Freelandville Mine Coal

Employee was dumping wet material on the upper west dump when the dump gave way. The end dump traveled backwards over the dump before over turning.

Employee was moving a piece of pipe with a chain fall, the load became unbalanced and tilted and struck employee's right foot. Causing a small fracture.

EXITING SCALES TRACTOR TRAILER UNIT WAS DRIVEN ON SHOULDER AND ROLLED OVER ONTO ITS SIDE INJURING DRIVER INSIDE.

Fuel hose struck his nose. On medication and cannot work.

Employee was cutting a piece of belting, when his knife slipped and cut his arm, requiring a few stitches.

Employee slipped and stepped into a hole and twisted his leg.

Employee was cleaning ice on refuge belt roller, when glove caught on roller.

Employee was operating a dozer when he backed over a rock and strained his neck and shoulder.

EE was performing repair work on the stacker belt, when he fell off stacker belt and bruised his ribs.

Cut left small finger with a broken hose clamp.

Cable on mechanics truck broke letting belly pan fall. Struck right hand fracturing little finger.

Air arcing on a wash plant screen and received a flash burn on both eyes.

HE WAS PUSHING A BAR INTO THE SCREEN AND BENT HIS WRIST BACK.

Loading hydraulic pump into back of parts truck. Pump flipped over pinning finger between pump and truck bed.

Operator said his end dump was over heating. The operator stopped to check coolant level and as he was loosening the filler cap it came off suddenly and sprayed his face and chest and arm with hot coolant. It resulted in first and second degree burns on his face, arm, and chest.

Lifting and cleaning heavy equipment parts.

Tearing down and cleaning engine parts. He was lifting and moving heavy parts and twisted back.

Employee states he was climbing back to the platform with an air hose and wand when the air line hose hit him in the back and he lost his footing and fell approximately 4 feet on his neck and back.

Employee stepped out of parts trailer onto a rock and twisted his ankle.

EE was grinding metal and a sliver got into his eye.

EE WAS CHANGING ENGINE OIL IN THE SHOVEL. HE TURNED AROUND AND BUMPED HIS ELBOW ON THE TRACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS EXITING THE PREP PLANT TO DO HIS REGULAR LABORER'S JOB WHEN ANOTHER EMPLOYEE THREW A CHUNK OF COAL OUT THE WINDOW, HITTING EE ON THE HEAD.

CHANGING SUCTION PLATE ON GIW PUMP, ROTATED PLATE AND IT CUT AND MASHED RING AND MIDDLE FINGERS ON LEFT HAND.

EE BACKED UP OVER A BERM TO DUMNP HIS LOAD AND WENT DOWN THE SLOPE.

EE WAS HOLDING A METAL STRIP WHILE ANOTHER EE WAS WELDING.

EE WAS USING A GRINDER-SLIPPED AND LACERATED RIGHT INDEX FINGER.

SNOW AND ICE, REMOVING A WINDSHIELD WIPER FROM A DOZER BEING PARTED OUT.

CLIMBING ON DOZER ROLLER FRAME & LOST FOOTING & SPRAINED KNEE BETWEEN ROLLER FRAME & BLADE PUSH ARM

WAS WORKING ON FINAL DRIVE ON D9N DOZER WITH IMPACT WRENCH.

EMPLOYEE WAS DISMOUNTING FROM WATER TRUCK, WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL.

INSTALLING A BUCKET TOOTH ON CAT 988B LOADER. HE WAS HITTING IT WITH A HAMMER AND A PIECE OF METAL BROKE OFF AND HIT HIM IN THE ARM AND WAS IMBEDDED THERE.

EE DROPPED A LARGE WRENCH IN THE MUD WHILE WEARING SAFETY GLASSES & MUD SPLASHED INTO EYE UNDER GLASSES

WELDER WAS WELDING ON AN END DUMP WHEN A PSRAK CUASED A FIRE ON WELDING TRUCK AIR COMPRESSOR. EE STEPPED UP TO BACK OF TRUCK OF EXTINGUISH A HOLE WAS APPARENTLY BURNED INTO AIR COMPRESSOR AIR HOSE CUASING FLAMES TO BLOW ONTO EE.

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING MISC PARTS FROM TRAILER TO PICK UP AND STEPPED INTO PICK UP FROM TRAILER WHEN RIGHT ANKLE TWISTED. EMPLOYEE SAT DOWN FOR A FEW MINUTES, THOUGHT IT WAS OK THE WENT BACK TO P ARTS TRAILER AND THE RIGHT ANKLE GAVE OUT. THAT WAS WHEN EMPLOYEE NOTICED DISCOLORATION AND KNOT FORMING.

IT WAS DAR AND EEE WAS TRYING TO HURRY TO GET CRUSHR FIXED. SHOULD HAVE LOOSENED BRACKETS BEFORE TRYING TO PUT BELT ON.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING OBSTRUCTION FROM CRUSHER CHUTE WHEN MATERIAL DISLODGED AND MASHED HIS LEFTRING FINGER AND BROKE THE TIP.

AREA WAS MUDDY: SHOVEL ON UNEVEN GRADE

SHOLVELING COAL OUT FROM UNDER BREAKER WHEN BACK CAUGHT & COULD NOT STAND UP VERY WELL.

WAS LIFTING A STARTER THAT WAS GREASY UP INTO THE MOTOR AREA OF THE 988B LOADER WHEN IT SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HANDS, FALLING ON RIGHT LEG AT KNEE AREA.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING COAL UP AROUND CONVEYOR WHEN HE BUMPED HIS HARD HAT ON BOTTOM OF CONVEYOR KNOCKING HARD HAT OFF. WHEN HE BENT DOWN TO GET IT HE BUMPED HIS HEAD ON THE CONVEYOR CUTTING TO P LEFT OF THE HEAD.

WORKING IN PIT CLEANING #6 SEAM OF COAL. DUMP LOADER BUCKET OFF EDGE OF COAL AND HIT ROCK IN SPOIL BANK AND JERKED BACK SUDDENLY. 4-22-96 CLEANING #7 SEAM OF COAL ON TOP PIT AND TIRE DROPPED O FF IN SEAM AND JERKED BACK AGAIN.

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING METAL WHEN A SPARK ROLLED BACK AND HE LAYED HIS ELBOW BOWN ON IT. THE INJURED SITE LATER BECAME INFECTED.