Calvert Mine Coal

A passenger vehicle with a 54 old driver was traveling north on Williamsville Road and at the point of the haul road crossing the vehicle struck a loaded haul truck at the left front steer tire slightly deflecting toward the left side of the road: resulting in damage to the vehicle and minor injuries to the driver.

Employee, wearing appropriate PPE, received unidentified foreign debris in the right eye. Following treatment at a local medical center, a prescription medication was given to prevent infection.

Employee was washing boom off, lost track of where EE was standing and slipped and fell striking the right side of EE's head. Employee appeared to bleed from the nose and the onsite safety supervisor took precautionary measures and called ambulance.

Employee was using a step ladder to tighten the top lug nuts on a 3600RSI. As he was moving the ladder his left foot went thru the ladder, missed the bottom rung & he fell to the ground on his right side, catching his body weight on his right wrist.

Employee was dismounting from a Haul Truck (CAT 785), employee missed grabbing the handrail, lost balance and foot slipped from the access ladder and fell approximately 10 feet to the ground.

EE was working normally when he bent down to pick up a tool and felt pain in his lower back. Diagnosed as possible lumbago.

Employee was assisting in rolling rack segments into place using pipe. Employee was moving the rear pipe to the front when his right ring finger tip was caught under the pipe smashing the right ring finger. Employee required 7 stitches and has a fracture of the finger above knuckle.

An employee was attaching a battery compartment door on a Cat 525 log skidder when the door fell slightly and pinched the employee's right index finger causing lacerations requiring 19 stitches, broke the tip of his finger and severed a tendon.

The injured employee slipped off the deck of a D-9 Dozer onto the tracks, landing on his tailbone which caused a muscle spasm in his lower back

EE was moving scrap plate with come-long...grabbed one end of plate to pull thru manway & let it off the come-along and put on floor... went outside for fresh air & noticed pain in groin.

EE finished back-gouging. He picked-up chipper & hit trigger throwing dust, slag & dirt into air. Particles came down inside weld hood & safety glasses.

EE WAS INSTALLING AN AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR ON A END DUMP. HE WAS FITTING IT INTO ITS FINAL MOUNTING LOCATION WITH HIS RT. HAND HOLDING AND BALANCING THE COMPRESSOR & ATTEMPTING TO START A MOUNTING BOLT WITH HIS LEFT HAND WHEN THE COMPRESSOR DISLODGED FROM THE MOUNTING LOCATION AND PINCHED HIS LITTLE FINGER BETWEEN THE COMPRESSOR & THE MOUNTING BRACKET. LACERATED AND FRACTURED

EE WAS PERFORMING OVERHEAD WORK WHEN A BOLT FELL FROM OVERHEAD STRIKING HIM IN THE MOUTH CAUSING A LACERATION TO THE LIP AND A CHIPPED TOOTH.

EE WAS ASSISTING THE DRAGLINE CREW IN TRYING TO SET THE UPPER RAIL ON HTE WALKING CAM. HE PLACED HIS HAND UNDER A NUT AND MOTIONED THE CRANE OPERATOR TO RAISE THE LOAD. WHEN THE LOAD WAS RAISE D, THE EE'S FINGER WAS PINCHED BETWEEN THE NUT AND THE LOWER RAIL.

EE TRIED TO PICK UP A D10 ROLLER AFTER HE FINISHED REPLACING IT WITH A NEW ONE. THE EE PICKED THE 320 LB. ROLLER UP AND WHEN THE HEAT FROM THE ROLLER PENETRATED HIS GLOVES HE LET GO OF ONE SID E LETTING THE OTHER ONE FALL ON HIS RIGHT HAND.THE ROLLER WAS NOT SMOOTH BECAUSE OF PREVIOUS REPAIRS. THE ROLLER CUT THROUGH THE GLOVES BREAKINGTHE PINKY FINGER. THIS RESULTED IN REMOVAL/PINK

EE WAS DISMOUNTING A 5230 SHOVEL WHEN THE LADDER GOT HUNG UP AND CAUGHT HIS FOOT BETWEEN RUNGS CAUSING STRAINED LIGAMENTS IN HIS LEFT FOOT.

EE WAS LOWERING A SECTION (BED) USING A COME-A-LONG. THE COME-A-LONG SLIPED GEARS CAUSING THE LOAD TO SHIFT OUTWARD. THE EMPLOYEE WAS HIT BY EDGE OF THE TRUCK BED ON THE BACK OF HIS RIGHT LEG PUNCTURING THE SKIN.

