No. 76 Plant: 1,010 MSHA citations Coal

Employee was installing a tail pulley guard, slipped and fell down onto the belt structure and hit their left side abdomen. Employee was diagnosed with a fractured rib. Employee returned back to work on the same day of injury.

Miner failed to lock out/tag out conveyor while installing deicer spray bar brackets

Employee was cutting brush/tree saplings on an impoundment dam and slipped and fell. EE sustained a cut to left leg/shin that required sutures.

Employee was inspecting an impoundment area and slipped on some ice and fell down.

Employee squatted down to examine load cells on truck scale and when ee stood up ee felt a pain in right knee. Employee started missing work on 1-26-2016 due to knee hurting.

Employee was shoveling mud out of the clean tunnel walkway and had a sharp pain in back. He continued to work and started missing work on 7/15/15 due to him not getting better.

Using the hand wrench to remove a tight bolt. The bolt was located in a confined area of the machine and when technician pulled the wrench to remove the bolt his left shoulder made a snapping noise and started hurting. The pain increased that evening in to the next day.

Employee was lifting and putting in a bottom roller and felt a pain in his shoulder. Had surgery on 4-29-2011. Started missing work 4-29-2011.

He was going up ladder, his foot slipped and he fell forward and hit his forehead. His safety glasses cut his forehead at the eyebrow. Sutures were required - no lost time.

He was climbing down a feeder and fell and hit right shoulder.

Foreman/Operator had been checking JD 400 for mechanical problems, he was coming down the ladder and missed the last step and fell.

EE was taking belts off of an overflow pump and got finger caught between belt and sheave. 6 sutures required.

Employee cut his left 3rd, 4th and 5th digit fingers with an electric chop saw in the shop area of the plant. Started missing work on 2/23/08.

Fractured hand while working on chute and come-a-long slipped and let chute on hand. Started missing on 10/11/07.

EE was working on Vibrator Screen, reached down to pick up side rail and shoulder came out of place.

EE WAS HOLDING REBAR AND RT MIDDLE FINGER GOT HIT WITH SLEDGE HAMMER, HE DID RECEIVE STITCHES ON MIDDLE RT FINGER.

EMPLOYEE INJURED HIMSELF SHOVELLING ON 3/12/05 AND BEGAN MISSING WORK ON 5/05/05 BECAUSE OF BACK STRAIN

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING METAL PIECE AND FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. ORIGINALLY INJURED ON 6/28/04 BUT BEGAN MISSING WORK ON 7/19/04.

EE STEPPED OFF A PLATFORM AND STARTED HAVING PAIN IN LOWER BACK. DR. HAS DIAGNOSED HIM AS HAVING DEGENERATIVE DISC DISEASE. "SEE ATTACHED DR.'S NOTES."

EE WAS TURNING A VALVE WITH A PIPE WRENCH & BUMPED HIS RIGHT LEG BELOW HIS KNEE. EE BEGAN MISSING SCHEDULED WORK ON 10-27-03.

EE WAS SITTING WORKING ON SUPER SCALPER AND WHEN HE RAISED UP TO CHANGE POSITION HE FELT PAIN INHIS LEFT HIP DOWN TO HIS KNEE.

EE STOOD UP FROM A KNEELING POSITION AND LEFT KNEE FLEW OUT OF PLACE. EE HAD SURGERY ON THIS KNEE LAST YEAR. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT A NEW INJURY OCCURRED ON JAN. 28TH 2003.

HE WAS OPERATING A DOZER WHEN JOLTING AND JARRING STARTED HIS BACK TO HURTING. MRI SHOWS DEGENERATIVE CONDITION IN HIS BACK. EE BEGAN MISSING WORK ON 1-2-03

EE WAS PUSHING A PIECE OF BELT DOWN INSIDE A SIEVE BIN WHEN BELT SLIPPED AND SEEM HIT SIDE OF BIN. RECIEVED MEDICAL INFORMATION THAT WOUND REQUIRED STITCHES ON 8-26-02.

EE PICKED UP A 72" ROLLER AND FELT PAIN IN LEFT SIDE OF GROIN. HE WAS DIAGOSED WITH A HERNIA AND HAD SURGERY ON 8-13-02.

ON FEBRUARY 21, 02 A DYE TEST CONFIRMED THAT A SMALL SEEPAGE FROM STONECOAL BRANCH SLURRY DAM WAS DISCHARGING INTO AN ABANDONED MINE. BRANCH SLURRY DAM IS STRUCTURALLY SOUND AND NO DAMAGE IS PRESENT.

