Fort Spring Plant Metal/Non-Metal

EMPLOYEE WAS USING 988 B CAT LOADER TO CAST MATERIAL OFF #3 BENCH TO QUARRY FLOOR. AS HE WAS FILLING BUCKET, A BOULDER ROLLED BACK INTO BUCKET AND A PIECE (ABOUT HARD HAT SIZE) BROKE OFF AND S TRUCK WINDSHIELD. A PIECE OF GLASS FROM WINDSHIELD CUT EMPLOYEE'S LEFT ARMS. MUCK PILE HEIGHT WAS ABOUT 15 FT AND WORKING UP AN APPROX 10% GRADE.

INJURED AND 2 OTHER EE'S WERE USING A 1 1/4 DIAMETER CABLE TO PULL 3 ROCKS BACK AWAY FROM THE THROAT OF THE PRIMARY CRUSHER. AS THEY WERE PULLING CABLE TO ATTACH TO THE LAST ROCK, HE FELT A PA IN IN HIS LOWER BACK, HIS LEFT LEG BEGAN TO FEEL COLD AND NUMB.

EE WAS WELDING ON TAILGATE BRACKET ON TANDEM HAUL TRUCK ON 7-28. DURING THE LATE EVENING HRS. HIS LEFT EYE BEGAN BOTHERING HIM. WHEN HE CAME TO WORK ON 7-29, HE REPORTED THAT HE HAD APPRENTLY "BURNED" HIS EYE WHILE WELDING ON TRUCJK. HIS EYE CONTINUED TO BOTHER HIM & HE WENT TO HAVE IT CHECKED ON 8-4. THE DR. REMOVED A SMALL PIECE OF GRINDING FROM LEFT--FOEIRGN BODY CORNEA & CONJUN

EE WAS BENT OVER SHOVELING MATERIAL WHEN HE WAS STRUCK BY A ROCK. THE ROCK HIT HIS HARD HAT, LEFT WRIST AND LEFT FOOT. THE ROCK PUNCTURED THE HARD HAT, EE 19 STAPLES IN HIS SCALP. HIS WRIST WA S BANDAGED AND TWO DAYS LATER EE S FOOT WAS DETERMINE WHERE THE ROCK CAME FROM. EE AND OTHER INSPECTED THE AREA TO DETERMINE A CAUSE. NO DETERMINATION WAS MADE. THE ROCK HAD BEEN WORN SMOOTH

EE SAID HE CARRIED A 9 FT PIECE OF 8" CHANNEL IRON FROM THE GROUND BELOW THE CRUSHER TO THE CRUSHER FLOOR AND HE FELT PAIN.

EE & ANOTHER EE WERE CUTTING & WELDING 3/8" METAL TO BUILD GRIZZLY CHUTE UNDER PRIMARY FEEDER WHILE HANDLING METAL A SMALL SLIVER STRUCK EE'S RIGHT LITTLE FINGER., HE WAS WEARING WELDING GLO VES AT THE TIME EE THOUGHT THE METAL WOULD MOVE OUT OF FINGER WITHOUT MEDICAL ATTENTION, WHEN THIS DID NOT OCCUR HE WENT TO THE DR ON 4/15/99

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A 769 CAT TRUCK IN QUARRYBACKED INTO PILE TO BE LOADED-AFTER HAVING 1 BUCKET LOADED ON TRUCK-A LARGE BOULDER ROLLED DOWN STRIKING THE LEFT REAR CORNER OF TRUCK BED CAUSI NG VIBRATION IN CAB OF TRUCK RESULTING IN EMPLOYEE'S HEAD STRIKING CB SPEAKER, ARM STRUCK WINDOWFRAME-AND KNEE STRUCK DASH PANEL.

EE WAS LIFTING ON BREAKER BARS, EXTENDED HIS BODY WEIGHT UP ON HIS TOES AND PULLED HIS RIGHT CALF MUSCLE.

