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End Dump operator exited cab to reset master switch. End dump started rolling downwards. Employee hurried back to the cab to stop the truck from rolling. 20 Minutes later employee stated lower back was hurting. 10/31/16 employee started physical therapy making this injury reportable to MSHA.

A contractor notified the Operations supervisor of a gas well leak in the D3 Area. The gas well valve was shut in and the gas flow terminated. No injury or equipment damage

Employee received a letter from NIOSH stating the x-ray from medical screening showed evidence of first stage pneumoconiosis.

Electrician was doing electrical maintenance repairs, when descending off a six foot ladder the electrician misplaced last step off of the ladder. Electrician lost balance and fell into a steel metal support in the revolving frame of the dragline, resulting in laceration to the arm requiring sutures.

Employee (office worker) experiences pain in left wrist when typing. Employee was diagnosed on 08/23/2016 with carpal tunnel sydrome.

Contractor was cutting hay in D3 area when the hay cutter contacted a rock causing sparks igniting the grass. The fire burned approximately 20 acres before being extinguished by water truck and Texas forestry department. MSHA hotline was called at 1:25pm. The fire burned for approximately 3 hours and 35 minutes.

Employee was dismounting from excavator. EE placed one foot on the ground and had one foot on the step when ee slipped and fell backwards, landing on buttock in the dirt. The impact caused a contusion to sacrum.

Employee was performing pre-op inspection on pickup truck at Ops building. Employee was standing inside the driver's door. Employee reached in, placed foot on brake and put the truck in reverse to check back-up lights. Foot slipped off brake pedal and onto accelerator causing truck to go in reverse. Employee was knocked to the ground and the front left tire rolled over legs.

A mechanic was trying to remove an engine oil filter from a CAT D9T Dozer. While struggling to loosen the oil filter, the mechanic felt an immediate pain in lower back. The employee was taken to a local medical center where diagnosed with a lower back strain.

During power washing project on the boom of Marion Drag Line, employee became over heated and allegedly passed out

Injury occurred when two employees attempted to pull a F-150 truck out of the muddy pit. EE was removing the tow strap from the truck when the dozer went into motion. EE was knocked down by the truck and then drug about 75'. EE was then taken to the hospital for care.

Employee was standing with one foot on a shelf and one foot on the top rung of a folded ladder apprx. 4' off the ground reaching up to remove an extension ladder being stored on top of a break room. When EE grabbed the ext. ladder, one section slid out causing the employee to lose balance and fall from the shelf and ladder upon which EE was standing on.

The employee was on a 992 loader near the front of the track and was making their way back to the platform when the employee slipped and fell to the ground.

Two employees were servicing pumps at #1 & #3 ramp. A very large rain event took place while they were in the pit. Rain & surrounding water drained into the pit. The employees were not able to exit the pit due to water blocking the access road. Both employees were safely removed by boat.

Employee had completed fueling an excavator and was ascending wet and muddy wooden steps at the fuel station berm when EE slipped and fell striking EE's left shoulder. EE was returning the fuel nozzle to the tank.

The employee was pulling on a steam cleaner hose and tripped over dirt clod and fell back and strained employee's left hamstring.

Wind blew the employee's hard hat off of head, as employee tried to catch the hard hat they slammed the hard hat against left ear causing a hematoma. Dr. lanced and drained the area affected on the Left Ear, and a couple of sutures were applied.

Mobile Equipment Specialist called into work on the morning of 3/12 and informed EE's supervisor that EE's back was too sore to come into work. EE said EE's back was hurting from performing pumping activities the day prior. EE was taken to the medical clinic on Mar. 14th where EE was diagnosed with a lower back strain. Restrictions and medications made this a recordable injury.

Employee was using a T-post driver when EE missed the T-post on one of the down strokes and the T-post struck the side hand-hold and smashed the tip end of EE's right pointer finger resulting in a fractured bone tip and stitches.

Employee was using a 36" pry bar to move a motor away from a fluid coupling to replace the spider. Employee pried one side and was attempting to pry the opposite side. Employee pushed the pry bar and felt a "pop" in RIGHT shoulder. Employee kept working. Employee felt alright until they tried to raise RIGHT arm and felt pain in shoulder. Employee was placed on "restricted duty".

The rover guard spotted a grass fire off old FM 2658 located in a remote P Area. The local fire department was notified and extinguished the fire. The fire burned approximately 36 min. Investigation was unable to determine the origin of the fire. No personnel were in the area of the fire when it was noticed by the guard. A fire watch was put in place to watch for any flare ups.

Employee was operating a Case 620 scraper tractor with pans loaded with red dirt headed to the dump area. The employee drove through a rough spot in the road and jammed EE's left pinky finger in the steering wheel. Employee reported the incident to the Supervisor and was taken to the Emergency Room. X-rays confirmed there was a small fracture in the left pinky finger.

Electrician stripping wire in well field felt particle enter his right eye. Employee rubbed his eye to remove the particle. After the end of the work shift, the employee experienced pain and irritation in the eye. The employee was taken to the local optometrist where a prescription was given for eye irritation.

Employee felt pain in his lower back after decending from the cab to the track of an excavator. Later, the employee's back became worse. Employee was not able to complete normal work duties for the following two shifts.