THE EE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF REMOVING SHIMS FROM A LATCH BAR ON THE P&H 2100. EE COULDN'T FIND THE PROPER TOOL USED TO HOLD THE TRIP LEVER UP, SO HE USED A SHIM. DURING THE REMOVAL OF THE SHIM , THE SHIM USED TO HOLD THE TRIP LEVER UP SLIPPED OUT OF POSITION ALLOWING THE BAR TO SMASH HIS THUMB. EE RECEIVED A LACERATION OF THE KNUCKLE AND BROKE HIS THUMB IN THREE PLACES.

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LIFT A 30' I-BEAM TO TURN IT OVER WITH OPEN HOOKS. THE HOOKS WERE PLACED ON THE END OF THE BEAM AND THE OVERHEAD CRANE WAS BEING USED TO LIFT IT UP. THE EE RAISED THE BEAM AND ANOTHER EE STUCK A BLOCK UNDER THE BEAM SO IT COULD BE RE-RIGGED. THE BEAM WAS BEING LOWERED WHEN THE HOOKS CAME OFF AND STRUCK THE EE IN THE RIGHT SIDE SAFETY GLASS, CAUSING LACERATION.

EE WAS CHANING OUT A HOIST CYLINDER ON AN R100 TRUCK. THE CYLINDER WAS SUSPENDED WITH A CHAIN FALL. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE THE BOTTOM OF THE CLYLINDER FROM THE STUB SHAFT WITH A PRY BAR, TH E EE REACHED AROUND THE CYLINDER WITH HIS LEFT HAND TO POSITION THE PRY BAR. IT SLIPPED OFF & PUNCTURED HIS LEFT HAND. WHEN EE JERKED HIS HAND BACK HE HIT THE BACK OF IT ON THE HYDRAULIC TANK

THE DRAGLINE BUCKET DRAG SHACKLE WAS BEING POUNDED OUT WHEN A SMALL PIECE OF METAL CHIPPED OFF FLYING APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET EMBEDDING IN THE INJURED'S LEFT SHOULDER. REQUIRED AN INCISION AND S TITCHES TO REMOVE.

TWO EMPLOYEES WERE INSTALLING A 3'X 18" WING GUARD ON THE SIDE OF AN A-V 12 CUBIC YARD DIRT BUCKET. ONE EMPLOYEE WAS POUNDING THE GUARD INTOPOSITION WHEN A PIECE OF METAL FROM THE GUARD CH IPPED OFF STRIKING HIM IN THE LEFT LEG ABOVE THEKNEE PUNCTURING AND EMBEDDING IN HIS LEG.

PART FROM TIRE TOOL UNDER PRESSURE DISENGAGED AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE IN LEG WHILE HE WAS REPAIRING TIRE.

BROKEN FINGER EMPLOYEE WAS STACKING CROSS TIE SWHEN ANOTHER EMPLOYEE DROPPED A CROSS TIE O HIS LITTE FINGER.

SMOKE INHALATION EMPLOYEE WAS IN BASE OF DRAGLINE WELDING & WAS OVERCOME BY SMOKE FUMES.

2" WATER PUMP HAD CLOGGED AND OVERHEATED. WHEN EMPLOYEE DISCONNECTED SUCTION HOSE HOT WATER AND MUD SPURTED OUT ONTO THE BACK OF HIS LEFT HAND CAUSING 2ND DEGREE BURN REQUIRING MEDICAL TREATME NT.

THE INJURED WAS HOOKING THE 834 RTD TO THE LOWBOY TRAILER DOLLY. THE 6" HITCH PIN WHICH WEIGHED ABOUT 25 LBS. FELL INTO PLACE WHILE ANDY STILL HAD HIS HANDS WRAPPED AROUND THE TOP PLATE. WHE N THE PIN FELL, IT PINCHED HIS LEFT INDEX FINGERBETWEEN THE TOP PLATE OF THE PIN AND THE HITCH OF THE DOLLY. IT MASHED THE TIP OF THE FINGER AND LACERATED THE FINGER REQUIRING SIX STITCHES.

INJURED WAS STANDING ON THE TRACK OF A D-6 DOZER WHILE STEAM CLEANING ENGINE COMPARTMENT HE SLIPPED & FELL TO THE CONCRETE FLOOR IN WASH PAD LANDING ON HIS RT SHOULDER & HIP

MAN WORKING OUT ON BOOM OF DRAGLINE,STRETCHING TO GO OVER CATWALK AND SLIPEPD ON SNOW.IT HAD BEEN SNOWING SINCE BEFORE START OF SHIFT LABORERS REPEATEDLY CLEANING SNOW FROM ALL WORK AREAS.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING ON GANTRY CATWALK WHEN HE SLIPPED AND CAUGHT HIS HAND ON A PIECE OF METAL AND CUT LEFT HAND REQUIRING 5 STITCHES.

EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING WHEN A PIECE OF STEEL WENT INTO HIS EYE

EMPL STEAM CLEANING AND RAN THE WAND OVER TOP OF FOOT. BOOT HAD A HOLE IN TOP CAUSING HOT WATER TO GO INTO FOOT. DISCHARGED SAME DAY TO RETURN TO WORK 9-18-92.

WHILE MANUALLYR EELING ROPE OFF ROPE REEL STAND, INJURED GOT HIS FIGNER CAUGHT BETWEEN REEL HANDLE AND REEL FRAME WHICH LACERATED AND FRACTURED HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER.

I.NAME UNHOOKING PORTABLE FUEL TANK FROM TRUCK TRAILER HITCH BALL WHEN THE TONGUE OF PORTABLE FUEL TANK SLIPPED AND FELL ON I.NAME LEFT FOOT BEHIND STEEL TOE OF SAFETY BOOT CAUSING LACERATION BETWEEN 3RD & 4TH TOE LEFT FOOT.

INJ WAS WORKING ONDRAGLINE PREPARING TO USE 5 TON OVERHEAD SIDE CRANE TO HOIST 55 GAL DRUM OF CLEANING WATER. HE HAD STOOD DRUM ON END WITH SLING IN POSITION AROUND BARREL. HE WAS ATTEMPTING T O DETACH CREANE HOOK FROM ITS TIE DOWN POSITION WHEN CRANE BROKE LOOSE FROM WELD AT TROLLEY & FELL CRUSHING BARREL & STRIKING INJURED.

EE AND OTHER PERSON WERE ADDING 3/8 X 12 X 7 METAL EXTENSION TO THE BACK TOP OF THE BUCKET ON A 950 FRONT END LOADER. THE TWO WERE STANDING IN THE BUCKET HOLDING THE METAL IN PLACE AND ATTEMPT ING TO WELD WHEN IT SLIPPED AND FELL CRUSHING EES FINGER BETWEEN THE EDGE OF THE METAL EXTENSION AND THE SIDE OF THE BUCKET.

GRINDER GOT AWAY FROM MAN- CUT ARM- BOUNCED OFF CORD AND CUT LEG.

EE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF CLIMBING ON BOARD CRANE, HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE FELL BACKWARDS. HURT LOWER BACK AND BETWEEN SHOULDER BLADES.

EMPLOYEE WAS STRIPPING WIRE WHEN HIS KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT HIS HAND.

EMPLOYEE CLAIMED(3 DAYS LATER) THAT WHILE INSTALLING A 4" CONDUIT IN MCC ROOM HE STRAINED HIS BACK.SAW DR O9-19-89.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A WEDGE PIN TO SPREAD FORMS TO SPREAD FORMS TO GET THE TIE IN.ANOTHER EMPLOYEE ON OTHER SIDE OF FROM HIT THE TIE THE WEDGE PIN HIT EMPLOYEES TOOTH.

EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING A MANHOLE COVER WHEN IT SLIPPED AND THE COVER DROPPED ONTO EMPLOYEES FOOT.

WELDING IN REVOLVING FRAME - WELDING GUN TRIGGER WAS DEPRSSED AND CAUSED WIRE TO ARC, CAUSING HOT METAL TO FALL IN GLOVE, RESULTING IN A BURN ON RIGHT WRIST.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING STREAM CLEANER AND DEBRIS GOT INTO HIS EYE.

HAUL TRUCK STARTED SLIDING WHEN IT HIT A FRESHLY WATERED AREA ON THE HAUL ROAD, WHEN THE TIRES CAME IN CONTACT WITH A DRY SURFACE THEY CAUGHT TURNING THE TRUCK OVER ON IT'S SIDE - OPERATOR WEN T TO THE DOCTOR PUT HER ON LIGHT DUTY TILL 6-5 ON 6-13 SHE WAS PUT BACK IN A HAUL TRUCK.

I.NAME HOLDING GRADE ROD FOR SURVEY ENGINEERS.WALKING TO NEXT SHOT SITE WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL ON MUDDY GROUND.AT THIS TIME DIDNT THINK HE WAS INJURED.ON 2-23 BECAME UNABLE TO WORK.