Coal Creek Prep Plant Coal

WHILE LIFTING A METAL GRATE THE EMPLOYEE TWISTED HIS SHOULDER.

PAIN IN BACK WHILE CLIMBING ON TABLE IN PLANT NOT SURE WHEN PAIN STARTED

TROUBLESHOOTING ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT THE CIRCUIT ARCHED CAUSING FLASH

WHILE SHOVELING COAL THE EMPLOYEE TWISTED HIS KNEE CAUSING THE INJURY. THE EMPLOYEE RETURNED TO WORK ON HIS NEXT SHIFT. HE STARTED MISSING WORK ON 2-4-90.

WHILE REPLACING A CLUTCH THE TRANSMISSION JACK FAILED DROPPING THE TRANSMISSION ON THE EMPLOYEE.THE EMPLOYEE CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR ON 01-29-90.HE STARTED MISSING WORK O N 01-30-90.

WHILE CARRYING AN EMULSION MIXER ON HIS SHOULDER, THE PART SLIPPED STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE ON THE BACK OF THE NECK.

WHILE CHIPPING SOME ICE THE EMPLOYEE GOT A PIECE OF CALCIUM CHLORIDE IN HSI EYE.

WHILE PUTTING SOME WIRE MESH ON THE CAB OF A D-8 DOZER THE EMPL GOT HIS FOOT CAUGHT IN THE TRACK AND FELL BACKWARDS TWISTING HIS BACK THE EMPL RETURNED TO WORK ON 9-12 AND WORKED THROUGH 9-22 WHEN HE WENT TO THE DR 9-23 AND 9-24 WERE NORMAL DAYS OFF LOST TIME STARTED ON 9-25

WHILE GETTING OUT OF HIS PERSONAL VEHICLE AT THE BATHHOUSE. THE EE STEPPED INTO A HOLE AND TWISTED HIS BACK. WE DO NOT FEEL THAT THIS IS A REPORTABLE ACCIDENT IN THAT THE EE WAS NOT ON DUTY TH E REPORT IS SUBMITTED UNDER PROTEST.

THE EMPL WALKED OUT FROM BEHIND A WATER TRUCK IN FRONT OF AN ON COMING WATER TRUCK AND WAS STRUCK BY THE SECOND TRUCK

2X4 BRACE ON SCAFFOLDING BROKE.

2X4 BRACE ON SCAFFOLDING BROKE.

WHILE FILLING LOADER WITH HYDRAULIC OIL EMP SLIPPED & FELL.

WHILE TRYING TO PRY OPEN HIS LOCKER, THE EMPLOYEE'S FINGER BECAME CAUGHT IN THE LOCKER DOOR.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A COUPLING FROM A PIPE, WHEN A ROCK ROLLED ONTO HIS FOOT.

WHILE REMOVING THE CAB FROM A DOZER, THE EMPLOYEE WAS STRUCK BY A PIECE OF METAL.

EMPL CUTTING PIECE OF PLATE FROM FULL SHEET OF STEEL.SMALL PIECE FELL STRIKING EMPL LEFT FOOT .

CUTTING KESTOCK THE SAW SLIPPED CAUSING INJ.

WHILE BREAKING ICE WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER THE EMPLOYEE GOT SOME MATERIAL IN HIS EYE. EMPLOYEE WENT TO THE DOCTOR ON 3-22. HE THEN MISSED WORK ON 3-23 NORMAL DAY OFF.

EMPLOYEE WAS EMPTYING A TRASH CAN WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL.

WHILE FUELING A 980 THE EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND FELL ACROSS SOME CINDER BLOCKS.

EMP WAS STEPPIN1 DOWN A LADDER AND SLIPPED, HJOIHIS ATTEMPT TO REACH FOR A HOLD ONLY CAUSED HIM TO STRAIN HIS BACK MUSCLES FURTHER. THE FALL CAUSED A SPRAIN TO HIS SPINE WHICH REQUIRED REST AN D PERSCRIPTION 3MEDIACATION

EMPLOYEE TRIED 7O REMOVE A LARGE ROCK FROM A RAW COAL CONVEYOR WITHOUT SHUTTING OFF THE BELT THE ROCK STUCK ON THE BELT AND HIS HAND JERKING HIS ARM HE SUSTAINED A STRAINED SHOULDER WHICH REQ UIRED 4 DAYS OF0 DURING HIS CONVALESENCE

EMPLOYEE SAW A 8TEEL PLATE ON THE RAW COAL BELT AND TRIED TO LIFT IT OFF.THE PLATE CAUGHT ON THE BELT AND SQUASHED HIS MIDDLE FINGER.IN THE FUTURE THIS EMPLOYEE WILL SHUT OFF THE BELT.HE RE QUIRED SUTUES A3D A SPLINT BUT QWAS ABLE TO RETURN TO HIS NEXT SHIFT AND PERFORM REGULAR DUTIES.

