Pioneer Preparation Plant: 538 MSHA citations Coal

Slipped on wet steps resulting in a compression fracture to the back

Employee suffered from a 3/4 of an inch laceration on EE's left hand.

Employee was attempting reposition a ceramic shoot for reassembly of the lid covers. The employee kicked the chute causing damage to the metal clamp that secured the shoot onto the piping that ran from over head. This allowed the chute to fall striking the employee on the right leg. Employee was examined at the local hospital and placed on light duty.

Employee has filed a cumulative trauma claim with the Kentucky Labor Cabinet. ***THERE ARE NO ACCIDENTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS CLAIM***

Coal dust / Black lung.

Employee was operating loader on haulroad to spread gravel when he drove over a rough patch in the road making the loader bounce. When this happened, the employee felt a sharp pain in his upper back area.

Employee was prying a slab of slate to get it to fall thru breaker when it moved, kicking the pry bar causing it to pinch his finger on his left hand against the edge of the cover resulting in a cut requiring stitches.

Employee was replacing metal siding. Metal fell and cut index and middle finger on left hand.

Employee was using a hammer to remove tile, EE failed to observe a piece of metal sticking out & caught the small finger on his left hand between metal & the handle of the hammer.

EE was adding oil to 740 CAT truck, looked to see sight glass, foot slipped, causing EE to fall.

Employee was removing a metal shipping band from a pallet of screens, the band snapped and struck employee on right fore finger resulting in a laceration.

Employee picked up drive shaft, the shaft slipped catching left ring finger under drive shaft.

EMPLOYEE WAS ON FOURTH FLOOR OF THE PREP PLANT AND COLLAPSED.

Employee was lifting a piece of metal and felt a pain in his lower back. Started missing work 3-8-2005.

Employee was lifting a wearplate. The wearplate slipped catching his middle finger of right hand.

Employee was working on discharge line in plant on cyclone pump. The next section of pipe was in place when employee hit the pipe with hammer and the come-a-long rolled around catching his left little finger.

Employee was changing top roller on feed belt and the roller turn over causing a jagged edge to cut forearm. (6 stitches)

LOADER WAS HOLDING TRUCK BED WHEN IT SLIPPED CATCHING THUMB BETWEEN TRUCK BED AND WINDOW BLOCK.

STRAINED BACK WHILE REMOVING BOLTS FROM LOADER ARM.

EE WAS HELPING PUT IN BOTTOM IDLER, PICKED UP BELT AND WAS HOLDING IDLER UP WITH PIPE WHEN HE FELT A BURNING IN STOMACH, THEN A KNOTT POPPED OUT AROUND HIS NAVEL.

EMP WAS CUTTING OLD HINGES OFF ACCESS DOOR. HEAD CHUTE, FIRE AND SLAG SPLATTERED BACK GOING UNDER EMPLOYEE'S GOGGLES.

EE WAS MOVING A PC. OF PLYWOOD WHEN THE WIND CAUGHT IT, TWISTING THE EE'S RT. SHOULDER.

EMPLOYEE WAS FUELING GRADER WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL FROM GRADER AND BROKE HIS LEFT ARM.

EMPLOYEE WAS MIXING FLOCK WHEN WIND BLEW THE FLOCK IN HIS EYE.

TRYING TO PRY ROCK FREE IN A COAL CHUTE BAR SLIPPED & HIS HRIGHT HAND STRUCK THE COAL CHUTE CUTTING ONE FINGER

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO ACCESS HIS MOBIL HIGHLIFT WITH HIS LUNCH PAIL IN HIS HAND. HE LOST FOOTING, FALLING TO THE GROUND.

THIS EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE TWISTED HIS BACK ON 5-13-96. HE REFUSED TO GO TO THE DOCTOR. THE EE SOUGHT HELP FROM A NON-CERTIFIED PROVIDER. THE COMPANY REQUESTED THE EMPLOYEE TO SEEK SERVICE F ROM A CERTIFIED PROVIDER AND HE DID. EMPLOYEE WAS GIVEN MRI WITH RESULTS INDICATING NO EVIDENCE OF BULGING OR HERNIATION.

THIS EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE HURT HIS BACK ON 4-25-96, HE WORKED UNTIL 7-22-96 AT WHICH TIME HE UNDERWENT AUDIOGRAPHY AT CENTRAL BAPTIST HOSPITAL. AFTER THE RELEASE TO RETURN TO WORK, HE UNDER WENT MRI EXAM AT WHICH TIME HIS DOCTOR REQUESTED HE BE EXCUSED FROM WORK.

EE WA SPICKING UP A ROCK THAT HE HAD JUST REMOVED FROM THE RAW COAL SHUT WHEN IT SLIPPED FROM HIS HANDS AND HIT ON TOP OF HIS STEEL TOE BOOTS.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING UP LADDER TO FINE COAL CHUTE WHEN HE HIT THE TOP OF HIS HARD HAT ON THE BACK REST GUARD PUTTING PRESSURE ON HIS NECK.

HE WAS TIGHTENING A TIRE WHEN A WHEEL STUD BROKE CAUSING HIM TO SLIP AND FALL.

HE WAS STARTING TO CLIMB OFF HIS LOADER WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND GOT ENTANGLED WITHIN THE LADDER.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS RUNNING A 988B LOADER AND SAID THE SHAKING AND JARRING INJURED HIS BACK.

HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO ROLL A 55 GALLON DRUM OF STONE HARDENED BY HIMSELF AND HIS HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN TWO DRUMS CUTTING MIDDLE FINGER ON RIGHT HAND. FIRST AID WAS ADMINISTERED AND AFTER SHIF T ENDED, WENT TO DOCTOR. THE WOUND WAS STITCHED UP WITH SIX STITCHES.

EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING IN REPAIRS IN THE PREP PLANT WHEN A STEEL PIPE WHICH THEY WERE SLIDING INTO PLACE PRESSED AGAINST HIS FINGER MASHING IT AGAINST A STEEL WALL CAUSING THE FINGER TO BE FRA CTURED.

EE HAD JUST FINISHED CLEANING THE BOTTOM FLOOR OF THE PREP PLANT BY SPRAYING WATER ON THE FLOOR WHEN HE RETURNED INTO THE ROOM TO RETRIEVE SOMETHING SLIPPERY ON THE WET FLOOR AND FALLING TO TH E FLOOR.

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO FREE COAL THAT HAD FROZEN ON A BELT LINE WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL ONTO THE GROUND.

EE WAS CLEANING MUD & SILT FROM BOTTOM FLOOR OF PLANT. WHEN USING A WHEELBARROW TO MOVE THE MATERIAL UP AN INCLINE HE APPARENTLY PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS LEG WHICH WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY A DR. UNT IL HE WENT ON 10-26-93. EMPLOYER NOT NOTIFIED UNTIL 11-24-93.

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A H. M. CYCLONE PUMP, WHICH APPARENTLY CAUSED A STRAIN ON HIS BACK, WHICH BECAME WORSE OVER TIME.

EE WAS ASSISTING EE IN CONNECTING A WASHER CHAIN BY DRIVING A PIN INTO THE CHAIN EE WAS LOADING THE CHAIN WHILE EE WAS HITTING THE CONNECTING PIN A SMALL CHIP FROM THE PIN EE WAS HAMMERING STR UCK EE IN THE LEFT EYE

EE WAS HELPING LOWER A CHAIN USED FOR LIFTING A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT ON THE MUD AUGER WHEN HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND BEGIN TO FALL GRABBED A HOLD OF A 4 INCH PIPE TO CATCH HIMSELF AND STRAINED HIS ARM AND SHOULDER.

INJURED WAS SHOVELING COAL OF A CHUTE SHEN HE STATED FEELING ILL AND WAS OVER COME BY HEAT EXHAUSTION. TEMPERTURES WERE 100 DEGREES THAT DAY AND VERY HUMID.

REACHED OVER HEAD TO PULL DOWN A VALVE TO CLOSE OFF THIS VALVE IS EASY TO TURN OFF OR ON BUT DOES REQUIRE REACHING OVERHEAD.,

EMPLOYEE WAS REFILLING A SMALL BIN, INSIDE THE WASHER PLANT, WITH PERCOL 368, A CHEMICAL DESIGNED TO MAKE THE MUD IN THE WATER STICK TO THE BOTTOM OF THE TANK SO THE MUD CAN BE REMOVED. AS HE WAS REFILLING THIS BIN FROM A 50 POUND BAG A SMALL AMOUNT OF DUST FROM THE BAG BLEW UP FAN THE BIN INTO HIS EYES.

WELDING ON VIBRATOR OVER HEAD. WHEN FINISHED WELDING STEPPED OFF PLATFORM. STATED HE TWISTED BACK.

CLOSING REFUSAL DOOR, A ROCK BOUNCED OFF HIT HIS NOSE.

54730STRAINED A MUSCLE IN LOWER BACK WHILE MOVING A 36" DRYER BASKET.

EMPL CARRYING A BATTERY AFTER REMOVING IT FROM A TRUCK.SLIPPED ON AN EXTENSION CORD AND FELL BACKWARDS.