LIFTING FAN HOUSING STRUCTURE WHEN IT FELL ON HIS LEFT FOOT.

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO ROUTE A 4" WATER LINE TO A DIFFERENT POSITION. HE AND A FELLOW EE RAISED THE LINE ABOVE HEAD LEVEL. TENSION FROM A BOW IN THE LINE WHEN RELEASED CAUSED THE PERSON TO LOS B ALANCE AND HIS BACK STRUCK A SHARP METAL OBJECT RESULTING IN A FRACTURE TO THE SPINAL COLUMN.

EMPLOYEE TRIPPED AND FELL DOWN 10 STEPS AND INJURED BACK AND PAIN IN LEGS.

FINGER GOT CAUGHT IN FAN ON MOTOR. LACERATION REQUIRED SUTURES.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF OF A FLIGHT.

EMPLOYEE MASHED HIS RIGHT THUMB WHEN A LID TO A DRIER CAUGHT HIS THUMB.

EE WAS STRUCK BY THE DOOR OF THE EXCAVATOR ON HIS LEFT HAND THE LACERATION REQUIRED SUTURES.

EE PARKED HIS DOZER STEPPED OUTSIDE THE CAB. UPON REENTERING THE CAB HE PUT HIS ARM BETWEEN THE DOOR & ATTEMPTED TO RELEASE THE DOOR LATCH THE DOOR CLOSED & CAUGHT HIS ARM IN THE DOOR

WHILE USING (SWINGING) A SLEDGE HAMMER, EE STATED HE FELT PAIN IN HIS UPPER RIGHT ARM

EE WAS REMOVING 2X4 BRACES FROM TUNNEL WALL. EE DROPPED A 2X4 BRACE WHICH HAD A NAIL IN IT. THE BRACES STRUCK EE ON RING FINGER OF LEFT HAND CAUSING A SLIGHT LACERATION TYPE WOUND. WOUND WAS C LEANED AND BANDAGED ON SITE. EE INFORMED HIS SUPERVISOR HE WAS SICK TO HIS STOMACH. EE BECAME LIGHT HEADED AND FAINTED. TRANSPORTED TO HOSPITAL,TREATED AND RELEASED.

EE WAS LIFTING A OUTRIGGER PAD. HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS GROIN AREA. EE WORKED REST OF SHIFT. WENT TO DR. ON THE 20TH OF MAY.

EE STATED THAT HE STRAINED HIS BACK STEPPING OFF OF A DOZER BEGAN MISSING WORK ON 5-13-99.

EE WAS PICKING UP A BUNDLE OF #8 REBAR (10 IN A BUNDLE). EE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK AND SAID HE HAD TWISTED HIS BACK. EE WAS SENT TO DR..

EMPLOYEE STEPPED OFF A PUMP AND SLIPPED, TWISTING HIS LEFT KNEE. *BEGAN MISSING WORK ON 10/31/98.

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CHANGE OUT THE TRUNION ON THE UNIT 85 ROTARY BREAKER. THE BALL & TRUNION SWUNG AROUND AND CAUGHT HIS HAND BETWEEN THE DRIVE CHAIN AND BALL. THIS RESULTED IN A BROKEN FINGER AND LACERATED FINGER.

SUBJECT WAS ATTEMPTING TO BOARD A FRONT END LOADER. HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON A STEP AND HE GRABBED A HOLD ON THE LADDER ESULTING IN THE HAND INJURY.

SUBECT WAS DESCENDIGN STAIRWAY BETWEEN THE 5TH AND 6TH FLOORS OF THE PREPARATION PLANT. SUBECT APPARENTLY LOSS BALANCE TEMPORARILY AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT ANKLE.

THIS EE WAS ATTEMTING TO REMOVE A DAMAGED CONVEYOR CHAIN FROM THE 71 BATH IN THE PREP PLANT THE INJURED MAN RECEIVED TRAUMA TO THE CHEST AREA RIBS AFTER HE APPARENTLY SLIPPED ON A MUDDY SURFAC E AND STRUCK A FLIGHT AT THE CONVEYOR CHAIN.

EE WAS HELPING INSTALL A METAL BEAM, WHEN THE BEAM BECAME TWISTED EE PULLED ON ONE OF THE CHAINS THAT WERE HOLDING THE BEAM, THE BEAM JUMPED FREE AND STRUCK THE EE ON HIS RIGHT HIP AND LEG.

