3 Pole Coal

Employee was grinding on a welded spot when the hand grinder jumped and hit him on the left hand between the pointer and middle finger causing a laceration that required sutures.

As employee stepped off of the Lube truck his foot slipped and he fell into the ladder on the used oil tank causing a laceration to his left ear that took sutures to close the cut. He was in the process of emptying the used oil tank on the truck into the ground tank. He reported to full work on his next scheduled shift.

Employee was unloading supplies when cutting blades for a grader started shifting. He stepped to get in the clear and tripped over a hydraulic unit, falling to the ground catching his fall with his left hand causing a hair line fracture. He is continuing working his regular job.

Employee passed out as he exited truck.Worker saw him covered with mud.No injury occurred.No exposure to toxic hazards.Went to hospital for heart tests found nothing.Was admitted due to infection & given antibiotics.Was taking antibiotics prior to incident.Reporting this as occupational illness MSHA says we must.We do not agree this is reportable would like it removed from record.

A fire was discovered in a day box on a powder truck as a shot bench was being loaded. A brush/tree fire was located near the loading site which may have been the ignition source. No injuries occurred in this incident.

EE was inserting a wire into a Bunch Block using a stainless steel razor knife, when it slipped and cut his right index finger. The cut required 5 stitches.

The employee was standing on top of a loader with a rope in his hand that was tied to a drive line underneath the loader. As he was pulling on the rope he felt pain in his back. He continued to work and on 11-30-09 he was taken off work to start 2-3 weeks of therapy and is still missing work.