Creek Paum Mine: 125 citaciones de la MSHA Coal

No one currently works at this mine. A worker from another mine saw the smoke as EE was driving by. The 2 X 0 coal pile had a hot spot. There was no damage to any equipment and no one was injured.

Employee was checking for hydraulic leaks on a Cat Tractor, his right foot slipped on a rock, causing him to twist his left knee.

The employee was removing a wheel from a fuel truck with an impact wrench when the socket broke causing a piece of the socket to strike him in the abdomen. He treated the wound himself and continued working until May 30, 2011. On that date, he was admitted to the hospital with infection in the wound.

Lifting plant feed belt counter weight guard, had pain in left shoulder. Started missing work on 6/30/08

Was struck by consolidated dirt while cleaning the bowl of his pan.

Nightime; shift was over; climbing stairs to contractor office carrying thermos; tripped; fell forward/hit the steps, rolling off underneath the stairs to the ground.

Lifting electric hoist off of a pallet, had pain in lower back. Started missing work 12/16/07.

Dismounting a Cat D-11 Dozer, stepped off onto a rock, foot slipped off of the rock and twisted right knee. Employee started missing work on 06/25/07.

Employee was driving a pin out of a segement roller on a Cat Dozer with a hammer. A piece broke off of the pin hitting him in the forehead about 1" above the right eye.

Installing new 480V submersible pump, testing pump he needed to change leads. Employee threw the breaker on disconnect box and for some unknown reason, started changing phase leads on top of breaker, instead of bottom. Screw driver came in contact with lug resulting in flash. Flash burn both hands. No shock rec'd. Went to ER & released. Ee available to work next day.

EMPLOYEE WAS DISMOUNTING FROM A D11 DOZER WHEN HE STEPPED ON A CLUMP OF DIRT TWISTING HIS LEFT ANKLE. THIS RESULTED IN A SPRAIN.

POOR FOOTING - CLIMBING OFF WATER WAGON, SLIPPED OFF LADDER. FOOT CAUGHT IN PTO (POWER TAKE OFF) SHAFT.

WET INCLINE,TRUCK SPUN OUT. DRIVER APPLIED BRAKES, TRUCK SLID BACKWARDS AT BOTTOM OF INCLINE STEERED ON TO BERM ON RT SIDE AND ROLLED OVER ON DRIVERS'S SIDE

EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING FROM BUMPER ON A WELDING TRUCK TO THE BUMPER OF A HEAVY ANFO POWDER TRUCK. EMPLOYEE SLIPPED / MISSED THE BUMPER AND FELL BETWEEN THE TRUCKS, HITTING UPPER LEFT PART OF BA CK.

DRIVER WAS WALKING AROUND TRAILER TO ROLL TARP. HE STEPPED ON A PIECE OF COAL TWISTING HIS ANKLE.

EE WAS MOUNTING EQUIPMENT. AT THE 2ND OR 3RD RUNG OF LADDER FROM THE TOP, HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON RUNG & HE FELL, LANDING ON FEET. BUT MORE SO ON HIS RIGHT FOOT, FRACTURING LEG JUST BELOW THE KNEE.

EE WAS HAULING DIRT OUT OF PIT. WHILE PROCEDING UP INCLINE, TRUCK HIT RUT, CAUSING EE TO JAM FOOT AGAINST BRAKE, CAUSING FRACTURE OF FOOT.

EMPLOYEE SLIPPED IN MUD, GRABBED ONTO PUMP SKID TO BREAK HIS FALL. WHERE EMPLOYEE GRABBED HAD A PIECE OF METAL PROTRUDING. EMPLOYEE'S HAND WAS CUT BY METAL, RESULTING IN 11 STITCHES.

EE PEROFRMING MAINTENANCE WORK IN PLANT. WAS SECURING ()HOLDING) LADDER WHIL ANOTHER EE WAS HANDLING A PIPE COUPLER. COUPLER WAS DROPPED & FELL APPROX 6', STRIKING VICTIM IN HEAD, CAUSING LACE RATIONS & BRUISES. LACERATION REQUIRED STITCHES. EE WAS NOT WEARING HARD HAT AT TIME OF ACCIDENT.

