TOMS CREEK COMPLEX Coal

Employee experienced pain on 10/12 but thought it was kidney stones employee had been having troubles with. 10/21, employee notified supervisor that employee's doctor has ordered a CT scan and that it may not be kidney stones, 10/27, CT scan shows no sign of kidney stones and that it may be a slipped disc.

Employee was repairing charge gate cylinder bolts and employee's hand was caught behind cylinder as employee was maneuvering cylinder into place catching hand between cylinder and frame of the charging gate located adjacent to it. This resulted in a laceration requiring sutures.

Another employee handed a piece of metal over discharge end of feeder. Employee went to get it down when it slipped out of right hand causing it to strike left arm resulting in a laceration requiring 6 stitches.

Driver was dumping a load of coal when the hoist on the trailer failed. The trailer fell quickly and did some damage to the trailer. The driver was inside the tractor and was shaken up.

Received a hearing loss diagnosis on 1/16/2019 for employee. They last worked on 12/15/2017 and was termed on 6/15/2018.

EE was assisting in lowering an electric chain hoist into a train load-out hopper with a hand operated chain hoist. The chain from the hand operated hoist got caught around EE's pinky finger on left hand pulling EE's hand into the door frame causing injury to pinky finger. (EE was wearing leather gloves at the time of accident.)

Received a CWP diagnosis for EE. EE was termed on 11/19/15.

Received a CWP diagnosis for employee. Employee was termed on 11/19/15.

Received a hearing loss diagnosis for employee. Employee was termed on 11/19/15.

Received a hearing loss diagnosis for employee. Employee was termed on 8/7/2015.

Received a hearing loss diagnosis for employee. He last worked on 11/22/2013.

Received a CWP diagnosis for employee.

Received a CWP diagnosis for EE

Received a hearing loss claim on 11/18/2013. Employee's last day worked was 10/11/2013 and is no longer employed with the company. Accident date of 10/11/2013 is to accommodate online reporting per MSHA (Denver) instructions.

Employee was climbing down from vibration screen where he had unhooked welding lead that was hung up. He slipped and fell onto the concrete floor resulting in a fracture to his lower right leg.

Received a CWP claim for EE on 5/14/2013.

Received a CWP claim on 5/1/2013. Employee was terminated on 3/21/12 and is no longer employed with the company. Accident date of 3/21/2012 also to accommodate online reporting per MSHA (Denver) instructions.

Employee was removing a water hose that had been used out of the road when he pulled the hose he turned and felt his left knee pop. Injury resulted in dislocation to the knee, however knee had reset itself before reaching medical attention.

Employee was moving three sheets of metal in shop when one piece slid down cutting the wrist area requiring stitches.

Employee was cleaning stock pile feed belt and got the sleeve of his coat caught in the roller pulling his arm over the roller.

Changing out skirt rubber when his hand slipped, hitting his mouth which casued a laceration requiring stitches.

Turning classifying sieve and caught his arm against the sieve and the pipe beside the sieve, causing fracture to his right wrist.

Employee was replacing blown hydraulic hose on trailer attached to Peterbilt tractor (coal truck); slipped in hydraulic oil and fell from back of tractor onto pavement (approx. 43"); bruised middle back and hip.

Employee was dragging flights away from repair site when he felt burning in his groin area. This did not become a lost time until 01/11/2008 when the employee is scheduled for surgery.

Employee was removing metal from raw coal magnet, caught left thumb between metal and magnet.

Employee was using a welding rod that was bent in order to pull the water ring from the pump housing. A sharp burr on the rod scratched the end of the employee's left thumb. The employee received medical attention on 02/16/2007 and was given intravenous antibiotics, which made this injury reportable at that time.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A DISCHARGE CHUTE BELT WHEN HIS FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE CHUTE & GATE, CAUSING A LACERATION THAT REQUIRED STITCHES.

Employee was walking between the plant and bathhouse when he slipped and caught himself, causing an injury to his neck. EE continued with his regular duties, lost time began 5-11-05 due to medical testing.

