Coal Creek Mine Coal

An employee was using a shovel to clean mud from the tracks of a dozer, when the shovel broke and the employee fell into the blade, cutting employee's ear.

An employee's hand slipped off a haul truck shifting handle and EE struck the trailer brake module, causing a fracture to EE's hand.

A warehouse supervisor was moving a large battery from a wheeled cart onto a pallet, when the battery slipped off the edge and caught the supervisor's finger between the cart and the battery, causing a laceration that required stitches.

employee fell on wet concrete floor and injured right shoulder

A plant technician strained their back and shoulder moving a bearing on 05/21/2018. They continued to work at full duty until they had shoulder surgery on 01/18/2019. They began losing time on 01/25/2019.

While walking across a flat area of packed snow, employee slipped and fell, resulting in fractures to the scapula.

Nelson Brothers detonated an explosives blast in the R3 Coal of the 6-West Pit of Coal Creek Mine. Burning coal dust was carried by north winds and ignited a grass fire south of the pit perimeter, at the fence line between Coal Creek Mine and Dennis L. Edwards. The fire burned 12.1 acres of prairie in the northeast corner of the Edwards property.

Three plant technicians were removing grout from between the railroad tracks when a large section broke and fell from a skid steer bucket, causing a pry bar to flip up and hit an employee in the jaw. This resulted in multiple fractures to the left lower jaw.

Employee had stepped over the tongue of a skid steer trailer carrying 3 rolls of cord. As the employee's second foot contacted the ground after step over, his foot slipped and he lost balance causing him to fall backwards onto the tongue of the skid steer trailer fracturing three ribs on his right side. Walking surface was melting snow and ice.

Employee used his hand to help guide a drill bit that had become stuck. When the drill started, the employee's glove became entangled in the bit causing a fingertip amputation of the left hand, fourth fingertip.

A wrench slipped off while tightening a hose fitting and the employee lacerated his first and second knuckles on a metal edge. It required stitches to close the wound.

A mechanic slipped while using a knife to cut a wire-tie and cut his left hand. It required stitches to repair.

While removing the last bolt on the hitch assembly for the belly dump trailer, the underside of the mechanic's left forearm was pinched. The result was a laceration requiring sutures.

Water truck driver saw smoke and flames in the area of the primary crusher. When the smoke and dust cleared, an explosion door was found to be off the #2 dust collector

The technician fell down while walking along the #1 conveyor causing an avulsion fracture to the top of the left shoulder.

Employee was operating vertical metal boring equipment. Employee was brushing metal cuttings away with gloved hand. Cuttings cut glove and hand. Finger required 12 stitches.

The technician was struck in the left shin with a piece of metal when striking a ripper tooth with a hammer. The resulting laceration required sutures.

The technician walked approximately 20 feet from his equipment to look the work area over. While walking back to the equipment, he experienced pain on his right knee cap from repetitive motion.

SLIPPED AND FEEL FROM BACK OF POWDER TRUCK AND INJURED LEFT FOOT.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A MUFFLER FROM IT'S SHIPPING CRATE. MUFFLER SLIPPED AND CUT EMPLOYEE'S LEFT INDEX FINGER.

WAS RELEASING THE TIRE RAM REACHED OVER TO MOVE AN AIR POT & LEFT HAND BECAME CAUGHT BETWEEN THETWO ITEMS

CLIMBING DOWN LADDER ON TRACKHOE, CAUGHT INDEX FINGER OF RIGHT HAND ON SHARP METAL CAUSING LACERATION REQUIRING.

PULLING FUEL HOSE FROM LUBE TRUCK AND FELT PAIN IN NECK.

EE CLAIMS THAT A LOAD OF OVERBURDEN DROPPED INTO HIS TRUCK DURING THE NORMAL LOADING PROCESS, JARRED HIM AROUND AND CREATED A CRAMP IN HIS NECK.

HELPING A SICK EE FROM A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT TO THE GROUND AND STRAINED BACK.

REMOVING A PLATE THAT HAD BEEN CUT LOOSE. WHILE TRYING TO STOP THE PLATE FROM FALLING IT PUT THE SHOULDER IN A BIND DISLOCATING IT.

LOOSENING A BOLT WITH A WRENCHG, FELT PAIN IN RT. ELBOW.

