Lower Big Branch Impoundment Coal

Dozer cut a pressurized gas line which ignited a fire. Whitesville Fire Department extinguished the flames.

Employee was walking to the bathhouse to get ready for work and stepped in a hole in the grass between building and parking lot. Employee fell and was helped to his feet and when he tried to walk his right knee buckled and he fell again.

REPAIR CONVEYOR BELT. WHILE INSTALLED RAIL. SLIPPED OFF STRUCTURE AND CAUGHT 4TH FINGER BETWEEN RAIL AND STRUCTURE.

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EMPLOYEE STATED WHILE UPRIGHTING A CONCRETE BARRIER WITH A BOBCAT THE FORKS SLIPPED FROM UNDER THE BARRIER ALLOWING EMPLOYEE TO BE JARRED INTO THE SAFETY BAR.

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EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS LEAVING THE TRUCK WHEN HE WAS STUNG BY A WASP.

EMPLOYEE STATED AS HE BENT OVER TO CHECK A RAILROAD CAR DOOR HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK

EE STATED HE CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN AN 8X8 METAL PIPE AND A PIECE OF ANGLE IRON.

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EMPLOYEE STATED, SLIPPED & WRENCHED LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE STATED WHILE CLEANING CLEAN COAL FILTERS WITH A WATER HOSE HE STRAINED HIS CHEST.

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EMPLOYEE STATED HE SHUT THE GRADER DOOR ON HIS FINGER.

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EE STATED HE WAS DRIVING A M45 MACK AND HIT A BUMP AND JARRER LOWER BACK.

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EMPLOYEE STATED WHILE SHOVELING HE FELT BACK PAIN

EMPLOYEE BUMPED LEFT ELBOW AGAINST WALL. DID NOT GO TO DOCTOR UNTIL 4-27-92. WE BECAME AWARE OF TREATMENT ON 5-8-92. NO LOST TIME.

EE WALKED INTO MIRROR BRACKET ON 992 ENDLOADER.

EMPLOYEE STATED WHILE REPAIRING TIE-ROD END.HE STRUCK THE SPINDLE WITH A HAMMER AND THE ROD CAME LOOSE AND STRUCK HIS LEFT THUMB.

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EMPL STATED WHILE TIGHTENING BOLT ON TABLE WRENCH SLIPPED & STRUCK HIM ON CHIN.

EMPL WAS LOOSENING PIPE FITTING WITH PIPE WRENCH. HE STATED AS HE PULLED UPWARD ON WRENCH HE STRAINED LOWER BACK.

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EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE LOST CONTROL OF HAS REFUSE TRACK AND THAT WHEN THE FRONT WHEELS HIT THE DITCH LONE THE STEERING WHEEL SPUN AROUND WRENCHING HIS WRIST.

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EMPLOYEE WAS USING A COME-A-LONG WHEN CHAIN TWISTED AND ALLOWED HANDLE TO STRIKE HIS ARM.

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HOISING METAL CHUTE HOOK CAME OFF STRUCK HIM OVER R EYE

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EMPL STEPPING DOWN FROM RAW COAL VIBRATOR,FELL STRIKING LOWER BACK ON METAL FRAME.

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EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON ICE, STRAINING LOWER BACK. EMPLOYEE STARTING MISSING WORK 3/28/90.

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EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS HAULING SLATE TO REFUSE AREA, HE HIT A RUT AND BOUNCED INTO THE TOP OF THE TRUCK CAB. *EMPLOYEE STATED MISSING WORK ON 3/2/90.

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EMPLOYEE FELL STRIKING LOWER BACK ON FLOOR. EMPLOYEE STATED HIS LEG GAVE WAY CAUSING HIM TO FAL, FROM PREVIOUS BACK SURGERY.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT A PIECE OF MOULDING ON THE LOADER SEAT RUBBED HIS SIDE.

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EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS SLIDING A PLANETARY GEAR ONTO A TRUCK BED WITH ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS BENT OVER, PULLING ON A WHEEL ON A MAC TRUCK AND FELT A PAIN IN HIS CHEST. BEGAN MISSING WORK 8-7-89.

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ON 12/12/88 AT A PPROX 5:00 PM THERMAL DRYER FOR MONCOAL PREP PLANT EXPERIENCED FIRE THAT LAST IN EXCESS OF 30 MIN BEFORE IT WAS EXTINGUISHED. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED DURING THE INCIDENT.

