HCM Plant/Loadout: 629 MSHA citations Coal

Employee was walking across road from one office to another office and slipped and fell breaking her fall with her right hand.

Employee was opening truck hood. The hood would not open so the employee stood on the bumper of the truck to get a better pull and when the hood opened it came down on the employee feet before he could get out of the way.

Loading and unloading pat for dozer (segment head). Went to hospital and they kept for observation because of pain in chest.

Employee was using a cutting torch to do repair work and a piece of metal went under his safety glasses and stuck in his eye. Went to Dr. and had it removed and given medicine.

EE was on the highway to the strip job to get a load of coal and had to turn around, due to a piece of state equipment in the road. He got out of his truck and stepped into a 3-4' ditch, hurting his back. Went to ER for X-rays, they were clear.

Employee was in office weighing trucks. She stood up to leave and somehow tripped and fell on floor. She hit her left shoulder and strained her left foot. Went to E.R. They said sprain of left ankle, x-rays on shoulder & left ankle - do not know about shoulder at this time.

EE was watching automatic track torch welder run on miner beam. Sparks came off of torch when welding and caught EE's pants on fire. He then proceeded to pat out flames with hands.

He was pulling on a belt while working on a pump and his rt. ring finger got caught between the belt & the pulley. Went to hospital - x-rayed & it was broken on the end.

Man was changing tire on coal trailer while another mechanic was working on a bar that goes on the automatic tarp cover. The bar sprung back striking man on lower rt. arm. Was taken to E.R. and sent to an orthopedic surgeon to set broken bones.

ee was trying to get ball off of trailer hitch witha pry bar-strained back

Was cutting piece of metal w/hand torch-piece of spark went under glasses into rt eye. Went to Dr. and was given eye drops.

Was going to lift metal band that connects drainage pipes. Hurt center of back dr said might be pinched nerve.

Employee was cleaning around belt roller at sampling unit with a shovel. The shovel hit the roller & caught ee's left index finger between shovel & roller frame. EE went to the hospital, injury required 5 stitches and he also received a tetnus shot.

EE SLIPPED & FELL HITTING RT LEG & LEFT ELBOW. WENT TO DR. ON 7/5/05 DR SENT HIM FOR XRAY

Climbing off dozer while doing repair work, he lost his footing and slipped causing sprain or muscle injury.

While employee was climbing down from rock truck, he slipped on the last step down and turned his ankle, breaking it.

EE WAS CHECKING RAW COAL CRUSHER FOR MATERIAL BUILDUP, AS HE STARTED DOWN OFF PLATFORM, FOOTING SLIPPED & HE HIT CORNER OF METAL COVER WITH RIGHT ARM JUST BELOW ELBOW. LACERATION REQUIRED 5 STITCHES INNER & OUTER

EE WAS PULLING 6" WATER PUMP HOSE, AND PULLED MUSCLE IN LOWER BACK. CONTINUED TO WORK UP TO 4-26-04 TAKING THERAPY. DR ADVISED TO TAKE OFF 4 OR 5 DAYS TO SEE IF IT HELPED BACK.

EE WAS GOING DOWN STEPS AT TIPPLE TO CHECK CRUSHER PRIOR TO STARTUP. ONE FOOT SLIPPED, HE REACHED TO GRAB HANDRAILS. PULLED MUSCLE IN LOWER BACK LEFT SIDE.

EE WAS SLOPING WITH D-6 DOZER. NOTICED PAIN IN NECK AND SHOULDERS. THOUGHT IT WOULD GO AWAY. MUSCLE SWELLED BETWEEN SHOULDERS. SAW DR ON 9/1/00. PAIN MED, MUSCLE RELAXERS, & THERAPY FOR 2 OR 3 TIMES.

EE STARTED TO WALK AROUND OFFICE DESK, STUMBLES, PUT LEFT ARM OUT TO BREAK FALL AGAINST WALL, FRACTURED HUMEROUS AND THEY THINK POSSIBLY MIGHT HAVE DISLOCATED SHOULDER AND WENT BACK.

EE WAS USING DOZER TO TRY AND PRY STUMP OUT OF GROUND. BLADE SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDER STUMP, CAUSING DOZER TO JERK REAL BAD, PULLED MUSCLE IN RIGHT SIDE LOWER BACK. DR. TOLD HIM TO TAKE 2-3 DAYS AT HOME THEN GO TO REGULAR DR.

