Homer City Coal Cleaning Plant Coal

Employee was pulling on chain to move hoist. The employee encountered heavy resistance while pulling chain, causing left shoulder strain. Employee has continued to work with no restrictions. He had his 3rd physical therapy treatment on 10/22/2014 making this a reportable accident.

Employee was descending a ladder and he missed the last rung. When the employee's foot landed, it was on a rock and he twisted his knee. Employee was prescribed physical therapy. He had his 3rd appoint 10/7/2015, making this a reportable accident.

Lifting a piece of stainless steel sheeting & cut hand on a burr on the edge of the sheet.

Employee was walking across parking lot and slipped on an icy patch. He fell striking his left hip.

Employee was kneeling and when he went to stand, his knee buckled and gave out. The employee was diagnosed with a sprain of his left knee.

Employee reaching for handrail. He grabbed pry bar that was across handrail instead of the handrail. Employee strained/bruised right side of rib cage.

Employee tripped over a floor mat and bumped into machinery guard. Employee continued to work full time unrestricted. In January of 2015 employee sought physical therapy treatment. On 1-15-2015 employee had 3rd physical therapy appoint, making this accident report-able.

Employee was lifting a piece of steel plate, when his left knee buckled. Employee suffered a knee sprain.

While moving a piece of pipe the employee felt a pull in his shoulder. The employee saw a doctor and received a prescription for Physical Therapy. The 1st PT session was on 8-19-14. His 3rd PT session was on 8-26-14. This accident is now report able. The employee has continued to work full time, full duty.

Employee was walking through plant and struck head on pipe. Employee continued to work missing no time. Employee started physical therapy treatments on 07/17/2014. He received his third treatment on 07/21/2014. This accident is now reportable.

Employee was moving part upstairs and felt twinge in lower back. Diagnosis is acute 4 S strain.

Employee was driving refuse truck on refuse pile. The truck hit a bump on the pile and jarred lower back.

Employee was stepping down off a 1 foot high platform and tripped over a hose. Employee landed on floor striking his left knee, left hip, and left shoulder. The employee has been diagnosed with a tear in his labrum and a partial rotator cuff injury.

Employees was removing wire ties that were wrapped around a conduit with a knife.When the knife cut through the wire tie the employee's hand pulled back and he cut the thumb on his left hand. The thumb was cut by a sharp edge on the next wire tie.

Employee slipped and fell while walking on snow/ice covered walkway. Employee complained of left shoulder, and left knee pain. Employee notified employer of fall on 2-1-2013. Employee declined medical attention at that time. Employee sought medical advice in April of 2014. Employee had 3rd physical therapy appointment on May 14, 2014. This accident is now reportable.

Employee moving conveyor belt with pallet truck. He felt pull in right shoulder. On 12/5/13 diagnosed with strain. Employee took wait and see approach. After MRI on 02/13/2013 employee diagnos ed partial tear of rotor cuff. Physical therapy prescribed. Employee had 3rd pt on 03/04/2013. Accident now reportable.

Employee had degreased area around Conveyor #8 reducer. Employee was descending stairs when he slipped and twisted his right knee.

Employee's annual audiometry test results show a hearing decrease. This amount meets OSHA's standard of a Standard Threshold Shift.

EE was climbing down off of a coal screen. He extended his legs over side and was unable to reach floor. His feet were approx.6" from touching. He let himself drop the 6". His left leg touched first. When this occurred he felt a sharp pain and a pop in his left knee. He stated there was no slip/trip hazard. An examination by a physician found he had a medial meniscus tear.

Employee was driving a refuse truck, on loan from R&L development. This truck rides rough. The rough ride and rough conditions on refuse pile combined to give employee a bouncy ride. Employee drove the truck all shift. He completed his shift and left. He woke the next am to lower back pain that radiated down his legs making walking hard.

Employee was unhooking tow cable attached to vehicle that was stuck on refuse pile. His left foot became stuck in the mud. When he pulled his left foot up to free it from the mud he twisted his left leg. Initial nature of injury thought to be a strain/sprain.

Employee was pulling a 12" ID ceramic lined 90 deg pipe elbow, by hand, across a floor to position it for installation. While pulling, he experienced pain in his lower back.

