Mettiki General Coal

Employee banged EE's left shoulder on a trunk duck at the three-way in the plant. EE then tried to pick up a hose that was laying on the floor and EE heard a pop and felt a tingling sensation and pain going down EE's right arm.

Employee was drilling a 5/16" hole in a 10" I-beam with a 1/2" drill. The drill bit caught twisting EE's left thumb.

Employee was going to turn on the clean coal filter drain pump. When they walked around 74 tail piece, the employee slipped on ice on the plant floor causing them to fall. Employee was placed in a knee brace.

The employee was having some type of medical issues and fell in between the D 8 Dozer tracks and the push arm.

Was stepping down out of the back of a truck twisting left ankle on a rock.

EE exited truck to clean the wiper blades. When EE went to get back in the truck, slipped and fell on the snow covered road and struck left elbow.

Employee was driving a steel wedge between 2 16" steel flanges to spread apart. The steel wedge came out striking employee above left eye.

A trailer loaded with hay bales was discovered on fire at the end of Red Oak road, approx, 200 yards from Refuse Fill #2 (ID#1211, MD 300-172-01). There were no injuries, no property loss. Local fire department dispatched but assistance was not necessary. This event was immediately reported.

Employee went to tram the cable hoist on the 11th floor of the prep plant to bring a load in. While tramming the hoist, the mechanism broke causing the pulley to fall and strike the employee in the safety glasses causing a laceration to the left eye lid requiring 5 stitches.

Employee was in a chute pushing the plastic chute liner back in place with a porta power. When an employee above IE lost EE's grip of the ram and it fell on IE's hard hat causing IE's neck to hurt.

An EE was handing a 5 gallon bucket full of concrete into the screen that they were patching underneath. When EE let go IE caught it twisting IE's left arm/shoulder.

EE lost balance while removing metal sheeting from inside 32B drive house, falling approx. 16' to the concrete floor below.

Was putting metal in a forklift basket from the ground and when the weight of the metal caused the basket to drop down and spring back up hitting the employee in the left side stomach/rib area.

Employee was cutting a section of chute out with a 6" grinder with a cutting wheel when the grinder became bound and kicked back cutting employee's left hand in between the pinky and ring finger.

EE was dismounting off of 49-K screen when foot slipped causing a pain in left knee. EE continued to work without restrictions. Due to Covid-19, surgery was postponed until 7-8-2021

Employee was walking down stairs with a grinder in hand,turned awkwardly onto last step and twisted right knee.

Employee was running a screw gun above EE's head installing sheeting and EE's right shoulder popped out of socket.

EE slipped and fell while walking up steps in prep plant and twisted knee. EE continued to work until an MRI could be scheduled. MRI on 5/4/20 revealed a meniscus tear and other damage and was taken off work until 5/11/20. EE returned to work full duty and is currently awaiting a surgery date. However, elective surgeries are not being conducted at this time due to COVID-19.

Employee was setting up to sandblast. EE set the sandblasting nozzle on the floor and when EE stood up EE hit left cheek on a 2" ball valve causing EE's 2nd molar to break off. EE found out that the inside of the tooth was bad.

Employee felt a pain in lower left back and left leg while attaching a hoist hook to a basket. Injury became a lost workday injury on Sept. 1 2020.

Employee was cutting a piece of 1/2" thick ceramic tile when the tile became wedged between the tile saw blade and the base.

Employee hurt left wrist/hand when the employee slipped and fell while carrying a sample bag of coal down a flight of steps at the Analyzer Building.

Employee was taking down some scaffolding and when lifting up to separate the two sections they smashed the right pinky between the scaffolding and unit 92 belt structure.

Employee said that EE was picking up a piece of concrete the size of a softball and right shoulder dislocated. EE was able to put it back into place by self.

Driver was hooking toe strap back to D ring on back of Dozer and sprained left wrist.

Assisting a co-worker turn 80-c cross flow and got hand caught between cross flow and beam.

Employee was drilling a 3/8" hole in a beam to give the torch a place to start cutting from and a piece of drill shavings went into left eye.

Employee was letting some rags tied to a rope down from a catwalk under u-34 belt and caught left arm in between the bottom return roll and the belt.

EE was installing floor drain boxes into the ceiling of the 8th floor of the preparation plant. Said EE fell off the scaffolding falling 5' hitting left shoulder.

EE was walking towards the thermal dryer from the shop when another worker hit EE with the 1994 f-250 truck from behind hitting EE on right back and right elbow.

Hit head on an X-brace beam with hard hat causing neck pain.

EE was lifting a sieve up from inside the screen to spin it because of wear when EE heard a pop and felt pain in EE's right elbow.

Employee was lifting a 3 ton chain hoist (Roughneck Brand from northern tool + equipment -weighs 48 lbs.) out of the hole we were working when employee felt something pull on the left side of stomach area.

Employee was doing preparation plant maintenance repair and utilizing a hammer while extracting a retainer pin when EE miss-struck the pin with the hammer, and incurred a puncture wound injury to the top of left hand.

The employee was descending down a metal permanent ladder backwards and slipped on the second rung from the bottom landing on EE's feet twisting EE's right knee in the process.

Employee was taking well water samples using a 1" bailer. When the bailer exited the well casing it stuck the employee in forehead causing a laceration that required medical treatment, (2) sutures.

Removing bad 4" steel channel from the side of the thermal dryer to install new siding to be installed. EE was holding the opposite end that was being cut free when it was cut loose it seesawed and smashed EE's right hand thumb up against another piece of metal.