EE WAS CLEANING IN DRAW OFF TUNNEL HE SAYS HE PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK HAD TO GO TO DR. HE SAID DR TOLD HIM SUCLE WAS INFLAMED TO TAKE OFF 2 WKS

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING DIP MATERIALS OUT OF WASH BOX M BREAKDOWN, HE FELT PAIN IN RIGHT SIDE OF LOWER BACK; DR RECOMENDED THERAPY ON 7.13.98 EMPLOYEE WENT ON 7.15.98 IT DID NOT HELP. HE CAME TO WORK WHICH THIS WAS HIS FIRST REGULAR DAY BACK HE WORKS WED-SUNDAY-PAIN MED, MUSCLE RELAXER.

EE WAS WALKING ACCROSS PARKING LOT OF COMPANY GARAGE, STEPPED ON PEBBLE, & TURNED RIGHT ANKLE. DR SAID SPRAIN,L STAY OFF IT COUPLE OF DAYS SHOULD BE ALRIGHT.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING CLOSE METAL GATE THAT HAD BEEN STUCK IN MUD-FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK-DR SAIDPULLED MUSCLE ON POSSIBLE DISC DAMAGE WILL ATENDTHERAPY LOCALLY AND DURING DAY WHEN HE IS NOT AT WORK. THEN WILL BE CHECKED BY DR AT HARROGATENEUROLIGHT.

EE WAS HELPING CLOSE CAR DOORS ON TRAIN, HE PULLED UP ON PRY BAR AND PULLED MUSCLE IN LOWER BACK. EE WENT TO THERPAY FOR 3 DAYS.

EE WAS EXITING COAL TRUCK. HE TRIED TO KEEP FROM STEPPING DOWN ON A LUMP OF COAL. EE SAYS IT TWISTED HIS LOWER BACK. THIS WAS NOT TURNED IN UNTIL 7-25-95. NO LOST TIME.

EMPLOYEE WAS HAULING COAL FROM DR-#4 DEEP MIENS. H STATED WHE H STARTED DOWN HIILL ON HAUL ROAD HE REALIZED HE WS IN TO HIGH OF GEAR TRIED TO DOWN SHIFFT & KILLED HIS ENGINE, TRUCK GOT AWAY FORM HIM & DITCHED IT.

EMPLOYYEE STARTED TO STEP OUT OF TRUCKAND AS NOT WATCHING HE COMPLETELY MISSING PLATFORM AND FELL BETWEEN IT AND TRUCK. HURT HIS RIBS.

EMPLOYEE WAS HAULING COAL ON HAUL ROAD. ROAD HAD BEEN FREEZING & THAWING. EMPLOYEE PASSED ON COMMING VEHICLES IN NARROW PLACE, TRUCK PULLED INTO DITCH & TURNED UP ON ITS SIDE IN SOME MUD. EMPL OYEE'S ANKLE GOT INJURED BUT HE DOES NOT KNOW HOW. WEIGHT OF THE LOAD CAUSED TRUCK TO TIP UP ON ITS SIDE.

EE WAS WORKING RECLAIMING WITH D-6 DOZER ON ABOUT A 5-6 FOOT LIFT DOZER GOT ON ROCK AND FLIPPED UP OFF OF IT. OPERATOR WAS NOT WEARING SEAT BELTS BUT HAD BEEN TOLD TO. HE WAS TOLD BY DR TO STA Y OFF WORK ABOUT WEEK.

EMPLOYEE WAS HAULING COAL FROM D.R.#6 DOWN SHOVEL HILL AND APPARENTLY LOST CONTROL OF TRUCK. AFTER INSPECTION A TRUCK COULD NTO FIND ANY DEFECTS, THIS TRUCK HIT TRUCK IN REAR END. EMPLOYEE RECEIVED, BROKE RIGHT HIP, RIGHT LEG, 3 RIBS.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A PRY BAR IT SLIPPED OUT AND HE FELL BACKWARDS, PUTTING ALL 235 LBS ON RIGHT ANKLE. FRACTURED BONES IN ANKLE AND OUT OF SOCKET. SURGERY TO PUT SCREWS AND PLATE IN R ANKLE TO STABLIZE IT.

