Coal Mac #68 Surface: 176 MSHA citations Coal

Employee was prying on a chute with a pry bar. The pry bar slipped and employee smashed his right thumb against corner of chute.

Dropped cutting edge on middle finger - right hand.

Lifting a piece of metal and hurt lower back.

While attempting to carry a crib block under a rock truck, employee fell on the crib block while still holding it causing a fracture to small bones in his hand.

Ee was on a haul road berm, picking up trash. As he descended down the berm, he was walking sideways to keep from sliding. When he made his last step off the base of the berm, his ankle turned causing a hair line fracture to the fibula bone just above the ankle.

Employee's foot slipped off the first rung of a ladder due to muddy feet. EE failed to use 3 point contact as trained 4/5/06 and jerked his torso when he grabbed a hand rail to arrest/prevent a fall.

Whle attempting to remove a bucket tooth by using a hammer a piece of metal struck EE in the right calf muscle.

EE picked up metal door to remove hinge and felt pain in his hip and leg.

EE was hanging sheeting and suffered a laceration on his left thumb.

EE WAS CUTTIN GALVANIZED PANEL USING A CUTTING TORCH & SUFFERED A CORNEAL ABRASION WHEN A PIECE OF HOT METAL ENTERED LEFT EYE.

EE stated that he fell off the platform of a D10 dozer while attempting to look over the berm. Reason for delay: Accident was under deliberation of the company for chargeablity.

MECHANIC WAS CLIMBING ON SERVICE TRUCK, FELT POP IN FINGER.

While attempting to climb down the ladder of a drill, EE stepped off the bottom step onto uneven ground and turned his ankle causing a fracture. Restricted work duty no lta.

While walking on uneven spoil material, employee stumbled, falling backwards causing his head to strike a rock.

Employee cut his hand/wrist while unloading handrail from a truck bed. the handrail slipped through his hand-cut him.

WAS WORKING ON A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT WHEN A PIECE OF THE EQUIPMENT CAME OFF CAUSING INJURY TO THE 5TH DIGIT ON THE LEFT HAND.

Employee states his foot slipped coming back up over a belt line to get back to a catwalk. As he slipped he caught all 210 lbs of his weight with his left arm stretching tendons on left shoulder. Did not report injury to office until 7-11-05.

EMPLOYEE WAS STACKING BINDERS LOOSE FROM A TRUCK TRAILER. THE LOAD SHIFTED & PINCHED HIS LEFT MIDDLE FINGER, CUTTING FINGERS.

THE MECHANIC WAS ATTEMPTING TO CLIMB DOWN OFF THE BACK OF A MECHANICS TRUCK WHEN HIS FEET SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL TO THE GROUND ON HIS RIGHT ANKLE (STRESS FRACTURE)

EE WAS REMOVING THE REAR END FROM A FUEL TRUCK. WHEN REMOVING THE LAST BOLT THE REAR END BEGAN TO DROP. HIS HAND BECAME CAUGHT BETWEEN THE REAR END AND HIS 1" DRIVE IMPACT WRENCH.

REMOVING A STUCK SPOOL IN A DUAL TILT CONTROL VALVE AND SPOOL RELEASED MASHING FINGER BETWEEN SPOOL AND METAL ON HYDRAULIC HOSE.

TWISTED BACK WHEN TRYING TO AVOID GETTING STUNG BY A BEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS HANDING UP A CAB FILTER TO ANOTHER MECHANIC ON MACHINE. FILTER SLIPPED FROM HAND. HE TRIED CATCHING FILTER AND LEFT MIDDLE AND 4TH FINGERS CAME OUT OF SOCKET, SWOLLEN & PAINFUL.

KNOCKING A PIN OUT OF A COWL ON A D11 DOZER WITH A HAMMER WHEN A PIECE OF THE HAMMER CHIPPED OFF AND EMBEDDED IN RIGHT EYE BROW.

TWISTED RIGHT ANKLE WHILE WORKING ON A 785 TRUCKSPINDAL.

EE WAS WALKING AROUND BACK OF SERVICE TRUCK AND TRIPPED OVER A ROCK. WHEN HE FELL FORWARD, HE PUT HIS ARMS OUT TO CATCH HIMSELF, FELL ON RIGHT HAND/WRIST.

HE WAS DUMPING THE COAL TRUCK, AFTER HE DUMPED HE GOT OUT TO SEE IF TRUCK WAS EMPTY. HE FELL ON ICE AND INJURED HIS KNEE.

EMPLOYEES EXCAVATOR HAD BROKEN DOWN. WHILE ASSISTING A MECHANIC HE CLIMBED UP ON A DOZER BLADE TO RETRIEVE A TOOL. WHEN DESCENDING FROM THE BLADE HE TWISTED HIS KNEES. CONTINUED TO WORK THEN W ENT TO DR ON 12-4-01. MRI COMPLETED, TORN CARTILAGE. SCHEDULED FOR KNEE SURGERY ON 12-3-01.