On 10/18/2015 while a shift supervisor was en-route to the PS 500 substation to investigate why the main facility and the draggle had lost power, a fire was noticed under the 25KV power line next to the Turlington haul road south of Browns creek on the west side of the road.

Employee was cleaning C 1 sump pump area and thought he had the hose turned off. Turned water on and hose kicked back while holding nozzle spraying water under his face shield and safety glasses into his right eye

At 9:45pm a person on highway 782 called 911 to report a grass fire in the Oak Hill Mine DII Area Reclaim. Fire departments responded and extinguished the fire at 10:25pm. Approximately 1 acre of land involved. No injury or equipment damage. Cause: Lightning strike.

While baling hay, the right rear roller bearing became hot. The heated roller bearing contacted dried hay causing a grass fire. The fire lasted about an hour.

EE was lifting a final drive with his crane when it swung back and hit right knee, pinning his knee between the push arm of the dozer and the final drive.

Employee was using a steam cleaning unit to wash oil from the engine of a D9T Dozer. He was standing on the left dozer track when he slipped and fell, landing on the track, resulting in right shoulder pain. He worked full duty until his surgery on 1/28/2016.

Employee was in the process of removing the engine from 12019 hauler. The employee was using a pocket knife to cut a zip tie from a wiring harness. The employee was cutting in the direction of his left hand and the knife contacted the top first knuckle of the employee's hand causing a laceration

Using a pressure washer to clean drag line boom when employee inadvertently made contact with top of left foot while pressure was fully engaged.

right front middle finger partially cut

Power Plant security notified mine personnel of a fire located between C ramp and county road 235. Upon arrival to the area, supervision discovered a large brush pile burning under power lines. The local fire department was notified. The fire lasted approximately 1 hour and 20 minutes. The source of ignition is unknown.

Dozer operator was pushing dirt in D4 Area when he stopped for break. After dismounting the dozer he was stretching when he felt a pop and experienced pain in his right knee. He worked full duty until 11/7/2015 when he took pain medication that prevented him from operating mobile equipment.

A fire was discovered near the Turlington pump yard. The fire began off mine property on a nearby county road and traveled onto the mine site. The fire lasted approximately 33 minutes. The source of ignition is unknown.

Employee had completed an installation of an hydraulic hose on an end dump when he felt a sharp pain on the right side of his abdomen. After eating lunch he discovered a knot in his abdomen. On 08/05/15 he was diagnosed with a work related umbilical hernia. He does plan on having surgery.

A articulating Volvo A40F water truck with a full load of water was traveling on a haul road. The truck was not meeting any traffic at the time he allowed the trucks right front tire to veer off the edge of the road. The operator tried to overcorrect to bring it back on the road. This caused the water truck to roll on it's side. The operator sustained a broken collarbone.

Employee stepped into an uneven ground surface as he was dismounting his Excavator and sprained his left ankle.

Employee was standing in and working concrete on an 85x85' pad. The pour amount became excessive and concrete entered the top of his knee-high rubber boots. Employee washed the exposed area but apparently not well enough to prevent chemical burns from the concrete onto both his lower legs from occurring hours later.

Employee was standing in and working concrete on an 85x85' pad. The pour amount became excessive and concrete entered the top of his knee-high rubber boots. Employee washed the exposed area but apparently not well enough to prevent chemical burns from the concrete onto both his lower legs from occurring hours later.

Employee was standing in and working concrete on an 85x85' pad. The poor amount became excessive and concrete entered the top of his knee-high rubber boots. Employee washed the exposed area but apparently not well enough to prevent chemical burns from the concrete onto both his lower legs from occurring hours later.

Injured had backed his vehicle over a farm T-post. While trying to dislodge the post, his finger was caught in between the T-post and attached 1/8" steel cable.

A Tractor with brush hog attachment was mowing a gas well pad when the operator backed into a "Christmas Tree" breaking off a 2" cut off valve, causing a gas leak. The valve was closed and repaired within 25 minutes.

Employee and company were unaware of an occupational injury. On 06-02-15 employee stated he recalled picking up a choker on 05-28-15 with no issue. Matter turned over to Workers Comp. On 06-30-15 employee diagnosed with bulging disc and began losing time. Upon investigation and WC acceptance of the injury on 07-14-15, it was concluded this should be reported.

A slide was noticed at 7:40 am in the A2 North pit. The spoil slide encroachment across the pit was minimal, but several large cracks appeared along a 600' to 700' long area of the spoil. Mining activity in the pit was stopped and employees were removed. MSHA was notified at 8:34 am.

D-34 Dragline was digging a box pit in the D4 Area when the spoil dirt slid into the left shoe of the dragline damaging the handrails and causing the dragline to stop production.

The north highwall sloughed causing loose material to fall into the pit. Employees were removed the pit, MSHA was contacted. Mine supervision and Safety viewed the slough where it was discovered that the South highwall had sloughed after removal of equipment and personnel.

On 2-18-2015, employee was lifting a hydraulic jack ram when he felt pain in his right shoulder. Employee continued to work full duty with no medical treatment. On 6-24-2015, employee had surgery on his shoulder for a torn bicep and rotator cuff tear making this injury reportable to MSHA.

A highwall slough approximately 400 in length occurred in the C area box pit. Miners were removed from the pit for precaution.