No 1 Strip: 198 MSHA citations Coal

Employee stated that he was hanging a temporary curtain in rear window of loader so as to block glare from the light plant lights. His hand hit the overhead liner on the cab causing dust/dirt particle to fall into left eye.

driver got stuck on ice, got out to get chains and fell due to ice, hurt shoulder.

Employee stated that he was getting out of his mechanic's truck. As he put his feet on the ground, they slid out from under him causing him to fall and strike his head against the floor of the truck. This resulted in a cervical strain and headache.

Employee stated that he was coming down the steps on the loader when his foot slipped off the step. He grabbed hold of the hand hold on the side of the engine compartment to prevent him from falling. As a result, he pulled a muscle in his left shoulder.

Employee stated that he was working on a D10 dozer. As he reached to get tools, his foot slipped/stumbled on some small rocks laying on ground causing him to twist his right knee. Not reportable until he lost work on 9/15/10 due to doctor visit and starting 9/24/10 due to orthoscopic surgery on his right knee.

Employee stated that he was training for the position with the lube crew. While helping service a loader, he sat down on top of the engine hood attempting to take his coveralls off. He said he fell backwards off the loader and down between the rear tire and loader striking the axle.

Employee stated he was operating hauler on road from pit to dump area. He hit a dip in road, causing hauler to bounce up and down onto road. Jarred employee. Not reportable till lost work on 12-3-2007.

Employee stated that he was disconnecting fuel hose from fuel truck. As he did, diesel fuel sprayed out on him. He stepped back to get out of the way. As he did, he tripped on some rocks, fell onto ground striking left elbow on ground causing laceration.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS COMING DOWN THE STEPS AT THE PARTS TRAILER. THE BOOT ON HIS RIGHT FOOT GOT CAUGHT ON THE SECOND STEP, CAUSING HIM TO FALL FORWARD TOWARD THE GROUND. HE LANDED ON HI S LEFT FOOT CAUSING IT TO CREEL UNDER RESULTING IN FRACTURE ABOVE THE ANKLE ON HIS LEFT FOOT. REPORTABLE BUT NO LOST TIME INCURRED.

EE STATES HE WAS WORKING ON DRILL BENCH AND IT WAS RAINY AND MUDDY. HE GOT OUT OF THE TRUCK AND WALKED TOWARD THE TRUCK CONTROLS ON THE BACK OF THE TRUCK. HE TURNED TO REACH FOR THE CTONROLS A ND FELT HIS BACK PULL. HE THOUGHT THE PAIN WOULDGO AWAY HE WENT TO THE DR THE NEXT DAY BACK SRAIN.

THE EE WAS MOVING AN ENGINE VIBRATION DAMPER TO ALLOW ACCESS TO THE FRONT CRANKSHAFT SEAL WHEN HE FELT SOMETHING POP IN THE LOWER MIDDLE PORTION OF HIS LOWER BACK.

EE STATED THAT HE WAS OPERATING A DOZER PUSHING SHOT ROCK DIRT. HE SHIFTED THE DOZER TRANSMISSION INTO REVERSE AND TURNED HIS HEAD TO LOOK BACK HE STATED THAT WHEN HE TURNED HIS HEAD, HE FELT A "POP" IN HIS NECK AND HAD PAIN IN HIS NECK.

EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS LOADING A SHOT AND LOOSE MATERIAL BEGAN TO FELL OF WELL. WHILE TRYING TO ESCAPE, HE FELL ON ROCKS CAUSING A CONTUSION TO HIS RIGHT ARM AND RIB CAGE.

EE STATED THAT HE WAS GETTING INTO THE LOADER CAB. HE HAD OPENED THE DOOR AND WAS REACHING IN TO GET A BROOM SO AS TO SWEEPOUT THE CAB. AS HE WAS STRETCHING/TWISTING, HE FELT A PULLING SENSATI ON IN HIS LOWER BACK/LEFT SIDE AREA. REPORTABLE DUE TO MISSING ONE WORK SHIFT ON 8-9-03.

EE STATED THAT HE WAS TRYING TO ALIGN THE BOLT HOLES ON A PUMP DRIVE ON THE HAULER. HE WAS USING A PRY BAR IN HIS LEFT HAND & WAS PUSHING ON THE PUMP DRIVE WITH HIS RIGHT LEG WHEN HE FELT A ST INGING SENSATION IN HIS RIGHT GROIN AREA. BECAME REPORTABLE WHEN LOST WORK TIME WAS INCURRED STARTING ON 8-23-2002.

