Cheyenne Saline Co. #1: 216 MSHA citations Coal

Employee was standing on flat spot the operator was pulling the pump hose over where the employee could retie the rope on the pump hose, then the rock that his left was on rolled and the employee fell. When he tried to block his fall with his left hand he hit his hand on a rock dislocating the middle joint and tearing the skin.

WHILE EE WAS WALKING TO SEDIMENT POND NO. 24 TO GET A WATER SAMPLE HIS RT FT SLIPPED AND WHEN HIS FOOT CAUGHT HE HYPEREXTENDED RIGHT KNEE.

EE INJURIED HIS BACK WHILE LIFTING A PART TO CAT 5230 BUCKET.

EE WAS GRINDING ON STEEL WHEN A PIECE OF STEEL FLEW IN HIS RT. EYE.

EE WAS DRAGGING A PULL CABLE AND PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.

EE WAS PULLING FUEL HOSE UP ON #4 OIL WHEN HE SLIPPED ON WET TRACK HE CAUGHT HIMSELF PULLING A TENDON IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.

EMPLOYEE BACKED CAT 785 END DUMP TRUCK OVER BERM, THE TRUCK ROLLED OVER BACKWARD DOWN THE SPOIL.

EE WAS REMOVING RUBBER TARP STRAP. THE OTHER END CAME LOOSE AND STRUCK HIM IN THE MOUTHS.

EMPLOYEE FELL FROM REAR TIRE OF 16 G MOTOR GRADER WHILE FUELING, SURFACE WAS WET AND MUDDY.

EE LOST FOOTING AND GRABBED HOSE HILE BENT OVER CAUSING UPPER RUPTURE ON LEFT SIDE.

THE CREW WERE IN THE PROCESS OF PULLING LEFT SIDE TOP HOIST CYLINDER PIN, EE WAS IN A BASKET PULLING PIN WHICH WAS HOOKED ONTO HIS CABLE WHEN THE PIN CAME OUT IT FREE FELL ABOUT 3' THEN TH CAB LE CAUGHT THE PIN AND BASKET SHAFT BROKE. BASKET FELL TO THE GROUND AND THEN THREW EE OUT AND LANDED ON HIS BACK ABOUT 3-4" ABOVE HIS WAISTLINE.

EE WAS OVERHEAD WELDING ON THE KINGPIN HOUSING WHEN A PIECE OF HOT METAL CAME IN BETWEEN THE WELDING HELMET AND NECK AREA AND FELL INTO HIS LEFT EYE.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING BACK DOWN AFTER PUTTING OIL IN MACHINE WHEN HE LOST HIS FOOTING ON THE LADDER AND FELL TO THE GROUND, LANDING ON SHOULDER AND SIDE OF HEAD.

EE WAS RUNNING TO SHUT DOWN CONVEYOR WHICH HAD OVERLOADED WHEN HE STEPPED ON A LUMP OF COAL WITH LEFT FOOT TWISTING HIS ANKLE.

EE WAS INSTALLING A STARTER ON NO. 2-166 CAT MOTORGRADER. OPERATOR LIFTED THE STARTER TO THE EE, WHO WAS ON THE TIRE, AS HE LIFTED THE STARTER HE FELT A TWISTING SENSATION INHIS LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING UP THE STEPS TO GET IN THE CAB OF THE 1800 SHOVEL WHEN HIS LEFT FOOT SLIPPED CATCHING HIS SHIN TEARING A BIG PIECE OF SKIN OUT OF HIS SHIN.

EE WAS FITTING A PIPE INTO PLACE WHEN HE TURNED HE TWISTED HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS LOOSENING A BOLT ON A HYDRAULIC LINE WHEN THE BOLT BROKE LOOSE; HIS FINGER CAUGHT ON AN HYDRAULIC LINE NIPPLE, CUTTING HIS FINGER.

EE WAS CHIPPING SLAG, A PIECE HIT INSIDE OF FACE SHIELD AND INTO LEFT EYE. EMT REMOVED FOREIGN MATERIAL FROM LET EYE. EE WENT TO PHYSICIAN WHO CHECK EYE AND COULD NOT FINGER AN MORE FOERIGN MA TERIAL. THE PHYSICIAN PUT MEDIFCATION IN THE EYE AND COVERED WITH A PATCH.

