Berwind Preparation Plant: 1 recorded fatality Coal

Employee was picking up a tool/polyester strap and when they stood up, they felt a pop in their back.

The employee informed management on 12/7/23 that EE was seen by a physician on 12/6/23 for back pains from an injury that EE suspects happened on the job on 12/1/23. EE did not notify EE's supervisor of any injury until 12/7/2023 and was released to return to work with no restrictions on 12/7/23 and continued to work until 12/13/23 when EE was written off.

While working from an elevated position, Employee stated that employee lost footing and began to fall. Employee stated, while attempting to break fall, employee grabbed the nearby beam with right hand, in doing so, employee stated that employee felt extreme pain in right shoulder

Security officer was sick and hurting on her right side. Her supervisor was concerned she might have appendicitis. Security officer took her to the doctor. This was not a workplace injury. She has a herniated disc in her back that was causing the sharp pain in her right side making it look like an appendix problem according to her dr. Her dr gave her a slip to RTW on 2/6/14.

Arrived early for shift starting at 6:00am on 08/15/2013 and fell into creek while walking around gate post at 5:40am. She injured her right elbow and left knee. She was bruised, sprained, and had 2 cuts (right arm and left arm).

EE opened door at coal dryer that was being refurbished, plug welds at door hinge failed resulting in the door falling and striking the EE on the left elbow and left leg.

Employee was in process of removing broken pieces of a cast volute from a fine heavy media pump and as he tried with a bar using right hand, the broken discharge section of pump came loose and caught his left ring and middle finger between the broken discharge section and an assembly bolt resulting in lacerations and fractures to the tips of both fingers.

Employee stepped on a section of grating at top landing of double bin transfer point, twisting his right knee straining it (employee started missing on 5/24/06).

Employee was assisting other employees load a section of 8" x 4" pipe into the back of a pick up when he felt his left shoulder pop. (Employee started missing work on 8/16/2006).

EMPLOYEE WAS IN PROCESS OF UNHOOKING CHAIN BLOCK FROM A SLING AT HEAVY MEDIA HORIZONTAL DRAIN AND RINSE SCREEN ON 4TH FLOOR AND HE SLIPPED AND FELL STRIKING HIS TAILBONE ON A 2"X 2"ANGLE BAR FRACTURING IT.

DURING BURNER INSPECTION-LADDER RUNG BROKE, CAUSING EE TO FALL APPROX. 5 FEET.

A METHANE-DUST IGNITION OCCURRED AT THE THERMAL DRYER AREA OF THE AMONATE PREPARATION PLANT ON MARCH 27, 2001 AT APPROXIMATELY 2:15 PM NO INJURIES OR DAMAGE RESULTED FROM THIS IGNITION.

STANDING ON MOUND OF DEBRIS OF RETAINING WALL NEAR NO. 4 SUPPORT STRUCTURE, WHEN RAILROAD CAR STARTED MOVING NEXT TO HIM, AS HE TURNED TO SET BRAKE ON RAILROAD CAR, HE TRIPPED OVER OLD TIE AND OTHER DEBRIS. HE FELL TO THE GROUND STRIKING HIS FACE, LEFT SHOULDER AND LEFT WRIST. FINISHED WORKING SHIFT WITH OVERTIME.

EE STATES HE STEPPED BACKWARD OFF THE WASHER(HEAVY MEDIA BATH) DISCHARGE FLUME AND FELL APPROXIMATELY 48 IN. INTO THE BOTTOM OF(DRAINED) WASHER. EE HAD PAIN IN LOWER BACK AND LEFT KNEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING A STEEL PLATE ON A STEEL PIPE WITH ONE HAND AND TRYING TO WELD THE PLATE INPLACE WITH THE OTHER HAND. LOWER BACK AND LEFT LEG BEGAN TO HURT. PIPE WAS OVERHEAD. NOTE: BEGAN MISSING WORK ON 11/15/99.

EE WAS WALKING UNDER A CONVEYOR BELT (INSIDE PREP PLANT) AND TWISTED KNEE. RECEIVED MEDICAL TREATMENT ON 8-31-99. FLUID DRAINED FROM KNEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING COAL FROM RAIL ROAD CAR. HE HIT BOTTOM OF CAR WITH A CAR DOOR BAR. EMPLOYEE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. EMPLOYEE STARTED MISSING WORK ON 05/04/99.

WHILE CHANGING OUT FILTER SCREEN, EE S FOOT SLIPPED AND WENT BETWEEN A BOARD AND CHUTE. STRAINING RIGHT KNEE. EE DID NOT MISS WORK UNTIL 1-27-99.

