BREAKING ROCK ON GRIZZLY BARS AT RAW COAL HOPPERS SLIPPED AND FELL ON RIGHT HIP.
Preparation Plant Coal
MSHA record for Preparation Plant (mine ID 4400986). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 40
- Years on record
- 1985–1994
- Latest incident
- Oct 1994
Reportable incidents
40 on file1994 · 3 incidents
BUSTING ROCK ON GRIZZLY BARS ON RAW COAL HOPPER, SLIPPED AND FELL, HURTING LEFT SHOULDER AND BACK.
BENT OVER TO PICK UP PAPER OUT OF CONTROL ROOM FLOOR, FELT SHARP PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
1993 · 5 incidents
EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS MOVING A BOARD ACROSS LOW BOY TRAILER WHEN HE HURT HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS BENDING OVER TO PICK UP BUCKE TIWTH SAMPLE AND PERC. IN IT. WHEN HE PICKED UP THE BUCKET, HE HAD PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS REPLACING SECTION OF PIPE OVER CLEAN COAL FILTER. WHILE CLIMBING DOWN FROM TOP OF FILTER, HE PULLED SOMETHING IN HIS BACK OR SIDE, CAUSING SHARP PAIN AND TROUBLE BREATHI NG.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A CHAIN FALL TO LIFT CHUTE SO THAT IT COULD BE TURNED OVER. WHEN CHUTE WAS LIFTED OFF OF FLOOR IT SLID BACK CATCHING LEFT HAND BETWEEN CHUTE & A BOLT STICKING OUT ON ANOTHER CHUTE.
EMPLOYEE REACHED FOR SOCKET ON IMPACT WRENCH THE TRIGGER THEN HUNG IN THE 'ON' POSITON CATCHING EMPLOYEES GLOVE THEN TWISTED & CUT HIS LEFT ARM.
1992 · 6 incidents
EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS OPENING A 5 GAL. BUCKET OF OIL WHEN HE HAND SLIPPED, CUTTING HIS RIGHT HAND ON BUCKET'S LID.
EE STATED HE WAS SHOVELING THE BELT AND STRAINED HIMSELF WHILE LIFTING SHOVEL FULL OF COAL.
EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS USING A CUTTING TORCH WHEN A PIECE OF METAL BLEW UP UNDER HIS SAFETY GLASSES AND WENT INTO HIS LEFT EYE.
54736YEE STATED HE SLIPPED WHILE STEPPING ON GRATES AT THE RAW COAL HOPPER AND TWISTED LEFT KNEE.
EMPLOYEE HAD A PIECE OF WIRE IN HIS HAND AND WHEN HE TURNED HIS HEAD AROUND HE ACCIDENTALLY HIT HIMSELF IN THE RIGHT EYE.
WELDING PIPE SLAG IN L EYE
1991 · 5 incidents
EMPLOEYE STATED HE WAS CLEANING COAL AND RUST FROM METAL WITH A GRINDER COAL AND DUST GOT INTO HIS LEFT EYE.
EMPLOYEE STATED HE TRIED TO LOOK UNDER SCREEN LIFTING EYE BROKE, SCREEN FELL AND HIT HIM ON LEFT TEMPLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING PAVE SOME BELT STRUCTURE WHEN A BELT ROLLER FELL OVER & CUT HIS RING FINGER ON H IS RT HAND
EE WAS GETTING ON DOZER AND SLIPPED AND FELL TO THE GROUND. HE LANDED ON HIS RIGHT SHOULDER AND STRAINED MUSCLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING UP HAUL ROAD, WHICH WAS WET. HE SLIPPED AND FELL BRUISING AND TWISTING HIS LEFT KNEE.
1990 · 2 incidents
LOOSENING BOLTS, RACHET SLIPPED EMPLOYEE FELL AND TWISTED KNEE.
MOVING ROLL OF BELT, STRAINED L GROIN AREA
1989 · 8 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A PIECE OF METAL WHEN HE HURT HIS BACK. NOTE: EMPLOYEE HURT BACK ON MONDAY 12/4/89 AND CONTINUED TO WORK. HIS BACK KEPT ON HURTING HIM AND EMPLOYEE FINALLY WENT TO DOCTOR O N THURSDAY, 12/7/89.
DROPPING R R CAR DOWN FEET WERE WET CAUSING FT TO SLIP OFF OF LADDER STRIKING R KNEE ON LADDER STEP.
EMPLOYEE WAS RUNNING TO HELP STOP A RUNAWAY RAIL CAR WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL DOWN, HURTING HIS RIGHT LEG AND LEFT HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING CHAIN WHILE ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING OUT PIN IN CHAIN,A PIECE OF STEEL CAME OFF OF PIN AND WENT INTO RIGHT FOREARM.
ENGINE DIED ON 966 CAT ENDLOADER NO STEERING ENDLOADER WNET OFF ROAD AND OVER MOUNTAIN EMPL JUMPED OOUT HURTING BACK HEAD BOTH ARMS
EMPL CLEANING FILTER CHUTES WITH SLEDGE HAMMER.HAMMER GLANCED INJURING MIDDLE FINGER LT HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING RAILROAD CARS DOWN TRACK BRAKE DIDN,T WORK ON FIRST CAR EMPLOYEE JUMPED OFF FIRST CAR GOT ON SECOND CAR,PULLED ON BRAKE AND FELT PAIN IN RIGHT ARM.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING WITH AN AIR TOOL WHEN THE EXHAUST AIR BLEW SOME DIRT AND RUST INTO LEFT EYE.
1988 · 4 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING A PUMP UP INTO THE TRUCK AND PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING METAL SCREENS AND GOT LEFT THUMB CAUGHT BETWEEN SCREENS.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING HUARD FROM APUMP AND TWISTED RIGHT KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING THREE OTHER MEN LIFT FUEL TANK IN PICK UP TRUCK FUEL TANK SHIFTED TO SIDE OF BED OF TRUCK SMASHING AND CATCHING FINGER LEFT INDEX BETWEEN FUEL TANK AND TRUCK.
1987 · 5 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS ST9PPING ONTO RAW COAL HOPPER, SLIPPED AND FELL BACK ON CONCRETE SLAB HITTING BACK.
MOVING PIPE DOW3 STEPS & FINGER GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN STEP & PIPE.
LIFTING 50 LB B5G OF AUSTINITE OUT OF PICKUP TRUCK & PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS MO5ING PIECE OF METAL PIPE AND HURT BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS WA5KING DOWN A HAUL ROAD WHICH WAS ICY HE FELL DOWN ANDHURT HIS BACK.
1986 · 1 incident
EMP WAS HELPING3ANOTHER EMPLOYEE CARRY ENGINE HEAD FROM BENCH TO PUT ON ENGINE AND PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK
1985 · 1 incident
EMPLOYEE WAS BU8TING ROCK ON RAW COAL HOPPER-FOOT SLIPPED AND RIGHT LEG FELL THROUGH GRATING ON HOPPER.
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