Bent Branch Plant Coal

ON 01-14-00 EMPLOYEE REPORTED THAT HE FELL AT A FLOOR DRAIN AND STATED THAT HE WAS NOT INJURED. HE CONTINUED TO WORK REGULAR UNTIL 02-18-00 WHEN HE INFORMED MANAGEMENT THAT HE WAS EXPERIENCING KNEE AND BACK PAIN FROM THE 01-14-00 INCIDENT. WENT TO DOCTOR 03-02-00 DID NOT TAKE OFF WEEK AS DOCTOR SUGGESTED. THIS EMPLOYEE HAD PREVIOUS NON WORK RELATED INJURY AND COMPANY WAITING ON POS

SUBJECT SLIPPED AND FELL WHILE MOUNTING A DOZER ON 10-14-99 CAUSING PAIN TO HIS RIGHT KNEE. ON 11-19-99 THE SUBJECT RECEIVED MEDICAL TREATMENT WHICH MAKES THIS EVENT NOW REPORTABLE.

THIS EE HAS BEEN TREATED FOR A POSSIBLE KIDNEY OR BLADDER INFECTION FROM 11-9-98 TO 11-30-98. ON 11-30-98, THIS EE WE WERE INFORMED, IS DIAGNOSED AS HAVING A LOWER LUMBAR BACK STRAIN. MANAGEME NT IS REPORTING THIS EVENT AS A LOST WORK DAY INJURY.

INJURED WAS DISMOUNTING A D74H DOZER. WHEN HE STEPPED ON THE PUSH ARM, HIS FOOT SLIPPED. HE WAS HOLDING ONTO THE GRAB RAIL & WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED IT CAUSED PAIN TO HIS BACK. [ON 9/26/97, EE B EGAN MISSING TIME FOR SAME PROBLEM. HE IS STILL SEEING THE SAME PHYSICAN FOR THE SAME PROBLE. HAS HAD SEVERAL VISITS TO DR. DURING THE YEAR.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING DOWN STAIRS INSIDE OF PLANT. AS HE WAS COMING DONW STAIRWAY HE MISSED THE BOTTOM STEP CAUSING HIM TO TWIST HIS LEFT KNEE. ON 10-30-97 HE HAD OUTPATIENT SURGERY AND B EGAN MISSING TIME FROM WORK DUE TO KNEE INJURY.

INJURED WAS DISMOUNTING A D7H DOZER. WHEN HE STEPPED ON PUSH ARM HIS FOOT SLIPPED. HE WAS HOLDING ON TO THE GRAB RAIL AND WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED, IT CAUSED HIM TO STRAIN HIS BACK.

WATER LINE WHICH PROVIDES THE PLANT WITH FRESH WATER WAS BEING CONNECTED. IN ORDER TO PROPERLY ALIGN THE WATER LINE TO THE CONNECTION, THE INJURED REACHED OVERHEAD AND WAS PUSHING ON THE WATER LINE. FEET SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL AND RESULTED IN A CRACKED BONE TO RIGHT LEG.

TREES WERE BEING CUT ALONG THE REFUSE AREA. THE INJURED WAS WORKING WITH BACK TO THE UPHIL SIDE WHEN A LOAD OF REFUSE WAS DUMPED FOR A BERM ON THE HAUL ROAD. MATERIAL CAME OVER THE BANK AND PA RT OF IT CAUGHT THE PERSON CUTTING TREES AND CAUSED HIM TO TWIST BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS HAULING REFUSE IN A 768 CAT HAULER. EMPLOYEE STATED THAT ROAD CONDITIONS JARRED HIM CAUSING SORENESS IN HIS BACK. HE HAD VISITED A PHYSICIAN ON SEVERAL OCCASSIONS FOR MEDICATION. HE CONTINUED TO WORK HIS REGULAR JOB UNTIL 4-15-97 AT WHICH TIME HE STARTED MISSING WORK.

THE INJURED WAS CARRING A BOTTLE OF ACETYLENE ACROSS THE TRACKS. HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE DROPPED THE ACETYLNE BUT COULD NOT LOWER HIS ARM FAST ENOUGH TO BREAK HIS FALL. HIS MOUTH STRUCK THE RAIL OF THE TRACK RESULTING IN A LACERATION WHICH REQUIRED SUTURES.

EMPLOYEE WAS BACKING A DOZER OVER THE CREST OF AN IMPOUNDMENT AND WHEN THE END OF THE DOZER DROPPED IT CAUSED HIM TO JERK. THIS CAUSED A STRAIN TO THE LOWER BACK. THE EMPLOYEE CONTINUED TO WOR K AND DID NOT SEE A PHYSICIAN UNTIL 8/9/95. BEGINNING 8/10/95, THE EMPLOYEE WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED ACTIVITY.

EMPLOYEE WAS ENTERING OFFICE. HE CAUGHT HIS FOOT UNDER THE METAL FLOOR OF THE OFFICE. THE EMPLOYEE STEPPED BACKWARDS, CAUSING HIM TO TWIST HIS FOOT. AS A RESULT, THE EMPLOYEE'S PHYSICIAN HAS P LACED HIM ON RESTRICTED WORK ACTIVITY.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING UP LADDER WHEN SOMETHING FLEW INTO HIS EYE

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING BARRELS THAT HAD BEEN CUT IN HALF WHEN HE CUT HIS INDEX FINGER ON THE EDGE OF BARREL REQUIRING SUTURES.

DUE TO MUDDY CONDITIONS - AS HE STARTED TO CLIMB THE LADDER OF THE RAIL CAR, HIS FOOT SLIPPED THROUGH. THE RESULT OF THIS WAS A TWISTED KNEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING AN ELECTRIC MOTOR WITH CHAIN WHEN PIN BROKE IN HOOK CAUSING HOOK TO STRIKE HIS LEFT THUMB. EMPLOYEE WAS TAKEN TO DOCTOR WIHT FRACTURE, TREATED & RETURNED TO WORK.

EE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF POURING A BAG OF CHEMICALS INTO MACHINE AND EXPERIENCED PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

EE WAS OPERATING LOADER WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER ON WHEN DUST BLEW INTO LEFT EYE. EE WAS TAKEN TO THE DR., GIVEN A PRESCRIPTION FOR EYE DROPS AND RELEASED FOR WORK.

EMPL DECIDED TO CLEAN TAKEUP ROLLER ON CONVEYOR WITHOUT STOPPING CONVEYOR. HE USED PIECE OF CONDUIT TO TRY & DISLODGE MATERIAL FROM AROUND ROLLER. EMPL ALLEGEDLY STUCK CONDUIT INTO ROLLER WHIC H PULLED EMPLS FINGERS BETWEEN BELT & ROLLER.

EMPL PUTTING HYDRAULIC OIL IN LOADER.STEPPED ONTO TIRE,FOOT SLIPPED & HE LANDED ON RIGHT HIP ON TOP OF TIRE.HAD OIL ON BOOTS.

EMPLOYEES SAFETY GLASSES BECAME FOGGED HE REMOVED HIS GLASSES TO CLEAN THEM WHEN A FOREIGN OBJECT ENTERED HIS LEFT EYE

DISMOUNTING FROM ROCK TRUCK WHEN EMPL MISSED BOTTOM STEP.

STARTING MAGNATE BELT THE MAGNATE BELT BEGIN TO SLIP LOOSING GUARD UP ENOUGH ON V BELT PULLEY TO SPRAY BELT DRESSING ON THEM. LEAVING THE MOTOR RUNNING. WHEN THE BELTS TOOK GRIP I.NAME SLIPPED BACK. KEEP FROM FALLING BACK HE GRABBED THE GUARD. THAT HE HAD LOOSING HAVING A 1 1/2" SPACE BETWEEN THE GUARD AN FRAME THIS IS WHERE HIS FINGERS WENT BEHIND THE GUARD INTO THE V BELTS THAT R

PUTTING CAT TRACK PADS ON D-6 DOZER. ACCIDENTAL DROP TRACK ON FIGNER. MASHED END OF MIDDLE FINGER.

PLANT OPERATOR WAS CLEANING REFUGE SUMP SCREEN OUT AND HAD GRATING REMOVED. PLANT OPERATOR WITH BACK INTO CONTROL ROOM TO CHECK SOMETHING OUT ON CONTROL PANEL. PLANT HELPER, NOT AWARE OF GRATI NG BEING REMOVED, FELL INTO SUMP CUTTING LEFT KNEE.

WORKER S PNEUMO7ONIOSIS.

EMP ATTEMPTED T2 PLACE A W EIGHT ON THE BELT SCRAPER THEN CLEAN THE BELT SCRAPER, WHEN THE WEIGHT CAME OFF STRIKING HIM ON THE L SIDE OF HEAD CLOSE TO LEFT EYE CAUSING CONTUSIONS OF THE L EYE

EMPLOYEE TRIED 7O SECURE HANDLE ON #1 CC DRYER BY PASS CHUTE,WHEN THE HANDLE KICKED BACK;RESULTING IN THE INJURY TO HIS WRIST.

THE EMPLOYEE FE5L FROM RAIL ROAD COAL CAR WHILE CLIMBING DOWN FROM PARKED RAIL ROAD COAL CAR.

PINCHED THE END3OF HIS FINGER RIGHT HAND LITTLE FINGER BETWEEN THE VIBRATOR AND A BOARD HE WAS PLACING ACROSS SCREEN TO USE AS SCAFFOLDING.

I.NAME WAS TIGHTENING THE BRAKES ON A CAR WHEN HE FELT PULLED MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.

HE WAS SETTING BRAKE ON RAIL ROAD CAR WHEN HE FELT PULLED MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.

I.NAME AND I.NAME DROPPING LOADED COAL CARS-2- USING DOUBLE BRAKE.ANOTHER EMPL WAS ALSO DROPPING 2 LOADS USING DOUBLE BRAKE WHEN HIS STARTED SLIDING.THESE 2 LOADS HIT 2 LOADS I.NAME AND I.NAME WERE ON JARRING THEM.

I.NAME AND I.NAME WERE ON A DOUBLE BRAKE.DROPPING 2 LOADED 100 TON HOPPERS WHEN ANOTHER EMPL DROPPED 2 LOADED COAL CARS BEHIND THEM THIS EMPL LOCKED UP BRAKES AND CARS SLID INTO 2 LOADED CARS JARRING I.NAME AND I.NAME.

PULLING SECTION OF CONVEYOR BLET UP STAIRWAY-BELT HUNG UP ON STEP STRAINING LOWER ABDOMEN.

A ROCK BOUNCED OF RAW COAL SCREEN OF THE RAW COAL TIPPLE AND LANDED ON I NAME LEFT FOOT.

WHEN TWO OTHER MEN ROLLED A ROCK OFF A RR TIE THAT HAD BEEN PRACTICALLY COVERED WITH ROCKS AND DIRT THE ROCK LANDED ON ANOTEHR TIE IN WHICH I NAME WAS AWAITING AT THE OTHER END TO LAY IT OUT INTO AN ENDLOADER BUCKET IT FLIPPED AND STRUCK HIS ELBOW

EE WAS IN T HE PROCESS OF T URNING OFF A 3" WATER PUMP LOCATED INT HE CREEK, HE WAS WAKING DOWN THE CREEK BANK & STARTED SLIDING & GRABBED HOLD OF A WIRE SPOOL & CUT HIS RIGHT HAND ON A NAIL

EE WAS STANDING NEXT TO THE RAW COAL SCREEN-INCLINE SCREEN WHEN A ROCK APPROX 15# BOUNCED OFF SCREEN STRIKING EE ON RIGHT LEG & ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE STEPPED FROM 800 MACK TRUCK TWISTED ANKLE.

HE WAS INSTALLING A CURVED SIEVE IN PLANT TRYING TO ALIGN BOLT HOLES WITH SMALL BAR BAR SLIPPED OUT STRIKING HIM BELOW RT EYE BRUISING HIS EYE ALSO HAD FOREIGN PARTICLE REMOVED FROM EYE

TWO MEN WERE CARRYING A SCREEN UP A SET OF STAIRS TOM\S FOOT SLIPPED LOOSING HIS BALANCE FELL THE SCREEN WEIGHT 150 LB. TRAPPED HIS HAND AGAINST THE CONCRETE FLOOR. SEVERE CUT IN JOINT OF INDE X FINGER AND HAND

GRINDING A PIECE OF METAL DID NOT LET GRINDER STOP BEFORE REMOVING FROM METAL HIT ANOTHER PIECE OF METAL AND KICKED BACK INTO HIS ARM

TOP HAD BEEN CUT OUT OF 55 GAL OIL DRUM AND WAS BEING USED TO STORE CHAIN SO IT COULD BE COVERED WITH OIL. DRUM WAS BEING MOVED AND PUT INTO END LOADER BUCKET BY 3 EMPL AND EMPL HAND SLIPPED A AND WAS CUT BY TOP OF BARREL.

ATTEMPTED TO CARRY 6\\ X 6\ BEAM STRAINED HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON VACUUM PUMP HE LIFTED TAPPERED BUSHING TO PUT ON PUMP AND STRAINE DHIS BACK

CLIMBING OVER BELT FRAME AND STEPPED ON PIECE OF ANKLE IRON LAYING ON GROUND -TWISTED RIGHT ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS ON 4TH FLOOR OF PLANT AND CRANE WAS LIFTING A PIECE OF PIPE TO HIM AND EMPLOYEE REACHED OUT TOO FAR TO BRING PIPE INTO HIM AND STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK

SUB WAS GRINDING STEEL ON SHAKER & GRINDER JUMPED & HIT HIS UPPER LEFT THIGH & CUTTING CLOTHES & INTO HIS LEG CUTTING A 3" PLACE INTO SHIN.