McClure River Plant: 770 MSHA citations Coal

Injured worker was installing a track on a bulldozer. As EE picked up the back of track, the chain that is used to pick up the track slipped off the track and struck the worker in the mouth. Worker lost 2-3 teeth. Fracture involving left paramedian anterior maxilla.

Employee stated that EE was loading a scrap top roller into back of a pickup when EE felt a pop in EE's back.

Employee was replacing the grid in the screen deck. As EE prepped to weld, EE received a shock rendering EE unconscious and casing a small burn on the back of EE's right thigh. EE was sitting on the screen deck when the shock occurred.

Employee was helping install a section of pipe above a refuse vibrator. As EE was positioning the pipe EE's hand was caught between the pipe and a feed box mashing EE's finger, resulting in a non-displaced fracture.

Employee was walking down 54 refuse steps to platform and stepped on lump of coal size of a golf ball. This resulted in a sprained ankle.

Employee was working on the catwalk of a belt truss that was on the ground. The employee was handling the hoops for the belt covering when the truss turned over causing the employee to land on the ground and fracture their tibia bone in right leg.

Employee was washing floor and walked into DP cell which was 5'6" from floor and protruding 18" from side of sump. Employee has continued to work. EE started physical therapy on 6/17/2024.

When employee lifted the 5 gallon can of diesel out of truck bed, EE felt like EE pulled something in the right shoulder. EE continues to work and started physical therapy on 2/7/2024.

An ignition event took place at the top of the Big Clean Coal Storage Silo. Personnel in the area witnessed a large fireball rising from the top of the silo. The foreman had just completed the on-shift inspection of the silo area and was descending down the belt way when the event took place. There were no injuries reported during this event.

Employee was holding panel to be bolted on. Thought it was supported enough to stay in place. Took left hand off panel and it dropped onto finger on EE's right hand. This resulted in a fracture and 4 stitches.

The technician was removing a broken hand rail from the right side of a 777D. EE had the handrail off and turned to go down the ladder to hook to the new handrail to install. EE unhooked the fall restraint to come down the ladder. EE's left foot slipped due to mud and rain. EE did have three points of contact but the slip pulled EE and EE fell to the ground on their back.

Received a hearing loss diagnosis for employee on 9/27/2022.

Employee was walking from the 3rd floor to the 2nd floor. As employee placed foot on the 3rd step from the bottom, the step broke loose from the right side looking down causing employee to lose balance and fall to the concrete floor. Employee landed on right knee and arm.

Received a CWP diagnosis for employee on 8/23/2022.

Received a hearing loss diagnosis for employee on 8/3/2022.

Employee exited elevator and slipped and hit on EE's right shoulder. EE continues to work and started physical therapy on 7/14/2022.

Employee was standing a 24' ladder up to change a light on a pole. They felt their shoulder pop while lifting the ladder up to lean it against the pole. They continues to work and started physical therapy on 7/6/22.

Received a CWP diagnosis for employee on 12/30/2021.

Received a hearing loss diagnosis for employee on 7/20/2021.

Employee had removed an impeller from a pump and was rolling it up out of the housing and EE received a laceration to the right pinky finger requiring stitches.

Received a hearing loss diagnosis for employee on 4/23/2021.

Received a CWP diagnosis for employee on 4/20/2021.

A non-injury ignition/explosion occurred at an abandoned/sealed underground mine MSHA ID 44-07306. The explosion in the abandoned mine is believed to have occurred during a severe thunderstorm.

Received a hearing loss diagnosis for employee on 7/17/2020.

Employee was changing out a bag of floc. Some of the floc spilled on the floor and employee stepped on it causing EE to slip and fall. This resulted in a sprain to EE's right knee. Employee stated physical therapy on 8/3/20.

Received a CWP diagnosis for employee on 6/25/2020.