Cutting the tape off of the cord that was keeping the cord rolled up to use it and when EE went to pull the tape off after it had been cut EE forgot to close the folding razor knife and stabbed self in the chest.

He said that he was shoveling dirt off of the floor and something got into his eye. He thinks it was something from the other guys that were working behind him at the time.

Crawling between the top and bottom belts on V-98 train 10 about conveyor to remove 2 (berthold) ash analyzers that were not in service anymore and twisted his neck wrong in the process of removing them.

Driver was getting out of truck to use bathroom at wide spot top of 10 on private road. As he was exiting truck missed bottom step & fell to ground pull hid groin muscle.

Driver was coming out on private road and when coming our at log landing and dozed off lost control of truck ran off left side of road

He was coming down the steep incline of the catwalk from the twin silos sliding his hand down the hand railing and caught a piece of metal between his pinky and ring finger on his right hand, The metal did not cut him, it spread his knuckles apart between his fingers.

Employee found a wood board stuck in belt chute. The employee jerked on the board in an attempt to remove from the belt chute and felt a pop in his left shoulder. Employee continue to work from date of accident until January 25, 2016 when he went off work for surgery to repair left rotator cuff injury.

Snagged pant leg on a piece of metal plate in the shop and tripped while carrying a piece of 1/2"x8"x48" flat bar and fell to the floor landing/catching himself on/with his right hand. Per phone call he twisted/sprained his hand.

Driver was inbound loaded with coal came around turn #4 on private haul road. Lost control of trailer & tractor sliding into ditch and over turned truck & trailer.

Was driving truck 2242 coming onto Mettikis scale struck pole with left front steer tire causing steering wheel to spin catching right ring finger in wheel.

Employee was helping install beam when beam slipped he had a hold of and said he felt pain in lower back - Employee said he didn't want to fill out accident report - which was done - employee went to a clinic that evening & said no medical treatment was giving & recommended he have x-ray - on other page.

I am filing this report because employee called me on the 18th of December stating he had to have emergency surgery on the 17th of December stating that he thought he had come down with the flu on the 8th of December and had to take off work until the 11th of Dec & returned back to work still feeling ill & worked 4 days until they found a hernia in his stomach.

Employee pulled muscle in upper right arm while picking up material to move. Employee did not start missing time for this accident until after being examined by a physician for arm pain and it was determined the pain was the result of November 6, 2013 accident. First day missed January 13, 2015

Employee was struck on right cheek with compress air while performing maintenance work. The employee was examined and released by a medical provider at the time of the accident with no reportable treatment. The employee has since received medical treatment (laser surgery) to removed embedded coal particles from his right cheek making this accident reportable.

Employee was setting up scaffolding-while moving scaffolding employee felt a sharp pain in back & going down left leg.

Employee was sitting metal plates 3/8 x 48 1/2 x 16 inches against pallet of flock when plate fell over hitting him left leg.

Employee was cutting off bad handrail with grinder & cutting wheel when wheel got pinched causing grinder to kick back & wheel hit employee on left arm causing small laceration.

Employee was making repairs to refuse screen and while doing so the tip of his left index finger was pinched between the out of balance weights as they were being positioned on the shaft.

EE was working to clear frozen coal from feeder when large charge of coal broke loose knocked EE off balance while falling in feeder EE caught his ring finger on left hand on something sharp and cut it requiring 9 stitches.

EE was using porta power to push in side of feeder chute when porta power was kicked loose it hit EE in left side of head above ear causing a knot and small puncture.

Immediate notification was made when information was received that an incident occurred at the thermal dryer. There was an arc inside the electrical cabinet which resulted in a fire and injury. At the time this information was received the severity of the injury and the fire were unknown. The fire was immediately extinguished and the injury was not life threatening.

Employee was unloading a 5 gallon can of grease from the back of a pickup truck. When he slid it off the tailgate the can dropped slightly causing a jerking action straining the employees back.

EE was brushing dirt off of a truck frame when strong wind blew dirt up under his safety glasses getting dirt in his right eye. EE went to the hospital and got his eye cleaned out.

As employee was investigating a leaking pipe, the step ladder he was using kicked out from beneath him. Ladder was positioned on stable ground - all four legs. Employee fell from the fouth step, glancing off underflow box and onto floor.

EE was approaching steps at the dryer and lost his balance and tumbled down the steps hurting his left hand.

Employee was chipping rust off of steel with hammer when piece flew under safety into left eye. Accident was not reported until 2/24/11.

Employee slipped on ice covered roadway while working outside at the loading facility. Employee continued to work until May 16, 2011 when his doctor took him off awaiting knee surgery.

Person pulled back top of 54 sieve chute to allow sieve to clear when rotated. Person was standing on platform and tripped on chute and fell forward and scraped his shins on the top of chute causing injury. Person received medical treatment on 10/14/10 and was released.

Two persons were removing the drive unit on the unit 79M dust screen. The injured person was using a slate bar to pry unit back when the bar slipped and he mashed his little finger of right hand between slate bar and frame of dust screw body causing injury.

Injured person was using hammer to clean mag screw of old mag and rust build up. While doing this a piece of rust steel got into right eye. Person went to eye doctor to have it removed.

EE was cutting off screws on old sheeting when sheeting started to fall causing the grinder to be knocked into his left forearm causing a laceration. EE needed 6 stitches.

Injured person was changing pump impeller with another person. Injured had pipe wrench on impeller trying to break it loose. The pipe wrench slipped, causing person to fall backwards on his left leg and back. Person finished shift and began to miss work after MRI. Persons first day off was 4/13/10.

