Coal Contractors Prep Facilities: 14 MSHA citations Coal

EE WAS STEPPING DOWN FROM CAB OF MACK TRUCK, WHEN HE SLIPPED AND SPRAINED HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING A PIPE UP STAIRS AND HE SPRAINED HIS BACK.

EE WAS CLIMBING STEPS TO FRONT-END LOADER AND FELT A "POP" IN HIS KNEE.

NO ONE INCIDENT EE DEVELOPED A HERNIA AND WAS OPERATED ON THIS DATE.

AFTER A SHIFT OF PICKING WOOD OFF A PICK BELT EE EXPERIENCED PAIN AND STIFFNESS IN HIS CHEST.

EMPLOYEE WAS REPAIRING HOT AIR OIL FURNACE IN PREP PLANT. WHEN HE LIT FURNACE FOR A TEST, THE FURNACE BACKFIRED AND BLEW DEBRIS IN HIS EYES.

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING BRUSH WITH A CHAIN SAW ALONG POLE LINE TO SIZING PLANT. HE BECAME OVER HEATED AND DE-HYDRATED.

EMPLOYEES JOB DUTIES AS LABORER IN PLANT INCLUDEPICKING WOOD, SHOVELING COAL, AND WATCHING SIZING EQUIPMENT. NO SPECIFIC INCIDENT OCCURRED BUT WHILE HE WAS PERFORMING THESE DUTIES HE BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE BACK PAIN. BY END OF SHIFT HE WAS IN SEVERE PAIN.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING WORK AREA WHEN COAL PARTICLES AIR BORN FROM SWEEPING THE FLOOR WERE LODGED IN HIS EYE.

EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING COAL WHEN HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.

REPAIRING CYCLONE FEED PUMP. LIFTING HEAVY PUMP PARTS CAUSED HIM TO SPRAIN HIS LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND FELL DOWN STAIRS INSIDE STRING PLANT. SUFFERED BRUISED RIBS.

WHILE OPERATING SHAKER IN SIZING PLANT, HE TRIED TO REMOVE A LOOSE BOLT WHEN HE PINCHED HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE BOLT AND A HANGING BOARD IN THE SHAKER.

WHILE OBSERVING OPERATION OF COAL DRAIN AND RINSE SCREEN, EMPLOYEE WAS SPLASHED IN THE FACE WITH A COAL/IRON ORE SLURRY. PARTICLES OF COAL AND/OR IRON ORE WERE LODGED IN HIS LEFT EYE.

FOREMAN WAS WALKIGN AROUND PLANT WHEN HE TRIPPED AND FELL, SUFFERING A BROKEN LEFT WRIST. HE IS UNCERTAIN ABOUT WHAT CAUSED HIM TO TRIP.

OPERATOR SLIPPED OFF LADDER ON COAL DELIVERY TRUCK AND FELL APPROX. 6 FT TO THE GROUND. OPERATOR TEMPORARILY BROKE HIS FALL BY GRABBING ON THE LADDER. THE COMBINATION OF HANGING FROM THE LADDE R AND FALLING TO THE GROUND CAUSED HIM TO SPRAIN MUSCLES IN HIS BACK.

CHANGING CONVEYOR BELT AT CLEANING PLANT,ROLL OF CONVEYOR BELT FELL OFF LOADER BUCKET AND STRUCK EMPL IN BACK AND KNOCKED HIM TO THE GROUND CAUSING SPRAIN TO ANKLE.

WHILE LIFTING A 100 LB. BAG OF MAGNETITE INTO THE PREPARATION PLANT EMPLOYEE SPRAINED HIS BACK.

JOB REQUIRES REPETITIVE HEAVY LIFTING, EXPER PAIN IN HANDS LOSS OF FEELING IN HANDS DIAGNOSES AS CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME. OPER FOR THIS ON 2-5-90

MAN WAS STANDING IN THE SWING PATH OF BACKHOE WHEN OPERATOR ACCIDENTALLY BUMPED CONTROLS CAUSING THE MACHINE TO SWING THE BUCKET STRUCK THE MAN IN THE UPPER BODY KNOCKING HIM TO THE GROUND

WHILE CLIMBING INTO AN EMPTY RAILROAD CAR EMPLOYEE LOST FOOTING & FELL 3-4 FT INTO THE CAR

WHILE DESCENDING CONVEYOR LOST FOOTING & FELL 6-8KFT LANDING ON HIS LOWER BACK

EMPL GRAPED A PIECE OF SCRAP IRON IN THE RAW COAL FEED HOPPER AND CUT HIS FINGER

EMPLOYEE WAS DECENDING DOWN STAIRS & SLIPPED

EMPL CLIMBING DOWN OFF LOADER WHEN HE SLIPPED AND CAUGHT HIS LEG IN LADDER.

WHILE WORKING AT THE WOOD PICKING STATION THE EMPLOYEE TURNED AND STRECHED TO GRAB A PIECE OF WOOD OFF THE BELT AND HURT MUSCLE IN LEFT SHOULDER AND CHEST.

WHILE LIFTING CATCH PANS UNDER THE SIZING SHAKER HE HURT HIS BACK.

WHILE LEANING A1AINST A VIBRATOR IN THE PLANT THAT HE WAS WORKING ON HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND SLIPPED. AT THE TIME HIS LEFT ARM WAS HUNG OVER AN ANGLE IRON ON THE VIBRATOR. HISBODY WEIGHT PULLE D HIS LEFT SHOU5DER.