Shade Creek Plant: 1 recorded fatality Coal

The injured employee was removing the right front wheel assembly on a Chevrolet 1/2 ton truck. The wheel assembly dropped approximately 12 inches to the ground and struck his right thigh and gave him a laceration.

The injured employee was preparing to grease the front end loader he operated that day. He tripped on the 3/4 inch grease line that he was going to be using. He tripped over the grease line in the doorway at the maintenance shop while he was walking to attach the airline to the air greaser.

Employee fell from elevated position on new construction project. Employee sustained injuries to the head, arm and waist.

Employee claims to have had an accident on 8-23-10 but did not report incident to the mine until 9-3-10. At that time the employee was sent to the panel of Doctors. On 9-6-10 the employee took vacation and company could not talk to him until 9-13-10 to report the accident.

Employee was pulling welding leads up from the floor below. The welding electrode hit the employee in the mouth - chipping his tooth. Employee did not leave work because of the injury. He followed up with the family dentist to get his tooth repaired.

Employee was working on front end loader. Tool slipped and the employee received a laceration on the top of his left hand. Transported to Somerset hospital and received two stitches to close the wound. "Stitches only -- no Medication"

Employee walked into a hole that was cut out of the floor while repairs were being made.

Slipped, fell on ice.

Employee was transferring tram assembly to wheels. Injured right thumb on tram assembly.

Employee states he was putting PVC fittings into the back of a pick-up truck when he felt a tearing in his right shoulder. The employee did not notify the office of this injury until 11-15-08 (November 13, 2008).

Employee states he suffered a scratched cornea after a foreign object entered his eye while cutting on a rusty distributor support legs.

Employee states that a chainfall hit him in the mouth causing a small laceration & breaking a tooth. Employee did not seek medical attention until 11-17-08.

Employee states that as he was walking away from a discussion with the bobcat operator, he was struck in the right leg with the bucket of the bobcat. The operator swung around to move bobcat before the employee had walked a safe distance away.

Employee was attempting to get a new box for the washer and twisted back. Was pushing object. Injury was 2/8/08 but was not reported until 2/12/08.

Was receiving training on bobcat. Jumped out of bobcat as equipment was accidentally started and bucket began to lift.

Employee reported striking his elbow on a motor shaft. He did not receive medical attention until 7/19/05 - Though he never informed the company of his treatment until 8-28-05. That's when he notified the company because medical bills came to his home.

EMPLOYEE WAS PLACING CONCRETE AND GOT CONCRETE PARTICLES IN HIS EYE.

EMPLOYEE WAS PICKING UP DEBRIS AND FELL ON THE GROUND AFTER SLIPPING ON WET GROUND CONDITIONS, BRUISING HIS LEFT KNEE. EMPLOYEE DID NOT REPORT THE INJURY UNTI 11/14/04.

Employee was walking beside a pipe fabrication table looking for material. Pipe on table fell off onto ee's left leg.

Ee was fitting pipe, while moving with torch hose became tangled causing lit end to enter glove burning wrist/arm

EE AND FORMAN WHERE PRYING WITH TOOL BARS AND EE PREYED AND FELT LEG POP.

INJURED PERSON WAS WALKING DOWN A SET OF STAIRS WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL. HE HIT THE STEPS WITH HIS BACK AT BOTTOM OF HIS FALL. HE SUSTAINED A BLUNT TRAUMA INJURY TO HIS MID BACK AND RIBS AND IS OFF WORK AS A RESULT.

INJURED PERSON WAS WALKING OUT THE DOOR OF CLEANING PLANT WHEN HE INADVERTANTLY HIT LEFT ELBOW ON JABCO BOX FOR THE RAW COAL BELT NO. 1. HE SUSTAINED A CONTUSION TO LEFT ELBOW WHICH HAS CAUSED HIM TO LOSE TIME FROM WORK. HE IS ALSO TAKING A MEDICATION AS DIRECTED.

DURING LOADING OPERATIONS AN ICE STORM OCCURRED. THE ICE CREATED A SLIPPERY WALKWAY AND THE OPERATOR SLIPPED AS HE WAS MAKING FLUID CHECKS. HE STRUCK HIS RIGHT KNEE ON THE BATTERY BOX.

EE WAS WORKING AT A WATER TREATMENT FACILITY AT THE PREP PLANT, OUTBY AREA. HE STEPPED ON AN ELECTRICAL KNOCKOUT TAB & IT PENETRATED THE SOLE OF HIS RIGHT WORK SHOE CAUSING A PUNCTURE WOUND.

EE WAS GREASING 966 LOADER WHEN HE STEPPED DOWN & TWISTED BACK.

CREW WERE REBUILDING 2 SETS OF BELT LINE STRUCTURES. ONE SET WAS BEING HOISTED BY A CRANE AND THE BACK DRIFTED TO THE LEFT STRIKING THE SECOND STRUCTURE ON SUPPORTS STRIKING THE TEAM MEMBER ON THE LEFT SHOULDER AS IT SHIFTED. BRUISE TO LEFT SHOULDER.

AN INDEPENDANT COAL HAULER WAS DUMPING COAL ON THE STOCK AREA. AS HE RAISED HIS BED TO DUMP THE TRUCK TIPPED ONTO THE PASSENGER SIDE. WHEN INVESTIGATED, FROZEN MATERIAL WAS FOUND ATTACHED TO T HE TRUCK BED.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING A WELDER BY HOLDING A METAL PLATE IN PLACE. SLAG FROM WELDING FELL INTO BOOT.

INJURED, A MECHANIC, WAS INSTALLING THE CAB ON THE MACHINE. IN ALIGNING THE BOLT HOLES, HE LIFTED ONE CORNER OF CAB BY HAND, RESULTING IN A MUSCLE STRAIN AT LEFT SIDE GROIN AREA.

EMPLOYEE WAS REPARING A PUMP WHEN HE SLIPPED ANDFELL.

EMP STEPPED FROM LUBE AND OIL DOCK ONTO PUSH ARMOF DOZER. SLIPPED AND SPRAINED ANKLE.

EE WAS WALKING ON TRACK COVERED LOAD OUT AREA. EE STEPPED OVER RAIL COVERED WITH SNOW, AND STEPPED BETWEEN SNOW COVERED RAILROAD TIES INTO A HOLE AND TWISTED RT KNEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS RELEASING BRAKING SYSTEM ON A RAIL CAR WHEN THE BRAKE WHEEL FROZE WITH EXTREME PRESSURE TO TURN BRAKE WHEEL EMPLOYEE SLIPPED & FELL APP 10 FEET

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A BOLT FROM CENTER STRAP OF ROW COAL SCREEN WHEN THE HAND TOOL HE WAS USING SLIPPED

EMPLOYEE WAS PREPARING COAL SAMPLES FOR TESTING, AS HE LIFTED SAMPLE FELT LOWER BACK PAIN.

EE CLIMBED OUT ON TO DANGER DETERATED MID LEVEL FLOOR TO RETRIEVE HIS SAFETY GLASSES THAT HE DROPPED FROM FLOOR ABOVE STAIRWAY WAS RENAMED FROM AREA TO ELIMINATE ACCESS AREA TO FLOOR-EE CRAWLE D UPON I BEAM AND FELL TO FLOOR BELOW ONCE HE GOON THE DANGER AREA FLOOR.

EE WAS STANDING ON A WATER PUMP AND FELL FROM PUMP.

EMPLOYEES WERE CHANGING SMALL MOTOR ON OPEN AIR GATE FEED, WHEN MOTOR FELL ON SMALL FINGER OF LEFT HAND.

EE WAS WALKING TO SHOP TO GET WRENCH WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL CUT ON ICY AREA.

EE WAS CLOSING DOORS ON RAILROAD CAR WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN NECK AND ARM.

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF MINE BELT WHEN KNIFE CUT THROUGH BELT EMPLOYEE CUT HIS LEG.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING AND TWISTED RT. ANKLE.