Employee was climbing a ladder when his foot slipped from a rung, causing a twist to the left knee. Employee continued with his regular duties, lost time began 5-20-05 due to surgery.

EE WAS PUTTING SLIP FLANGES ON 12" BASALT PIPE. THE FLANGE FELL OFF PIPE AND SMASHED EE'S FINGER. MEDICAL TREATMENT ONLY.

EMPLOYEE STATES HE SUFFERED EYE IRRITATION AFTER COMPLETING HIS NIGHT SHIFT ON 11/8/04. EYE PROGRESSIVELY GOT WORSE AFTER 3 DAYS & HE REPORTED INJURY TO SUPERVISOR ON 11-11-04. PHYSICIAN REMOVED FOREIGN OBJECT FROM RIGHT EYE.

EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING BOLTS ON PIPE AND RATCHET SLIPPED. HE FELL ON A PIECE OF PIPE, LANDING ON HIS BACK ON THE FLOOR, INJURING HIS RIGHT SHOULDER. INJURY NOT REPORTED UNTIL 11/15/04.

Employee was using a rod to clean the raw coal feeder which had stopped up. When the coal broke free it pushed the rod into a piece of metal and caught his hand, causing a fracture to his thumb on the right hand.

EE WAS INSTALLING SHEETING AND WALL DUST & INSULATION FELL WHILE PUTTING UP THE LAST SECTION BECOMING LODGED IN HIS RIGHT EYE.

EE WAS CUTTING STEEL OVER HIS HEAD & DEBRIS ENTERED HIS EYES.

EE GOT HIT IN THE BACK AND SHOULDER WITH A CHAIN HOIST WHILE TAKING THE RIGGING DOWN.

EE HAS FILED OCCUPATIONAL PNEUMOCONIOSIS CLAIM WITH WEST VIRGINIA WORKERS COMPENSATION.

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING BAR GRATING ACROSS THE FLOOR AND GOT FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN GRATING AND FLOOR STEEL.

EE REPORTED THAT HE STRAINED HIS BACK WHEN HE LOST HIS FOOTING WHILE MOVING A BARREL CONTAINING SCRAP METAL.

EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING COAL OFF THE TOP VESSEL DILUGE SUMP WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER ABDOMEN. HE FINISHED THE SHIFT WITH VERY LITTLE PAIN, BY THE TIME HE GOT HOME THE AREA WAS SWOLLEN. HE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A HERNIA WHICH REQUIRED SURGICAL REPAIR.

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A PIECE OF 8" PIPE & JAMMED HIS FINGER BETWEEN PIPE & AN OBSCURED BOLT.

EE WAS BENDING OVER TO ADJUST WATER VALVE ON #2 COLUMN, AS HE PULLED ON THE VALVE HE FELT A STRAIN IN HIS BACK. LOST TIME DID NOT START UNTIL 07-29-03

INJURED & FELLOW EE WERE MAKING REPAIRS WHEN PRY BAR SLIPPED FROM FELLOW EE'S HAND STRIKING INJURED ABOVE THE RIGHT EYE.

INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING DOZER PUSHING COAL INTO #3 SECONDARY FEEDER WHEN A ROCK FLEW OUT OF THE SECONDARY STACKING TUBE DOOR THAT FEEDS DIRECTLY INTO #3 FEEDER. ROCK WENT THROUGH THE D OOR GLASS AND STRUCK OPERATOR ON THE RIGHT SHIN JUST ABOVE THE EMPLOYEE'S BOOT CUTTING HIS RIGHT LEG REQUIRING 3 SUTURES.

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CLEAR A SMALL ROCK FROM THEOUTSIDE OF THE REFUSE CHUTE WITH A FLAT BAR WHENTHE BAR BOUNCED BACK HITTING HIS FRONT TOOTH.