EMPLOYEE WAS DOING MAINTENANCE ON A AIR BRAKE CHAMBER AT ELYS GARAGE WHEN END OF CHAMBER CAME LOOSE & STRUCK EMPLOYEE N THE FOREHEAD LACERATION ABOVE RT EYE & LEFT SIDE OF FOREHEAD IT REQUIRED STITCHES NEGLIGENCE ON EMPLOYEE BEHALF EMPLOYEEHAD BEEN TRAINED IN THE PROPER MAINTENANCE OF AIR BRAKE CHAMBERS

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING END LOADER AND NOTICED HIS LOWER BACK WAS HURTING REAL BAD. HE WENT TO DR 8-31-93. THEY FOUND THAT HE HAD A PROTRUDING DISC. DR SAY THIS WAS PROBABLY CAUSED VOER A LON G PERIOD OF TIM RUNNING EQUIPMENT.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING DOZER SAID HE NOTICED A BURNING SENSATION IN HIS LOWER RIGHT ABDOMEN.IT TURNED OUT TO BE A HERNIA.HE STATED HE HAD NOT PULLED ON ANYTHING OF LIFTED ANYTHING. IT IS UNKNO WN WHAT CAUSED THI.SURGERY WAS DONE 08-11-93.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING IMPACT WRENCH & AIR OFF OF IMPACT WRENCH BLEW A PIECE OF RUST INTO HIS RIGHT EYE, WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEEN WEARING SAFETY GLASSES. FORIEGN OBJECT IN EYE - REMOVED OBJECT & GIVE EYE DROPS.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING MOVE A DRYER CHUTE AND FELT A BURNING SENSATION IN HIS NAVAL AREA. DID NOT GO TO DOCTOR UNTIL 7-12-93 EMPLOYEE WS WEARING BACK SUPPORT FIRST DAY MISSED WORK IS 7-12-93 G OING TO HAVE HERNIA OPERATION - OFF 4-6 WEEKS. FIRST DAY LOST TIME WAS 7-12-93

EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING A STOPPED UP TUBE ON A CAROUSEL IN A COAL SAMPLER THAT WE WERE TRYING [TO UNPLUG]. CAROUSEL STARTED MOVING BEFORE HE COULD GET HIS HAND OUT AND IT LACERATED 3 FINGERS. EM PLOYEE KNOWS HE SHOULD HAVE TURNED IT OFF BEFORE CHECKING. HUMAN ERROR.

EMPLOYEE HAD BEEN CHECKING JOB SITE FOR ENGINEERING DEPT WHILE RETURNING TO TRUCK WALKING IN SNOW.FEET SLIPPED AND HE FELL HIS RIGHT HAND CAME DOWN ON A SHARP ROCK CAUSING A LACERATION.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING A DISCHARGE LIP ON A VIBRATING SCREEN. WHEN HE PUT HIS HAND INBETWEEN THE LIP, IT CUT HIS LEFT RING FINGER ON THE END.

EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS FUELING A BACKHOE AND IT ROLLED BACK INTO HIS RIGHT LEG CAUSING ABRASIONS AND ALSO A MUSCLE PULL IN RIGHT HIP.THE REASON THIS REPORT IS BEING MADE NOW,THERE WAS NO DOCTO R SEEN NO TIME LOST UNTIL SEPT 30,1992.HE STATED HE HAD BUCKET DOWN BUT BREAK NOT APPLIED. WE STILL DO NOT KNOW WHAT PROBLEM IS.SEPT 30-1992 FIRST LOST DAY.

54736YEE SAID HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF STEPS IN FLOCULANT SYSTEM AND HE LANDED ON ONE FOOT TOO HARD STAVED HIS MUSCLES UP.EMPLOYEE SAW DOCTOR BUT DID NOT MISS ANY WORK UNTIL 08-05-92 HE WENT TO DO 33690IN KNOXVILLE FOR SOME FOLLOWUP TESTS THAT IS REASON FOR THIS REPORT.

EMPLOYEE WAS HAULING COAL FROM CUC#4 MINES TO APPOLO FUELS WASHER. COMING DOWN HAUL ROAD UP BY REFUSE AREA HE TEMPORARILY LOST CONSCIENCNESS OR FELL ASLEEP. TRUCK WENT UP ON SIDE OF EMBANKMEN T AND TURNED ON ITS SIDE.

NO WORK LOSS TO PRESENT.EMPL SHOVELING COAL AND NOTICED PAIN IN LEFT FOREFINGER.AFTER HAVING FINGER CHECKED-PIECE OF METAL FOUND IN FINGER.THIS IS FROM OLD INJURY IN 1987.HAD X-RAYS IN DEC '91 ,BUT DIDNT REPORT IT UNTIL 1-22-92.MAY NOT BE A JOB RELATED CLAIM.MAY HAVE SURGERY TO REMOVE METAL 1-29-92.MAN IS STILL WORKING.

EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS COMING DOWN STEPS IN THE PREP PLANT AND HIS FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL AND EMPLOYEE WAS NOT USING HANDRAILS THAT ARE PROVIDED.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TURN A SIEVE BIN AND STATED HE TWISTED HIS LOWER BACK. PULLING A MUSCLE IN THE LEFT LOWER SIDE. X-RAYS WERE NEGATIVE, NO SPINAL DAMAGE. HE WAS GIVEN MUSCLE RELAXERS & P AIN PILLS. EVERY EMPLOYEE HAS BEEN INSTRUCTED AND TRAINED ON HOW TO LIFT.

EE WAS WORKING END LOADER IN SOME ROCK, HE HUNG BUCKET OF LOADER UNDER ROCK AND IT SLIPPED OUR JERKING HIS BACK WHEN IT CAME BACK DOWN EE DID NOT GO TO DR OR REPORT THIS UNTIL 9-26-91 HE WENT BACK FOR X RAYS 10-1-91 THEN BACK TO DR AGAIN ON 10-3-91 THAT IS WHEN HE WAS TOLD TO TAKE OFF WORK. NO LOSS TIME UNTIL 10-3-91.

DRIVE-LINE CAME OUT OF COAL TRUCK Y-5 AND MUST HAVE BROKE AIR LINES DRIVER RODE TRUCK PART OF WAY DOWN HE COULD NOT GET TRUCK TO STOP SO HE JUMPED OUT. HE HAS A FRACTURED LEFT ANKLE, FRACTURED RIGHT ANKLE, FRACTURED RIGHT ELBOW LACERATIONS & BRUISES.

EE WAS WALKING IN SOME WEEDS AT TOP OF CLEAN COAL STOCKPILE AND STEPPED ON NAIL. THIS CAUSED A PUNCTURE WOUND OF RIGHT FOOT DR GAVE HIM TETNUS SHOT ANTIBIUTIES PAIN PILLS.

HITCHING UP SKID TANK L WRIST AND ARM HURT

EMPL CLIMBING UP ON A SCREEN.FELT BURNING SENSATION IN RIGHT LOWER ABDOMEN.DR TOLD HIM IT WAS A HERNIA.MIGHT NOT BE JOB RELATED.SURGERY WAS 7-16-91.WORKED UP TO THAT DAY.

EMPLOYEE WAS DOING SOME CLEAN UP MAINTENANCE, HE STATED WHEN HE STARTED TO MOVE A LONG PIECE OF PIPE THAT HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK. HE IS DOING SOME WORK STILL; GOES FOR A MRI OF L-S SPI NE WEEK OF 5-27-91.

EMPLOYEE WAS IN SHOP AREA OF WASH PLANT GETTING A GREASE GUN OFF A SHELF & HE DROPPED A CAN OF PAINT ON HIS RT FOOT JUST ABOVE HIS SAFETY TOES

EE WAS HAULING DIRT WITH A DUMP TRUCK MUD BUILD UP AT TAILGATE HE WAS SWINGING TAILGATE BACK AND FORTH TO KNOCK MUD LOOSE WHILE DOING THIS HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS RIB AREA. X RAY NEGATIVE PA IN PILLS MUSCLE RELAXNESS EE DID NOT GOT TO DR UNITL THE 26TH HE WORKED HALF DAY ON 26TH.

EMPLOYEE WAS HAND SPREADING HAY ON A HILL SIDE, HIS FEET SLIPPED FROM UNDER HIM CAUSING HIM TO FALL STRIKING HIS RIGHT SIDE AGAINST GROUND FRACTURED 4 RIBS #5'6'7'8' (X-RAY POSITIVE & MILD PAI N MEDICATION).

