Coal Creek Prep Plant: 459 MSHA citations Coal

On 9/25/24 employee was lifting a 55-pound bag of flobeads (Dry Cat) when EE felt a sharp pain in their back. Employee continued to work until EE was taken out of work by a physician on 10/22/24.

Employee was conducting repairs on the bird cage/agitator section of the centrifuge when the bird cage rotated and pinched the employee's fingers resulting in lacerations. The employee received sutures to 2 fingers as a result of the injury.

Employee was using a handheld chain ratchet set to hold one side of a pre-wet shaker screen as EE was changing a feed end spring on the shaker. In the process of changing the spring, the hook broke on the ratchet set resulting in the employee's hand to get caught between the spring.

Employee was using a metal pipe to dislodge material from a sweeper truck and caught middle left finger between pipe and a fender on truck.

Employee took the first step from the 5th floor to the 4th and his right knee popped. This resulted in pain on the inside of his right knee area. He continued to work up until he was taken off by a doctor on 8/6/13.

Employee was bringing a 5 gallon bucket from lower steps to set on steps above. When he was doing so he felt pain in his lower back area. He continued to work until he went to the doctor on 4/17/12 and was taken off work.

Climbing up ladder to access wier plates to change out wier plates. Ladder was tied off at top, but employee's boots were slippery due to conditions. Ladder shifted slightly and boots slipped causing him to fall against the inside edge of a wier plate at same elevation.

Three minutes after the shift started, EE was putting his lunch bucket and a set of torch hoses and gauges into the back of a pick-up truck to take to the worksite and felt a sudden pain in his back, about the middle.

A surface belt fire occurred October 12, 2006 involving a conveyor belt located on the Coal Creek Prep Plant refuse area. The fire was discovered at approximately 6:15 am when the dozer operator entered his work area. The number 8 refuse belt sustained 220' of damage and the number 7 refuse belt sustained 410' of damage. The cause of the fire is unknown at this time.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING NEAR ROTARY BREAKER USING SLEDGE HAMMER (10#). HAMMER HIT ROCK AND BROKE HANDLE. STEEL HEAD OF HAMMER CAME BACK AND HIT EMPLOYEE ON RIGHT CHEEKBONE. LACERATION REQUIRED 3 STITCHES.

WHILE REPLACING A RETURN ROLLER ON THE #3 REFUSE BELT, THE EMPLOYEE FELT PAIN IN HIS KNEE & IT LOCKED UP. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS WITHIN THE PAST YEAR. EACH TIME, HE WAS ABLE T O POP HIS KNEE BACK IN PLACE. THIS TIME HE COULD NOT, REQUIRING MEDICAL ATTENTION.

INJURED WAS SHUTTING A GATE AND CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE GATE AND A ROLLER THAT THE GATE SLIDES ON.

A VALVE WAS STOPPED UP MAKING IT HARD TO OPEN AND CLOSE. EE GOT HOLD OF HANDLE & ROCKED IT BACK & FORTH. WHEN IT MOVED, EE'S FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN VALVE HANDLE & BOLT STICKING UP ON ANOTHE R VALVE.

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING A CABLE DOWN THE CATWALK OF STACKER BELT AND STEPPED OFF THE END OF THE WALKWAY AND FELL ON HIS BACK. HE FELL APPROX. 5'. EMPLOYEE WENT TO A SPECIALIST ON MONDAY AND RETUR NED TO WORK.

EE WAS LIFTING THE END OF A 55 GALLON DRUM OF TRASH TO EMPTY IT AND FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK. HE NOTIFIED SUPERVISOR OF THE ACCIDENT AND HE LOST NO TIME THAT DAY AND RETURNED TO WORK THE NEXT DAY. HE DID SEEK CHIROPRACTOR CARE UNKNOWN TO US UNTIL 2-11-00.

WORKING ON TOP ARM BUSHIN-PULLED ON RACHET TWO-THREE TIMES AND HURT HIS BACK. WHILE WORKING ON TRUCK.

THE INJURED EE WAS REMOVING A 3 GALLON BUCKET LOADED WITH FORM PINS FROM A CRANE LOOK USING HIS RIGHT HAND WHILE USING HIS LEFT HAND FOR BALANCE BY LAYING IT ON TOP OF THE CRANE LOAD BLOCK. AF TER REMOVING THE BUCKET, A SECOND SIGNAL PERSON MOTIONED THE CRANE OPERATOR TO LEFT THE BLOCK BEFORE THE VICTIM'S HAND WAS CLEAR, RESULTING IN THE LEFT INDEX FINGER BEING CAUGHT BETWEEN THE W

INJURED WAS HELPING LOAD AN OXYGEN BOTTLE ONTO THE TRUCK WHEN HE CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE OXYGEN BOTTLE AND THE TRUCK CAUSING A LACERATION. INJURED FINISHED THE SHIFT. HE RECEIVED 3 STITC HES TO HIS FINGER.

EE A TRUCK DRIVER LOADED HIS TRUCK NOT KNOWING THAT THE BED HAD SOME MUD FROZEN IN IT. WHEN HE TRIED TO DUMP TO LOAD WOULD NT COME OUT. HE WAS TRYING TO CLEAN THE BED OUT WHEN SOME MATERIAL SL ID OUT COVERING HIS FEET AND LOWER LEGS, CAUSINGMINOR SCRAPES AND BRUISES.

EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING SCRAP INTO THE BACK OF A DUMP TRUCK HE LIFTED A METER BOX APPROXIMATE WEIGHT 50LBS OVER HIS HEAD AND PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING CHANGE OUT A SEIVE CHUTE, WHEN A WARE PLATE ON THE INSIDE OF THE CHUTE BROKE LOOSE. THE WARE PLATE HIT ANOTHER CHUTE, GLANCED OFF AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE IN THE LEFT LOWER LEG REQUIRING STITCHES.