EE WAS DROPPING RAIL CARS TO TIPPLE. HE SET BRAKE ON CARS AND WAS DISMOUNTING AFTER HE DISMOUNTED FROM CAR, EE STEPPED ON SOME STONE LYING ON THE GROUND ALONG SIDE THE TRACKS, TWISINT HIS LEFT ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE HAD LAID HIS WORK GLOVES ON HOOD OF D-9 CAT DOZER TO DRY (RAINING HEAVILY THIS DAY) WHEN HE TOOK GLVOES OFF HTE HOOK HE SLIPPED AS HE TURNED AND FELL AGAINST HOT MUFFLER OF DOZER, WIT H LEFT SIDE OF BACK HITTING MUFFLER. BURN CAUSED BY STEAM FROM WET CLOTHING AFTER TOUCHING MUFFLER.

EE WAS ASSISTING IN THE LOADING OF A HEAD PULLEY ONTO A ENDLOADER. THE SLING WAS BEING USED TO HANDLE HEAD PULLEY,TWISTED PINNING EE'S ARM AGAINST LOADER BUCKET

EMPLOYEE LIFTED HOOD ON 769-B HAUL TRUCK AND TOOK A PAIN IN MIDDLE OF BACK.

EMP STEPPED DOWN FROM ROAD BERM TO ENTER TRUCK. LAST STEP TO ROAD. WHEN FOOT CAME INTO CONTACT WITH ROAD, KNEE HAD SNAPPING SOUND WITH SEVERE PAIN INSTANTLY.

EE WAS COMING DOWN CONRETE STEPS AT PRIMARY CRUSHER AND SLIPPED, STRAINING LEFT KNEE.

EMP CLIMBED DOWN LADDER ON FRONT END LOADER AND STEPPED ON A ROCK AND TWISTED ANKLE.

EMP WAS GOING TO EAST SIDE OF CRUSHER TO CHECK AND/OR GREASE BEARING. CAUGHT TOE ON ANGLE IRON.

INSTALLATION FO BOLTS IN PENN MILL FEED CHUT COVER.

SLIPPED & HURT HAND & FINGER

LOADING STONE IN RAIL CARS.

WALKING ACROSS FLOOR. ANKLE PULLED (TURNED). FLLOOR IS FLAT AND NOT FOREIGN OBJECTS WERE INVOLVED.

EMPLOYEE WAS HAVING MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WITH DRILL AND WAS DISMOUNTING DRILL TO INVESTIGATE AND STEPPED ON A ROCK AND TWISTED RIGHT KNEE AND LEG. KNEE BECAME SWOLLEN AND EXPERIENCED NUMBNESS I N FOOT AND TOES. EMPLOYEE HAS A HISTORY OF STRAINS AND HAS HAD CORRECTIVE SURGERY ON RIGHT KNEE.

EE BUMPED CHEEK ON FEED BOX OF PREPARATION SCRUBBER AT MAIN PLANT--HAD BEEN CLEANING UP SPILLED MATERIAL--WAS REUTRNING FROM SHUTTING WATER OFF FOR THIS JOB.

EE WAS FUELING R35 HAND TRUCK IN THE PROCESS OF DISMOUNMTING FROM TRUCK AFTER HAVING FUELED IT HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON LADDER RING ON LERFT HAND CAUGHT ON LADDER RAILING LACERATED FINGER ENOUGH IT REQUIRED STITCHES

EE WAS CHANGING SCREENS #3 DRY SCREEN WRENCH SLIPPED BRUISED THUMB AND RIGHT HAND SOME LACERATION AND NUMBNESS.

DIGGING OUT STONE CHUTE THAT HAD STOPPED UP WITH DAMP MATERIALS.

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO PULL SHEAVE OFF CONE CRUSHER MOTOR, HYDRAULIC RAM LEAKED OFF CRIBBING BLOKC FELL OUT & MASHED RING FINGER LEFT HAND.

HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF LADDER OF R-35 EUCLID AS HE CLIMBED UP LADDER TO GET IN TRUCK PULLING HIS BACK AS HE SLIPPED.

EMPLOYEE WAS DROPPING EMPTY RAILROAD CARS TO TIPPLE TO BE LOADED. AS HE STEPED UP ON ONE TO RELEASE BRAKE HE SLIPPED AND FELL TO THE GROUND ON RIGHT SIDE.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING RAILROAD CARS. EMPLOYEE WAS USING A FOUR FOOT BAR TO CLOSE DOORS AND STRUCK DOOR TO LOOSEN REMAINING COAL DUST. A SMALL PIECE OF RUST APPARENTLY FLEW OFF THE DOOR AND S TRUCK HIM IN HI RIGHT EYE.

EMPLOYEE WAS EXITING AN R-35 HAUL TRUCK AT END OF SHIFT AND FELT A SHARP PAIN IN LOWER BACK WHEN HE STEPPED OF LADDER TO THE GROUND.

EMPLOYEE PULLED ENERGIZED DISCONNETS TO PRIMARY CRUSHER BECAUSE DRUM CONTROL STARTER WAS ON FIRE.

FELL OVER METAL PILED ALONG ROADWAY.

EMPLOYEE WAS RETURNING FROM DROPPING OUT LOADED RAILROAD CARS AND STOPPED AT TIPPLE LOADING AREA FOR A BRINK OF WATER BEFORE CONTINUING ON TO THE BROKE GREEN LOADING AREA. WHILE COMING DOWN ST EPS FROM TIPPLE, EMPLOYEE APPANTLY SLIPPED AND INJURED RIGHT LEG.

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A LARGE PIECE OF METAL AND CAUGHT AND MASHED RIGHT INDEX FINGER.

MOVING KEG PULLED L SHOULDER

HITTING STONE CHUTE WITH HAMMER THE CHUTS WAS STOPPED UP WITH DAMP STONE WOULD NOT FLOW

EE WAS CLEANING OUT DRAG PIT A ROCK FROM ABOVE FELL STRIKING HIM ON RIGHT HAND.

OPENING WATER VALVE AT TIPPLE AND STRUCK R ARM ON VALVE STEM ABOVE BELOW

EMPLOYEE SLIPPED & FELL GOING UNDER PLANT.

EE WAS CLEANING RAIROAD CARS AND SLIPPED WHILE WORKING INSIDE CAR AND STRUCK RIGHT ELBOW ON CAR.

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A PIECE OF METAL AROUND A SCREEN.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING LADDER TO ENTER OPERATOR STATION ON 980 CAT LOADER WHEN HIS FEET SLIPPED OFF BOTTOM RUNG OF LADDER & APPENTINLY PULLED A MUSCLE IN LEFT SHOULDER & ARM

CHANGING HAMMERS IT TURNED AND DRAGGED LEG IN BETWEEN HAMMER AND BARS

EMPLOYEE WAS USING SLEDGE HAMMER, TRYING TO DRIVE SPROCKET ON SHAFT. MASHED THUMB ON LEFT HAND.

HELPING SET R R CARS THREW SWITCH, PULLED MUSCLE IN R SIDE AND BACK

EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING SPILLAGE IN AGGREGATE MILL AND PULLED A MUSCLE IN UPPER BACK AND NECK.

EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OFF OF 988B CATERPILLAR LOADER & SLIPPED & HIT RT ELBOW ON LOADER STEPS

EMPLOYEE WAS INSIDE RAIL RAOD CAR CLEANING OUT COAL AND SLIPPED. EMPLOYEE GRABBED THE SIDE OF THE CAR WHEN HE SLIPPED AND PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK.

EMPL CLEANING COAL FROM INSIDE RR CAR,LOST FOOTING SLIPPED TO BOTTOM OF THE CAR AND INJURED HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLOSING A DOOR ON A RAILROAD CAR AFTER CLEANING IT AND THE PRY BAR HE WAS USING SLIPPED AND EMPLOYEE PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO UNSTOP AN AGGREGATE CHUTE BY STRIKING IT WITH A WRENCH AND HIT HIS FINGER.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLOSING DOOR ON A RAILROAD CAR AFTER CLEANING IT AND STRAINED HIS BACK.

EE WAS CLOSING HOPPER DOOR ON CSXT 803298 THE IRON BAR THAT WAS BEING USED TO CLOSE DOOR SLIPPED WHEN PRESSURE WAS BEING APPLIED WITH MANUAL FOCRCE CAUSING EE TO FALL AND TWIST RIGHT LEG AND A NKLE HIS FOOT ACCORDING TO HIM WAS ALMOST TWISTEBACKWARD.

EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING TOOL TRAY APPROX 35 # FROM SHED TO LOZDING CONVEYOR A DISTANCE OF ABOUT 300 SOME OF WHICH IS DOWN GRADE HE NOTICED SOME PAIN IN LOWER PORTION OF BACK BUT DIDNT THIN K IT OF ANY CONCERN AT TIME HOWEVER THE FOLLOWING DAY COULD HARDLY GET UP WITHOUT SEVERE PAIN

I,NAME WAS SENT TO HOSPITAL WITH CURTIS RICHMOND, HE WASN'T SURE SOMEWHAT CONFUSED. I,NAME ANSEWERED HIS QUESTIONS AS TO WHAT WAS WRONG WITH HIM BY SAYING HE DIDN'T KNOW FOR SURE, HE HAD JUST SORT OF BLACKED OUT, HE HAD BLOOD ON HIS NOSE SO HAD APPARENTLY FELL, POSSIBLY OFF OF THE 988 LOADER.

I NAME WAS IN THE PROCESS OF REPAIRING BED ON #29 TRUCK HE WAS CUTTING TOP RAIL LOOSE ON BED WITH TORCH WHEN HE CUT THROUGH THE METAL IT SPRANG BACK & HIT HIM ON THE NOSE

FELL AGAINST BARREL & HIT NECK ON BARREL.

I,NAME WAS CARRYING A 50 LB BAG OF FERTILIZER ON RIGHT SHOULDER.

WHILE USING CUTTING TORCH, PIECE OF METAL WENT DOWN INTO HIS SHOE AND BURNT HIS FOOT. SOCK CAUGHT ON FIRE AND BURNT LARGE AREA OF HIS FOOT.

FELL OF #2 DRY SCREEN WHILE REPIARING IT.

LIFTED POUND AGGERAGATE SAMPLE TO EYE LEVEL AND DEVLOPED NECK PAIN, HEADACHE AND NOSEBLEED.

LIFTING A PICE OF METAL OUT OF A CRUSHER.

TWISTED RIGHT ANKLE WHEN GETTING OUT OF TRUCK.

HEARING LOSS

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING ANGLE IRON FOUR SHORT PIECES FELL STRIKING HIM ON THE RTFOOT

WRENCH SLIPPED FROM EMPLOYEES HAND WHILE WORKING ON EQUIPMENT

EMPLOYEE HIT HIS BACK ON A BOLT WHILE CRAWLING UNDER A SCREEN IN A SHAFT

WHILE CLEANING 9AILROAD CARS, SLIPPED. CAUGHT HIMSELF WITH LEFT ARM, RESULTING IN BROKEN LEFT WRIST AND BRUISED RIGHT LEG BELOW THE KNEE.

STOOPED OVER TO3PICK UP SHOVEL - SHARP PAIN IN LOWER CENTER BACK

WRENCH SLIPPED 2FF BOLT AND HIT ELBOW

EMPL JUMPED FROM DRAWHEAD OF RR CAR.

LIFTED PIECE OF METAL

CLIMBING INTO END LOADER,FELL 6\ TO GROUND.

EMPLOYEE LIFTED TOOL BOX; TWISTED RIGHT ARM, CAUSING SEVERE PAIN, DISCOLORATION AND SWELLING TO BICEPS.

WHILE CLEANING RAILROAD CARS, EMPLOYEE WAS CLOSING DOOR, BAR SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL.

WAS WORKING ON RINSING SCREEN. WHILE PULLING HIMSELF UP AROUND SCREEN, FELT SEVERE PAIN IN LOWER STOMACH.