EE WAS USING A 3" X 3" X 3/8" PIECE OF STEEL TO WEDGE BETWEEN MACHINE CAR BODY AND ROLLER RAIL. WHEN MACHINE WAS LET DOWN METAL PINCHED ABOUT 1" FROM END CAUSING IT TO DISLODGE HITTING EE IN H EAD.

NO DESCRIPTION FILED WITH REPORT.

EE WAS HELPING HOOK UP HAY TRAILER WHEN HE PICKED UP THE TRIALER, HE HURT HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LOWER THE LADDER TO DISMOUNT THE 1800 HITACHI SHOVEL WHEN IT HUNG. THE EMPLOYEE FREED THE LADDER AND IT RAPIDLY LOWERED AND CONTACTED THE EMPLOYEE'S LEFT OUTER THIGH CAUSING AN ABRASION AND BRUISE.

EE WAS WORKING ON 16" DRISCO PIPE, TRYING TO GET PIPE BACK IN PLACE SPLICE WHEN PIPE WAS PICKED UP THE BOTTOM OF PIPE KICKED OUT, STRIKING EE KNOCKING HIM OFF THE PUMP AND TO THE FLOOR OF PREP PLANT.

DROPPED A CASE OF BOOSTERS ON HIS FINGER

EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO REMOVE A ROCK BETWEEN PUSH ARM AND TRACK FRAME OF D9N DOZER AND IN TAHT PROCESS HURT HIS LOWER BACK.

WHILE CARRYING BOOSTERS, SLIPPED INTO BOREHOLE AND SPRAINED HIS ANKLE.

EE WAS ROLLING A ROUND PIECE OF EQUIPMENT PART ON THE GROUND AND PARTLY LIFTING AT SAME TIME CAUSING PULLED MUSCLE ON LEFT SIDE UNDER SHOULDER BLADE.

WHILE MECHANIC WAS GETTING OUT OF FUEL TRUCK, HE SLIPPED AND TRIED TO CATCH HIMSELF TEARING THE ROTATOR CUFF IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER.

OPERATOR OF TRACTOR WAS LOADING HAY BALES ON THESTRAWBLOWER, AS THE STRAWBLOWER PASSED THE TRACTOR, THE OPERATOR LOOKED AT THE STRAWBLOWER, THE BALE CONTINUED TO RAISE WHEN IT REACHED THE TOP OF THE LIFT, THE BALE CAME OVER THE BACK OF THE LIFT STRIKING THE HOOD OF THE TRACTOR & THE OPERATOR. THE BALE PUSHED STEERING WHEEL AGAINST HISKNEES & PUSHED GLASSES & CUT NOSE & HURT NECK.

OPERATOR WAS PUSHING NO. 2 OVERBURDEN WHEN HE ACCIDENTLY BACKED OVER A ROCK THROWING HIS RIGHT ELBOW INTO STEEL GUARD ON RIGHT CONSOLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS COMING OUT OF BELLY PAN OF NO.1 DOZER WHEN THE LIGHT GOT CAUGHT ON THE PEDAL PULLING BACK ON HIS HEAD AND PULING OFF HIS HARD HAT AND HE HIT HIS HEAD ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. REQUIRED 4 STITCHES.

EE WAS CHECKING BUCKETS OF REFUSE TO DETERMINE IF THERE WAS ANY COAL IN REFUSE CAUGHT RIGHT THUMB BETWEEN GOB BUCKET AND WALL, HOLE IN REJECT CELL.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING UP THE LADDER ON MICHIGAN 380B RUBBER TIRE DOZER WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED HE SLID DOWN THE LADDER TWISTING HIS ANKLE WHEN HE HIT THE GROUND.

DOZER OPERATOR WAS PUSHING A TRUCK LOAD OF ROCK IN FIRST GEAR WHEN GEAR LEVEL, WHICH DID NOT STAY IN POSITION AS DESIGNED, JUMPED INTO SECOND GEAR PROPELLING OPERATOR INTO LARGE ROCKS AND SNAP PING HIS HEAD BACKWARD.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING A DRILL BIT ON A DRILLTEK 75. THE WRENCH SLIPPED AND HIT HIS HAND.