WHILE STRIPPING COLD POUR FROM PUMP CABLE WITH A KNIFE, THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT MY RT HAND.

WORKING ON A STEP LADDER IN AN AXLE BOX. WENT TO STEP DOWN AND MISSED A STEP CAUSING PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

INSTALLING A FITTING ON A 2" PIECE OF PIPE FOR A DEWATERING PUMP. FITTING BOUND UP AND TWISTED EE'S RIGHT THUMB AROUND FITTING CAUSING A LACERATION.

PLACED HAND ON TOP OF ROTARY VALVE AND FINGER WAS PULLED INTO VALVE. PARTIAL AMPUTATION OF TIP OF MIDDLE FINGER ON RT. HAND.

OPERATOR WAS BOARDING A 992 LOADER. HIS RIGHT HAND MISSED THE GRAB IRON AND FELL TO THE GROUND LANDING ON HIS BUTTOCKS. AFTER 3 HRS HE NOTICED PAIN IN BACK.

LIFTING A GARBAGE CAN WITH USED OIL FILTERS FROMTHE BACK OF THE LUBE TRUCK. HE TURNED TO SET THECAN DOWN FROM THE TRUCK AND FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS SERVICING A KAMATSU FRONT END LOADER. HE TURNED TO THE SIDE AND STRUCK HIS ELBOW ON THE HYDRAULIC TANK CAUSING BRUISING AND SWELLING.

WHILE CUTTING PRIMACORD WITH A RETRACTABLE RAZOREMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING TOWARDS HIMSELF WHEN PRIMACORD WAS CUT. HE CUT HIS RIGHT LEG BELOW THE KNEE.

CHECKING SPROCKET SEGMENT ON D11 DOZER. SLIDE OFF THE PUSH BEAN TO THE GROUND TO DISAMBARK. RT KNEE GAVE WAY

OPERATING A SCRAPER AND BACK BECAME SORE.

THE EE ALLEGED THAT WHILE WORKING ON A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT HE STRAINED HIS NECK CAUSING IT TO BE SORE.

EE STEPPED DOWN FROM THE REAR ENGINE COMPARTMENTON 037 FRONT END LOADER & TWISTED HIS RT ANKLE

EE SLIPPED ON ICE AND TWISTED BACK WHILE CATCHING HIMSELF.

EE WAS USING A FRONT END LOADER TO MOVE A DE WATERING PUMP. WHILE PARKED AT THE FUEL ISLAND WITH THE LOADED SECURED IN THE PARK POSITION HE REACHED TO CHECK THE FUEL IN THE PUMP. A PIECE OF MU D. FELL FROM THE LOADER BUCKET AND STRUCK HIM. HE SUFFERED LACERATION TO THE HEAD AND A BROKEN BONE IN HIS FOOT.

THE INJ WAS CLIMBING AN ACCESS LADDER WHEN HE HIT THE CATCH BAR AT THE TOP OF THE LADDER WITH HIS HEAD JAMMING HIS TEETH TOGETHER BREAKING ONE OFF

THE INJURED CUT HIS RIGHT HAND ON A PIECE OF ANGLE IRON WHILE TRYING TO PREVENT A FALL.

EE WAS UNLOADING BOOSTERS FROM A TRUCK MAGAZINE WHEN HE CUT HIS RIGHT ELBOW ON THE MAGAZINE DOOR. HE WENT TO THE DR & RECEIVED STITCHES, & WAS THEN RELEASED TO WORK. THE DOOR WAS BLOWN AGAINS T HIS ARM BY THE WIND, & THE EDGE OF THE DOOR WAS UNROUNDED AND SHARP.

THE INJURED WAS TRYING TO REACH A MOTOR. HE TURNED HIS BODY TO THE SITE REACHED OVER ANOTHER MOTOR AND PULLED WITH HIS LEFT HAND USING HIS BODY FOR LEVERAGE. HE FELT HIS LEFT BOTTOM RIB MUSCLE TEAR

THE INJURED WAS ADJUSTING TRACK ON A CATEPILLAR D-10N DOZER. AFTER PUMPING UP THE TRACK ADJUSTER WITH GREASE, THE INJURED CHECKED THE TRACK CLEARANCE WITH HIS RIGHT HAND. WHILE CHECKING THE TR ACK SUDDENLY COLLOPSED ON HIS HAND.