Beam came lose, swung out and struck head

EE was washing between two I-beams adjacent to the hose storage near the primary cyclones on the 4th floor of the plant. When EE finished, EE turned to store the hose, but EE's boot got caught between the beams. This caused EE to twist EE's knee and start to stumble. In an attempt to catch self EE states EE strained EE's lower back also.

Received a hearing loss diagnosis on 6/18/2019 for employee. Employee was termed on 7/31/2018.

Received a CWP diagnosis for employee on 1/7/2019.

Received a hearing loss diagnosis for employee on 9/25/2018.

Received a CWP diagnosis for employee on 8/16/2018.

Employee stepped down from water truck into a rut and turned right ankle resulting in a sprain.

Received a hearing loss diagnosis for employee on 5/21/2018.

Received a hearing loss diagnosis for employee on 5/15/2018.

Employee set a piece of feeder liner on belt channel and it slipped off striking ee on tip of left foot resulting in fracture.

Employee was helping lift sieve holder in with chain. The hook came loose and fell catching employee's left arm and pulling left shoulder resulting in a strain.

Received a hearing loss diagnosis for employee. Employee last worked on 10/28/13 and was termed on 4/28/14.

Employee was walking inside thickener when he stepped in trough and tried to catch himself. He struck his right wrist on a piece of metal resulting in 15 staples.

Employee was standing on an insulating mat that was on a pallet helping trouble shoot issue. When he stepped off the pallet he stepped down onto a #3 stone turned his right ankle and fell resulting in sprain.

Received a CWP diagnosis for employee. He last worked on 8/31/2010.

Employee was chipping slag off 4" pipe that has just been welded when a small particle of slag went around his safety glasses and welding hood and into his left eye. The revision is being generated pursuant to citation #8209468 issued on 1/20/15 & management disagrees that a violation of the standard cited exists

Received a hearing loss diagnosis for EE on 8/5/2014. Employee last worked on 8/31/09.

Employee was washing floor when the water hose got hung on chute of vibrator. He pulled the hose and felt a sharp pain in his left knee. Employee continued to work up until a doctor took him off work on 7/10/15.

Employee was changing out a belt roller and smashed his right ring finger when pulling roller from belt structure resulting in stitches.

Employee was removing box of soap from metal cabinet. Right hand came in contact with door frame cutting his right index finger resulting in stitches.

Employee was walking down the steps from the 6th floor to the 5th when he felt his right knee pop.

Employee was injured while assisting another employee cut a piece of 8" steel. The weight shifted once the steel was cut allowing it to drop approximately 2-3" striking his left hand.

Employee was cutting old pipe down. His hand was holding the flanges when the pipe rolled and cut his left hand between his thumb and fore finger resulting in 2 stitches.

Employee has been medically diagnosed with partial peroneal nerve dysfunction, related to prolonged periods of kneeling with knee pads as part of his normal daily activities as diagnosed by Dr. Kotay, MD per his 5/24/12 visit. We were notified of the diagnosis on 5/31/12.

Employee was removing protection screens and channel over sump while chipping rust off channel. He was punctured by a piece of screen that was extended above the channel he was preparing to remove. The puncture required 2 stitches.

Employee has filed for and settled a claim for job-related hearing loss .Claim was reported as of 6/11/2011.

Employee slipped on ice in parking lot going to the supply truck.

A water hose was wrapped around a valve and the employee was in the process of removing it, when the valve fitting blew off, striking and knocking the employee backwards. He fell down to the concrete, landing on his tool pouch and injured his left leg.

Employee was grinding and welding on top of discharge gate, a few days later he realized he had a small piece of metal in his eye. Eye presciption medicine was administered.

Employee was moving conduit when it broke and cut his hand.

Employee had checked the stacker belt and was walking around the breaker building and took a short cut between the power center box and the breaker building. He had to stoop to get under an airline. When he rose he struck his head against a heater.

Employee alleged he hurt his back while operating a d-10 dozer on the raw coal stockpile on 10-12-06. Injured did not reporat this accident until 10-20-06.

