East Gulf Plant & Refuse: 1 recorded fatality Coal

EE DROVE END LOADER UP HILL TO NO. 6 REFUSE BELT. HE STOPPED TO UP UNDER THE BELT. THE END LOADER ENGINE QUIT AND THE END LOADER ROLLED BACKWARDS. THE REAR OF THE END LOADER WENT UP A LITTLE B ANK AND THE ENDLOADER ROLLED OVER ON ITS SIDE.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE PUT HAND IN OPENING WHERE COAL DISCHARGES OUT OF FUEL SCREW WHILE IT WAS OPERATING THE 1ST JOINT OF HIS RT THUMB WAS CUT OFF

EE STATED THAT WHILE REMOVING THE SEAT FROM REFUGE DUMP DOZER, HE PULLED SOMETHING IN HIS LEFT GROIN AREA AND LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE HAD FINISHED PUTTING LIGHT BULB WD-10 DOZER JUMPED FROM TRACKS DOWN TO GROUND & SPRAINED HIS LEFT FOOT

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE STEPPED OFF RAIL ROAD CAR TO THROW SWITCH AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT ANKLE ON LOOSE ROCK.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS WORKING OF REFUSE BELTS WHEN HIGH WINDS BLEW SOMETHING IN HIS LEFT EYE. HE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES AT THE TIME.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT WHILE HAMMERING ON A STUCK ROLLER THE BELT CAUGHT HIS GLOVE AND PULLED HIS RIGHT HAND BETWEEN THE BELT AND ROLLER, INJURING HIS RIGHT HAND.

EE STATED THAT HE WAS PUNCHING AND BREAKING UP MATERIAL WITH A LONG PIPE IN FRONT OF ROLL FEEDER INSIDE DRYING CHAMBER ON THERMAL DRYER, HE HIT HIS RIGHT HAND INTO THE SIDE OF THE CHAMBER WALL INJURING HIS HAND.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS TAKING 200 H.P. MTOOR TO HM PUMP ON A 4 WHEEL CART. HE PUSHED MOTOR OVER TO GET YB GUARD ON RINSE PUMP. USED LEFT LEG TO PUSH ON MOTOR AND HURT HIS LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS TAKING HEAD OFF 8X10X21 GOYNE PUMP, THE HEAD SLIPPED AND FELL ON HIS RIGHT FOOT.

EE STATED THAT HE WAS WALKING OVER TO TAKE A READING ON CONTROL PANEL WHEN HE TRIPPED, JAMMING HIS RIGHT KNEE.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT WHILE CROSSING UNDER BELT ON CROSS WALK HE SLIPPED AND TWISTED HIS KNEE.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS USING EXTENSION LADDER TO 4N-STOP SILO FEEDER, THE LADDER SLIPPED AND EMPLOYEE FELL ABOUT 6' OR 7'- HURTING HIS WRISTS AND RIBS.

EMPL REPLACING CHAIN ON MAGNETIC SEP.SLIPPED AND SPRAINED RIGHT KNEE.

EMPL CLOSING DOORS ON RR CARS AND BUMPED RIGHT ELBOW. FIRST DAY OFF 12-12-92.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS LIFTING 150 HP MOTOR WITH CHAIN HOIST, THE HOOK CAME LOOSE AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE ABOVE LEFT EYE. THE INJURY REQUIRED 5 STITCHES.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE STEPPED OFF WALKWAY ON STACKER BELT, SLIPPED IN MUD AND SPRAINED HIS ANKLE.

LUNG CONDITION RESULTED FROM EXPOSURE TO DUST

EMPL STATED THAT HE WAS HELPING TO LIFT PUMP WHEN HE STRAINED LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE CUT HIS FINGER ON A JAGGED PIECE OF METAL WHILE LIFTING RR CAR RETRACKER.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE SLIPPED IN MUD WHILE GREASING A REFUGE BELT HEAD-INJURED LEFT ANKLE

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS TIGHTENING BOLTS ON SUCTION OF PUMP THE WRENCH SLIPPED OFF HITTING HIM ON THE MOUTH

DRIVER FELL OFF SIDE OF TRUCK & HURT KNEE.

EMPL TURNING A SIEVE SCREEN,LEFT THUMB WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN HINGE POINT AND TURN TABLE.

