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Had left hand resting on the steel side of the rock picking table when an approximately 200lb rock fell down from the feeder striking employee's hand. No initial treatment needed. Later, numbness developed and recommended surgery. Did not have knowledge of this until 7/8/25.

Employee was wiping off the torch due to sputtering. Employee turned off the nozzle on the torch before wiping. Metal build up inside the torch released and the torch sparked burning through glove onto employee's hand

Employee was working at the raw coal hopper throughout the day. In that area, 3 welders were working continuously throughout the entire shift. Employee was in the area of the welders throughout the day without wearing sufficient PPE (Welders mask). The next day employee was unable to come to work due to a potential welder flash.

Employee was helping the welders all day long. Employee texted their foreman at 10 PM at night to inform them that their eyes are hurting and EE was going to the emergency room. It was found that EE had suffered welders flash. EE had both been around welding all day and lowered the shade setting on their helmet from 11 to 9, which is below the recommended setting.

While pushing a large rock alone with one other D10 dozer, the rock overturned catching the bottom lip of the blade. This lifted the dozer 1-2 feet in the front and then fell down. The bounce caused EE to hit head off the cab. EE did not seek medical treatment until 10/04/2023.

A 3/4 inch air gun twisted out of hand and pinched hand between the dragline and air gun, causing left wrist to twist. Employee did not seek treatment or have lost time until 1/6/23.

Employee was releasing the air pressure off the air line feeding the plasma cutter by pulling the trigger and not realizing the gun was pointed towards their knee which caused a burn. They did not seek medical treatment or have lost time until 6/13/22.

Employee backed over a rock while operating dozer. No equipment damage. Employee claims they bounced and received a contusion on their shoulder.

Foreign Body in Eyes

Employee was burning grating and reached over to grab a piece that the employee cut off and burnt arm on one of the hot nipples that was sticking out.

Employee was burning bolts off of the bottom shaker screen. When switching hand to burn it, employee knocked the oxygen lever on torch. The burst blew coal dirt under employee's glasses into eyes.

Employee was standing on the ground letting the steel hang out of the back of the bed of a truck with right leg on the bumper while welding. The cutting wheel pinched, kicked out and cut EE's inner right thigh.

Employee was disassembling steering shaft to replace u-joints using electric impact gun and wrench to remove retainer bolt. The retainer clip spun around catching EE on EE's left thumb causing a cut requiring stitches

Continuing pain from running the dozer. Dozer was inspected for propper running condition. Reported incident 9/23, but was not off work until 9/27/17. Returned to work 10/2/17. Off work again begining 10/9/17.

Drilling holes in concrete to install lag bolts to fasten rubber at ends of scale. Drill bit stuck, spinning drill around while grabbing finger.

Grinding on dragline bucket when a piece of slag got past his safety glasses and burnt into his right eyelid.

Employee was grinding bucket bushings on Caterpillar 5130 excavator. No specific incident. After time, right eye became irritated. Sought treatment about one week later. Not reported until we found out he sought treatment as no lost time.

Welding on dozer blade laying down and other welders arc went through the back of his helmet, resulting in welding flash in both eyes.

Employee states he was using a cutting torch to cut bolts off of hinges that were holding planks down and a piece of hot metal popped and went under his safety glasses into his right eye.

Grinding under truck, got piece of steel in eye.

Using air gun to tighten bolts on coal shaker. Gun slipped and hit his hand on piece of angle iron. Lacerated left hand.

Walking by another employee using grinder and dirt and sparks hit him in the face.

EE caught his right hand in moving drive belt. Lacerated right ring finger.

After using a 4 1/2" angle grinder to grind weldments on channel steel framework for a platform under the breaker's shaker arms ee's eye became increasingly irritated from an apparent minute piece of welding slag or dirt.

EE was using an electric saw to cut boards for a floor. He set the saw down after making a cut and it jammed up and struck his hand when a small piece of wood dislodged from it while the blade was still spinning.

Employee was using an electric angle grinder to remove the rough edges of metal siding that he was applying to the side of a building at the Coal Breaker.

Employee states his eye became increasingly irritated (over days) from an apparent minute piece of welding slag or dirt that entered his eye, despite wearing safety glasses, while welding and using an electric hand grinder to fabricate metal for repairs in the coal plant.

EE was using drill press and cut his finger on the tip.

Employee states his eye became increasingly irritated (over days) from an apparent minute piece of welding slag that entered his eye, despite wearing saftey glasses, while using an electric hand grinder to grind a spot of weld off an axle from a dump trailer that he was repairing.

A cutting torch was heating round stock. EE had pipe on end of stock. When he bent the round stock his right hand went under the flame of the torch.

Moving T-4 drill and flipped drill on it's side.

REACHED HAND INTO OPERATING COAL BAGGING MACHINE TO REMOVE A PIECE OF BAG, GOT HIS FINGERS CAUGHT IN DRIVE CHAIN.

GRINDING METAL GOT PIECE IN EYE.