EE WAS MOUNTING EQUIPMENT ACCESS STEPS AND BUMPED RIGHT KNEE ON STEP.

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CLOSS SLIDING WINDOW ON D-7 DOZER. WINDOW WAS STUCK. WHEN IT BROKE LOOSE, LEFT FOREFINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN WINDOW AND FRAME. RESULTING IN SMASH/FRACTURE OF FINGERTIP.

REINSTALLING SKIRTBOARD RUBBER ON CONVEYOR, USING SCREWDRIVER TO PUSH SKIRTBOARD RUBBER IN WITH RIGHT HAND. SCREWDRIVER SLIPPED & IMPALED LEFT PALM, REQUIRING X-RAY, CLEANSING & TWO STITCHES.

RAINY, WET ROAD CONDITIONS (INCLINE). VEHICLE PROCEEDING INTO PIT. TOWARD BOTTOM OF INCLINE, VEHICLE WENT INTO A SKIDDING, SLIDING MOTION, HITTING SPOIL BANK, THROWING EE FORWARD, INJURING RIG HT SHOULDER.

REPAIRING LH TRACK LINK ON A D11 TRACTOR. THE BLOCKING WHICH WAS HOLDING THE LOOSE END OF THE TRACK UP ON THE REAR IDLER SLIPPED OUT LETTING IT FALL ON RIGHT FOOT. BRUISED RIGHT FOOT.

EE WAS OPERATING DOZER, MACHINE CAME OVER A ROLL, FRONT END DROPPED SLIGHTLY, CAUSING EE TO LURCH FORWARD STRIKING MINE COMMUNICATION RADIO WITH FOREHEAD, CAUSING A LACERATION REQUIRING 3 STITCHES.

EE WAS TRYING TO REMOVE DEBRIS WHICH WAS PLUGGING PLANT. USING PIPE AS PRY BAR, FINGER WAS PINCHED BETWEEN PIPE & METAL RESULTING IN FRACTURE & LACERATION TO LEFT RING FINGER TIP.

EMPLOYEE WAS IN PROCESS OF REMOVING OVERBURDEN IN END OF PIT. END WALL COLLAPSED (PORTION OF) OUTWARD & HIT DOZER, PUSHING SIDE WINDOW FRAME INTO CAB, STRIKING EMPLOYEE IN FACE AND HEAD, CAUSI NG LACERATIONS, ONE REQUIRING STITCHES.

HIS FEET WERE WET FROM MUDDY CONDITIONS AND SLIPPED WHILE ENTERING CAB OF TRUCK.

EE WAS HANGING INSULATION ON SOUTH WALL OF BUILDING. A SCREW PULLED LOOSE & HE TRIED TO GRAB IT TO STOP IT FROM FALLING. EE HIT FINGER ON A PIECE OF BAR

EE WAS STANDING ON HAND RAIL TO SHEET A SECTION OF THE PLANT AND HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE HANDRAIL AND LANDED ON A SCREW GUN ON THE CATWALK.

EE WAS CHIPPING FROZEN COAL IN HOPPER, TRYING TO UNPLUG FREE UP. BAR WHICH HE WAS USING BROKE THROUGHT THE COAL, AND RIGHT HAND, LITTLE FINGER STRUCK AGAINST SIDE OF SHIELD, RESULTING IN FRACT URE OF FINGER.

EMPLOYEE HAD STOPPED DOZER AND EXITED CAB TO STRETCH. WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE DRY AND BREEZY. AN AIRBORNE PARTICLE OF DUST ENTERED HIS RIGHT EYE AT THIS TIME. MINIMAL DAMAGE TO EYE.

HE WAS RIDING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT OF CHALLENGER 95 AND WAS LOOKING BACK WATCHING THE PULL SCRAPERS WHEN THE CHALLENGER HIT A BUMP AND HE FLEW UP OUT OF THE SEAT AND BACK DOWN INTO THE SEAT.