BLACK BEAR PREPARATION PLANT: 1 recorded fatality Coal

Employee was installing a splash guard on the clean coal screen when the guard rolled over and pinned employee's hand against the side causing a laceration that required 7 stitches.

The D-10R dozer was being disassembled in preparation to be moved. The push-arms that had been removed were sitting on the ground. Employee stepped over one of the push-arms and it fell, striking right leg causing a fracture.

Employee filed a hearing loss claim based on an examination and diagnosis on 5/8/2014.

Scrapping plant out, trying to get discharge lip around screen. It flipped over and cut index finger and middle finger.

Cutting string on mini-blind with knife in right hand: Knife slipped off string puncturing left hand between the thumb and index finger.

Employee had welded lug on top of lifting tube to secure a choker to be used to lift a platform out of the water, Lug broke after applying pressure and employee was struck by the lug on the left hand, Resulting in a laceration and fracture to the ring finger.

Employees were installing 4" pipe in floor drain between 3rd & 4th floor. While tack welding a 4" 90 degree elbow to a 4" pipe the pipe slid and the tacks broke and 4" elbow fell striking injured on his hard hat and left shoulder.

EE was laying decking and stepped beyond caution tape onto unsecured decking. The decking moved and he fell through the decking.

The injured and another ee were shoveling on the beltline. Another ee above him shoveling on the belt line place a large piece of rock, onto the belt, it bounced off and struck the victim in the forehead resulting in a laceration requiring sutures to close.

RCC did not receive any report of the accident from the EE and was notified by MSHA of an alledged accident. RCC has no information that an accident occured or that EE was injured or the extent and nature of his injuries.

As a Norfolk Southern empty train pulled under the loadout facility a 9'8" piece of rail broke causing the train to wreck. The cars struck and dislodged the concrete and steel supports of the facility resulting in it's collapse. The victim was on the second floor checking for debris in the cars when the collapse occurred.

Sheared bolt on one end of brace while installing.

The employee was dismounting a D9L dozer when his leg gave and he fell 42" to the ground. The injured employee stated to MSHA Inspector that his leg gave out causing him to fall. This is a result of a previous injury requiring surgery to the employee's back. (See inspector's investigation notes)

Trying to get truck started - slipped, fell and landed on his back on the ground - sprain/strain lumbosacral -

Employee was in the process of exposing a void in a stockpile above an underground feeder when his dozer slipped partially into the void.

WALKING OUT OF BELTLINE TUNNEL AT LOADOUT - STEPPED ON A PIECE OF COAL - TURNED ANKLE

Employee was removing a lodged rock from the rear tandums of another contractor's truck when the tire ruptured causing a contusion to his forehead.

He said he was painting handrail and went down on his left knee to get to the bottom of the handrail. He felt what he thought was a grain of sand poke him in the knee. He squeezed the bump that arose on 8/10/07. He said his knee then became swollen on 8/11/07. He sought medical attention on 8/12/07. On 8/14/07 he was sent for another medical visit.

Cleaning up site and strained or pulled muscle lifting 3 pieces of 3"x3"x1/4" angle.

The EE was using a wash down hose to clean a plugged chute when another EE increased the pressure on hose causing the EE to lose his balance striking his right arm on a steel support beam. The EE did not stop work however on 4/18/07 he was diagnosed with a torn rotator cuff & was scheduled for surgery. He started missing work on 4/18/2007.

Employee was in the eprocess of removing a 54" impact roller form a belt tailiece when his hand slipped causing his left index finger to become caught between the roller frame and the ridgid channel of the belt structure resulting in a laceration requiring.

Putting pipe in raw coal tunnel

Slipped on ice getting out of personal vehicle, pulled muscle in back.

The employee was entering the door to the plant, when it was caught by the wind catching the top of his right middle finger between door & frame.

Picking up piece of metal plate

Climbing out of crane, he slipped and caught himself by left arm; pulled or strained muscle.

Smashed hand with roller from belt line.

The injured EE was using a pry bar to break some concrete forms. The bar slipped and hit him in the mouth. The result was a broken tooth and a fractured jaw.

He was climbing up on end of loader and he felt his little finger hurting on his left hand.

He was making his pre-shift on 980F endloader and he slipped and fell causing injury to his right knee and ankle (strain).