Employee was removing bolts in box bushing. Broke bolt. Striking his wrist against pump housing. Went to doctor 5/2/06. Returned to work on 5/3/06.

Injured was replacing the bottom deck discharge lip on a raw coal vibrator. As he stepped down from the vibrator to the floor he felt a tingle in his right knee.

INJURED WAS SITTING ON THE CATWALK AT THE HEAD END OF THE #54 REFUSE BELT CUTTING BOLTS OUT OF THE SNUB ROLLER. HE THEN STARTED TO STAND UP, TWISTED HIS ANKLE, BREAKING THE SMALL BONE IN HIS RIGHT LEG.

Injured was cutting a hole in a polydeck screen to remove the screen from the vibrator, while he was cutting the screen with a utility knife the knife slipped from the screen striking his right hand. Laceration 5 stitches.

Received a CWP claim on 8/8/2013. Employee last worked on 9/13/2004 and is no longer employed with the company. Accident date of 9/13/2004 is to accommodate online reporting per MSHA (Denver) instructions.

INJURED WAS WORKING ON TOP OF THE EXPLOSION DOORS OVER THE CYCLONES OF THE THERMAL DRYER. HE STEPPED BACKWARDS OR HIS FEET SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL SIX TO SEVEN FEET STRIKING HIS RIGHT ANKLE AND LEG ON A METAL BEAM.

INJURED ALLEGED HE HAD STRAINED HIS BACK WHILE INSTALLING PALE MOUNTED LIGHTS AT THE RIVER PREPPLANT.

INJURED WAS STANDING IN A CRUSHER USING A SLEDGEHAMMER TO REMOVE DIRT & RUST FROM THE BACKPLATE,WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. (INJURED BEGAN LOSING TIME ON 11/17/03.)

INJURED WAS USING A GRINDER TO GRIND THE SLAG OFF OF AN EXCAVATOR BUCKET. WHILE GRINDING THE GRINDER KICKED BACKWARDS STRIKING HIM ON HIS WRIST.

INJURED WAS HELPING THREE OTHER PEOPLE ROLL A SECTION OF AN OLD VIBRATOR SIDE FRAME. ON A DOLLY (4 WHEEL). THE DOLLY WHEEL CAUGHT IN A CRACK IN THE FLOOR, CAUSING THE METAL TO SLIDE OFF THE DO LLY ONTO HIS LEFT FOOT.

INJURED WAS ENTERING CONTROL ROOM AND CLOSED DOOR, CAUGHT LEFT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN DOOR AND DOOR FACING.

INJURED WAS CHANGING HAMMERS IN A JEFFREY CRUSHER, AS HE WAS PICKING UP HAMMER TO HOOK TO THE ELECTRIC HOIST, THE HAMMER SLIPPED BACK MASHING HIS LEFT FINGER AGAINST THE CRUSHER.

INJURED HAD STARTED MOUNTING A DOZER FROM THE STEP ON THE PUSH ARM. HIS RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE STEP CAUSING HIM TO STRIKE HIS RIGHT RIB CAGE ON THE PUSH ARM OF THE DOZER. INJURED STATED TH AT HE HAD A 3 POINT CONTACT WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE STEP.

INJURED WAS CLOSING RAILROAD CAR DOORS USING A COME-A-LONG AND A BAR. THE CARS HAD SOME FROZEN MATERIALS IN THE CARS, AS HE WAS USING THE BAR TO HELP CLOSE THE DOORS, THE BAR SLIPPED OUT CAUS ING HIM TO FALL BACKWARDS PUTTING ALL HIW WEIGHT ON HIS LEFT LEG & ANKLE CAUSIN GHIM TO FALL TO THE GROUND.

INJURED WAS PUTTING A NEW SET OF BOLTS ON A VIBRATING SCREEN AND AS HE WAS TURNING THE SHEEVE WHEEL WITH A PIPE WRENCH, THE BELT WENT ON THE SHEEVE WHEEL. IT TURNED BACKWARDS AND CAUGHT HIS FI NGER ON THE MECHANISM CUTTING HIS FINGER.