INJURED WAS SHOVELING MATERIAL ONT HE 4TH FLOOR OF PLANT TURNED SHARPLY AND TWISTED HIS BACK.

INJURED PERSON WAS ATTEMPTING TO PULL WATER HOSE WHICH HAD BECOME TANGLED. EXERTED HIMSELF EXCESSIVELY AND PULLED A MUSCLE IN UPPER BACK.

INJURED WAS REPLACING A WORN OUT SECTION OF A COAL FEED CHUTE.ATTEMPTING TO PLACE A SHEET OF METAL IN CHUTE TURNED AND TWISTED LEFT KNEE.

INJURED WAS WASHING DOWN A COAL FEED CHUTE AREA IN WHICH HE WAS STANDING BECAME WET RESULTING IN A SLIP & LOSS OF BALANCE HE THEN TRIED TO BREAKHIS FALL & INJURED HIS RIGHT HAND

THE EE WAS PREPARING TO WASH DOWN A BELT TAILPIECE WITH A SEMI HIGH PRESSURE WATER HOSE. THE HOSE BLOWED APART AND A CLAMP STRUCK THE WORKER ON THE THUMB RESULTING IN A SMALL LACERATION.

INJURED WAS CLEANING RAILROAD CARS NEAR LOADOUT FACILITY PUTTING UP DOOR WITH SLATE BAR BAR SLIPPED OUT OF LATCH ALLOWING INJURED TO FALL TO THE GROUND SLATE BAR FOLLOWED STRIKING INJURED IN H EAD (SMALL LACERATION OFTHE SCALP)

INJURED WAS DESCENDING STAIRWAY BETWEEN THE 5TH AND 4 TH FLOORS OF THE PREP. PLANT. INJURED OBSERVED PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

PLACING A METAL SPIKE IN A TREE WITH A HAMMER. SPIKE WAS DISLODGED STRIKING VICTIM IN THE HEAD. EYE BROW- LACERATION.

INJURED WAS MAKING PRE START CHECKS ON DOZER BEFORE START UP AND WAS STEPPING OTU OF CAB DOWN TO TRACKS WHEN HE SLIPPED DOWN ON TRACKS LOOSING HIS BALANCE AND FALLING TO THE GROUND, LANDING ON HIS RIGHT ARM. BREAKING HIS RADIU BONE.

INJURED WAS STANDING ALONGSIDE OF A COAL HAULAGE TRUCK WHEN DUMPING. A BLOCK OF COAL FELL FROM THE TRUCK BED STIKING THE VICTIM ON THE HEAD. (LACERATION)

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING THE BASKET IN THE #19 WEDGE DRYER ON THE 2ND FLOOR OF THE PREPARATION PLANT. AFTER STRIKING ALL THE BOLTS FROM INSIDE THE BASKET, HE BEGAN TO PICK UP THE LEFT OVER BOLTS UP OFF THE PLANT FLOOR. AS HE WAS PICKING UP THE BOLTS HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK, HIP AND LEGS.

HE WAS WELDING UP A PIPE FRAME THAT WAS BEING ERECTED VERTICALLY ALONG SIDE A CONVEYOR TRUSS SECITON. HE BEGAN SLIDING DOWN AN ANGLE BRACE ON THE TRUSS, WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FA LL APPROX. 13FT TO 6 INCH TO THE GROUND. CONTUSION TO THE BACK OF RIGHT HAND. FRACTURE TO THE FOURTH METACARPAL OF RIGHT HAND.

LOADING 55 GALLON METAL DRUMS ON TRUCK. WHEN REMOVING A CHOKER FROM AROUND THE DRUM, USED TO LOAD WITH, THE EMPLOYEE CUT HIS THUMB ON A SHARP EDGE OF THE DRUM.

EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING TWO PIECES OF CARBON STEEL PIPE TOGETHER AS HE WAS WELDING THE PIPE TOGETHER A PIECE OF HOT METAL SLAG FLEW INTO HIS EYE

CUTTING A PIECE OF STEEL PIPE WITH AN ACETYLENE TORCH.HE CUT PIPE HALF WAY AROUND AND STOPPED TO ROLL PIPE OVER,HOWEVER,HE DID NOT CUT TORCH OFF AND LAY IT DOWN BEFORE ROLLING THE PIPE.AS HE R OLLED THE PIPE OVER,HIS ARM PASSED OVER THE LIT TORCH AND BURNED HIS ARM

STRAINED ELBOW AND RIGHT FOREARM PULLING WIRE

TIGHTENING A BOLT IN A STEEL BACE WITH AN ADJUSTABLE WRENCH. THE WRENCH SLIPPED OFF NUT AND HE HIT HIS LEFT THUMB ON THE STEEL BRACE.

I.NAME AND ANOTHER EMPL INSTALLING EXPANDED METAL GUARDS AROUND CONVEYOR TAKE-UP TOWER.THEY WERE SETTING IN PLACE BY HAND.THE GUARDS WEIGH 225 LB EA.

MOVING PIECE OF PIPE BY SLIDING IT ON ANOTHER PIECE OF PIPE.PIECE ON TOP FELL OFF ON LEFT HAND.

HOISTING BEAM FROM ONE FLOOR UP TO ANOTHER USING ELECTRIC MAHCINE HOIST. EMPL WAS REMOVING BEAM FROM HOIST. HE STRAINED BACK LIFTING BEAM.

TIEING CHOKERS AROUND BEAMS AND HOISTING THEM TO A FLOOR ABOVE TURNED ONE OF THESE BEAMS OVER ON R FOOT

EMPLOYEE WAS USING AN ACETYLENE TOARCH TO CUT PIECE OF METAL. A PIECE OF HOT METAL SLAG FELL ON TOARCH HOSE AND CAUSED HOSE TO CATCH ON FIRE.

UNLOADING FALK DRIVE COUPLING FROM PICKUP TRUCK,CARRIED IT 15-20' COUPLING WEIGHED 200 LBS.EMPL WAS BEING ASSISTED BY ANOTHER EMPL.

EMPLOYEE CLIMBING ONTO CRANE HAD MUD ON SHOES, SLIPPED AND FELL OFF DECK. LANDED ON HIS FEET AND FELL OVER. COMPLAINED OF BACK AND NECK PAIN.

EMPL MOVING AIR LINE FROM 1 FLOOR TO ANOTHER.I.NAME GOING TO LOWER FLOOR TO RECEIVE LINE WHEN ENCOUNTERED LOOSE PIECE OF DECKING AND FELL THROUGHT TO SCREEN ON LOWER FLOOR-8'.BRUISED LEG,HIP,E LBOW.

LOAIDNG STRUCTURAL MEMBERS ON TURCK LOADING SM BEAM BY HAND IT FELL OFF TRUCK STRIKING HIM ON FOOT RT. RESULT IN UNSPECIFIED FRACT TO R FT.

POURING CONCRETE FLOOR SLAB ON 4TH FLOOR OF PREP PLANT. EMPL FINISHING CONCRETE FLOOR OPENINGS COVERED MATERIAL COVERING ON OPENING SHIFTED EMPL STEPPED ONTO SHIFTED MATERIAL & FELL THROUGH OE PENING TO 3RD FLOOR. SPRAINED LEFT ARM WITH POSSISBLE PINCHED NERVE.

TWO EMPLOYEES WERE HAULING STEEL IN FROMT EH FIELD USING A BOOMTRUCK. A BEAM TO BE UNLOADED WAS ATTACHED TO THE BLOCK/HOOK W/ASLING WHEN IT HIFTED ADN ROLLED ONTO THE LEFT FOOT OF INJURED.

INSTALLING TRACK ROLLER ON EQUIP. USING AIR TOOK WHEN SM PC OF DEBRIS FLEW IN L EYE

EMPL WAS CHANGING DRILL STEEL ON DRILL COUPLING THAT COUPLES STEEL TOGETHER CAME LOOSE & FELL HITTING EMPLS FOOT.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A DRILL. WHEN THE MACHINE STARTED DRILLING, A STEEL COUPLER HIT THE CENTALIZER AND A SMALL PIECE OF STEEL BROKE OFF AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE'S LEG.

EMPLOYEE WAS TAPPING OUT SOME BOLT HOLES ON A DOZER, USING A TAP AND OTHER HAND TOOLS. AS THE TAP WAS BEING REMOVED, A PIECE OF METAL FLEW INTO EMPLOYEES RIGHT EYE.

EMPL CLIMBING ON DOZER TO CHECK LUBRICANT AND SERVICE.FOOT SLIPPED OFF DOZER BLADE ARM AND RIGHT KNEE HIT ON DOZER TRACK PADS.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING DRILL STEEL ON AIR TRAC DRILL.HE TRIPPED OVER A SMALL ROCK AND FELL BACKWARDS.THE DRILL FELL ON HIS CHEST.THE FALL CAUSED HI TO HURT HIS BACK HEAD AND CHEST.