EE WAS CHANGING A 1 1/2" HYRAULIC HOSE ON A AIR COMPRESSOR OF A SHITTLE WAGON. AS HE BENT HOSE, TO START ON COUPLING, THE HOSE SLIPPED STRIKING EE IN THE MOUTH.

EE WAS HELPING TIGHTEN BOLTS ON THE PIPE FLANGE OF A PRIMARY FINE PUMP [SUCTION END]. HIS WRENCH SLIPPED OFF OF BOLT, & CAUSED HIS RIGHT RING FINGER TO BE CAUGHT BETWEEN THE WRENCH & THE PUMP.

EE ARRIVED ABOUT 11:30AM, SAT. 3/1/97. TALLKED BRIEFLY ON THE RADIO WITH CO-WORKER. THEN THEY BEGAIN CLEANING UP THEIR EQUIPMENT. CO-WORKER WASHED HIS TRUCK AT THE TRANSFER BIN. EE STARTED & F UELED HIS GRADER & BEGAIN TO WASH THE WINDOWS WITH A GARDEN HOSE. EE CAME TO CO-WORKER AROUND 12:10PM & MOTIONED FOR CO-WORKER TO COME TO HIS TRUCK.

NEW INJURY - AGGREVATED BY WORK

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON A REFUSE SCREEN ON THE 3RD FLOOR OF THE PREP PLANT INSTALLING A REPAIR CLAMP ON A 6" PIPE ABOVE THE SCREEN. HE JUMPED OFF THE SCREEN & HIT RIGHT ELBOW ON A 3" WATER SP RAY VALVE, WHICH RESULTED IN A SPRAIN TO HIS RIGHT ELBOW & RIGHT SHOULDER.

EE WAS INT HE PROCESS OF REBUILDING A PUMP IN A CLOSE WORK AREA. HE WAS MOVING A PIPE TO HANG A CHAIN BLOCK WHEN HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL FACE FORWARD TO CONCRETE FLOOR.

OCCUPATIONAL PNEUMOCONIOSIS

OCCUPATIONAL PENUMOCONIOSES.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING CLOSE A RAILROAD CAR DOOR CAR DOOR BAR SLIPPED OUT OF ANOTHER EMPLOYEES HAND & STRUCK EE

EMPL REACHING OUT TO GET ROOF BOLT OUT OF REFUSE CHUTE MAGNET BIN, FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK. STARTED MISSING 1-7-93.

I.NAME INSTALLING BRAKE ROTOR ON PAY HAULER WHEN EMPL GOT RIGHT HAND CAUGHT BETWEEN GEAR AND HOUSING MASHING 2ND FINGER.

63347ATIONAL PNEUMONCONIOSIS

63347ATIONAL PNEUMONCONIOSIS.

DIAGNOSED OCCUPATIONAL PNEUMOCONIOSIS.

EE HAD REBUILT CENTER BLACK WATER PUMP WHILE EE WAS PUSHING SUCTION HEAD INTO PLACE HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

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OCC PNEUMO

EE WAS CLIMBING BACK INTO TRUCK AFTER LUNCH HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE FELL TO THE GROUND.

HELPING CHANGE LINER OUT OF PUMP CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN LINER AND BOLT

EMPLOYEE HAD SERVICED #1 VACUUM PUMP STEPPED OFF PLATFORM & SPRAINED RT ANKLE

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A BOLT WITH TORCH PIECE OF HOT METAL FELL IN LEFT BOOT BURNT LEFT ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLOSING RAILROAD CAR DOORS, WHILE PULLING DOWN ON BAR TO CLOSE DOOR FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE STA TED HE WAS RETURNING TO REF BIN EMPTY HE STATED HE WAS EA SING THROUGH A SMALL HOLE IN ROAD WAS IN 2ND LOW WHILE EASING THROUGH HOLE HE STATED THE TRUCK SHIFTED INTO 2ND HIGH CAUS ING TRUCK TO BUCK CAUSING HIM TO WHIPASH NECK I AM SUBMITTING THE 7000-1 FORM UNDER PROTEST TO ABATE CITATION NUMBER 2138172 ISSUED ON DEC 12 1990 BY INSPECTOR I NAME

EE CLIMBED ONTO SIDE OF TRUCK BED TO SEE HOW MUCH ROCK WAS IN BED. AS HE STARTED TO CLIMB DOWN THE TOP RUNG ON BED BROKE, EE LANDED ON HIS FEET.

EMPLOYEE WAS TRAVELING DOWN FINE REFUGW SCREEN SET OF STEPS WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL.TRIED TO CATCH HIMSELF WITH LEFT HAND ON HANDRAIL HIT ON LEFT HIP FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK,LEFT RIB CAGE AND LEFT ARM.

