North Surface Mine: 431 citaciones de la MSHA Coal

The truck the injured employee was operating, was being loaded and dust came through the window that was rolled down halfway, and employee felt dust go into left eye.

While removing a cutting edge. The employee was pushing a carriage nut back into the slot that keeps it from turning with left hand while the impact was still on the bolt, EE was attempting to pick up on the impact with right hand when inadvertently activated the impact causing the nut to rotate at a high rate speed resulting in a laceration to left middle finger.

On January 31, 2015 this employee was terminated due to a Lay off at the mine site. On May 7th, 2015, this mine was notified that this employee has been diagnosed with an occupational illness of pneumoconiosis.

Claim filed for pneumoconiosis. X-ray date of 1/24/15. Employee termination date was 8/8/14.

Employee driving company truck checking truck dump & gate. A deer ran in front of him - he steered to miss deer & drove into bank - road was wet - muddy.

Pulling on a Bolt on a 993K Loader & felt something pop behind Right knee.

Employee was dismounting a 785 rock truck when he stepped to the ground he twisted his ankle.

On 9/7/2012 Employee lost balance while on a 5 foot step ladder and jumped to the ground, landing on his feet. He continued to work until 2/11/2013 when he was taken off for surgery to repair ligament damage to his knee.

Employee was lifting an acetylene tank to place back into storage area and felt pain in his back. He continued to have pain and on 6/14/2012 he sought medical treatment and was prescribed physical therapy.

Employee was operating a DllR dozer in shot material, while backing up he trammed over a rock causing a pain in his neck. Employee continued to work until 2/6/2012 when he was take off work due to increase in pain.

EE was picking up a pressure plate for a powder truck when he felt a pain in his left shoulder, resulting in a strain/sprain.

Removing tailgate when a bolt broke in tailgate causing tailgate to fall unexpectedly and knocking him from elevated position on ladder and falling on him.

EE had raised the hood on an ex370 excavator during his pre-shift. While the hood was in the raised position it unexpectedly fell, striking him, causing him to lose his balance and fall approx. 7 feet to the ground. EE landed on his right arm causing a fracture to the elbow.

Member was shoveling the hi-line tray out on an addcar. He placed his right foot against the end of the guide and it got caught between the guide and the pusher jack.

Was cutting brush, went to throw small tree over embankment, turned and injured right hip.

ee was in the process of conducting his pre-op check on his 992c loader. he had just finished a walk around and was mounting his loader when he struck his right shoulder on an open engine compartment door. when this happened he fell to the ground causing a contusion to his left hip.

EE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF GUIDING THE MINER CABLEAND WATERLINE ONTO THE ADD-CAR AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. WHILE GUIDING THE CABLE HE POSITIONED BOTH FEET UNDER THE CAR. WHEN THE CAR ADVANC ED FORWARD AND ROLLED OFF THE LAUNCH, IT SAT DOWN ON HIS FEET.

EE STEPPED INTO HOLE AND TWISTED KNEE WHILE LOADING BLAST HOLES. REFUSED ON SITE MEDICAL TREATMENT. SAW E.R. DOCTOR ON 12/20/03. TREATED WITH LEG BRACE AND RX MEDICATION.

EE SHUT THE CAB DOOR OF THE DRILL ON HIS RIGHT HAND.

EE WAS REPLACING A ROLLER ON A HIGHWALL MINER CAR. EE STATED THAT WHEN HE STEPPED FORWARD HIS RT. KNEE GAVE OUT. THIS IS A REOCCURING INJURY FROM A PRIOR ACCIDENT. THIS ACCIDENT IS BEING CLASS IFIED AS AN OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS.

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO MOVE A ROCK. AS HE GOT BEHIND THE ROCK AND BEGAN TO MOVE IT, THE ROCK ROLLED TOWARD AND SUDDENLY ROLLED BACKWARDS STRIKING THE DOZER.

