Pyro Prep Plant Coal

EE ALLEGED THAT HE WAS LIFTING END LOADER GRILL AND THAT THIS IS WHEN HE COULD HAVE HURT HIS WRIST.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING OFF FEED BOX TO HEAVY EQUIPMENT REFUSE SCREEN, AFTER PLACING FOOT ON HAND RAIL TO CLIMB DOWN HE SLIPPED AND HIT TOE PLATE, TURNING RIGHT ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A 4 FT COAL BAR TO PRY OFF MUD BUILD UP IN THE BF 1 BELT CHUTE WHEN THE BAR SLIPPED AND STRUCK HIM ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE HEAD AT THE CORNER OF HIS RIGHT EYE. THIS REQUIR ED STITCHES.

EE WAS REPLACING V-BELTS ON THE DE-ENERGIZED A HEAVY MEDIA CLEAN COAL SCREEN WHEN HIS LEFT HAND RING FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN BELTS AND MOTOR SHEAVE.

A SIDE H.M. CLEAN COAL SCREENING WAS DOWN AND NEEDED WELDING DONE. THE EE STEPPED OVER INTO THE SCREEN TO START REPAIRS WHEN HE FELT HIS RIGHT KNEE POP.

EE WAS USING A ROPE TO PULL A 110V SUBMERSIBLE PUMP OUT OF A HOLE AND RECEIVED AN ELECTRICAL SHOCK. HE FELL OVER ON HIS RIGHT SIDE AND TOLD HIS C0-WORKER THAT HE HAD BEEN SHOCKED.

WHILE RUNNING A D9L DOZER, PUSHING COAL TO FEED THE PREP PLANT, THE EE STARTED HAVING PAIN INHIS LOWER LEFT ABDOMEN. HE REPORTED THE PAIN TWO DAYS LATER AT BEGINNING OF SHIFT.

EMPLOYEE WAS WASHING DOWN THE #2 PLANT FLOOR, HE STEPPED OVER A PUMP SUCTION LINE, LOST HIS BALANCE AND PUT HIS RIHT ARM OUT TO CATCH HIMSLEF. IN SO DOING HE STRAINED HIS RIGHT HAND.

AS EE WAS WELDING ON A BRACE, HOT METAL SPARK BURNED THROUGH HIS TROUSERS AND FELL DOWN INTO HIS RUBBER BOOT CAUSING BURNS TO HIS LEFT LOWER LEG AND FOOT.

WHILE CUTTING A NOTCH IN A 10 3/4 INCH METAL PIPE WITH TORCH, AN IGNITION OCCURRED WHEN HOT MET AL OR A SPARK FELL DOWN INTO A PIPE THAT HAD BEEN DRILLED TO PUMP WATER FROM. PRIOR TO CUTTING T HE PIPE, A WATER SOAKED WOOL FIRST AID BLANKET HAD BEEN PLACED INSIDE THE HOLE BETWEEN THE CASING AND THE METAL PIPE TO PREVENT HOT METAL OR A SPARK FROM FALLING DOWN THE HOLE.

AFTER DRILLING A HOLE FOR WATER IN AN ABANDONED MINE (#6 HIGHWALL) AN IGNITION WHILE CUTTING A WALL CASING. THE PIPE WAS APPROX 11 FT ABOVE THE GROUND AND WAS 10 INCHES IN DIAMETER. WHILE CUTT ING THE PIPE, A PIECE OF HOT METAL ON A SPARK FELL IN THE HOLE CAUSING AN IGNITION. A GUSH OF AIR WAS REPORTED, NO FLAMES.

AS THIS EE AND ANOTHER WERE LIFTING A GUARD TO PLACE ON A FEEDER, HE FELT PAIN GO DOWN HIS LEFT HIP AND LEG.

EE WAS HOLDING THE BOLT HEAD WITH HIS RIGHT HAND WHILE TIGHTENING THE NUT WITH A PAIR OF CHANNEL LOCKS, HIS RIGHT HAND POPPED ABOVE RIGHT THUMB THEN HE COULDN'T MOVE THE THUMB AWAY FROM HIS PA LM.

