Kiah Creek Surface Mine: 6 MSHA citations Coal

LEFT DM #7 GOT TO 1ST SWITCH BACK GOT AROUND IT AND STARTED TO SECONE ONE AND IT STARTED PICKING UP SPEED. EE COULD NOT HOLD IT BACK AROUND SECOND SWITCH BACK AND I TURNED OVER.

EMPLOYEE LOST CONTROL OF COAL TRUCK TURNED IT ON ITS SIDE IN A DITCH.

WHIEL INSTALLING PINS ON A D11R TRACTOR, PIN FELL IN FIGNERS, CAUSING FRACTURE OF LEFT MIDDLE FINGER.

USING WOOD CHISEL TO NOTCH 2" X 4"; CHISEL SLIPPED & CUT WRIST.

PERFORMING MAINTENANCE WORK ON DOZER AND BEGAN EXPERIENCING LOWER BACK PAIN.

GRANTED 15% PERMANENT PARTIAL DISABILITY AWARD FOR OCCUPATIONAL PNEUMOCONISIS.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT WHILE HAULING LOAD OF COAL TO PREP PLANT THE BRAKES' FAILED HE DROVE TRUCK INTO DITCH.

GPF-SMOKING HISTORY/EXPOSURE TO DUST.WV OCCUPATIONAL PNEUMOCONIOSIS MADE DIAGNOSIS OF PNEUMOCONIOSIS.

EMPLOYEE WAS WAITING TO BE LOADED. DOZER PUSHED A ROCK OFF END OF PIT STRIKING BACK OF TRUCK. EMPLOYEE COMPLAINED OF PAIN BETWEEN SHOULDERS AND LOW BACK. EMPLOYEE REPORTED ACCIDENT 1-8-97.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING GRINDER. SMALL PIECE OF METAL IN LEFT EYE. EMPLOYEE CONTINUED TO WORK, SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION 11-18-96.

EMPLOYEE WAS ISNTALLING TRACK ON D9N BULLDOZER. EMPLOYEE STATES HE FELT A PULL. CONTINUED TO WORK UTNIL 9-3-96 A TOTAL OF 6 SHIFTS BEFORE REPORTING INJURY TO SUPERVISOR EMPLOYEE SOUGHT MEDICA L ATTENTION 9-3-96.

EE WAS STANDING ON 4 FT LADDER MAKING REPAIRS TO EI300 BACKHOE FOOT SLIPPED SPRAINED RT KNEE EE CONTINUE TO WORK UNTIL 5-8-96 THEN SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION.

EMPLOYEE BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE BACK PAIN WHILE WORKING THE SPREAD TO SIDE.

DRIVER GOT THE TRUCK OUT OF GEAR WHILE GOING UP AN INCLINE. THE TRUCK ROLLED BACKWARD AND THE DRIVER JUMPED OUT. THE TRUCKS LEFT FRONT TIRE ROLLED OVER THE DRIVERS LOWER LEG, CAUSING A COMPOUN D FRACTURE OF THE FIBULA AND TIBIA.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING LADDER IN 773 ROCK TRUCK.

EE WAS CLEANING WINDOWS ON DM800 FOOT SLIPPED EE FELL STRIKING GROUND W/LEFT HAND.

EE COMPLAINED OF LOW BACK PAIN DUE TO DOZER SEAT BEING WORN AT ADJUSTMENT SLIDERS.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING LADDER USING 3 POINTS OF CONTACT. HE CLAIMS TO HAVE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN LOWER BACK. CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 4:00 PM THEN SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING DOWN LADDER ON ROCK TRUCK. FOOT SLIPPED (STEP BROKE) PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK. EMPLOYEE WORKED UNTIL 3-24-95 THEN WENT TO DOCTOR.

EE WAS LOADING DRILL BLAST HOLES AND FELT PAIN IN UPPER RT ABDOMEN, WET HOLE SLEVES OF PRELL APPROX 40 LBS. EE CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 6:00 PM.

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING TRACK ON D-11-N DOZER, PINCHED LEFT RING FINGER BETWEEN TRACK AND PRY BAR.

EMPLOYEE STATES HE WENT OVER A ROUGH PLACE IN ROADWAY AND HURT RIGHT SHOULDER ON STEERING WHEEL.EMPLOYEE REPORTED 10-18-94 4:00 PM (I HURT MY SHOULDER YESTERDAY).EMPLOYEE CONTINUED TO WORK UNT

EMPLOYEE WAS BACKING A 16G GRADER AND RAN OVER A ROCK, JOLTING EMPLOYEE.