EE WAS MOVING PUMP WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS LEAVING OLD SCALE HOUSE AT SHIFT CHANGE AND TRIPPED OVER A PIECE OF FROZEN COAL, FELL AND BROKE RIBS.

EMPL TURNING A VALVE,SLIPPED AND FELL ON RIGHT HAND BREAKING RIGHT HAND.

EMPL CHANGING OUT BROKEN LIGHT BULB WITH WORK GLOVES ON AND A PIECE OF GLASS CUT MIDDLE FINGER L RIGHT HAND REQUIRING 5 STITCHES.

EMPLOYEE WAS EMPTYING COAL FROM COAL COLLECTION TUBES WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK AREA EMPLOYEE FINISHED HIS WORKING SHIFT BUT SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION FOR PULLED MUSCLES

EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING ON BRAKES WHILE LOADING COAL CARS HE STRADDLED ON A COAL CAR WHILE TURNING BREAK WHEEL AND FELT BURNING SENSATION IN GROIN.

EMPL SLIPPED ON STEP.

EMPL WAS CHECKING FLAC TANK LEVEL WHEN FOOT SLIPPED OFF RAILING.

EMPLOYEE WAS FIXING PIPE ON AIR COMPRESSOR AND SLIPPED OFF IT ONTO THE FLOOT. EMPLOYEE WAS NOT OFF WORK TIL 12-03-90.

EMPL DROPPED 1/2" STEEL PLATE ON FOOT.

EMPLOYEE WAS WHEELING A WHEEL BARREL FULL OF COAL OUT OF PLANT WHEN HE HIT A BUMP IN THE DOOR WAY AND HIS SHOULDER CAME OUT OF PLACE.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANIG OUT CHUTE WHEN HE FELL THROUGH THE LADDER.

EMPL WAS FOUND PASSED OUT ON PARKED UNSTARTED MACHINE NEUROLOGICAL EKG & HOLTER EXAMS ARE WITHIN NORMAL LIMITS ACCORDING DRS FINDINGS & EXAMS.

EMPL WAS PUTTING IMPELLER ON WATER PUMP WHEN HE CUT HIS HAND ON SHARP EDGE STITCHES REQUIRED.

EMPLOYEE WAS PREPARING TO MOE CANS OF CAOL WHEN HE SLIPPED ON SOME COAL ON THE FLOOR, FALLING ON TAILGATE OF A PICKUP TRUCK.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A PINCH BAR WHILE MOVING RAILROAD CARS WHEN THE BAR SLIPPED AND SMASHED HIS FINGER.DIDN'T KNOW HE RECEIVED SUTURES UNTIL WE GOT THE BILL IN THE OFFICE ON 10-06-89.

EE WAS SWINGING HAMMER WHEN IT SLIPPED OFF HITTING HIM IN THE HEAD.

EMPL WAS GOING ACROSS FLLOR WHEN HE TRIPPED AND FELL STRIKING HIS HEAD ON CAT WALK

EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND FELL WHILE DESCENDING INTO CHUTE AND CAUGHT HAND ON EXPANSION METAL GUARD.

EMPLOYEE HAD A CROWBAR ON THE REAR END OF PAYLOADER TRYING TO ROLL IT WHEN HE PULLED DOWN ON THE BAR IT SLIPPED AND HIT HIM ON THE HEAD.

EE WAS INSTALLING TIN ON RAW COAL BELT ANOTHER EE THOUGHT HE WAS STARTING 4 BELT BUT STARTED THE RAW COAL 5 BELT EE MOVED OUT OF WAY AND CAUGHT HAND ON TIN.

EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING A PIN WHEN HE WAS STRUCK ON THE RIGHT CHEEK BONE WITH A HAMMER

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING LADDER ON ROCK TRUCK. HE WAS PULLING HIMSELF UP TO FIRST STEP WHEN HIS ARM BEGAN TO HURT.

EMPL WAS LIFTING A PUMP HOUSTING WHEN HE TWISTED HIS KNEE EMPL DID NOT GO TO THE DR UNTIL 2-20-89 WHICH IS THE DAY THE MAIN OFFICE WAS NOTIFIED

LOADING R R TIE INTO PAYLOAD BUCKET WHEN TIE BOUNCED OUT A(D STRUCK L. FOOT.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING OUT A PIPE UNDER THE REJECT TABLE WHEN A PIPE CAME DOWN AND HIT HIM ON THE HEAD.

EMPLOYEE WAS PATCHING A HOLE IN A RAILROAD CAR WHEN HE FELL DOWN INSIDE THE CAR LANDING ON HIS BACK & INJURING HIS RIBS & RT.LEG

EMP WAS REMOVING ROLLER FROM BELT STRUCTURE WHEN ROLLER BEGAN TO SLIDE CATCHING FINGER BETWEEN STRUCTURE AND ROLLER.

LIME WAS BLOCKED IN LIME TANK AREA EMPL TRIED TO FREE BLOCKED LIME IN TANK WHEN THE LIME BROKE OLLOOSE AND CREATED AN ATMOSPHERE OF LIME DUST WEHICH OVERCAME EMPL EMPL HAD INFAMMATION OF LUNGS DUE TO LIME DUST

EMPL WAS CLEANING AROUND CONVEYORS WHEN SLEANING MACHINE STALLED AND DRIFTED FORWARD PINNING EMPL BETWEEN CONVEYOR AND MACHINE LOST BRAKES ON MACHINE DUE TO STALL EMPL HAS PAIN IN STMACH AND NUMBNESS IN LEGS

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A PIECE OF MACHINERY FROM THE FLOOR AT THE PLANT WHEN HE ACCIDENTLY STEPPED INTO A HOLE AND FELL ON AN ANGLE IRON CAUSING INJURY TO EMPLOYYES SIDE OF RIBS.

EMPL WAS GRINDING METAL BACKHOE BUCKET WITH HIS PROTECTIVE FACE SHIELD ON WHEN SMALL PIECE OF METAL STRUCK HIS EYE.

WHILE PUTTING STEEL PLATE IN CHUTE FOR FENDER COAL ACCIDENTLY RELEASED FROM THE SILO STRIKING EMPLOYEE AND KNOCKING HIM BACKWARD AND CAUSING MULTIPLE BRUISES.

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING 55 GAL BARREL OFF PICKUP TRUCK WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS RT SIDE AND BACK

EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING COAL WHEN BACK FLEW OUT OF PLACE.

EMPLOYEE WAS LI0TING SLIDE PLATE INTO PLACE AT THE BACK HOLE OF THE OPEN AIR TUNNEL WHEN EMPLOYEE STRAINED LOWER BACK.

EMPL LIFTING OX2GEN AIR TANK-SLIPPED A DISC IN HIS BACK.

EMP. WAS LEAVING TUNNEL ENTRANCE WHEN HE HIT TUNNEL ENTRANCE WITH LEFT SHOULDER.

EMPL CUTTING PI9CE OF BELT FOR GASKET FOR DOOR IN CHUTE UNDER CMI DRYER WHEN KNIFE SLIPPED OFF END OF BELT AND CUT EMPL RIGHT LEG ABOVE KNEE REQ 4 SUTURES.

EMPLOYEE WAS LI0TING DOORS BY DRYER PRODUCT SCREEN WHEN HE FELT A SEVERE PAIN IN BOTTOM RIGHT PART OF STOMACH.

VICTIM WAS HELP3NG TWO OTHER MAEN CARRY A PUMP TO AN OUTSIDE AREA WHERE IT COULD BE MOVED WITH A LOADER AS THE MEN WERE GOING THROUGH DOORWAY THE MEN ASSISTING VICTIM LEFT THEIR END OF THE PUM P DROP CAUSING 5ICTIM TO TWIST AND INJURE BACK

WHILE EMPLOYEE 4AS RAKING DRYING CHAMBER BED A SHARP PAIN FLEW NECK AND BACK OF LEFT SHOULDER.

EMPLOYEE WAS HE5PING MOVE PIECE OF STEEL AT THE PLANT LOADOUT BIN. HE CAUGHT HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN TWO PIECES OF STEEL SMAHING THE END OF HIS FINGER.