CONTINUOUS USE OF COMPUTER KEYBOARD HAS CAUSED EMPLOYEE'S WRIST TO HURT WHEN BENDING. MOST OF THE PAIN IS ON THE BOTTOM PART OF HER WRIST. BEGAN MISSING WORK 6/7/01.

EMPLOYEE WAS BENDING AND TWISTING TO GET ITNO POSITION TO WELD DOOR FRAME AND PULLED LEFT LOWER BACK.

STEPPING DOWN OFF OF BARREL RACK WHEN HIS RIGHT FOOT CAME DOWN ACROSS ANGLE IRON CAUSING EE TO TWIST RIGHT FOOT & FALLING TO THE GROUND

EMPLOYEE DROVE TRUCK OFF ROAD, HIT A BERM AND THE TRUCK STOPPED AND ROLLED OVER.

TWISTED HIS BODY AS HE WAS LIFTING AND TOSSING AIR FILTERS ONTO SD6 DOZER AND STRAINED LOWER BACK.

EE WAS BACKING DOZER OVER A RIDGE OF COAL ON THE STOCKPILE CAUSING THE DOZER TO ROCK & JAR. THE SUDDEN JOLT WHEN THE DOZER STOPPED CAUSED THE EE TO STRAIN HIS NECK & RIGHT SHOULDER.

EE WAS WORKING ON BELTLINE AND GOT A PIECE OF COAL IN HIS LEFT EYE.

EE WAS REMOVING RADIO FROM EUCLID AND WAS CUTTING THE WIRE TIES WITH POCKET KNIFE AND CUT HIS LEFT FOREARM.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING GRATE GOING TO SUMP WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER LEFT BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING A BEARING ON A EUCLID USING A HAMMER TO MOVE THE BEARING INTO PLACE WHEN HE HIT HIS RIGHT HAND WITH THE HAMMER.

EMP WAS CUTTING HOSE WITH BELT KNIFE. KNIFE SLIPPED AND HE CUT HIS LEFT LITTLE FINGER.

EMP WAS CLIMBING DOWN THE LADDER FORM THE GOB TRUCKS OPERATOR COMPARTMENT. FOOT SLIPPED OFF BOTTOM STEP CAUSING HIM TO FALL AND TWIST HIS RIGHT ANKLE.

EE WAS HOLDIGN A NEW LINK FOR A CHAIN WHILE ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING A PIN OUT OF HTE LINK WITH THE HAMMER AND A PIECE OF METAL FLEW OFF THE PIN AND STRIKING EE IN THE LEFT FOREARM AND LEF T KNEE.

EMP WAS COMING DOWN A LADDER WHEN THE LADDER KICKED OUT. EMP FELL 9 FEET, LANDING ON HIS RIGHT SIDE AND HURTING HIS RIGHT ARM AND WRIST.

EE WAS GOING DOWN SOME STEPS AT PLANT 2 WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE.

EMPLOYEE HIT HARD ON ROOF OF PLATFORM AT GOB LOAD OUT BIN. HE INJURED THE DISC IN HIS BACK. THIS NOT DETERMINED WORK RELATED UNTIL 10-30-95.

THE INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING A PIECE OF STAINLESS STEEL METAL 1/8"X8"X6' OUT OF A STORAGE ROOM. HE PULLED THE METAL AGAINST HIS LEFT THIGH AND SUFFERING A LACERATION.

EMPLOYEE WAS CROSSING A WALKWAY BETWEEN HEADHOUSES CAUGHT HIS RT HAND ON A CONVEYOR COVER CAUSING A LACERATION TO HIS RT RING FINGER KNUCKLE

EMPLOYEE CLAIMS HE INJURED HIS STOMACH LIFTING MATERIAL. THE DATE OF THE INJURY WAS THREE OR SIX WEEKS PREVIOUS.

EE WAS WORKING IN THE RAIL RECEIVING AREA WHEN HE SLIPPED AND CAUGHT HIMSELF WITH HIS RT ARM AND PULLED MUSCLES.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING OUT OF A RECLAIM TUNNEL TO GET A WRENCH AND SHE FELL INTO A SUMP HOLE INJURING BOTH HER KNEES.

STANDING ON CATWALK OF EUCLID TRUCK BENT DOWN TO OPEN DOOR. PULLED MUSCLE IN LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS PREPARING TO DISCEND A VERTICAL LADDER HE STEPPED ON A PIECE OF CHANNEL IRON & FELL 4FT TO CATWALK BELOW

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A VIBRATING TYPE SCREENING MACHINE TO PROCESS A COAL SLURRY SAMPLE. HE CUT HIS LEFT HAND BETWEEN THE THUMB & FOREFINGER. HE DOES NOT KNOW WHAT HE CUT IT ON.

EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING OFF THE BASE PLATE OF A 250 HP MOTOR HIS FOOT SLIPPED & HE FELL BACKWARDS HITTING HIS UPPER BACK ON A PIPE

EMPLOYEE WAS HAVING PAIN IN LEFT SHOULDER HE RECEIVED THERAPY FOR CALCIFIC TENDINITS EARLY I APRIL 1994 HE WAS DIAGNOSED BY AN ORTHOPEDIC DOC AS HAVING A DEGMERATIVE THIGH & CALCIFIC TENDINITI C OF THE ROTATOR CUFF OF HIS LEFT SHOULDER THIS HAS BEEN CAUSING AS AN OCCUPATIONAL INJURY OPERATION ON 04-28-94 MISSED FIRST DAY OF WORK 04-27-94

EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING UP PIPE HANGERS & HE SLIPPED ON THE STAIRS AS HE WAS GOING DOWN TO THE DISK FILTER HE SLIPPED DOWN SEVERAL STEPS INJURING HIS LOER BACK &/OR BUTTOCKS

INJURED WAS CLIMBING OFF OVERLAND BELT PRIOR TO SPLICING. CLAMP SLIPPED AND CAUGHT RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER BETWEEN CLAMP AND BELT FRAME.

INSTALLING NEW AIR COMPRESSOR IN NO.2 PLANT INJURED AND ONE OTHER EMPLOYEE WERE PUSHING ON THE COMPRESSOR TO CORRECTLY POSITION IT FOR TH EFORK LIFT TO MVOE. INJURED FELT PAIN IN LEFT RIB ARE A.

REPAIRING TILT JACK ON L270 LOADER. JACK FELL OFF BLOCK AND LACERATED AND FRACTURED END OF LEFT RING FINGER.

WET SCREENING COAL SLURRY. LIFTING 5 GALLON BUCKET OF COAL SLURRY AND POURING IT ONTO SCREENS.

EMPLOYEE WAS DESCENDING LADDER ON FRONT END LOADER. HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE CAUGHT HIMSELF WITH HIS LEFT ARM PINCHING A NERVE IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER.

WET SCREENING COAL SLURRY. LIFTING 5-GALLON BUCKETS OF COAL SLURRY AND POURING IT ONTO SCREENS.

OPERATING END LOADER HIT HOLE IN ROAD PULLED MUSCLES BOTH SIDES OF BACK OPERA TOR WAS WEARING SEAT BELT

EMPLOYEE STEPPED ON A LUMP OF COAL AND INJURED HIS RIGHT KNEE ON 03-30-93.HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR BUT NO TREATMENT WAS GIVEN.IT WAS LATER DETERMINED THAT HE HAD TORN CARTILAGE.HE WAS OPERATED ON 05-23-94. THE FIRST DAY OF WORK MISSED WAS 05- 20-94.

EMKPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO LINE UP HOLES ON A TROUGHING IDLER. HE PULLED THE IDLER TO HIM AND THEN SHOVED THE IDLER. HE CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE IDLER HOLD DOWN AND THE BOX TRUSS T-BEAM RES ULTIGN IN A MASHED RIGHT INDEX FIGNER.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING HAMMER TO GET BOLTS OUT OF MASTER LINK ON DOZER A SMALL PIECE OF METAL STRUCK HIS LEFT THUMB

EMPLOYEE WAS PUSHING ON A METAL BOX WHICH WAS SULPENDED APPROX. 3" FROM THE FLOOR USING AN ELECTRIC CHAIN HOIST. HE WAS USING HIS HANDS AND RIGHT FOOT TO ROTATH THE BOX. HIS RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED AND TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE.

CONTRACTORS WERE USING A CUTTING TORCH TO REMOVE A CHUTE UNDER NO. 3 SILO EVEN THOUGH THEY WERE USING WATER TO EXTINGUISH ANY SPARKS A PIECE OF HOT METAL FELL ON TEH MOVING CONVEYOR BELT AND T RAVELD 100' TO NO. 1 SILO WHERE COAL WAS BEING LOADED ONTO THE BELT. THE HOT METLA IGNITED METHANE IN THE COAL AND THE SPILL BOARD RUBBER CAUGHT FIRE. DAMAGE TO SPILL BOARD RUBBER NO PERSONAL

THROWING GATE AT NO.1 SCALPING SCREEN.CAUGHT MIDDLE FINGER RIGHT HAND BETWEEN GATE HANDLE AND COAL CHUTE.FRACTURE OF END OF RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER.

INJURED FELL DOWN A FLIGHT OF STEPS 9 1/2' FROM GROUND WHEN HE MISSED THE FIRST STEP. HE WAS CARRYING AN 18' BUCKET OF GOB SAMPLE. HE FELL AGAINST A GOLF CAR PARKED AT BOTTOM OF STEPS.

INJ WAS WALKING TOWARD TAILPIECE OF NO 2 TUNNEL CONVEYOR BELT. HE CAUGHT RIGHT ARM BETWEEN CONVEYOR BELT & TOP ROLLER. HE SUFFERED BURN BRUISES & LACERATION TO RIGHT ARM.

DRIVING PICK UP HIT 1 TON TRUCK DUST DISORIENTED HIM

EE WAS CHANGING GEARS ON SPEED REDUCER AT NO.2 SCREEN TOWER BELT DRIVE THE GEAR SLIPPED THRU HIS HANDS AND HE CUT HIS FINGER ON THE GEAR TOOTH.

EE WAS GETTING OFF DOZER. HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HIS LEFT LEG WANT BETWEEN PUSH ARM AND DOZER TRACK BROKEN BONE IN LEFT ANKLE.

CHANGING SCREENS ON NO.2 SCREEN TOWER. COAL DUST BLEW IN LEFT EYE ABRASION OF LEFT EYE.

WALKING ON SLIPPERY SURFACE FOLLOWING A HARD RAIN. HIS FOOT SLIPPED TWISTING RIGHT KNEE.T HIS ACCIDENT WAS TREATED AS A FIRST AND CARE UNTIL EE WAS OPERATED ON 11-26-90 WAS HIS FIRST DAY MISSI NG WORK.

OPER OVERHEAD DOOR, CUT ARM ON BOTTOM OF DOOR

CAUGHT FOOT IN WELDING LEAD & TWISTED LEFT KNEE EMPLOYEE HAS PREVIOUS HISTORY OF KNEE INJURYS THIS WAS TREATED AS A MEDICAL TREATMENT UNTIL 01-02-91 WHEN EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATED ON FOR CARTILAGE DANGER TO KNEE

EMPLOYEE WAS CHASOING PIGEONS OUT OF AN OLD GOB BIN.HE FELL THROUGH A HOLE IN THE CATWALK.THE EMPLOYEE HAD NO REASON TO BE IN THE AREA.THE BIN IS ABANDONED AND HAS NOT BEEN USED SINCE 1985.

INJURING WAS HELPING CHANGE SNUB ROLLER ON BELT TAKE-UP CAUGHT FINGERS BETWEEN ROLLER & HAND RAIL ON WORK DECK

HANDLING 8" PIPE IN CONFINED AREA. DROPPED PIPE ON FINGER.

TURNING DRIVE BELTS ON ELECTRIC MOTOR. CAUSGHT RIGHT RING FINGER BETWEEN BEALTS AND MOTOR SHEAVER WHEEL.

EMPLOYEE'S LEFT LEG WENT THRO7UGH A HOLE IN CATWALK AT NO. 2 PLANT. THIS RESULTED IN A AND THE EMPLOYEEE WORKED WITH THE SCHEDULED HERNIA OPERATION ON 2-10-89. 2-10-89 WAS THE FIRST DAY HE M ISSED WORKED.

INJURED WAS SITTING ON I BEAM APPROX 9' ABOVE FLOOR HE WAS USING TORCH TO CUT CROSS BEAMS. I BEAM FELL TO FLOOR WHEN LAST CROSS BEAM WAS REMOVED.

EMPLOYEE WAS DESCENDING FROM DOZER CAB TO GROUND SLIPPED ON TRACK OF DOZER STRAINED BACK.

EMP L WAS TIGHTENING ROPE ON MANUAL TKE UP OF BELT DRIVE. A 3/8" CHAIN WAS BEING USED TO RELIEVE TENSION ON DRIVE. CHAIN BROKE & CRANK ON TAKE UP STRUCK EMPL ON RIGHT THUMB.

INJURED AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WERE IN BUCKET OF BOOM TRUCK HANGING A HOIST OVER SECONDARY JIG IN NO. 2 FLANT INJURED CAUGHT RIGHT THUMB BETWEEN HOIST AND ROCKET OF BOOM TRUCK.

EMP WAS PLACIN1 A 1 1/4 X 10 BVAR OF COLD ROLL STEEL ON A MEAL RACK. HE WAS BEING ASSISTED BY ANOTHER EMP. THE PIKER OF STEEL FELL OFF THE RACK AND STRUCK THE INJ EMP ON RT FOREARM

HELPING CHANGE 8ISCHARGE LINE ON PUMP AT #2 PLNAT.CHAIN SLIPPED AND CAUGHT THUMB BETWEEN PIPE AND PUMP.

EMPLOYEE WAS WO9KING ON JIG IN PREP PLANT CAP LAMP WAS SET ON BRACKET ABOVE WORK AREA LAMP FELL STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON BRIDGE OF NOSE CUT NOSE 7 STITCHES

EMPLOYEE WAS PU7TING ELECTRICAL WIRE THROUGH. CONDUIT. HE WAS KNEELING ON BELT CATWALK AND EXECTED PRESSURE ON RIGHT LEG.INJURING CARTILAGE IN RIGHT KNEE ORGINALLY TREATED A FRIST AID CALN. EM IPLOYEE CONTION9D WORK WHEN WAITING TO SEE A SPAXX. EMPLOYEE KNEE ON OPERATED ON 2-6-87.

STEPPED IN DRAI3AGE DITCH IN #2 PLANT & AGGRAVATED PREVIOUS INJURY TO B ACK.

REMOVING DRIVE 8HAFT FROM 988 END LOADER DROPPED SHAFT ON RIGHT HAND

INJURED WAS ENT9RING THE CAB OF A CATERPILLAR 9 88 END LOADER. HE SLIPPED AND HIT HIS LEFT ELBOW ON THE DOOR FRAME

DRILLING HOLES IN WIRE WAY.DRILL CAUGHT PINNING RIGHT HAND BETWEEN CONDUIT AND ELECTRIC DRILL.

STEPPING OVER HAND RAILING ON STAIRS AND DISLOCATED RIGHT KNEE.

EMP WAS CLIMBING THE OUTSIDE OF A COAL BIN TO INSPECT THE INSIDE HE SLIPPED AND FELL APPROX 10\ TO THE GROUND, BREAKING HIS RIGHT ANKLE AND LEFT KNEE AND TEARING LIGAMENTS IN KNEE

EE WAS KNEELING ON CONCRETE FLOOR WHILE WELDING ON A CHUTE. PRESSURE ON RIGHT KNEE CAUSED SWELLING.