Employee was checking compartment on off load barge for water and stepped in compartment hole and hit his shoulder against side of barge. He said he wasn't hurt when he went home at end of shift. Didn't start investigation until employee called in sick on his next shift, which was 7-8-07.
By all observations operator drove loader through guard rail into ditch, no injury observed. Operator was taken to hospital for check up and drug screen.
Employee was using 72"" pry bar to dislodge large lump of coal that was stuck in the hopper exit. He was prying up on it and strained his lower back.
Installing rubber around screen pedestals and cut his hand.
SETTING CONCRETE PAD. SMASHED HAND AND FINGERS BETWEEN CONCRETE SLAB AND EXCAVATOR BUCKET (CUT & BROKEN FINGERS, LEFT HAND).
Employee had cleaned off land barge; once exiting the barge by ladder, ladder hooks broke while he was on the fifth step causing him to fall backwards.
Employee was un-stopping chute at sampler. Piece of coal was lodged between chute and sweep arm. When sweep arm broke face piece of coal flew out and hit ee in left eye. did not have glasses
EE WAS ON BARGE SWITCHING OUT, WHILE LIFTING WIRE LINE EE STRAINED MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.
Employee bumped his head inside the cab of D-8 Dozer cutting his forehead. He went to the hospital at 5:00 pm and received 7 stitches.
WHILE REPLACING A BELT LINE AT THE OFF-LOAD BARGE EE STRAINED HIS BACK BENDING OVER TO PICK UP A TOOL. (SMALL PRY BAR)
EE AND COWORKER WERE CLEANING OUT FINES CHUTE AT #2 STOKER PLANT WHEN A FROZEN LUMP OF COAL BROKE LOOSE AND HIT EE IN THE EYE. EYE WAS FLUSHED WITH EYEWASH AND EE WAS TAKEN TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM. (EE WAS BELOW COWORKER. COWORKER WAS USING PRY BAR TO CLEAR COAL. EE WAS NOT WEARING SAFETY GLASSES.)
WHILE EE WAS MOVING A GAS PUMP ON BARGE #526 HE STEPPED INTO A GUNNEL HOLE AND FELL. HE WORKED ANOTHER 30 MIN. AND WENT TO DOCTOR DUE TO BACK PAIN.
EE WAS SERVICING #2 STOKER PLANT. WHILE GREASING FEEDER BEARING, HE PUT HIS RIGHT HAND BEHIND BEARING TO SEE IF ANY GREASE CAME THROUGH. THE FEEDER CAUGHT HIS HAND & CUT HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER & THUMB.
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO PRY BARGE STACKER BACK IN PLACE, WHEN STACKER SHIFTED BACK IN PLACE HE HAD PRESSURE ON PRY BAR. IT STRUCK HIM IN THE FOREHEAD CAUSING HIS HEAD TO SHIFT BACKWARDS, RE SULTING IN KNOT ON FOREHEAD AND HYPEREXTENDED NECK MUSCLES.
OPERATOR WAS GOING TO SWITCH OUT BARGES. HE WENT TO STEP FROM THE BARGE TIE OFF DVA TO THE BARGE AND LANDED FLAT SORTED ON BOTH FEET AND JAMMED HIS BACK.
OPERATOR WAS CHECKING BELTS ON #2 TRANSFER BELT, GOT FINGER CAUGHT IN PULLEY.
OPERATOR WAS CLIMBING EXTENSION LADDER OUT OF BARGE, HE DID NOT HAVE THE HOOKS LOCKED AROUND THE RUNGS OF THE LADDER. WHEN HE GOT SO FAR UP THE LADDER IT STARTED RETRACTING AND CAUSED OPERATOR TO FALL BACKWARDS AND LAN IN THE BOTTOM OF THE BARGE. THE FALL RESULTED IN A BROKEN COLLAR BONE RH.
MECHANIC WAS REMOVING RADIO FROM WATER TRUCK. HE STEPPED OUT OF CAB ONTO STEPS AND LOST HIS FOOTING, RESULTING IN A FALL TO THE CONCRETE FLOOR OF SHOP. HE HURT HIS LEFT SHOULDER, ARM, AND HIP.
OPERATOR WAS TRAMMING DOZER AFTER DARK, SITTING ON THE EDGE OF THE SEAT. HE RAN INTO A LOW PLACEIN STOCKPILE AREA, CAUSING THE DOZER TO JOLT ANDTHROW HIM INTO THE OVERHEAD CONTROL PANEL.
THE WORKER WENT TO PUT EXTENSION LADDER IN BARGE AND STARTED EXTENDING LADDER AND GOT THUMB IN BETWEEN RUNGS OF THE LADDER, RESULTING IN THUMB BEING MASHED. NEEDED TO SEN TO HOSPITAL TO MAKE S URE IT WASN'T BROKE.
AUGER MAN BENT OVER TO PICK UP COAL SAMPLES AND SAID SOMETHING POPPED IN HIS BACK. WENT TO E.R. AND THEY SAID IT COULD BE A BULGING DISC. OFF WORK FOR 2 SHIFTS AND BACK TO WORK.
EE WAS BEATING A PIECE OF COAL OUT OF A SHUTE ON#2 SCREENING PLANT WITH A HAMMER WHEN A PIECE OFCOAL FLEW INTO HIS EYE.
WHILE BACKING A LOADER UP FROM GETTING A BUCKET OF COAL, RIGHT REAR WHEEL DROPPED DOWN IN A HOLEBOUNCING OPERATOR & INJURED HIS LOWER BACK FROM SHOCK ABO AND BOUNCE
SCALE MAN WAS ATTEMPTING TO PLACE A HEATER UNDER SCALES, WHILE CARRYING HEATER DOWN STEPS BETWEEN LIGHT AND HEAVY WEIGH SCLALES HE SLIPPED AND FELL BACK ON TO STEPS.
EMPLOYEE WAS FUELING HIS LOADER, AND WHEN HE RETURNED THE FUEL NOZZEL HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND FELL, TWISTING HIS LEFT LEG. HE THEN WENT TO THE HOSPITAL AND THEY SAID IT WAS A SPRAIN.
WALKED UNDER CONVEYER BELT, STRUCK A BRACE KNOCKING OFF HARD HAT AND CUT HEAD.
FUELER AND GREASER WAS FUELING LOADER #9. HE WAS CLIMBING DOWN LADDER AND STEPPED OFF LAST STEP.WHEN HE MADE CONTACT WITH THE GROUND, HE TWISTEDHIS FOOT. WENT TO THE HOSPITAL AND X-RAYS SHOWED A BROKEN BONE.