RFI Strip & Tipple: 43 MSHA citations Coal

Lifting piece of used cutting out of service truck with crane, accidentally boomed up with crane causing edge to swing, striking employee on forehead, above left eye. Went on days off, started having concussion symptoms.

Welder gouging steel on blade, spark caught his coveralls on fire, burned through coveralls and jeans on left leg, middle of leg between knee and foot.

Employee was removing a bearing race from a yoke. Yoke was clamped in a vice & employee was knocking out race with a hammer and chisel. His hammer glanced off the chisel, striking the tip of his middle finger on left hand, smashing the finger. Employee was wearing gloves & safety glasses.

Worker changing bearing on the press roller. While removing the seal, the inside was very sharp and cut his right thumb when the seal came loose.

Employee is complaining about back pain. Cause of back pain unknown at this time.

EE shut off the electric heater breaker, was in route to take the heater out of the primary crusher when he slipped on the snow on the conveyor belting that is on the ground in front of the panel box. He twisted his left leg when he fell.(aggravating an existing problem with his left wrist,needed surgery (3/17/09) by 220090980024)

This was a condition that accelerated over time, the seat on the scraper was not absorbing all of the shock loading due to a bladder problem on the seat and the cushion hitch was too tight. The operator has been diagnosed with a herniated disk in his neck and will need surgery.

Mechanic was supporting dragline fan guard while bolts were being removed. Did not realize the fan shaft was broken, so the weight of the pulley forced the fan guard down against his forearm. Expanded metal in the fan guard punctured his right forearm and broke off.

Mechanic, changing belt on 777D rock truck, using 6' ladder against frame, was using wrench on ac compressor adjustment bolt. Bolt broke loose, jarring ladder which kicked out at bottom. Mechanic fell against lifting eye on truck frame. Ladder stopped by truck tire.

EE, blaster helper, was pulling a 4" discharge hose, at Pit 548, over right shoulder to get the slack out of the hose & slipped on a rock. His right knee twisted and made a crunch noise. Was able to walk on knee but hurts. There was snow on the ground.

Employee was installing the parking brake on a 988B CAT hilift. He had to manually maneuver it around the steering cylinder. In doing so, he strained a muscle in his back. There was no loss work time.

Employee was helping move dragline trail cable & was pulling on rope holding cable to attach to hilift when he felt a pain/tear in right side groin. Stated he already had a hernia condition before this injury. This accident was not reportable until surgery was required by a doctor on a visit on 1/3/06. Surgery scheduled for 1/20/06, will result in loss time.

Employee climbed ladder to start his machine (hilift) then stepped across his machine on a 3 foot platform (in between machines) grabbed handrail, got shocked causing him to fall backwards between machines getting his left leg/ankle caught in ladder.

Ongoing problem with pain in both hands, due to repetitive motion of running equipment controls over years, causing nerve damage to both hands.

Fire on CAT D11 dozer discovered by operator reporting for his shift. Fire fought with fire extinguisher & Perry Twp. fire dept. Cause remains under investigation, but appears to have started near the wiring to the starters. Damage extensive to engine, torque, hydraulic pumps & valves. Operator cab completely burned out. There were no injuries.

Employee was exiting off of grader, when he felt a pain in his back.

EE WAS SWINGING A SLEDGE HAMMER ON A PIPE, THE SLEDGE HAMMER HIT THE EDGE OF THE PIPE AND BOUNCED OFF CAUSING THE WEIGHT OF THE SLEDGE TO GO AGAINST THE PIPE CATCHING HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER BET WEEN THE HANDLE AND PIPE.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING MAGNETIC DRILL & BORING BAR, HE WAS CLEANING CUTTINGS OUT OF HOLE WITH HIS LEFT HAND WHEN HE REACHED OVER TO SHUT OFF MACHINE WITH RIGHT HAND AND SLEEVE GOT CAUGHT ON DRIVE COUPLER PIN PULLING HIS HAND INTO MACHINE CAUSING LACERATION AND POSSIBLE FRACTURE OF RIGHT HAND.

EE WAS TWISTING AND LIFTING IN A CONFINED SPACE RESULTING IN A MUSCLE PULL IN LOWER BACK. HE REPORTED THIS INJURY 01/15/03 AND HAS CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 06/12/03.

EE WAS STANDING ON TRAIN ENGINE BY AIR HORN WHEN TRAIN OPERATOR BLEW THE HORN RESULTING IN SEVERE RINGING AND PAIN IN EARS.

EE TWISTED RIGHT KNEE STEPPING TO THE GROUND FROM PUSH ARM OF DOZER.

EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING DOWN ON PUSH ARM OF DOZER WHEN HE TWISTED AND FELT HIS RIGHT KNEE POP.

EMPLOYEE WAS HAMMERING A BEARING OUT OF HOIST SWIVEL LINK WHEN THE HAMMER GLANCED OFF BUSHING CAUSING FINGER TO HIT AGAINST BEARING EDGE.

WELDING ON JOB SITE INSIDE THE MACHINE. THE EXTREME HEAT AND HUMIDITY CAUSED HIM TO BECOME FAINT, ILL AND DISORIENTED.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING DRAGLINE WHEN HE NOTICED A WEDGE COMING OUT OF SHANK ADAPTOR, HE STOPPED THE MACHINE AND TOOK A 20 LB SLEDGE HAMMER AND DROVE WEDGE BACK IN, THIS IS WHEN HE FELT A PULL IN HIS RIGHT GROIN AREA.

EE WAS REMOVING SEGMENTS ON D-11 DOZER WHEN SEGMENT BAR WENT SIDEWAYS CATCHING HIS FINGER BETWEEN SEGMENT BAR AND DRIVE CASE.

EMPLOYEE STRUCK A BREAKER BAR WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER, BREAKER BAR FLEW UPWARD AND STRUCK HIS LEFT HAND.

EE WAS REMOVING SHANK ADAPTOR WEAR PLATE USING A SLEDGE HAMMER TO LOOSEN IT, WHEN A SPALE CAME OFF AND HIT HIM IN THE LEFT FOREARM.