Grand River Terminal: 454 MSHA citations Coal

Miner was mounting dozer for beginning of work day. While standing on the track of the dozer, the miners foot slid off of the track causing the miner to fall, striking lower left back on the bottom step of the dozer. Miner was taken to ER and was diagnosed with a Lumbar Transverse Fracture.

Mechanic performing Level One Inspection on Boom Truck. Mechanic extended boom in the air when a 2"X7" metal bracket that was not secured to boom, dislodged and fell. The bracket struck the mechanics left hand causing a nickel size puncture wound.

On 10-11-14 at about 0830, an employee was closing doors on empty rail car. When closing the last door on this car the pry bar slipped out of the door latch causing employee to fall backwards and twisting the left knee.

An employee was attempting to use the pneumatic dump on the rail car in the shaker house. As the employee was holding up the lid covering the pneumatic dump box his hand slipped off the lid and pinched his left index finger between the lid and the housing. The employee was then taken to the ER where he received stitches. He returned to work on restricted duty.

Employee was serving as "Fire watch" for maintenance related activites, he suffered from heat exhaustion. Employee was taken to the hospital and given fluids the doctor recommended 3 days off to recover.

Employee received flash burns to his left eye while assisting in maintenance. A prescription eye drop was prescribed and an additional eye covering bandage. EE missed 1 day of work.

EE smashed his right index finger while trying to close a railcar door.

Mechanic was getting metal angle iron from rack. As he lifted the 20' long piece he positioned his hands and body improperly. An unexpected shift of the other angle iron pieces resulted in the tip of the middle finger on his right hand being crushed against the metal rack. Tip of the finger had bone crushed nail was damaged and skin split on side of finger.

Employee was cutting a bearing off a shaft, which was laying on the gravel. The employee cutting stepped to his right. The cutting torch passed by the backside of the fire watch employee's left leg resulting in a second degree burn, approximately 3"x5" with quarter size blister.

At apporx 07:45 operator EE while dismounting the CAT D9R dozer twisted his right knee. He was taken to the clinic and released to LLD until his follow up appt in a week.

Employee stepped off the last stair step onto a chuck of coal, twisting his right ankle.

Employee just finished attending a Safety team meeting and was preparing to start his work shift. Employee collapsed at top of stairs leading from employee break area after grasping chest and going into convulsions.

GRT Employee was closing a railcar hopper door at GRT#1. He was using a pry bar to close the latch and the bar slipped off the latch and struck him in the left knee

Employee was coming down the stairs of the GRT#4 barge loader and missed the third step. He fell forward and landed on his left leg straining his thigh and knee.

Employee was operating a Caterpillar D9R (Co #7704) and was in the process of pushing coal into feeder 7711. The dozer fell on to the feeder and upon impact the operator struck his head on the windshield receiving injuries consisting of laceration to head, 8 broken ribs, 5 fractured vertebra, 1 punctured lung and 1 bruised lung.

GRT Employee was leaving the shop at the east end of the building to get into his pickup truck. He stepped on the railroad tie parking block and his right foot slipped off the tie resulting in him falling and twisting his left leg and breaking it.

Employee was walking around the tailwheel of 7416 conveyor and tripped on the counter weight rail stop and fell.

KMT-GRT employee was knocking railcar hopper doors open at the GRT#1 facility and was stepping from the upper level walkway to the lower level. EE stepped on a chuck of coal on lower walkway and twisted his right ankle.

Employee was removing tailgate on a Cat 773B Coal Truck, using a three part choker sling and the National Series 1100 crane. The choker was off center, so they set the tailgate back down on the truck bed to remove tension from the cables and readjust them. As the employee was adjusting the cable the load shifted pinching his right index finger between the load and the cable.

Employee was operating a Case 1845C Skid Steer loader and as he ascended an incline at GRT#1 the loader stalled and rolled down hill and struck a steel beam.

Employee caught his right hand between a prybar and rail car frame while attemping to close a reailcar hopper door.

Employee was climbing down from a Caterpillar D9R track dozer and slipped and fell on the push arm.

Employee was using a pry bar to close railcar hopper doors at GRT#1. The pry bar slipped causing the employee to fall landing on his left leg, resulting in a fractured left ankle.

Employee stepped in a pot hole and twisted his right ankle

Employee was closing railcar hopper doors and got his left hand caught between the door and the closing latch.

Employee stepped off the back of the maintance truck and felt a pop in the left knee.

GRINDING STEEL, WINDS GUSTY. FOREIGN OBJECT HIT THE EYE. SAFETY GLASSES AND HOOD IN PLACE.

EMPLOYEE RECEIVED A BACK STRAIN WHEN PULLING ON A HOSE WHEN WASHING DOWN THE CONVEYOR AREA.

COAL DUST WAS IGNITED INSIDE THE 7414 TUNNEL VENTILATION DUCT.