Employee was using a bar to close doors on empty RR cars. The bar slipped, striking him on the right side of the face.

While repairing air conditioner on a D9L squatting in removed floor plate hole twisted bakc and had numbness in back and left leg.

TWISTED BACK TRYING TO INSTALL A COOLER ON A D9N DOZER.

INJURED WAS USING A CHAIN HOIST TO REMOVE A ROOF BOLT FROM THE BELT STRUCTURE. THE CHAIN SLIPPED AND HE CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE BOLT AND BELT STRUCTURE.

HE WAS LOADING BELLY PAN FROM DOZER ONTO A TRUCK GOT PAIN IN LOWER BACK. REOCCURANCE OF A OLD INJURY.

EXITED DOZER FROM NIGHT SIDE DOOR, MISJUDGED FIRST STEP AND HANDRAIL CAUSING HIM TO LOOSE HIS BALANCE, RESULTING IN TWO FEET FULL TO DOZER TRACK. THE INJURY ACCORDING TO DEWAYNE CAOL GROVE HAS CAUSED BACK PAIN.

EMPLOYEE WAS RUN OFF THE ROAD BY 18 WHEELER COALTRUCK AND EMPLOYEE RAN INTO THE DITCH. EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING A FORD F-250 TRUCK AND WAS PATROLINGTHE PROPERTY.

MUD ON STEPS, SLIPPED AND FELL FROM LOWER STEP, CAUSING BACK OR NECK INJURY?

INJURED WAS STRUCK BY A CHAIN WHEN THE CLEVIS HE WAS USING BROKE HE WAS INSTALLING A NEW CHAIN INTO A HEAVY MEDIA WASHER AT THE TIME.

FELL ASLEEP OR FAINTED FROM SICKNESS DROVE CAT TRUCK INTO DITCH DRAIN LINE.

ATTEMPTING TO PRY A COVER OFF OF A CHUTE WITH A SLATE BAR. THE BAR SLIPPED PINCHING HIS FINGER AGAINST A NEARBY HAND RAIL.

HE WAS STEAM CLEANING A DOZER AND HE BURNED TOP OF LEFT FOOT.

EE WAS DRIVING BACK TO LAB AFTER PICKING UP SAMPLES, WHEN HE BLACKED OUT AND CRASHED INTO ROCK WALL ALONG HAUL ROAD, INJURING HIS HEAD, HANDS AND KNEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A SHAFT FROM A MIXING MOTOR WHICH WAS SUSPENDED BY A CHAIN SLING. THE MOTOR MOVED AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE IN THE TOP OF THE HEAD, CAUSING A LACERATION TO THE SCALP.

INJURED WAS HAULING COAL FROM SURFACE MINE TO PREPARATION PLANT. HE LOST CONTROL OF THE TRUCK, WHICH RAN UPON THE BERM AND TURNED OVER ON ITS SIDE

EMPLOYEE AGGRAVATED A PRE-EXISTING MEDICAL CONDITION WHILE GREASING A VIBRATOR. THE RESULTING HERNIA CAUSED THE EMPLOYEE TO START MISSING WORK ON 5-26-99.

EE WAS EXITING THE ELEVATOR ON THE 2ND FLOOR OF THE PLANT WHEN HE STRUCK HIS RIGHT FOREFINGER AGAINST THE DOOR.

THE EE WAS REACHING ACROSS A PICKUP TRUCK SEAT TO RETRIEVE HIS LUNCH PAIL & LIGHT WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HTE MIDDLE OF HIS BACK & SIDES

INJURED WAS REPLACING SCREEN PARTS IN THE FINE CLEAN COAL SCREEN. AS HE WAS REMOVING THE PARTS HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

THE INJURED WAS ENTERING THE ELEVATOR TO GO GET A SCALE READING. WHEN HE CLOSED THE ELEVATOR DOOR HIS RIGHT HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE DOORS.

HAND SLIPPED WHEN MOVING HALF BARREL (55 GALLON DRUM) UNDER LOADER. BARREL WAS WET AND OILY.

THE INJURED WAS HELPING MOVE A MOBILE WELDER WHEN THE WELDER WAS MOVED AND THE TONGUE, OF THE WELDER, DROPPED TO THE GROUND CATCHING THE INJURED'S INDEX FINGER BETWEEN THE WELDER TONGUE AND TH E GROUND.