INJ WAS UNPLUGGING SAMPLE CHUTE PIPE AT THE HEADEND OF THE HIGH 7BL SAMPLE BELT WITH A BAR WHEN HE FELT & HEARD A POP SOUND IN HIS RIGHT RIB CAGE

INJURED JUST CHECKED THE FREEZE TREATMENT TANKS AND WAS WALKING TO THE LOADOUT WHEN HE STEPPED IN A RUT THAT WAS COVERED AND FALLING TO THE GROUND. OUND.

EE SET A BUCKET OF OIL ON THE DOZER TRACK, THEN HE PLACED HIS LEFT FOOT ON THE PUSH BEAM STEP AND PLACED HIS RIGHT HAND ON THE GRAB IRON ON THE SIDE OF THE DOZER. WH4EN HE STARTED TO MOUNT THE DOZER HIS LEFT FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE STEP AND HIS PANTS LEG CAUGHT ON THE STEP CAUSING THE EE TO FALL TO THE GROUND.

INJURED WAS TIGHTENING BOLTS ON A PUMP USING A 15" CRESENT WRENCH WHEN HIS KNUCKLE POPPED AND SWELLED UP. EE DID NOT SEE A DR. UNTIL 9-28-99

INJURED WAS THROWING THE GATE ON #148 RAW SCREEN TO CHECK BOTTOM DECK SCREENS FOR HOLES. HE WAS USING A PIECE OF PIPE TO THROW THE GATE. WHEN THE GATE CAME OPEN, IT CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN T HE PIPE & A BOLT ON THE FRAME.

INJURED WAS CLEANING UP IN THE LAB AS SHE BENT ODOWN TO CLEAN A DOOR HER LEFT KNEE POPPED AND SWELLED UP BEFORE THE END OF HER SHIFT. EE WENT TO DR. AND STARTED WORKING LIGHT DUTY 6-26-98.

INJURED HAD JACKED THE CORNER OF THE VIBRATOR UP WITH A RAILROAD JACK. AS HE WAS TRYING TO PRY THE SPRING OUT FROM UNDER THE VIBRATOR, THE JACK KICKED OUT CAUSING THE PRY BAR TO COME BACK STRI KING HIM ON THE EAR AND CHEEK.

EMPLOYEE WAS PUSHING FOUR WHEEL CART LOADED WITH WATER TREATMENT SALT WITH TWO OTHER EMPOLOYEES. EMPLOYEE HAD TO CROSS A CONCRETE RAMP & THE LOAD ON THE CART SHIFTED & THE CART KICKED BACKWARD & HIT EMPLOYEE IN THE HEAD & KNOCKED HIM TO THE FLOOR.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING 777 HAULER IN REFUSE DUMPAREA AND COMPLAINED HAULER WAS CAUSING LOW BACK PAIN AND BURNING SENSATION WHEN URINATING. MINE MANAGEMENT DOES NOT BELIEVE INJURED HAD AN OCCU PATIONAL INJURY.

EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS COMING DOWN STEPS AT DRYER WHEN HE SLIPPED & FELL LANDING ON RT BUTTOCK HE WAS NOT USING HAND RAIL

EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING CHUTE HE STEPPED OFF OF THE CHUTE ONTO THE FLOOR AND TWISTED HIS LEFT ANKLE ON THE UNEVEN SURFACE.

EE WAS STANDING ON THE BUMPER OF A SERVICE TRUCK, APPLYING PRESSURE TO A GREASE CYLINDER WITH ONE FOOT. THE CYCLINDER WAS HELD IN A VISE. THE CYCLINDER CREELED CAUSING THE EE TO FALL STRIKING HIS LEG ON THE TRUCK BUMPER.

EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING ON A 777 CAT HAULER AS HE WAS CLIMBING UP LADDER HIS LEFT FOOT ON BOTTOM STEP, HIS RIGHT FOOT ON 2ND STEP. HIS LEFT LEG GAVE OUT & HIS RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED BETWEEN THE STEP. HE FELL BACK & INJURED HIS RIGHT LEG/ANKLE.

OTHER CALLED ON RADIO THAT SMOKE WAS COMING FROM 54 HEAD HOUSE AT TIME I OTHER WAS CHECKING SHAKE OUT BELT FOR TEAR IN BELT EE CALLED ON RADIO AND WANTED TO KNOW IF I WANTED HIM TO CHECK.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING ACROSS THE BOTTOM FLOOR OF THE PREP PLANT. HE STEPPED ON A SECTION OF GRATING THAT COVERS THE FLOOR DRAINS ON BOTTOM FLOOR. THE GRATING SLIPPED OFF EDGE OF DRAIN DITCH A ND EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT LEG WENT IN DITCH.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING OU T CRUSHER WITH METAL ROD CAUGHT ROD IN CRUSHER ROD CAUGHT RT THMB BETWEEN IT & CRUSHER FRAME OR HOUSING EMPLOYEE DID NOT GO TO PHYSICIAN UNTIL 04 -16-93 AT THAT TIME FX WAS DETERMINED UNKNOWN BY XRAY

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING A BEARING ON D-9-H DOZER FINAL DRIVE. WHILE USING A PUNCH AND HAMMER TO DRIVE BEARING ON SHAFT A PIECE OF METAL FROM PUNCH HIT EMPLOYEE ON THE LEFT WRIST, CAUSING A SM ALL LACERATION AND IMBEDDED METAL IN WRIST.

EMPL LIFTING DOOR ON DRYER BYPASS GATE TO CHECK FOR PLUGGAGE AND FELT PAIN IN UPPER PART OF BACK.EMPL STARTED MISSING WORK 9-4-92.

EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING ON BOX TO FIT PIPE.CLOSE CLEARANCE PIECE OF METAL CAME OFF BOX,HIT BACK SIDE OF BOX,BOUNCED OFF AND HIT EMPLOYEE IN RIGHT EYE.

COMPENSATION FOR HEARING LOSS.

CLIMBING UP PULLED BACK OR SIDE

GETTING READY TO WELD LUG ON PIECE OF 14" PIPE AND WAS HITTING PIPE WITH HAMMER TO REMOVE MUD AND RUST.PARTICLES FROM PIPE FELL DOWN BEHIND SAFETY GLASSES HIS EYELIDS.TOOK HAND TO RUB EYE AND OBJECT GOT IN EYE.

EMPLOYEE STARTED UP LADDER TO CHECK PULVERIZER AND FOOT SLIPPED OFF OF LADDER AND TWISTED LEFT KNEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS FABING UP PIPE (12'0 FOR THE PLANT. HE ALSO HAD A 4" SUB SADDLED INTO 12" LINE. EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING THE END OF 4" PIPE SO FLANGE WOULD SLIDE ONTO THE PIPE. AS HE WAS GRINDING TH E PIPE THE GRINDING DISK BROKE AND THE GRINDER KICKED BACK AND CUT HIS LEFT WRIST.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING UP SECOND FLOOR IN THE PLANT AND STEPPED ON A ROCK CAUSING BRUISE AND STRAIN TO RIGHT FOOT AND ANKLE.