EE STATED THAT HE WAS OPERATING A DOZER PUSHING SHOT MATERIAL OFF OF THE BENCH WHEN A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM OCCURRED IN THE AREA. THE DOZER WAS STRUCK BY LIGHTNING DISABLING IT. HE FELT A LITTLE TINGLING IN HIS LEFT ARM & WENT TO HOSPITAL TO BE CHECKED. NO APPARENT INJURIES NOTED BUT KEPT FOR OBSERVATION/MONITORING.

EE STATES: CLIMBING UP LADDER ON TANKER WHEN FOOT SLIPPED OFF REAR BUMPER CAUSING TOES TO BEND AND HEAD CAME FORWARD CAUSING NECK PAIN.

EE RECEIVED ON OR ABOUT 4-16-02 A NOTICE DATED 4-15-02 WHERE THE EE HAS FILED A CLAIM FOR BLACK LUNG BENEFITS. THE EE ALLEGES COAL WORKERS PNEUMOCONIOSIS. NO LOST TIME HAS BEEN INCURRED.

EE RAISED THE ENGINE HOOD ON THE HAULER TO CONNECT AN ELECTRICAL WIRE ONTO THE AC COMPRESSOR. HE ACCIDENTLY HIT AN ANTIFREEZE LINE WITH HIS FOOT CAUSING IT TO RUPTURE AND SPRAY HOT ANTIFREEZE ONTO HIS RIGHT SIDE/HIP AREA. HE WENT TO DOCTOR DUE TO BURNS AND SOME BLISTERING ON SIDE/HIP. NO LOST TIME INCURRED.

EE WAS AT THE BASE OF THE HIGHWALL IN THE PROCESS OF MEASURING THE DISTANCE TO THE FIRST AND SECOND ROWS OF DRILL HOLES WHICH WERE TO BE DRILLED. AS HE WAS WALKING AWAY FROM THE WALL, A ROCK F ELL OFF OF THE HIGHWALL AND STRUCK THE EE IN THEBACK AREA CAUSING MULTIPLE INJURIES.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE HAD FINISHED HIS WORK SHIFT AND WAS EXITING HIS HAULER. HE STATED THAT HE HAD NOT HIT OR TWISTED HIS KNEE IN THE PROCESS. HOWEVER, AS HE WAS CLIMBING DOWN THE HAULER LA DDER HE FELT A BURNING SENSATION IN HIS RIGHT KNEE. AFTER REACHING THE GROUND, HE STATED THAT THE BURNING EASED OFF. ON 8-23 HE MISSED WORK DUE TO KNEE AND WENT TO DOCTOR.

EE STATES: WHILE HOOKING UP DISCHARGE HOSE TO THE TRUCK IT CAME OUT AND HIT MY LEFT KNEE.

WHILE TRYING TO GET BOTTOM BUCKET PIN CUT OUT OF992G, EMPLOYEE WAS SWINGING SLEDGE HAMMER TRYINGTO BEAT OUT THE PIN AND FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS OPERATING A LOADER IN THE STRIP PIT. HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF MOVINGA LARGE BOULDER OUT OF PIT. THE ROCK SLIPPED OFFTHE LOADER BUCKET CAUSING LOADER TO BOUNCE. THE OPERATOR'S SEAT BOTTOMED OUT CAUSING THE EMPLOYEE TO BE JARRED SIDEWAYS. HE DID NOT SEE DOCTOR UNTIL 04/22/99. INJURY NOT REPORTABLE UNTIL HE INCURRED FIRST LOST WORKDAY ON 05/04/99.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WA OPERATING A HAULER IN THE STRIP PIT. HE WA PULLING OUT WITH A LOAD WHEN A ROCK FELL FROM AN ADJACENT HIGHWALL AREA, APPROX 100' AWAY, THE ROCK SHATTERED FROM IMPACT AND A PICE OF ROCK FELW UP AND THROUGH THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE ON THE LEFT SID EOF THE HEAD ABOVE HIS LEFT EAR.