DRILL STEEL STUCK IN COMPLETED HOLE. IN PROCESS OF FREEING DRILL STEEL, ROCK BROKE FROM HIGHWALL AND LODGED AGAINST DRILL STEEL. DRILL STEEL THEN BROKE AND DRILL BOOM HIT ROCK KNOCKING IT INTO VICTIM.

WAS WALKING THRU TUNNEL WHEN FEET SLID OUT, DUE TO WET & MUDDY CONDITIONS, RESULTING IN A CONTUSION TO THE UPPER & LOWER BACK.

INJURED WAS CUTTING A METAL PLATE WHEN LOOSE SLAG FELL INSIDE HIS BOOT CAUSING BURNS TO TOP OF LEFT FOOT.

INJURED WAS ATTEMPTING TO LOWER A FULLY LOADED SAMPLE BAG FROM THE TOP FLOOR IF THE ROTARY BREAKER BUILDING USING A ROPE AND SHIEVE BLOCK. THE ROPE WAS TIED TO THE CEILING AND WHILE LOOSE NING IT, HIS LEFT HAND WENT INTO THE SHIEVE BLOCK CAUSING A LACERATION TO THE INDEX FINGER OF THE LEFT HAND.

WHILE LOWERING AN EXTENSION LADDER INTO A FROTH CELL INSIDE THE PLANT THE INJURED SLIPPED FROM THE LADDER CAUSING HIS THUMB ON LEFT HAND TO FOUL BETWEEN THE LADDER RINGS.

INJURED WORKER WAS ATTEMPTING TO LIFT THE MOBIL WELDER UP TO HOOK ONTO A TRUCK WHE HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.

THE INJURED PERSON WAS CLOSING CAR DOORS ON RAILROAD CARS USING A BAR, WHEN THE BAR SLIPPED OUT OF THE LATCH CAUSING HIM TO HIT THE SIDE OF THE CAR WITH HEAD CUT HEAD.

WHILE USING A SLEDGE HAMMER TO WORK ON A DISCHARGE CHUT EIN THE NO. 1 CLEAN COAL SILO, THE HAMMER MISSED, HITTING INJURED'S LITTLE FIGNER, LEFT HAND, CUTTING IT.

AFTER INSTALLING A SUCTION LINE OT 6" DIESEL WATER PUMP, HE TWISTED HIS BODY WHILE TRYING TO FREE HIMSELF FROM THE MUD AND WATER TO EXIT CAUSIGN STRAIN TO HIS BACK.

INJURED WAS CARRYING PARTS UP THE STAIRWAYS INSIDE THE LOADOUT, WHEN HE SLIPPED ON A STAIR TREAD, HITTING HIS LEFT ELBOW ON THE STAIR TREAD, BETWEEN FIRST & SECOND FLOOR.

EMPLOYEE WAS LETTING THE WEIGHT DOWN FOR THE BELT WIPER ON 1600 CONV. IT CAUGHT HIS HAND PINCHING IT AGAINST BEAM.

EE WAS WALKING A ROUND THE CORNER OF THE MCC BUILDING AT THE FOREIGN COAL SYSTEM AT WHICH TIME HE CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE EXHAUST FAN HOUSING ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE BUILDING

EE WAS OPER ATING A DOZER IN THE CLEAN COAL STOCKPILE AT WHICH TIME THE DOZER BACKED INTO A SMALL VOID CAUSING A SUDDEN JERK & SLAMMING HIM BACK AGAINST THE OPERATORS SEAT

MANAGEMENT NOT NOTIFIED UNTIL 06-02-92 ANOTHER EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND WAS FALLING AND INJURED WENT TO CATCH HIM AND SPRAINED RIGHT THUMB.

LIFTED A WELDER OFF A TRUCK,TURNED AROUND AND HURT HIS BACK.

WHILE HELPING 3 OTHERS LIFT TRANSFORMER,SPRAINED LOWER BACK.MGMT NOTIFIED 3-24-92.

UNLOADING STEEL OFF BED OF TRUCK JUMPED FROM BED TO GROUND HE TWISTED L KNEE

DESCENDING FROM THE TOOL TRAILER AND CAME DOWN HIS L ANKLE

WAS MOVING A CABINET AND SUFFERED A SEVERE L.S. SPRAIN.