EE WAS GETTING OUT OF SERVICE TRUCK, SLIPPED & FELL CUTTING HIS RIGHT HAND ON DOOR WHICH REQUIRED 9 STITCHES

EE WAS REMOVING NUT FROM BOLT ON A TURBO CHARGER WHEN THE BOLT BROKE ALLOWING THE TURBO CHARGER TO FALL PUSHING WRENCH INTO RIGHT HAND WHICH REQUIRED THREE STITCHES.

EMPLOYEE STATES: SHOVELING WHEN PAIN WENT TO SHOULDER, DIDN'T LAST VERY LONG AND GOT CRAMP IN ARM THE WENT AWAY. CAME BACK NEXT DAY. OUR OFFICE WAS NOT NOTIFIED UNTIL 6.12.98.

WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANINF AN END DUMP TRUCK WITH A HIGH PRESSURE WASHER,HE DECIDED TO CLEAN HIS BOOTS WITH THE HIGH PRESSURE WASHER.THE PRESSURE FROM THE WASHER CUT HIS BOOT WHICH CAUSED A S EVERE BURN TO HIS RIGHT FOOT.

WORKER WAS ASSISTING IN OPENING A GATE IN COAL FLOW CHUTE TO SPLIT COAL FEED TO PREPARATION PLANT AND TO A COAL SIZING SCREEN AND HIS RIGHT THUMB BECAM PINCHED BETWEEN OUTER CONTROL ARM ON GAT E AND COAL CHUTE. LACERATION TO RIGHT THUMB REQUIRED FIVE SUTURES TA MEDICAL FACILITY.

EE WAS REPLACING BELLY PAN ON DOZER, WHEN THE C-CHANNEL STRAP BROKE WHICH RELEASED BELLY PAN STIKING EE ON THE SIDE OF THE RIGHT FOOT.

EE SLIPPED ON ICE WHILE WALKING FROM PERSON TRUCK TO EE TRAILER AND HURT HIS RIGHT KNEE. WORKED UNTIL 2-4-97, WENT TO DR ON 2-11-97 AND 2-18-97 COMPLAINING OF HIS RIGHT SHOULDER HURTING RETURN ED TO WORK ON 2-19-97.

EE WAS REPAIRING GRIZZLEY SCREEN. PICKED UP A SECTION OF STEEL, STEEL SLIPPED HITTING EE ON LEFTFOOT ABOVE STEEL TOE.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING SPRINGS ON SHAKER SCREEN WHEN JACK SLIPPED RELEASING SPRING WHICH STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON SIDE OF HEAD WHICH REQUIRED SIX STITCHES ABOVE RIGHT EYE.

EE WAS INSTRUCTING CREW ON CONVEYOR BELT ENECTION WHEN A PIECE BLEW INTO HIS RIGHT EYE.

EE WAS REPAIRING ENGINE, REMOVED WATER COOLER WHEN METAL GASKET CUT FINGER.

EE WAS REPAIRING TRANSMISSION ON SCRAPER WHEN THE TRANSMISSION ROLLED OVER ON BLOCK, MASHING FINGER.

EE WAS GRINDING METAL WHEN A PIECE OF RUST WENT UNDER FACE SHIELD AND ENTERED EYE.

1150 AS WALKING, STEPPED ACROSS CABLE, CABLE HIT LEFT UPPER HIP.

EMPL DRIVING ROAD GRADER WHEN HE HAD MUSCLE SPASM IN LOWER BACK.

WORKING ON ENGINE SLIPPED AND FELLL HIT L KNEE AND BACK

EMPL WAS WORKING IN #2 PIT LOADING HOLES FOR BLASTING 3 ROCKS FELL OF HIGHWALL 1 ROCK HIT HARD HAT ON HEAD & ANOTHER ROCK HIT LEFT SIDE, NECK & SHOULDER AREA.

EMPL SLIPPED IN MUD AND FELL IN DITCH,FELL ON LEFT SIDE AND JARRED HIM.

EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING RADIATOR ON SCRAPTER ENGINE, GET RIGHT INDEX FINGER CAUGHT IN OVERHEAD HOIST CUTTING INDEX FINGER AND DAMAGING OTHER FINGER.

