Prep Plant: 744 MSHA citations Coal

Injured was building a platform when the electrical hand held grinder he was operating kicked-back striking him on the left side of the face and chipping a tooth.

Injured had driven a pin out of a conveyor chain when a piece of the pin broke off striking injured in the arm. Injured had no lost time or medical treatment until 6-19-2012 at which time he went to the doctor for infection and was x-rayed.

While working on a miner in the re-build shop EE was hammering on a bit when a piece of metal struck him in the left eye. He was wearing safety glasses. He went to Dr. where they removed the foreign object. No lost time.

The employee was changing rollers out on a conveyor belt in the prep plant when the chain fell from the I beam letting the roller and the chain fall catching the injured persons left hand between the roller and the electrical box.

Injured stated he was walking near the scalehouse and fell landing on his knee. He had no lost time until 10-5-05. He left work and never returned.

INJURED WAS REMOVING THE DRIVELINE FROM A MACK TRUCK AND AS HE PULLED THE DRIVELINE LOOSE IT FELL AND STRUCK HIS FOREFINGER REQUIRING 1 SUTURE. HE HAD ONE LOST SCHEDULED WORKING DAY.

INJ WAS WALKING DOWN THE STAIRS IN THE PREP PLANT & LOST HIS FOOTING & FELL

INJURED WAS HAULING SLATE FROM THE PREP PLANT TO AN AREA TO BED DOWN A ROAD. INJURED ASSUMED IT WOULD BE EASIER TO BACK OUT THE ROAD INSTEAD OF HEADING OUT AS THE OTHERS. AS HE BEGAN TO BACK O UT OF THE ROAD, HE NOTICED HE WAS TOO CLOSE TO THE DITCH. HIS REAR TIRES SLID ABOUT 4 FT INTO THE DITCH OVERTURNING TRUCK. HE WAS EXAMINED AT THE HOSPITAL AND RELEASED.

INJURED WAS WALKING FROM THE PARKING AREA IN FRONT OF THE MAIN OFFICE WHEN SHE SLIPPED AND FELL IN THE SNOW AND ICE. THE SNOW HAD ACCUMULATED TO APPROX 4" OVER A LAYER OF ICE. THE SNOW WAS STI LL FALLING. INJURED'S SHIFT WOULD HAVE BEGAN ONCE SHE HAD REACHED THE OFFICE.

INJURED WAS LIFTING AN OXYGEN TANK TO MOVE IT TO ANOTHER AREA AND STRAINED HIS BACK.

WHILE SHOVELING COAL ONTO THE CONVEYOR BLET, INJURED FELT A SHARP PAIN COME IN HIS BACK AS HE TWISTED TURNED TO THE LEFT.

INJURED WAS HELPING TO REMOVE THE DRIVE MOTOR FROM A PUMP WHEN HIS FINGER BECAUSE CAUGHT BETWEEN THE MOTOR AND MOTOR BASE CUTTING HIS FINGER. THE CUT REQUIRED SUTURES.

INJURED WAS LIFTING A RAILROAD TIE AND FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK.

INJURED ALLEGED THAT HE WAS USING THE BUCKET OF THE BACKHOE TO SET THE BACKHOE OVER.AS HE WAS MOVING THE BACKHOE A SUDDEN JAR CAUSED THE OPERATOR'S SEAT TO COME OUT OF TRACK CAUSING THE OPERAT OR TO FALL TO ONE SIDE AGAINST THE FENDER.

INJURED WAS GRINDING ON A PIECE OF METAL AND PARTICLES OF RUST FLEW UNDER HIS SAFETY GLASSES INTO HIS RIGHT EYE.

INJURED ALLEGED HE WAS SHOVELING COAL FROM UNDER THE CONVEYOR BELT WHEN HE HEARD SOMETHING POP IN HIS RT ARM IT WAS LATER DISCOVERED HE HAD A STRESS FRACTURE

INJURED WAS WELDING ON A PIECE OF METAL AND AS HE RAISED UP HE STRUCK HIS HEAD ON ANOTHER PIECE OF METAL,REQUIRING 4 STITCHES TO THE SCALP.

INJURED WAS ATTEMPTING TO TURN ON THE FUEL PUMPSTO FUEL THE COAL TRUCK HE OPERATED. HE LOST HIS FOOTING [BETWEEN 1' & 2' FROM GROUND LEVEL] & FELL TO THE GROUND ON HIS BACK. INJURED WAS X-RAYE D AT THE LOCAL HOSPITAL & RELEASED THE SAME DAY WITH NO VISIBLE INJURIES OR BROKEN BONES.

INJURED WAS REPAIRING THE ACID PUMP AND GOT SPRAYED ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE FACE CAUSING MINOR BURNS. INJURED HAD ASSUMED THAT NO ACID WAS LEFT IN THE PUMP BECAUSE THE OUTLET LINE WAS DISCONNE CTED.

INJURED WAS SHOVELING THE TAIL PIECE FOR THE STACKER BELT WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK

INJURED ALLEGED HE WAS TRAMMING THE 550 DOZER AROUND A OLD STRIP BENCH WHEN AN OVERHANGING LIMB STRUCK HIM IN THE EYE

INJURED WAS TRYING TO PICK UP A SHAFT THAT WAS TOO HEAVY & DROPPED IT ON HIS THUMB HE WENT TO THE DOC THEN RETURNED TO WORK THE SAMD DAY

INJURED HAD BEEN WELDING AND RAISED HIS WELDING HOOD TO CHANGE WELDINGRODS WHEN THE USED ROD POPPED AND A PIECE OF HOT SLAG FLEW IN HIS RIGHT EYE.

INJURED ALLEDGED HIS LOWER BACK BEGAN HURTING AS HE WAS LOADING COAL WITH A FRONT END LOADER. AT THIS TIME HE HAS NOT RETURNED TO WORK AND IS UNDER A DOCTOR'S CARE.

REMOVING PUMP UP HILL FELT PAIN IN HIP

CLEANING OFF R R TRACKS WITH HANDLE SHOVEL EXP PAIN IN LT HAND

INJURED WAS HELPING SET A PIECE OF CHANNEL IRON IT FELL & STRUCK HIM ON THE RT ELBOW

JUMPED OFF DOZER PAIN IN R LEG

INJURED WAS SERVICING FLOAT CYCLINDER IN PREPLANT WHEN HE BENT OVER TO REMOVE CAP FROM FLOAT (1 5-20 LBS) HE FELT A PAIN IN LOWER BACK

INSTALLING ELECTRICAL PANEL IN CONT MINER FELT APAIN IN LOWER BACK LIFTING PANEL

INJURED WAS LIFTING AN OZ TANK WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

INJURED WAS WOR5ING AT PLANT REMOVING TIN ROOF WHEN HE WAS ON A PIECE OF TIN AND FELL THROUGH THE ROOF APPROX 12 FT

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A 55 GALLON DRUM OF OIL TO UNLOAD OFF SUPPLY TRUCK AND LAST HIS BALANCE AND FELL ON HIS ANKLE SPRAINING IT .

EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING COAL OFF OF MAINLINE TRACK. HE COMPLAINED OF LOWER BACK PAIN

EMP SAID HE WAS CLIMBING DOWN A LADDER THAT WAS WELDED TO THE SIDE OF A STACKING TUBE AND WHEN HE STEPPED DOWN TO A LOWER STEP THAT HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF OF THE STEP AND THIS JERKED HIS BACK

EMP SAID HE WAS LOOSENING CHAIN BINDER WITH A PIECE OF PIPE AND WHEN HE RELEASED THE BINDER THE PIECE OF PIPE STRUCK HIM IN THE JAW