INJURED WAS WALKING & TRIPPED ON A ROCK AND FELL AND SPRAINED HIS L WRIST.

USING STEEL BAR IT SLIPPED STRUCK IN MOUTH

HE AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WERE CARRYING A 4" PIECE OF PIPE 21' -0 LONG. THEY WERE CARRYING PIPE ON SHOULDERS, AND THE OTHER EMPLYOEE DROPPED HIS END.

USING AN ACETYLENE TORCH TO CUT METAL.

REPLACING BREAKER 480 V THOUGHT IT WAS OFF AND BUMPED HIRES TO GROUND OR PHASE AND CAUSED A FLASH HE BURNED BOTH HANDS AND FACE.

WAS DRILLING HOLES IN METAL SHEET AND POWER CORD STRUCK THE INJURED'S RIGHT EYE.

WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF METAL AND A FORIEGN OBJECT FLEW INTO HIS RIGHT EYE.

CUTTING WITH TORCH, HIT R KNEE ON CHANNEL

BENT OVER TO PICK UP A SPEED SENSOR AND SPRAINED LOWER BACK.

USING AN ELECTRIC HAND HELD GRINDER TO GRIND AND SMOOTH DOWN WELDS ON HAND RAIL ROD.

A PIECE OF PIPE FELL AND HIT INJURED ON RIGHT WRIST.

WALKING ON CATWALK FELL THROUGH GRATING

LIFTING CONDUIT SPRAINED R SIDE OF BACK

STEPPED ON BOARD FELL OFF IT

MGMT NOT NOTIFIED UNTIL 12-10-91 I NAME SAYS HE WAS CARRYING SOME EQUIPMENT

HIT BY METAL DOOR FROM BEHIND

EMPLOYEE BENT OVER AND PICKED UP A 200# KEG OF BOLTS.

LIFTING CONV IDLERS OVER HEAD PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK

MANAGEMENT NOT NOTIFIED OF INJURY UNTIL 11-22-91. INJURED WAS WALKING ON A CATWALK, SLIPPED ON A PATCH OF ICE AND FELL ON HIS BACK.

HE WAS BOLTING IDLERS ONTO A NEW CONVEYOR EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING AN IDLER ALONG CATWALK OF THE CONVEYOR WHEN HE TRIPPED OVER AN IDLER LAYING ON THE CONVEYOR THIS CAUSED HIM TO TWIST & PULL HIS BACK

EMPL UNLOADING LOAD OF SCRAP LUMBER,PICKED UP 2X4 PIECE OF LUMBER WITH PROTRUDING NAIL IN IT AND IT STUCK IN RIGHT FOREARM.

UNTYING AN OXYGEN TANK, TANK FELL OVER ON HIS RIGHT FOOT.

WHILE USING A RAILROAD JACK THE HAND BAR, USED TO RAISE AND LOWER THE JACK, BROKE AND CAUSED EE TO FALL OVER ON THE BROKEN PIECE OF HAND BAR.

WAS TIEING ON MATERIAL WITH CHOKERS TO BE LIFTED BY A BOOM TRUCK. BOOM TRUCK WAS LIFT A CONCRETE COUNTERWEIGHT AND EE WAS LOOKING UP AT THE PIECE THAT WAS BEING HOISTED IN PLACE ABOVE HIM. A F OREIGN OBJECT FELL IN HIS EYE.

EE WAS SLIDING DOWN A VERTICAL STEEL BEAM WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF BEAM AND HE FELT APPROX. 3 FT.

EE WAS MOVING A STACK OF CONDUIT. HE REACHED UNDERNEATH THE STACK WHITH HIS RIGHT HAND, AND CUT HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER ON THE BANDING STRAP WHICH WAS AROUND THE CONDUIT.

WALKING ON AN ELEVATED GRATING FLOOR. GRATING WAS NOT SECURED AND ONE END FLIPPED UP, CAUSING HIM TO FALL THROUGH THE FLOOR. WAS NOT INJURED AT THE TIME HE SAID AND REFUSED MEDICAL TREATMENT, UNTIL 10/19/91.

