Cobra: 554 MSHA citations Coal

Employee was changing out 10" metal pipe 9' long, when pipe fell, landing on left foot behind steel toe on boot. Employee has been placed on light duty due to this injury.

Inspecting a weld and as he moved his head he scraped his head on a sharp piece of metal causing a small laceration to top left of head.

Lifting wooden concrete forms approximately 25 lbs.

Employee was installing a coarse cleaner coal screen, when his left foot hung causing him to fall, cutting his leg on sharp edge located in the chute. Employee received 10 staples to left leg.

EE was moving metal into a rack when he caught his left thumb between the piece of metal and the metal rack crushing the tip of his left thumb.

Employee was trying to remove a lge. rock off belt when rock was set down on left hand, he continue to work, on 2/27/09 due to this injury fractured left little finger, surgery required. Employee returned to reg. duty with no restrictions on 2/28/09

Employee was exiting the Cat 988 end loader when he slipped and fell straining his groin muscles.

EMPLOYEE PICKED UP A BELT ROLLER & STRAINED HIS BACK. NOTE: EMPLOYEE WORKED UNTIL 9/13/04 & THEN STARTED MISSING WORK.

Employee alleges he strained his back pulling on the chain to clean the metal magnet from the coal stockpile.

EE WAS USING HAND TOOLS WHEN THE WRENCH SLIPPED AND STRUCK HIS UPPER LIP CAUSING A LACERATION.

EE ATTEMPTED TO CATCH A LINER AND STRAINED HIS BACK.

EE ALLEGES HE STRAINED HIS UMBILICAL WHILE PULLING A CHAIN.

EMPLOYEE WAS STRUCK ON THE LEFT FOOT WHILE INSTALLING ROLLERS IN A BELT LINE.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING HANDTOOLS ON THE BATTERY COMPARTMENT OF A LOADER WHEN THE COMPARTMENT LID CLOSED ON HIS LEFT MIDDLE FINGER.

EE WAS USING HANDTOOLS TO ADJUST AN INTERIOR LIGHT WHEN A FOREIGN OBJECT ENTERED HIS RIGHT EYE.

EE WAS REMOVING A GUARD TO CHECK THE CRUSHER WHEN A FOREIGN OBJECT ENTERED HIS LEFT EYE. EE WAS PRESCRIBED EYE DROPS AND WAS RELEASED TO RETURN TO WORK.

EE STRUCK HIS HEAD ON THE DOOR FRAME.

SPEED REDUCER ON CONVEYER ROLLED OVER ON LEG.

INJURED WAS USING OXY/ACT TORCH TO CUT MATERIAL. OXYGEN HOSE FAILED.

EE ALLEGES HE STRAINED A MUSCLE IN HIS LEFT HAND WHEN HE OPENED AN INSTPECTION DOOR ON THE CYCLONE OVERFLOW BOX.

EMPLOYEE CUT HIS THUMB WITH A BELT KNIFE.

EE WAS OPERATING A MUD TRUCK AND WHN HE TURNED TO CROSS A BRIDGE, THE TRUCK BROKE THROUGH A GUARD RAIL AND DROPPED INTO THE CREEK BELOW.

EMPLOYEE ALLEDGES HE SLIPPED ON OIL ON THE PLANTAND STRUCK HIS KNEE ON THE METAL FLOOR. (NOTE: EMPLOYEE'S FIRST DAY AWAY FROM WORK IS 06/03/99).

EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND FELL GETTING IN BED OF PICK-UP TRUCK. NOTE: EMPLOYEE WORKED UNTIL 2-9-99 THEN STARTED MISSING TIME.

EE STRUCK THE CLEAN COAL TRANSFER CONVEYOR STRUCTURE WHEN HE TURNED AROUND TO FINISH CLEANING UP THE COAL ON THE PLANT FLOOR.

EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON STEPS AND TWISTED HIS KNEE.

EMPLOYEE PICKED UP A BAG OF CATATONIC AND THE BAG HAD A HOLE IN IT AND THE GRANULES FLEW INTO HI EYES.