EE WAS TAKING A SAMPLE FROM THE AUTOSAMPLERS, USING A SHOVEL TO GET COAL. WHEN HE RAISED UP WITH A SHOVELFUL OF COAL, HE FELT PULLING AND PAIN INHIS LOWER BACK.

EE WAS CLIMBING A LADDER TO GET TO THE TOP OF THE ELEVATOR TO INSPECT IT. THE LADDER SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDER HIM, CAUSING HIM TO FALL AND LAND ON A LADDER RUNG, INJURING HIS KNEE.

WHILE CHANGING BELTS ON EB 36 DRYER EMPLOYEE CLIMBED UPON CLEAN COAL BELT & SLIPPED CATCHING HIS LEG ON PULL CORD & FALLING

EMPLOYEE HAD POSITIONED A SHOVEL UNDER THE FLOW OF COAL OT COLLECT A SAMPLE FROM THE AUTO-SAMPLER. HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK WHEN HE BENT OVER. HE ALSO HAD SOME SWELLING IN THE LOW ER LEFT SIDE OF HIS ABDOMEN.

WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING FRAME INTO VIBRATOR, THE FRAME SLIPPED DOWN ON HIS LEG AND PINNED HIS LEG BETWEEN FRAME AND VIBRATOR PAN.

WHILE PREPARING TO REPLACE BREAKER CLUTCH PLATES,INJ EMPL ALONG WITH 2 OTHERS WERE LINING UP A MOTOR COUPLING TO FIT IN ITS SLOT. THE OTHER 2 EMPL PUSHED ON THE COUPLING,IT WENT TOO FAR AND CA UGHT INJ FINGER.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS USING A PIPE WRENCH TO ASSEMBLE A 2-INCH PIPE TOGETHER IN A VISE. THE PIPE CAME OUT OF THE VISE, CAUSING THE PIPE WRENCH TO COME LOOSE, STRIKING HIS NOSE.

EMPLOYEE CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE PIPE AND THE SIDE OF THE RAILROAD CAR WHILE DRIVING A CAP WEDGE INTO THE SIDE OF THE CAR.

INSTALLING BREAKER PLATE IN BREAKER PLATE SLIPPED LANDED ON FT CRACKING BONE ON R FOOT

EMPLOYEE WAS LETTING THE BRAKE OFF AN EMPTY RAILROAD CAR. HE USED HIS FOOT TO TRY TO FREE THE BRAKE, AND STRAINED HIS BACK IN THE PROCESS.

WHILE CLIMBING RAILROAD CAR TO SET BRAKE, A BRACE THAT EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING ON HSI LEFT LEG BECAME CAUGHT ON THE LADDER RUNG, CAUSING HIM TO FALL.

WHILE WALKING DOWN THE RAILROAD TRACK TO RELEASE BRAKE OFF CARS,EMPLOYEE TURNED HIS NAKLE AND TWISTED HIS LEG,RESULTING IN PULLED MUSCLES AND SEVERE SWELLING OF HIS LEFT LEG.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING AN ENDLOADER IN THE RAW COAL STOCKPILE WHEN HE WAS OVERCOME BY EXCESSIVE HEAT. (DIAGNOSED AS HEAT EXHAUSTION). TEMPERATURE OUTSIDE AT TIME OF THIS OCCURRENCE WAS 100 DEG REES PLUS, AND EMPLOYEE STATED THAT THE AIRCONDITIONING UNIT IN THE LOADER WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY.

EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING HOIST CHAIN ON RAILROAD CAR.HE PICKED TP THE CHAIN TO HOOK IT ON THE CAR,AND PULLED SOMETHING IN HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS CL2SING RAILROAD CAR DOOR WITH A SLATE BAR. THE BAR SLIPPED OUT OF THE DOOR CAUSING HIM TO FALL BACKWARD ONTO HIS LEFT FOOT TWISTING HIS ANKLE WHICH RESULTED IN A SPRAINED ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE AND AN2THER EMPLOYEE WERE CHANGING SCREENS ON THE REFUSE FILTER AND A SECTOR SLIPPED THROUGH THEIR HANDS AND HIT EMPLOYEE ON HIS RIGHT FOOT.

EMP WAS CLOSING3A RAILROAD CAR DOOR WITH A BAR. THE BAR SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL TWISTING HIS ANKLE AND PUTTING ALL HIS WEIGHT AND PRESSURE ON RIGHT FOOT

EMPLOYEE WAS ST9PPING OUT OF HIS TRUCK IN WHAT HE STATED WAS HIS NORMAL AND USUALY FASHION. HE SAID WHEN HIS FEET TOUCHED THE GROUND THAT EXCRUIATING PAIN WENT THROUGH HIS BACK AND HE HAD TO C ATCH HIMSELF FR2M FALLING.

I,NAME SLIPPED 5ND PULLED HISBACK WHILE GETTING INTO A RAIL ROAD CAR TO STOP UP A HOLE IN THE SIDE OF THE CAR.

I.NAME WAS MOWI3G GRASS AROUND THE OUTSIDE OF THE CABON PREP PLANT, TRIPPED OVER A PIEE OF WIRE THAT WAS LAYING IN THE GRASS & FELL SPRAINING HIS ELFT ANKLE.

WHEN GETTING OU7 OF HYDRO SEEDER HASSEL MISSED A STEP AN FELL DISLOCATED RIGHT SHOULDER AND BROKEN ARM BETWEEN WRIST AND ELBOW RIGHT ARM.