MECHANIC COMPLAINED THAT HIS RIGHT KNEE WAS BOTHERING HIM. HE STATED THAT HE HAD NOT BEEN STRUCK OR HAD STRUCK ANYTHING WITH HIS KNEE. HOWEVER, HE IS UP AND DOWN A LOT ON HIS KNEES CHANGING TI RES, BRAKES, SPRINGS AND OTHER RELATED JOBS.

EE WAS HAULING COAL WITH A TRACTOR & TRAILER WHEN HE WAS COMING UP A HILL. THE TRUCK LOST TRACTION AND WENT BACKWARDS, CAUSING IT TO JACKKNIFE. THE TRACTOR CAME OFF THE GROUND AND WHEN IT CAME BACK DOWN HE STRUCK HIS CHIN ON THE STEERING WHEEL.

MEMBER WAS IN THE PROCESS OF LIFTING A 5-GALLON BUCKET OUT IN THE SUPPLY YARD WHEN HE SLIPPED & FELL. AS HE FELL MEMBER REACHED & GRABBED A PIECE OF SHEET METAL TO CATCH HIMSELF RESULTING IN A LACERATION TO HIS MIDDLE FINGER ON HIS RIGHT HAND.

EE WAS WORKING ON A FOOT SHAFT WHILE THE MINER WAS DOWN. HE WAS UNDER THE HEAD ABOUT 3:00 A.M. WHEN HIS LOWER BACK BEGAN TO TIGHTEN UP. HE CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL IT WAS UNBEARABLE AROUND 5 A. M. HE LEFT THE JOB WITHOUT FILLING OUT AN ACCIDENT REPORT. AFTER TALKING TO HIS CREW THERE WAS NO INCIDENT LEADING TO THIS SITUATION.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING LOAD BLAST HOLES WHILE OPERATING THE HYDRAULIC CONTROLS, A HOSE RUPTURED SPRAYING THE EMPLOYEE WITH FLUID. HE REACTED BY JUMPING AWAY FROM THE TRUCK RESULTING IN A STRAIN OF HIS LEFT HIP. SAW PHYSICIAN ON 8/5/02.

EE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF REMOVING A CAR PIN FROM THE ADDCAR WHEN THE TIP OF HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE HANDLE AND THE RELEASE LATCH OF THE PIN.

TAKING SEAT OUT OF TRUCK WHEN THE SEAT DROPPED DOWN ON LEFT HAND AND WRIST. IN ATTEMPTING TO FREE EE WITH A CUTTING TORCH. HE RECIEVED MINOR BURNS TO WRIST AREA.

EE WAS MAKING A SPLICE IN SOME ELECTRICAL WIRE WHEN THE KNIFE SLIPPED CAUSING A LACERATION TO HIS LEFT HAND.

EE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF GREASING A DOZER. AS HEWAS MOUNTING THE DOZER HIS LEFT KNEE GAVE OUT CAUSING HIM TO LAND ON THE GROUND.

EE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF HOOKING UP AN ADD CAR WHEN HE SLIPPED ONT HE WALKWAY SURFACE OF THE LAUNCH PAD. WHEN EE FELL HE LANDED ONT HE LEFT SIDE OF HIS BODY INJURING HIS LEFT ELBOW.

CHANGING TIRE ON CAT ROCK TRUCK AND TOOK THE WHEEL APART AND WAS ROLLING THE (SIDE RING) WHEEL PART AND IT HAD A BURR STICKING OUT AND CUT THE RT. HAND PALM AREA.

EE WAS HOLDING UP A CABLE WHILE STACKER BELT WAS BEING PUSHED INTO PLACE. THE STACKER BELT HIT A SET OF STEPS. THE STEPS STRUCK AND LACERATED HIS KNEE, REQUIRING 8 STITCHES. NOTE: EE COULD HAV E RETURNED NEXT SHIFT. HE WORKS 6 DAYS AND OFF 3. HIS SCHEDULED DAYS OFF WERE 4-2-02, 4-03-02 AND 4-4-02. HE RETURNED NEXT SCHEDULED SHIFT ON 4-5-02.

EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING MOTOR IN AN ADD CAR. IN THE PROCESS HE WAS PRYING WITH A SLATE BAR. AS HE WAS PRYING THE BAR SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO TWIST HIS RIGHT WRIST.

MEMBER WAS HELPING COMPLETE A BELT SPLICE IN THE BELLY BELT OF THE HIGHWALL MINER. HE WAS UNDER THE LAUNCH ON HIS KNEES WHEN HE FELT PAIN AS HE STOOD UP.

EE WAS SHOVELING STEMMING (DRILL CUTTINGS) INTO A BLAST HOLE. DIRT WAS MUDDY & HEAVY. EE STRAINED BACK WHILE SHOVELING.

MEMBER WAS GOING TO ANOTHER SPREAD OF EQUIPMENT TO FUEL, WHEN GOING DOWN A HILL HE LOST CONTROL OF THE TRUCK CAUSING HIM TO HIT A MOUNTAIN SIDE.THIS RESULTED IN A CRACKED PELVIS AND CHEST BRUISES.

MEMBER WAS OPERATING THE 769 WATER TRUCK DOWN A GRADE WHEN IT BEGAN TO SLIDE. HE JUMPED FROM THE TRUCK LANDING ON HIS KNEE CAUSING A TEAR TO THE SKIN ABOVE THE LEFT KNEE.

MEMBER WAS IN PROCESS OF ADDING ANTIFREEZE TO THE HIGHWALL MINER GENERATOR WHEN HE TOOK THE CAP OFF CAUSING HOT ANTIFREEZE TO HIT HIM IN THE FACE CAUSING MILD BURNS.

MEMBER STUMBLED AND HIT HIS HEAD AGAINST THE SIDE OF A DML DRILL KNOCKING HIS HARD HAT OFF CAUSING A LACERATION TO THE SIDE OF HIS HEAD.

EE WAS CHECKING AND CLEANING ADD CARS OF HIGHWALL MINER. A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM HIGHWALL AND STRUCK HIM ON THE HEAD.

VICTIM WAS REPAIRING SHOVEL BUCKET. WHEN HE BEGAN TO DISMOUNT HE SLIPPED AND FELL TO GROUND BREAKING HIS LEG.

EE WAS PULLING CABLE OFF OF HIGHWALL MINER. HIS RT INDEX FINGER WAS SMASHED BETWEEN MINER & CABLE GUARD RESULTING IN FRACTURE & LACERATION

CLIMBING OFF ROCK TRUCK, SLIPPED & FELL

EE LIFTED A SHOVEL TOOTH, WHEN HE TURNED TO PUT THE TOOTH ON THE SHOVEL HE TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE

EMPLOYEE WAS PERFORMING HIS DUTIES BY LISTENING TO AND CHECKING MACHINE WHILE IN OPERATION WHEN HE LOST HIS BALANCE. HE ATTEMPTED TO CATCH HIMSELF WITH ENTRY DOOR OF SHOVEL. THUMB WAS CAUGHT I N DOOR AND AS A RESULT HE SUFFERED A FRACTURE TOHIS RIGHT THUMB.

STEPPED OFF HIS LOADER ONTO THE BED OF A ROCK TRUCK, HIT HIS FOREHEAD ON THE CAB PROTECTOR.

ROCK TRUCK DRIVER MASHED LEFT HAND ADJUSTING HISSEAT.

WAS MAKING AN ACCESS RAMP TO SHOT PUSHING UP HILL. LEFT SIDE OF ACCESS GAVE AWAY CHASED TRACTOR TO TURN 360% OVER DOWN HILL 40 FT TRACTOR LANDED BACK UP RIGHT.]

GPF-WAS APPROVED FOR OCCUPATIONAL PNEUMOCONIOSIS.

INSTALLING ROLLER ON A D11N. ROLLER WAS SITTING ON THE TRACK AND THE BOGIE ROLLED FORWARD CATCHING RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER BETWEEN ROLLER AND BOGIE.

