DUTCH RUN COAL PREPARATION PLANT: 210 MSHA citations Coal

Employee was attempting to locate frozen spot on 10" pipe while on a ladder. The pipe broke and struck EE off the ladder resulting in a broken foot and wrist.

The rock truck operator had just dumped a load of refuse on the boney dump. As EE descended down the hill, EE realized EE did not have brake pressure. The employee then drove the truck through a sump to bring it to a stop. EE struck EE's head in the cab which resulted in a laceration which required 12 staples. EE was wearing EE's seatbelt.

Installing a 2000 amp breaker. When placing the breaker into its location it fell on EE's right index finger. Causing a laceration and getting five stitches.

They were removing a steel pipe at the garage. While moving the pipe it struck the employee on the top of foot causing a bruise.

Employee was trouble-shooting a pump to see if motor was bad or the bearing housing. When they shut off pump when it slowed down and stopped they grabbed the belts and it started to drain the water out of the line which started coasting in reverse and took their thumb through the sheave cutting the thumb.

Changing tire on equipment. The tire fell striking employees foot.

While working on casing in a well pipe, the pipe slipped on its brackets and came down on the employees' right hand.

Contractor was cutting I Beam to remove from plant, when spark got in between building tin and began to smoke. Plant workers and contractor began putting water between tin and extinguished smoke.

Employee was drilling hole on a motor base when the drill bit jammed in hole. He reversed the drill and while pulling back out on the drill the drill struck employee's mouth thus breaking his front teeth. Employee is getting necessary dental work done.

Employee was in the process of putting his left foot on the first rung of the ladder to enter loader. The right foot had been on uneven bottom when his foot rooled to the side.

Employee was attempting to clean material that had built up between the head roller and the chute on the no. 11 belt with a roof bolt when the roof bolt got up against the belt thus causing an avulsion of the left index finger.

Over the road truck driver pulled in to get loaded with coal. Driver was doing his truck inspection. He bent over to check air hoses. When he stood back up he got dizzy, lost balance, fell and hurt his ankle.

Employee had just placed rub rail onto frame of continuous miner & needed to move the cover plate in order to permit the pin to pass through the rub rail to secure to the miner, when the rail fell off the frame of the miner onto the top of employee's feet.

Employee was checking breaker in Motor Control Center Building. As he went to step up on a bucket with screwdriver in right hand he apparently lost his balance and as he went to catch himself he accidently contacted the top side of breaker with screwdriver thus receiving flash burns.

Employee was descending the ladder of the Front-End Loader when he fell backwards thus striking the back of his head on the service truck that was parked adjacent to the Front-End Loader.

EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING A PIECE OF PIPE WITH A HAND HELD GRINDER WHEN A FOREIGN BODY WENT UP UNDER SAFETY GLASSES INTO RT. EYE. EE DID NOT MISS ANY WORK HOWEVER HE DID GET MEDICAL TREATMENT MAKING THIS A MEDICAL REPORT.

EMPLOYEE GOT FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN DOOR AND DRYER CAUSING LACERATION.

EE WAS KNEELING DOWN ON WALKWAY WHEN HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN RT. KNEE.

A COWORKER WAS DRIVING A BOLT OUT OF PIPE FLANGE WITH ANOTHER BOLT AND HAMMER. THE INJURED EE TRIED TO CATCH THE BOLT THAT WAS BEING DRIVEN OUT AND AS HE REACHED FOR THE BOLT, THE BOLT POPPED THRU, STRIKING FINGER CAUSING A LACERATION THAT REQUIRED STITCHES.

EE WAS PUTTING VESSEL BACK TOGETHER WHEN THE PADDLE SWUNG STRIKING HIS LEFT KNEE. EE DID NOT NOTIFY US UNTIL 2-9-01 AT WHICH TIME HE REQUESTED A REPORT BE COMPLETED. ON 2-12-01, EE SAW A PANEL PHYSICIAN AND COURSE OF TREATMENT MAKES THIS REPORT A MEDICAL.

EE CHIPPING ICE ALONG THICKENER AT PLANT AND A PIECE OF STEEL SPALLED FOM HAMMER STRUCK EE IN HAND.

WHILE MOVING CRANE, HE HAD TO CHANGE DIRECTION, TRUCK OPERATOR WENT TO CHANGE GEARS FROM FORWARD TO REVERSE, HE MISSED REVERSE GEAR, CRANE WAS ON AN INCLINE AND BREAKS FAILED. CRANE OPERATOR J UMPED FROM CAB LANDING ON LEFT KNEE. CRANE RAN INTO PARKED FLAT BED TRUCK CAUSING CRANE TO STOP.

USING PAINT SPRAY SYSTEM ON STRUCTURAL STEEL COMPLAINED OF DIZZINESS CHEST PAINS, AND HEADACHE. NOSE BLEED ALSO EXISTED.

WORKMAN JUST FINISHED SETTING A PIECE OF STEEL WITH CRANE ASSISTANCE CRANE OPERATOR RAISED LOAD LINE ABOVE WORKMAN READY TO SWING CLEAR WHEN CRANEMAN WAS DISTRACTED BY GROUND WORKER CRANEMAN T HOUGHT LOAD LINE BRAKE WAS SECURE DIVERTED ATTENTION TO GROUND WORKER LOAD LINE BRAKE WASNT LOCKED BALL DROPPED (15FT(+-)& STRUCK WORKER

HE WAS CRAWLING IN & OUT OF VERTICAL SUMP TO RIG UP CRANE SAID HE APPARENTLY TWISTED KNEE WHILE DOING SO

REWORKING SUMP DESIGN CUT TOP SQUARE END OFF,CONFIGURATION OF CONICAL DESIGN.WORKER FAILED TO SUFFICIENTLY CRIB CONE END OF SUMP.WHEN LAST CUT WAS MADE THE CONE END WEIGHT OVER SHADOWED THE PA RT THAT WAS CUT LOOSE,WORKER WAS ON LADDER ALONG SIDE OF SUMP WHEN CONE END LAYED DOWN ON GROUND,LADDER SHIFTED AND FELL TO GROUND ALONG WITH WORKER,APPARENTLY INJURING LOWER BACK FROM IMPACT