Injured person was inspecting center well section that had been removed from thickner and was on the ground. Person slipped on metal and lost footing, he put his hand out to catch himself and cut his left index finger on sharp piece of metal as he fell.

2 men were rotating cross flow sieve body on #80-B cross flow. While rotating the sieve injured person got his little finger on left hand caught between pipe and body of cross flow sieve causing laceration to little finger of left hand.

Person was working on electrical problem on DNR Dozer. He was getting off dozer to go to service truck and when he stepped off push arm he twisted his right ankle and fell on ground.

EE was tightening bolt on screen feed lip with right hand when torque gun slipped out of right hand falling app 2 feet hitting left hand causing a laceration which required three stitches on back of hand.

Employee was holding plastic in chute while other employee was drilling from outside chute to install bolts when employee inside chute put hand in way of drill bit causing puncture wound

EE was restocking screen decks on shelves in the warehouse and when he was staighening decks to put on more, he struck his left elbow on end of a deck, causing a cut that need five stitches.

Injured was replacing a pump adn was manually operating. A cable come along and when the pump was lowered into position he stepped down from elevated position approx 20 inches and when he tunred to walk. He felt sharp pain in right knee (twisting motion)

The top of a power pole owned by Allegheny Power supplying our 138,000 volt feed caught on fire and fell to the ground. This caught some brush on their right of way catch fire. The fire burned across onto our permitted property. Poles were inspected by Allegheny Power and they cound find no problem.

Person was changing seive screen with two other persons. When he lifted the screen over a handrail to get it into the screen deck, he felt a pain in left shoulder.

Injured employee was removing old conduit. One end of conduit was broken off. As conduit was pulled free it struck the back of injured employee's right hand causing a laceration.

Injured person was changing pump barrel for unit 115B pump with two other workers. While moving parts into place to install, person felt pain in lower back and down left leg. Person began to miss work on 9/16/09 for surgery to back.

Employee was installing liners on skirt board of belt when wind blew dirt or metal into left eye. Employee didn't think much of it. Eye was irritated so he went to Dr on 3/21/08. Piece of material was found in left eye and removed. Accident was not reported until 3/24/08.

Person was guiding shaft into vertical housing when his finger was caught between the bearing housing and shaft causing injury to middle finger on left hand. The finger had crack in last bone (tip) of middle finger and laceration.

Employee was using chain hoist to lift filter barrel when shackle pulled through beam it was fastened in, hitting employee in head causing small laceration.

Person was using hand held grinder to grind off piece of steel. There was another person grinding also in same area. A particle from one of the grinders got into injured person's eye under his safety glasses causing injury. Person did not report injury until 9/19/07. Doctor put drops in eye.

Employee was relacing weirs on thickener when he stepped on pontoon boat. As it started to tip he jumped back on weir already in place hitting his legs on sharp edge of new weir causing small laceration to lower left leg & skinning at lower leg.

EE was running Micro Traxx, cleaning out ash in combustion chamber of dryer, when machine broke the ash loose causing machine to kick sideways. This caused EE to hit middle of his back on the wall of the dryer chamber.

Injured was flagging traffic when he was struck by a pickup truck. The pickup was passing loaded ash truck. Heavy snow and high wind conditions.

Employee was using sledge hammer to free up frozen door on hammer crusher, when he struck his right ring finger between hammer handle & crusher resulting in fracture at end of finger.

Person was working on changing a hydraulic valve boom. While tightening a fitting, the ladder he was standing on shifted and he grabbed onto a pipe pulling his right shoulder. Person now has to have surgery on rotator cuff and began to miss time on 5/2/07.

Person was walking down a bank that was slick and lost his footing. He fell and landed on his right arm causing injury. Person has gone to chiropractor.

Person was working on 3rd floor of plant on vibrator for Wedag changing "V" belts. Person tried to go to other vibrator and ran head into valve for waterline causing him to jam neck. Person went to chiropractor.

Person was cleaning inside off at chute to do some welding. While cleaning, some dirt and rust got into his right eye. Person went to ER after work and they removed a small piece of metal.

EE was walking up grade from propane tank to company truck. As he was walking up hill he felt a sharp pain in right ankle and leg. EE went to chiropractor on 5/15/06. *Person had to have surgery on right ankle and began to miss time on 2/14/07.*

EE was helping move steel beam, which struck him in the left knee.

Employee was grinding metal on bench grinder when a piece of metal went behind safety glasses hitting employee in left eye.

EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING KEY STOCK FOR CRUSHER BARS WHEN HE FELT SOMETHING HIT HIS RT. EYE UNDER HIS GLASSES.

WAS RUNNING CHAIN HOIST WHEN HOIST FELL HITTING EMPLOYEE IN BACK OF SHOULDER AREA.

EE SAID EE WAS PULLING SANDBLASTING HOSE UP LADDER WHEN EE TOOK PAIN IN BACK AND SLIPPED OFF LADDER LEAVING EE HANGING FROM SAFETY HARNESS APPROX 2 FT OFF FLOOR

Person was walking to piece of equipment and stepped on a rock and twisted ankle and fell.

Employee was unloading rock stuck in chute with sledge when he smashed finger in between beam and handle of sledgehammer.

PERSON WAS USING A PIPE WRENCH TO TIGHTEN BELTS ON #1 BLEND FEEDER BELT DRIVE. THE PIPE WRENCH SLIPPED AND PERSONS HAND WAS PINCHED BETWEEN GUARD AND HANDLE OF PIPE WRENCH CAUSING LACERATION TO LITTLE FINGER OF RIGHT HAND.

