Preparation Plant: 4 recorded fatalities Coal

Employee was using a chain ratchet to remove bad return idlers, while using excessive force, the chain slipped off of the roller and struck the employee on the right side of face beside of nose.

Employee was sent to get additional tools when EE fell going down steps and landed on buttocks and back.

Employee was splicing #5 belt, when ee went to cut the belt knife slipped and cut right leg just inside of right knee causing a laceration.

Employee was using bobcat and spraying with water hose cleaning under #4 belt. Employee attempted to get off bobcat and slipped hitting their right elbow on boom of bobcat.

Employee was helping to replace a bad step that led up to spiral floor. Employee was hitting step with a hammer when hand slipped and hit a jagged piece of metal that was under the step. Injury required stitches.

Employee was descending ladder to bottom floor, once on the bottom floor ee turned to adjust a valve and stepped on an uneven surface that was under water. Employee started missing 09/28/18.

Employee was knocking a flange off of a pipe when employee caught thumb nail and pulled it off.

Employee had fixed clear well pipe that was 11'-12' on platform. Employee was traveling back to the concrete floor when employee fell.

Driver just drove out of the road and turned the truck upon its side. Driver was loaded driving only 10 miles per hour. They drove into the ditch and turned truck upon its side.

Employee was helping lift a piece of metal out of wash box and thumb got caught under metal.

Employee was helping to pull mechanism across the floor when the 3/4 inch rope came loose causing the employee to fall backwards into the frame of the fine refuge vibrator.

Employee was lowering extension ladder when the ladder slipped and caught right thumb on the handrail.

Pneumoconiosis award date 02/01/16. Last day worked 01/31/13

Hearing loss award date 08/25/15. Last day worked 01/05/14.

Employee misjudged edge of coal pile, dozer nose dived off coal pile. Front and right door glass broke, a piece hit his right leg. Injury required staples.

Grease fitting broke. Injected grease in right forearm.

Employee was installing an idler on a dozer and when he rose up he hit his back on a step. Employee started missing 09-23-13.

Employee was rolling belts on pump when he got his fingers caught between the belts and pulley.

Employee was replacing pipe when a hand rail broke causing him to fall.

Employee was changing oil in raw coal viberator when he inadvertently stepped back off discharge end.

Employee was repositioning a piece of metal to get punch back out when he got the end of his thumb caught on the guard on the iron worker.

Employee was stepping down from servicing the radiator of the dozer. He possibly slipped and the nozzle for the windshield washer penetrated his skin resulting in a laceration on his left arm.

Employee slipped off ladder while working on a loader. Employee started missing 02-06-12.

A piece of key stock had been welded on the end of bend pulley shaft of the 602 clean coal overland belt. Approximately an hour later the fire was discovered.

Employee was replacing dryer screen when his finger got caught between screen and wood block.

Employee was using a grinder when it caught on a boss block and kicked back contacting his left forearm. Injury required 7 stitches.

None. (Employee suffered an apparent heart attack.)

BG-4 loadout building caught on fire. Welding had been done in loadout approximately 2 hours prior to fire being noticed.

Employee was welding on a pipe when his foot slipped off a large pipe he was standing on. He was using 100% fall protection with full-body harness, which stopped his fall, but he bumped his left leg on the pipe & suffered a strained back muscle.

Employee was removing the segments for the dozer using a 10 lb sledge hammer. The hammer hit the segment and a piece of metal broke off and became embedded in his lower left leg.

Employee was helping install a new cable on the 90 ton Linkbelt crane when the cable puller came loose, allowing the cable to fall, striking him on the right shoulder.

Employee was cleaning out the synfuel collector sampler and when he closed it the latch handle snapped down mashing his finger. Injury required stitches.

Employee was working to remove a dryer lid when he lost his balance falling approximately 4-5 feet and fractured his right wrist. Employee later required surgery. Employee started missing 8-9-05.

Employee was helping check empty train cars when he somehow fell under the moving train car and damaged his left leg to the point in which it had to be amputated 6"-8" below the knee.

THE FRONT END OF WATER TRUCK HAD BEEN JACKED UP AND CRIBBED WITH 6" CRIB BLOCKS IN ORDER TO REBUILD BRAKES. EE INSPECTED THE AREA BEFORE REMOVING THE WHEELS AND DECIDED TO REPOSITION THE CRIBS . HE JACKED THE TRUCK UP, REPOSITIONED THE CRIBSLIKE HE WANTED AND AS HE REACHED OVER TO PULL THE HANDLE OUT OF THE JACK THE 20 TON JACK SLIPPED OUT AND STRUCK HIM IN THE HEAD (BROW).

