Kingston Processing Coal

Employee was unloading a fork for an IT28 fork loader from the bed of a flatbed pickup truck. When EE slid the fork back and it cleared the end of the truck bed, the fork rolled and pinched the tip of EE's right pinky finger between the fork and the truck bed. Result was a simple fracture to the tip of EE's right pinky finger.

Employee was trimming a dam for a screen panel. The employee was cutting it with a utility knife. The knife slipped and cut employee's right leg.

Two employees were drilling a hole in a disconnect box. The hole saw slipped & made contact with one of the employees left hand. This resulted in 14 stitches in EE's left hand.

Employee stated that EE tripped over a 4 inch pipe and fell on EE's right knee. EE was provided First-Aid treatment at a local medical facility and returned to work on EE's next scheduled shift. The EE's condition was diagnosed on 6/24/2020 as being a work related injury and EE is unable to return to work at this time.

Employee was struck on the left leg below the knee by a slurry pipeline resulting in a laceration that required 4 sutures.

The employee stated that while replacing a mechanism beam on a coarse refuse screen, the became lodged against a screen side board. While trying to dislodge the beam left index finger was caught between the beam and sideboard resulting in a contusion and laceration requiring 7 sutures. EE next scheduled shift was 11/27/17.

Employee was trouble shooting an electrical transformer using a Fluke multi-meter when an electrical arc occurred resulting in second degree electrical burns to EE's right arm.

Employee has been diagnosed with Occupational Pneumoconiosis. The Safety Department was notified on 5/24/2016. Employee was terminated on 1/27/2016.

A clean coal truck pulled onto the scales, employee observed the truck bed was on fire. EE grabbed a nearby fire extinguisher and while going around the mechanics truck EE slipped in the snow catching self before falling. Operator was informed on 3/24/2016 that employee has a testicular hernia and will have surgery on 3/31/2016.

The employee was energizing a 30 amp circuit breaker. A circuit failure of undetermined origin occurred resulting in thermal burns to the employee's right arm, face and neck.

Claim for occupational hearing loss, due to exposure to noise.

Claim for Occupational Pneumoconiosis

Injured was replacing a 5 HP motor on an FMC Feeder, and got his hand pinched between the frame and motor tray.

Employee was trying to hook up the broken chain on the slope of the wash box, when the chain broke free causing employee to slide down the slope to the divider and the chain struck him in the lower back. Employee worked up to 10/4/2012 and missed the first shift scheduled back on 10/8/2012.

EE was cleaning the windshield of his articulating truck and slipped causing him to grab the hand rail. He stated his arm began hurting but finished his shift. He latter went to a Health Care Facility and was told to stay off work for a strained arm.

While taking a compressed spring out of a raw coal feeder, the EE suffered a fracture to his middle finger on his left hand when the spring released tension.

Employee was working in a muddy area lifting fifty pound coal samples one at a time into the back of the company truck. As he turned to put the sample into the bed of the truck, his foot slipped in the mud, causing his lower back to twist. Employee was diagnosed with sprain/strain to his lower back.

While using his hammer to knock ice off the belt roller, his hand slipped, causing it to become caught between the belt and the skirt board rubber on the belt.

EE was changing the ceramic lining on the plant cyclone, when the lining slipped, causing EE to pinch his right finger against the cyclone wall. EE received seven stitches to close the wound.

Changing belts and caught finger in mechanism. Skinned rt. little finger back midway between first knuckle and top of finger.

Washer bottom being replaced. When it got hung, employee pulled on it and it came loose and caught his finger between side and bottom.

Injured employee was holding a piece of channel while another employee was striking it with a sledge hammer. Struck right ring finger with sledge hammer.

Injured was straining while working under truck. Collapsed rt. lung.

INJURED WAS FINISHING SHIFT. TURNED TO BACK DOWN THE STEPS AND REACHED FOR THE HANDRAIL, MISSED IT AND FELL.

INJURED WAS GETTING OFF OF DOZER. KNEE MADE A POPPING NOISE. WHEN HE WOKE UP THE NEXT MORNING HE COULD NOT WALK.