EE WAS REMOVING DEBRIS FROM HYDRAULIC LINES OF HAULER WHEN SEVERAL ROCKS FELL FROM THE HAULER BED HITTING HIM ON BOTH WRISTS, LEFT LEG, LEFT SIDE AND HEAD. BRUISING THE INSIDE STOMACH WALL AND LEFT LEG.

WHILE STACKING SMALL METAL PIPES EE FAILED TO REMOVE MIDDLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND QUICK ENOUGH AND IT WAS CAUGHT BETWEENT WO PIPES CAUSING THE FINGER TO BE FRACTURED.

THIS ACCIDENT BECAME REPORTABLE ON 9-2-99. EE BUMPED HIS HEAD ON MINE ROOF AND IT CAUSED PAIN AND NUMBNESS IN NECK, ARMS AND HANDS. THIS OCCURRED IN PREVIOUS YEARS AND MORE THAN ONCE(NOT SURE WHEN AND WHERE). EE BEGAN HAVING CHRONIC PROBLEMS AND HAD SURGERY ON VERTEBRAE IN NECK.

EE WAS WELDING ON THE LEG OF CONVEYOR WHEN A PIECE OF UNISTRUT 8 INCHES LONG FELL AND STRUCK EE ON THE RIGHT LOWER LEG. EE RECEIVED 3 SUTURES AND RETURNED TO WORK ON THE 20TH. HOWEVER, WHILE AT WORK ON THE 20TH, 2 OF THE SUTURES FELL OUT. HE RETURNED TO THE DR TO HAVE THOSE REPLACED ANDHE RETURNED TO WORK ON THE 22ND.

EE WAS CLIMBIUNG UP ON TRUCK BED WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF OF TIRE AND HE FELL AGAINST SIDE OF TRUCK BED THEN HIT THE GROUND, EE HAD PAIN IN HIS LEFT ANKLE AND LEFT SAIDE (RIBS). EE WORKED TIL 1400 THEN WENT HOME AND TO THE DR.

EE WAS STANDING IN THE BACK OF A PICKUP TRUCK WITH THE TAIL GATE DOWN WHEN A FELLOW EE TOLD HIM HE WAS GOING TO MOVE THE TRUCK. INJURED DID NOT HEAR HIM AND WAS CAUGHT OFF BALANCE AND FELL FRO M THE BACK OF THE PICKUP ONTO THE PAVEMENT.

EE STEPPED OUT OF VAN, SLIPPED IN WET GRASS & TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE.

BUMPED HEAD ON AIR CONDITONER PROTRUDING FROM BUILDING. REQUIRED 4 SUTURES

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO STEP FROM A LADDER ON A FUEL TANK ONTO A LOWBOY WHEN HE FELL DUE TO THE DISTANCE FROM ONE STEP TO THE OTHER.

EE WAS ON VIBRATOR CHANGING SCREEN OUT, WHEN HE STEPPED OFF AND DOWN FROM THE VIBRATOR AN APPROXDISTANCE OF 11/2 FT IT JARRED HIM AND HE FELT A PULL IN HIS LOWER BACK. SHORTLY AFTER HE BECAME SORE IN HIS LOWER BACK. PROGRESSESIVELY WORSENEDUNTIL HE SHOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION ON 1/12/97 LOST TIME BEGAN ON 1/12/98

EMPLOYEE CLIMBED UP ONTO A BACKHOE WHILE IN THE PROCESS OF CLIMBING THE DOOR OF THE BACKHOE SWUNG OPEN AND A ROUGH PLACE ON THE DOOR CAUGHT HIS LEG AND PUNCTURED IT.

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING METAL ON A CRUSHER WHEN A PIECE OF HOT SLAG FELL OFF INTO HIS BOOT BURNING HIS FOOT.

EE WAS EXITING THE CRUSHER BLDG WHEN HIS RIGHT KNEE GAVE WAY CAUSING HIS BODY WEIGHT TO SHIFT TO THE LEFT LEG CAUSING HIM TO WRENCH HIS LEFT KNEE.