GRABBING THE TO1 OF A STROVAGE BARRAL THAT WAS CUT OPEN THE EMPLOYEE CUT HIS GLOVE AND TWO FINGERS ON THE SHARP EDGE.BOTH FINGERS WERE SUTURED AND HE RETURNED TO WORK THE FOLLOWING DAY WITHOU T LIMITATIONS. 3

HAUL TRUCK SPUN3OUT ON ICY GRADE AS TRUCK STARTED TO SLIDE BACKWARDS DRIVER JUMPED FROM CAB TO GROUND LACERATED HANDS ON CONTACT WITH ICE AND ROCKS ON THE GROUND TRUCK SLID BACKWARDS 100 FT A AND STOPPED AGA3NST HILLSIDE ON EDGE OF ROAD NO DAMAGE TO TRUCK LACERATIONS REQUIRED SUTURES

FREEZING IN THE3BRAKELINE CAUSED BRAKES ON LOADER TO MALFUNCTION IN SPITE OF KNOWING THIS THE EMPLOYEE TO THE LOADER DOWN A STEEP SLOPE OF THE REFUSE PILE & LOSE CONTROL OF THE MACHINE-HAD TO STOP IT AGAINST3A CONCRETE BASE TO A CONVEYOR BELT COLUMN

EMPLOYEE WAS WA5KING BY OUTSIDE RAW COAL BELT AND SAW DEBRIS ON THE CONVEYOR;HE TRIED TO REMOVE.HE HAD HIS HAND ON A PIECE OF TIMBER WHEN IT FLIPPED OVER AS THE BELT PASSED THROUGH A STEEL FRA ME INTO THE BUI5DING.THE EMPLOYEE GOT HIS R INDEX FINGER STUCK BETWEEN THE TIMBER AND A STEEL BEAM.HE INCURRED A FRACTURE AND IS STILL OFF WORK.

I NAME WAS SHOV9LING COAL THAT WAS ON DRYING BED,HE GOT THAT DEANED UP AND STEPPED OUT OF THE BED AS THE DOOR BURNING I NAME FACE AND HANDS HE WAS STILL HOLDING THE DOOR & HAD NOT YET GOTTEN I IT LATCHED.EMPL2YEE SUSTAINED FIRST DEGREE BURN OVER FACE BOTH WRIST WITH A COUPLE OF SMALL PATCHES OF 20 FOR WHICH HE COULD NOT RETURN TO WORK AS OF YET.

ROLLING UP OVERHEAD DOOR ROLLER CAME OFF DROPPING AND LANDING ON LEFT FOOT OF EMP BREAKING BIG TOE IN TWO PLACES

WHILE SHOVELING COAL FROM THE BED OF THE THERMAL DRYER SOME HOT COAL FELL FROM THE WALLS & IGNITED ON THE FLOOR SENDING A FLASH UP WHICH BURNED THE EMPLOYEES FACE, HANDS & FOREARMS

I,NAME WAS AIRING UP TIRE, 9.60 SPIT RIM. HE THEN REACHED ACROSS TIRE TO DISCONNECT COUPLER WHEN RING BLEW OFF TIRE STRICKING HIM IN THE LEFT FORARM. WORKER WAS NOT USING CAGE PROVIDED FOR AIR ING SPLIT RIM TIRES.

EMPL PULLING FIRE BRICK OUT OF FIRE BOX AT DRYER AND KICKED A BRICK HOT OUT OF HIS WAY BRUISING TOP OF FOOT AND ANKLE POSSIBLE FX.

EMPLOYEE USED AN AIRCHISEL TO CUT AN OIL BARREL IN HALF AIR CHISEL SLIPPED & HIS THUMB GRAZED AGAINST A METAL BUR LEFT ON EDGE OF BARREL THIS LEFT A 1 INCH LACERATION ON BACK OF RT THUMB WHIC H WAS STITCHED AFTER WORK EMPLOYEE WAS REMINDED OF IMPORTANCE OF WEARING STURDY GLOVE WHEN CUTTING METAL

THE EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING BOLTS ON SIEVE SCREEN WHEN HIS SLIPPED OFF THE BOLT, AND MASHED HISFINGERS ON THE SCREEN FRAME-WORK. THE FINGERS WERE CLEANED, SUTURED, OR SPLINTED AND THE EMPLOYEE RETURNED TO WORK ON HIS NEXT SCHEDULED SHIFT.

EMPLS CLEANING SPI LLAGE IN HEAVY MEDIA VESSEL AT PREP PLANT.I.NAME WALKED UNDER SEPARATOR CHAIN ,BENT OVER AND WARLKED DIRECTLY INTO PATH OF COWORKERS SHOVEL.RECI EIVED COAL AND MAGNETITE IN LEFT EYE AND LACERATION BELOW LOWER LEFT EYE LID.CUT REQ STITCHES NO OTHER TREATMENT WAS REQ AND NO WORKDAYS LOST.

EMPLOYEE WAS BALANCING A 3\ LENGTH OF 6" STEEL PIPE UP A FLIGHT OF STAIRS. THE PIPE STRUCK A LOW HANGING BEAM ABOVE THE STAIRS AND THREW HIM OFF BALANCE. HE FELL FORWARD AND CAUGHT HIS FINGERS BETWEEN THE PIPE AND THE EDGE OF STAIRS. HE INCURRED AN OPEN FX OF HIS LITTLE FINGER.

WHILE HAMMERING AGAINST THE RAW COAL BIN WITH SLEDGE HAMMER EMP LOST HIS BALANCE BECAUSE OF POOR FOOTING AND STARTED TO FALL STRIKING HIS RT ELBOW AGAINST A STEEL FRAME MEMBER HE SUSTAINED 2 L LACERATONS THAT REQUIRED SUTURING BUT MISSED NO TIME FROM WORK AS RESULT OF INJURY

EE WAS WALKING TO HIS TOOL BOX & BBUMPED KNEE ON JACK STAND.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS SERVICING THECOAL PULVERISOR TRADING OUT WORN, DAMAGED BEATER BARS WITH NEW ONES. HE USED A HAND RATHER-TYPE WRENCH WHICH APAREENTLY EITHER SLIPPED AND SO THEEMPLOYEE CAME TO STRIKE HIMSELF, SUDDENLY, ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF HIS FACE. HE SUSTAINED A SMALL CUT ON HIS RIGHT EYE BROW WHICH TOOK BUT A FEW SUTURES.

BOTTOM STEP ON LADDER BROKE CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO FALL AND INJURE HIP.

DRILLING WITH MAGNETIC DRILL ON FRAME OF TRUCK HIS FOOT KICKED THE CORD CAUSING IT TO BE UNPLUGGED THEREFORE CAUSING IT TO FALL ON HIS LEFT KNEE

AFTER REPAIRING A PUMP THE EMPLOYEE WAS PICKING UP HIS WELDING EQUIPMENT AND STOOD UP INTO A STEEL FRAME WHICH OPENED UP A LACERATION ON HIS FOREHEAD. THIS LEFT A LACERATION ON HIS FORE HEAD.

WHILE HELPING TO AN END OF A 27\ I-BEAM FROM ONE WORK HORSE TO ANOTHER THE EE SPRAINED HIS LWOER BACK. THE STRAIN OF LOW LUMBAR MUSCLE REQUIRED 4 DAYS OF REST 3 OF WWQHICH HE WAS SCHELDULED T WORK. ALL MEN ON THE SPECIAL WORK FORCE WERE PROMPTLY REINSTRUCTED ON CORRECT POSTURE FOR LIFTING & CARRYING HEAVY LOADS.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING THE INSIDE OF THE FIREBOX OF THE THERMAL CRYER UNIT A FIRE STIRRED UP AND HE BACKED AWAY FROM IT AND STRUCK HIS HEAD ON A WALL BRACKET HE SUSTAINED A LACERATION WHIC H REQUIRED SUTURES AND 2 DAYS OFF WORK SO THAT THE WOUND WOULD NOT INFECT.

GETTING READY FOR SHIFT TO START BRUSHED AGAINST A LARGE HEAVY EQUIPMENT PART WHICH FELL ON LEFT FOOT

WALKING ON SNOWY HILLSIDE TO FIND CABLE FOR REFUSE BELT STEPPED IN HOLE AND FELL FACE DOWN.SEVERE SPRAIN OF LEFT KNEE.UNDERWENT ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OFF WORK 3-6 WEEKS.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING A PLUGGED REFUSE BELT OUTSIDE OF THE PLANT AND GRAZED HIS HAND AGAINST A SHARP PIECE OF METAL. HE LACERATED HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER AND THIS INJURY REQUIRED SUTURING.

EMP WAS TARPING TRAILER AND THE RUBBER STRAP BROKE AND HIT HIM IN THE EYE

EMPLOYEE WAS UNTARPING TRAILER AND WAS STRUCK ON THE HEAD BY THE HANDLE TO TARPING APPARTUS

WHILE DRIVING FROM DOTSERO TO DENVER CO THIS EMP FELT CONSIDERABLE BACK PAIN HE HAS BEEN OFF WORK DUE TO THIS CONDITION AND AFTER MEDICAL EXAM IT IS BELIEVED THAT THIS PAIN WAS THE AFTER EFFE EFFECT OF LIFTING STEEL SHAFT AT WORK THE DATE LISTED ABOVE THERE IS ALSO EVICENICE OF A DEGENERATIVE DISC DISORDER BEING EVALUATED AND POSSIBLY OF OCCUPATIONAL ETIOLOGY

THE WAREHOUSE EMPLOYEE WAS AT THE SURFACE OF #2 MINE UNLOADED MATERIAL HE LOST HHIS FOOTING WHILE CLIMBING ONTO THE BACK OF THE FLATBED AND STARTED TO FALL HE GRABBED FOR SOMETHING TO ARREST H IS FALL AND LACERATED HIS FINGER ON A SHARP PIECE OF METAL THE DEEP CUT INVOLVED A TENDON AND SURGICAL RECONSTRUCTION WAS REQUIRED

WHILE BOLTING A CLAMP ON A PIPE AT THE PREP PLANT THE EE FELT A SUDDEN ONSET OF PAIN IN HIS EPIGASTRIC AREA & IN BOTH ARMS. THE PAIN STOPPED WITH REST 10 MIN. LATER. HE WAS NONE THE LESS TAK EN TO THE HOSP. BY CO EMT\S & ADMITTED. HE WAS DIANOSED AS HAVING HAD A MINOR HEART ATTACK & IS STILL OFF WORK AT THIS TIME.

TWISTED BACK WHEN SLIPPED ON ICE CAUGHT BRACKET ON TRUCK DOOR

RETURNED TO WORK 040783 AND REPORTED ACCIDENT THEN AND LATER LEFT WORK TO SEEK MEDICAL EVALUATION ON 0402 EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING A PLYWOOD PLATFORM AND WHEN HIS FEET SLIPPED ON SOME ICE HE DID NOT FALL BUT PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK WHICH GAVE HIM SHARP PAIN OVER HIS REG 4-DAY W/END PAIN WORSENED HIS IS CURR ENTLY HOSPITALIZED

PULLED MUSCLE IN CALF OF LEG PICKING UP TIRES

THIS MAN WAS HOLDING A WEDGE IN PLACE WHILE A CO WORKER WAS GOING TO STRIKE IT WITH A BALL PEEN HAMMER IN AN ATTEMPT TO DRIVE A BEARING INTO PLACE ON A BELTLINE THE CO WORKER ACCIDENTLY STRUCK THE EMPLOYEES HAND FRACTURING HIS LEFT THUMB

SWINGING TAILGATE AGAINST REAR OF TRUCK TO REMOVE SNOW FROM INSIDE TRUCK BED.TAILGATE BOUNCED OFF REAR OF TRUCK AND STRUCK LEFT SHIN .

TRUCK DRIVE LINE DROPPED ON WRIST.

WAS ROLLING UP TARP STEPPED DOWN AND MISSED DRAME FALL AGAINST FRAME AND BATTERY BOX ON TRUCK.