Chapperal Plant Coal

Tightening the brake on a rairoad car and the release handle on the brake wheel struck his wrist. he began missing work on the 5/13/04. it has been determined by the medical information from the doctor, that this was caused by the 12/15/03.

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO UNCOUPLE THE AIR HOSE BETWEEN THE RAIL CAR & THE TRACKMOBILE WHEN THE CLOSING VALVE MALFUNCTIONED, STRIKING THE EE IN THE JAW, FRACTURING THE LEFT CHEEK BONE.

THIS IS AN ALLEGED INCIDENT. EMPLOYEE ALLEGES HE SUFFERED A HERNIA ON THE NIGHT IN QUESTION WHILE MAKING REPAIRS TO A COAL CHUTE. HE DID NOT REPORT THE INCIDENT TO ANYONE UNTIL THE FOLLOWING D AY WHEN BEING REPRIMANDED FOR POOR WORK.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING THE AREA UNDER THE TRUCK SCALES WHEN A TRUCK PULLED ONTO THE SCALES HE WASSTARTLED. HE SUDDENLY RAISED UP AND STRUCK HIS BACK AGAINST A BEAM. HE CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 4 -13-00.

EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING A STEEL BAR AGAINST A PIN AS ANOTHER EMPLOYEE USED A HAMMER TO STRIKE THE BAR TO DRIVE THE PIN IN PLACE. EMPLOYEE USING HAMMER MISSED THE BAR AND STRUCK THE FINGER OF OTHER EMPLOYEE, FRACTURED FINGER OF EMPLOYEE.

WHILE INSTALLING THE BACK PLATE ON THE #1 RAW COAL VIBRATOR SCREEN, THE EE USED HIS FINGER TO CHECK THE ALIGNMENT OF THE BOLT HOLES. THE BACK SLIPPED CATCHING THE TIP OF HIS LEFT INDEX FINGE R WHICH REQURIED STITCHES

EE WAS REPAIRING A RAILROAD SWITCH THAT ALIGNS THE SIDE TRACK WITH THE LOAD TRACK. HE HAD THE WEIGHTED SWITCH HANDLE RESTING ON HIS KNEE, WHILE MAKING ADJUSTMENTS TO THE SWITCH. THE HANDLE SLIPPED OFF HIS KNEE AND FELL, CATCHING THE MIDDLE FINGER OF HIS LEFT HAND IN THE LATCH. HTE RESULTING LACERATION REQUIRED 8 STITCHES TO CLOSE

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A CUTTING TORCH TO CUT A HOLE IN A 1/2" METAL PLATE. HOT MATERIAL SPRAYED BACK ON HIM AND GOT BEHIND HIS CUTTING GOGGLES AND IN HIS EYE. THE MATERIAL HAD TO BE WASHED FROM H IS EYE.

EE WAS REPLACING SHEAVE IN #2 BOOST PUMP. HE BENT OVER TO PICK UP SHEAVE & HIT HIS HEAD. HE HAD A LACERATION ON HIS FOREHEAD REQUIRING STITCHES.

THE BULL DOZER A/C UNIT WAS BEING REPAIRED BY A CONTRACT MECHANIC. HE DID NOT HAVE ALL PARTS REQUIRED TO COMPLETE JOB. HE LEFT THE HEADLINER OFF. THE DOZER OPERATOR WAS GETTING INTO CAB WHEN H E HIT HIS HEAD ON A BOLT. HE SUFFERED A LACERATIIN THAT REQUIRED 8 STITCHES.

WHILE USING A POCKET KNIFE TO CUT A PIECE OF REPLACEMENT CHEMICAL FEED HOSE, THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT EE'S FINGER. CUT REQUIRED 3 STITCHES.

EMP WAS OPERATING AN END LOADER. HE HAD PARKED THE LOADER AND WAS DESCENDING DOWN THE ACCESS LADDER. HE STEPPED ONTO A LUMP OF COAL ON THE GROUND WHICH CAUSED HIS KNEE TO TWIST. STRAINED KNEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING RAILROAD CARS FOR FOREIGN MATERIAL HE WAS STANDING ON THE 2ND LADDER RUNG FROM THE TOP OF A CAR WHEN HIS FEET SLIPPED ON HE FELT TEN FEET TO THE GROUND HE LANDED ON HIS L EFT SIDE HE FRACTURED HIS LEFT HIP

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A CAT 980 LOADER TO FEED COAL TO THE PLANT HE WAS LOADING THE LOADER BUCKET WHEN THE REAR WHEELS RAISED OFF THE GROUND THIS ;ACTION CAUSED HIM TO HIT HIS HEAD ON THE LOADER CAB CAUSING A SMALL CUT STITCHES WERE USED TO CLOSE THE CUT

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING DOWN THE STEPS AT THE THICKENER TANK. HE STEPPED ONTO A PATCH OF ICE AND SLIPPED AND FELL. AS A RESULT OF THE FALL HE FRACTURED A BONE IN HIS RIGHT FOREARM.

