Elk Creek Plant: 581 citaciones de la MSHA Coal

A loaded coal truck collided with an empty coal truck while traveling in opposite directions. The operator of loaded coal truck experienced soreness and was written off work.

A loaded coal truck collided with an empty coal truck while traveling in opposite directions. This incident resulted in a broken leg for the operator in the empty coal truck.

Employee was climbing off the belt after clearing the grizzly bars and twisted EE's right ankle on 2/18/2025. The employee was later treated on 2/20/2025 and received a full release. The employee later sought treatment again on 2/26/2025 and was written off work at that time.

Employee was carrying a bucket with an electric saw inside of the bucket. The saw started to fall out of the bucket and the employee went to catch the saw and contacted the bar of the saw creating an incision. The saw was not operating nor on at time of contact, the action of grabbing the bar as it was falling caused the injury.

Employee was pulling on a wrench while performing maintenance and injured their left shoulder.

Employee was walking on stairway. EE stumbled and caught right hand. Fractured right middle finger.

Employee ran into diversion ditch while operating a coal truck and the truck turned on it's side. The employee slid from the drivers side to the passenger side of the truck.

Employee was cleaning out belly pan discharge and material fell from the chute and knocked EE down causing EE's hard hat to fall off and the employee lost EE's balance and fell. When EE fell, EE struck EE's head on a piece of metal.

Employee was backing up to dump an Artic truck and the bed rolled to the side. The employee stated that when the bed rolled to the side, the seat belt tightened up creating pressure on EE's left hip. The employee was transported to LRMC and was written off work because of a possible pinched nerve.

The Employee stated, the EE was exiting an articulation truck. While climbing down the ladder EE fell from the ladder hitting the ground, landing on right hand. Employee was released to return to work in two days, but went for second opinion, and referred for MRI at a later date.

Employee was securing an electric motor and the employees hand was caught in a pinch point pinching the left index finger.

Employee was cutting wood with an electric saw and a piece of wood went into employee's eye (left eye).

The employee stated that EE injured EE's shoulder on 10/14/19 and was taken to a medical facility and examined and it was determined EE had a sprain and considered a "first aid case". On 3/30/2020, the employee stated that EE's shoulder was aching again and EE went to a medical facility and was written off beginning on 3/31/2020.

Employee lost balance while cleaning up work area and tried to catch self with right arm. When body weight came down on arm, employee felt sharp pain in arm. EE was taken to the hospital and examined and the result was a torn muscle in bicep area.

Employee cut a tree. As the tree was falling it struck a broken tree causing it to flip back striking the employee in the leg.

Truck driver says they exited truck to inspect it. Upon re-entry they slipped on the bottom step.

HELPING REMOVE A PIECE OF METAL FROM A CHUTE ON A RAW COAL VIBRATOR. THE METAL AND STRUCK THE TOP OF LEFT FOOT.

OFF WORK DUE TO SAME PROBLEM AS ORIGINAL 9-12-96INJURY.

EMPLOYEE PULLING A HYDROSEEDER HOSE, FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND FELL OFF DIESEL LOCOMOTIVE.

EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND FELL ON SIDEWALK.

EE WAS POSITIONING HIMSELF TO HOLD A METAL PLATE ON THE SIDE OF A COAL CHUTE, WHEN A BRACE UNDER HIS LEFT FOOT GAVE WAY. EE STATED THAT HE TWISTED HIS BACK. NO FALL OCCURRED.

EMPLOYEE WAS BOLTING A PIECE OF WATER LINE TOGETHER WHEN HE RAISED THE PIPE UP AND FELT A PAIN IN HIS GROIN AREA. EMPLOYEE WORKED UNTIL AUGUST 6, 1993.

RIDING MANTRIP TO SECTION AT CONTRACT MINE WHEN MANTRIP HIT A BUMP IN ROADWAY CAUSING MAN TO INJURE HIS NECK.

INJ CHECKING OIL ON 240 CAT EXCAVATOR. PLATFORM WAS WET AND DAMP. EMPL HAD RUBBER BOOTS ON, SLIPPED AND FELL 7' TO GROUND. LANDED ON BACK.

INJURED WAS LIFTING A SAMPLE BAG FULL OF COAL IN THE CLEAN COAL STORAGE AREA AND AS HE WAS SETTING IT UPON THE ROAD BERM OUT OF THE ROAD HE STRAINED HIS BACK.

INJURED WAS WELDING A PIECE OF METAL ON WOOD PICKEN AND WHILE LEANING FORWARD HE TWISTED HIS TARP AND HURT HIS LOWER BACK.

61204ROPPING 2 RAILROAD CARS AND BRAKE FAILED AND HE STEPPED OFF AND FELL AND HURT HIS BACK, NECK AND RIGHT ANKLE.

PUTTING UP A SIGN POST AND BOLT WORKED OUT OF POST AND LET THE SIGN FALL AND STRIKE HIS HAND CUTTING FINGER.

LIGHTING ARRESTOR WAS BROKEN AND AS EMPL WAS LOOSENING BOLT THAT HOLD IT ON TO THE X-PIECE OF THE ARRESTOR FELL AND HIT EMPL ON TOP OF RIGHT HAND.

