Lattimer Division: 138 MSHA citations Coal

EE was using a utility knife to cut bucking rubber. As EE was shaving the bucking rubber which was on a steel sheet, the sheet moved and began to fall over. As EE went to grab the steel EE unintentionally cut hand with the utility knife. EE received 5 stitches on the inside of palm near the thumb.

Continuing pain from running the haul truck all day. Caused shoulder/neck pain.

Hearing Loss - threshold shift in right ear

EE came out of the man door of the welding shop and walked in front of the garage door to walk over to the demag bucket they are working on. EE walked on some ice and slipped. EE didn't fall down but caught self and did a half split. That's when EE pulled the muscle in EE's leg.

Climbing down off the D10 to do a walk around inspection, EE missed the step. EE was holding on to the grab handle to catch self when EE fell and EE's body twisted, hurting EE's shoulder.

Injured employee and another employee were taking 4 lengths of square tubing off the rack to be cut in half. Injured employee was bending over to lower the injured employee's end to the ground and hurt back.

Employee was cutting a piece of channel rubber to length with a utility knife. EE was kneeling on ground and cutting rubber on a pallet in front of them. They cut the rubber towards themselves, and with such force, that after making the cut, the knife continued on and sliced thru their coveralls and work pants. EE sustained a laceration on the right thigh - 7 stitches.

Employee was using a sledge hammer to hit a tooth on the 992 bucket to remove the tooth. A small piece of metal broke off the tooth & hit employee in the thigh.

Employee was standing on a ladder plugging in a light at top of a bucket of a front end loader. When EE stepped down, EE missed a step and fell into a pile of steel plates (from inside the bucket), hitting head.

Employee hurt back from lifting teeth for DeMag while building up the base.

Employee was grinding rust and slag from a chute. He was using a 4" grinder and wearing tight fitting, clear goggles. When he removed his goggles, debris from the top of the goggles and/or forehead fell into his eye.

Employee was sitting on a bench in the break room having a drink of water. Wind caused a window on the wall to swing open (window swings down). Window crashed over employee's head and cut the bridge of his nose.

Employee was walking across the parking lot to get to the welding shop. He slipped on the ice and landed on his left arm. The ice formed because snow melted the day before and refroze overnight on the parking area.

Employee was carrying and tossing scrap metal into front end loader bucket. He experienced a muscle spasm in the right side of his neck and down to his right shoulder.

Employee was installing a bearing on a 4600 dragline. We used a chisel to wack it on, shattering the end of the chisel and resulting in a 5/16 inch piece of steel lodging into his stomach (right lower abdomen)

Went to annual audio test and found a STS of 20dB at 2000Hz in Right ear. Repeat test in controlled environment showed a shift in the left ear at 3000 Hz with STS of 10 dB. They recommended he goes to audiologist who confirmed a 14dB STS in the right ear.

Grinding on dragline bucket when a piece of slag got past his safety glasses and burnt into his right eyelid.

Employee was grinding bucket bushings on Caterpillar 5130 excavator. No specific incident. After time, right eye became irritated. Sought treatment about one week later. Not reported until we found out he sought treatment as no lost time.

Welding on dozer blade laying down and other welders arc went through the back of his helmet, resulting in welding flash in both eyes.

EE was using a pry bar to put pin in track of Demag excavator, when another person was hitting the pin with a sledgehammer and a piece of pin broke off and hit employee in the upper lip. Note: EE did not seek treatment until 1/17/2013.

Pulling air hose from under equipment and lacerated left hand on sharp object.

Stepped on rock getting off dozer and twisted knee.

Stretching to move guard on crusher - hurt back.

While welding & using torches on crusher, slipped & fell on rear end.

Taking a nut off a pump with a ratchet, pulled on ratchet and felt pain in left shoulder.

The tri-axle driver was dislodging a rock from the tailgate. When the rock was freed the tail-gate slammed shut on the drivers right hand smashing the fourth digit.

Truck was going to load out area of pit empty. Struck highwall and rolled on left side. Extracted driver & had him transported to hospital.

WHILE ADJUSTING OUTSIDE REAR VIEW MIRROR ON EUCLID TRUCK, LOST BALANCE ADN FELL TO GROUND.

GETTING READY TO CUT BOLTS OFF FEED LIP OF REFUSE SCREEN. LOST BALANCE WITH TORCH HOSE IN HAND. THE TORCH THEN CAME UP OVER FRAME WORK AND STRUCK EE IN THE FACE.

USING SLEDGE HAMMER TO REMOVE REFUSE FROM GRIZZLY FEEDER.

WHILE APPLYING BRAKE TO RAIL CR BEING PREPARED FOR COAL LOADING, FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK & RIB CAGE.

PUTTING DRIVE BELT ON GRIZZLEY FEEDER, LEFT HAND (THUMB & INDEX FINGER), BECAME CAUGHT BETWEEN DRIVE BELT AND PULLEY. MACHINE WAS NOT OPERATING. RECOIL ACTION ONLY.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING FLUID LEVELS IN WABCO TRUCK AT START OF SHIFT. DIRT ENTERED LEFT EYE UNDER SAFETY GLASSES. CONTINUED TO WORK AND FELT SOME SORENESS AND SLIGHT SWELLING.

LIFTING TAIL SECTION OF 18" CONVEYOR WITH ANOTHER EE. DURING LIFTING FELT SHARP PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

WHEN EXITING WABCO TRUCK NEAR END OF SHIFT, EMPLOYEE TWISTED RIGTH HIP AND RIGHT BUTTOCK.

TIGHTENING BOLTS ON DOZER WITH AIR GUN. AIR GUN BLEW DIRT FROM WORK AREA UNDER SAFETY GLASSES AND SLIVER OF METAL ENTERED RIGHT EYE.

INSTALLING A DE SLIME FEED BOX - USING PRY BAR - WHILE PRYING OLD BOX, FOOT SLIPPED FROM CROSS BEAM AND EMPLOYEE FELL AGAINST STEEL STRUCTURE.

CLEANIGN RAIL ROA DCARS, FOR COAL SHIPMENT, AND PATCHING HOLES IN CARS WITH CANS WITH CANS OF SPRAY FROM INSTULATION. SLIPPED FROM LEDGE ON INSIDE OF CAR AND FELL.

CLEANING UP AFTER AFTER WELDING PIECE OF SLAG LODGED IN LEFT EYE WENT TO DOCTOR WHO REMOVED SLAG & EMPLOYEE RETURNED TO WORK

DUR PLANT DOWN TIME, EE WAS ASSISTING PLANT FOREMAN IN REMOVING A PUMP BEARING. USING PUNCH AND HAMMER, A PIECE OF PUNCH HEAD STRUCK LEFT FOREARM AND BECAME EMBEDDED UNDER SKIN.

PULLING A FIRE HOSE UP TO DRAIN WATER OUT. A METAL CLAMP USED TO SPLICE THE HOSE TOGETHER SWUNG BACK AND STRUCK EE IN THE LEFT EYE.

SPOT WELDING REPAIRS IN PLANT SPARK AND SLAG GOT UNDER WELDING HELEMT AND WENT INTO LEFT EYE.

ASSISTING MECHANIC ON INSTALLING AN AXLE SEAL ON DOZER. RIGHT AND SLIPPED AND BECAME LACERATED ON METAL EDGE OF SEAL.

FELL WHILE CARRYING A PIECE OF ANGLE IRON UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS.

SPLICING BELT ON FEED CONVEYOR. FELL AGAINST RAIL OF BELT LINE. INJURED RIGHT RIB CAGE.

WALKING FROM MECHANIC TRAILER TO WORK AREA SLIPPED ON ICE FELL & INJURED LEFT ELBOW

ASSISTING MAINTENANCE WELDER. HOLDING STEEL PLATE IN PLACE FOR WELDING.

WORKING ON FUEL PUMP OF D-8 CAT TRUCK HOOD. STANDING ON WET DOZER TRACK (DUE TO RAIN TODAY) TO BE ABLE TO REACH FUEL PUMP. EMPLOYEE'S FOOT SLIPEPD AND HE FELL,S TRIKING HIS HEAD ON INSIDE OF DOZER TRACK.

LOADING RAIL CAR WITH COAL-WHILE ATTEMPTING TO APPLY HAND BROKE OF RAIL CAR FOOT SLIPPED OFF OF RAIL AND RIGHT KNEE HIT CAR COMPLET.

ASSISTING OTHER EMPLOYEES WITH CLEANING SLOG FROM HANGERS FOR PLANT SCREENS-USING SLAG HAMMER.

ASSISTING WELDER IN CUTTING OF STEEL PLATES & ALTHOUGH EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING BURNING GOGGLES, FLASH BURNS TO BOTH EYES STILL OCCURED.

IN PROCESS OF CLEANING WELDING TORCH TIP, RECEIVED BURN TO PALM OF LEFT HAND.

MANUALLY MOVING A 10" PIPE.WHILE LIFTING PIPE EMPLOYEE FELT PAIN IN RIGHT WRIST.SWELLING OCCURRED AT BASE OF RIGHT HAND,THUMB,AND WRIST.

63549NG BLADE ON DOZER.

39639NG CUTTING EDGE TO INSTALL ON DOZER, FELT STRAIN IN RIGHT SHOULDER.

23154ING AT ENTRANCE TO PREPARATION PLANT WHEN A FOREIGN BODY ENTERED LEFT EYE LID.

PLACING STANDS FOR CONVEYOR BELTLINE-FELT PAIN IN UPPER BACK AND NECK-TOLD FOREMAN BUT CONTINUED TO WORK AND COMPLETED SHIFT 2 3:00 PM ALSO WORKED 8 HRS EACH DAY 07-27-92 AND 07-28-92 BEFORE S EEKING MEDICAL ATTENTION.

USING STEP STOOL TO CHECK VIBRATING SCREEN FOOT SLIPPED EMP FELL BACK AGAINST SCREEN DECK

USING TORCH TO BURN VIBRATOR WITH COMEALONG, R AHND PINCHED BETWEEN VIBRATOR R HAND MIDDLE FINGER LACER IT BONE CRUSHED AMPUTATION A MIDDLE JOINT OF FINGER

CHEKCING OIL IN LOADER STUNG ON BACK OF NECK BY INSECT

WALKING DOWN PLANT STEPS SLIPPED AND FELL ON STEPS.INJURED RIGHT SHOULDER,UPPER AND LOWER BACK, BOTH HIPS.

CHANIGN TIRES ON TRUCK LIFTED TIRE TWISTED NECK L SHOULDER AND L ARM

WORKING ON MACHINE, STEPPED ON LG STAPLE PUNCTURED L FOOT

CLEANING UP TOOLS, SLIVER OF METAL IMBEDDED IN L EYE

ENTERING VEHICLE TO TRANSPORT SUPPLIES GUST OF EWIND BLEW DUST IN EYE

ASSITING MAINT WELDER EMP, REC FLASHBURNS FROM WEDLERS ARC

WHILE MAKING A SPLICE IN NUMBER 3 REFUSE BELT EE WAS CUTTING BELT WITH A UTILITY KNIFE IN RIGHT HAND DURING THE COURSE OF A CUT THE UTILITY KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT INTO EE S LEFT HAND JUST BELOW THE THUMB. EE RECEIVED 3 STITCHES TO LEFT HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO GAIN ACCESS TO INTERIOR OF GRIZZLEY TO EFFECT REPAIRS. AS HE WAS CLIMBING IN, HE SLIPPED ON THE DEW DAMP METAL AND FELL APPROX. FEET LANDING ON HIS LEFT HIP. BRUISE AND BLOOD CLOT RESULTED ON LEFT HIP.

EMPL WAS CLIMBING RAILCAR LADDER TO LOOSEN BRAKE UNDER COLD & FROST CONDITIONS. HE SLIPPED FROM LADDER & FELL APPROX 4' STRIKING SMALL OF BACK ON RAILCAR DRAWHEAD. HE WORKED UNTIL 12:30 PM & W ENT HOME. HE REPORTED BACK TO WORK AT 3:00 PM WHEN HE REPORTED BACK SORENESS & NUMBNESS. HE REPORTED TO DR AT 4:30 PM.

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON LOADER CATWALK CLEANING WINDSHIELD. WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO RETURN TO CAB. HE SLIPPED ON WET DECK AND FELL STRIKING HIS KNEE ON LOADER CATWALK. HE THEN RETURNED TO OPERAT OR CAB AND CONTINUED WORK UNTIL END OF SHIFT. HE REPORTED TO DOCTOR AT 0600 DUE TO CONTINUED PAIN. DIAGNOSED FRACTURE OF LEFT TIBIA.

EMPLOYEE REPORTED TO MAIN AREA FOR WORK AND WAS INSTRUCTED TO REPORT TO RAILHEAD LOADING AREA. HE DROVE TO RAILHEAD AND BEGAN WALKING DOWN TRACK TO WORK AREA. UNDER DRY CONDITIONS, HE STEPPED ON A RAIL AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE. SUPERVISOR ARRIVED AT SCENE 15 MINUTES LATER AND TRANSPORTED EMPLOYEE TO ST. JOSEPH MEDICAL CENTER. DIAGNOSED AS SPRAINED ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A 575 BOB CAT SKID STEER. AS HE WAS LEAVING THE MACHINE HE BUMPED THE BUCKET PEDAL WITH HIS FOOT, CAUSING THE BUCKET TO MOVE DOWN AND TRAP HIS LEFT HAND BETWEEN THE BUCKET AND THE FRAME OF THE MACHINE.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING THE INTERNATIONAL TD 25 BULLDOZER, WHEN IT OVERHEATED. HE BROUGHT IT DOWN THE HILL TO LET IT COOL OFF AND TO CHECK THE ANTIFREEZE. EMPLOYEE ALLOWED THE MACHINE TO CO OL OFF FOR A SHORT TIME THEN TRUNED THE CAP TO THE FIRST NOTCH. NOTHING HAPPENED AND HE LET IT S ET A WHILE LONGER. WHEN HE REMOVED THE CAP, THE CAP FLEW OFF AND THE ANTIFREEZE SPRAYED OUT.

EMPLOYEE SLIPPE8 WHILE CLIMBING DOWN LADDER TO GET OFF 988 LOADER.

WHILE EMPLOYEE 4AS ADJUSTING THE POWER SCRAPER ON THE REFUSE CONVEYOR, A BURR ON THE SHAFT GRABBED THE SLEEVE OF HIS SHIRT. WHEN THE EMPLOYEE PULLED AND TWISTED TO FREE THE SHIRT, HE TORE TWO MUSCLES ON HIS3UPPER RIGHT TRUNK.

EMPL LIFTED ROL5ER FELT SOMETHING IN HIS BACK SANAP JUST BELOW LEFT SHOULDER BLADE.

EMP WAS SPLICIN1 CONVEYOR BELT. WHILE OPENING A BARREL OF BELT CLIPS, THE UTILTTY KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT EMPLOYES RT THIGH JUST ABOVE THE KNEE

UNBLOCKING PRIM5RY FEED CHUTE EMPL SLIPPED AND FELL HITTING RIGHT HIP AGAINST GRATING AROUND GEAR BOX.

EMPLOYEE WAS PU8HING MATERIAL WITH D-8 DOZER. WHILE BACKING UP, THE REAR OF THE MACHINE SLIPPED OVER THE EDGE CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO JAR BACK.

WHILE STANDING 2N SUMP TO UNBLOCK REACTION CHANBER OF SERPAC THE SCREENING ON TOP OF THE S UMP FELL THRU. AS H E FELL EE HIT BOTH KNEES ON A PIECE OF 4" ANGLE INSIDE OF THE SUMP.

EMPLOYEE WAS HA3GING A CHAIN ON 988B BUCKET WHEN HE SLIPPED ON ICE AND LEFT ARM HIT BUCKET WHILE FALLING.

EMPLOYEE WAS CL9ANING OUT BUNKER SLIPPED OF BELT WHICH LEADS TO BUNKER AND WENT TO GRAB ONTO AN ELECTRICAL BOX WHICH WAS NOT FASTENED ONTO BUNKER. RESULTED IN TWISTING RIGHT SHOULDER.

EE HAD A PIECE 2F METAL IN VICE & BENDING IT BY HAND TO SEPERATE IT. A SMALL PIECE OF METAL BECAME SEPERATED FROM LARGE PIECE & LODGED INTO EES LEFT EYE.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING IN THE CHANGING OF THE SIEVE BANDS (SCREENS)

EMPLOYEE HAD ONE FOOT ON STEP OF MACHINE AND OTHER FOOT ON THE OF MACHINE TIRE LIAS WET AND EMPLOYEE SLIPPED OFF AND FELL.