EE HAD BEEN MAKING REPAIRS ON THE AUTOMATIC SAMPLER. HE WAS WALKING DOWN THE STEPS FROM THE SAMPLER WHEN HE ALLEGES A STEP BROKE LOOSE ON SIDE CAUSING HIM TO HIS HIS LEFT KNEE AGAINST THE RAIL . HIS KNEE WAS BRUISED.

EMPLOYEE WAS A 1"X3' PIPE TO BEAT ON A PLUGGED COAL CHUTE. ONE TIME HE DREW THE BAR BACK AND STRUCK HIMSELF WITH THE BAR ABOVE THE RIGHT EYE. HE SUFFERED A LACERATION OVER THE EYE. IT TO 7 STITCHES TO CLOSE THE WOUND.

EMPLOYEE BENT OVER TO PICK UP A CABLE HOOK TO PLACE IT ON A RAILROAD AR. HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS BACK AFTER THIS ACTION. HE SUFFERED A MUSCLE STRAIN AND BEGAN MISSING WORK ON 10-10-94.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING THE OIL RETURN ON THE ABELSLURRY PUMP. HE CHECKED ONE SIDE AND STARTED ACROSS TO CHECK THE OTHER SIDE WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL HITTING THE CATWALK. HE BRUISED THE LEF T RIB CAGE AND ARM.

EMPLOYEE WAS REPAIRING THE ELEVATOR CHAIN ON THE JIG WASHER. HE WAS USING A HAMMER TO BEND A 3/8" STAINLESS PIN THAT RETAINS A LARGER PIN. A SMALL PIECE OF METAL FROM THE HAMMER FLEW AND TRU CK ANDEMBEDDED IN THE EMPLOYEE'S LEFT HAND. THE PIECE OF METAL HAD TO BE REMOVED BY SURGERY ON AN OUTPATIENT SCHEDULE.

EE WAS TIGHTENING A BOLT ON A GRADER TURN TABLE AND THE WRENCH SLIPPED AND HE SKINNED HIS KNUCKLE AFTER 3 WEEKS HIS KNUCKLE BECAME INFECTED AND HAD TO BE DRAINED BY A DR 8-30-93.

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING SAMPLE BAG OF COAL. HALFWAYTHROUGH THE LIFT EMPLOYEE FELT A CATCH IN BACK. HE STUMBLED @ THIS POINT & FELL AGAINST SCALE HOUSE WALKWAY HANDRAIL. EMPLOYEE BRUISED HIS RIG HT RIB CAGE & ALLEGES BACK STRAIN.

EMPL REMOVING PIECE OF METAL FROM THE INSIDE OF A WATER TANK.HAD ATTACHED A CHAIN TO THE METAL AND HE WAS PULLING THE CHAIN.IT SLID THROUGH HAND ,LOST GRIP.A COTTER PIN CUT FINGERS ON RIGHT HA ND.

THE INJURIES AND 3 OTHER EES HAD JUST DROPPED 5 RAILROAD CARS DOWN TOWARD THE LOADOUT AND WAS PREPARING TO CLEAN THEM. THE EE ON THE TRACK MOBILE TOSSED A SMALL PIECE OF COAL TOWARD THE INJRIE D EE JUST AS HE WAS TURNING AROUND. THE PIECE OFCOAL STRUCK THE INJURIEDS LEFT EYE CAUSING A SMALL CUT.

EMPLOYEE WAS PREPARING RAILRAOD CARS PER LOADING. HE HAD PLACED THE CARS UNDER THE LOAD OUT. WHEN HE STEPPED DOWN FROM THE CAR TO THE GROUND HE TWISTED HIS KNEE.

EMPL WAS UNDER TRUCK SCALES CLEANING BALANCE BEAM WITH SHOVEL. FOOT SLIPPED & HE PUT OUT RIGHT HAND TO HELP BREAK FALL. HAND STRUCK PROTRUDING NAIL IN CONCRET FORM & LACERATED RIGHT HAND BETWE EN RING & ITTLE FINGERS INJ REQUIRED 5 STITCHES.

PULLING ON CORD TO START AUGER AT LAB, HANDLE OF CORD JERKED OUT OF HIS HAND

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON THE SUPPLY PORCH PICKING UP MATERIAS WHEN HE PICKED UP A PIECE OF MIN-ALLOY(CHUTE LINING MATERIAL) OFF OF THE G ROUND & INTO THE PORCH WHEN HE STRAIGHTENED UP HE FELT A STING IN HIS LOWER BACK HE SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION ON 11-29-90 & HAS NOT MISSED ANY WORK DAYS

EMPL REMOVING BOLTS THAT SECURED 150 HP PUMP MOTOR TO FRAME.ANOTHER EMPL WAS USING WRENCH TO HOLD NUT WHILE INJ TURNED BOLT WITH RATCHET SOCKET.WRENCH SLIPPED OFF NUT CAUSING RATCHET TO COME O FF BOLT.STRUCK EMPL EMPL ABOVE RIGHT EYE CAUSING SMALL LACERATION.

THE INJURED WAS USING A GRINDING MACHINE WHEN APPARENTLY SOME FOREIGN OBJECT WAS THROWN IN THE RIGHT EYE.THE EMPLOYEE DID NOT REALIZE THAT SOMETHING WAS IN HIS EYE UNTIL 2 OR 3 HOURS AFTER THE END OF HIS SHIFT.THE EMPLOYEE HAS THE FOREIGN OBJECT REMOVED BY HIS DOCTOR LATER THE NEXT DAY.

THE EMPLOYEE HAS HAD A WEAK BACK MUSCLE SINCE 01-09-85 WHEN HE PULLED A MUSCLE SOMETIME ON 10-12-90 HE EXPERIENCED SOME BACK PAIN WHILE SHOVELING IN THE BASEMENT OF THE PLANT.HE VISITED HIS DO CTOR ON 10-14-90 AND WAS TOLD THAT HE HAD AGGRAVATED AN OLD INJURY.

EMPLOYEE WAS DROPPING RR CARS IN TO LOADING POINT AFTER STOPPING CARS WITH HAND BRAKE I NAME LOOSENED THE BRAKE & STARTED DOWN LADDER ON CAR WHEN I NAME TURNED FROM LANDING AT BRAKE TO START D OWN LADDER HE STEPPED ON CLOSEST RUNG & HIS FOOTSLIPPED HE CAUGHT WITH HIS HANDS BUT HIT THE LANDING & LADDER WITH HIS BACK SKINNED & BRUISED RT LOWER ARM & MIDDLE OF BACK

EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING CHAIN TOGETHER FOR JIG WASHBOX ELEVATOR WHEN DRIVING PIN THROUGH LINKS, SMALL PIECE OF METAL PENETRATED NECK ABOUT 1 1/2 INCHES.

HE WAS DRILLING INTO PANEL IN BREAKER BOX TO MOUNT CONTROL TRANSFORMER USING DRILL AND BIT. THE SECOND HOLE HE DRILLED, THE DRILL BIT MADE CONTACT WITH BUSS BAR BEHIND PANEL. THERE WERE SECO ND DEGREE BURNS TO BOTH HANDS, AND 1ST DEGREE BURNS TO FACE.

THIS WAS AN ALLEGED ACCIDENT BEING LITIGATED AND THIS REPORT IS BEING MADE TO CLEAR MSHA VILATION NO. 2774334. A BACK INJURY HE CLAIMS HAPPENED ON TRUCK GRIDS AT PLANT CLAMANT IS EE OF A CONTR ACTO HAULER .

DRIVING ROCK TRUCK JARED BACK.

PREPARING TO DROP 6 LOADED RR CARS OUT FROM LOADING POINT. EMPL TIGHTENTED BRAKE ON 7TH CAR SECOND MAN WAS TO LOOSEN BRAKES ON LOADED CARS. SECOND MAN DID NOT GET ALL BRAKES LOOSE SO EMP L JUMPED FROM 7TH CAR TO ASSIST HIM INJURING LEFT KNEE.

I,NAME SAID HE WAS USING PRY BAR TO PULL BROKEN TRACK TOGETHER SO IT COULD BE PINNED. BAR SLIPPED CAUSING PAIN IN RIGHT SHOULDER.