THE INJURED WAS BUILDING A SMALL METAL TRAILER. A PIECE OF CHANNEL STEEL FELL DOWN AND STRUCK.

THE INJURED WAS RAKING CLINKERS OUT OF COAL FIRED HOT WATER GENERATOR. HER RAKE GOT STUCK . SHE GAVE IT A STRONG ULL HER LITTLE FINGER WAS OVER THE END OF THE RAKE HANDLE. SHE SMASHED HER FING ER BETWEEN THE END OF THE HANDLE AND THE I BEAM BEHIND HER.

THE INJURED WAS PUTTING THE DRIVE SHAFT BACK ONTO A HAUL TRUCK. WHILE LINING UP THE SHAFT ON THEOUTPUT FLANGE THE SHAFT SLIPPED, FELL AND PINCHED THE LAS DIGIT OF HIS THUMB BETWEEN THE U-JOINT AND THE FRAME CROSS MEMBER BELOW. THIS BROKE THE LAST DIGIT INTO 8 PIECES.

SCRAPER GOING SOUTH UP RAMP, LOST POWER & ROLLED BACK THROUGH A 6' BERM & DOWN A 30' INCLINE. ROADS WERE DRY, CLEAR VISIBILITY, CLEAN GLASS, TEMP 28 DEGREES. OPERATOR WAS WEARING SEAT BELT & W AS NOT EJECTED FROM SCRAPER. SEAT BELT & SEAT WEER IN GOOD CONDITION. FRAME OF SEAT WE BELIEVE IMPACTED OPERATOR'S LEG & CAUSE FRACTURE OF LOWER RIGHT LEG.

WHILE PULLING CUTTINGS AWAY FROM DRILL HOLE, HE HOOKED HIS LITTLE FINGER UNDER THE DECK OF THE DRILL (#752). THIS CAUSED A FRACTURE, WHICH IS A RECURRANCE OF A FRACTURE EXISTING AT HIS HIRE DA TE. THERE IS NO LOST TIME AND NO RESTRICTED WORK ACTIVITY.

OPERATOR DISMOUNTED CATERPILLAR SCRAPER #828 (651B) TO DISCUSS CHANGE IN WORK AREA.HIS LEFT FOOT WAS ON FIRM GROUND.WHEN HE PUT WEIGHT ON HIS RIGHT FOOT HIS RIGHT ANKLE COLLAPSED CAUSING A FRA CTURE.THERE WERE NO ROCKS OR CLODS IN THE AREA AND HE WAS WEARING PROPER LACE UP TYPE BOOTS.GROUND WAS DRY AND WEATHER WAS CLEAR 40 DEGREES.

PRIOR TO START OF SHIFT, SMOKE WAS SEEN AT TOP OF SILO. RETURN TUBE TO DUST COLLECTOR WAS CUT AND WATER USED TO PUT FIRE OUT. COAL DUST SMOLDERING ON BEAMS IN SILO 2 UNDER CONCRETE FLOOR, USED WATER TO CLEAN BEAMS AND PUT OUT FIRE. FIRE IN SILO OUT IT 0015 ON 8-28-95.

CHECKING FLUID LEVEL IN RADIATOR ON UNIT 522, PRESSURE NOT ADEQUATELY RELEASED. STEAM CAUSED OPERATOR TO JUMP ONTO ADJACENT TRUCK. OPERATOR LEFT WRIST HIT HOSE REEL CAUSING FRACTURE. STEAM CAU SED 1ST& 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO LEFT ARM.

OEPRATOR WAS TIGHTENING BOLT ON FIRE EXTINGUISHER BRACKET, WHILE STANDING ON THE TRACK. HE SLIPPED AND FELL OFF DOZER AND LANDED ON THE GROUND.

FOREIGN OBJECT RIGHT EYE WHILE USING CHIPPING HAMMER.