EE was removing a full five gallon bottle of drinking water from it's container inside the warehouse. As he was lifting the bottle it slipped out of his hands. EE then tried to keep the bottle from falling to the floor injuring his lower back.

Injured and another employee were carrying 48" troughing idler up an outside conveyor belt, in order to replace an idler. Injured experienced lower back pain. **May 28, 2010 was his first day off work.**

Employee was helping to lift a small flat cart from the 2nd floor to the 2-1/4 floor when he experienced pain in his right side. Employee worked his next scheduled shift, reported the accident on 12/1/2009, saw a doctor on 12/16/2009, and missed 12/18/2009 for a CT scan. He reported back to work for his next regular shift on 12/21/2009.

GSI Geo-synthetics (sub contractor) EE was traveling across jobsite on ATV. EE attempted to cross small ditch, when ATV flipped over backwards. The ATV was loaded with sandbags on the rear rack. This offset the balance of the machine, contributing to the turn over.

EE was using a combination wrench to loosen a bolt; the wrench slipped causing ee to strike his right hand on a channel support.

While welding stainless steel lining inside a surge bin, metal "popped" and foreign material entered right eye.

Employee was pulling on the chain of a chain hoist and experienced pain in his right shoulder.

While reaching up and pulling strap to close elevator door, foreign material entered employee's left eye.

While walking across the fourth floor level, employee hit a pipe support with his head, causing a cervical sprain and a headache.**Accident was not reported until May 27, 2009. Employee was seen at hospital ER on May 28, 2009. He missed May 29th & June 1st and returned June 2nd at full capacity.**

EE was on site to clean underground piping with a water jet via an open manhole. A hose reel guide was installed overtop of the open manhole to allow the hose to move freely. EE was standing on top of the hose reel guide when it moved him and the guide fell into the open manhole. EE caught himself on the sides of the manhole, causing contusions to both arms and left shoulder.

Employee was lying on the floor, on his back, using an electric angle grinder to grind the end of a piece of pipe. A piece of foreign material entered his right eye causing a corneal abrasion. Employee was wearing bi-focal safety glasses with side shields and a full face shield. The abrasion required prescription eye drops.

Employee lifted one-half of the drive sprocket from a magnetic separator drum to move it. The magnet inside of the drum pulled the sprocket half to it, catching his right hand between the drum and the sprocket. Employee received a laceration of the right thumb requiring sutures, and contusions of the right index finger.

Employee was crawling out of a vibrating screen to the concrete floor. He stepped into the vibrating screen underflow pan and lost his balance. To keep from falling, he grabbed something with his right hand. He felt pain in his right arm/shoulder.

Employee was replacing a pipe under a head tank, while working, he jammed his head into the bottom of the tank injuring his neck. The employee originally refused any further medical treatment until he saw a doctor on 11/12/2008. To date he has completed three physical therapy treatments.

Employee was walking across the ground floor of the Preparation Plant underneath an elevated conveyor belt. While going under the belt, he struck his head on a piece of angle iron support structure. (Misc Mail 8/7/08 #8-On June 30, he was being treated by a chiropractor. At the time, he continues to receive treatment.)

Employee was assisting in the replacement of a sieve bend screen. While removing the old screen, employee was struck by the old sieve screen and screen holder in the head, neck, and back, causing bruises and sprains.

Employee was opening the plant elevator door on the 3rd floor by lifting the top-half of the door with his arms and pushing down on the lower half of the door with his foot. The door jammed, (got tight and hard to open), and the employee felt pain in his lower back. He has been diagnosed with a back strain.

Employee was using a utility knife to cut a cardboard box. Employee lacerated his left thumb with the utility knife.

Employee was operating a Volvo A40D articulated hauler (2001). He was climbing the steps of the machine in order to clean the windows. Employee grabbed onto the handrail, while climbing, when the handrail broke off at the base, causing employee to fall to the ground.

Employee was bending a piece of 1/4" x 2" steel strap around a piece of pipe. He lodged one end of the strap between the pipe and a pipe hanger, and was heating the strap with a torch and hitting it with a hammer. The strap came out of the area between the pipe and pipe hanger and struck the employee in the mouth.