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EMPLOYEE WENT OUTSIDE OF ROTARY BREAKER TO CHECK BARS. AS HE GOT OUT OF BREAKER, HE FELT PULL IN HIS LEFT FOOT. DID NOT START HURTING UNTIL 8:00 THAT NIGHT.

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INJURED WAS INSTALLING SHEETING SHEET HELD IN PLACE WITH VICE GRIPS AND THE PULL ROPE HIT VICE GRIPS WHICH CAME LOOSE AND SHEET SLID DOWN CUTTING HAND

EMPLOYEE CARRYING SMALL ACETYLENE BOTTLE ACROSS A PERMANENT CATWALK FROM THE MAIN PLANT SOME SHEETING WAS AGAINST ONE RAILING PARTIALLY BLOCKING THE WALKWAY WHEN WALKING BY RT HAND CAUGHT A S HARP CORNER OF THE SHEETING CUTTING THE INDEX AND MIDDLE FINGERS

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EMPL STATED THAT AS HE LIFTED ONE END OF CYCLONE PUMP BELT GUARD HE FELT SHARP BURNING PAIN IN HIS GROIN AREA.

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EMPLOYEE USING 5 BUCK SAW TO CUT A LIMB TO PUSH FOOT VALVE OUT, SAW SLIPPED CUASING IT TO CUT LEFT HAND THAT WAS HOLDING THE BRANCH.

EMPLOYEE STEPPI3G DOWN FROM FUEL TANK PLATFORM,FOOT TURNED SLIGHTLY WHEN HE CONTACTED THE GROUND AND HE WRENCHED HIS ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS WA5KING BY STARTER BOX BOX BECAME GROUNDED & BLEW UP

EMPL DRIVING SLATE TRUCK DOWN HILL EMPTY HIT WASHBOARD AREA IN ROAD.ROUGH ROAD JARRED HIM AND HE FELT SHARP PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

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DECANT FAIL OCC6RED AT THE LOWER BIG BRANCH IMPOUNDMENT PEABODY COAL CO INVESTIGATION BEGAN IMMEDICATELY TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME NO INJURIED WERE REPOR AS A RESULT OF3THIS ACCIDENT DESCRIPTION OF SITE ALONG WITH DRAWING IS ATTACHED.

EMPLOYEE STATED3WHILE CHECKING WATER IN MACK TRUCK, HE REMOVED THE RADIATOR CAP AND STEAM RUSHED OUT OF RADIATOR, RESULTING IN BURNS TO THE RIGHT WRIST,LEFT WRIST AND FACE.

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INJURED WAS GOI3G TO FUEL UP TRUCK. HE GOT FUEL HOSE IN ONE HAND AND STARTED TO PULL HIMSELF AND HOSE UP TO FUEL TANK ON SIDE OF TRUCK WHEN FELT PAIN IN RIGHT SIDE.

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STEPPED ON PIEC9 OF REBAR AND TURNED LEFT ANKLE

2 EMPLOYEES TRI9D TO LIFT PLYWOOD FORM TO SLIDE OFF OF TRUCK, FORM WAS TOO HEAVY FOR THEM TO LIFT, FORM DROPPED BACK ON MEN INJURING EMPLOYEE RIGHT SHOULDER AND RIGHT FOREARM.

INJURED AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WERE PULLING A SECTION OF 14 IN PIPE ACROSS SECOND FLOOR WHEN THE CLAMP SLIPPED OFF THE PIPE CAUSING HIM TO LOSE HIS BALANCE AND FALL INTO THE HANDRAIL AT 5-9 CO NVEYOR

INJURED WAS LIFTING ON SHEET METAL AND STRAIN HIS STOMACH.

INJURED WAS PULLING WATER HOSE THRU PLANT & STUB%'*%' STUMBLED FALLING & LACERATING HIS LT. INDEX FINGER.

INJURED WAS SHOVELING ASH BIN & STRUCK HEAD ON ANGLE BRACE LOCATED IN THE WORK AAREA

INJURED WAS LOADING SUPPLIES AND STRAINED BACK

INJURED WAS OPERATING A SLATE TRUCK WHEN THE DRIVE SHAFT FELL OUT AND TRUCK WENT INTO DITCH AGAINST HILL SIDE INJURED THEN JUMPED OUT LANDING ON HIS RT HAND AND BOTH KNEES