Kentucky River Loading: 1,154 MSHA citations Coal

Employee was opening the inspection door on the sampler system in the load out building and it struck employee's left index finger and cut it. Resulted in 5 sutures and employee returned back to work next scheduled shift.

Caught employee's left arm in the steering wheel of a sweeper truck causing a hair line fracture.

Employee was reaching for ticket and when she tried to sit back down the chair rolled away causing her to fall on desk and floor. Started missing work on 10/19/2015.

MSHA inspector observed coal at #1 and #4 silos smoking and issued a K-order #8321634. A citation for not reporting the incident was issued, citation #8321634, for failure to report. No actual fire was observed. This is being reported to prevent further action against the operator.

EE was walking and stepped out of scale house turning her left ankle. Was taken to Hazard ARH and diagnosed with a severe sprained ankle. Returned to work.EE worked til July 1st with no restrictions doctor excused her from work because of swelling in foot.

Chute was plugged with large blocks of coal at crusher. A slate bar was being utilized with a sledge hammer to break the material free. Sledge hammer glanced off of bar being used and struck victim in right forearm resulting in cracked ulna bone.

Employee was repairing a steering clutch in a bent over postion. As he raised up. He felt a sharp pain in his lower back. He went to dr and was placed off work on 7/8/09.

Employee hurt his shoulder on 7/21/08 but continued to work. He went in for surgery on 9/2/08 and his first day away was 9/3/08.

While cutting dust mats for #2 silo, employee was attempting to cut excess mat when the knife slipped through the belt, striking him in his left wrist & causing a cut approx. 3 in. long.

Employee had hurt his shoulder on 9-12-05 but had continued to work. Employee Dr. decided on 12-15-05 employee needed some corrective surgery.

AS HE WAS STARTING DOWN STAIRWAY, EMPLOYEE MIS-STEPPED AND FELL DOWN STAIRS.

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING BELTS WHEN KNIFE SLIPPED AND HIS HIS LEFT HAND CAUSING A LACERATION.

EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING ROLLERS WHEN ONE SLIPPED STRIKING EE IN RIGHT LEG. RETURNED TO WORK THE SAME SHIFT.

WHILE FUELING DOZER EE'S FOOT SLIPPED & WENT BETWEEN PUSHARM & ROLLER FRAME. SNOW CONTRIBUTED TO THIS ACCIDENT. THE BONE WAS BROKE IN HIS RIGHT FOOT.

WALKING DOWN MAIN BELT COMING INTO LOADOUT EMPLOYEE SLIPPED HURTING HIS LEFT KNEE.

OPERATOR WAS OPERATING A 980C CAT LOADER CLEANING UP DUMP PAD AND BACK INTO COAL TRUCK. LOADER OPERATOR WENT TO HOSPITAL WITH COMPLAINTS OF BACK PAIN. XRAYS WERE NEGATIVE. HE RETURNED TO WORK AND CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 3-25-02. HE CALLED AND SAID DR. PUT HIM OFF FROM WORK.

DRIVER STOPPED TO INSPECT TIRES WHILE WAITING TO CROSS SCALES AND THE TIRE BLEW OUT AS HE LEANEDOVER IT.

EE WAS STANDING 6-10' AWAY FROM THE BREAKER EXPLOSION WHERE TWO COWORKERS WERE WORKING. HE RECEIVED BURNS TO HIS HANDS WHILE TRYING TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE ON THE COWORKERS. HE WAS TRANSPORTED TO HOSPITAL WHERE HE WAS TREATED AND RELEASED 2 DAYS LATER.

EE WAS HOLDING A FLASHLIGHT FOR THE ELECTRICIAN TO WORK ON AN ELECTRICAL BREAKER BOX WHEN THE BREAKER EXPLODED, CAUSING BURNS TO 26% OF HIS BODY. HE WAS TAKEN TO ARH VIA AMBULANCE.

EE AND COWORKERS WERE WORKING ON A BREAKER BOX THAT CONTROLLED THE CRUSHER (TYPO TIPPLE). THE BREAKER EXPLODED CAUSING BURNS TO 80-90% OF EE'S BODY. 26% TO ONE COWORKER AND BURNS TO THE HANDS OF ANOTHER COWORKER. ALL THREE WERE TRANSPORTED TO HOSPITAL VIA AMBULANCE.

EE HAD BEEN STANDING ON THE FRONT BUMPER OF THE MACK TRUCK WHILE WASHING THE TRUCK. AS HE STEPPED TO THE GROUND (A DISTANCE OF APPROX. 18") EE STATED HE FELT A PULL IN HIS BACK, BUT DIDN'T THI NK HE WAS HURT. HE WENT TO THE ER ON 9-13 WHERE HE WAS DIAGNOSED AS HAVING A PULLED MUSCLE IN HIS LOWER BACK.

EE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF REBUILDING A DOZER TRANSMISSION. WHEN HE PICKED UP A GEAR, HE FELT A BURNING SENSATION IN HIS LEFT ARM AND THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS NECK. EE STATED THAT HE DID NOT THINK ANYTHING WAS WRONG AND CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 1-27-99. HIS LEFT THUMB BECAME NUBM AND HE IS NOW UNDER A DR'S CARE PENDING AN OPERATION ON HISNECK.

EE WAS HELPING INSTAL A METAL BEAM, EE HIT HIS FORHEAD ON THE SIDE OF THE BEAM AND RECEIVED A CUT OVER HIS RIGHT EYE. EE WAS SENT TO THE HAZARD ARH WHERE HE RECEIVED THREE SUTURES.

EE WAS MOVING A PIECE OF METAL BEAM EE CUT THE PALM OF HIS RIGHT HAND ON A SHARP EDGE, EE WAS SENT TO THE HAZARD ARH, WHERE HE RECEIVED TWO SUTURES TO THE PALM OF HIS RIGHT HAND.

A PIECE OF MATERIAL FLEW INTO EE'S EYE AS HE WAS CUTTING METAL WITH A CUTTING TORCH, EVEN THOUGH HE WAS WEARING SAFETY CUTTING GLASSES.

INJURED STATED THAT WHEN HE STRUCK A SEGMENT BOLT ON A D-9 DOZER WITH A HAMMER A PIECE OF METAL FLEW OFF AND CUT HIS HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS WASHING HEADHOUSE WHEN HE ALLEGEDLYFELL APPROX 4 FT FROM A LADDER, STRIKING HIS LEFT SIDE ON TAIL PIECE GUARD OF COMPLIANCE BELT.

EE WAS TRYING TO LIFT A BELT ROLLER GUIDE INTO PLACE WHEN IT SLIPPED & PINCHED HIS LEFT HAND BETWEEN THE ROLLER & FLOOR THIS RESULTED IN A FX OF HIS RING FINGER OF HIS LEFT HAND

EE WAS SHOVELING ALONGSIDE A COWORKER WHEN THE COWORKER HIT HIM IN THE FOREHEAD WI TH HIS SHOVEL CAUSING A SMALL CUT THAT TOOK 7 STITCHES TO CLOSE

EMPL WAS CLEANING METAL SHAVINGS & WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES HOWEVER SMALL SHAVING BLEW UNDER OR OVER GLASSES & CONTACTED RIGHT EYE. SHAVING WAS REMOVED & PRESCRIPTION FOR EYE MEDICATION WAS ADMINISTERED.

ACECO LOADER MAN TOLD INJURED TO BACK INTO BIN ONE. HE DID AND PULLED PARK BRAKE ON AND TRUCK STARTING TURNING OVER. SOMEONE TURNED HOPPER ON AND DID NOT TELL HIM. LOADER MAN TOLD HIM IT WAS HIS FAULT. THIS ACCIDNET IS ACECO COAL CO. FAULT, BECAUSE THEY WERE DUMPING THEM ON TOP OF HOPPERS INSTEAD OF DUMPING PAD. THIS IS A VIOLATION OF THE SLATE AND FEDERAL LAWS AND ANECO SHOUL

HE ALLEGES THAT WHILE CARRYING A CONVEYOR GUIDE ROLLER ON HIS SHOULDER THAT HE STRAINED HIS SHOULDER.

I.NAME WAS REMOVING THE END NUT FROM A HYDRAULIC JACK STEM THE PINS THAT HELD THE EYE OF THE JACK BROKE CAUSING THE WRENCH I.NAME WAS USING TO ROTATE HITTING I . NAME ON THE FOREHEAD THIS CAUSED A LACERATION WHICH TOOK 8 STITCHES TO CCLOSE

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING METAL OUTSIDE WITH OXYACETYLENE TORCH N WINDY CONDITIONS. WIND BLEW METAL PARTICLE INTO EYE. PARTICLE BECAME INBEDDED IN SCLERA OF RIGHT EYE.

I.NAME RETURNED3TO WORK ON 010588 WITH A SLIP FROM HIS DOC.STATING THAT I.NAME MUSTG BE OFF WORK DUE TO A GROIN MSUCLE STRAIN I.NAME STATED THAT THE MUSCLE STRAIN WAS DUE TO HIS SHOVELING SPIL I.NAME RETURNED3TO WORK ON 010588 WITH A SLIP FROM DOC.STATING THAT I.NAME MUST BE OFF WORK DUE TO A GROIN MUSCLE STRAIN I.NAME STATED THAT MUSCLE STRAIN WAS DUE TO HIS SHOVELING SPILLED COAL

EMPLOYEE WAS PR9PARING TO VULCANIZE A BELT, EMPLOYEE PICKED UP TWO 8 FOOT 4 X 4'S.

EMPLOYEE WAS WO9KING IN AN AREA WHERE A CUTTING TORCH WAS BEING USED FOREIGN BODY IN LEFT EYE.

EMP WAS WORKING3IN AN AREA WHERE A CUTTING TORCH WAS BEING USED SLAG OF METAL IN RIGHT EYE

THE INJURED WAS3BENT OVER WELDING.HE RAISED UP AND FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK,CAUSING A MUSCLE STRAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

EMP WAS WORKING3IN AN AREA THAT WAS BEING CLEARED OF ALL CONCRETE FORMS, ETC. A PIECE OF LUMBE 4 X 4 STRIKING HIM IN THE FOREHEAD CAUSING A LACERATION THAT TOOK 4 STITCHES TO CLOSE

EMP WAS WALKING3OVER JOB SITE, WHEN HE STEPPED ON A NAIL CAUSING A NAIL PUNCTURE TO HIS LEFT FOOT