THE EMPLOYEE PICKED UP A 10" 90 DEGREE ELBOW. THERE WAS AN 8" BELL REDUCER INSIDE THE ELBOW. WHEN THE EMPLOYEE PICKED UP THE ELBOW, THE BELL REDUCER SLID OUT AND MASHED THE EMPLOYEE'S FINGER

DRIVING PIN OUT OF TRACK WITH HAMMER SLIVER STRUCK IN L LEG

EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING A BOX OF PLOYDECK SCREENS FROM A SUPPLY TRUCK AFTER SETTING SCREENS DOWN BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK STARTED MISSING WORK 07-03-91

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING AROUND STEP ON THE SIDE OF A HAULER WHEN HE SLIPPED OFF & FELL TO THE GROUND HIS GLOVES & SHOES WERE WET & IT WAS RAINING

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON A CHAIR, SO SHE COULD REMOVE BOOTS FROM THE TOP OF THE LOCKERS. EMPLOYEE FELL FROM THE CHAIR TO CONCRETE FLOOR. EMPLOYEE WAS PAINTING WALLS IN THE BATH HOUSE WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED.

EMPLOYEEW AS DUMPING A LOAD OF REFUSE ON AN EMBANKMENT. THE EMBANKMENT BROKE AWAY. THE HAULER OVERTURNED AND THE OPERATOR UNBUCKLED HIS SEAT BELT AND JUMPED OUT, LANDING ON HIS LEFT LEG AND SHOULDER.

EMPL WAS CLOSING RAILROAD CAR DOORS TO BER LOADED WHEN BAR HE WAS USING BROKE CASUING HIM TO FALL ON BACK.

EMPLOYEE REACHED DOWN TO PICK UP WATER HOSE. THE HOSE WAS ON AND IT HIT HIM IN THE FACE. IT KNOCKED OUT FRONT TOOTH CAP.

HE BENT DOWN TO PICK UP OUTRIGGER PAD STRAINING BACK.

INJURED WAS USING WATER HOSE WASHING DOWN IN SCREEN CRUSHER BUILDING. STEPS WERE WET BETWEEN 4TH & 5TH & VERY SLIPPERY. INJURED WAS USING HANDRAILS AS HE STARTED DOWN HE LOST FOOTING & FELL.

EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING ON COUPLING GUARD FOR ABOUT TEN MINUTES WHEN HIS EYES STARTED BURNING. HE THEN CHECKED THE GLASS LENS IN THE HOOD AND FOUND THAT IT WAS CRACKED.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING CARRY A JOINT OF 2" PIPE UP THE CATWALK ON THE REFUSE BELT. THE END OF THE PIPE HIT A HANDRAIL CAUSING THE EMPLOYEE TO STRAIN HIS NECK AND SHOULDER. THIS MAN DID NOT STAR T MISSING WORK UNTIL 4/17/90.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS STANDING UPRIGHT WITH LEFT FOOT BEHIND HIM AND RIGHT FOOT FORWARD AND USING A BAR TO CLOSE A RAILROAD CAR DOOR. WHILE PULLING DOWN ON THE BAR IT SLIPPED OUT OF THE BRACKETT ALLOWING HIM TO FALL BACKWARD LANDING ON THE GRATING WITH HIS LEFT LEG FOLDED UNDERNEATH HIM.

WHILE OPERATING MAIN PANEL INJURED MA WENT OUT TO ADJUST WATER. HE SLIPPED IN FLOCULANT ON FLOOR & FELL INJURING RIGHT HIP & LOWER BACK.

THE EE STATED THAT WHEN HE WAS SHOVELING COAL INTO VIBERATOR HIS FEET SLIPPED ON MUD, CAUSING HIM TO FALL BACKWARD, HITTING HIS UPPER BACK ON A VIBERATOR.

EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING LEFT TRACK ON D-7 DOZER WHEN TRACK WENT BACK ON DOZER SEGMENT A PIECE OF METAL FROM SEGMENT STRUCK EMPLOYEE IN LEFT LEG ABOVE KNEE

EMPLOYEE WAS LOOSENING BOLTS ON PUMP AND FELT A PULL IN HIS LEFT GROIN.