Employee was standing inside a distribution box attempting to install a pipe inside the box. While positioning the pipe using both hands, his foot slipped causing him to twist his left knee. This resulted in a torn menicus in his left knee.

Employee was operating a Volvo A35C articulated hauler, and was bitten by an unknown insect on the left elbow area. Three days later, he requested to see a doctor, and was diagnosed with a localized reaction, and an infection. He has been seen by a doctor four times to date, and received three injections for infection and swelling, as well as a prescription to be taken daily.

Employee was seated at his desk. He reached around directly behind him to pickup a pen on a table with his right hand. When he reached around, he heard a loud cracking noise come from his right shoulder and felt pain in that shoulder.

Employee was operating an A40D Volvo dump truck. In the course of his normal duties of traveling across the refuse dump area, he ran over several rough frozen places. He then complained of a sore neck. He has received three chiropractic treatments as of today. He is working with no restrictions.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A BOBCAT SKID LOADER, CLEANING THE FLOOR IN THE VEHICLE MAINTENANCE BUILDING. UPON COMPLETION OF THIS TASK, HE PARKED THE BOBCAT. WHEN HE EXITED THE MACHINE, HE FELT SEVERE PAIN IN HIS LEFT KNEE.

WHILE WALKING AWAY FROM THE TAIL OF WEIGHFEEDER CONVEYOR, EMPLOYEE STRUCK HIS HEAD ON A PIPE. THIS CAUSED A SORE, STIFF NECK. TO DATE EE HAS RECEIVED (3) CHIROPRACTIC ADJUSTMENTS. HE IS CURRENTLY WORKING WITH NO RESTRICTIONS.

EE WAS SUPERVISING 2 EMPLOYEES DISASSEMBLE THE FEED PIPE TO 50750 FINE COAL CENTRIFUGE IN ORDER TO UNPLUG IT. THE PIPE IS CONSTRUCTED OF URETHANE & HELD TOGETHER WITH SLIP FIT COLLARS & CLAMPS. THE PIPE WAS BEING TAKEN APART AT A COLLAR. THE BLOCKED SECTION PULLED OUT OF THE COLLAR AFTER THE CLAMP WAS REMOVED. THE PIPE FELL STRIKING EE ON HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.

WHILE WALKING ON THE 3RD FLOOR OF THE PREP. PLANT, EE STRUCK HIS HEAD ON A LOW STEEL PIPE. THIS RESULTED IN A CERVICAL AND MUSCLE STRAIN. EE WAS TREATED BY A DOCTOR ON 5/25/05 AND HAS COMPLETED 3 PHYSICAL THERAPY SESSIONS TO DATE. HE HAS 3 MORE PHYSICAL THERAPY SESSIONS SCHEDULED. HE CONTINUES TO WORK WITH NO RESTRICTIONS OR LOST TIME.

EE WAS INSTALLING IDLERS WHEN HE OVEREXERTED HIMSELF IN AN AWKWARD POSITION CAUSING LOW BACK & NECK PAIN. THE PAIN NEVER WENT AWAY EE IS NOW UNDERGROUND PHYSICAL THERAPY. HE CONTINUES TO WORK WITH NO RESTRICTIONS & WILL RETURN TO HIS DR FOR RE-EVALUATION AFTER THERAPY

CAUGHT HIS CAP LAMP CORD ON SOMETHING AND PULLED HIS NECK. IT WAS REPORTED TO ME THAT HE HAD THERAPY SCHEDULED ON 7-12 & 7-14. THIS REPORT IS BEING FILED DUE TO THERAPY.

THE ACCIDENT WAS DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: WHILE LIFTING SCREEN DECKS EE FELT A MILD DISCOMFORT IN HIS ABDOMEN, NO PAIN. THEN HE HAD SOME SWELLING. THIS ACCIDENT REPORT WAS MADE OUT ONE WEEK AFTER THE ACT.

While moving a wheelbarrow near the tail area of conveyer, it tippped. Injured felt a pain in his back as he tried to correct the tilt of the wheelbarrow.

WHILE LIFTING A SECTION OF GRATING, EE FELT A PAIN IN HIS ABDOMEN. NOTE - NO RESTRICTIONS, NO LOST TIME UNTIL CORRECTIVE SURGERY, MANY MED. EXAMS.

