CAVE BRANCH PLANT: 920 MSHA citations Coal

The employee was climbing down a ladder on an articulating truck and twisted right knee. The injury became MSHA reportable when the employee began missing work on 8/07/2023.

Cutting hose with a utility Knife.

Employee was attempting to remove the oil drain plug on an Excavator with a ratchet and was applying pressure to break the plug free and the ratchet slipped and employee felt something pop in their right shoulder.

Employee states that he was using a slate bar on 242 screen bowl when the bar twisted in his hand cutting web between thumb and finger.

Rigging pipe that was on the floor, with a chain hoist to move to hoist well. Pipe rolled over while hooking up chain hoist up to it and pinched leg between another pipe.

Employee was carrying some rigging to put in his pickup truck and slipped. In catching himself from falling, he sprained/strained his left arm/wrist and lower back.

Employee slipped and fell on ice.

EE was welding on a pipe, when slag from another welder hit his right jaw. The cut was small and was treated with antiseptic and a band aid. The infection he got later is due to his immune system.

EE was welding in studs for center hold down pulling welding lead under mechanism beam, the welding rod was in the holder stinger and stuck the welding rod in corner of his left eye.

Pulling on water hose as he was cleaning truck scales and strain his shoulder.

EE was climbing the vertical ladder to reach the top floor of loadout when he slipped and caught himself with his left arm.

He said he was sandblasting steel from a ladder and he felt like he was going to fall. He said he reached out with his left hand to catch himselt and when he did, the blast nozzle in his right hand jerked, causing the sandblasting sand to jump from the intended area of impact and spray his left hand. He was wearing gloves at the time.

Repairing a dump trailer w/leaking hose. Lifted bed with loader bucket to install crib blocks to make safe for repair. Bed slipped off bucket & dropped to first crib block hitting a block that was on a repairman's shoulder. Repairman said he was ok but we sent him for x-rays. Said he had a contusion and could return to work.

There were no injuries or employees on duty at the time of the fire. Kenworth tractor was parked on the parking lot on a Sunday night when a security guard noticed a fire. He called the fire dept but by the time they arrived the truck was basically burned up and fire was dying down. Appeared Electrical.

EMPLOYEE TRIPPED WHILE CLIMBING DOWN CAT TRUCK LADDER AND TWISTED HIS FOOT RESULING IN A FRACTURE.

Employee was helping to hold sheive to electric motor with his hands with 2 other men trying to keep it from falling off, sudden movement hurt his shoulder.

EE WAS TURNING A #154 CURVE SEIVE WHILE LIFTING THE SEIVE BACK INTO PLACE, EE PULLED HIS MID LEFT BACK.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON A RACHET TO REMOVE A BOLT FROM A CYCLONE COUPLING AND PULLED SOMETHING IN IS BACK.

HE IS THE PLANT OPERATOR. HE BENT DOWN TO ADJUST THE CONTROLS. UNDER THE CONTROL PANEL, AND HE SAID HIS NECK STATED HURTING.

HE WENT TO CHANGE OXYGEN TANK; HE PUT ON THE FULL TANK AND TURNED IT ON. IT WAS A HEADER PIPE SYSTEM MADE OUT OF BRASS PIPE WITH A FLEXI-BLE BRAIDED HIGH PRESSURE HOSE GOING TO TANK. THE BRAIDED HOSE BUSTED AND SPRAYED OXYGEN IN HIS RIGHT EYE.

INJURED WAS PULLING A WATER HOSE AND FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK.

INJURED STATED THAT HE SLIPPED AND FELL WHILE WALIKNG ON A TRUCK RAMP. HE GRABBED THE HAND RAIL AS HE FELL AND JERKED SOMETHING IN HIS BACK.

A NON-INJURY FIRE OCCURED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT OF A CATERPILLER 777A HAUL BACK TRUCK USED TO HAUL REFUSE FROM THE PLANT TO THE REFUSE STORAGE AREA. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED INAPPROX. 35 MINUTES.

EE AND COWORKER WERE ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE A PULLEY OFF OF AN ELECTRIC MOTOR USING A MECHANICAL PULLER. AS FORCE WAS APPLIED, THE PULLER SLIPPEDAND HE WAQS STRUCK ABOVE THE LIP WITH THE PULLER RESULTING IN A LACERATION REQUIRING 4 SUTURES.