EE WAS STADNING ON A LADDER WHEN HE TURNED WITH HIS BODY AND TWSISTED HIS LEFT KNEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS DOGGING RAILROAD CARS WHEN THE CAR DOOR LATCH CAUGHT AND WHEN EMPLOYEE DREW BACK TO HIT THE LATCH THE DOGGING BAR HIT THE CAR AND FLEW BACK HITTING HIM OVEER THE RIGHT EYE.

EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON METAL STEPS AND JAMMED HIS WRIST INTO THE HANDRAIL, CAUSING A SPRAIN TO THE RIGHT WRIST AND A FRACTURE OF THE LEFT NAVICULAR.

STRUCTURAL AND ENVIRNMENTAL CONDITIONS WERE IN GOOD ORDER. EMPLOYEE TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE. EMPLOYEE WAS COLLECTING COAL SAMPLES. AS HE PROCEDED DOWN THE EXPANDED METAL WALKWAY THE HEEL OF HIS SHOE BECAME CAUGHT IN WALKWAY AND AS HE STEPPED FORWARD IT WRENCHED OR TWISTED HIS KNEE.

EMPLOYEE HAD WORKED DAY SHIFT AND WAS DOUBLING BACK ON THE SECOND SHIFT. HE HAD FINISHED LOADING HIS HAULER AND LEANED OVER TO SHUT THE DOOR TO HIS HAULER WHEN HIS BACK WENT OUT.

EE WAS STEPPING INTO VIBRATOR TO CHANGE THE PANELS ON THE DESLIMES, WHEN HE STEPPED ONTO THE PANEL HE WAS NOT EXPECTING IT TO GIVE AND HE TWISTED HIS RT ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE STEPPED OUT OF LOADER AND CLIMBED DOWN THE LADDER HE STEPPED IN A DRAINAGE DITCH CAUSING ANKLE TO TURN AND BREAK ON RIGHT LEG.

EE WAS HELPING REMOVE GEAR BOX FROM SCREEN BOWL. BOLT WA FAIRLY TIGHT AND HE APPLIED CONSIDERABLE PRESSURE TO WRENCH AND WHEN THE BOLT BROKE LOOSE THE WRENCH CAUGHT HIS RIGHT THUMB AND BENT IT BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS IN PROCESS OF WELDING SKIRTBOARD ON CONVEYOR BELT. HE HAD COMPLETED SOME WELDS AND FLIPPED HIS HOOD UP LOOKING FOR A HAMMER. HIS HOOD CAME OFF AND THE WELDING NIP WITH ROD ATTACHE D FLIPPED UP AND THE ROD STRUCK HIM IN THE LEFT EYE INJURING HIS EYE AND HE ALSO EXPERIENCED ELECTRICAL SHOCK.

EMPLOYEE CAME TO WORK EARLY BECAUSE OF RAOD CONDITIONS. HE SAT HIS LUNCH BOX ON PORCH AND WAS GOING TO BATHROOM, AS HE WAS TURNING THE CORNER HE SLIPPED ON ICE AND FELL INJURING LEFT HIP. (HIP CONTUSION)

EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING COUPLING ON 8IN PIPE WHICH RUNS BESIDE WASHBOX FOOT SLIPPED & HE FELL IN BESIDE OF WASH BOX INJURING HIS LEFT LEG IN TWO PLACES ONE BETWEEN ANKLE & KNEE & THE OTHER BETW EEN KNEE & HIP

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING SCREEN AT THE PREPARATION PLANT AND A PIECE OF BOLT PIERCED HIS HAND. CUT ON LEFT HAND WHERE A SMALL PIECE OF METAL WAS EMBEDDED.

EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING OUT PANELS IN VIBRATOR WITH A CHAIN HOIST. HE LOST HIS FOOTING WHILE PULLING CHAIN AND FELL. STRAINED MUSCLES IN BACK, RIGHT SHOULDER, AND NECK. ALSO, RIGHT SACROILIAC JOIN T.