S&H CONSTRUCTION INC DOES NOT BELIEVE A REPORTABLE LOST TIME INJURY OCCURRED WHILE EE WORKED FOR THEM EE DID NOT REPORT ANY INJURY TO THE EMPLOYER WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED UNDER THE WYOMING WO RKERS COMPENSATION ACT & THE SAME HAS BEEN OBJECTED THE EMPLOYEES IS CONTINUING INTO OBJE4CTION TO ANY CLAIMS FLED BY EE AS IT DOES NOT BELIEVE HE WAS IONJURED WHILE WORKING FOR THEM S&H CONS

A LUMP OF COAL WAS CAUGHT IN FEEDER GATE. THE EMPLOYEE REACHED IN TO DISLODGE THE LUMP WHEN ITFELL TO THE SIDE PINNING HIS RIGHT HAND AGAINST THE SIDE OF THE FEEDER.

EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING IN PULLING A 6" WATER SUCTION DIESEL PUMP OUT OF A SUMP PUMP LOCATED IN FEDERAL PIT BY W COAL WALL.SHE PULLED HER BACK DURING THIS PROCEDURE.

GUARD PARKED VEHICLE ON DOWNHILL SLANT, PUT ON E.R. BRAKE, LEFT VEHICLE RUNNING IN NEUTRAL, UNCHOCKED. EXITED VEHICLE TO DETEX KEY STATION APPROX. 6' AWAY FROM DOOR, LEAVING DRIVER'S DOOR OPEN . VEHICLE ROLLED. GUARD RAN, JUMPED INTO VEHICLE, HITTING RIGHT SHOULDER ON DOOR FRAME. RIGHT ARM PAIN UPON MOVEMENT AND FINGERS TINGLED.

REMOVING CAP FROM 500 MCM CABLE CONNECTOR WITH HAMMER, HEAD CAME OFF HAMMER CAUSING EMPLOYEES FINGER TO HIT ON CABLE CONNECTOR.

TIGHTENING BOLT8 ON CAM ROLLER,WRENCH SLIPPED SMASHUNG RIGHT THUMB NAIL AND BRUISING TOP PART OF THUMB.

RIG WAS HOISTIN1 CASING FROM THE HOLE. I NAME WAS ATTEMPTING TO HOLD UP BOTTOM OF CASING WHEN CASING ROLLED ONTO MY HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS RE4OVING A CONNECTOR PIPE FROM A WATER PUMP THE PIPE CAME LOOSE AND HIT HIM ON HIS RT RING FINGER HE RECEIVED A FRACTURE OF THE RT RING FINGER

WHILE WALKING THE DRAGLINE AND DURING A CUTTING OPERATION NUMEROUS FOREIGN OBJECTS BLEW INTO EYES.

I NAME WAS HELPING CHANGE OUT BATTERIES ON TAMPER ENGINE COWLING WAS RAISED TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO BATTERIE COMPARTMENT COWLING LID FELL CLOSED ON HIS RIGHT FOOT.

VEHICLE ROLLED AND PINNED GUARD BETWEEN VEHICLE AND BUILDING

INJURED WAS REMOVING CHAIN FROM HOIST HOOK WHEN ANOTHER EE CAUSED HOOK TO SWING STRIKING INJURED EE IN THE RIGHT EYE AREA. THIS CAUSED EE\S SAFETY GLASSES TO LACERATE THE EYE AREA.

CONSTRUCTIONG A T SPLICE ON A SUBSTATION GRID GROUNDED SYSTEM USING A CADWELD MOLD. MOLD FLASHED BACK ON EMPLOYEE. EMPLOYEE SUSTAINED 1ST & 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO INDEX, MIDDLE AND RING FINGER OF LEFT HAND.

INJ WAS STANDING ON TOP OF A VERY SLOWLY MOVING HOIST DRUM INSTALLING NEW HOIST CABLES WHEN THE DRUM BEGAN TO ROTATE AT HIGH SPEED THIS THREW HIM DOWN WHERE HIS FOOT CONTACTED A RAISED METAL E DGE RESULTING IN A FRACTURED LEG THE SUDDEN INCREASE WAS DUE TO THE LIMIT SYSTEM TO PREVENT OVER EXTENSION OF CABLE OUT THIS WORK IN REVERSE AP WHEN SUFFICIENT CABLE WAS ON THE DRUM IT ALLOWE

AN ELECTRICIAN SUSTAINED A LACERATION ON HIS HLKLEFT HAND WHEN IT CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE SHARP EDGE OF AN ELECTRICAL BREAKER BOX