EE WAS TAKING PIN OUT OF MECHANISM ON SCREEN AND THE PIPE WRENCH SLIPPED CAUSING SHEAVES TO ROLL OVER CATCHING FINGER BETWEEN PIN AND FRAME.

EMPLOYEE WAS STRIKING PIPE WRENCH WITH A BAR AND THE BAR GLANCED OFF THE WALL OF THE PLANT STRIKING EE ON RIGHT HAND CAUSING A HAIRLINE FRACTURE.

EE WAS PLACING A HYDRAULIC CYLINDER ON A PALLET FOR STORAGE WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER RIGHT BACK.

THIS IS AN ACCUMULATIVE EFFECT OF MANY YEARS OF REPETITIVE MOTION. EE STARTED MISSING WORK 06-06-03.

EE WAS HOLDING BOLT HEAD FROM A CUTTING EDGE OF DOZER, ANOTHER EE WAS USING AN AIR WRENCH AND THE BOLT HEAD TURNED CAUSING LACERATIONS TO INDEX FINGER AND RING FINGER ON LEFT HAND. (9 STITCHES

Employee bumped his head on a hydraulic line, then slipped and fell catching himself with his right arm. Employee continued to worked for as long as he could with the pain then went to the dr. and it was determined that his pain was due to a torn rotary cuff. Employee then had surgery to repair it. Employee started missing 1-9-04.

INJURED EMPLOYEE HAD BACKED HIS TRUCK UP TO UNLOAD IN BIN. WITH BED UP A PC OF COAL GOT THROWN FROM THE BED HITTING THE EMPLOYEE ON TOP OF HIS HEAD CAUSING CONTUSION LACERATIONS.

EMPLOYEE BENT OVER TO PICK UP A CHAIN FALL TO HAND TO A COWORKER. WHEN HIS BACK GAVE OUT, CAUSING HIM TO DROP CHAIN FALL. EE INDICATED HE THOUGHT HE HAD AGGRAVATED A PREVIOUS INJURY HE HAD IN THE SAME LOCATION OF HIS BACK ON 7-1-00, BUT NOW IDICATES A NEW INJURY AFTER PHYSICIAN VISIT ON 11-25-02.

EE CLAIMS HE RUT ON PULLED SOMETHING IN HIS RIGHT KNEE ON OR ABOUT 10-15-02 WHILE HOLDING THE HOIST DRUM BRAKE DOWN ON A 90 TON FRICTION CRANE. CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 12-8-02 WHEN HE WENT TO THE DR WITH IT WHEN HE CLAIMED IT WAS SWELLING AND STILL HURTING HIM.

EE WAS WHEELING CONCRETE IN A WHEELBARROW INSIDE THE PREP PLANT. HE PICKED UP THE WHEELBARROW AND COMPLAINED OF PAIN IN GROIN AREA BUT DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL 10/7/02. REPORTED TO PCC SAFETY DEPT 10/7/02.

EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING COAL FROM AROUND TAILPIECE IN BG#4 TUNNEL WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK. HE STARTED MISSING WORK ON 9/16/02.

EE WAS HELPING WITH A CONCRETE POUR AND TRIPPING OVER THE REINFORCING WIRE, BUMPING TWISTING HIS KNEE.

FEEDER WAS BEING PULLED WITH A CHAIN HOIST. FEEDER MOVED TO SIDE, BUMPED PIPE. EE HAD HAND ON PIPE, MASHED TIP OF FINGER RIGHT HAND BETWEEN PIPE AND SKIRT BOARD. CUT AND FRACTURED TIP OF RING FINGER RIGHT HAND.

INJURED HAD WENT TO EXAMINE A DISTURBANCE OF THE HILLSIDE IN HAPPY HOLLOW. UPON WALKING ABOUT 200 YDS. FROM HIS VEHICLE UPON WHAT APPEARED TO BE A SMOOTH DIRT ROAD HE STEPPED IN A DEPRESSION A ND FELL BREAKING HIS SMALL LEG BONE 1" ABOVE THEANKLE.

EE WAS WALKING DOWN A HILL WHEN HE FELL STRIKINGHIS BACK ON A ROCK. INITIALLY, HE WASN'T LOSING WORK BUT HIS BACK KEPT HURTING AND HE WAS SUFFERING FROM NUMBNESS IN HIS FOOT. LOST TIME BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 6, 2000.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A METAL COVER FROM A PLANTDRYER WHEN HE KNOCKED OFF A WELDING STINGER AND MASHED AND CUT HIS RIGHT HAND LITTLE FINGER.

WHILE CUTTING SMALL TREES AND BUSHES WITH A LARGE KNIFE, THE EE FELL ON THE KNIFE AND CUT HIS LEFT HAND. (LACERATION)

EMPLOYEE WAS LOWERING A HYDRAULIC JACK FROM A LOADER BUCKET; THE STEM CAME OUT OF THE JACK AND HE TRIED TO HOLD TO THE JACK AND STRAINED HIS BACK.

THE EE WAS HANDLING A PIECE OF SCREEN FOR A VIBRATOR WHEN HE CAUGHT HIS FINGER WITH THE SCREEN.

PULLING METAL PLATE ACROSS FLOOR BEGAN EXPERINCING GROIN PAIN. DIAGNOSED AS HERNIA.

TIGHTENING TRAILER WHEEL WITH LUG WRENCH; WRENCH SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO PUT ALL WEIGHT ON RIGHT KNEE.

EE STATED TAHT HE WAS LIFTING MATERIALS ON 3-16-94 AND EXPERIENCED A STINGING IN HIS GROIN ON APRIX. 4 1994 THE OPERATOR WAS NOTIFIED BY THE EE THAT HE HAD BEEN DIAGNOSED AS HAVING A HERNIA IN HIS GROIN AREA.

EKMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING ARUBBER HOSE WHEN THE KNIFE CAME OUT/THROUGH INTO HIS HAND.

OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE RETRAINING INCENTIVE BENFIT IN OCCUNDANCE WITH KY WORKERS COMPENSATION STATUE 342 372.

OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE + (RE-TRAINING INCENTIVE BENEFIT) IN ACCORDANCE WITH KY WORKERS COMPENSATION STATUE #342-372-A.

OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE RETRAINING INCENTIVE BENFIFIT IN ACCORDANCE WITH KY WORKERS COMPENSATION STATUE 342 372-A

EXPOSURE TO ROCK, SAND & OTHER DUST WHILE EMPLOYED BY SEVERAL DIFFERENT COAL COMPANYS THROUGHOUT HIS MINING CAREER

EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO FREE A LODGE BEND PULLY. WHEN IT SLIPPED FREE IT PINNED HIS LEFT FOOT TO A TAKE UP PIPE.

63347ATIONAL DISEASE (RETRIANING INCENTIVE BENEFITS) IN OCCORDANCE WITH KENTUCKY WORKERS COMPENSATION STATUES342.732-A.

REPAIRING PIN SECTION OF LOADER, STRUCK BY CRIB BLOCK THAT FELL OFF MACHINE

EXPOSURE TO ROCK,SAND AND OTHER DUST WHILE EMPLOYED BY SEVERAL DIFFERENT COAL COMPANIES THROUGHT MINING CAREER.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A CHAIN RATCHET TO MOVE A 250 HP MOTOR, WHEN CHAIN SLIPPED. CATCHING HIS HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING A DRYER HOOD OVER DRYER.

EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING WALKWAY ON PLANT.

DOING MAINT. ON TIPPLE HANDLE SLIPPED OFF VALVE CAUSING HAND TO STRIKE VALVE

ALLEGED EXPROSURE TO ROCK, SNAD & OTHER DUST WHIEL EMPLOYEED BY SEVERAL DIFFERENT COAL COMPANYS THROUGHOUT HIS MINING CAREER.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A PIECE OF COAL FROM TAILGATE,TAILGATE FLEW SHUT CATCHING FINGERS.

BACK BEGIN HURTING WHILE DRIVING A ROCK TRUCK.

EMPLOYEE WALKED BACKWARDS INTO A DRYER SCREEN

EMPLOYEE WAS TURNING A LARGE PUMP AROUND SO HE COULD GET IT IN A BETTER POSTION TO HIT WITH A HAMMER.

EMPL WAS ASSISTING WELDER SPARKS FROM WELDING ELECTRODE HIT EMPL'S LEFT EYE. SMALL FOREIGN PARTICLE IMBEDDED IN EYE.

EMPLOYEE WAS SMOOTHING METAL JOINT WITH GRINDER GRINDER HIT ROUGH SPOT AND JUMPED IN EMPLOYEES GRASP LACERATING RT CHEEK

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING SHEET METAL COVERS ON CONVEYOR WITH SCREW GUN. SHEET SLIPPED AND HIT RIGHT HAND, LACERATING RIGHT THUMB AT SECOND JOINT.