EE WAS PULLING FLY WHEEL OFF OF AN AIR COMPRESSOR USING AN AIR IMPACT WRENCH PINCHED TIP OF INDEX FINGER.

EE WAS CHECKING ENGINE OIL ON BULLDOZER WHILE PULLING DIPSTICK FROM ENGINE HE STRAINED LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING BULBS ON LIGHT PLANT, RECEIVED ELECTRICAL BURNS TO 2 FINGERS ON EACH HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING DOWN FROM A BULLDOZER PUSHARM & STEPPED ON A ROCK. THE EMPLOYEE'S FOOT SLIPPED ON THE ROCK, IN TURN CAUSING A SPRIANED ANKKLE.

EE WAS MOUNTING ENDLOADER USING LADDER THAT WAS PROVIDED BY MANUFACTURER PERMANENT PULLED GROIN MUSCLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING HYDROSEEDER TRUCK WITH SEED & FERTILIZER STRAIN LOWER BACK

EMPLOYEE LEFT CAB OF DOZER TO CHECK A NOISE FELL BETWEEN PUSH ARM AND TRACK BRUISING RIGHT KNEE AND LEFT SHOULDER.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A ROCK THAT WAS LODGED BETWEEN THE TIRES OF LUBE VAN. WITH 1 LB HAMMER THE ROCK FRAMENTED GETTING DIRT AND SAND IN EMPLOYEE'S EYES.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING LADDER OF 777-B ROCK TRUCKFOOT SLIPPED ON BOTTOM RUNG OF LADDER. EMPLOYEE CAUGHT HIS WEIGHT WITH HIS ARMS, STRAINING LOWERLUMBAR.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING ACROSS OFFICE PORCH,EMPLOYEES FOOT SLIPPED EMPLOYEE FELL STRIKING HIPS ON FLOOR STRAIN TO LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING WEAR PLATE 10" WIDE LIN THICK 3FT LONG . WHEN A FELLOW EMPLOYEE DROPPED HIS END CATCHING INJURED EMPLOYEES LEFT THUMB.

95149ED HAD BEEN PUTTING A PUMP ON A DRILL.HE HAD BEEN IN A PARTIALLY STANDING POSTITION AND IN A STRAIN.HE HAD BEEN LIFTING WHILE INSTALLING THE PUMP.HE LEFT THE JOB AND FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWE 90213K.HE SAW A DOCTOR,WHO SAID THAT 2 OR 3 DAYS REST SHOULD TAKE CAR OF THE PAIN.AFTER A WEEK WITH OUT RELIEF,HE SOUGHT ANOTHER DOCTOR,WHO SAIS MAYBE ANOTHER WEEK'S REST SHOULD ALLOW MUSCLE

EMPLOYEE WAS LEAVING COAL PIT WHEN ANOTHER TRUCK STARTED BACKING UP STRIKING CAB OF 1ST TRUCK-BRUISING SIDE OF EMPLOYEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS TRAVELING DOWNGRADE ATTEMPTED TO DOWNSHIFT TO LOWER GEAR WAS UNABLE TO COMPLETE DOWNSHIFT AND TRUCK RAN AWAY EMPLOYEE JUMPED AND TRUCK RAN OVER RIGHT FOOT.

EMPL PUTTING CAUSTIC SODA BEADS IN SEDIMENT POND.WIND GUST ALLOWED BEADS TO GET IN TOP CUFF OF GLOVES,BLISTERS ON LEFT AND RIGHT HAND.

EMPLOYEE WENT HOME ON DEC 2 1991 AFTER COMPLAINING OF LEFT SHOULDER PAIN SINCE THEN HE HAS HAD SURGERY FOR A DISC PROBLEM IN TH OMASIC VERTABRAE POSSIBLE REOCCURRENCE FROM AN OLD INJURY

EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING FITTING ON AIR HOSE. WRENCH SLIPPED, EMPLOYEE STRUCK HAND ON A BOLT, LACERATING LEFT THUMB.

EMPLOYEE WAS TRAVELING AROUND ROADWAY UP SLOPE DOZER SLID SIDEWAYS THEN FLIPPED TURNING 3600.

EE WAS TRAVELING ON RETURN ROAD TO COAL PIT WENT THRU A SOFT SPOT IN ROADWAY TRUCK TWISTED CAUSING BACK STRAIN.

STEPPING FROM CAB OF TRUCK FOOT SLIPPED LANDED ON L ANKLE

LOADING DRILL HOLES ROCK FELL STRIKING ON L FOOT

EE WAS OPERATING FILL DOZER BACKED OVER A ROCK SUDDEN JOLT TWISTED NECK.

EE WAS LIFTING BULLDOZER TRACK WITH BOOM TRUCK CHAINE CAME LOOSE STRIKING EE ON LEFT SIDE OF NECK.

