Kentucky Coal Terminal: 108 MSHA citations Coal

EE maintenance Worker for KCT, on 04/22/2013 at approximately 2:00 pm, was reconditioning roller frames on a 226 D9R Dozer. EE was driving the equilibrium bar pin out, and as it was 1/4 inch from being out, ee placed a bolt in it, and was holding onto the bolt when the equilibrium pin came out and the roller frame fell and pinched ee left thumb.

Employee was performing pre-operational inspection of Loader and saw that A/C vent housing above his head in the cab was loose on one side. Employee attempted to snap vent housing back in place and shoved hand through the vent approx. 5 inches and made contact with fan blades resulting in lacerated and broken ring finger on left hand.

Employee was unloading empty pallet from back of mechanic's truck and when he stepped to the ground his knee gave out and felt pain. This is the same knee that was injured in 7/2011 requiring surgery where the employee was off until he was released to return to work on 4/9/2012.

Employee was trimming saplings off the river bank and while in the process of setting the chain saw down the chain saw struck the inside of left leg under knee resulting in laceration requiring 16 stitches.

Employee had just dismounted a loader being repaired in the shop area and after placing both feet firmly on the shop floor the employee turned to his right and felt a pop in his left knee. Employee did not seek medical attention until 8/15/2011 and was placed off work for 1 week by his physician.

On 8-20-07 Employee Reported to mine supervisor, that on 8-8-07, he was stretching to pick-up a 4x6x1/2 sheet of plate steel with a co-worker, in doing so, he strained his back. on 8-20-07 employee was seen by DR. at the Louisa Medical Clinic, in Louisa Kentucky,and was givin a prescription for pain. Employee did not fail to report to work.

Employee opened inspection door on mixer unit to examine a plugged condition. The inspection door was not secured in place and fell, striking the employee's right hand, causing swelling and pain. Employee was taken for X-rays, no fractures were identified, however; the employee was ordered off work for his next shift and given a Prescription for pain.

Employee was moving the portable stairway so he could grease the top jacks on a 988 F model loader. While rolling the stairway into position, the employee strained his lower back, resulting in a lost time accident.

MISSED STEP ON STAIRS IN CONTROL ROOM. FELL AND HIT HEAD.

Employee attempted to re-attach the bucket onto the Skid Steer. At this time employee placed himself between the bucket and the Skid Steer. The bucket was raised approximately 12 inches off the ground. The bucket fell off the boom striking the employee in the back of both heels. This resulted in bruises to his heels and the Dr. prescribing Vicodin for pain.

EE WAS MOWING THE GRASS IN AND AROUND THE FACILITY. WHILE USING A STRING TRIMMER A PIECE OF FLOATING DEBRIS PASSED BEHIND HIS EYE PROTECTION AND ENTERED THE LEFT EYE CAUSING PAIN & IRRITATION.

EE BECAME ENTANGLED IN A WATER HOSE THAT HE WAS USING, LOST HIS BALANCE, FALLING ON LT. ELBOW.

EE BECAME FRIGHTENED BY LOUD NOISE NEAR HIM HE THEN JUMPED FROM STEP LADDER PLACED NEAR COAL HOPPER & BELT LINE. HE WAS APPROX 21/2 FT FROM GROUND HIS RIGHT FOOT COMES IN CONTACT WITH A LUM P OF CAOL & SPRAINS ANKLE. THIS INCIDENT WAS NOT REPORTED TO MGMT UNTIL 10/29/01

EE FELL TO GROUND WHILE DESCENDING STEPS LOCATED ON COUNTERWEIGHT ON 988-F LOADER, IN THE ACT OF REFUELING.

PULLING WRENCH TO TIGHTEN BOLTS ON BELT SCRAPER.

REMOVING METAL FROM THE CRUSHER DECK. LIFTING USING IMPROPER BODY POSITION CAUSED LOSER BACK SPRAIN.