EE WAS HOISTING A DECANTOR PLANETARY USING A 11/2 TON CHAIN HOIST. HE WAS HOLDING THE CHAIN WITHHIS LEFT HAND WHEN AN EYE BOLT BROKE, CUASING THE CHAIN TO JERK. HIS LEFT MIDDLE FINGER WAS CAUG HT IN THE CHAIN.

INJURED WAS TRANSFERRING A DRUM OF KEROSENE FROMA PICKUP TRUCK TO THE BUCKET OF AN END LOADER AND HIS RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER WAS PINCHED BETWEEN THE DRUM AND LOADER BUCKET.

WHILE HANDLING A PIECE OF METAL RECEIVED LACERATION TO LEFT EAR.

EMPLOYEE SUSTAINED LACERATION TO LEFT INDEX FINGER WHILE HANDLING 4 X 8 METAL.

EMPLOYEE STATED WHILE USING PRY BAR SLIPPED AND FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE STARTED MISSING WORK 9-14-95. HE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH SLILICA?

WHEN EE WAS EXITING THE MACK TANDEM TRUCK THE BOTTOM STEP BROKE LOOSE (NOT OFF) CAUSING HIM TO LOSE HIS BALANCE & FALLING BACKWARDS & HITTING GROUND ON SHOULDER

THE EMPLOYEE STARTED MISSING WORK ON JULY 14 1995. HE HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED AS HAVING A DEGENERATIVE DISC DISEASE.

INJURED WAS CLIMBING UP ON TRUCK TO CHECK OIL ONENGINE AS HE WAS CLIMBING HE MISSED HIS HAND HOLD AND FELL BACKWARDS. HIS FOOT STAYED IN FOOT HOLD AND WRENCHED HIS LEFT KNEE.

THE EMPLOYEE STARTED MISSING WORK ON 8-26-94. HE HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED AS HAVING ARTHRITIS AND A DEGENERATIVE DISC DISEASE.

AS A RESULT OF MORE THAN 10 YEAR EXPOSURE IN AN UNDERGROUND COAL MINE THE EMPLOYEE ALLEGES COAL WORKERS PNEUMOCONIOSIS. THE NOTIFICATION FORM 102 RECEIVED ON 5-9-94.

A A RESULT OF MORE THAN 10 YEARS EXPOSURE IN AN UNDERGROUND COAL MINE, THE EMPLOYEE ALLEGES COAL WORKERS' PNEUMOCONIOSIS.

AS A RESULT OF MORE THAN 10 YEARS EXPOSURE IN AND UNDER GROUND COAL MINE THE EMPLOYEE ALLEGES COAL WORKERS PNEUMONOCOSIS. THE NOTIFICATION FORM - 102 RECEIVED ON 4-22-94.

AS A RESULT OF MORE THAN 10 YEARS EXPOSURE IN AND UNDER GROUND COAL MIN THE EMPLOYEE ALLEGES COAL WORKERS PNEUMOCONIOSIS. THE NOTIFICATION FORM 102 RECEIVED ON 3-9-94.

IMJURED EMPLOYEE AND 3 OTHER EMPLOYEES WERE CARRYING A IECE OF 3" STEEL PIPE, WHEN HE TRIPED OVER A PIECE OF PIPE LAYING IN FLOOR CAUSING HIM TO FALL AND TWIST HIS RIGHT KNEE.

AS A RESULT OF MORE THAN 10 YEARS EXPOSURE IN AN UNDERGROUND COAL MINE, THE EMPLOYEE ALLEGES COAWORKERS' PNEUMOCONIOSIS.

USING A CHAIN HOIST TO LIFT A PIECE OF STEEL PIPE. PIPE GOT HUNG AND SUDDENLY FREED UP, CATCHING HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN PIPE AND A PIECE OF MACHINERY.

WAS WALKING ON METAL FLOOR DECKING THAT WAS BEING PUT DOWN TO POUR CONCRETE IN. THE DECKING HAD SOME ICY SPOTS ON IT AND HE SLIPPED ON THE ICE AND TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE.

HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO ERECT A METAL MACHINERY BASE, WHEN THE BASE BECAME STUCK. HE USED A PRY BAR TO FREE THE BASE. WHEN THE BASE WAS FREED IT CAUGHT HIS HAND BETWEEN THE METAL BASE AND A PIECE OF STEEL PIPE. THIS CUT AND BADLY BRUISED HIS LEFT HAND.

AS A RESULT OF MORE THAN 10 YEARS EXPOSURE IN AND UNDER GROUND COAL MINE EMPLOYEE ALLEGES COAL WORKERS PNEUMOCONIOSIS.THE NOTIFICATION FORM 102-RECEIVED ON 09-27-93.