WAS OPERATING A JOHN DEERE 410 BACKHOE TO BACKFILL AROUND SOME FOOTERS & PIERS BACKHOE H IT A CHUGHOLE & GAVE HIM A BIG JERK OR TWIST DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTRIL 10-16-91

EE WAS UNLOADING A TRUCK LOAD OF METAL CONVEYOR HOOPS, BANDED IN BUNDLES OF 10-12, WITH A BOOM TRUCK HE TIED A CHOKER AROUND A BUNDLE AND THE OPERATOR BEGAN GO HOIST HOOPS UP WHEN THEY BECAME TANGLED WITH ANOTHER BUNDLE ON TRUCK. EE BEGAN KICKING THE BUNDLE HE WAS LIFTING AND IT BECAME UNTAGLED AND STARTED TWISTING ROUND AND ROUND AND STRUCK HIM IN THE BACK BEFORE HE COULD GET OUT

PICKING UP TOOLS AND SLIPPED AND FELL ON AN OIL BUCKET.

RUNNING JACKHAMMER AND SOMETHING WENT INTO RIGHT EYE.

BOLTING UP A METAL CHUTE. CHUTE WAS BEING HELD IN PLACE BY A CHAIN HOIST. CHAIN BROKE AND CHUTE FELL ON LEFT FOOT.

WAS USING A JACKHAMMER TO DRILL ROCK OUT FOR A CONCRETE FOOTER. JACKHAMMER SLIPPED ON THE ROCK AND HAMMERED ACROSS BOTH FEET STEEL TOE BOOTS WERE WORN.

PULLING CONVEYOR BELT WITH CHAIN HOIST. WIRE ROPE CABLE HOOKED TO CHAIN HOIST BROKE CAUSING IM TO FALL BACKWARDS. WHEN HE FELL BACK HE FELL ON SOME ST5UCTURAL STEEL LAYING THERE. HE DID NOT RE PORT INJ. HOSPITAL CALLED JOB SITE ON 10/04/91 &ADVISED THAT HE WAS SEEKING TREATMENT FOR JOB RELATED INJ.

EE WAS KNEELING ON THE CONCRETE FLOOR CHECKING OIL IN WELDING MACHINE. A LOOSES PIECE OF ROUND ROD 8 INCH LONG AND 1 INCH DIA WAS LAYING ON STRUCTURAL STEEL OVERHEAD. DUE TO VIBRATION THE PIEC E OF METAL VIBRATED OFF FELL APPROX. 7 OR 8 FT STRIKING EE ON BRIDGE OF NOSE.

LIFTING ON STEEL AND DROPPED IT ON HIS BACK AND RIBS.

PUSHING CONCRETE CART FULL OF CONCRETE AND PULLED BACK MUSCLE.

WORKING INSIDE THE SILO AND STEPPED ON A NAIL.

INJURY TO INDEX FINGER-C0WORKER SHUT METAL DOOR ON FINGER.

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING FLOOR DECKING WHEN HE STEPPED BACK ON A12" I-BEAM AND LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL APPROX 17 FT TO CONCRETE FLOOR BELOW.WORKER WAS WEARING SAFETY BELT AND A SAFETY LINE WA S AT THE TIME IMMEDIATE AREA TO TIE OFF TO.

CONCRETE IN RIGHT EYE

SETTING OUTSIDE FORMS AND STRAINED LOWER BACK

POURING CONCRETE AND SOMETHING FLEW INTO RIGHT EYE.

TREE FELL ON HIS BACK.

TYING STEEL PULLED MUSCLE IN LOWER BACK.

PICKING UP BATTERY AND INJURER MIDDLE & LOWER BACK.

TRIPPED OVER BOARD AND HIT CONCRETE INJURING LEFT HAND AND SHOULDER.

DRANK BAD WATER

FELL THROUGH STEEL PLATFORM HURT RIGHT KNEE LEFT ELBOW AND BACK

DRANK BAD WATER

STEEL FRAGMENT FROM GRINDER GOT BEHIND SAFETY GLASSES AND WENT INTO EYE.

CARRYING PIECE OF STEEL,STEPPED ON ANOTHER PIECE OF STEEL AND FELL-HURT LOWER BACK.

CARRYING PIPE AND TWISTED BACK.

INJURY TO RIGHT FOREFINGER SMASHED BETWEEN FORM AND BOOM.

SETTING FORMS AND HIT LEG WITH A HAMMER.

DROPPED A METAL 4' X 4' FORM ON LEFT FOOT.