Eel Mine: 10 MSHA citations Coal

AFTER FUELING EQUIPMENT, EE WAS REELING THE HOSE BACK INTO THE FUEL TRUCK WITH THE AUTOMATIC RECOIL, WHEN THE FUEL NOZZLE WAS JERKED FROM HIS HAND. THIS CAUSED HIS ARM TO JERKED AND TWISTED.

EE WAS COMING DOWN THE STEPS OF THE LOADER WHEN HE SLIPPED. HE STRAINED LIAGMENTS IN HIS RIGHT HAND WRIST.

A PIECE OF METAL FROM A AHMMER WENT INTO EE S LEFT HAND. HE WAS HOLDING THE B&O HAMMER AND ANOTHER MECHANIC WAS HITTING IT WITH A SLEDGEHAMMER TO DRIVE A PIN OUT OF AN 85 TON EUCLID.

INJURED WAS DISMOUNTING FROM 777B TRUCK FACING THE TRUCK. AS HE STEPPED ON THE LAST STEP (CABLE) IT SWUNG IN AND HE SUFFERED AN INJURY TO THE KNEE. THIS WAS A REINJURY AS HE HAS HAD SURGERY IN 1991 WHILE IN THE SERVICE.

EE WAS LIFTING WOODEN BLOCKS FOR CRIBBING UP THE REAR OF A CATERPILLAR 637E SCRAPER. AS HE LIFTED THE BLOCK (ABOUT 30#) HE SUFFERED A HERNIA IN THE MIDDLE OF HIS ABDOMEN.

INURED WAS PULLING OUT TOOL DRAWER FROM THE TOOL BOX ON THE LEFT SIDE OF GREASE TRUCK #GT-10. HE PULLED THE TOOL DRAWER OUT SO FAR THAT IT CAME OUT OF THE TOOL BOX AND DROPPED ON HIS FOOT. HE SOUGHT MEDICAL TREATMENT SUNDAY NIGHT AND THE X-RAYS WERE NEGATIVE. HE MISSED ONE DAY OF WORK. THE INJURY WAS REPORTED ON 7-21 WHEN ANOTHER PERSON CALLED HIM AT HOME.

INJURED WAS SHOVELING DRILL SHAVINGS INTO DRILL HOLES WHEN HE OVEREXTENDED HIS REACH AND PULLED THE MUSCLES IN HIS CHEST AREA.

INJURED HAS REPEATEDLY INJURED AND REINJURED HIS BACK DURING THE PAST TWO MONTHS. THE INJURIES OCCURRED AS HE WOULD PULL UP ON THE PLASTIC HOLE LINERS DURING BULK ANFO LOADING. HE CONTINUED TO WORK AND SOUGHT MEDICAL TREATMENT ON 1-24-94. HIS TIME AWAY FROM WORK BEGAN ON 1-26-94.

INJURED WAS LIFTING A PORTION OF CAT WALK INTO HIS TRUCK WHEN IT CAUGHT O SOMETHING AND SLIPPED HITTING HIM IN THE CHEST RIB AREA.

INJURED HAS DEVELOPED KNEE PROBLEMS DUE TO REPEATED MOUNTINGS AND DISMOUNTINGS OF EQUIPMENT, WALKING THROUGH MUD, AND TRIPS AND FALLS WHILE PERFORMING WORK DUTIES.

INJURED WAS AIR ARCING ON SHOVEL BUCKET & WAS FLASHED RESULTING IN A BURN TO HIS LEFT EYE. INJURED SOUGHT MEDICAL TREATMENT ON 10/16/93. SCHECULED OFF WORK ON 10/17 & 10/18.

INJURED WAS DRIVING UP A RAMP AND HIT A LARGE HOLE IN THE ROAD WHICH RESULTED IN HIS MOUTH HITTING THE STEERING KNOB AND BREAKING OFF A TOOTH AND CUTTING HIS INSIDE LIP AREA.

INJURED WAS USING BLACK & DECKAR 6/7" CAT #6816 TO GRIND 3/4" PIPE WHEN A SPARK BOUNCED INTO EYE. HE SOUGHT TREATMENT 7/7/93 WHEN IT CONTINUED TO BOTHER HIM.

INJURED WAS INSTALLING PLATE SLIPPED & INJURED'S HARED HAT FELL OFF & THE ANGLE ON PLATE HIT HIM ON HEAD.

INJURED WAS USING A 16 POUND SLEDGE HAMMER TO DRIVE A SIGN POST. HE WAS HOLDING THE SIGN POST IN HIS LEFT HAND AND HAMMERING WITH THE SLEDGE HAMMER IN HIS RIGHT HAND. HE INJURED HIS RIGHT EL BOW.

