Preparation Plant Coal

Employee was preparing a piece of plate for installation; Plate was clamped down on saw horses and when clamps were released the plate slide off the saw horses which came down on employee's lower right leg and made a laceration.

The raw coal pile at the Preparation Plant had 3 separate locations where there was smoke and warming coming from the coal.

IE alleged carpal tunnel in both hands due to working at the prep plant. IE first reported pain in left hand on 01/07/2019 and right hand on 03/01/2019. IE had surgery on right hand/wrist on 06/12/2019.

Ice had built up on a bottom roller of the clean coal collecting belt. IE (temporary employee)struck the bottom roller with a hammer to dislodge the ice buildup. IE's left hand was caught between the bottom roller and the belt. IE received a fractured left humerus.

IE was standing checking rail car doors to make sure they were latched. IE alleges that right knee twisted/hyperextended as IE was standing there. IE did not report this incident until 06/26/2017. IE continued to work up until 08/10/2017 when IE had right knee surgery. Surgery was arthroscopic partial medical meniscectomy and debridement of plica.

IE was using a hand held side grinder with a cut brush. Apparently a piece of wire came off the cut brush and embedded in his upper abdomen. He sought medical attention on 9/2/2014 and a piece of wire was removed from his abdomen.

Employee was taking a shower at the end of his shift and felt a slight bulge in his left lower groin. He did not feel any pain and had no specific event that caused the bulge. On 4/23/2012 he notified his supervisor, but could not recall any event. He went to the Doctor and was diagnosed with an left inguinal hernia. He continued to work until he had surgery on July 5, 2012.

Employee was washing a refuse feed box in the prep plant. He stepped from a concrete floor down to a metal floor approximately 3 inches lower. He slipped and fell striking his left elbow on the floor. He continued to work up until September 1 when he was taken off for surgery to repair a tendon in his left elbow.

Employee pulled his Gob Truck up to a berm. As he dismounted from his truck he slipped on the berm and twisted his lower back. He was seen by a physician on June 1 and did not return to work.

Contractor employee was assisting in the changing out of a clean coal screen in the prep plant. He suffered a massive heart attack and apparently died on the job. No outside influences affected the incident. A coroner has ruled the death natural causes.

Employee was stepping up on a clean coal shaker to help change out a screen. When he stepped up on the side of the shaker he felt a pop in his right knee. He could not straighten out his leg and left the mine for medical attention. He had continued to work, but his knee did not improve and he was seen by a doctor and taken off work on 5/9/2006.

EE was assisting in removal of bolts from bearing cover on scalping screen at rotary breaker. He had an allen wrench in head of bolt & 4' cheater bar on wrench for added leverage. Co-worker struck wrench w/3lb sledge hammer trying to knock bolt loose. Wrench slipped out of bolt head. EE was applying downward pressure with bar & this caused him to shift forward suddenly.

THE INJURED EE WAS WORKING IN THE PREPARATION PLANT CLEANING UNDER A SCALPING SCREEN. AS HE REACHED UNDER THE SCALPING SCREEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER. THE EE WILL BE INSTRUCTED TO ALWAYS USE PROPER BODY POSITION WHEN PERFORM-ING A TASK.

EE A SUPERVISOR WAS ASSISTING A FELLOW EE IN CHANGING A WATERLINE IN THE PREP -PLANT. HE WAS STANDING ON A LADDER AND AS THE WATERLINE BROKE LOOSE HE LOST BALLANCE AND FELL TO THE FLOOR LANDIN G ON HIS RIGHT FOOT. THE INCIDENT CAUSED A FRACTURE TO THE RIGHT HEEL. THE EE STARTED MISSING TIME ON 8-21-03 AND IS STILL UNDER THE DR. CARE AT THIS TIME.

EE WAS WALKING BACKWARDS MOVING A SECITON OF WATER PIPE/WHEN HE STEPPED IN A DRAIN AND STRAINED HIS BACK EE STARTED MISSING WORK 6-26-03 AND IS UNDER DR. CARE AT THIS TIME INCIDENT HAS BEEN UN DER INVESTIGATION PENDING DR DIAGNOSIS.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING ALONG THE PLANT FEED BELT AND HE TRIPPED ON AN "I" BEAM CAUSING HIM TO FALL. AS HE WAS FALLING HE REACHED OUT HIS RIGHT HAND TO BREAK HIS FALL CAUSING A SPRAIN TO HIS RIGH T HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A PIECE OF STEEL FROM THE TUNNEL AREA. HE CAUGHT HIS LEFT LITTLE FINGER BETWEEN THE STEEL AND THE BELT STRUCTURE. THE INCIDENT CAUSED A LACERATION AND A FRACTURE TO THE E ND OF THE FINGER. THIS INCIDENT HAS BEEN UNDER INVESTIGATION PENDING DOCTOR'S REPORTS AND ALSO THE PLANT WAS SHUT DOWN FROM 7/20 TO 8/3/02.

EE WAS MOVING A CLEAN COAL SCREEN, THE SCREEN SLIPPED AND AS IT FELL, THE CORNER STRUCK THE EE IN THE CHEST AND RIB AREA. HE STATED THAT HE THOUGH HE WAS ALRIGHT AND WORKED UNTIL 5-6-02 AND FE LT HE NEEDED TO BE CHECKED OUT. HE WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL AND DIAGNOSED WITH A FRACTURE RIB. HE IS UNDER THE DOCTOR'S CAR AT THIS TIME.

EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF CHANGING A DRYER SCREEN IN THE PREP PLANT. AS HE WAS USING A COME-A-LONG TYPE CHAIN HOIST TO POSITION THE SCREEN,THE CHAIN SLIPPED AND CAUGHT HIS LEFT LIITLE FIN

LEANING OVER TO CHECK THE OIL LEVEL IN #2 VC48 DRYER IN THE PREPARATION PLANT AND DID NOT NOTICE THE MOTOR GUARD WAS MISSING. HIS LEFT HAND WAS AT THE FAN LEVEL AND HIS SMALL FINGER ON HIS LEF T HAND CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE FAN BLADE. THIS INCIDENT IS UNDER INVESTIGATION PENDING MEDICAL REPORTS.

EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF CHANGING A 12" IN THE PREP PLANT. WHILE POSITIONING THE PIPE THE EYE BOLT USED TO HOLD THE PIPE CAME LOOSE ALLOWING THE PIPE TO MOVE STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE'S RIGH T LEG, JUST ABOVE THE KNEE.

EE WAS WORKING ON #2 VC 48 DRYER HELPING PUT A FEED CHUTE JACK ON AND HE RAISED HIS LEFT HAND AND HIT IT ON THE CHUTE ABOVE ON A SHARP PIECE OF METAL. ACCIDENT HAS BEEN UNDER INVESTGATION AWAN TING MEDICAL REPORTS. STARTED MISSING TIME 3-19-00.

EE WAS WASHING IN THE SAMPLE HOUSE ON THE SURFACE AT THE PREPARATION PLANT. HE WAS PULLING THE HOSE FROM THE 2ND FLOOR TO THE 3RD FLOOR, HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON ONE OF THE STEP TREADS AND CAUSED H IM TO LOSE HIS BALANCE AND SLIP. HE PUT HIS HAND OUT IN FRONT OF HIM AND INJURED HIS HAND. DID NOT RECEIVE ACCIDENT REPORT UNTIL 3-20-01.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING IN THE DRAW OFF TUNNEL WASHING DOWN THE FLOOR. WHILE PULLING ON THE HOSE TOMOVE TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE BELT HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

EE DID NOT CLEAN THE DEBRIS FROM WORK AREA BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE PIPE

EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING A GOB TRUCK ON THE GOB HILL AND HIT A DIP IN THE ROAD. HE SAID THE TRUCK BOTTOMED OUT AND THAT HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK.

WHILE COMING DOWN FROM THE END LOADER, WITH THE FUEL NOZZLE IN HIS RIGHT HAND, HE WENT TO STEP ON THE GROUND. HE WAS COMING DOWN ON THE LADDER MOUNTED TO THE MACHINE. HE WENT TO STEP BACK WITH THE WEIGHT ON HIS RIGHT ARM AND FELT A PULL IN THE ARM.

EMPLOYEE WAS OUT OF THE GOB TRUCK PREPARING TO FUEL IT. HE WAS STANDING ON A HOME MADE LADDER LEANING AGAINST THE WEST SIDE OF THE 1000 GALLON FUEL TANK. WHILE STANDING THE SECOND WRUNG OF T HE LADDER GAVE WAY CAUSING HIM TO FALL HITTING HIS HEAD ON THE FUEL TANK AND TWISTING HIS BACK.

EE WAS WORKING ON THE 4TH FLOOR OF THE PREP PLANT CHANGING OUT 14" RETURN LINE OFF THE HYDRO CYCLONES. THEY WERE USING AN 8' FIBERGLASS LADDER TO REACH CERTAIN PARTS OF THE JOB. EE WAS ON THE LADDER AND STARTED DOWN WHEN HE FELT HIS RIGHT KNEE TWIST.

THE ROCK BIN AT THE CENTRAL CLEANING PLANT FOR OLD BEN COAL COMPANY BROKE LOOSE FROM THE STRUCTURE AT THE BOLTS, CAUSING THE BIN TO FALL INTO THE BED OF THE REFUSE TRUCK. THE EE WAS IN A GOB R TRUCK PARKED UNDER THE REFUSE BIN WHEN IT FELL INTO THE BED OF THE REFUSE TRUCK. THIS ACCIDENT IS UNDER INVESTIGATION.

EMPLOYEE WAS UNPLUGGING THE 27 DRYER IN THE CENTRAL CLEANING PREPARATION PLANT, WHEN THE LINE BROKE LOOSE. HE JUMPED DOWN TO THE FLOOR, BREAKINGHIS RIGHT HEEL.

WAS GETTING DOWN FROM A DOZER, AS HE STEPPED OFF OF THE RIGHT SIDE TO THE HGROUND HE TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE.

HELPING GET A PIECE OF METAL FROM THE METAL RACK& GOT HIS LEFT FOOT HUNG IN SOME SCRAP METAL & WTISTED HIS LEFT KNEE ON THE INSIDE OF THE LEG. RECD MEDICAL INFORMATION ON 9/16/98

EE WAS WORKING ON THE BOTTOM DECK OF THE #2CC DEWATERING SCREEN. THIS IS IN A VERY TIGHT LOCATION. HE WAS CRAWLING INTO THE AREA AND SLIPPED. HE FELT A POP IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER. STARTI ED MISSING TIME ON 8/18/98

WORKING ON A DOZER, INSIDE CAB AND LOWER UNIT. THE EYE BOLT ON THE TORQUE CONVERTER BROKE. THE COMEALONG WAS ATTACHED AND THE CHAIN CAME BACK UP THRU THE HOLE AND HIT HIM IN THE FACE. THIS RES ULTED IN A LACERATION TO THE BRIDGE OF NOSE AND BETWEEN THE EYES AND A BROKEN NOSE.

