Docks Creek, LLC: 494 MSHA citations Coal

Lowering a barge wire in the barge. Piece of metal went through finger.

Working in a squatting position for 30 - 40 minutes wiring a crusher motor. Knee began to ache but finished up the shift. Pain intensified on the way home.

Employee received an electrical shock after touching a power line while cleaning out a drop chute. Employee was sent to the hospital for burns on both hands and an exit injury on the right leg.

The employee was beginning to climb down a set of steps from a work platform when the platform tilted causing a loss of balance. As the individual attempted to secure himself, he fell on his back which ultimately resulted in pain to the back and neck.

The injured individual was attempting to descend from a piece of chute work onto a tail roller guard following a repair when he found himself to be slipping. He then proceeded to jump from the tail roller guard as opposed to falling from a distance of 4'7" to the concrete pad. The impact ultimately resulted in a fracture to the right heel.

The injured employee was attempting to remove excess coal buildup from a transfer chute when he slipped and struck his right shoulder on the chute structure ultimately resulting in a contusion.

While crossing the handrails, his hand slipped and he fell against the rails.

EE SAID HE PULLED UP ANOTHER DRIVERS TRUCK, WHILE GETTING OUT HE SLIPPED AND FELL. HE TRIED TO GRAB THE HANDRAIL BUT MISSED IT, AND FELL. DRIVER SAID HE HAD MAGNETITE ON HIS BOOTS. DRIVER WORK ED THE REST OF HIS SHIFT AND PART OF THE NEXT DAY, WHEN HE DECIDED HE WAS IN TOO MUCH PAIN TO WORK. POSSIBLE SPRAINS AND STRAINS. NO WITNESSES.

ATTEMPTING TO START A/C FAN BLADE IN CAB OF LOADER. OPERATOR WAS ATTEMPTING TO SPIN FAN BLADE WHEN IT STARTED, CUT HIS FINGER.

EE WAS BACKING DOZER OVER SYNFUEL COAL PILE. DOZER BACKED OVER A DITCH AND CAM DOWN REAR END FIRST JARRING BACK & NECK.

CLIMBING UP, DOWN CRUSHER STEPS, HURT BACK & KNEE. BACK & KNEE STARTED HURTING WHEN HE RETURNED TO HIS LOADER TO BEGIN OPERATION.

EE SLICED HIS HAND WHILE WORKING ON A SIZEABLE DYE AND NEEDED MEDICAL ATTENTION SO WE SENT HIM TO GET THE CUT CLEANED AND STITCHED UP. THEY CLEANED AND GLUED THE CUT AND SENT HIM HOME OK.

EMPLOYEE WAS KNOCKING SLAG FROM A WELD AND A PIECE OF SLAG ENTERED HIS EYE.

EMPLOYEE STEPPED OFF A WALL ONTO A PILE OF REBAR, REBAR SHIFTED AND EMPLOYEE TWISTED KNEE.

EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS USING A PRY BAR TO REMOVE FORMS FROM A RADIAL STACKER WHEN THE BAR SLIPPED CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO FALL ON HIS REAR END, LOW BACK PAIN. THIS INJURY WAS NOT REPORTED TO SITE SUPERVISOR UNTIL EMPLOYEE WAS TERMINATED ON 7-1901.

EE WAS JUMPING DOWN ONTO A BARGE. DECK TO TAKE MEASUREMENT OF BARGE. THE DISTANGE WAS ABOUT 6'FT, THE DECK HAD FREST ON IT CAUSING EE TO SLIP AND FALL INJURY HIS BACK.

EE HAS BEEN DRAGNOSED WITH BURSITIS TENOSYNOVITIS FROM REPETATIVE MOTION. HE STATES THAT HIS ELBOWS HURT WHEN ENGAGING BUTTONS ON STACKER CONTROLS, USING SLEDGE HAMMERS, CLIMBING LADDERS.

EMPLOYEE STATES THAT HE WAS GRINDING ON METAL UNDERNEATH RAIL TIPPLE. SAYS HE DID HAVE SAFETY EYEWEAR ON, BUT METAL GOT INTO HIS EYE.

RECEIVED W-COMP FORM FOR CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME RIGHT WRIST. EMPLOYEE ALLEGEDLY HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH CARPEL TUNNEL SYDROME FROM REPETITIVE MOTIONS.

WHILE DUMPING RAIL CARS, THE BAR SLIPPED AND EMPLOYEE FELL BACKWARDS, SKINNED ELBOW AND FOREIGN OBJECT WENT INTO EYE.

STOCKPILE #166 CAUGHT FIRE NO INJURIES A PLAN HAS BEEN SUBMITTED TO REMOVE THE STOCKPILE

EMPLOYEE STATES THAT HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO MOUNT A 988B ENDLOADER WHEN HIS HAND SLIPPED OFF THE RAIL FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK HE DID NOT FALL & THE LOADER WAS IN GOOD CONDITION

EMPLOYEE STATES THAT DUST WENT INTO HIS EYE PARTICLE BECAME IMBEDDED

WHILE MAKING ADJUSTMENT TO BELTLINE, EMPLOYEE STATES HE STRAINED BACK WHILE USING A RACHET. SAW A PHYSICIAN ON 1-25-94.

WHILE REACHING IN TO CLEAR RAIL TRACKS, FELT SHARP PAIN IN BACK. (SHOVELING TRACKS TO CLEAR)

WHILE USING A SLEDGE HAMMER TO OPEN A RAIL CAR DOOR, METAL PARTICLE STRUCK EYE AND BECAME IMBEDDED IN EYE.

UNLOADING RAIL CARS WHEN A PIECE OF METAL FELL FROM RAIL CAR, HIT EMPLOYEE ON TOP OF HARD HAT CAUSIGN HIM TO FALL TO HIS KNEES. CAUSED A STIFF NECK AND HEADACHE.

STRUCK HEAD WITH PRY BAR CAUSIGN A SWELLING ON HEAD.

EE WAS CLOSING A RAIL CAR DOOR WHEN THE BAR SLIPPED & CAUGHT FINGER

988 LOADER HAD A BROKEN STEP EMPLOYEE WAS AWARE THAT STEP WAS BROKEN & WAS SCHEDULED TO BE REPAIRED HOWEVER HE SAID HE FORGOT ABOUT THE MISSING STEP WHEN DISMOUNTING EMPLOYEE STATED THE INCIDE NT HAPPENED ON 03-17-92 SAW DR ON 03-27-92

EE WAS ON BACK OF TRUCK FELL OFF TWISTED ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS REPAIRING BROKEN WINDSHIELD TO PICKUP TRUCK. HAND SLIPPED ONTO BROKEN GLASS.

LOCKING DOOR ON RAIL CAR WHEN BAR SLIPPED OUT AND STRUCK HIM.

EMPL ROLLING UP FUEL HOSE,HANDLE CAME OFF STRIKING NOSE.

EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING MOUNTING BRACKET FOR LIGHT ON TOP OF DISCHARGE CHUTE OF RADIAL STACKING CONVEYOR(NEW INSTALLATION).BEARING MOUNTS BROKE WHICH NEED CHUTE ALLOWING CHUTE AND EMPLOYEE TO FAL L TO GROUND.EMPLOYEE SUFFERED BRUISES TO LEFT SIDE OF BODY AND FOREHEAD AND FRACTURED LEFT DISTAL METACARPAL.

INJURED WAS WATCHING MECHANICAL SAMPLER AT BIG SANDY RIVER TERMINAL. HE CHECKED SAMPLE CONTAINER AFTER APPROX 1 HR. AND THERE WAS VERY LITTLE COAL IN IT. HE TRIED TO UNCLOGG WET COAL FROM SA MPLE SAVE SHOOT WHEN CUTTER CAME ACROSS AND PINNED HIS 2 FINGERS IN THERE.

SAMPLEMAN WAS CLEANING AUTOMATIC SAMPLERS WHICH HE THOUGHT HE SHUT OFF COMPLETELY.HOWEVER AS HE WAS CLEANING OUT THE SAMPLER A PIECE STILL IN MOTION CUT HIS FINGERS.

DRIVER WAS TRYING TO CLOSE TAILGATE WHICH WAS WEDGED OPEN. WHEN DRIVER TRIED TO RELEASE WEDGE HE WAS STRUCK BY TAILGATE IN HEAD AS IT CLOSED.

HE WAS LIFTING A PIECE OF STEEL WHEN HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN THE MIDDLE OF HIS BACK.

EE WAS UNPLUGGING A HOPPER OF COAL WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER. A COAL FRAGMENT FLEW INTO HIS LEFT EYE.RESULTING IN HIS LEFT CORNED BEING SCRATCHED.

WAS TYING OFF A BARGE WITH ROPE IN RIGHT HAND. ROPE GOT FOULED AND JERKED LOOSE TWISTING WRIST IN PROCESS.

THE INJURED WAS OVERSEEING SEVERAL CUTTING AND WELDING JOBS GOING ON SIMULTANEOUSLY.IN BETWEEN CHECKING ON JOBS HE LIFTED HIS PROTECTIVE HELMET FORGETTING TO LOWER IT AS HE APPROACHED A JOB.AS HE WAS NEARING THE WORK SITE,A STEEL FLAKE FLEW INTO HIS LEFT EYE.MINOR TEMPORARY DAMAGE RESULTED.

I.NAME COMPLETED SHOVELING COAL OFF BELTLINE.DECIDED TO JUMP DOWN SMALL COAL PILE 6'DROP.TWISTED RIGHT ANKLE DR RECOMMENDS 2 WKS OFF TO HEAL SPRAIN AND OR OTHER DAMAGES.

I.NAME PLACED FOOT UNDER A MECHANICAL ARM & START ED MACHINE WHILE FORGETTING WHERE HE HAD HIS FOOT THE MECHANICAL ARM SQUEEZED HIS RT.FOOT

I NAME WAS RUNNING A MUSTANG SMALL FROANT END LOADER WHEN A LUMP OF COAL FELL INBETWEEN THE FOOT CONTROLS AND BUCKET I NAME ATTEMPTED TO KICK THE LUMP OUT WITH HIS RIGHT FOOT WHEN HIS LEFT FOO

EMPL TRIPPED STUMBLED & FELL ONTO 6" PIECE OF CHANNEL IRON WHICH CAUGHT HIM IN RIGHT ARM PIT.

THE INJURED WAS SAMPLING COAL WHEN HE TWISTED WAAY FROM THE MOVING CONVEYOR BELT.HE DROPPED THE SHOVEL WITH THE COAL SAMPLE AND SOMETHING POPPED.HE COULD NOT STAND STRAIGHT.

WRENCH SLIPPED OFF OF BOLT AND RIGHT KNUCKLES WERE CUT.

I.NAME WAS ON A CONVEYOR BELT AND FELL OFF HE FELL TEN FEET AND LANDED ON A SOFT PIPE OF COAL ON HIS FEET I.NAME COMPLAINED OF BACK PAIN AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO HOSPITAL VIA LIFE SQUAD DIAGNOSI S BRUISED BACK NOTHING BROKEN

I.NAME WAS ERECTING A NEW PIECE OF EQUIPMENT WHEN THE CRANE SLIPPED AND MASHED HIS RT FOREARM WITH THE PIECE OF STEEL BEING LIFTED

I.NAME WAS CLIMBING DOWN LADDER OF LOADER AND LOST HIS GRIP AND FELL WHEN HE LANDED ON HIS LEFT HAND IT BROKE

I.NAME WAS INSTALLING A GARAGE DOOR WHILE POUNDING ON A METAL BRACKET A SMALL PIECE OF METAL SHATTERED AND WORKED ITS WAY INTO HIS LEFT EYE

I.NAME HAD RT FOOT UNDER BOBCAT BUCKET WHICH WAS APPROX THREE INCHES OFF THE GROUND THE OPERATORS FOOT ACCIDENTLY LOWERED THE BUCKET FULLY TO THE GROUND LANDING ON I.NAMES FOOT ACCORDING TO TH E DR REPORT NO BONES WERE BROKEN BUT THE FOOT WOULD BE BRUISED

SHARP PAIN IN LOWER AND UPPER BACK/NUMBNESS IN LEGS. CONSTANT JARRING ON BACK RESULTING FROM LONG HOURS ON LOADER.