INJURED AND TWO MECHANICS WERE LIFTING THE HOOD OF A KOMATSU LOADER. AS THEY POSITIONING THE HOOD HE SUFFERED LOW BACK PAIN.

INJURED ALLEGES REPEATED BOUNCING & JERKING WHILE OPERATING HEAVY EQUIPMENT HAS RESULTED IN LOW BACK PAIN. THERE WAS NO SPECIFIC INCIDENT THAT CAUSED BACK PROBLEM.

EE HAS INFORMED US THAT HE HAS DEVELOPED CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME AS A RESULT OF HIS EMPLOYMENT.

WHEN DISMOUNTING TRUCK HE SLIPPED AND FELL ABOUT 3 FT LANDING ON HIS FEET. HE JERKED HIS BACK WHEN THIS HAPPENED THE PAIN INCREASED LATER IN THE DAY AND HE SOUGHT MEDICAL TREATMENT.

INJURED WAS WALKING FROM WATER PUMP IT WAS ABOUT 5 DEGREES OUT & THE ENTRIE AREA WAS COVERED IN ICE HE SLIPPED & FELL TO THE GROUND INJURING H IS LEFT KNEE

INJURED WAS MOUNTING A CAT 16G GRADER FROM THE REAR TO REFUEL IT. HE MISSED THE GRADRAIL AS HE REACHED AND FELL BACKWARDS ABOUT 2.5 FT HIS HEAD STRUCK THE RIPPER AND HIS SHOULDER STRUCK THE GR OUND. HE WAS TAKEN TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM AT CLAYCOUNTY HOSPITAL.

INJURED WAS ROLLING A SET OF DUAL WHEELS TO INSTALL ON A MACK PIT TRUCK THE WHEELS TIPPED OVER & HE JUMPED TO GET OUT OF THE WAY HE CAME DOWN ON THE SIDE OF HIS FOOT & FRACTURED A BONE IN HIS RT FOOT

95149ED WAS HELPING HIS SUPERVISOR LIFT A THREE INCH WATER PUMP TO LOAD INTO A PICKUP. HIS SUPERVISOR LOST HIS GRIP AND DROPPED THE PUMP. HE KEPT HIS GRIP AND WHEN THE PUMP DROPPED HE INJURED 89209IGHT SHOULDER. HIS TREATMENT CONSISTED OF FOUR TRIPS TO THE CHIROPRACTOR.

95149ED WAS USING HIGH PRESSURE WATER HOSE TO CLEAN THE FRAME OF CAT 777B TRUCK. HE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES WITH SIDE SHIELDS. SOME SANDY WATER BLEW BACK IN HIS BACK AND RAN IN HIS EYES. HE 03135R SOUGHT MEDICAL HELP TO REMOVE SAND FROM HIS EYES.

INJURED WAS GRINDING AND WELDING ON BLADE OF A CATERPILLAR D8K DOZER. A SPARK FROM THE GRINDER PROBABLY ENTERED HIS EYE. ARUST RING DEVELOPED AND HE SOUGHT MEDICAL TREATMENT ON 7-21-92. HE REPORTED THE INJURY ON 7-23-92.

PREPARING TO LOAD BLASTHOLE FREED AUGER AND IT SWUNG OUT STRIKING HIM IN HEAD AND SHOULDER REC 5 SUTURES FOR LACERATION TO HIS FOREHEAD

INJURED WAS WALKING OVER ROUGH GROUND NEAR SCRAPER LOADING AREA HE TWISTED HIS KNEE THREE OR FOUR DAYS LATER PAIN IN HIS KNEE WORSENED HE SOUGH MEDICAL TREATMENT ON MAY 8 HE WAS EXAMINED & REF ERRED TO A SPECIALIST HE WAS EXAMINED ON MAY 21 BY DR & RECEIVED AN INJECTION IN HIS KNEE

INJURED HAD GONE INTO THE SHAKER TO DISLODGE FROZEN COAL FINES. HE SLIPPED AND STRUCK HIS ELBOW. HE FINISHED THE SHIFT AND WORKED PART OF THE NEXT SHIFT, THEN ASKED TO GO HOME. HE SOUGHT MEDIC AL TREATMENT ON 12-6-91.

INJURED WAS INSTALLING A HOIST CYLINDER 80BLS ON A CAT D7LGP DOZER. THE FOLLOWING DAY HIS TESTICLE WAS SWOLLEN DUE TO A PINCHED BLOOD VESSEL.