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING ARM ON PULVERIZER FEEDER AT DRYER & STRAINED HIS BACK

PULLING TAILGATE LEVER SHUT FROZEN MUD WAS IN TAILGATE LATCH AND WOULD NOT ALLOW LEVER TO CLOSE TAILGATE. SUBJECT STRAINED HIS BACK TRYING TO OVERCOME FROZEN MUD IN LATCHES.

PULLING ON BAR TO CLOSE R R CAR DOOR PULLED MUSCLE IN R. ARM.

EMPL WAS CLOSING DOOR ON TOP FLOOR OF SCREEN AND CRUSHER BUILDING THE DOOR WAS FOULED AND A COME-A-LONG WAS BEING USED TO PULL THE DOOR CLOSED THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN THE DOOR FREED UP ALL OWING THE COME-A-LONG HOOK ATTACHED TO THE DOOR TO COME LOOSE AND STRIKE I NAME IN THE GROIN AREA

THE UNIT 30 BELT HAD KICKED OUT, PLANT OPERATOR RESTARTED, DRYER OPERATOR AND ELECTRICIAN PROCEDED TO PUT FIRE OUT ON DRYER BED, PLANT OPR. INFORMED FOREMAN THAT THE EXHAUST FAN WAS ONLY PULLI 250 AMPS. THE PLANT OPR. TRIED TO OPEN THE DAMPERS WITH NO SUCCESS. FOREMAN INSTRUCTED THE PLANT OPERATOR TO TRY AND CLOSE THE DAMPERS 100 PERCENT STILL NO CHANGE IN AMPS. THE FOREMAN OBSERV

EMPL WAS HOOKING UP A WELDER TO A TRUCK AND HE PICKED UP THE FRONT OF THE WELDER TO HOOK IT UP AND HE STRAINED AND HURT HIS BACK

EMPL WAS UNPLUGGING A CHUTE ON TOP OF CMI DRYER COAL AND WATER CAME OUT OF THE CHUTE THE EMPL JUMPED OFF THE DRYER AND SPRAINED HIS ANKLE

EMPL WAS REMOVING STABELIZER BAR FROM 50 TON KOMATSO HAULER WHEN EMPL REMOVED PIN FROM BAR BAR DROPPED AND MASHED R THUMB

EMPL PULLING WATER HOSE WHILE WASHING FLOORS.HOSE CAUGHT ON LADDER CAUSING EMPL TO STRAIN HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS DESCENDING FROM DOZER AND WHEN EMPLOYEE STEPPED ON TRACK, FOOT SLIPPED AND FELL ON PUSH ARM OD DOZER. DOZER TRACK WAS ALSO WET AND MUDDY.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHIPPING METAL WITH CHIPPING HAMMER AND PICE OF SLAG BLEW IN RIGHT EYE.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING AN 8 INCH NINETY ON THE SUCTION HEAD OF A PUMP THE NINETY SLIPPED OUT OF THE FLANGE AND CAUGHT THUMB BETWEEN NINETY AND THE PUMP HEAD

EMPLOYEE HAD REPAIRED COUNTER WEIGHT GUARD ON REFUSE BELT AND HAD SCRAPS FROM OLD GUARD. EMPLOYEE BENT OVER TO LIFT SCRAP AND FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE STEPPED FROM REAR OF DO ZER TO GROUND, FELT SOMETHING PULL IN LOWER BACK, LEFT SIDE.

EMPLOYEE AND ANOTHER MECHANIC WERE INSTALLING A NEW CATWALK ON LOAD-OUT BELT. BOTH MECHANICS HAD BEEN CUTTING AND WELDING. AT AROUND 2:00AM ON 5/25/88 EMPLOYEE CALLED NURSES STATION AND REPORT S EYES WERE BURNING.

STARTING TO WORK GOING UNDER NEW BEAMS AT REFUSE LOADING POINT TO HIS TRUCK RAISED UP & HIT HEAD ON BEAM

INJURED WAS UNLOADING A PIECE OFF BLAT IRON OFF TRUCK AND STRAINED BACK

EMPLOYEE WAS LOOSEING BOLT ON D-9 DOZER. LIFTING JACK WITH A 6 FT BREAKER BAR AND FELT PAIN IN PALM OF RIGHT HAND.