EMPLOYEE WASIN HAY TRAILER CHECKING HAY BALES THAT HAD BEEN DELIVERED; WHILE STACKING SOME OF THE BALES BACK THAT HAD FELL A FOREIGN OBJECT FLEW INTO HIS RIGHT EYE; CAUSING MUCH EYE IRRITATION . EYE IRRITATION DUE TO OBJECT SCRATCHING EYEBALL. PAIN MEDICATION AND TETANUS SHOT GIVEN BY ER DOCTOR.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING CONSTRUCT A BRIDGE, THEY WERE LIFTING HAND RAILS TO GO ON BRIDGE; HE FELT PAIN OR A TEARING SENSATION IN HIS LOWER ABDOMEN & WENT TO DOCTOR FOR CHECK IT WAS FOUND TO BE A HERNIA.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING MOVE A DRAIN TILE, WHEN HE LIFTED UP ON IT HE PULLED THE MUSCLES IN HIS LOWER BACK. HE WAS TREATED FOR PULLED MUSCLES.

EE WAS SHOVELING MUD OUT OF THE 2 ESCAPEWAY TUNNEL. HE STATED THAT HE HIT A HARD AREA AND HIS HANDS SLIPPED OFF SHOVEL HANDLE AND HE FELL INTO THE SIDE OF THE WALL OF TUNNEL STRIKING A GLANCIN G BLOW TO THIS RIGHT CHECK BONE AND RIGHT SIDE OF HEAD.

EMPLOYEE WAS GOING DOWN FLIGHT OF STEPS WHEN HE SAID H IS FOOT SLIPPED BY GRABBING THE HAND RAIL TO HOLD HIMSELF HE PULLED A BACK MUSCLE ON THE LOWER LEFT SIDE DR AT EMERGENCY ROOM XRAY NEGATI VE MUSCLE RELAXES & PAIN PILLS

EMPL HELPING ANOTHER EMPL MOVE JUNK METAL.STARTED TO PICK UP SHORT PIECE OF METAL PIPE 4" DIA AND PULLED MUSCLE IN LOWER RIGHT SIDE OF BACK.STRAINED MUSCLE TO LOWER RIGHT SIDE OF BACK.

WAS GETTING OFF GRADER TO GO HOME HE PUT ONE FOOT ON TIRE AND ONE ON BLADE HE WAS HOLDING ON WITH ONE HAND AND CARRYING DINNER BUCKET IN THE OTHER HE SAID WHEN HE LET GO HIS FOOT SLIPPED CU ASING HIM TO FALL HIS DINNER BUCKET CAUGHT BETWEEN HIM AND THE BLADE

EMPLOYEE OPENED3METAL GATE TO ENTRACNE OF 3 TIPPLE AFTER GETTING TO TIPPLE HE SAW RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER WAS BLEEDING FREELY. ON 2 OTHER OCCASIONS IT STARTED AGAN EMPLOYEE MUST HAVE PUNCTURED FIN GER WITH A PIEC9 OF METAL. PUNCHTURE WOUND. X -RAY NEG. CARTERIZED RUPTURED BLOOD VESSEL TO STOP BLEEDING AND GAVE HIM INFECTION MEDICATION. HE RETURNED TO WORK.

EMPLOYEE WAS FU9LING DOZER. AS HE STARTED TO GET DOWN, HE STEPPED OFF WITH HIS LEFT FOOT BUT RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED GOING BETWEEN PUSH ARM AND DOZER TRACK; CAUSED AN ABRASION ON LOWER FRONT PART OF RIGHT LEG. 3

EMP WAS HELPING3ON SOME REBAR TO PUR CONCRETE OVER, HE STATED WHEN HAVEING TO LIFT ON REBAR THAT HE STRAINED BACK, HE SAID DR STATED THERE WERE PULLED LIGAMENTS IN LOWER BACK, EMP WORKED FULL DAY AFTER OCCUR9ENCE. EMP HAD BEEN ADVISED TO WATCH HOW HE LIFTS AND TO HAVE ADEQUATE HELP IF NEEDED FOR LIFTING. EMP SAW DR ON 9 10 87