PUSHING OFF SPOIL WITH DOZER, DRIVING HOME PAIN N LOWER BACK

EMPLOYEE HURT HIS LOWER BACK WHILE HELPING UNLOAD BOX OF PISTON LINERS.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING DRAGLINE WHEN HE BUMPED HIS HEAD AGAINST A METAL BRACKET.

EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING ON WASHER SHOOT, FOREIGN BODY GOT IN LEFT EYE.

EMPL WAS GREASING END LOADER BUMPED LEFT ELBOW ON PIECE OF METAL.

EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING OUT OF PIT TRUCK SLIPPED ON MUD ON STEP ON TRUCK, FELL, HURT LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OFF SCRAPER, FOOT SLIPPED, FEE DOWN HIT GROUND ON RIGHT HIP.

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING PUMP, STRADLING PUMP, FOOT SLIPPED FELL AGAINST PUMP.

EMPLOYEE WAS UNHOOKING TANK TONGUE FROM PICKUP, PULLED PIN, TONGUE FELL TO GROUND HITTING RIGHT FOOT.

EMPLOYEE WAS PUTING BOLT IN CHAIN CASE ON 4500 MANITOWOC DRAGLINE, WRENCH SLIPPED AND SPUN BLT ON FINGER. LEFT INDEX FINGER REQUIRED 8 STITCHES.

EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON STEPS AT PREP PLANT,FELL INTO RAILING HURT LOWER RIBS.

EMPLOYEE STEPPED DOWN OFF ENDLOADER TURNED LEFT ANKLE

EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING BAGS OF BLASTING MATERIAL OFF ONE TRUCK ONTO ANOTHER TRUCK,STRAINED CERVICAL SPINE AREA,NECK,SHOULDER AND ARMS AREA.

EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING INTO PIT TRUCK, STANDING ON CATWALK SCRAPER ACCIDENTLY HIT CAT WALK OF TRUCK EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO LOSOE BALANCE, EMPLOYEE GRABBED HOLD OF DOOR TO P REVENT FALLING.

EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING ON THE LEG OF ELEVATOR AT PRPARITON PLANT GOT A PIECE OF METAL IN RIGHT EYE.

EMPLOYEE FELL OFF PIT TRUCK, LANDED ON HEELS, STONE BRUISE ON LEFT FOOT.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON 1150 DRAGLINE, FOREIGN OBJECT FLICKED IN LEFT EYE.

RUNNING ROAD GRADER HIT ROCK AND JAMMED NECK.

PUSHING COAL ON STOCK PILE AT PLANT TRYING TO ADJUST SEAT ON DOZER SEAT SNAPPED BROKE L LITTLE FINGER

WORKING AT PLANT AROUND HOPPER PC OF RUST GOT IN L EYE

REPLACING ROLLERS ON CONVEYOR,PULLED MUSCLE ON RIGHT SIDE.

EMPL SETTING PUMP IN PIT WHEN ROCK FELL FROM HIGHWALL STRIKING EMPL ON RIGHT COLLAR BONE.

REPAIRING HAUL TRUCK.FELL FROM TRUCK HIT LEFT SIDE ON STABILIZER BAR.POSSIBLE BROKEN RIBS.

FELL OFF D11N DOZER WHILE PULLING FUEL HOSE UP ON DOZER.

SHOVELING OUT WASH BOX AT PREP PLANT, STRAINED BACK.

SLIPPED & FELL OF D11N CAT DOZER.

LOOKING UP AT CONVEYOR BELT FELT SOMETHING FALL IN EYE.

RUNNING 200 W DRAGLINE CABLE ON DRAGLINE BROKE CAME THROUGH OPEN WINDOW IN CAB HITTING RT SHOULDER

OPERATING SHOVEL,CHECKING EQUIPMENT,LOST BALANCE ,FINGER GOT CAUGHT IN BETWEEN GUARD AND GEAR.

SHOVELING COAL, SLIPPED AND HURT LOWER ABODOMINAL.

STEPPING OUT OF3TRUCK STEPPED INTO DOZER TRACK AND SPRAINED LEFT FOOT

EMPLOYEE WAS TA5ING AN ENGINE OUT OF EUCLID TRUCK STEPPED OUT ON A 4A LADDER & THE LADDER FELL SIDE WAYS DOWN WITH HIM HURTING RT.HIP

RUNNING SCRAPER3AND GOT FOREIGN BODY IN LEFT EYE.