EE HAD DESCENDED STEPS FROM #25 BELT TAIL AREA & WHEN HE REACHED GROUND LEVEL & STARTED WALKING TOWARDS LOAD-OUT BLDG., HE SLIPPED ON ICEY AREA & FELL. EE'S RT. ANKLE TURNED AND HE FELL ON HIS ANKLE CAUSING SPRAIN AND TWISTING.

INJURED TWISTED HIS KNEE WHILE CROSSING UNDER U98 BELT. A SMALL AMOUNT OF SPILLAGE WAS PRESENT. HE WENT TO A CHIROPRACTOR FOR TREATMENT ON 9/10 - HE WAS TREATED AND RELEASED WITHOUT RESTRICTIO NS. HE NOTIFIED THE COMPANY WHEN HE RETURNED FROM SCHEDULED VACATION ON 9/15.

TWO EMPLOYEES WERE CHANGING OUT A SIEVE ON THE 3RD FLOOR OF THE PREPARATION PLANT. WHEN THE TWO MEN WENT TO LIFT THE SIEVE BACK INTO PLACE, THE INJURED PERSON FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS ABDOMINA L AREA. HE IS NOW OFF WORK FOR HERNIA REPAIR AS OF 1/28/04.

EE WAS COMING DOWN A SET OF STEPS AND CAUGHT THE HEEL OF HIS BOOT CAUSING HIM TO SLIP & FALL. HE HIT THE GROUND AND STRAINED HIS RT. FOREARM TRYING TO BREAK HIS FALL.

EE TOOK OFF SANBLASTING HELMET TO CHECK AREA THAT HAD BEEN BLASTED WHEN TRIGGER ON BLASTER HOSE ACCIDENTALLY GOT HIT CAUSING BLASTER TO START WHICH CAUSE BLASTING MEDIA TO HIT EE ON LEFT SID E OF FACE CAUSING SKN ABRASION.

INJURED WAS STEPPING OFF MAN LIFT. HAD HIS HAND ON MAN LIFT TRACK WHEN MAN LIFT MOVED PINCHING RIGHT RING FINGER CAUSING A FRACTURE.

USING AN IMPACT WRENCH (ELECTRIC) WHEN IMPACT WRENCH WAS TURNED ON, SOMETHING FLEW OUT OF THE FAN HITTING PERSON IN THE RIGHT EYE.

EE WAS USING DRILL PRESS TO DRILL SCREW OUT OF WELDING LEAD COUPLER WHEN DRILL CAUSED COUPLER TO SLIP CAUSING EE TO STRIKE LEFT HAND THUMB ON DRILL BIT CAUSING INJURY TO THUMB.

EE WAS ATTEMTPING TO PULL A PIECE OF STONE THAT HAD LODGED IN A GRIZZLY, USING A STEEL J-HOOK TO PULL THE ROCK FREE WHEN THE ROCK CAME LOOSEIT PULLED THE J-HOOK ALONG WITH EE'S HAND INTO ANGLE RUNNING ALONG SIDE OF FEEDER INJURING HIS LEFT HAND RING FINGER. EE DID RECEIVE 4 STITCHES IN FINGER.

PERSON WAS CLEANING UP METAL SCRAPS & STEPPED ONA PIECE OF METAL SHEETING WHICH WAS COVERED WITHSNOW. HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON THE METAL & HE TWISTEDHIS LOWER BACK, CAUSING PAIN. PERSON WENT TO THE CHIROPRACTOR ON 1/10/01 FOR TREATMENT.

PERSON WAS LIFTING AND PUSHING O9N BELT AT DISCHARGE ROLL. THE WIND WAS BLOWING EXTREMELY HARD AND DIRT ALONG WI6TH PPIECE OF RUST OF STRUCTURE WAS BLOWN INTO RIGHT EYE. WENT TO DR. TO HAVE EY E CLEANED OUT. PERSON WAS PUTTING BELT ON U-323 STACKER BELT.

A BIT ON THE JACKHAMMER SLIPPED OFF OF THE CONCRETE & MASHED THE END OF HIS INDEX FINGER ON HIS RIGH THAND FROM THE END OF FINGER TO 1ST JOINT

PERSON WAS GRINDING ON SIDE PLATE FOR DESLIMING SCREENS. PERSON GOT PIECE OF STEEL IN HIS LEFT EYE WHILE GRINDING. PERSON WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES AT TIME OF INJURY. PERSON DID NOT GO TO DR UNTIL 10-30-00 TO HAVE EYE CHECKED.

PERSON WAS CHANGING SCREEN DECK AT REFUSE SCREENS ON 2ND FLOOR OF PLANT. PERSON STOOD UP AND STRUCK HIS HEAD ON PIPE THAT WAS LOCATED ABOVE SCREEN, JAMMING HIS NECK. PERSON WENT TO CHIROPRACTO R ON 10-19-00. COMPANY WAS NOT NOTIFIED UNTIL 10-20-00 THAT PERSON HAD RECEIVED TREATMENT.

PERSON WAS PREPARING TO GO TO WORK AND WHILE INSERTING THE EAR PIECE FOR HIS COMMUNICATION GEAR, THE RUBBER PIECE OF THE EARPHONE CAME OFF AND LODGE IN HIS EAR. PERSON WENT TO HOSPITAL TO HAV4 OBJECT REMOVED FROM EAR. COMMUNICATION GEAR IS ALSO HEARING PROTECTION.

