Bute Refuse Pile: 83 MSHA citations Coal

Employee rubbed sweat from face & eye causing a piece of metal to enter left eye. Metal removed at uniontown hospital emergency room. employee given prescription eye drops. Had follow-up appt with eye doctor to check rust rings. Employee released. No lost time.

EE was cutting steel on truck scale with a torch. Weather was hot and humid. Protective clothing and weather conditions possibly led to a heat related incident. MSHA was contacted and they investigated the incident. EE was kept in hospital overnight for observation and then released.

Employee was burning off bolts from plant screen with oxy-acetylene torch when hot slag bounced onto pant leg. Burned through pants and fell into boot causing 2nd degree burns to left ankle.

Employee had mud on shoes when he slipped on steps of loader, causing his left arm to pull resulting in a strain on the left shoulder and elbow. He is morbibly obese.

EE and his helper were carrying a 5' x 5' screen panel on the 2nd floor. They attempted to rotate the panel. While stepping backwards, ee's foot encountered a pipe going through the floor. Helper continued to push causing ee's right knee to twist causing pain and swelling.

Employee was descending last step of articulated truck when his foot slipped off and he jarred his right knee when he abruptly hit the ground. Strained right knee.

While employee was working in plant, he got dirt in his left eye. (Unknown source)

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While operating CAT 769 Truck, lost air pressure and brakes on refuse area; truck bounced causing injured to land hard back down on the truck seat.

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING URTHANE PANELS FOR REFUSE VELCO SCREEN WITH UTILITY KNIFE, CUT HIS LEFT HAND BELOW THE THUMB. RECEIVED 5 STITCHES.

EE COMPLAINED OF PAIN IN ABDOMEN IN AREA OF PREVIOUS HERNIA SURGERY 9/11/03. ALSO EXPERIENCED NAUSEA. PAIN OCCURED AFTER LIFTING BRAKE DRUM FROM TRAILER TRUCK. SCHEDULED FOR SURGERY ON 6/2/04.

INJURED LEFT FOOT BY STEPPING ON A ROCK WHEN DISMOUNTING THE LADDER ON A FRONT END LOADER.

EMPLOYEE ALLEGES THAT LEANING AND STRETCHING TO REPAIR A DIESEL ENGINE ON THE PISTON PUMP LED TO SEVERE PAIN IN ABDOMEN THAT REQUIRED SURGERY TO REPAIR THE HERNIE THAT WAS CAUSED. WORKER'S COM P INS COMPANY IS CURRENTLY INVESTIGATING & EVALUATING THE INJURY.

LOST FOOTING WHILE WALKING DOWN A MUDDY SLOPE.

WHILE STATIONED AT THE SLURRY INJECTION PUMP, EESAID THAT HE GETS BORED. HE DECIDED TO TARGET PRACTICE. HE DROPPED A LOADED HAND GUN GETTING OUTOF THE SERVICE VEHICLE, THE PISTOL DISCHARGED AS HE WAS PICKING IT UP BY THE BARREL.

LOST FOOTING ON A STEP.

WHILE WALKING ON FRAME OF TRUCK TO REMOVE BLOCK,LOST FOOTING & FELL TO GROUND ABOUT 4'. HIT HEADON LADDER OF TRUCK BEFORE HITTING THE GROUND.

WHILE CLIMBING DOWN THE LADDER ON A CAT 970 LOADER HE LOST HIS FOOTING HE INJURED HIS LEFT SHOULDER WHEN HE GRABBED THE LADDER WITH HIS LEFT HAND

LOWER BACK STRAIN OCCURRED WHILE MOVING A SMALL FOUR WHEEL CART ON THE GROUND LEVEL INSIDE THE PREP PLANT.

MATERIAL STUCK IN THE BED OF TRUCK CAUSING IT TO UPSET. TRUCK UPSET WHILE DUMPING A LOAD OF COKE ASH. TRUCK WAS IN GOOD CONDITION ON A LEVEL AREA.

WHILE BENDING DOWN, STRAINED OR TORE MUSCLE IN HIS LOWER BAKC, WAS NOT LIFTING ANYTHING AT THE TIME OF THE INJURY.

STRAIN TO LOWER BACK WHILE PLACING A BARREL INTO THE BUCKET OF A FRONT END LOADER.

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CLEAN DEBRIS FROM BELT HEAD ROLLER. EMPLOYEE DID NOT DE-ENERGIZE AND LOCK OUT. USING A HOOK AND HOOK WAS PULLED INOT HEAD PULLEY. EMPLOYEE HAND WAS PULLED AND CAUGHT LEFT HAND FOUR FINGERS. RIGHT HAND THUMB 22 STITCHES NEEDED.

EMPOLOYEE WAS REPLACING A CAP/FLANGE ON A WATER TANK THAT WAS TO BE USED THE NEXT DAY FOR PUMPING WATER INTO THE MINE. THE INSIDE OF THE FLANGE HAD BEEN MADE EXTREMELY SHARP FROM WEAR. AS HE L AID DOWN THE FLANGE, IT ROLLED- CUTTING HIS FINGER.

DRIVER WAS CLOSING TRAILER DOOR HIT HEAD ON TARP HANDLE.

OPERATOR OPERATING HIGHLIFT GETTING DUST IN EYE (RIGHT EYE).

EE WAS REMOVING URETHANE SIDE SHEET FROM INSIDE PRODUCT VELCO SCREEN. HE HAD CUT THE URETHANE AND WAS PULLING IT WITH PUMP PLIERS (CHANNEL LOCKS), WHEN THE PLIER SLIPPED CAUSING HIS HAND TO HI T A JAGGED METAL EDGE OF THE SCREEN FROME CAUSING A LACERATION TO HIS HAND.

EE WAS PATCHING LEAK ON PIPE WHEN EPOXY SPLASHED IN LEFT EYE.

EE WAS LOWERING MANIFOLD OF ABOUT 100 LBS FROM 4' ABOVE FLOOR LEVEL. HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK AT THAT TIME.

REMOVING DRAG LINK. LOOSENED DRAG LINK NUT FROM FRONT SECTION ON TRUCK, WENT TO TAIL END, LOOSENED NUT ON OPPOSITE END, FRONT SECTION FELL, CAUGHT HAND BETWEEN STEERING FRAME AND DRAG LINK, CA USING INJURY TO RIGHT HAND, PINKY FINGER & RING FINGER.

EE WAS HOSING DOWN THE PLANT FLOOR AND COKE SPLASHED IN HIS EYE.