EE RECEIVED ON OR ABOUT 11-23-98 A NOTICE DATE 11-18-98 WHERE THE EE HAS FILED A CLAIM FOR BLACK LUNG BENEFITS. EE ALLEGES COAL WORKERS PENUMOCONIOSIS.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS OPERATING A DOZER PUSHING SPOIL OFF OF THE BENCH. AS HE WAS BACKING UP THE DOZER, HE BACK OVER SOME ROCKS LAYING IN THE ROAD CAUSING THE DOZER TO JAR HIM RESULTING IN A WHIPLASH EFFECT TO HIS NECK.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE DROVE ONTO DRILL BENCH TO START LOADING SHOT. HE PARKED AWAY FROM HIGH WALL AND GOT OUT OF TRUCK. ROCK FELL OUT OF WALL, STRUCK GROUND AND FRAGMENTED. A PIECE OF ROCK S TRUCK EMPLOYEE'S LEFT LEG. INJURY NOT REPORTABLEUNTIL 2-10-98 WHEN TIME WAS LOST DUE TO BEING OFF FOR TESTING/DIAG. SO AS TO RULE OUT A POSSIBLEFRACTURE DUE TO STILL SORE. DIAG: CONTUSION ONL

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE LOADED A SHOT ALL DAY LONG IN EXTREMELY MUDDY CONDITIONS. THE WORK ENTAILED LIFTING, SHOVELING, CARRYING ETC. AT THE END OF THE DAY, THE EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE HAD PAI N IN HIS LOWER BACK AREA. THIS BECAME REPORTABLEWHEN THE EMPLOYEE LOST WORK TIME BEGINNING ON 9-29-97.

EMP STATED THAT HE WAS OPERATING A HAULER AND WAS BEING LOADED WITH SHOT ROCK BY A FRONT END LOADER. THE LOADER DROPPED THE SHOT ROCK INTO THE HAULER BED AND A LARGE ROCK HIT THE HAULER BED JA RRING THE EMP INSIDE THE HAULER CAB. THIS CAUSED/RESULTED IN LOWER BACK PAIN.

EMP STATED THAT FRONT END LOADER OPERATOR HAD STARTED LOADING HIS HAULER WITH SHOT ROCK. LARGE ROCK DROPPED INTO THE HAULER BED CAUSING THE HAULER TO JAR THE EMP. JARRING CAUSED A STRAIN TO HI S LOWER BACK AREA AND LEFT LEG AREA.

EE STATED THAT HE WAS CLIMBING DOWN THE LADDER ON A 992C LOADER. HE STRUCK HIS RIGHT ELBOW AGAINST THE LADDER OF THE LOADER RESULTING IN AN ALECRONON BURSITIS. EE DID NOT GO TO A DR UNTIL 8-30 95. INJURY BECAME REPORTABLE AT THAT TIME DUE TOTHE DR REMOVING FLUID FROM HIS ELBOW NO LOST TIME INCURRED.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS CLIMBING DOWN OFF OF HTE DRILL. WHEN HE STEPPED ONTO THE GORUND, HE TWISTED HIS RIGHT ANKLE. WENT TO DR ON 12-20-94, X-RAYS WERE NEGATIVE AND WAS DIAGNOSED AS SPR AINED RIGT ANKLE. RETURNE DOT WORK ON 12-21-94.

EE STATED THAT HE WAS OPERATING A D10N DOZER AND TRYING TO PRY A LARGE SHOT ROCK LOOSE. THE DOZER BLADE SLIPPED OFF OF THE ROCK HIT THE GROUND AND CAUSED THE DOZER TO SEVERELY JAR THE EE RESUL TING IN A BRUISED RIGHT TESTICLE INJURY BECAME REPORTABLE WHEN EE INCURRED LOST WORK ON 1-17-94.

INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING A SLEDGE HAMMER AGAINST THE BOTTOM PIN ON A SUSPENSION CYLINDER ON A HAULER AS THE MECHANIC WAS HITTING THIS SLEDGEHAMMER WITH ANOTHER SLEDGEHAMMER SO AS TO KNOCK THE PIN OUT THE MECHANICS HAMMER GLANCED OFF THEHEM HOUSING OF THE HAULER & STRUCK THE INJURED EMPLOYEES RT HAND CAUSING FRACTURES TO THE MIDDLE & RING FINGERS ON THE RT HAND

EMPLOYEE WAS EXCHANGING LOADERS WHICH WERE POSITIONED SIDE BY SIDE. AS THE EMPLOYEE STEPPED FROM ONE LOADER ONTO THE OTHER LOADER, HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND/OR GRIP ON HAND RAILS AND FELL TO THE GROUND (APPRX. 10 TO 12 FT). THIS RESULTED IN FRACTURE TO LOWER LEFT LEG ABOVE THE ANKLE.

54736YEE WAS LIFTING THE FRAME OF A SIX INCH WATER PUMP TO FASTEN TO TRUCK BUMPER WHEN HE FELT A BURNING SENSATION TO THE RT SIDE GROIN AREA WENT TO DOC & DIAGNOSED AS A MUSCULAR ABADOMINAT ST 91950LOST WORK DAYS INCURRED

LOADING SHOT WALKING TO BACK OF TRUCK STEPPED IN HOLE JERKED BACK

EMPLOYEE WAS EXITING LOADER TO CLEAN UP SHOP AREA WHEN FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO FALL FROM LOADER PLATFORM ONTO CONCRETE FLOOR CAUSING CONTUSION TO LEFT HIP AREA.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A CAT 777 HAULER WHICH WAS PARKED AND WAITING TO DUMP WHEN THE HAULER ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FLAMES FROM THE FIRE WERE ADJACENT TO THE CAB AND THIS FORCED THE EMPLOY EE TO JUMP OFF OF THE CATWALK ON THE HAULER ONTO THE GROUND CAUSING MUSCLE STRAIN IN LOWER BACK AND LEFT LEG.

WORKING INSIDE OF LAODER BUCKET WHICH WAS SITTIN UPRIGHT POSITION ON SHOP FLOOR AS EMP CUTTING BOTTOM PLATES OFF OF BUCKET LESSONED WT ON SIDE OF BUCKET CAUSED BUCKET TO FLIP OVER AND THROW EMP OUT , ONTO FLOR EMP REC FRACT L. ARM CONTUSIONS AND STRAIN.

INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING BESIDE A SIX INCH PUMP MOUNTED ON A TRAILER WHILE ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS PRYING TRAILER HITCH UP OFF OF BALL ON TRUCK WHEN TRAILER HITCH CAME LOOSE THE TRAILER ROLL FORWARD AND PINNED EMPLOYEE LEFT LEG BETWEEN TRAILER AND TRUCK BUMPER CAUSING ABRASION CONTUSION ON LEFT THIGH AND LEFT KNEE AREA.

EMPLOYEE WAS SHARPENING CHAIN SAW WHEN FILE SLIPPED AND EMPLOYEE'S LEFT HAND STRUCK CHAIN CAUSING LACERATION TO KNUCKLE AREA ON INDEX FINGER ON LEFT HAND, LACERATION REQUIRED STITCHES-THUS REP ORTABLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING ON BEARING FITS ON FINAL DRIVE ON DOZER WHEN FOREIGN MATTER LODGED IN LEFT EYE CAUSING EYE TO SWELL.

EMPLOYEE STRUCK RIGHT KNEE AGAINST GEAR SHIFT SAFETY LEVER AS HE WAS ENTERING DOZER TO BEING WORK CAUSING CONTUSION TO HIS RIGHT KNEE.

EMPLOYEE SWUNG 5RM BEHIND SEAT AND CAUGHT MIDDLE FINGER ON RT HAND IN THE HEATER FAN CAUSING LACERATIONS ON THE TIP OF THE MIDDLE FINGER

EMPLOYEE WAS BA7KING HIS HAULER INTO THE PIT WHEN HE BACKED INTO THE INJURED'SHAULER.AS THE INJURED TRIED TO GET OUT AT HIS HAULER,,THE HAND RAIL WENT TO HIS DOOR WAS PUSHED AGAINST HIS LEG.TH E INJURED EMPLO2EE THEN JUMPED DOWN OFF OF HIS HAULER ONTO THE GROUND.THE INJURED EMPLOYEE SUSTAINED A BRUISED RIGHT LEG AND A SPRAINED LEFT FOOT.

EMPLOYEE WAS ST9PPING DOWN LADDER ON 992 C LOADER WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON BOTTOM STEP HIS L EG WAS LODGED IN HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON BOTTOM STEP. HIS LEG WAS LODGED IN BOTTOM STEP LOST BALANCE AN D FELL BACKWARD8 ONTO GROUND WITH LEG STILL IN STEP. THE FALL CAUSED THE EMPLOYEE TO FALL ON BACCK AND SHOULDER CAUSING CONTUSIONS TO THESE ARESTS.

THE INJURED WAS ENTERING HAULER AT THE START OF T HE SHIFT WHEN THE SAFETY RAIL GAVE WAY & INJRED FELL TOT HE GROUND FRACTURING THE RIGHT FOOT. MULTIPLE FRACTURES TARSALS RIGHT FOOT.