Patoka River Coal

Still dark and snowing and visibility was poor. Dozer was pushing dirt up on stockpile when truck slightly struck tractor cab.

Changing dryer screen at wash plant. Screen was worn on and sharp on edges. Victim sliced his little finger on side of screen.

Employee had been fueling equipment and he drove to the 988 loader. When he was getting out of the truck his foot slipped and he fell out onto the pile of coal. He had fuel on the bottom of his boot making it slick.

A 992 LOADER WAS LOADING THE TRUCK WITH DIRT. SAID THE JARRING AROUND HURT HIM

Employee was hauling dirt and the ground was frozen he was pulling up to stop and the steering wheel jerked and wrenched his wrist.

CLIMBING TRUCK LADDER AND BUMPED RIGHT KNEE ON TOP STEP.

EE WAS HAULING COAL IN A 50 TON CAT END DUMP, WHEN THE STRUT BROKE CAUSING THE TRUCK TO LAY OVERON ITS SIDE.

EE WAS DUMPING HIS LOAD AND THE DUMP GAVE WAY AND TRUCK OVERTURNED. NIGHT TIME, DRY MATERIAL (DIRT AND SHALE MIX)

EE WAS CLIMBING ONTO THE BACKHOE WHEN HIS KNEE POPPED & GAVE OUT.

EE WAS BENDING OVER TO PICK UP A PUMP HOSE AND HIS LOWER BACK POPPED, CAUSING GREAT PAIN. HE HAD NOT EVEN PICKED UP THE HOSE YET.

IT WAS DARK, & EE CLIMBED ONTO THE TOP OF INTN'L POWDER TRUCK TO SEE IF IT NEEDED NITRATE IN THE BIN. THE DOOR HAD BEEN LEFT OPENED & HE FELL INSIDE THE TANK OF THE TRUCK, HITTING HIS BACK ON THE METAL SIDE OF THE BIN.

OUR WELDER WAS CUTTING ANGLE IRON GUARD OFF OF TRUCK SCALE, AND EE WAS STANDING DOWN ON GROUND BELOW, WHEN THE ANGLE IRON WAS CUT IT FELL, HITTING HIM ON OR ABOVE THE RIGHT KNEE.

EE WAS STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN AT TRIAD WHEN ONE OF TRIAD'S END DUMPS RAN INTO THE BACK OF EE'S TRUCK.

EE SPILLED K1 KEROSENE ON HIS PANT LEG THEN WAS GOING TO LIGHT THE PROPANE TORCH AND A SPARK IGNITED AND BURNED HIS LEFT LEG.

EE WAS PUSHING ROCK WITH DOZER BLADE AND BACKED UP OVER A ROCK JERKING HIS BACK. HE WORKS NIGHT SHIFT SO I THINK IT WAS DARK AND HE JUST DIDN'T SEE THE ROCK. BY THE END IF THE SHIFT HE WAS HAV ING BACK PAIN. WENT TO DR. AND HE PUT HIM ON MEDICATION. SEE ATTACHED PAPER.

NARROW SPOT IN HAUL ROAD. DRIVER OF EMPTY TOLD DRIVER OF LOADED THAT THERE WAS PLENTY OF ROOM. DRIVERS MUSJUDGE DISTANCE, BOTH BEDS HIT. BOTH DRIVERS HAD SEAT BELTS ON. BOTH BED NEED TO BE TAK EN OFF & REPAIRED.

EMPLOYEE CLIMBED A 10' LADDER TO FUEL TANK UP; WHILE HE WAS LEANING ON THE 300 GAL. TANK, THE STAND IT WAS ON GAVE WAY; HE FELL WITH HIS FEET UNDER LADDER, TWISTING LEFT ANKLE. HE RADIOED FROM FUEL TRUCK TO GET SUPERVISOR TO AREA; THEN HE WORKED FROM THAT TIME UNTIL AROUND NOON. SEEATTACHED SHEET.

EE WAS USING A GRINDER ON A DOZER (11)BLADE ARM TO INSTALL A BEARING & A PIECE OF METAL FLEW INTO HIS EYE

EE WAS TRYNG TO KNOCK PIN OUTOF BUCKET TOOTH & A PIECE OF METAL FLEW OUT & HIT HIM INTHE LEFTLOWER LEG

EE WAS TRYING TO KNOCK LOADER BUCKET TOOTH PIN OUT WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER A PIECE OF METAL FLEW UP & HIT HIM IN THE LEFT SIDE OF CHEST

EMPLOYEE WAS GOING UP A RAMP,LOADED AN END-DUMP IN FRONT OF HIM AND STOPPED. EMPLOYEE DOWNSHIFTED INTO SECOND GEAR AND PULLED THE HAND BRAKE. THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK CAME OFF THE GROUND AND TH EN THE TRUCK TURNED OVER ON ITS SIDE.

HE WAS CLIMBING UP THE LADDER ON THE TRUCK AND MISSED THE LAST STEP AND HAND RAIL CAUSING HIM TO FALL TO THE GROUND.

DARK, USING FLOOD LIGHTS FROM TRUCK TO SEE. LEANING AXLE AGAINST MACHINE INSTEAD OF LAYING IT DOWN.

IT WAS KIND OF DARK, MUDDY & SNOWING. EE WAS TRYING TO CLEAN OUT THE SCREENS ON COAL CRUSHER WITH A PRY BAR & HIS HAND SLIPPED, SMASHING HIS FINGER BETWEEN CRUSHER & BAR.

MUDDY AND SLICK FROM RAIN.