EE WAS USING SKILL SAW TO CUT A PIECE OF PLASTIC PIPE AND THE SAW KICKED BACK OUT OF PIPEAND CUT EE ABOVE THE KNEE. THIS REQUIRED THIRTY SIX STITCHES TO CLOSE THE WOUND.

EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING 5 GALLON PAILS OF OIL, WHEN THE WIND BLEW THE SIDE RAIL OFF AND IT STRUCK THE VICTIM ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE HEAD AND HIS LEFT ARM.

EMPLOYEE WAS HANGING SHEETMETAL INSIDE ABEL PUMP HOUSE AND GOT A SMALL PARTICLE OF METAL IN HIS EYE. EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES AT THE TIME.

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING BRUSH WITH A MACHETE. HE ACCIDENTALLY STRUCK A TREE CAUSING THE MACHETE TO GLANCE OFF AND HIT HIM.

EMPL WAS ATTEMPTING TO CHANGE LIGHT BULB AT OUR BATHHOUSE FACILITY WHEN HE LOST BALANCE & FELL BREAKING LEFT WRIST.

EE WAS LYING ON CREEPER PERFORMING REPAIR WORK ON FORK LIFT. HE GOT TOO CLOSE TO THE EDGE OF THE CREEPER CAUSING IT TO SLIP OUT FROM UNDER HIM. CAUSING A HAIRLINE FRACTURE TO ONE RIB.

WHILE EE WAS HAMMERING A BEARING ON A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT SEPARATOR A SMALL PIECE OF METAL BECAME EMBEDDED IN HIS RIGHT EYE.'

EMPL WELDING WHEN RIGHT EYE BEGAN TO HURT .SHORT TIME LATER,DR FOUND METAL FRAGMENT.HE WAS WEARING FULL WELDING HOOD,NOT SURE HOW OR WHEN FRAGMENT FOT INTO EYE.

EMPLOYEE WAS WOKING ON THE SPEALER WIRE OF A RADIO WITH POCKET KNIFE. THE KNIFE SLIPPED CUTTING HIS RIGHT LEG APPROX. EIGHT INCHES ABOVE THE KNEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING WITH A CREW IN TRYING TO ALIGN A 10" SLURRY PIPE WITH A DAM. THEY WERE PRYING THE PIPE OVER A STUMP ON AN INCLINE. EMPLOYEE WAS ON THE LOWER SIDE WHEN THE PIPE SLID AND PU SHED HIM APPROX. 10 FEET DOWNHILL.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A SEAT FROM A TRCK USING A PRY BAR. THE BAR SLIPPED CUTTING HIS RIGHT HAND.

EMPL HAD INSTALLED A GASKET IN A VALVE ON AN AMONIA TANK WHILE CHECKING FOR A LEAK AMMONIA GOT IN HIS EYES IN RUNNING TO GET AWAY FROM THE FUMES HE FELL INJURING HIS LEFT SHOULDER THE ONLEY R EASON THIS IS MSHA REPORTABLE PRECRIPTIVE DRUGS WERE PRESCRIBED

EMPLOYEE WAS LEAVING PREP PLANT WHEN HIS HAND WAS ACCIDENTLY CAUGHT IN DOOR, INJURING THE TIP OF HIS MIDDLE FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND.

MEN WERE CLEANING UP SCRAP METAL & TOSSING IT OUTSIDE. EMPL CAME AROUND CORNER OF BUILDING & PIECE OF METAL STRUCK HIM ON CHEEKBONE.

SPILLED CHEMICAL (SHEREX- LESS THAN 1% ACEDIC ACID) ON RIGHT LEG. EMPLOYEE WRAPPED LEG WITH A RAG RATHER THAN WASHING OFF AS INSTRUCTED.

WEIGHT OF PUMP 4AS NOT PROPERLY DISTRIBUTED ON DOLLY. THIS ALLOWED THE PUMP TO TILT. SHOVEING EMPLOYEE S HEAD INTOT HE CROSS BEAM.