HIT LEFT ELBOW IN CAB OF DOZER D8N. CAUSING A BRUISE THE DR SAID THIS CAUSED INFECTION AROUND THE ELBOW WHICH MADE SURGERY NECESSARRY.

PUTTING TRACK ON D11N USING A SLATE BAR. THE BAR SLIPPED HINTING EE ON THE NOSE AND RIGHT CHEEK. ALSO BREAKING EYE GLASSES. REFUSED ANY HELP FROM EMT EE REFUSED ANY TRANSPORTATION TO HOSPITAL. LATER TOOK HIMSELF.

GPF-WAS APPROVED FOR OCCUPATIONAL PNEUMOCONIOSIS.

PUSHING ROCK TRUCK UP HILL BLADE SLIPPED OFF TRUCK BED AND CAUSED OPERATOR TO LEAVE HIS SEAT AT WHICH HE BUMPED HEAD IN DOZER CAB.

TURNED TO DODGE A ROCK FALL AND HURT LOWER BACK.

HE WAS PARKED CLOSE TO ANOTHER VEHICLE ON AN INCLINE. WHEN HE TRIED TO GET OUT THE DOOR, ONLY HAD LITTLE SPACE TO OPEN, NARROWING HIS PASSAGE WAY. HE SLID OUT SIDEWAYS, BEFORE HIS ARM COULD GE T OUT OF THE WAY THE DOOR CAUGHT HIS RT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN THE DOOR AND THE DOOR FACING. THE DOOR HAD TO BE OPENED TO REMOVE HIS FINGER.

GPF-WAS APPROVED FOR OCCUPATIONAL PNEUMOCONIOSIS.

PUTTING AIR RELL ON GREASE TRUCK,TWISTED AROUND AND HURT RIGHT SIDE OF BACK.

GPF-WAS APPROVED FOR OCCUPATIONAL PNEUMOCONIOSIS.

DRIVING ROCK TRUCK - TRUCK RAN OVER A LARGE ROCK IN THE ROAD AND JARRED UPPER BODY.

EE STEPPED OFF D11N BLADE PUSH ARM & SAID HE HURT HIS KNEE.

SLIPPED OFF DOZER AND STOVED UP SHOULDER.

CUT HAND ON BACK-UP HORN

WHILE REMOVING AN AIR COMPRESSOR FRO THE REAR DRILL ENGINE A CONTROL SWITCH STUCK ONTHE BOOM CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION AIR END OF THE DRILL TO MOVE SUDDENLY TOWARDS THE EMPLOYEE.

HOLDING IMPACT WRENCH WITH KNEE.

CLIMBING OFF DOZER SO FELL TO GROUND.

STEPPING OFF LADDER OF 988B LOADER AND FELT PULL IN BACK. WORKED REST OF WEEK AND COULD NOT WORK ON 7-30-04.

INJURED WAS REACHING TOOLS UP TO MECHANIC WORKING ON TRUCK WHEN HE SLIPPED & FELL.

STATED HAD BACK PAIN AFTER SHIFT WAS OVER. WOULD HAVE TO GO TO EMERGENCY ROOM.

MAN WAS HIT BY FALLING TREE HURTING HIS BACK.

STEPPED DOWN FROM MECHANIC TRUCK CREELING ANKLE

HURT LOWER BACK SHOVELING DIRT INTO HOLE.

DOOR WINDOWN FELL CUTTING THUMB

REINJURY OF PREVIOUS BACK CONDITION HE SAID HE DID NOT DO ANYTHING TO HURT HIS BACK BUT IT BEGAN HURTIN.

21325D OVER ROCK WHILE OPERATING DOZER RESULTING IN BACK INJURY

DISASSEMBLING MAXI BRAKE CLINDER.

COMING OFF HILL3IN EMPTY PRELL TRUCK AS A PASSENGER GOT SCARED WHEN TRUCK STARTED SLIDING AND JUMPED OUT WHICH CAUSED HIM TO FRACTURE LEFT HAND