WHILE WALKING FORM THE 3RD TO THE 2ND FLOOR IN THE PLANT, THE INJURED STEPPED ON A SMALL CHUNK OF COAL TWISTING HIS LEFT ANKLE.

HE WAS PUSHING A FLAT CAR LOADED WITH ELEVATOR CHAIN LINKS ACROSS THE FLOOR. THE WHEELS ON THE CART HIT A FLOOR DRAIN CAUSING THE LOAD TO SHIFT. THE BACK END OF THE CART RAISED UP AND STRUCK H IS RIGHT KNEE CAUSING AN ABRASION TO THE SHIN ADN CONTUSION TO THE RIGHT KNEE.

EE IS CLASSIFIED AS A CHEMIST, HE WAS CRUSHING RAW COAL SAMPLES, HE WAS WEARING AN OLD PAIR OF GOVES, THE CRUSHER GRABBED HIS GLOVE & ATTEMPTED TO PULL HIS HAND INTO THE CRUSHER, HE WAS ABLE T O PULL HIS HAND FREE FROM THE CRUSHER, HE SUFFERED LACERATIONS TO THE THUMB, INDEX & MIDDLE FINGERS OF HIS LEFT HAND.

EE WAS WALKING DOWN THE STAIRS AT THE HEAD END OF THE BREAKER BELT. HE STEPPED OFF THE RAISED CONCRETE PAD CAUSING HIM TO TWIST HIS BACK AND RIGHT ANKLE.

EE ALLEGED THAT SHE WAS SHOVELING BY THE GOB BIN WHEN SHE STARTED HAVING PAIN IN HER LEFT ARM, SHOULDER, NECK AND LEFT LOWER BACK.

EE WAS WALKING DOWN THE STEPS FROM THE TRUCK LOADOUT AND SLIPPED ON A STEP AND TRYED TO CATCHI HIS FALL AND STRAINED HIS LEFT SHOULDER.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING SCRAPAN HAULING REFUSE ON TOP OF GOB HILLO WHEN SHE EXITED THE SCRAPER HER FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE STEP CAUSING HER TO FALL AGAINST THE SIDE OF THE SCRAPER

EMPLOYEE IS CLASSIFIED AS A SURFACE UTILITY HE WAS CLEANING UP JUNK IN THE OIL STORAGE YARD AT THE CENTRAL CLEANING PLANT WET CONDITIONS DUE TO RAIN EXISTED AT THE TIME OF HIS INJURY HE SLIPPE D ON A PIECE OF RAILROAD IRON RESULTING IN PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK THIS INCIDENT RESULTED IN A STRAIN OR SPRAIN OF THE EMPLOYEES LOWER BACK THIS INCIDENT IS STILL UNDER INVEDSTIGATION AT THIS

EMPLOYEE IS CLASSIFIED AS SURFACE UTILITY, HE WAS WORKING ON THE 3RD FLOOR OF HTE CENTRAL CLEAINGIN PLANT, HE WAS HELPING ANOTHER EMPLOYEE MVOE A TOP DECK FRAME, THE FRAME WAS STANDING UPRIGHT ON ITS SIDE, HE WAS WALKING BACKWARDS AND PULLING THE FRAME WHEN HE FELT A DULL PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK, STRAIN OR SPRAIN OF THEEMPLOYEES LOWER BACK. THISINCIDENT HAS BEEN UNDER INVESTIGATION

EMPLOYEE IS CLASSIFIED AS A DOZER OPERATOR, HE WAS HELPING TO REPLACE A BOTTOM ROLELR ON THEOVERLAND REFUSE BELT, HE WAS LIFTING THE BOTTOM BELT WITH A PRY BAR, ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS TRYIN TO P UT THE ROLELR IN THE BRACKET, HE WAS ASKED TO PRY SOME MORE TO LIFT THE BELT HIGHER, WHEN HE EXERTED MORE PRESSURE ON THE PRY BAR HE FELT A STABING PAIN IN HIS BACK, PAIN AND STRAIN TO THE RI

EMPLOYEE IS CLASSIFIED AS SURFACE UTILITY, HE WAS WORKING ON THE 3RD FLOOR OF THE CENTRAL CLEANING PLANT, HE WAS DOING MECHANICS WORK. HE WAS WORKING ON THE TOP DECK OF THE #3 1.25 BY 0 DEWATE RINGSCREEN. HE WAS STANDING ON 2 BARS. HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF ONE OF THE BARS AND HE ALSO TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE.

EMPLOYEE IS CLASSIFIED AS A MECHANIC,HE WAS WORKING ON THE NORT SIDE OF THE PLANT BY THE MACHINERY WELL,HE WAS LOADING A 55 GALLON DRUM OF OIL INTO THE BUCKET OF THE ENDLOADER,HIS RIGHT FOOT S LIPPED UNDER THE LIP OF THE BUCKET THEN HIS LEFTFOOT SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO TWIST HIS LEG AND FALL SPRAIN OR STRAIN OF HIS RIGHT KNEE, HE CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 05-01-93 WHEN HE AGGRAVATED H

EMPLOYEE IS CLASSIFIED AS A MECHANIC, HE WAS WORKING ON THE 3RD FLOOR OF THE PLANT, HE WAS CLIMBING UP ON 31A DRYER, HE HAD ONE FOOT ONT HE INSPECTION DOOR AND THE OTHER ON THE BELT TUNNEL, TH E INSPECTION DOOR CAME LOOSE CAUSING HIM TO LOOSE HIS BALANCE AND FALL, HE STRUCK HIS BACK ON A PIPE WHICH WAS LOCATED BEHIND HIM STRAINING HIS LOWER BACK AND BRUISING HIS RIGHT POSTERIOR SHO

EMPLOYEE IS CLASSIFIED AS A DOZER OPERATOR SHE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CLEAN THE TRACKS ON THE D8 DOZER ON THE GOB HILL SHE WAS USING A TILE SPADE TO CLEAN THE TRACKS FORCE OF SHOVEL STRIKING A STAT IONARY IDLER ON THE TRACKS CAUSED HER PAIN IN HER LEFT WRIST THIS IMPACT RESULTED IN THE EMPLOYEE STRAINING OR SPRAINING HER LEFT WRIST

EMPLOYEE IS CLASSIFIED AS A MECHANIC, HE WAS WORKING IN THE CENTRAL CLEANING PLANT, HE WAS HELPING TO REMOVE A BARREL OF ANTI-FREEZE FROM THE HOIST IN THE PLANT, THEY WERE TRYING TO UPRIGHT TH E BARREL, HE CAUGHT HIS ARM BETWEEN THE BARREL AND SOME WASHER SCREENS THAT WERE SITTING BY THE HOIST GATES, IN PINCHING HIS ARM/HAND HE SPRAINED HIS LEFT WRIST. THIS INCIDENT HAS BEEN UNDER

54736YEE IS CLASSIFIED AS A SURFACE UTILITYMAN,HE WAS TRAVELING THE SOUTH WALKWAY IN THE RECLAIM TUNNEL,HE WAS GOING TO HELP SERVICE THE FEEDERS IN THE RECLAIM TUNNEL,THERE WAS SOME LOOSE COAL 06503HE WALKWAY,AS THE EMPLOYEE STEPPED ON THE LOOSE COAL THE COAL SLID,AS A RESULT OF HIS SLIDE THE EMPLOYEE REPORTED A TWISTED RIGHT KNEE AND LOWER RIGHT LEG.COMPANY INVESTIGATION INTO THIS

EMPLOYEE IS CLASSIFIED AS A DOZER OPERATOR, HE WAS WORKING AS AMECHANIC ON THE 4TH FLOOR OF THE CENTRAL CLEANING PLANT, HE WAS REPLACING THE PRIMARY FLOAT MECHANISM, HE HAD HAND CARRIED THE ME CHANISM ADN SET IT DOWN, HE WAS REMOVING THE OLD PART AND WAS BENT OVER , HE TRIED TO STRAIGHTEN UP BUT ALLEGES HE COULD NOT AND FELT A STABBING PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. THIS INCIDENT IS STILL

EMPLOYEE IS CLASSIFIED AS A SURFACE UTILITYMAN, HE WAS WORKING AS A MECHANIC IN THE PREPERATION PLANT, HE WAS HELPING TO REPLACE A CRUSHER ROLL IN A CRUSHER, THEY WERE USING A CHAIN HOIST AND BELT CHAINS TO LIFT AND POSITION THE ROLL, ONE OF THE CHAINS CAME OUT OF THE HOOK ON THE CHAIN HOIST, THE HOOK ON THE CHAIN FEWL AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE ON THE SIDE OF HIS FACE INFLICTING A LA

EMPLOYEE IS CLASSIFIED AS A SCRAPER OPERATOR, HE WAS REFUELING THE TS-24 SCRAPER, HE FINISHED AND SHUT OFF THE FUEL PUMP, HE STARTED TO TURN AROUND AND HIS LEFT FOOT CAUGHT ON A MOUND OF DIRT CAUSING HIM TO LOSE HIS BALANCE, HE FELL AND TRIED TO CATCH HIMSELF WITH HIS RIGHT HAND, HE SPRAINED HIS RIGHT THUMB UPON IMPACT WITH THE GROUND. BASED ON CURRENT INFORMATION THIS INCIDENT APE

EMPLOYEE IS CLASSIFIED AS A SCRAPER OPERATOR,HE WAS WORKING AS A DRAGLINE OPERATOR,HE WAS CUTTING ON A BROKEN DRAG LINE ROPE ON THE DRAGLINE,HE WAS ADJUSTING THE ELASTIC STRAP ON HIS CUTTING G OGGLES,THE STEEL SNAP CAME LOOSE FROM THE GOGGLES,THE STEEL SNAP PUNCTURED THE 1ST FINGER ON THE EMPLOYEES RIGHT HAND.BASED ON MEDICAL INFORMATION NOW AVAILABLE THIS INCIDENT HAS BEEN JUDGED

EMPL IS CLASSIFIED AS SURFACE UTILITYMAN HE WAS WORKING AS MECHANIC ON BOTTOM FLOOR OF CENTRAL CLEANING PLANT HE WAS HANGING ONTO GLAD WATER PIPE WHILE GETTING DOWN OFF TOP OF WAST E WATER PUM P PIPE BROKE AT TOPE & DROPPED TO FLOOR WHEN PIPE HIT FLOOR IT RESULTED IN JAMMING EFFECT TO EMPLS RIGHT WRIST SPRAINING RIGHT WRIST. THIS INCIDENT CONTIUES TO BE UNDER COPMANY INVESTIGATION.

EMPL IS CLASSIFIED AS DOZER OPERATOR HE WAS WORKIG AS MECHANIC ON 5TH FLOOR OF CENTRAL CLEANING PLANT HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO ALIGN FEED HOSE ON #47 HYDRO TUB HE WAS IN SITTING POSITION PUSHING O N RUBBER HOSE WITH RIGHT FOOT HE WAS BRACING HIMSELF WITH ARMS BEHIND HIM WHILE HE WAS PUSHING HE FELT PAIN IN SHOULDER STRAIN OR SPRAIN OF LEFT SHOULDER. INCIDENT IS STILL UNDER CONTINUING C

EMPL IS CLASSIFIED AS SURFACE UTILITYMAN HE ALLEGES HE WAS INJURED WHILE WORKING AS MECHANIC REPLACING BRAKE ON OVERLAND BELT HE WAS ALIGNING BRAKE WITH SHAFT HE WAS PUSHING & LIFTING ON BRAKE TRYING TO START IT ON SHAFT & FELT PAIN IN UPPER PART OF BACK BETWEEN SHOULDERS. DO TO HIM NOT SEEKING IMMEDIATE MEDICAL TREATMENT & CONFLICTING MEDICAL REPORTS THIS IN INCIDENT CONTINUES TO

EMPLOYEE IS CALSSIFIED AS A DIESEL MECHANIC,HE WAS USING A HAMMER DRILL TO DRILL HOLES IN CONCRETE IN THE MAINTENANCE BARN ON THE TOP OF THE GOB HILL,THE DRILL BIT LODGED AND THE DRILL TWISTED THE EMPLOYEES RIGHT HAND BEFORE HE COULD GET THE DRILL STOPPED,SPRAINING HIS RIGHT HAND.THIS INJURY WAS NOT IMMEDIATELY REPORTABLE AS HE DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION OR MISS ANY WORK.HE LAT

TIGHTENING BOLTS ON CYCLONE RAISED UP FELL BACK STRUCK HEAD ON CONCRETE FLOOR RESULTED IN BASAL SKULL FRACT

PRYING PC OF PIPE BAR SLIPPED EMP STRUCK AND ABRASED R SIDE OF CHEST ON BRACE

HAMMERING SHAFT METAL IMBEDDED IN L FOREARM

EMPLOYEE IS A SURFACE UTILITY MAN HE WAS ADJUSTING THE FORKS ON WALDEN FORKLIFT NEAR THE TRASH BIN HE SMASHED THE RING FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND WITH THE FORK IT WAS FOUND TO BE A SOFT TISSUE I NJURY WITH NO FX BY THE 1ST DOC HOWEVER SEVERAL DAYS LATER ANOTHER DR FOUND HIS FINGER TIP TO BE FX

EMPLOYEE IS CLASSIFIED AS A SCRAPER OPERATOR, HE WAS PREFORMING MAINTENANCE WORK ON A DRYER INT HE CENTRAL CLEANING PLANT. THEY HAD MECHANICALLY LIFTED THE CHARGING HOPPER WHICH HE WOULD MANU ALLY SLIDE INTO POSITION. HE WAS STANDING ON THE EDGE OF THE WATER SHIELD. WHILE HE WAS LIFTING AND TURNING TO POSITION THE HOPPER. HE ALLEGED HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE IS CLASSIFIED AS AN MECHANIC DISCHARGE CHUTE WAS HUNG UP AT THE CLEAN COAL SILO HE WAS LAYING ON HIS SIDE ON A CATWALK TRY ING TO FREE THE CHUTE WITH A CUTTING TORCH THE TORCH POPPED & BLEW BACK HOT MOLTEN METAL THIS HOT MATERIAL GOT INTO THE EMPLOYEES EAR RESULTING IN A 1ST DEGREE BURN TO EAR CANAL OF THE LEFT EAR INCIDENT NOW APPEARS REPOTABLE HOWEVER COMPANY INVESTIGAT

EMPLOYEE IS CLASSIFIED AS A PLANT OPERATOR, HE ALLEGES HE GOING DOWN THE STAIRS BEHIND THE CONTROL ROOM ON THE 4TH FLOOR OF THE CENTRAL CLEANING PLANT, THE HEEL OF THIS RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE BOTTOM STAIR WHICH CAUSED HIM TO APPLY ALL HIS WEIGHT TO HIS RIGHT LEG IN AN ABNORMAL MANNER, RESULTING IN A MUSCLE STRAIN OF R THIGH AND CALF. INCIDENT NOW APPEARS REPORTABLE, HOWEVER COM

SHE IS CLASSIFIED AS A DOZER OPERATOR, SHE ALLEGES SHE WAS GETTING OUT OF THE DOZER AND THE HAMMER LOOP ON HER TROUSERS CAUGHT ON THE DOOR LOCK ON THE DOZER, SHE FELL AND WAS HANGING BY THE LO OP FROM THE DOOR LOCK, AT THE SHOP ON TOP OF THE GOB HILL, SHE ALLEGES SHE STRAINED HER NECK. COMPANY INVESTIGATION OF MEDICAL INFORMATION IS STILL CONTINUING IN THIS CASE.

EMPLOYEE IS CLASSIFIED AS A SCRAPER OPERATOR. HE WAS PERFORMING MAINTENANCE WORK ON A DRYER IN THE CENTRAL CLEANING PLANT. THEY HAD MECHANICALLY LIFTED THE CHARGING HOPPER WHICH HE WOULD MANUA LLY SLIDE INTO POSITION. HE WAS STANDING ON THE EDGE OF THE WATER SHIELD WHILE HE WAS LIFTING AND TURNING TO POSITION THE HOPPER. HE ALLEGED HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

EMPL IS CLASSIFIED SURFACE UTILITY OVERHEAD DOOR AT MACHINERY WELL OF PLANT WAS HUNG UP EMPL WAS HAMMERING ON DOOR TO TRY & FREE IT UP EMPL WAS HOLDING BOTTOM OF DOOR WHILE EMPL WAS HAMMERING ON TOP OF DOOR FOREIGN MATERIAL FLEW OFF & STRUCK EMPL IN EYE.

HE WAS REPAIRING #45 PUMP IN THE PLANT WITH THE HELP OF ANOTHER EMPLOYEE. HE WAS MOVING THE PUMP MOTOR. WHEN THEY MOVED THE PUMP, THE BACK HALF OF THE GUARD PIVOTED ON THE PUMP SHAFT AND FELL. THE EMPLOYEE'S HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE GUARD AND THE MOTOR INFLICTING THIS INJURY.

HE WAS LOADING A BOTTLE OF ACETYLENE ON THE FORKS OF THE FORKLIFT AT THE STORAGE RACK, THE BOTTLE ROLLED CROOKED AND WAS ABOUT TO FALL BETWEEN THE FORKS, HE TRIED TO STRAIGHTEN THE BOTTLE, THE BOTTLE FELL AND MASHED HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE BOTTLE AND THE FORK OF THE FORKLIFT.

EMPL IS CLASSIFIED JIG OPERATOR.DOING MECH WORK ON 3RD FLOOR OF CENTRAL CLEANING PLANT.OPENING BARREL OF OIL WITH HAMMER & CHISEL,HAMMER SLID OFF CHISEL AND STRUCK HIM ON LEFT WRIST.

WORKING AT CLEAN COAL SILO BENT OVER TO PICK UP BRIDGE BOARD.WHEN HE BENT FELT PULLING SENSATIUON IN HIS BACK.SUSTAINED LOWER BACK STRAIN WHILE BENDING OVER TO MOVE BRIDGE BOARD.

EMPLOYEE WAS PREFORMING REPAIR WORK ON EAST 1.25BY0 SCREEN ON THE 3RD FLOOR OF THE PLANT HE WAS USING A CHIPPING HAMMER AS A PUNCH HE HIT THE CHIPPING HAMMER WITH A HAMMER EITHER A PIECE OF TH E CHIPPING HAMMER OR THE BOLT BROKE OFF UPON THEIMPACT & THE STEEL SLIVER PUNCTURED HIS LEFT MIDDLE FINGER

ATTEMPT TO UPRIGHT 55 GAL OF OIL LAYING ON ITS SIDE USING HOMEMADE TOOL OF PIPE WI TH TRAP ON END RESTED AGAINST THE SIDE OF BARREL PICKED UP BAR ABOUT 1/2 WAY UP WHEN BARREL SLIPPED AND FELL ON L FOOT.

MAN WAS CUTTING ON OLD DRAG CONVEYOR IN CLEANING PLANT WITH CUTTING TORCH. WHILE HE WAS CUTTING THERE WAS LOUD NOISE BY RIGHT EAR THAT CAUSED RINGING SENSATION IN EAR & FEEL LIGHT HEADED.

MAN WAS CLIMBING UP LADDER TO REFUEL DOZER,ABOUT 2 STEPS UP ON LADDER AND ONE SIDE SANK IN THE MUD.MAN STARTED TO FALL AND REACHED OUT TO CATCH HIMSELF.FELT PAIN IN LOWER RIGHT BACK.

HAD SET EXTENSION LADDER UP ON BOTTOM FLOOR TO VC 48 SPIN DRYER TO PUT BELTSON IT AND WAS CLIMBING LADDER.IT SHIFTED AND HE FELL AND SPRAINED LEFT ANKLE.

WAS LIFTING MODIFIED DRYER SCREEN TO LOAD IN PICK UP TRUCK AND WHEN STARTED TO SET IT IN TRUCK HE ROLLED FOREARM AND FELT PAIN IN LEFT FOREARM.

WAS REMOVING PACKING FROM WATER PUMP WITH A PACJKING PULLER AND WHEN CAME LOOSE FROM PACKING HIS RIGHT WRIST SCRAPED FRAME OF MOTOR CAUSING ABRASIONS TO WRIST.

WAS CLEANING GOB OFF TOP OF REFUGE BELT COUNTEWIEGHT ON TOP OF GOB HILL AND IN PROCESS WAS PRU WAS CLEANING GOB OFF TOP OF REFUGE BELT COUNTERWEIGHT ON TOP OF GOB HILL AND IN PROCESS WAS PRYING THE GOB OFF TOP, AND FELT PAIN IN ABDOMEN AT NAVEL AREA.

THE PORTABLE WELDER MOTOR WAS STALLING AND WAS IN PROCESS OF TRYING TO MAKE MOTOR RUN PROPERLY SO HE COULD DO WELDING ON ROTO BREAKER AND WAS MOVING THROTTLE ROD AND HIT BACK OF RIGHT HAND O N FAN BLADE CAUSING LACERATIONS TO BACK OF HAND

WAS LIFTING A PIECE OF PIPE APPROXIMATE WEIGHT 75 LB) FROM WORK AREA ON 4TH FLOOR AND HAD TO BACK UP ONE STEP AND TURN RIGHT TO SET THE PIPE DOWN,THIS WAS IN A CLOSE AREA AND STRAIN LOWER LEFT SIDE OF BACK.

WAS LIFTING A PIECE OF DRISCO PIPE IN UPRIGHT POSITION AND BUMPED RIGHT KNEE ON DRISCO PIPE AND SPRAIN RIGHT KNEE.

ASSISTING EMPLOYEE UNLOAD BELT GUARD OFF FLAT BED TRUCK LIFTED ONE END OF GUARD OFF TRUCK WHEN ONE END OF GUARD SLIPPED OFF BACK OF TRUCK BED AND CAME DOWN ON HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER AND RECEIVE LACERATION DISTOL TO KNUCKLE ON INDEX FINGER.

WAS REPAIRING CHUTE IN PLANT AND WAS CUTTING PIECE OF METAL WITH TORCH THINKING HE HAD NOT CUT METAL INTO HIT THE METAL WITH HAMMER REMOVE RUST BEFORE RESUMED CUTTING AND WHEN HE HIT METAL IT SEPARATED FELL AND STRUCK TOP OF RIGHT FOOT AND CHAIN HOOKED TO METAL BUT WASNT TIGHT ENOUGH PREVENT METAL HITTING HIS FOOT.

WAS STANDING INSIDE ELEVATOR BOOT ON BOTTOM AND HAD CUT A BUCKET LOOSE FROM CHAIN WAS ATTEMPTING TO HOOK UP CHAIN HOIST.BUCKET WAS LODGED BUT CAME LOOSE AND FELL ON TOP RIGHT FOOT CAUSING BRUI SE AND SORENESS TO FOOT.

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WAS PULLING TWO ELEVATOR BUCKETS (THAT WAS HANGING ON HOIST) OVER HAND RAIL & WHEN HE TWISTED T O SET THEM ON FLOOR FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK ON 022388 I RECEIVED NOTICE THAT HE HAD MEDICAL CAR E FOR THIS ACCIDENT & NO LOST TIME

WAS REACHING UP3 FOR FUSE BOX TO OVEN AND STRUCK BACK OF RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER ON COUNTER TOP CAUSING ABRASION TO FINGER.

WAS CHARGING IN7O PIT AND BENT OVER PUTTING COVERALLS ON AND FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

WAS TAKING BOLT8 OFF T D 15 DOZER SIDE GUARD AND WRENCH SLIPPED AND SECOND FINGER ON RT HAND STRUCK THE CYLINDER GUARD CAUSING CONTUSION TO FINGER

WHILE CHECKING 2OT LAKE TREATMENT PLANT AT HOT LAKE SLIPPED AND FELL ON THE WET LIME BUILDUP STRIKING LEFT KNEE ON CONCRETE CAUSING CONTUSION TO LEFT KNEE

WAS WALKING DOW3 FLIGHT STEPS AT OPERATION OFFICE AND FELL OFF BOTTOM STEP AND TWISTED RIGHT KNEE.

WAS WALKING ARO6ND THE SCALPING SCREEN LUBRICATING SCALPING SCREEN AND TRIPPED OVER SHOVEL LAYING ON FLOOR AND FELL STRIKING RIGHT KNEE ON FLOOR.

WAS REPAIRING H2DRO PUMP AND WAS TAKING A SHORT SECTION OF SUCTION LINE OFF HYDRO PUMP, AND PRESSURE FROM SLURRY AND WATER IN DISCHARGE PIPE CAME OUT AND HIT HIM IN THE FACE AND LEFT EAR AND R ECEIVE IRRATATI2N TO THE EAR.

LIFTING THE RAK9 OF 1 WASH BOX AND HADRIGHT RIBS AGAINST THE HAND RAIL AND WHEN PULLED UP ON CHAIN PULLED RIGHT RIB CAGE MUSCLE CAUSING STRAIN.

WAS INSTALLING 7OOL BOXES ON WALL OF PLANT WHEN LID OF TOOL BOX CLOSED AND STRUCK HIM ON BACK OF LEFT HAND

SERVICING CHERR2 PICKER HE CRAWLED UNDER MACHINE AND POKED SMALL PIECE FO STEEL IN RIGHT HAND PALM.STEEL WAS STICKING OUT OF DIRT FLOOR IN POLE BARN.THIS STEEL WAS SMALL PIECE OF WELDING ROD.

WALKED IN FRONT3OF 5000 FORKLIFT AND FORKS WERE APPROX. 4" OFF GROUND, AND WAS CARRYING A SET OF ACETYLENE & OXYGEN HOSE AND TRIPPED ON FORKS FALLING FORWARD STRIKING KNEE ON OTHER FORK.

THE 53A CIRCULA7ION PUMP LINE WAS STOPPED UP AND WAS WATCHING EMPLOYEES TAKING PIPE APART WHEN TEH COUPLING WAS APART IT BLEW HOT WATER AND HIT HIM ON LEFT SIDE OF FACE AND NECK AND RT WRIST AND HE RECEIVE8 1ST DEGREE BURNS

WAS CHANGING OU7 BID SUMP PUM ON BOTTOM FLOOR OF THE CLEANING PLANT AND WAS PICKING SUMP PUMP UP WITH CHAIN HOIST AND WHEN T CLEARED SUMP IT SWUNGED AND STRUCK HIS RIGHT FOOT AT LITTLE TOE.

WAS HALING GOB 0ROM THE GOB PIT TO GOB HILL AND REACH UP AND TURNED AIR CONDITIONER ON AND FAN BLEW FOREIGN OBJECT IN HIS RIGHT EYE.

REPLACING SLURR2 PIPE 4 IN DISCHARGE AND PUMP STARTED UP AND IN TRYING TO GET AWAY FROM WATER PU RAN INTO A WALL AND HIT CLEAN COAL COLLECTING BELT PANLINE CAUSING CONTUSION RT LG AND FT

WAS CHECKING A 8UMP PUMP IN SLURRY PIT AND STIRRED UP A NEST OF WASPS AND IN THE PROCESS OF DODGING WASPS, LOST BALANCE AND FELL ON ROCKS CAUSING ABRASION TO LEFT HAND AND FOREARM.

WHILE UNLOADING3ELEVATOR BUCKETS OFF FLAT BED TRUCK ANOTHER BUCKET ROLLED OVER AND CAUGHT TIP OF RIGHT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN BUCKETS CAUSING ABRASION TO FINGER.

WAS USING PRY B5R AND CAUGHT RIGHT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN BAR AND FRAME OF REFUGE BELT, WHEN PUSHED DOWN ON BAR.

IN WELDING CLAS8 AND CHIPPING SLAG WITH WELDING HOOD RAISED AND SAFETY GLASSES ON.PIECE OF SLAG FLEW AROUND OR OVER SAFETY GLASSES AND INTO LEFT EYE.

STEPPING OUT OF3CAB OF TD-15 DOZER FEET SLIPPED ON MUDDY TRACK THREW HANDS OUT AND BACK FOR BALANCE AND TO CATCH HIMSELF HIT BACK OF RIGHT HAND ON CAB.

WAS WALKING ON 1IPE & FOOT SLIPPED OFF PIPE & WENT DOWN BETWEEN A 10IN PIPE & 6IN PIPE AT FRESH WATER LAKE BEHIND PREPARATION PLANT

DOOR ON D-9 DOZ9R SWUNG OPEN OPERATOR REACHED TO SHUT DOOR AND DOZER SWUNG TO ONE SIDE AND DOOR SLAMMED SHUT ON OPERATOR RIGHT HAND AND PULLED FINGERNAIL OFF 3RD FINGER.

LIFTING BLOWER 6OX THAT GOES ON REAR ENGINE OF SCRAPER AND HAD PULLED MUSCLES IN BACK.RECD MEDICAL TREATMENT.

THERE WAS ELECT9ICIAL STORM AND ASSUME THE LIGHTNING STRUCK THE WAREHOUSE METAL BLDG AND IT BURNT DOWN AND THE GUARD WAS ONLY PERSON ON PROPERTY AND HE WAS APPROX 1/4 MILE AWAY FROM BUILDING

HE WAS CLEANING3AND PICKING UP AFTER THE REPAIR JOB ON LOWER PART OF 3RD FLOOR AND PUTTING ON UPPER FLOOR OF 3RD FLOOR SO HE HOISTED TO 1ST FLOOR AND WAS THROWING THIS 8"X2"PIECE OF PIPE UP TO UPPER FLOOR AND3IT STRUCK CENTERRAIL OF THE GUARD.RAIL BOUNCING BACK AND HITTING HIM ON THE UPPER LIP LEFT SIDE AND REQUIRED CLAMPS TO CLOSE LACERATION.

WAS HELPING MOV9 METAL CHUTE FROM OVER EBW MODIFYED & TOUCHED CHAIN THAT WAS HOLDING THE SUSPENDED HEATER OVER WATER PUMP & RECEIVED ELECTRICAL SHOCK TO HIS ARM.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON THE LIGHTS AND WAS LOOKING FOR A WIRE TO LIGHTS AND LOST HIS BALANCE PUT HIS HAND OUT TO CATCH HIMSELF AND HIS FINGER WENT BETWEEN THE SHIELD AND GUARD AROUND THE FAN BLADES

MAN STATED WAS INSTALLING PARTS ON LEG CHUTE ON NEW INSTALLATION ON UNDER FLOW FROM HYDR CYCLE AND C CLAMP SLIPPED LETTING PIECE OF METAL COVER LID SLIDE AND CAUGHT INDEX FINGER ON LEFT HAND B ETWEEN THE METAL AND AMPUTATED APPROX ONE HALF OF FINGER NAIL AND TIP OF FINGER

MAN WAS WALKING DOWN THE STAIRS OF THE 4TH FLOOR OF THE PLANT AND SLIPPED ON STEPS AND WHEN HE TRIED TO CATCH HIMSELF BY HOLDING ONTO HAND RAIL HE STRAINED HIS BACK

ON 4TH FLOOR OF PLANT,STEPPING DOWN LADDER AND MISSED 3RD STEP AND FELL ONTO FLOOR AND FRACTURED ONE METATARSUS BONE IN LEFT FOOT.