TRIMMING SCREEN3PANEL AND KNIFE SLIPPED CUTTING LEFT THUMB

CAUGHT EDGE OF 6OOT SOLE ON FLOOR DECKING.

I NAME WAS CHEC3NG THE CLEAN COAL BELT LINE AND STEPPED DOWN ON PIECE OF CHUTE LINER THAT HAD BEEN TAKEN OUT OF THE CHUTE THIS LINING CAUSED I NAME TO LOSE HIS FOOTING WHICH IN TURN CAUSED T INJURY TO HIS 6ACK

WHIEL DESCENDIN1 THE LADDER OF A RAILROAD CAR THE EMPLOYEE TWISTED HIS RT ANKLE AS HE CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE GROUND

BACK HURT PRIOR3TO THIS ACCIDENT FROM A NON-JOB RELATED INJURY. IN PREPARATION FOR THE JOB OF PULLING A LINK CHAIN IN PLACE, PLACED HIMSELF IN A STRAINED POSITION CAUSING A REOCCURRENCE OF BAC K PAIN. 3

EMPLOYEE WAS KNOCKING RETURN ROLLER BACK INTO CRADLE WITH HAMMER WHEN HAND SLIPPED AND WENT INTO ROLLER.

EMPLOYEE WAS DESCENDING FROM A PLANT FEEDER AND LOST FOOTING AND FELL 3\ 6" SPRAINING LIGAMENT IN RIGHT LEG.

CREW WAS REMOVING EQUPT FROM A VICC PLANT & LOADING ONTO A TRAILER. THE CRANE BEING USED CAME IN CONTACT WITH A HIGH VOLTAGE LINE THERBY CAUSING THE INJURY TO UI.NAME WHO WAS IN CONTACT WITH THE LOAD. I.NAME RECEIVED A SEVERE SHOOK.

EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING WEAR PLATE IN COARSE REJECT CHUTE USING A SLEDGE HAMMER TO DRIVE WEAR PLATE DOWN TO WELD IT. HIT TOP OF RIGHT FOOT WITH HAMMER. EMPLOYEE DIDNT REPORT INJURY UNTIL A WEEK L ATER WHEN HE STARTED EXPERIENCING PAIN

EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING A PUMP PART AND IN LIFTING, STRAINED MUSCLES IN LEFT GROIN AREA.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING TOP OF CAB TO PAINT FELL FROM TOP OF TRUCK HOOD APPROX 7FT CAUSING HAIRLINE FRACTURE IN LEFT FOOT

HOLDING TRUCK SPRING LEAF FOR HELPER TO DRIVE PIN IN END AND PIECE OF METAL BROKE OFF PIN AND VEBECAME IMBEDDED IN INDEX FINGER OF RIGHT HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A BACKHOE AND THE HYDRAULIC HOSE BURST ON THE BACKHOE BOOM.

EMP WAS TRYING TO CLOSE VALVE ON PUMP WITH A WRENCH AND VALVE BROKE CAUSING EMP TO FAL BACKWARDS TO THE FLOOR CAUSING CONTUSION BACK PORTION OF SKULL

WAS PULLING ON BAR ALONG WITH BUFORD ROBINSON BAR SLIPPED OUT BOTH MEN FELL INJURED FELL ON FOOT INJURING ANKLE

SLIPPED WHILE TAKING SHOWER. WAS WASHING FOOT AND FELL HITTING HIS RIGHT SHOULDER ON CONCRETE AND SCRAPING BACK ON LOCKERS. RECEIVED SCRAPES AND BRUISES.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING ACROSS STEEL BEAM-MISCALCULATED STEP AND FELL APPROXIMATELY SIX 6 TO EIGHT 8 FEET, RECEIVING TWO 2 LACERATIONS AND DISLOCATED SHOULDER.

FOREMAN STEPPED ON BEAM & TURNED HIS ANKLE & FELL TO FLOOR- RECEIVING A SPRAINED ANKLE.