AS A RESULT OF EXHAUST FAN MOTOR GOING DOWN, COAL SETTLED DOWN ONTO BED OF DRYING CHAMBER. THIS COAL WAS THEN IGNITED BY THE HEAT FROM THE FURNACE OF T HE DRYER THERE WERE NO INJURIES OR DAMAG

EMPLOYEE BENT O5ER TO PICK UP AN AIR HAMMER & STRAINED LOWER BACK

EMPL STEPPED UP3ONTO MOTOR BASE AND ON UP ONTO TOP OF MTOR TO OPERATE CHAIN FALL.STEPPED FROM PLATFORM TO MOTOR BASE,SCRAPED BACK OF LEFT LEG AGAINST END OF HAND RAIL PIPE.

CUT T REE & IT3F ELL ON ANOTHER T HAT WAS ALREADY DOWN WHEN HE STARTED CUTTING DOWN TREE IT SLID OFF TOP OF OTHER TREE STRIKING HIM ON LEG

THE EMPLOYEE HA8 BATHED AND WAS PUTTING HIS CLOTHES ON WHEN HE BENT OVER TO PUT HIS SOCKS ON AND HURT HIS BACK.

CHANGING FILTER3SECTIONS ON CLEAN COAL FILTERS. LIFTING SECTOR FROM FILTER WHEN FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

NOZZLE ON FIRE 2OSE CAME OFF HIT RIGHT HAND.

BENT DOWN TO PI7K-UP BUNDLE OF C HAIN & PUT IN BED OF TRUCK.

CROSSING COAL P3LE WITH DOZER COAL GAVE AWAY UNDER RIGHT SIDE TRACK.EMPL THOUGHT DOZER WAS GOING TO TURN OVER-HE JUMPED OUT STRAIN RIGHT LEG HAM STRING PULLED.

TORCH WORK WAS 6EING PERFORMED INT HE RAW COAL TUNNEL WHEN A POSSIBLE METHANE IGNITION OCCURRED THERE WERE NO INJURIES & THERE WAS NO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

SHOVELING OUT O0 FLOOR DRAIN-STRAIN BACK.

CLOSING R.R. CA9 DOOR WITH COME-A-LONG STRAINED BACK.

UNPLUGGING CHUT9 ON SAMPLE CRUSHER PIECE OF ROCK WAS THROWN FROM CRUSHER HITTING VICTIM IN MOUTHCUTTING LOWER LIP AND BROKE A TOOTH

LINING ON INSPECTION DOOR FOR MCI DRYER FELL ON RIGHT FOOT

MOVING METAL CAUGHT LEFT THUMB MASHED AND CUT.

CLOSING CAR DOOR BAR SLIPPED CAUSING VICTIM TO FALL ON HIS BACK HURTING HIS NECK.

INJURED WAS WALKING ACROSS A BEAM TO GET TO A BROKEN CABLE. A DUST VENT PIPE WAS HANGING DOWN AND INJURED RAN INTO IT. THIS CUT A GASH ACROSS HIT NOSE

INJURED WAS PUSHING COAL AWAY FROM MIDDS STACKER HIS DOZER WENT INTO A DITCH AND TILTED ON ITS RIGHT SIDE. THIS TWISTED & BRUISED HIS BACK

EMP WAS TRYING TO GET A LADDER TO USE IN CLEANING A COAL FEEDER SEEING THE LADDER WAS TRAPPED BY A ROLLER GUARD HE TRIED TO MOVE THE GUARD WHEN HE DID SO HE CUT HIS FINGER ON THE GUARD

INJ EMP AND ANOTHER EMP WERE CLOSING RR CAR DOORS AS EMP STARTED TO CLOSE ONE OF THE DOORS USING A BAR HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK