Prep Plant #1: 387 MSHA citations Coal

EE was cleaning raw coal crusher using a walk behind BobCat. EE picked up a 5 gal. bucket of mud and strted backing up a steep grade. The BobCat moved forward the EE slipped and fell. his left foot ended up under the BobCat.

Employee was dismounting 735 hauler, missed the last step resulting in a fall to the ground.

Employee fell from his hauler after fueling, hitting the fuel tank and then the ground. (Misc Mail 10-10-07 #13---employee missed 3 days from work, then return to work and now is off work again. the injuries are the same)

Employee was operating a 230 cat hauler and ran out of the road into the ditch.

EE had done pre-shift inspection, was coming down the ladder, he missed a step and fell approx 4-5' to the ground.

Employee was lifting brake caliper off of truck when he experienced pain in his lower back. This injury was not reported until 11/21/06.

Employee slipped on ladder while climbing off of refuse hauler. He fell onto the ground.

Employee was using grinder, grinding on a piece of metal. Grinder kicked back and hit him on the left upper leg.

He was using torch to braze on oil pan when hot oil spewed out, burning employee's face, arms and hands.

Employee was crossing to the other side of truck by crawling under truck bed. He raised up to soon hit his head on metal bed, cutting gash in his head.

WAS LIFTING MACHINERY GUARD WITH COME-ALONGS, WHEN 1 CHAIN CAME LOOSE. EE THEN GOT UNDER THE GUARD AND TRIED TO LIFT THE GUARD WITH HIS BACK, INJURING HIS LOWER BACK.

Employee slipped on wet floor, while dismounting coal refuse vibrator. He tried to catch himself and strained his left wrist.

Employee was attempting to use torch on a piece of metal when a small fragment flew up into his eye.

EE was loading a gas-powered water pump into bucket of track loader. ee feet slipped causing fall into corner of loader bucket.

Strained back while bending over and lifting flume screen. Pain was mostly in left side.

WAS DISMOUNTING RAILCAR WHEN EE STEPPED ON RAIL AND FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING LOWER BACK INJURY

ADDING AIRLINE TO BARREL CONTAINING CAUSTIC CHEMICAL TO GET CHEMICAL TO FLOW FROM BARREL CAUSING BARREL TO RUPTURE.

WHILE STANDING ON LADDER OF MACHINE REACHING ACROSS TIRE TO WORK ON MACHINE, USING A TWISTING MOTION OF BODY.

WHILE STANDING ON HOOD OF HAULER PREPARING TO CHECK OIL, HE SLIPPED ON SNOW AND ICE AND FELL TO THE GROUND.

HE WAS HELPING LIFT DECK SCREENS INTO PICK-UP TRUCK.

WHILE LOOSEING FINAL DRIVE MOUNTING BOLTS. EE WAS PULLING ON A RATCHETT AND FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

WHILE CHIPPING WELD WITH SLAG HAMMER HE GOT A PIECE IN LEFT EYE.

GRINDING ON 6" PIPE. SMALL PIECE OF METAL WENT INTO LEFT EYE.

GRINDING ON A CRUSHER SHAFT AND A SMALL PIECE OFMETAL WENT IN RIGHT EYE.

WAS RIDING EMPTY RAILROAD CARS DOWN THE TRACK TO LOADING FACILITY, WHEN THE CARS GAINED SPEED,HAD TO JUMP OFF. THIS IS THE PROCEDURE OF DROPPING CARS.

EMPLOYEE, WITH GLOVES ON, ATTEMPTED TO PULL DISCHARDED BELT DOWN FIRST FLIGHT OF STAIRS. HAND SLIPPED FROM BELT AND HE FELL ON STEPS AND STRAINED RIGHT KNEE.

WAS LIFTING VIBRATOR AND PULLED MUSLE IN LEFT GRION.

WHILE HOISTING METAL CHUTE, LEFT HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN CHUTE AND METAL BRACKETS.

EMPLOYEE WAS BETWEEN TWO UNCOUPLED LOADED RR CARS ATTEMPTING TO COUPLE THEM WHEN THE CAR DROPPER, UNAWARE EMPLOYEE WAS BETWEEN THE CARS, DROPPED ANOTHER CAR AND FORCE OF THE IMPACT CAUSED THE UNCOUPLED CAR TO MOVE, STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON LOWER FRONT LEFT RIBS CAUSING BACK PAIN AND BRUISED RIBS.

EMP PRYING ON IDLE BELT ROLLER (LINING BELT ON ROLLER) WITH PRY BAR. BAR SLIPPED ODD ROLLER AND FORCED LEFT HAND INTO ELECTRICAL CONDUIT CAUSINGCONTUSION TO LEFT KNUCKLE ON LEFT HAND.

EE WAS REMOVING A BELT GUARD AND LET IT SLIP A FROM HIS RT HAND WHICH WAS CLOSE TO A UTILITY POLE. GUARD CAUGHT HAND BETWEEN UTILITY POLE AND GUARD CAUSING AN APPROX 1" CUT ON RT HAND LITTLE F INGER REQUIRING 6 STITCHES.

EE WAS BUSTING A LARGE ROCK ON BELT WITH A SLATE BAR. HIT ROCK A GLANCING BLOW AND END OF BAR STRUCK HIS RIGHT EAR LOBE.

TRUCKING WAS HAULING COAL APPROX. 6 MILES FROM MINE SITE. FOR SOME REASON TRUCK GOT OUT OF CONTROL AND COULD NOT NEGOTIATE CURVE AT BOTTOM OF HILL. TURNED OVER ON LEFT SIDE. DRIVER COMPLAINED WITH SHOULDER, SIDE, LEG (ALL LEFT) HURTING. X-RAY DID NOT SHOW ANY INJURY AND DRIVER WENT HOME SAME DAY.

WAS CLOSING CAR DOORS, HAD COME ALONG HOOKED TO CAR DOOR TO PULL TOGETHER. HOOK BROKE, STRIKING VICTUM OVER LEFT EYE.

WAS REBUILDING DANIELS WASH BOX. WORKED ON KNEESFOR TWO DAYS REPLACING CHAIN, FLIGHTS AND LINER.KNEES BECAME SORE AND SWOLLEN.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING WITH A COME-A-LONG DEVICE WHILE SPLICING A BELT. THIS DEVICE SLIPPED CAUSING CHAIN TO PINCH HAND(LEFT HAND).

INJURED PARTY WAS LOADING TRUCK, THE MATERIAL AT THE TIME WAS WET, VERY FINE PARTICLES. IT SPLASHED AND HIT IN EYES. TRUCK DRIVER LOADING FROM A REFUSE BIN.

EE WAS CROSSING OVER 36" CONVEYOR BELT TO REPAIR BELT TWISTING HIS KNEE.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT INSTALLING CONDUIT, SLIPPED AND FELL ON GROUND. EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN LEFT KNEE.

HAND SLIPPED FROM SHOVEL STRIKING RAGGED PIECE OF METAL