I,NAME AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WERE INSTALLING 5" PIPE FOR SLURRY LINE IN TUNNEL AT PUMPHOUSE. EMPLOYEES WERE ALIGNING PIPE SO IT COULD BE WELDED, AS PIPE WAS ROLLED, SUPPORT BRACKET BROKE, PIPE FELL DOWN AND CAUGHT HIS LEFT MIDDLE FINGER BETWEEN PIPE AND SUPPORT BRACKET.

EMPL STATED HE WAS ON 6TH OR 7TH LOAD OF HAULING REFUSE. HE WAS GOING THROUGH SOFT SPOT ON IMPOUNDMENT WITH 350C PAYHAULER WHEN TRUCK HIT BUMP CAUSING TRUCK TO JUMP CAUSING EMPL TO WHIPLASH NE CK. HE WAS IN HURRY BECAUSE LOADOUT BIN WAS FULLAT BEING OF SHIFT.

EMPLOYEE WAS RELEASING BRAKE ON A 70 TON RAILROAD CAR WHEN THE BRAKE WHEEL SPUN AND FRACTURED LEFT FOREARM

EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING STATIONARY FLUME PANELS WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER ABONIMAL AREA AND GROIN AREA.

EMP WAS CHANGING BEARING OUT ON SNUB ROLLER OF BEECH FORT SILO RECLAIM BELT. EMP CUT INDSIDE BEARING RACE WITH A TORCH AND HIT IT WITH A HAMMER APC OF RACE BROKE OFF AND STRUCK EMP R. KNEE JUST ABOVE KNEE CAP.

EMP WS HELLPJING REMOVE OLD PUMP PARTS OFF 3RD FLOOR OF PREPAR PLANT INJ AND PARTNER WERE TRYING TO UPR IGHT IMPELLER OFF RAW CAOL PUMP WITH TWO BARS WHILE RAISIND IMPELLER INJ FELT SOMETHING PULL IN LOWER BACK

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF PIPE WITHA TORCH, LAID HIS ARM ON PIPE, FELT STING ON RIGHT ELBOW. EMPLOYEE DID NOT REPORT ACCIDENT UNTIL 7-20-88. EMPLOYEE WAS TREATED BY DOCTOR FOR INFECTION IN RIGHT ELBOW ON 7-20-88. EMPLOYEE DID NOT WORK ON 7-21-88 AND RETURNED TO WORK ON 7-25-88.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A 36" BAR AND A 16TH HAMMER TO KNOCK ICE OFF OF COUNTER WEIGHT WHEN HE MASHED HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN HAMMER HANDLE AND 36" BAR.

EMPLOYEE STATED3WHEN STARTING TO GET OFF OF TRUCK HE MISSED 1ST STEP AND FELL TO THE GROUND STRIKING HIS HEAD ON GROUND

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EMPL DROPPING 23RR CARS FELT HE COULDNT STOP TEH THEM BEFORE THEY STRUCK 8 STANDING RR CARS.JUMPED OFF AND INJURED LEFT ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS IN3PROCESS OF GETTING ON A RAIL ROAD CAR WHEN HS SLIPPED AND FELL ON GROUND TRUSTINTWISTING RIGHT ANKLE.

OCCUPATIONAL HE5RING LOSS.

EMP WAS GOING U1 LADDER OF CAT. LOADER WHEN HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL STRIKING HIS RIGHT HIP AGAINST THE G ROUND

EMPL DROPPING 23RR CARS THE BRAKE DIDNT HOLD ON CAT.HE UNHOOKED SAFETY BELT CLIMBED DOWN LADDER.WHEN HE WENT TO GET ON THE OTHER CAR FOOT MISSED STIRRUP CAUSING EMPL TO STRIKE LEFT SIDE OF HEA D ON RR CAR. 3

OCCUPATIONAL PN9UMOCONIOSIS

EMPLOYEE WAS DROPPING RAIL ROAD CARS FROM LOAD OUT BIN WHEN TIGHTEN BRAKE ON R.R. CAR THE CARS DID NTO SLOW DOWN SO HE JUMPED FROM CAR INJURING HIS LEFT FOOT.

MAN WAS TIGHTENING UP 3/8 IN BOLTS ON COUPLING TO FEEDER BREAKER WHEN 1/2 IN DRIVE RATCHET WITH SOCKET SLIPPED OFF BOLT HE FELL BACKWARDS PUTTING HIS RT HAND BEHIND HIM TO CATCH HIMSELF INJURE D RT WRIST

LOOSENING BRAKE ON RR CAR AND STRAINED SHOULDER

OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS