Locust Summit Fine Coal Plant: 56 MSHA citations Coal

Walking towards plant - slipped on ice - bruised/sprained left knee. ***Did not seek medical attention until 1/21/2013. Had surgery on 3/7/13. Returned to work on 5/6/2013.

Standing on ladder thawing pipe. On way down ladder, slipped and fell to floor.

EE WAS SERVICING EQUIPMENT, TRIPED AND LANDED ON METAL DRAIN PAN. EE CUT PALM OF LEFT HAND REQUIRING 11 STITCHES.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING LADDER OF LOADER, MISSED RUNG ON LADDER AND FELL HURTING ANKLE AND FOOT.

WHILE RUNNING CONVEYOR, EMPLOYEE CLIMBED DOWN FROM LADDER AND TWISTED RIGHT KNEE.

WHILE REMOVING ROCK FROM CONVEYOR, EE S LEG WAS PINCHED BY ROCK GOING UP BELT.

WHILE RUNNING LOADER, EE SLIPPED GETTING DOWN FROM LADDER.

WHILE MOVING HAULPAKS,EE SLIPPED GETTING OFF TRUCK & GOT HOOKED UP ON HANDRAIL.

WHILE MOVING PLATES, PLATE SLIPPED AND HIT EE S LEFT FOOT.

WHILE OPERATING JACKHAMMER EMPLOYEE STRAINED BACK LIFTING JACKHAMMER FROM HOLE.

WHILE REPAIRING VAVLE ON WATER TRUCK, A PIECE OF SLAG WENT INTO EE S LEFT EYE.

WHILE BURNING WITH A TORCH, A HOT PIECE OF METAL FELL INTO EMPLOYEE'S GLOVE.

EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OUT OF TRUCK AT LOCUST SUMMIT PLANT, AND FELL ON THE ICE.

WHILE MOVING FEED PUMP BARREL ON HAND BUGGY, EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON ICE ON GROUND FLOOR OF PLANT AND FELL ON LEFT SHOULDER.

WHILE GETTING OFF OF TRUCK AT THE END OF SHIFT, EMPLOYEE FELT A TWINGE AND A LSIGHT PAIN AS HE STEPPED ONTO THE FROZEN GROUND. THE PAIN BECAME MORE INTENSE THAT EVENING.

WHILE CUTTING PIPELINE EMPLOYEE WAS FLASHED WHEN HOLDING RODS.

WHILE LIFTING ROCK OUT FROM UNDER BELT LINE, EE STRAINED LEFT GROIN AREA.

WHILE REMOVING ROCKS FROM FEED LINE, A ROCK SLIPPED OUT OF EMPLOYEES HAND AND FELL & HIT RIGHT ANKLE.

WHILE CHANGING AN EMPTY PROPANE TANK ON FORLIFT,EMPLOYEE STRAINED HIMSELF LIFTING THE TANK.

EMOYEE WAS LIFTING A 54 POUND BAG OF COAL FROM ONE PALLET TO ANOTHER. WHILE DOIG SO, HE TWISTED HIS BACK AND NECK.

EMPL CUTTING OUT OLD PIECE OF PIPE WITH TORCH.PIECE OF RUSTED METAL FLEW OUT AND LODGED IN EMPL RIGHT EYE.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING THE ANGLE ON THE EAST SHAKER WHILE TRYING TO LOOSEN A BOLT EMPLOYEE PUT A (4) FOOT PIPE ON THE END OF THE WRENCH FOR LEVERAGE & BOLT BROKE STRAINING EMPLOYEES BACK

WHILE WELDING, RODS WERE STICKING AND WHEN EMPLOYEE LIFTED HELMET, HE GOT FLASHED.

WHILE ARCING STAINLESS STEEL OUT OF DOZER TRAP EMPL RECEIVED FLASH BURNS TO BOTH EYES.

WHILE WELDING, AN ARC CAME THROUGH CRACK IN HELMET.

WHILE CARRYING A BOX OF WELDING RODS UP A LADDER, EE HIT CONDUIT AND BUMPED LEFT GROIN AREA.

EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING WITH START-UP OF PLANT. WHILE AT THE TOP OF VIBRATOR STAIRWAY, EMPLOYEE PASSED OUT AND FELL DOWN THE FLIGHT OF STAIRS.

WHILE EXAMINING BELT LINE, A FROZEN LUMP OF COAL ROLLED OVER THE TOP OF THE HOPPER AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON THE BACK OF THE HEAD. (EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING A SAFETY HELMET)

EMPL WAS CLIMBING LADDER ON COMPACTOR HE SLIPPED & BRUISED ELBOW & KNEE.

WHILE GETTING OFF OF A DOZER, EMPLOYEE TWISTED HIS BACK. THE PAIN WAS MODERATE AT FIRST, BUT BECAME MORE SEVERE IN THE FOLLOWING FEW DAYS.

WHILE EXITING A LOADER, EMPLOYEE SLIPPED GETTING OFF OF A LADDER.

WHILE DUMPING LOAD OFF TRUCK, THE FRAME HOLDING HOIST JACK CRAKCED THEREBY CAUSING THE TRUCK BOX TO FALL DOWN. THIS JARRED THE DRIVER.

EMPL WELDING ON TRUCK.ADJUSTING WELDING ROD IN HOLDER AND ROD SLIPPED AND STRUCK EMPL RIGHT EYE.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING DOWN STEPS AND FELL ON BOTTOM STEP STRIKING HIS LOWER BACK ON BOTTOM STEP.

EMPL WAS REACHING DOWN FROM LOADER TO GET OIL CAN THAT WAS BEING HANDED UP TO HIM BY MECHANIC. WHILE LIFTING OIL CAN HE FELT SHARP PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE SLIPPED O WET CATWALK WHILE WALKING DOWN TUNNEL

EMPLOYEE WAS BURNING OUT AN OLD BEAM ON THE #6 COAL VIBRATOR. THE ACETYLENE HOSE BLEW OUT CAUSING A FLASH FIRE. EMPLOYEE RECEIVED BURNS TO LOWER PART OF FACE.

EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING IN THE CHANGING OF A VOR SIV AND A PLATE FELL AND STRUCK LEFT FOOT.

EMPL WAS LIFTING STEEL PLATE INTO UPRIGHT POSITION FOR WELDING. WHILE EMPL WAS LIFTING HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS GROIN AREA.

WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON CYCLONES TO OPEN VALVES HE SLIPPED AND FELL OFF

EMP WAS IN THE PROCESS OF CLEANING A SCREEN. WHILE HE WAS SCRAPING THE WOOD AND ROCK FROM THE SCREEN A PIECE OF COAL FLEW UP INTO HIS EYE

EMP WAS WORKING ON CYCLONE IN THE FINTES PLANT. A SAMLL LEAK DEVELOPED CAUSING MATERIAL TO SPLACH INTO EMP EYES

EMPLOYEE WAS US3NG AN ELECTRIC WELDER TO WELD STAINLESS STEEL CHUTE. WHILE STANDING IN A 3 FOOT STEP LADDER. THE EMPLOYEE HIT THE CABLE ON THE COME-A-LONG WITH WELDER WHICH WAS HOLDING CHUTE. THE CHUTE FELL 5NOCKING EMPLOYEE TO THE FLOOR.

EMPL ASSISTING 9EMOVING LARGE ROCK FROM DOZER TRAP CONVEYOR FEED LINE ROCK SHIFTED AND EMPL STRAINED NECK AND BACK UNDER THE WEIGHT THAT HAD SHIFTED.

EMPLOYEE WAS US3NG A WRENCH TO FIT AN END ON A PIPE IN ORDER TO INSERT A BOLT EMPLOYEE FELT SOMETHING POP IN HIS LEFT WRIST AND THEN BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE PAIN

EMPLOYEE WAS RE4OVING DIRT FROM A HEAD WHEEL ON THE RAW FEED LINE WITH SHOVEL. THE SHOVEL BECAME ENTAGLED ANDIN HIS ATTEMPT TO FREE THE SHOVEL HIS LEFT HAND AND ARM CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE MO VING BELT AND P6LLEY.

EMPL CLIMBING D2WN FROM HAULPAK TRUCK AT THE END OF HIS SHIFT.STEPPED FROM TRUCK TO GROUND TWISTED RIGHT ANKLE.WHEN HE GOT HOME & REMOVED HIS SHOE,ANKLE WAS SWOLLEN.

EMPL INSPECTING3CYCLONES IN FINES PREP PLANT SMALL LEAK OCCURRED AND EMPL WAS SPPLASHED IN RIGHT EYE WITH FINE MATERIAL.

EMP WAS LIGHTIN1 SPACE HEATER WHEN FUEL OIL BLEW BACK AT HIM CAUSING BURNS TO HIS FACE LEFT HAND AND RT HAND

EMPLOYEE WAS CH9CKING BAGGING LINE AND PUT HIS HAND IN MOVING COMPACTOR BELT LINE TO TAKE OUT A PIECE OF COAL AND GOT HAND CAUGHT IN ROLLERS

WHILE EMPLOYEE 4AS UNBLOCKING CYCLONE,A PIPE CAME APART AND MAN WAS HIT WITH SPRAYING COAL DUST FROM PIPE INTO EYES.

EMPLOYEE WAS US3NG A UTILITY KNIFE TO TRIM TOPS OF BAGS AS THEY CAME THROUGH THEBAGGING MACHINE. KNIFE SLIPPED AND EMPLOYEE CUT HIS INDEX FINGER.

CLEANING UP ARO6ND COAL HOPPER,EMPL PICKED UP LARGE BOARD.SLIPPED DOWN BANK AND PLANK? HIT SIDE OF NECK.

WHILE LIFTING A1IPE ON TO THE TAILGATE OF A PICK UP TRUCK EMPLOYEE WRENCHED HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.

WHILE TESTING B9LTS ON WATER PUMP PULLEY, OPERATOR ACCIDENTLY HIT STARTER BUTTON CAUSING INDEX FINGER OF RIGHT HAND TO BE CAUGHT IN PULLEY

WHILE LEAVING D2ZER EMP SLIPPED OFF DOZER CAT AND LANDED ON A PULLEY WHEEL

EMPL TIGHTENING BOLTS AND WHILE DOING SO STRAINED HIS NECK AND SHOULDER.

MAN WAS WORKING ON LOCUST SUMMIT PIPE LINE, WHILE DOING SO EMPLOYEE WENT TO LIFT A PIPE AND HURT HIS CHEST.

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A BOX AND WHILE DOING SO, HE PULLED A MUSCLE

RUNNING LOADER,3WHILE GOING DOWN HILL, MACHINE SHUT DOWN. HE COULD NOT CONTROL IT AND IT RAN INTO BANK.

SLIPPED ON LOADING DOCK

SLIPPED ON GRADING FELL AND HIT BACK OF HEAD.

CHANGING MOTOR IN A TUNNEL AND WHILE TRYING TO REMOVE IT STRAINED HIS BACK

WHILE RUNNING CARS DOWN TRACK HE HAD HIS LEFT LEG HANGING OVER END OF CAR AND BRUISED LEFT LEG

RUNNING LOADED RAILROAD CARS DOWN TRACK WHEN PUTTING BRAKES ON WHEEL BROKE OFF AND MAN FELL OFF CAR

PULLING BAGS FROM BELT LINE AND STRAINED HIS GROIN.

EMPL TWISTED ANKLE WHILE WALKINGFROM DRYER.

WHILE LOOSENING BOLTS ON PUMP LID, A NUT HEAD STRIPPED AND WRENCH SLIP OFF. MAN JARRED HISBACK, SHOULDER AND NECK.

EMPL PUTTING 12 54LB BAGS SAMPLE TOGETHER.WHILE EMPL WAS HAULING BAGS UP LADDER TO LAB TO HAVE MATERIAL TESTED HE TWISTED HIS BACK.

GETTING DOWN FROM CAB OF DOZER,EMPL SLIPPED AND BUMPED RIGHT KNEE ON TREAD OF DOZER.

WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A 6IN. PIPE WITH ELBOS AND FLANGES ON BOTH END, HE TWISTED HIS BACK.

WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS SERVICING DOZER HE SLIPPED OFF OF CATS ON THE DOZER.

WHILE EMP WAS POKING FIRE IN STOVE FLAMES SHOT UP AND BURNED HIS FACE

WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS BUSTING FROZEN LUMPS OF FEED WITH A BAR HE HIT HIS FINGER ON CHUTE.

EMP WAS CUTTING ANGLE AND BREAKING THEM APART WHEN HE CUT HIS RIGHT HAND

EMPLOYEE WAS GOING DOWN LADDER AT FEED TANK AND SLIPPED ON WET RUNGS, TWISTING HIS WRIST WHEN GRABBING HAND RAIL.

EE WAS PATCHING R/R CAR & SLID DOWN HURTING HIS FOOT AT THE BOTTOM BY THE GATES.

WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS FUELING LOADFER, HE SLIPPED AND FELL OFF LADDER FRACTURING HIS LEFT ANKL.

EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO GET ROCK OUT OF DOZER TRAP WHEN THE BAR, WHICH HE WAS USING, CAME BACK FG FROM UNDER ROCK AND HIT EMPLOYEE ON LEFT HAND.

WHILE LIFTING 980 CAT HEAD EMPLOYEE BACK BECAME PAINFUL.

WHILE TIGHTENING PIPES, THE PIPE WRENCH SLIPPED FROM PIPE AND EMPLOYEE SPRAIN HIS BACK.

SHUTTING SWITCHES OFF ON PANEL BOARD . STEPPING DOWN FROM PLATFORM,EMPL WALKED ON A CABLE AND TURNED FOOT.