WHILE PRYING ON A LARGE STUCK ROCK IN COAL CHUTE, PRY BAR SLIPPED AND INJURED STRUCK LEFT HAND LITTLE FINGER AGAINST STEEL PLATE OF COAL CHUTE AND PRY BAR.

PERSON WAS CLIMBING INTO SKIDSTEER TO OPERATE IT TO CLEAN UP SPILLAGE AT BELT TRAIL. HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HIS RIGHT LEG WENT BETWEEN BUCKET AND FRAME OF SKIDSTEER. PERSON FELL BACK INTO BUCKET WITH HIS RIGHT LEG PINNED BETWEEN BUCKET AND FRAME CAUSING HIM TO TWIST RIGHT KNEE.

TWO PEOPLE HAD UNLOADED CORE BOX'S FROM BACK OF PICK-UP. INJURED PERSON WAS GOING AROUND BACK OF TRUCK AND LOST BALANCE. HIS LEFT HAND REACHED OUT TO TRUCK BED AS OTHER PERSON WAS CLOSING THE TAILGATE. INJURED PERSONS HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN TAILGATE AND BED OF TRUCK CAUSING INJURY TO LEFT HAND. REQUIRED 2 SUTURES.

EMPLOYEE WAS GOING DOWN STAIRS WHEN HE LOST HANDHOLD ON HAND RAIL DUE TO SMALL AREA OF ICE CAUSING HIM TO SLIP AND TWIST ANKLE ON STEPS CAUSING SPRAIN TO ANKLE.

PERSON WAS USING AIR IMPACT WRENCH TO INSTALL "J" BOLTS IN WIRE SCREEN DECK IN VIBRATING SCREEN. THE BOLT KICKED SIDEWAYS WHILE TURNING IT, AND IT CUT THE MIDDLE FINGER ON HS LEFT HAND.

PERSON WAS CLEANING SPILLAGE AT TRANSFER POINT AT BREAKER BLDG. WHEN CHUTE ABOVE HIM PLUGGED UP WITH ROCS. THE MATERIAL STARTED TO SPILL OVER AND PERSON TURNED TO LEAVE THE AREA AND PULLE MUSC LE/HAMSTRING IN UPPER PART OF LEFT LEG.

PERSON WAS CLEANING AROUND BELT TUNNEL IN BOTTOM OF STORAGE DOME. WHILE HOSING DOWN CONCRETE FLOOR HE TURNED TO SEE IF ROCK WERE COMING DOWN BELT. WHEN HE TURNED HE TWISTED KNEE. PERSON WENT T O DR. ON 9-8-99, HAD MRI ON 9-14-99 AND SURGERY ON 10-5-99 AND IS NOW OFF WORK.

INJURED WAS LAYING ON HIS BACK WHILE GRINDING ON STEEL, WHEN FOREIGN OBJECT GOT INTO RIGHT EYE.

INJUURED WAS MOVING A 75 HP MOTOR ON A 4 WHEELED CART. ONE MAN WAS PULLING ON A ROPE HOOKED TO THE FRONT OF THE CART. INJURED WAS PUSHING ON BACK OF CART. THE MOTOR SHIFTED ON THE CART SMASHIN G HAND BETWEEN MOTOR AND CART. BROKEN LEFT LITTLE FINGER AND STITCHES TO HIS HAND.

INJURED WAS WORKING IN A BELT CHUTE WHEN HE BACKED OUT HE STRUCK HIS HEAD ON A LOW HANGING PIPE CAUSING PAIN AND STIFFNESS IN NECK AND SHOULDER.

INJURED HAD PICKED UP HIS WELDING HOOD TO PUT ITON NOT KNOWING THERE WAS DIRT IN HIS LENSES. WHEN HE PUT HIS HOOD ON & RAISED HIS HEAD DIRT FELLINTO HIS EYES.

PERSON WAS REMOVING BOLTS FROM INSIDE OF DISCHARGE CHUTE ON BELT. ANOTHER WORKER LOWERE TORCH AND HOSES DOWN TO HIM FROM TOP OF CHUTE AND SOME COAL FINES AND DUST GOT KNOCKED DOWN. PERSON GOT SOME OF THIS MATERIAL IN HIS EYES.

INJURED WAS CHECKING IN CLARIFIER - HE OPENED A VENT WINDOW ON THE 3RD FLOOR OF THE PLANT AND DIRT BLEW INTO HIS EYE.

PRYING ON HEAD CHUTE TO LOOSEN WHEN CHUTE MOVED AND CAUGHT LEFT HAND INDEX FINGER.

PERSON WAS TAKING VOLTAGE READINGS ON AGITATOR MOTOR WIRING WHEN BREAKER AND THERMAL STRIPS OVERHEATED AND EXPLODED CAUSING FLASH BURN TO EYES.

PERSON WAS HOLDING NUT WITH WRENCH WHILE CO-WORKER WAS TURNING BOLT TRYING TO LOOSEN IT. THE INJURED PERSON'S HAND WAS FORCED INTO A STEEL BRACKET WHEN OTHER PERSON TURNED BOLT CAUSING INJURY TO FINGER(INDEX) ON LEFT HAND.

PERSON WAS STEPPING FROM LADDER TO BELT STRUCTURE AND KNOCKED SLATE BAR OFF STRUCTURE. THE BAR FELL INTO BELT AND WAS THROWN BACK AGAINST HAND CAUSING INJURY TO TIP OF RING FINGER.