EMPLOYEE ALLEDGES HE SLIPPED ON A DOZER TRACK AND TWISTED HIS LEFT LEG. (NOTE: THE FIRST DAY HE SATERTED MISSING WORK WAS 7-7-97.)

EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT INDEX FINGE WAS CUT WHILE LOADING A SCREEN INTO A TRUCK.

EE ALLEDGES HE STRAINED HIS BACK WHILE SHOVELING THE TUNNEL.

EE CUT HIS HAND (SMALL FINGER) WHEN HE LIFTED A CANOF WELDING RODS

EE WAS HANDLING A 6" REFUSE LINE AND MASHED HIS RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER.

EE WAS STRUCK BY A GRINDER WHEN IT KICKED BACK WHILE REMOVING BURTS FROM THE CLEAN COAL BIN.

EE ALLEDGES HE STRAINED HIS STOMACH WHILE OPENING CLEAR COAL CHUTE.

EMPLOYEE BURNED HIS RIGHT FOOT WHILE WELDING. EMPLOYEE DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL 2-5-96.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING AROUND TRUCK WHEN HE SLIPPED ON THE ICE. HE LANDED ON HIS SIDE, BREAKING ONE RIB.

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A 4' X 8' SCREEN FROM BOTTOM FLOOR TO #4 FLOOR UP STAIRS AND STRAINED BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING A PUMP CASEING INTO THE BUCKET OF A LOADER. HE BEGAN GETTING MEDICAL TREATMENT ON THE DATE STATED IN ITEM NO 6 FOR BACK INJURY.

REMOVING PUMP DROPPED IT ON HIS FINGER

I,NAME CAUGHT HIS LITTLE FINGER BETWEEN THE CABLE & THE SHEAVE ON THE HOIST IN WHICH CAUSED A LACERATION THAT REQUIRED THREE STITCHES.

EMP. WAS FIXING A FLAT TIRE, WHILE STRIKING THE TIRE RIM OUTER EDGE WITH A HAMMER, THE HAMMER GLACED OFF AND STRUCK THE EMP. ON HIS ANKE CAUSINBG A CHIPED BONE INJURY HIS ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE WENT OVER THE EMBANKMENT TO TURN THE POWER ON THE PUMP WHEN HE FELL STIIKING ON HIS LEFT LEG WHICH CAUSED PULLED MUSCLE TO HIS LEFT LEG.EMPLOYEE WAS NOT USING THE ( ) PROVIDED ON THE EMBANKMENT.

WHILE UNDER A F9EDER HE RAISED UP AND HIT A PIPE .THE IMPACT CAUSE HIM TO GO FOWARD HITTING HIS MOUTH AGAINST A PIECE OF ANGLE IRON BREAKING HIS #9 FRONT TOOTH. T) 3

HE WAS CUTTING 6OLTS FROM OIL FILTER HOUSING ON A 21 S.CAR AND THE HOUSING FELL FROM THE 21S. CAR AND HIT HIS LEFT FOOT AND BROKE HIS #5 TOE.

USING A HAMMER 7O BREAK LOOSE BOLTS THE ALLEN WRENCH FLEW OUT WITH FORCE AND HIT HIM IN THE FACE.HE WAS CUT ON THE UPPER LIP REQUIRED 5 STITCHES.

THE DRIVER OF R9FUSE TRUCK LOST CONTROL OF THE TRUCK WHEN MAKING A RT TURN AND BRAKING THE TRUCK ON A SLIGHT GRADE, DOWNHILL. THE TRUCK WENT INTO A SKID AND RAN THROUGH THE GURARDING AND STOPP WITH THE FRONT 9ND OF THE TRUCK HANGING OVER THE BRIDGE ,THE DRIVER INJURED HIS BACK WHEN HE JUMPED FROM THE TRUCK TO THE GROUND

HE WAS TRYING T2 CATCH A WELDER WHICH WAS FALLING OVER WHEN HE INJURED MUSCLES IN HIS BACK.

WHILE UNLOADING A PIECE OF SHEET METAL ONTO THE PREP. LANT ELEVATOR THE METAL FELL DOWN AND HIT HIS LOWER LEG AND ANKLE, WHEN THE METAL SLIK OFF ONTOT THE ELEVATOR FLOOR.