUSING HIM WEIGHT TO SHIFT AND HIS BACK TO STRAIN.

INJURED FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK WHEN HE PICKED UP A FILTER SECTION.

INJURED WAS JOSTLED WHILE OPERATING A DOZER.

EMPLOYEE WAS GRANTED AN AWARD FROM WV WORKER'S COMPENSATION DIVISION FOR CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME.

EMPLOYEE WAS GRANTED AN AWARD FROM WV WORKERS COMPENSATION DIVISION FOR CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME.

EMPLOYEE WAS GRANTED AN AWARD FROM WV WORKER'S COMPENSATION DIVISION FOR CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME.

INJURED HIT HIS HEAD AGAINST A PIPE.

EE DISMOUNTED A CRANE AT THE OUTRIGGER LOCATION AND FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK AFTER COMING OFF STEP.

INJURED WAS CUTTING METAL AND WAS STRUCK ON THE RIGHT LEG BY A PIECE OF CUT METAL THAT BOUNCED OFF THE FLOOR.

EE WAS GRANTED AN AWARD FROM WV WORKERS COMPENSATION DIVISION FOR CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME.

THIS REPORT IS SUBMITTED DUE TO AN INTERPRETATION BY MSHA THAT THE FOLLOWING ALLEGED EVENT CONSTITUTES A REPORTABLE ACCIDENT. THE EE CLAIMS THAT HE HIT HIS HEAD AGAINST A VALVE IN THE 44 SUMP. THIS EE LEFT WORK ON THE DAY OF THE ALLEGED EVENT COMPLAINING OF A HEADACHE FOR A DAY OR TWO AND MAKING NO MENTION OF HITTING HIS HEAD AGAINST ANYTHING.

EE WAS GRANTED AN AWARD FROM WV WORKERS COMP. DIVISION FOR CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME.

EMPLOYEE WAS GRANTED AN AWARD FROM WV WORKER'S COMPENSATION DIVISION FOR OCCUPATIONAL PNEUMOCONIOSIS.

PULLING WIRE - STRAINED MUSCLES IN RIGHT SHOULDER & NECK.

INDIVIDUAL SAID HIS EYES WERE IRRITATED DUE TO ASSISTING A CO-WORKER ON A WELDING JOB.

EE WAS GRANTED AN AWARD FROM WV WORKERS COMPENSTION DIVISION FOR OCCUPATIONAL PNEUMOCONIOSIS.

EE WAS GRANTED AN AWARD FROM WV WORKER'S COMPENSATION DIVISION FOR CARPAL TUNNEL SYDNROME.

EE WAS GRANTED AN AWARD FROM WV WORKERS COMPENSATION DIVIDSION FOR OCCUPATIONAL PENUMONONIOSIS.

FELL ON LEFT KNEE WHILE WALKING ON FROZEN GROUND(ICE).

INJURED WAS JOSTLED IN A DOZER CAB WHEN HE TRAMMED HIS DOZER INTO A SWATH MADE BY ANOTHER OPERATOR ON ANOTHER SHIFT.

CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME

EMPLOYEE WAS GRANTED AN AWARD FROM WV WORKER'S COMPENSATION DIVISION FOR OCCUPATIONAL HEARING LOSS.

INJURED RAISED UP FROM A BENT POSITION AND STRUCK HIS HARD HAT ON A BEAM. INJURED THEN FELL BACKWARDS INTO A HANDRAIL.

INJURED'S LEFT LITTLE FINGER WAS SURGICALLY AMPUTATED FOLLOWING AN ACCIDENT WHERE THE FINGER WAS PULLED AFTER BEING CAUGHT IN A ELEVATOR DOOR STRAP. INJURED HAD REACHED OVER A SAFETY GATE TO G RAB THE STRAP WHILE THE ELEVATOR WAS MOVING.

INJURED STRUCK HIS FACE, HEAD, AND RIGHT SIDE AS HE FELL AGAINST BELT STRUCTURE.

EE WAS USING A CUTTING TORCH AND GOT A PIECE OF HOT SLAG IN HIS EAR.

INJURED WAS STRUCK ON THE LEFT LEG BY A SECTION OF METAL CONDUIT THAT HE WAS HANDLING.

EE WAS UNHOOKING A CHAIN FALL FROM A LOAD. THE LOAD SLIPPED AND KNOCKED EE DOWN.

EE WAS INSTALLING A NEW COLUMN INSIDE THE PLANT AND PULLE A 20' X 8" BEAM ACROSS THE FLOOR, INJURING HIS LOWER BACK.

EE WAS PULLING A 30' BEAM INTO THE PLANT OFF AN OUTSIDE HOIST AND STRAINED LOWER BACK.

INJURED'S RIGHT KNEE GAVE OUT CAUSING HIM TO FALL AND WRENCH HIS BACK.

INJURED WAS HANDLING A SET OF COME A ALONGS WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS CHEST.

REMOVING WORN CABLE FROM HYDRAULIC CRANE - PULLING SLACK BY HAND. STRAINED/SPRAINED LEFT THUMB. NO MEDICAL CARE/TREATMENT UNTIL 10/28/2000.

INJ WAS WALKING DOWN STEPS WHEN HE SLIPPED & FELL AGAINST A BELT

INDIVIDUAL IS HAVING PAINS IN HIS BACK DUE TO REPEATED TRAUMA. THIS IS AN OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS.

EMPLOYEE WAS GRANTED AN AWARD FROM WV WORKER'S COMP DIVISION FOR CARPAL TUNNEL.

EE WAS INSTALLING WEAR PLATES IN DRYER WHEN A WELDED CLIP BROKE CAUSING CHAIN TO FALL AND HIT EE'S RIGHT FOREARM.

INJURED WAS LIFTING A ROCK WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK AND LEFT SIDE.

OPERATOR WAS MAKING A ROAD AROUND HILL SIDE LEFT SID EOF DOZER HAD DIRT TO GIVE AWAYS, DOZR OVERTURNED.

INJURED FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK WHILE SHOVELING.

SLIPPED ON ICE--FELL AGAINST METAL BERAM--POSSIBLE RIB FRACTURE.