NELMS PLANT Coal

While grinding on a steel pipe, a spark bounced off of the front of employees jacket, up under the welding hood, and safety glasses, contacting EE's left eye.

An open flame was observed on the raw coal stockpile at the preparation plant.

While working in the outside shop on a mantrip, the employee was removing a speed reducer and it slid off of the axle pinching his Rt. ring finger against the shop floor resulting in a laceration and a fracture to the tip of the finger. The employee was wearing gloves at the time of the accident.

While standing on a wooden plank above an empty sump repairing a water line, the plank broke causing the employee to fall injuring his left shoulder on impact with the side of the sump.

While raising one end of a pipe with a come-a-long, the opposite end of the pipe fell striking the employee on the right hand causing a laceration requiring 7 stitches.

Had hand under metal cutting with torch. When ball released metal dropped and punctured hand (7 stitches) bolt was holding 2 pieces of metal together.

EE WAS A PASSENGER IN ROCK TRUCK, HE HAD REPLACED HIS ARM OVER THE OPERATIONS SEAT UNAWARE HIS LT. HAND, THUMB WAS IN THE DOOR JAM- THE TRUCK OPERATOR CLOSED THE DOOR, EE'S THUMB WAS PINCHED BETWEEN DOOR/JAM. INATTENTION TO ACTIVITY-MAJOR FACTOR.

TRUCK WAS DUMPING RAW COAL @ TRUCK DUMP HOPPER. TRUCK PULLED AWAY FROM TRUCK DUMP WITH BED UP CAUSING TRUCK TO TIP ONTO IT'S RIGHT HAND SIDE. TRUCK DRIVER COMPLAINED OF PAIN IN LOWER BACK. HE WAS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL BY AMBULANCE.

WHILE CLENING WINDSHIELD ON TEREX END DUMP EMPLOYEES LEFT HAND CAME IN CONTACT WITH WINDSHIELD WIPER ASDSEMBLY EPLOYEE CUT HIS LEFT HAND

EMPLOYEE WAS LOOSENING BOLT ON CLEAN COAL FEEDER DRIVER WHEN WRENCH SLIPPED CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO STRIKE RIGHT HAND ON FEEDER SUPPORT STRUCTURE.CUT RIGHT THUMB REQUIRED FOUT STITCHES TO CLOSE.

CLIMBING LADDER FOR FINE REFUWSE BIN HIT 4TH FINGER ON RT HAND ON LADDER HOOP THOUGHT FING ER WAS BADLY STOVED ON 10-15-91 IT WAS DETERMINED THAT FINGER WAS BROKEN

COAL IN #2 AND #7 SILOS WAS IGNITED DUE TO EXTENDED STORAGE. COAL IGNITION WAS INTENSIFIED DUE TO THE OPENING OF RECLAIM FEEDERS UNDER THE SILS, WHICH ALLOWED AIR TO DRAFT INTO THE SILOS.