EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS PULLING ROLL OF CONVEYOR BELT ONTO NEW STRUCTURE PULLING WITH HIS BODY IN A BIND, HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 14
- Years on record
- 1983–1991
- Latest incident
- Dec 1991
Reportable incidents
14 on file1991 · 3 incidents
EE STATED THAT HE WAS SUING A SLEDGE HAMMER TO GET WET COAL OUT OF FUEL BIN AT DRYER WHEN HE LIFTED THE SLEDGE HAMMER OVER HIS HEAD TO HIT BIV HE SPRAINED HIS BACK.
NO INJURIES, APPARENTLY DUE TO EXTREMELY LOW TEMPERATURES THE AIRLOCK GATES FOR THE DRY COAL PRODUCTS FAILED TOW ORK FREELY, THUS CAUSING AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF COAL TO BUILD UP ON THE DRYER C ONSTRUCTION DECK AND CATCH FIRE. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED WITHIN 5 OR 6 MINUTES.
1990 · 2 incidents
EMPL STATED THAT HE CLIMBED LADDER TO WASH FEEDER OUT HILE RETURNING DOWN LADDER HE STEPPED OFF LAST STEP ONTO WATER HOSE LAYING ON FLOOR SPRAINED RIGHT ANKLE.
EMPL STATED THAT HE WAS PULLING WIRE FOR CONTROL SWITCH FOR #2 DEISTER CLEAN COAL SCREEN WAS WORKING ON ONE KNEE & BRUISED KNEE.
1988 · 1 incident
I.NAME WAS GOIN1 TO REMOVE OLD WARE LINER IN REFUSE CHUTE HE WAS BENT OVER AN OPENING IN TOP OF CHUTE CUTTING METAL BOTTOM OUT WITH A TORCH HIS BACK GOT TIRED HE BEGAN TO COME OUT OF THE CHUTE AND STAND UP B9ING THE TORCH OVER HIS LEFT HAND AND THE BLAZE WENT DOWN HIS GLOVE BURNING HIS HAND
1987 · 2 incidents
PNEUMOCONIOSIS 5UNG.
STRAINED BACK T2ROWING A TRACK SWITCH ON TIMBER YARD
1986 · 1 incident
INJURED WAS OPE9ATING D-8 DOZER ON A CLEAR COAL STOCKPILE INJURED HIT A HOLE & WAS JARRED INJURED CLAIMS HIS BACK HURT ALL WEEK THAT THE ONLY TIME HE COULD OF GOT HURT WAS ON 091586 INJURED RE PORTED ACCIDENT3ON 091986
1985 · 1 incident
EE WAS STANDING3WITH ONE FOOR ON FRAME OF LOADER & ONE FOOT ON TOP OF TIRE CHECKING THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT & LOST HIS FOOTING & FELL ONTO A HAND RAIL AROUND THE BATTERY COMPARTMENT INJURIN G HIS LEFT SIDE3& SPLEEN.
1984 · 2 incidents
HE WAS CLEANING HOT ASHES OUT OF DRYER AND FELL INTO ASHES BURNING HIS RIGHT LEG.
EMPLOYEE WAS WATCHING CLEAR COAL FILTERS, SLIPPED & FELL.
1983 · 2 incidents
EMPLOYEE FELL IN SUMP ON BOTTOM FLOOR OF TIPPLE
EMPLOYEE WAS ON LADDER WORKING ON SILO FEEDER, LADDER SLIPPED & EMPLOYEE FELL, STRIKING KNEE ON THE A BELT GUARD.