EE HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED FOR SEVERAL MONTHS WITH CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME IN BOTH HANDS. HE HAS MISSED NO WORK UNTIL TODAY (11/6/01) DUE TO SURGERY ON HAND. SECOND SURGERY WILL BE LATER.

HAULING COAL DOWN HILL, LOST BRAKES AND HIT ANOTHER TRUCK FROM THE REAR RESULTING IN LIFTINGIT UP AND TURNING IT OVER.

EE WAS ASSISTING A WALKER MACHINERY EE IN LOADING A DOZER IDLER INTO A PARTS TRUCK. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO HOOK A CHAIN TO THE IDLER FOR LIFTING WITH BACKHOE, THE IDLER TILTED TO THE GROUND STRIK ING EE IN LEFT LEG.

EE WAS USING AN AIR WRENCH REPAIRING CUTTING EDGES FOR A BULLDOZER. THE O-RING SLIPPED ON THE WRENCH ALLOWING THE PEN TO COME OUT OF SOCKET STRIKING EE ON LEFT HAND BETWEEN THUMB AND FOREFINGE R.

EE WAS CHANGING A TIRE AND WHEN HE WAS LOWER THE LOCK RING TO THE GROUND IT PINCHED HIS LEFT INDEX IFNGER IN LOCK RING GAP HAD TO HAVE SUTURES.

WAS REPAIRING COAL TRUCK TIRE, IMPROPERLY INSTALLED INNER LOCK RING, STARTED TO AIR UP TIRE, CAUSING THE LOCK RING TO SLIP AND HIT THE AND OF AIR HOSE. THUS SENT IT AIR BORNE TO WHERE HE WAS S TANDING.

EMPLOYEE GOT OUT OF TRUCK AND STEPPED ON A BOARDWITH A NAIL IN IT. WENT TO HOSPITAL FOR TETANUS SHOT.

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO OPEN THE DOOR ON POWDER TRKHE REACHED DOWN WITH HIS LEFT HAND FOR THE DOORHANDLE BUT DIDNT PULL HARD ENOUGH TO OPEN THE DOOR. HE THEN REACHED WITH HIS RIGHT HAND FOR THE T OTTOM CORNER OF DOOR & PULLED AS HE HELD THE HANDLE WITH HIS LEFT HAND & WHEN HE PULLED HIS RIGHT HAND WAS VERY NEAR EXHAUST GUARD HIS HAND STRUCK THE GUARD CAUSING A LACERATION

EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING A ROLL OF HOSE WHEN THE PLASTIC STRAP BROKE. EMPLOYEE FELL BACK AND HIT HIS LEFT ELBOW/ARM ON THE SIDE BOARD OF TRUCK.

EMPLOYEE HAD LIFTED A PUMP TO INSTALL ON A 992G LOADER ON 8-5-00. HE WAS HAVING CHEST PAINS ON 8-10-00 AND WENT TO HOSPITAL. HE WAS TOLD THAT HE HAD STRAINED LIFTING THE PUMP AND CAUSED A PI N HOLE IN OUTER WALL OF LUNG WHICH CAUSED THE CHEST PAINS.

EE WAS RETURNING TO EE PARKING LOT WHEN HE HAD A FATAL HEART ATTACK. THIS OCCURED AT THE END OF THE EE SHIFT.

12/15/99 EE SLIPPED IN MUD CAUSING HIM TO VISIT SO. WILLIAMSON THAT EVENING. DR. EVAL. AS A SPRAIN. EE CONTINUED TO WORK. KNEE BECAME WORSE OVERVACATION WHILE PLANT WAS CLOSED. HE REPORTED TO FAMILY DR. AND AN MRI PLANNED. THE EE CALLED ME AT HOME EXPLAINING HIS DR. REPORT. UPON RETURNING FROM VACATION I AM REPORTING THIS INJURY. EE HAS TORN LIGAMENTS AND SURGERY IS SCHEDULED.

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A BULL DOZER TRACK PAD WHEN HE FELT SOMETHING POP IN ABDOMEN AREA. ABSENT FROM WORK TO VISIT DR 5-25. REORTED BACK TO WROK 5/26. WILL BE ABSENT AGAIN ON 6-1-99 FOR HERN IA SURGERY. DR REPORTS WILL BE ABSENT 2 TO 4 WEEKS.

EE WAS USING A SLEDGE HAMMER IN A TIGHT SPACE, LOST HIS GRIP ON HANDLE, HAMMER BOUNCED BACK AND STRUCK RIGHT THUMB.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING BOLTS ON A WISHBONE WHEN THE WRENCH EMPLOYEE WAS USING, BROKE AND HIT EMPLOYEE IN FACE ON LEFT CHEEK BONE.

EE HAD MOUNTED DOZER TO BEGIN SHIFT.HE SAT DOWN IN THE OPERATORS' SEAT AND HAD A MASSIVE HEART ATTACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS DISMOUNTING A G-16 MOTOR CRAGER. WHEN EMPLOYEE PLACED RIGHT FOOT ON THE GROUND STEPPED ON ROCK CAUSING HIS ANKLE TO TWIST.