MOVING TO LANDING AND STEPPED ON 1/2" STEEL SAFETY CABLE. CABLE BROKE UNDER HIS WEIGHT CAUSING HIM TO FALL BACKWARDS INTO PIPE WORK WITH LUGS. HIT BACK, SHOULDER, AND TAIL BONE.

EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING AND STOOD UP STICKING BACK AGAINST PIPE THAT WAS STICKING OUT OF SUMP.

TIGHTENING BOLTS ON MECHANISM BEAM. TORQU MACHINE WEDGE FELL OUT AND HIT RT TEMPLE. WAS UNAWARE ACCIDENT REPORTABLE UNTIL 7/16/02.

EE WAS USING PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND HAD SAFETY HARNESS ON. EE WAS SHAPOING METAL TO FIT INSIDE OF SHUTE. A PENCIL LEAD SIZE FRAGMENT RECOCHETED BETWEEN SAFETY GLASSES AND IMPALED IN TO EYE. EE WENT TO HOSPITAL.

EMPLOYEE WAS REACHING INTO BACK OF PICK UP. HE TRIED TO MOVE A LOADED JOB BOX AND FELT MUSCLES PULL IN BACK.

MOVING PIECE OF METAL, IT SLIPPED IN HIS HAND CAUSING PAIN IN HIS BACK.

WELDING BENCH ON 1ST FLOOR PIECE OF RUST WENT INTO RIGHT EYE WHILE GRINDING PIPE.

CUTTING WITHT TORCH, FACE SWEATING, REMOVED GOGGLES TO WIPE FACE. METAL IN EYE WHEN RUBBING FACE.

EE, PLANT ELECTRICIAN, WAS SHOCKED WHILE CLEANING INSIDE OF CONTROL BOX OF DIESEL PUMP, IN WHICH HE THOUGHT WAS DE-ENERGIZED. HE WAS SPRAYING WITH CLEANER AND WIPING IT OUT, AND RECEIVED A SMA LL SHOCK 110V CAUSING HIM TO FALL BACKWARDS STRIKING HEAD AND SHOULDER ON PIPE.

HIT HEAD ON PIPE AT DESLIME SCREEN.

EE AND ANOTHER EE WERE MOVING TIMBER. EE BACKED UP TRIPPING OVER ANOTHER TIMBER. THE END OF THE TIMBER WAS CARRYING FELL AND HIT THE TOP OF HIS LEG BETWEEN THEM.

WORKING ON BELT, HAND SLIPPED ON ROLLER. CUT RIGHT THUMB.

EE WAS LIFTING A 1/2" TOW CHAIN FROM THE GROUND WHEN HE STOOD UP, STRAINING HIS LOWER BACK.

CUTTING TOP OFF OF A SUMP WITH TORCH. CAUGHT GLOVE ON FIRE AND WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE IT BEFORE BEING BURNT.

EE WENT UP LADDER TO GET ON DEISTER TABLE AFTER HE WAS ON THE TABLE I WENT TO MOVE THE LADDER SO I COULD HELP HIM WHEN A TUBE OF SILICONE FELL FROM THE TOP OF THE LADDER ABOUT 12 FT HIGH AND T HE SAINT HIT MY RIGHT HAND BETWEEN THUMB A POINTER FINGER GOING APPROX. 1 1/2" THROUGH THE SKIN.

EE FELL THROUGH AN OPEN MANDOOR WHILE WALKING TOWARDS THE CLEAN COAL CONVEYOR IN ORDER TO OBSERVE THE INSTALLATION OF A BELT SCRAPER.

LIFTING 80 LBS BAGS OF CONCRETE ON SIDE OF HILL.HURT UPPER & LOWER BACK. FILED LATE DUE TO PHYSICIAN'S REPORT.

WAS MOVING RAIL ROAD TIES & CUT LEFT MIDDLE FINGER

EEW AS CHANGING BELTSON DISTER TABLE AND GOT HIS FINGER BETWEEN SHEAVE AND MAIN DRIVE & CUT HIS FINGER.

WET GROUND FROM SO MUCH RAIN EE WAS WALKING THREW THE THICKNER SLIPED & TWISTED HIS KNEE

CHANGING TIRE ON 800 MACK TRUCK STRAIN LOWER BACK

INJURED WAS CHANGING SECTOR'S ON A 10'6" PETERSON FILTER AND A CO-WORKER HIT HIS LEFT RING FINGER WITHA SLEDGE HAMMER IT CUT AND BROKE THE FINGER INJURED WAS WEARING GLOVES.

THE TAILGATE LATCH DID NOT MAKE PROPER CONTACT, HE THEN PULLED THE TAILGATE BACK THE RELEASED IT WHEN HIS GLOVE AND FINGER BECAME TRUPPED BETWEEN THE BED AND TAILGATE. THIS SEVERED THE END O F HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER.

LIFTING ACETYLENE CYLINDER STRAINED LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE ALLEGES THAT HE HURT HIS BACK WHILE DRAGGING A PIECE OF SHEET METAL TO THE HOIST. THE COMPANY IS INCLINED TO BELIEVE THAT THE EMPLOYEE IS ONLY ESTABLISHING A WORKER COMP CASE DUE TO THE LIMITED WORK SCHEDULE.

PNEUMOCOISIS AWARD 5% PRESUMPTIVE NO IMPAIRMENT.

EMPLOYEE STATES3HE FELL OVER A PIECE OF METAL CAUSING HIM TO FALL ON HIS LEFT KNEE

EMPLOYEE CLIMBE8 UP STEP LADDER ON BACK OF TRUCK TO GET IN THE BED AND CAUGHT HIS FOOT AND FELL INSIDE THE BED LANDING ON HIS HIP

EMP WAS GRINDIN1 ON A PIECE OF METAL ON A BENCH, WHEN THE GRINDER CAUGHT THE METAL AND PUSHED IT OFF THE BENCH STRIKING THE EMPLOYEES FOOT

EMPLOYEE WAS PO6RING LIME INTO PIPE GOING TO THICKNER TANK WHEN LIME BLEW INTO HSI EYES

EE STATED HE FE5L TO THE FLOOR STRIKING HIS LEFT KNEE & ELBOW.

EE STEPPED OFF 9AIL CAR & TWISTED ANKLE WHILE CROSSING BETWEEN RAIL CAR.

EMP WAS DROPPIN1 TWO LOADED RAIL CARS WHEN BRAKES FAILED AND BOTH OF HIS LEGS STRUCK RAIL CAR UPON IMPACT OF OF CARS STRIKING PREVIOUSLY DROPPED CARS

EMPLOYEE WAS STRIKING REFUSE FILTERR WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER WHEN HIS HAND SLIPPED DOWN THE HANDLE AND HIS FINGER WAS MASHED BETWEEN HANDLE AND FILTER SECTOR STRAP.

EMP STATES HE FELL OFF WATER TRUCK WHILE INSTALLING HOSE TO REPLENISH WATER SUPPLY THERE WERE NO WITNESSES TO CONFIRM THAT THIS IS ACTUALLY A JOB RELATED INJURY EMP LEFT MINE SITE ON HIS OW

DISMANTLING SECTION OF 4\\ PIPE.WHILE PULLING STRAINED MUSCLE IN BACK.

EMPLOYEE COAL REFUSE TRUCK DRIVER WAS AT PREP PLANT WAITING FOR HIS TRUCK TO BE LOADED WHILE WAITING BE DECIDED TO PICK UP A SLEDGE HAMMER CLIMB UP ON TOP OF HAND RAIL OF LOADING PLATFORM AND STRIKE REFUSE CHUTE CHUTE WAS NOT CLOGGED AND THIS ACTION WAS UNNECESSARY NO EMPLOYEE HAD EVER BEEN INSTRUCTED OR OBSERVED DOING THIS AT BEFORE EMPLOYEE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL TO THE GROUND