UNLOADING PUMP BARREL FROM PICKUP BARREL DROPPEDFINGER

INJURED WAS DROPPING RAILROAD CARS & THE RETARDER HOIST ROPE BROKE HITTING HIS RIGHT LEG & HIP

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS OPERATING R.R. CAR HOIST WHILE EMPTIES WERE BEING DROPPED ON MIDDLINGS TRACK. DUE TO FREEZING RAIN ON RAILS, CARS BEING DROPPED IN WERE GOING TO FAST HITTING CARS T HAT WERE ATTACHED TO HOIST ROPE. HOIST ROPE BROKE THE END WITH THE CAR CHAIN CAME BACK & HIT THE EMPLOYEE ON HIS RIGHT LEG, JUST BELOW KNEE.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT A ROCK WAS STUCK IN REF. CHUTE. HE SHUT THE BELT DOWN & PUNCHED ROCK OUT OF CHUTE CAUSING THE BELT TO FILL UP. THE ROCK HIT A BAR IN HIS HAND PUSHING IT AGAINST CHUTE, MAS HING HIS FINGER

PICKED UP VALVE STRAINED MSUCLE ON R. SIDE.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS WALKING UNDER PLANT & STEPPED NTO SOME SOFT MATERIALS. HE SLIPPED & FELL CATCHING HIMSELF WITH HIS LEFT HAND, HURTING HIS SHOULDER. HE CONTINUED TO WORK EACH SCHED. SHIFT THROUGH 7-18-88.

EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS PULLING AIR FILTER OUT OF D8 DOZER WHEN HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.

AS TRUCK WAS BACKING UP TO DUMP COAL THE FRONT TIRE GOT TO CLOSE TO THE EDGE AND WHEN THE DRIVER TRIED TO DUMP HIS LOAD THE BED WRUNG OFF CAUSING THE FRAME OF THE TRUCK TO TWIST.

EMPLOYEE STATED3BAR SLIPPED WHILE CLOSING UP RR CAR DOOR.

CHANGING TIRE O3 TRUCK HIT WRIST WITH TIRE BAR

I,NAME SAID ONE3MAN WAS BURNING WITH TORCH TURN AROUND. BURNED I,NAME WITH TORCH ONE THE HAND.

ALTHOUGH CLAIM 3S CHARGED AGAINST CO. AS MINE RELATED NOISE THE CO. FEELS IT IS NOT A RESULT OF MINE RELATED EXPOSURE.

LOSFINH SCRAP M9TAL ON SCRAP TRAILER LOST HIS FOOTING AND F ELL OFF THE TRAILER, LEFT ARM HIT THE DRAW BAR ON R/R COAL CAR

INJ CLAIMED THA7 FUMES FORM NALFLOTE 8833 COAL FLOATION REAGENT IRRITATED SINUS PASSAGES AND CAUSED NAUSEA THIS WAS DUE TO CARRYING AGENT IN A CARELESS MANNER AND SPILLING IT

CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN PIECE METAL WHILE MOVING AIR ACETLINE TANKS.

INJURED WAS CLOSING BOTTOM DOORS ON RAILROAD CAR THE BAR SLIPPED AND HE TWISTED HIS LEFT ANKLE

I.NAME WAS CUTTING NUT OFF OF BOLT PIECE OF NUT FLEW STRIKING I.NAME IN LEFT EYE

CLIMBING INTO R5IL ROAD CAR SCRAPED LEFT LEG.

INJ SAID HE PULLED LEFT LOWER STOMACH WHILE JERKING ON PIPE WRENCH TO FREE STUCK BLENDING AIR LOUVERS ON THERMAL DRYER.1ST DAY LOST TIME 11-14-84.

INJURED WAS STEPPING OFF A R/R CAR & HURT LOWER BACK. THIS IS FELT TO BE A REOCCURRENCE OF AN OLD INJURY IN THAT IT HAPPENS THE SAME WAY RESULTING IN THE SAME TYPE INJUY ONCE EACH YEAR.

SLIPPED & FELL WHILE MEASURING BELT CONVEYOR FOR REPLACEMENT CAUGHT LEFT LEG BETWEEN HEAD ROLLER & STRUCTURE TWISTING LEFT KNEE.

SLIPPED GETTING OFF BACKHOE

TIGHTEN BRAKE ON R R CAR STRAINED BACK.

HAD BEEN HAVING BACK AND LEG PROBLEMS 1 WEEK.WALKING BACK FROM COAL STACKER,FELT LIKE HE WAS SHOCKED BUT NOTHING COULD BE FOUND TO SUBSTANTIATE ANYTHING THAT COULD HAVE SHOCKED HIM.HE FELL AND HIT HEAD ON RAIL.