Big Creek Surface: 157 citaciones de la MSHA Coal

The employee was released by physician and returned to work on 6/9/25 from a previous injury. On 6/11/25 the employee was taken back out of work by physician when they reported continued back pain from the pre-existing injury which was preventing them from conducting normal mine work.

Employee strained back at the start of employee's shift as employee was pulling themself up to the cab of the excavator.

Employee developed welders flash (Photokeratitis) to their eyes when welding.

Employee was exiting the mine property in personal vehicle at the end of shift when employee collided with an empty coal truck that was traveling in the opposite direction on the mine haul road.

On 10/12/24 employee was outside the water truck and was in the process of entering the truck and twisted knee. Employee continued to work until employee was taken out of work by a physician on 10/23/24.

The employee slipped when dismounting the equipment and got EE's left pinky finger and ring finger caught between a lid, resulting in a laceration and strain to EE's fingers.

Employee stated that EE was tramming the D9 dozer when the park brake inadvertently became engaged causing EE to jolt EE's back. The employee completed shift and as EE stepped onto the mantrip, EE stated EE felt pain in lower back. The employee was taken to the ER and determined EE had a strain. The machine was inspected, and no deficiencies were found.

Employee was placing a strap under a 36 inch corrugated drain pipe down in a ditch

Employee was welding on the bucket of a loader when felt a strain in lower back when ee went to re-position self.

Employee slipped and fell to the ground when attempting to mount an excavator.

No narrative on form that was submitted.

Working under hood of Komatsu HM400 truck and sprained/strained his back

Rish Employee was standing approximately 20' away from two other individuals whom were associated with another organization who were attempting to free the rollers on an excavator. One of the employee's associated with the other organization utilized a hammer to contact the roller and that is when a sliver of metal entered into our employees' upper torso area.

Employee was getting off equipment to replace a grease tube on hammer. While he was exiting he slipped on track falling. He had a hold of hand rail and held on to try to stop his fall. His body weight was on one arm and he twisted around hurting rt. shoulder.

Dozer operator was widening the road in preparation for moving the Highwall miner when the cutting edge of the dozer blade contacted a low pressure polyethylene coal bed methane 8" gas line. This contact caused the cutting edge to puncture the line releasing methane. the dozer operator was the only EE in the area. He immediately contacted the foreman who accounted for all EEs.