AS A RESULT OF MORE THAN 10 YEARS EXPOSURE IN AND UNDER GROUND COAL MINE THE EMPLOYEE ALLEGES COAL WORKERS PNEUMONCONIOSIS.THE NOTIFICATION FORM 102- RECEIVED ON 07-14-93.

AS A RESULT OF MORE THAN 10 YEARS EXPOSURE IN AN UNDERGROUND MINE, THE EMPLOYEE ALLEGES COAL WORKERS PNEUMOCONIOSIS.

TRAMMING DRILL DOWN HILL AND DOOR SLAMMED SHUT ON LEFT HAND.

AS A RESULT OF MORE THAN 10 YEARS OF EXPOSURE IN AN UNDERGROUND MINE THE EMPLOYEE ALLEGES COAL WORKERS PNEUMOCONIOSIS.THE NOTIFICATION FORM RECEIVED 06-17-92.

10 YEARS EXPOSURE AT A COAL MINE.COAL WORKERS PNEUMOCONIOSIS.NOTIFICATION FORM 102 RECD 1-13-92.

BOLTING PIE SECTIONS OF A REFUSE BIN TOGETHER. A LIFTING LUG HAD BEEN WELDED ON THE PIE SECTION TO HOIST IT INTO PLACE, USING A BOOM TRUCK TO LIFT WITH. THE WELD ON LIFTING LUG FAILED, CAUSING THE PIE SECTION TO FALL, WHICH STRUCK I.NAME.

HE HAD BEEN STANDING ON DECK OF CRANE,ASSISTING IN REFUELING IT.HE WAS GETTING DOWN OFF CRANE AFTER REFUELING AND STEPPED OFF OUTRIGGER ONTO GROUND,ABOUT 18".HE STATED THAT HIS BACK BEGAN HURT ING AT THAT POINT IN TIME.

WAS USING A GAS2LINE POWERED CUTTING SAW TO CUT SHEETING, AND A FOREIGN BODY FLEW INTO HIS RIGHT EYE.

EMPLOYEE SLIPPE8 ON LOOSE DIRT AND FELL TO GROUND TWISTING HIS KNEE.

WELDING ON FLOO9 DRAIN AND CONCRETE CHIP FLEW INTO LEFT EYE.

EMP WAS LIFTING3A PIECE OF PIPE TO PUT IN A PIPE FUSING MACHINE

EMPLOYEE WAS DO3NG GENERAL LABOR AND COAL DUST FXX BLEW IN EYE CAUSING ABRASION TO THE CORNEA.

WAS USING AN IM1ACT WRENCH ON A BOLT AND IT SLIPPED OFF.

WORKING ON SIDE3OF HILL AND ROCK HE WAS STANDING ON GAVE WAY CAUSING HIM TO TWIST HIS KNEE(RIGHT KNEE).

WAS LIFTING A C2UTE AND PULLED A MUSCLE IN LEFT SIDE OF HIS CHEST

OPENING GATE IN3TUNNEL AND CHOKER BROKE AND HE FELL DOWN PULLING MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.

STANDING IN BUI5DING AND GUST OF WIND BLEW SOMETHING IN HIS EYE.

WAS GRINDING ST9EL AND FOREIGN BODY FLEW INTO LEFT EYE UNDER SAFETY GLASSES

WAS PUTTING A R5DIAL STACKER TOGETHER AND PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.

WAS LIFTING A B5G OF GROUT 100 LBS, FELT STINGING IN LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS WO9KING WITH AN ELECTRIC WELDER, IT HAD BEEN RAINING IN THE PLANT AND HE WAS WET. SZZ HE STEPPED OFF A LADDER AND HIS FOOT TOUCHED THE LEAD FROM HIS WELDER AND HE RECEIVED AN ELEC TRIC SHOCK. 3

I.NAME WAS PUTT3NG AN IDLER ON A BELT LINE & THE IDLER FELL DOWN ON HIS FINGER CRUSHING HIS FINGER CAUSING FRACTURE & LACERATION.

USING A DRILL A9OUND A PIECE OF STEEL

WHILE SETTING U3LOADING A TRUCK LOADED WITH BUCKETS OF NUTS AND BOLTS.WHILE SETTING DOWN ONE OF THE BUCKETS,FELT PAIN IN THE LOWER BACK.

DRIVING BULLPIN3AND HIT LITTLE FINGER CAUSING LACERATION.