EE ALONG WITH THREE OTHER EMPLOYEES WERE LIFTING A PIECE OF METAL IN PLACE TO SERVE AS A GUARD FOR A BELTLINE.

EE CLIMBED UP THE LADDER TO SPRAY THE DECK OFF. HE REACHED FOR A HAND HOLD AND GRABBED THE VALVE ON THE HOSE. THE HOSE CAME ON AND THE PRESSURE FROM THE HOSE HIT EE IN THE MOUTH.

EE WAS WALKING FROM THE AUGER TO SCALEHOUSE & WIND BLEW FOREIGN OBJECT IN EYE

EE WAS TRYING TO FREE THE BLENDER SHAFT WHEN IT DISLODGED AND SMASHED HIS FINGER.

EE WAS WALKING AROUND THE CRUSHER BUILDING WHEN HIS ANKLE EE SAID THAT HE DID NOT STEP ON ANYTHING TO CAUSE THIS.

EE WAS TRYING TO TURN BLENDER ROTOR AROUND WHEN IT FREED ITSELF AND TURNED WEDGING HIS ARM INTO THE BODY OF THE BLENDER.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING DOWN THE STAIRS FROM THE CONTROL ROOM. THE STAIRS WERE SLIPPERY WITH FROST AND HE FELL DOWN THE STAIRS AND FRACTURED HIS LEG.

EE WAS GETTING OUT OF SWEEPER TRUCK THAT HE OPERATES, SLIPPED ON THE STEP AND FELL INJURING HIS BACK. NOTE: FIRST DAY OFF WORK FOR THIS INJURY 12/13/99.

EE WAS LIFTING 2 SHEETS OF EXPANDED METAL WHEN HE WENT TO SET THEM DOWN HE GOT HIS LEFT PINKY FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN THE TWO SHEETS OF METAL & CUT THE END OF THE FINGER

FAILURE TO SECURELY CLOSE VALVE RESULTING IN PRODUCT REMAINING IN HOSE & UPON DISCONNECTION PRODUCT SPURT FROM HOSE.

EE WAS WORKING ON THE CRUSHER AND THE BAR USED TO TURN ROTOR ON THE CRUSHER SMASHED HIS FINGER.

PERSON WAS PRYING A LUMP OF COAL LOOSE FROM CRUSHED CHUTE THAT BECAME LODGED. THE LUMP OF COAL CAME LOOSE, CAUSING PRYBAR TO HIT HAND ON METAL FRAME.

EE WAS WALKING AROUND BARGE DECK WHEN STEPED PN A CABLE & FOOT WENT SIDEWAYS & EE SLIPPED & FELLAGAINST CABLE CRANK

FELL OFF LOADER WHILE GREASING BUCKET PINS.

PULLING ON A LINE TOO HARD OR IN TWISTED POSITION TO TIE BARGE OFF AT MOORING SITE.

HURT HIS BACK CLIMBING UP ACCESS LADDER TO START LOADER.

EE WAS CLEANING OFF WORK BENCH AT SHOP, AND BLEW DUST OFF BENCH WITH AN AIR HOSE, AN DBLE WA SLIVER OF METAL IN HIS EYE.

EMPLOYEE MOVING A TRANSMISSION HOUSING & FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK EMPLOYEE FINISHED SHIFT & WENT TO SEE A PHYSICIAN THE NEXT DAY 09-07-94

EMPLOYEE WAS IN PROCESS OF BLEEDING BRAKE'S ON 988 WHEEL LOADER WHEN HE STEPPED DOWN FROM LADDER AND TWISTED RIGHT ANKLE ON BAR LAYING ON FLOOR

STRAIN TO LWOER BACK BY DISMOUNTING 988-B LOADER FROM THE SECOND STEP.

WORKING ON TRUCK, METAL FELL INTO EYE.

STEPPED OFF D9H DOZER TRACK TWISTED BACK.

OPERATOR WAS ATTEMPTING TO GREASE 988B WHEN FOOT SLIPPED & LOST HAND HOLD.