WHILE INSTALLING CONVEYOR SYSTEM, CONVEYOR END WAS BEING LIFTED WITH FORKLIFT. CONVEYOR SLIPPED ON FORKS AND CAUGHT RIGHT HAND OF INJURED BETWEEN CONVEYOR AND A PIECE OF ANGLE IRON, RESULTING IN A PUNCTURE TO RIGHT HAND AND REQUIRING NINE STITCHES.

WHILE USEING CHAINFALL TO HOIST CHUTE INTO PLACE HAD PAIN IN LEFT SIDE OF BODY.

EE WAS CUTTING THE END OF A RAFTER OFF. AS HE WAS CUTTING, THE SAW PINCHED CAUSING IT TO KICK BACK AND CUT HIS RIGHT LEG.

WAS CLEANING FEEDPIPE GOING TO SLURRY PUMP WHEN SLURRY WATER SPLASHED ON SHOES AND SOAKED SHOES CAUSING BURNS ON TOP OF BOTH FEET. DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION TILL 7-18-96.

WHILE PLACING A STEEL PLATE APPROX 2'X3'X1/4" BY CHAIN FALL THE PLATE SWUNG AROUND BUMPING INJUREDS HARDHAT KNOCKING IT OFF AND CAUSING A LACERATION TO RIGHT SIDE OF HEAD. REQUIRING 6 STITCHES

CLEANING OF SUMP AT THE DRYER USEING A BUCKET AND ROPE TO REMOVE SLUGE FROM SUMP WHEN PAIN OCCURED IN NECK AND SHOULDER OF RIGHT SIDE.

WAS WORKING ON 6 FLOOR OF PREP PLANT ON SCREEN DECK. WHEN STEPPING OUT OF SCREEN ONTO PLANT FLOOR, ANKLE WAS SPRAINED.

WELDING CHUTE PLUG SWITCH IN PLACE WHEN SLAG WENT INSIDE OF COAT BURNING RT ARM.

INJURED RECEIVED A BLACK LUNG X RAY IN JULY 1994AND WAS REFERRED TO A PULMONARY SPECIALISTS WHO CONCURRED WITH DIAGNOSIS OF SIMPLE COAL WORKERS PHENUMONCOSIS. POSSIBILITY OF CAPLANS SYNDROME WILL BE CHECKED.

INJURED HAD JUST COMPLETED FILLING OUT A REPORT, HE STOOD UP AND PASSED OUT AND FELL DOWN. WHEN HE REGAINED CONSCIOUSNESS HE HAD A PAIN IN HIS ANKLE. HE WALKED TO THE OFFICE AND SHOWERED AND LEFT. HE WENT TO E.R. TO FIND OUT WHY HE HAD PASSED OUT. HIS ANKLE HAD GOTTEN WORSE AND A CAST WAS APPLIED. EDG AND BLOOD TEST WER NEGATIVE. REPORTED AS A QUESTIONABLE ACCIDENT.

PERSON WAS DRAGGING A 1/4IN X18IN X72IN STEEL PLATE ACROSS FLOOR THE PLATE CAUGHT ON SOMETHING & HIS HAND SLID ON THE EDGE OF THE PLATE CAUSING LACERATION TO INDEX FINGER

PERSON HAD LOADED BELT ROLLER AND WAS PUTTING TAILGATE BACK IN PLACE ON A ONE TON FLAT BED TRUCK. PERSON GOT HIS FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN BEN AND TAILGATE WHICH CAUSED INJURY TO MIDDLE FINGER.

VICTIM WAS REPLACING APRIMARY CYCLONE. WHEN HE LIFTED THE CYCLONE WITH A CHAIN FALL, IT SUNG AROUND AND PINNED HIS KNEE AGAINST A NEARBY PUMP.

EE WAS STRIPPING OUTER JACKET FROM DE-ENERGIZED ELECTRICAL WIRING WITH A UTILITY KNIFE. THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT THROUGH LEATHER WORK GLOVES INTO RIGHT HAND THUMB. LACERATION REQUIRED SUTURES

ON 2-21-94 EE WAS GOING THROUGH A DOOR AND BUMPED HIS HAND ON THE DOOR AND THE WOUND RE-OPENED. THE WOUND APPARENTLY HAD NOT FULLY HEALED BENEATH THE SURFACE. THE TREATING PHYSICIAN ELECTED NO T TO RE-SUTURE THE WOUND AND SAID THAT IT WILL HAVETO HEAL FROM THE INSIDE OUT. DESPITE THE FACT THAT EE HAD RETURNED TO WORK WITH A FULL RELEASE, IT IS QUITE OBVIOUS THAT HE WAS NOT FULLY HE

SEE ATTACHED MEMO: CAUSE OF DEATH WAS A RUPTUREOF THE AORTA. ARTERY ATTRIBUTABLE TO A GENETIC WEAKENING OF THE LINING OF THE AORTA. VICTIM HADHISTORY OF HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE AND A FAMILY HISTORY OF EARLY DEATH FROM HEART DISEASE. WE DONOT BELIEVE THIS TO BE CHARGEABLE OCCURRANCE.

PERSON WAS PUTTING FAN BLADE COVER ON SHELP IN WAREHOUSE THAT HE DID NOT NEED. THE COVER SLID BACK OFF SHELF & STRUCK HIM ON BACK OF LEFT HAND AS HE WAS TURNILNG TO WALK AWAY.