EMPLOYEE ASSISTING WELDER INADVERTANTLY EXPOSED EYES TO UV RADIATION FROM WELDING ARC SUSTAINED UV BURNS TO BOTH EYES

EMPLOYEE WAS STRINING ELECTRICAL CONDUCTORS AND SLIPPED ON UNEVEN GROUND, SPRAINED RIGHT ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING STEEL W/OXYACETYLENE TORCH OXYGEN LINE EXPLODED & BURNED AT TORCH EMPLOYEE SUSTAINED 1ST&2ND DEGREE BURNS TO RT.HAND & WRIST

EMPLOYEE WAS TI1HTENING IDLER BOLTS WITH COMBINATION WRENCH,THE WRENCH SLIPPED OFF BOLT HEAD,HITTING EMPLOYEE ON NOSE AND UPPER LIP-CONTUSION TO NOSE AND SUPERFICIAL LACERATION TO UPPER LIP.

EMP STATED HE D3D NOT RECEIVE A NEW INJURY. HE HAS A OLD PRE-EXISTING INJURY (BSBACK) PROBLEM THAT REOCCURS FROM TIME TO TIME. HE WASNOT LIFTING,BENDING OR TWISTING. HE DIDNT SEE DR UNTIL 10-7 87 3

HE WAS MOVING A3WATER PUMP OUT OF THE WAY. WHILE DOING THIS HE STRAINED HIS BACK.

HE WAS PULLING 5 3 INCH PIPE. WHILE DOING THIS HE STRAINED HIS BACK. ALSO THIS INJURY IS PARTIALLY DUE TO A PRE-EXISTING INJURY THAT HAPPENEND ON 3-21-87.

TRENCH WAS BEIN1 DUG WITH BACKHOE TO EXPOSE DRAIN PIPE FROM UNDER CLEAN COAL STORAGE AREA TO SEDIMENT POND. PIPE APPR. 2 FT UNDER GRAVEL DRIVE AND EXTENDING BENEATH STEEPLY SLOPE BANK TO DEPTH OF APPROX. 11 0T HE STEPPED INTO EXCAVATION AND SIDE CAVED IN COERING HIM FOR 15 MIN BEFORE HE COULD REMOVED. VICTIM WAS NOT BREATHING WHEN UNCOVERED AND HAD MULT. MINOR ABRASIONS AND LACERAT

A TRENCH WAS BE3NG DUG WITH BACKHOE TO EXPOSE DRAIN PIPE FROM UNDER CLEAN COAL STORAGE AREA TO S1'. I,NAME STEPPED INTO EXCAVATON AND SIDES CAVED IN COVERING HIM. I,NAME WAS ASSISTING IN THE R

HE WAS USING A 2OSE TO WASH THE TOP OF A MEDIA PUMP.WHILE DOING THIS HE CUT HIS RIGHT LITTLE FINGER ON WATER CLAMP.

HE WENT TO PICK3UPA BOARD. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DO THIS HE STRAINED HIS LEFT WRIST.

HE WAS LIFTING 5 SENTIMENT SCREEN AT THE WASHING FACILITY AT THE PREP PLANT. WHILE DOING THIS HE STRAINED HIS BACK.

HE WAS CLEANING3PROBE IN HEAVY MEDIA TANK. HE DID NOT LOSE ANY TIME UNTIL 5/6/87 DUE TO THIS INJURY.

HE WAS LIFTING 5 5 GALLON DRUM OF OIL WHEN HE DID THIS HE STRAINED HIS BACK

HE WAS REMOVING3A TRUCK SEAT WHILE DOING THIS THE SEAT FELL STRIKING HIM ON THE RIGHT HAND

STEPPED OUT OF 1ICKUP TRUCK.STEPPED INTO POT HOLE CAUSING FX RIGHT ANKLE.

HE WAS LOADING 5 SUPPLY TRUCK WHILE DOING THIS HE STRAINED HIS BACK

HE WAS REPLACIN1 ENGINE IN PICKUP TRUCK WHILE DOING FORKLIFT HELD ENGINE UP AND FORKLIFT ARM FELL STRIKING HIM ON THE HEAD AND RIGHT ARM.

