F-9 Prater Branch: 463 MSHA citations Coal

Operator had a virus with nausea & diarrhea. The reason this report is late we were trying to find out from the Dr. if ee was off work because of the bump on his head or the virus, we could not get an answer.

Security guard made rounds and saw that a 992G CAT Loader was on fire. This was a late Sunday night/early Monday morning, no employees were present.

Mechanic was changing a tooth on a loader when the tooth fell off and landed on his foot.

Mechanic was driving in a pin and a piece of metal flew off and lodged in upper left arm. Object was removed by an ER physician.

*****Just received the medical, 1 staple received*****Coming out from under a drill, hit head.

Left rear step had been welded on the right side, when operator steeped on ladder the weld broke on right side causing the left shoulder to be pulled more than normal

Two EEs were injured in an accident involving a pickup truck & a highwall drill. The truck traveled down the drill bench slope & struck the drill. The two EEs were apparently outside the drill, both on foot at the time of the accident & were struck by the truck. The exact location of these 2 EEs have not been determined at this time & the accident is stil under investigaton.

Two EEs were injured in an accident involving a pickup truck & a highwall drill. The truck traveled down the drill bench slope & struck the drill. The two EEs were apparently outside the drill, both on foot at the time of the accident & were struck by the truck. The exact location of these 2 EEs have not been determined at this time & the accident is still under investigaton.

Operator was pushing shot rock out of shot with D11 dozer. As he was backing up a rock rolled in behind him and he didn't see it. When he backed up on the rock the dozer slide off and jarred him and the machine and hurt his back.

Helping the mechanic repair the drill, part of the drill fell on thumb, stitches required.

Cutting lid off a box, struck hand with the box cutter.

The 988 coal loader was chopping coal to load and the 992 spread was working same pit. As 988 was backing up chopping coal, the bumper of the Loader hit the bumper on rock truck.

Two individuals on ATV's were trespassing on jobsite when they drove off a highwall, causing a fatality and one injury.

Employee was changing the cover on the intake on blower when the wrench slipped and caused his rt. elbow to hit the housing.

Two coal trucks collided on the haul road. Sunlight effected drivers vision.

EE was pulling on a roller frame with a slate bar and hit his right elbow. **First reported as first aid--EE began lost time on 7/10/06.**

On 4/18/06 employee was loading holes with the prill truck when the boom swung out and employee twisted using his arm to block the boom. He twisted his lower back and felt pain in groin area. Employee RTW 4/19/06. Employee sought medical care on 5/8/06 and now off work due to scheduled hernia surgery on 5/22/06.

Employee was laying cat-head and cable over in the HWM car when the bottom of the pusher jack caught his left foot, resulting in 11 stitches.

Employee was checking for a chipped tooth on the bucket on the shovel. He pushed a rock out of the way which in turn fell on his left hand & fingers.

EE WAS TIGHTENING APPROX. 200 LUG BOLTS ON THE WHEELS OF CAT 793 TRUCK USING AN AIR GUN FOR APPROX. 45-60 MINUTES.

EE was installing a blade on a Caterpillar 16-G Grader. The chain holding the blade upright slipped off and the blade fell forward. The top edge of the blade struck his left foot just behind the steel toe. He incurred a deep laceration to the top of his foot and fractured three metatarsus bones (big toe and the next two). He is still off from work.

This operator had been off work for several weeks with a back injury that happened at home during an ice storm. He returned to work on 2/2/05 and worked one full shift. The next day he notified his supervisor that he had hurt his back the previous night when he backed over a rock with the D-11 dozer he was operating. He is still off from work.

EE was removing a segment and he was pecking on it using a small sledge hammer. A piece of metal came off the segment and hit him in his lower left arm.

LOADER WENT INTO SHOT TO GET A BUCKET OF ROCK TO LOAD ROCK TRUCK, LOADER HAD STOPPED SUDDENLY. TAKEN OFF WORK JANUARY 14, 2004.

SURVEY STOCKPILE-FELL ON LOOSE COAL. CONTUSION RIGHT ELBOW.

EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING STEERING JACK ON 789 ROCK TRUCK. WHILE USING PRY BAR ON JACK, HE SLIPPED AND FELL CAUSING STRAIN TO UPPER RIGHT ARM.

USING A PRYBAR TO LOOSEN MANIFOLD ON ENGINE. PRYBAR SLIPPED CAUSING RIGHT ARM TO HIT AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR.

EE CLIMBED UP ON THE D11 TRACTOR TO TAKE THE HOURS METER READING AND SERIAL #. SLIPPED ON LEFT HAND STEP DUE TO MUDDY BOOTS AND HIT HISKNEE ON THE BATTERY BOX LATCH.

THE DRIVER WAS CLEANING COAL FROM IN FROMT OF HIS TIRES WHEN THE LOADER PADDED THE TOP OF TRUCK. COAL FELL OFF AND HIT DRIVER ON THE TOP OF THE HEAD.

EE WAS HAULING ROCK WITH 789 TRUCK. HOSE BLEW ON TRUCK AND OIL SHOT ON TURBO, CAUSING TRUCK TO CATCH FIRE. OPERATOR JUMPED OUT OF TRUCK CAUSING SORE SHOULDER. EE'S FIRST DAY OFF FROM WORK WAS 3-8-97.

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING A PILOT VALVE INTO A 5230 CAT SHOVEL. WHILE LIFTING PART FROM SERVICE TRUCK, EMPLOYEE STRAINED HIS BACK.

EE WAS HOLDING TRACK PAD FROM DOZER. WHILE WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO PUT A BOLT IN TRACK, CABLE FROM TRUCK BROKE AND TRACK PAD FELL ON BOTH LEGS AND RT. FOOT. HE WAS TREATED AND RELEASED FROM A L OCAL HOSPITAL