EMPLOYEE WAS HE5PING A MECHANIC REMOVED A PIN FROM A SEIZED BUSHING OF A CRANE CLAM BUCKET WHILE USING A SPIKE HAMMER TO STRIKE THE PIN A METAL FRAGMENT CHIPPED OFF OF THE HAMMER AND EMBEDDED IN THE EMPLOY9ES LEFT WRIST

I NAME WAS BEDN3NG OVER TO OPEN A 4 IN WATER VALVE WHEN HE SUFFERED A LEFT INGUINAL HERNIA. I NAME HAS HAD A HISTORY OF OCCURRENCED WOTH THIS HERNIA AND HAS BEEN TALKED TO ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS ABOUT PROPER AC7IONS CONCERNING HIS HERNIA

EMPLOYEE WAS PU5LING ON A 7/8IN WINCH ROPE THAT HAD OVERLAPPED ON THE WINCH DRUM AS HE PULLED ON WINCH ROPE HE STRAINED A SHOULDER MUSCLE HE BELIEVES AT THIS TIME

EMPLOYEE WAS DI1GING OUT CHUTS ON TOP OF SILO,MASHED THUMB AND PULLED BACK.FROZEN MATERIAL BROKE LOOSE AND HIT SHOVEL WHICH IN TURN PULLED EMPLOYEE TO THE SIDE.

EMPLOYEE WAS CH9CKING RAILROAD CARS AND CLOSING DOORS-USING SLATE BAR.PUT BAR LATCH TO CLOSE DOOR AND FELT PAIN IN BACK.WAS NOT STRAINING OR PULLING HARD AT TIME OF INJURY. HAD BEEN CLOSING DO ORS.PAIN IN LOW9R BACK AND RIGHT GOIN(WITH SWELLING)ALSO PAIN IN RIGHT LEG.EMPLOYEE TREATED IN HOSPITAL FOR PULLED MUSCLE.

EMPL REPAIRING 7ABLE,PULLING OFF CABLE WITH WINCH? STRAINED BACK MUSCLE.

REPLACING WASHB2X SCREEN DECK REPAIRMAN ABOVE DROPPED HAMMER HITTING EMPL ON RICHT SIDE OF FOREHEAD CUTTING FOREHEAD.

EMPLOYEE WAS GO3NG TO CHECK THE ABEL PUMP TANK LEVEL GOING UP LADDER AND FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING STRAIN TO LEFT GROIN

EMP WAS GOING UP STEPS BY FRONT DOOR TAKING PARTS TO WORK AREA FOOT SLIPPED METAL IN HAND CUT FINGER VIBRATOR SCREEN HOLD DOWN BOARD CUT LITTLE FINGER RIGHT HAND AND HAD 6 STITCHES

I NAME WAS PUNCHING ON SLIDE BAR WITH SLATE BAR,SLATE BAR GLANCED OFF AND JERKED HIM SIDEWAYS,FELT PAIN IN LEFT LOWER BACK IMMEDIATELY.PREVIOUS JOB RELATED BACK INJURY.LEFT WORK AT 10:20 A.M. TO SEE DR. SOWARDS.VIRGIE CLINIC.

MECHANICAL PARTS WORN PARTS SHARP EDGES. CHANGING DRYER SCREEN CUT FINGER CLEANING COAL FORM SCREEN ON SHARP EDGE. CUT 2 FINGERS ON RT HAND 12 STITCHES.

EMPLOYEE WAS BENDING OVER TO PICK UP EXTENSION CORD FROM FLOOR.

INSTALLING MISSING BUCKET BOLTS FOOT SLIPPED CUTTING FOOT ON BUCKET FOOT BROKE AND 5 IN CUT EMPLOYEE HAD SURGERY TO REPAIR DAMAGE

REMOVING SCRAP PIECE 4" PIPE APPROX. 6\ LONG. I.NAME SAYS HE WAS DRAGGING PIPE ACROSS FLOOR AND 90 ELL ON END CAUGHT BEHIND STEP, CAUSING HIM TO TWIST AND HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS IN TOP OF PLANT BY SECONDARY CYCLONES, HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE SCRAP FROM PLANT BY SLIDING OLD CYCLONE HEADER ALONG FLOOR SO IT COULD BE LOWERED FROM PLANT WITH ELECTRIC HOIST . EMPLOYEE REPORTED STRAINING LOWER CENTER BACK ON 1-8-85 AND FINALLY WENT FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT ON 1-9-85 AT 7:00AM. . EMPLOYEE REPORTED STRAINING LOWER CENTER BACK ON 1-8-85 AND FINALLY WEN

INJURED WAS LIFTING A PIECE OF SHEET METAL--REPAIRING A CHUTE INSIDE THE PREPARATION PLANT WHEN HE STRAINED HIS BACK LIFTING

ENGAGED IN REPAIR WORK INSIDE PLANT.LIFTING SHAFT TO CRUSHER WHEN PULLED BACKWARDS ON SHAFT AND STRAINED HIS BACK.