EMPLOYEE WAS FUELING ARC WELDER, WHEN TANK FILLED FUEL SPRAYED OUT STRIKING EMPLOYEE IN FACE AND EYES.

BACKING UP PUSHING ;IN SHOT, RAN OVER ROCK TWISTING CAUSED DOZER TO SHIFT TWISTED EMP LOWER BACK

ROCK TRUCK COMING UP RAMP.2ND ROCK TRUCK GOING DOWN RAMP.CORNER OF DOWN-COMING TRUCK BED STRUCK UP-COMING TRUCK CAB LACERATION LEFT LEG.

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING DOWN OVER OVERHEAD DOOR ON LUBE TRUCK EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND FELL, LANDING ON LEFT SIDE.

EE WAS DISMOUNTING D11N 004 AFTER SERVICE OF TRANSMISSION FOOT SLIPPED HE JUMPED STRIKING GROUND TWISTING KNEE APPROX. 5 FT JUMP.

EMPLOYEE HAD JUST COMPLETED FUELING D10N BULLDOZER AND WAS WALKING AWAY. FOOT SLIPPED PULLING MUSCLES IN RIGHT SIDE OF BACK.

EE WAS FUELING D9L WAS DISMOUNTING DOZER. FOOT SLIPPED EE FELL BRUISING RT LOWER LEG CALF.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING DOWN STEPS. A 2X8 STEP BOARD BROKE. EMPLOYEE FELL BRUISING RT/UPPER AND LOWER LEG.

EMPL STEPPING TO PICK UP HANDTOOLS ,FOOT SLIPPED .FELL STRIKING LEFT KNEE ON ROCK.EMPL FINISHED REMAINDER OF SHIFT.

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON WINCH CABLE AND PULLED MUSCLE IN HIS RIGHT SIDE. HE CONTINUED TO WORK AND FINISHED SHIFT.

PROP ROD ON OVERHEAD DOOR FOLDED LETTING DOOR COME DOWN STRICKING EMPLOYEE ON SHOULDER.

EMPLOYEE RAN OVER A ROCK IN HAULAGE ROAD AND SPRAINED SACRO-LUMBAR AREA OF BACK.

EMPLOYEE COMPLAINED OF MUSCLE SPASMS AFTER SHIFT ENDED WENT TO DR FOR X-RAYS.

EMPL WAS DISMOUNTING P.U. TURKC FOOT SLIPPED OFF STEP BUMPER LEG HIT TAILGATE

EMPL STARTED DOWN GRADE OF 4 TO 5% GRADE BRAKES WENT OUT ON TRACTOR TRAILER STAYED WITH TRUCK APPROX 40YDS THEN JUMPED OUT OF TRUCK SLIGHT SPRAIN L ANKLE ABRASION L KNEE TRUCK BURNED AFTER IT TURNED OVER

TRUCK DRIVER WAS CHANGING FLAT TIRE WAS STANDING ON LUG WRENCH TO BREAK LUG BOL;TS BOLTS BROKE AS DRIVER CAME DOWN CAUGHT FINGER ON RAIL ON TRUCK BED.

EMPLOYEE WAS UNDER POWEDER TRUCK FLY ROCK CAME DOWN ON DAY BOX BRUISG EMPLOYEE BACK EMPLOYEE WAS APPROX. 300 FT FROM BLAST AREA EMPLOYEE WENT HOME AND WE WENT TO HOSPTIAL LATER FOR FOLLOW UP.

WALKER MACH CO MECH WAS REMOVING PIN FROM 235V C BACKHOE BOOM USING CROW BAR AS TOOL WHEN PIN WAS REMOVED BOOM CAME DOWN 2" PINCHING CROWBAR MAKING IT FLY UPWARD STRIKING EMPL FOREHEAD TEPORAL HE THEN FELL INTO TRENCH THAT BACKHOE HAD DUG 7-'-16" DEEP NO INJURY TREATMENT WAS COOL COMPRESS AMBULANCE TRANSPORT TO HOSPITAL FOR FUTHER TX OBSERVATION

WHILE STANDING ON A D-9 DOZER BLADE STEAM CLEANING THE RADITOR, PHILLIP SLIPPED AND FELL AND HUIHURT HIS RIGHT HIP.

WENCHING A TREE UP A HOLLOW EMPLMOVED TO A POSITION OUT OF SITE OF 450 JOHN DEERE TRACTOR DOING THE WENCHING TO RETRIEVE A CHAIN SAW.TREE BEING WENCHED HIT EMPL IN LEG,FRACTURING LEFT LEG AND KNEE.