WHILE CUTTING BOLTS OFF THE BOTTOM OF A BEAM A PIECE OF HOT SLAG GOT INTO EE GLOVE. EE SHOOK GLOVE , AND SLAG WENT INTO SHIRT. SHIRT CAUGHT ON FIRE BURNING HIS FOREARM AND ELBOW.

EE WAS LYING ON A CATWALK WITH CHEST OVER THE TOE PLATE. HE WAS BURNING METAL TO REMOVE A CONVEYOR WHEN HE HEARD HIS CHEST "POP".

WORKER WAS BURNING A HOLE THROUGH A PIECE OF STEEL. FOREIGN BODY ENTERED EYE UNDER SAFETY GLASS AND HAD TO BE REMOVED.

EE WAS STANDING NEAR THE TOP OF A 16' STEP LADDER SWINGING A 3 LB HAMMER TRYING TO LOOSEN A PVC FITTING WHEN LADDER WOBBLED CAUSING HIS BACK TO TWIST. THIS REPORT IS BEING FILED DUE TO PHYSICA L THERAPY BEING STARTED ON APRIL 10, 03 AND TO CONTINUE FOR AT LEAST TWO WEEKS.

EMPLOYEE HAD HOSED THE MIRRORS UNDER REF GATES AND WHEN HE PULLED ON THE HOSE TO PUT IT AWAY, THE HOSE CAUGHT ON SOMETHING CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO FALL ON HIS LEFT SHOULDER WITH HIS FULL WEIGHT. T HIS REPORT IS BEING FILED DUE TO LOST TIME AS OF 02/11/03.

EE WAS USING THE STAIRS GOING TO 2ND FLOOR FROM THE 3RD WHEN HE SLIPPED. AS HE GRABBED THE HAND-RAIL OF THE STAIRS, HE FELT SOMETHING PULL IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.

WHILE INSPECTING DEWATERING SCREENS, EE SLIPPED AND HIT HIS RIGHT ELBOW ON THE FLOOR, JAMMING R SHOULDER. THIS REPORT IS BEING FILED DUE TO "REGULAR PHYSICAL THERAPY" STARTING ON 01/27/03 AND NOTIFIED ON 01/28/03.

EE WAS HIT ON THE HEAD BY AN ELEVATOR DOOR WHILECLOSING THE ACCESS DOORS. NOTE- THIS ACCIDENT WAS FIRST REPORTED ON 12/3/02 TO HIS SHIFT FOREMAN, THE FIRST DR.'S VISIT WAS ON THE 4TH OF DEC. 2002.

PUSHING OPEN A STEEL DOOR, EE FELT PAIN IN HIS UPPER BACK AND NECK AREA. NOTE: NO LOST TIME/NO WORKING RESTRICTIONS. EE IS HAVING THERAPY ONLY,THIS THERAPY SHOULD BE FOR ABOUT 2 WEEKS. EE DID NOT START THERAPY FOR A FEW WEEKS.

IN FEB 2001, WHILE OPERATING AN A-35 VOLVO ROCK TRUCK, EE DROVE OVER A RUT ON THE REFUSE DUMPINGAREA, JARRING HIS BACK- NOTE: NO LOST TIME FOR OVER A YEAR. EE WENT TO SEE DOCTOR ABOUT LOWER BA CK PAIN. THERE HAS NOT BEEN ANY ACCIDENT REPORTSFILED.

WHILE INSPECTING THE REFUSE SITE, I STEPPED ON A SNOW COVERED SECTION OF ICE. I LOST MY FOOTING AND FELL.

EE LOST HIS FOOTING ON A WET FLOOR. HE WENT TO THE DOTOR ON 10/10. AT THAT TIME ONLY MOTRIN ANDICE FOR KNEE PAIN WAS TO BE USED AS NEEDED. ON 11/6/00 HE STARTED THERAPY FOR A FEW WEEKS.

EE WAS WALKING THRU THE PLANT, ON HIS WAY TO THE UNIT #A182. HE SLIPPED AND FELL DOWN. ON 7-11-00 EE ASKED TO BE TAKNE TO THE DR. TO HAVE HIS BACK CHECKED. OFF 7-12-00.