HAULING COAL FR2M PREP PLANT TO LOADING FACILITEIES.WHILE PROCEEDING DOWN GRADE WITH LOAD OF COAL DRIVER HAD TO ABANDON TRUCK DUE TO MECHANICAL FAILURE.

HE WAS REMOVING3METAL COVER FROM BELTLINE NEAR HIGHWALL WHEN PIECE OF ROCK FELL STRIKING HIM ON LEFT SHOULDER.

HE WAS CLEANING3THE WINDSHIELD OF A COAL TRUCK. WHILE DOING THIS HE SLIPPED OFF THE TRUCK STRIKING THE EXHAUST PIPE, WHICH CAUSED 2ND AND 3RD DEGREE BURNS TO HIS LEFT ARM.

HE SLIPPED AND 0ELL ON WALKWAY OF 475 LOADER, CAUGHT AND FELL ASTRIDE OF HAND RAIL. CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 11-18-85 AT WHICH TIME HE SAW HIS DOCTOR AND WAS INFORMED THAT HE HAD A HERNIA. HE C ONTINUES TO WOR5, HOWEVER, HE WILL REQUIRE SURGERY IN EARLY DECEMBER. WILL SUBMIT AN ADDENDUM TO THIS REPORT AT TEH APPROPRIATE TIME.

WHILE WORKING ON A CHUTE THAT WAS CLOGGED UP AND USING A BAR TO PUNCH THE ROCK THROUGH WITH INJURED HIS BACK THIS IS A REINJURY OF OLD PRE EXISTING INJURY DATING BACK TO 4-8-83 AND SUBSEQUENT INJURIES ON 10-19-84 AND 5-4-85.

WHILE INSERTING WIRE IN A CONDUIT PIPE, SOME FOREIGN OBJECT ENTERED EMPLOYEE\S EYE.

IN THE ACT OF DUMPING COAL AND LETTING DOWN THE BED, THE POWER-TAKE-OFF SHAFT CAME OFF, THE HYDRAULIC PLUNGER POPPED OUT, STRIKING EMPLOYEE OVER LEFT EYE AND SPRAYING HYDRAULIC FLUID IN HISEYE S.

WHILE LIFTING SCREEN OFF THE VIBERATOR, EMPLOYEE AGGREVATED AN OLD PRE-EXISTING BACK CONDITION.

EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING & A PIECE OF SLAG OR OTHER FOREIGN OBJECT GOT UNDER HIS GOGGLES & INTO THE EYE.

WHILE RELEASING BRAKES ON RAILROAD CARS, EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND FELL ON DRAWHEAD OF CARS AND CAUGHT HIS HAND ON A CAR. EMPLOYEE CONTINUED TO WORK AND FAILED TO REPORT INJURY TO COMPANY AS REQUIR ED.

HE WAS USING A WRENCH ON THE BOLTS IN THE CYCLONE HOUSING, THE WRENCH SLIPPED, TRAPPING HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE WRENCH AND THE HOUSING. INDEX FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND HAD A LACERATION.

LOADING STACKER BELT FRAME ONTO A TRUCK FRAME WAS WET & SLIPPED FROM HIS HANDS & CUT HIS ARM.

DOING MAINTENANCE WORK REPLACING CRUSHER ROLLER AND AGGRAVATED AN OLD PRE EXISTING CONDITION TO BACK CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 5-7-85 WHEN HE STOPPED WORK AFTER WORKING 3 1/2 HRS

CLEANING SHARP AREA OF TRUCK BARAGE.

WORKING THE TRACK & DUST BLEW OFF THE ENGINE OR RAIL CAR INTO HIS EYE.

EMPLOYEE TRAVELING ON METAL WALKWAY, SLIPPED ONPATCH OFICE & FELL APPROX. 8 FEET & STRUCK ON HIS RIGHT LEG & HIP.

JUMPED FROM MOVING TRUCK & STRUCK HARD SURFACE. INJURED. INJURED EMPLOYEE IS EMPLOYED BY OTHER EMPLOYEE TRUCKING CO. & HAULING COAL EXCLUSIVELY FOR WHITAKER COAL COPORATION.

EE WAS WELDING INSIDE HEAVY MEDIA TANK & BECAME GROUNDED WITH ELECTRODE HOLDER DUE TO WELDING GLOVE BEING WET. SUFFERED ELECTRICAL SHOCK.

ADJUSTING VARIBLE SPEED SHEAVE ALLEN WRENCH SLIPPED OUT OF BOLT CAUSING LACERATION TO RIGHT HAND BANDAGE & TETANUS SHOT