USING PICK SHOVEL & WHEEL BARROW TO CLEAN MATERIAL FROM FLO-DRYER EMPLOYEE STRAINED WRIST EMPLOYEE DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL 10-08-93WHEN INITIAL CONDITION DID NOT IMPROVE & REQUIRE D FURTHER MEDICAL ATTENTION

PERSON WAS WORKING IN DRYER CHAMBER, CLEANING UNIT FOR MAINT. WORK. WHILE SHOVELING AND RUNNING AIR HAMMER FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK. PERSON LEFT AT 8:00 PM. PERSON LEFT ON VACATION AND DID NOT REPORT THAT HE HAD GONE TO DOCTOR UNTIL 7-12-93 WHEN HE RETURNED.

AFTER REPLACING BREAKER CHAINS PERSON WAS GOING TO PULL OXYGEN AND ACCT. HOSES UP FROM GROUND LEVEL TO BREAKER FLOOR. AFTER HELPER HAD SICONNECTED THE HOSES INJURED PERSON APPRARENTLY LEANED A GAINST LOWER HANDRAIL WHICH DISLODGED AND PERSONFELL TO GROUND LEVEL FROM BREAKER FLOOR.

95149ED WAS HELPING DISASSEMBLE WATER PUMP WHEN DIFFICULTY WAS ENCOUNTERED REMOVING IMPELLAR FROM SAFETY & PUMP. STRENUOUS EFFORTS BY EMPLOYEE RESULTED IN STRAIN TO WRIST & FOREARM LIGAMENTS & 03554ONS.

61203OADING SANDBLASTER WITH BLACK BEAUTY WHEN MUSCLE WAS PULLED IN LOWER BACK.

OPENING 8" KNIFE VALVE MOVED HAND TO GET ANOTHER GRIP WHEN BACK OF HAND HIT END OF ALL-THREAD CUTTING LEFT HAND.

PERSON WAS USING TWO POUND HAMMER TO DRIVE PLASTIC, WEDGE INTO PLACE ON X FLOW. HE LOOKED TO HIS RIGHT HAND AND HIT RING FINGER WITHE HAMMER CAUSING FRACTURE TO DISTAL BONE OF RING FINGER.

INJURED WAS CUTTING BELT CONVEYOR WITH UTILITY KNIFE WHEN IT SLIPPED AND CUT HIS FINGER.

PERSON WAS STEPPING DOWN FROM WORK BENCH WHIHC WAS 40" HIGH. WHEN HE STEPPED DOWN HIS LEFT ANKLE TURNED CAUSING SPRAIN TO ANKLE. HE HA DBEEN UP ON THE WORKBENCH TO DRILL HOLES IN ANGLE IRON.

TRYING TO LOOSEN PIPE FITTINGS EXPER PAIN IN LOWER ABDOMEN

HE WAS GETTING ON D9 WHEN HE SLIPPED HITTING HIS BELLY ON TRACK.

SLIPPED ON WET COAL WHILE CLEANING SPILLAGE ON BELTLINE.

WIND BLEW PART OF COAL DUST IN EYE

LIFTING WELDER BACK TWISTED PULLED MUSCLES

WALKING ON 10TH FLOOR OF PLANT,STRUCK HEAD ON A LOW PIPE DRIVING HARD HAT AGAINST SAFETY GLASSEDS INJURING NOSE.

PERSON WAS CLEANING RUST AND SCALE FROM AIR VALVES USING A GRINDER WITH A WIRE WHEEL, WHEN A FOREIGN OBJECT ENTERED PERSONS LEFT EYE AROUND HIS SAFETY GLASSES.

CARRYING STAINLESS STEEL FLAT BAR WHEN IT FELL OUT OF HANDS HITTING LEFT KNEE AND CUTTING IT.WNET TO HOSPITAL TO GET STITCHES IN LEFT KNEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING A PIECE OF STEEL WHILE BEING TACKED ONTO ANOTHER PIECE OF STEEL THE LIGHT OF THE WELDER FLASHED HIS EYES

LAYING DOWN SM PC OF PIPE CAUGHT FINGERS ON RAGGED EDGE OF PIPE

PICKING UP TRASH BELOW MINE YARD, STEPPED ON A NAIL OF AN OLD PILLET HIDDEN IN THE TALL GRASS.

TAKING WEDGE BASKET TO WEDGE FOR INSTALLATION EE WAS ROLLING BASKET ACROSS FLOOR. HAND WAS PINCHED BETWEEN COLUMN AN BASKET PINCHING RIGHT HAND WENT TO BARRETT CO HOSPTIAL FOR STITCHES.

PERSON LOST BALANCE WHILE GOING DOWN STEPS.TRIED TO CATCH HIMSLEF WITH HANDRAIL AND TWISTED BACK.HIS BACK HIT STEP.TWISTED AS HE WENT DOWN.

WHILE I NAME FEATHER WAS WORKING AT BREAKEN AT METTIKI PREP PLANT WHEN JOB WAS FINISHED I NAME WAS LEAVING JOB FIGHT WHEN HE SLIPPED ON CATWALK FALLING FACE DOWN WITH LEFT FIST HITTING HIM IN THE CHEST CAUSING HIM TO INJURY CARTILAGE IN CHEST

WAD ROLLING PIECE OF 10" PIPE WHEN PIPE ROLLED OFF END OF ANGLE CATCHING RT ANKLE BETWEEN OTHER PIECE OF PIPE. WHENT TO HOSPITAL FOR XRAY & GOT PRESCRIPTION.