PICKED UP A PIECE OF WOOD FROM VIBRATOR AND AS GHE WAS BRINGING HIS HAND BACK HE HIT HIS LITTLE FINGER ON THE CHUTE.

WAS GETTING OFF DOZER AND SLIPPED AND FELL AND HURT HIS BACK AND LEG.

I.NAME GETTING SAMPLE TUB FROM UNDER SAMPLER AT LOADOUT AND CUT HIS FINGER.

I.NAME GETTING OFF DOZER HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE TRACK CAUSING FALL BACKWARD TO THE GROUND.

I NAME WAS CLIMBING OFF OF THE LOADED RR CAR WHEN HE LOST HIS FOOTING/FOOT SLIPPED HE FELL TO THE GROUND HITTING THE SIDE OF THE RR CAR AS HE CAME DOWN HE SCRAPED HIS LEFT THIGH & SAID THAT HE MIGHT HAVE HURT HIS BACK

INJURED STEPPED OUT OF SIDE DOOR OF PLANT AND STEPPED ON A HALF HEADER AND SPRAINED HIS RIGHT ANKLE.

WAS LIFTING A BOX OF 7/8" BOLTS AND SAID HE HURT HIS BACK.

GETTING OFF DOZER & SLIPPED & FELL & HURT HIS BACK ARM & SHOULDER

INJURED STATED THAT HE STARTED TO STEP UPON TRUCK STEP & HIS FOOT SLIPPED & HE TWISTED HIS KNEE

WAS AWARDED A HEARING LOSS CLAIM.

INJURED SLIPPED ON SOME FLOCK ON 3RD FLOOR AND HURT HIS KNEE, ELBOW AND BACK.

WHILE LIFTING ON SLATE CHUTE INSIDE THE PREP PLANT INJURED FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

LIFTING CEMENT BLOCK AND HURT HIS BACK.

TIGHTENING BRAKE ON RAILROAD CAR AND HE SAID HE HURT HIS BACK.

ACETYLENE TANK CAUGHT FIRE AROUND GUAGE AND HE GRABBED THE NECK OF TANK AND TRIED TO SMOTHER FLAME OUT AND HE BURNED PALM OF LEFT HAND.

INJ PULLING WATER LINE AROUND SIDE OF HILL AND SLIPPED AND FELL OVER BANK,HURT BACK,SIDE AND RIGHT LEG & ANKLE.

HEARING LOSS

HEARING LOSS

HEARING LOSS.

HEARING LOSS

NOISE, HEARING LOSS.

NOISE HEARING LOSS

HEARING LOSS.

WORKING IN AREAS OF NOISE, DAMAGING HEARING.

WAS USING ROPE HOIST TO STRAIGHTEN OUT TAKE-UP ON BELT AND HURT RIGHT SHOULDER.

INJURED WAS PUTTING UP A CAR DOOR ON 2/23/89 AND SLIPPED AND FELL AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE. HE CAME BACK TO WORK 1 AND ON 2/27/89 HE WAS CLIMBING DOWN LADDER ON RAILROAD CAR AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE AGAIN.

INJURED WAS OPERATING PAN AND AS HE WAS COMING DOWN HILL PICKING UP SLATE HE TWISTED HIS BODY AROUND AND HIT A BUMP IN TRAEL WAY AND HURT HIS BACK.

HEARING LOSS 3.75%.

EMPL WAS STANDING ON A SILO BELT CUTTING METAL TO FIT CRNER OF CHUTE HOT METAL ROLLED DOWN CORNER OF CHUTE & WENT DOWN INSIDE OF LEFT BOOT.

INIVIDUAL WAS TRYING TO PICK UP A 10 H.P. MOTOR AND PUT IT IN THE BACK OF A PICK UP TRUCK AND STRAINED HIS BACK.

WAS WALKING TO HIS TRUCK TO GET SOME TOOLS AND STEPPED OVER A SMALL DIRT BANK AND TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE.

UNKNOWN ALLEGED LUNG IMPAIRMENT.

HEARING LOSS 11%

WAS SHOVELING C2AL OFF TOP OF TRUCK AND TRUCK MOVED FORWARD AND SHOVEL STRUCK HIM IN SIDE.

HEARING LOSS 3.75%.

PUTTING UP DOOR3ON RR CAR AND BAR SLIPPED AND HE FELL BACKWARDS AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE

CARRYING BUCKET8 OF DIESEL FUEL UP STOP. AND TWISTED HIS BACK.

HE WAS STANDING3ON THE STEPS BETWEEN THE 3RD & 4TH FLOOR PULLING A WATER HOSE & HURT HIS KNEES.

WAS GOIND UP ST9P. TO ANSWER PHONE AND SLIPPED AND HIT HAND AGAINST RAILING.

WALKING TOWARDS3LOAD-OUT TO GO TO WORK AND HE SLIPPED ON SOME LOOSE COAL AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE.

WHILE WORKING ON PLATFORM MADE OF PLYWOOD INJURED FELL APPROX 3 1/2\ TO 4\ OFF OF IR WHEN IT TURNED UP.