GETTING OUT OF SCREEN,I.NAME STEP ON WATER HOSE AND TURN RIGHT ANKLE.

WHILE WORKING ON 3RD FLOOR OF METTAKI PREP PLANT INSTALLING PIPE HE PULLED STOMACH MUSCLES & REINJURED AREA WHERE SURGERY HAD BEEN DONE.

INJURED WAS WASHING DOWN FLOORS WHEN DIRTY WATER SPLASHED BARS INTO HER EYE. ON 12-20-90 SHE REPORTED THAT SHE HAD BEEN TO AN OPTIONETRIST AND ON 1-2-91. SHE REPORTED THAT THE OPTONITIST HAD G IVEN HER AN ANTIBIOTIC FOR EYE.

WE HAD TO WADE IN TWO FEET DEEP CONCRETE FOR TOO LONG. DUE TO OTHER PERSON DID NOT SHOW UP WHEN HE WAS SUPPOSED TO.

REMOVING ACTUATOR AND CONTROL ROD TO DAMPER IT KICKED SIDEWAYS MASHED HIS FINGER AGAINST HANDRAIL

INJURED WAS LANDING SHEATING ON ROOF WHEN SHEETING SWUNG AND HIT VICTIM IN RIBS RIGHT SIDE.

EE WAS PUTTING BOLTS OR SCREEN WHEN PRYBAR THAT WAS USED OUT THE TIME WHEN INJURY OCCURED SLIPPED OUT SMASHING FINGERS BETWEEN SHEEVE SHAFT HAD TO GO TO BURR HOSPTIAL FOR STITCHES IN FINGER.

CLEANING OUT CHUTE REFUSE CO MING OUT AND LID FELL AND IT HIT HIM TO THE FLOOR

INSPECTING MANLIFT IN PLANT.RODE DOWN THROUGH SPLIT RAIL SWITCH OF 2ND FLOOR LANDING TO MIDWAY E BETWEEN FLOORS.WHEN MANLIFT STARTED BACK UP,EXCESSIVE SLACK IN DOWN SIDE.CAUSED HIM TO FALL BAC KWARDS.DIDNT FALL OFF BUT IT STARTLED HIM AND INJ OCCURRED WHEN HE TWISTED TO JUMP OFF.DIDNT JUMP OFF.

PULLING ON UNDERSTRUCTURE GETTING IT IN PLACE FOR INSTALLETION INTO SCREEN WHEN ACCIDENT OCCURRED PULLING STOMACH MUSCLES.

INJ HELPING CHANGE PILLOW BLOCK BEARING AT UNIT 31 HEAD DRIVE.RAISED UP AND STRUCK HEAD ON OVERHEAD CATWALK.PERFORMED NORMAL DUTIES UNTIL 7-16 PAIN HAD BECOME WORSE HE WENT TO DR AND BEGAN MIS SING WORK.

(NAME) #1 EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING IN SIDEPANEL.WHEN INJURED SECOND EMPLOYEE TOOK OFF SAFETY GLASSES.THEN A PICE OF STEEL CHIP HIT INJURED IN LEFT EYE.

BURN ON BOTH ARMS FROM PLACING WEARGUARD IN PIPE

DURING START UP OF THERMAL DRYER IGNITION OCC IN CHAMBER FIRE SUPPRESSION SPRAYS ACT. NO DAMAGE OR INJ

EMPL WAS TURNING CROSS FLOWS & PULLED MUSCLE IN CHEST BY TURNING & OR TWISTING BODY.

LOADING IDLER, PINCHED MIDDLE FINGER OF L HAND BETWEEN IDLER AND PC OF ANGLE CUTTING OFF 1/4" OF FINGER, NO BONE LOSS

WHEN CHANGING OUT A HYDRAULIC ACCUMULATOR, PRESSURE FROM THE CYLINDER WAS NOT TOTALLY RELEASED. A VALVE AT THE END OF THE CYLINDER KICKED BACK INTO THE RIGHT KNEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO CHANGE OUT A BOTTOM ROLLER ON BELT AT SCALE HOUSE. HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LIFT THE TENSION OFF BOTTOM BELT WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS GROIN.

EMPLOYEE WAS JACKHAMMERING CONCRETE FLOOR. HE WAS LIFTING AND MOVING JACKHAMMER AROUND. PULLED MUSCLE IN LOWER BACK.

WALKING ON ICE, TRIPPED AND FELL BURISED SHINS KNEES

EMPL & CO-WORKER CARRYING A JOINT OF 4" PIPE,CO-WORKER SLIPPED & FELL LOSING PIPE WHICH HIT BEAM CAUSING EMPL TO FALL WITH PIPE STILL ON SHOULDER,CAUSED STIFF NECK AND PAIN IN LOWER BACK.DIDNT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL 4-3-90.

WASH DOWN OF FLOOR ABOVE. WATER AND COAL ON SCAFFOLD PLANK.

EMPL WAS CARRYING SHORT PIECE OF 4" PIPE WHEN HE STEPPED IN HOLE CAUSING HIM TO FALL.

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO OPEN A WEDAG DOOR WHEN HE PULLED A CARTILAGE IN HIS CHEST.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING FEEDER MOTOR IN FLORY HOLE. HE WAS LIFTING (21TP) MOTOR ABOUT 4 FT. TO SET ON FLOOR AT #4 FEEDER, ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING USING A ROPE TO PULL UP ON MOTOR. AS H E WAS LIFTING HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK. INJURED PERSON DID NOT MISS ANYTIME BUT HE WENT TO CHIROPRACTOR.