Star Bridge Preparation Plant-Rail Load: 2 recorded fatalities Coal

Truck driver climbed up on the right front fender of EE's coal truck to add motor oil to the motor, slipped off of fender landing on EE's right side of EE's head and right shoulder. Had pain in EE's shoulder and back.

Employee had a slate bar in dilute impeller pulling down when impeller broke loose and employee fell to the left with both feet on the floor. Two other employees were on the other side with slate bar pushing up.

Employee was closing large roll up door on new side of Plant when chain on door snagged on latch causing to wrap around left ring finger causing it to swell and bruise.

Employee was sitting down with sledge hammer busting rocks out of the scalping screen, as employee went to stand up employee slipped and twisted left ankle. Employee was taken to Elkins hospital where they conducted an X-ray which showed that employee had a fractured bone in left ankle.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPENING A DOOR TO GAIN ACCESS TO THE BOTTOM DECK OF THE RAW COAL SCREEN. THE HINGES ON THE DOOR WERE RUSTED AND BROKE OFF, CAUSING THE DOOR TO DROP DOWN AND SMASH THE EMPLOYEES FINGERS.

Employee was putting a bottom deck screen in a scalping screen. Once the screen started to drop to the bottom deck, it flipped up on one corner and hit the employee across the bridge of the nose causing a laceration and a broken nose.

While removing section of heavy media pipe (approx. 10" dia. X 24" length) EE went to push on side pipe as it was being removed it came out swung around striking him on the right wrist/forearm, breaking wrist. (closed fracture)

Pulled truck off scales went back to scan card. Right foot slipped on step while holding handrail. Fell and twisted left knee and pulled right shoulder.

While moving pipe from old scrappa at top floor loadout we had cut off. He was turning pipe and it had a sharp edge on pipe that cut through his glove and into his left index finger at app. the first bend of finger. Cut appeared to be about 1" across finger and could not tell how deep cut was.

The injured was walking around the bucket of the parked endloader in order to get in the machine when his right foot slipped on a patch of ice in the roadway and his left foot remained stationary. This caused his left foot/leg to twist and resulted in his full body weight to shift to his left foot/leg causing a fracture just above the ankle.

While shoveling the overland belt tailpiece the shovel struck a piece of ice causing the shovel to bounce up catching his hand between the shovel handle and the belt cover.

Removed fuel cap-sustained burns to face and hands.

Employee was installing a belt wiper. He slipped catching himself, but striking his right shoulder - breaking his right clavical.

The employee was walking across a floor that was being prepared for concrete, he tripped on the reinforcing wire mesh. The trip caused him to fall striking his knee on a metal curb - requiring 6 sutures.

The employee was tightening an overhead bolt, a piece of metal fell and lodged in the LEFT eye. The employee was wearing safety glasses.

EXPOSURE TO LOUD NOISES IN SURFACE OPERATIONS OVER A PERIOD OF YEARS.

EXPOSURE TO LOUD NOISES IN SURFACE OPERATIONS OVER A PERIOD OF YEARS.

EXPOSURE TO LOUD NOISES INSURFACE OPERATIONS OVER A PERIOD OF YEARS.

EXPOSURE TO LOUD NOISES IN SURFACE OPERATIONS OVER A PERIOD OF YEARS.

EXPOSURE TO LOUD NOISES IN SURFACE OPERATIONS OVER A PERIOD OF YEARS.

EXPOSURE TO LOUD NOISES IN SURFACE OPERATIONS OVER A PERIOD OF YEARS.

GPF-EXPOSURE TO LOUD NOISES IN SURFACE OPERATIONS OVER A PERIOD OF YEARS.

GPF-EXPOSURE TO LOUD NOISES IN SURFACE OPERATIONS OVER A PERIOD OF YEARS.

GPF-EXPOSURE TO LOUD NOISES IN SURFACE OPERATIONS OVER A PERIOD OF YEARS.

GPF-EXPOSURE TO HEAVY NOISES BY HEAVY EQUIPMENT OVER APERIOD OF YEARS.

GPF-EXPOSURE TO LOUD NOISES IN SURFACE OPERATIONS OVER A PERIOD OF YEARS.

EE WAS USING 2 TWOFT PRY BARS TO DISLODGE A BACKPLATE ON VIBRATING SCREEN. THE PLATE WAS STUCK EE WAS EXTENDING A GREAT DEAL EFFORT. THE PLATE CAME LOOSE, EE JUMPED FORWARD TWISTING HIS LOWR BACK. EE CONT TOWORK AND FINISHED HIS SHIFT. HISNEXT REGULAR SHIFT HE COULD NOT PERFORM HIS WORKLEFT EARLY. HE WAS SUFFERING FROM EXTREME BACK PAIN. DR RECOMMENDED BED REST.

EMPLOYEE WAS HOSING DOWN THE FLOOR IN RAW COAL TUNNEL. EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON SOME FINE MUD AND CAME DOWN HARD ON HIS RIGHT LEG TO CATCH HIMSELF. HE DID NOT FALL BUT DID INJURE IN LOWER BACK. HE CONTINUED TO WORK TILL 8-6-97.

EMPLOYEE WAS HAULING DIRT AT BLUE ROCK REFUSE SITE WITH OUR FORD DUMP TRUCK. EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEPTING TO DUMP A LOAD OF DIRT, HE FORGOT TO UNLATCHTAIL GATE.HE WAS DUMPING ON AN INCLINE WHILE RAI SING BED OF TRUCK, THE FRONT WHEELS LEFT THE GROUND AND THE BED WAS STUCK IN THE AIR. EMPLOYEE PUSHED ON THE BED OF TRUCK WITH AN ENDLOADER AND BED WENT DOWN FAST,SHAKING TRUCK AROUND. EMPLOY

EMPLOYEE WAS PLACING DRILL AUGERS ON BACK PART OF UPPER SHELF WHERE HYDRAULIC COMPOUNDS ARE STORED. EMPLOYEE WAS DISMOUNTING THE SHELF WHEN HE MUST HAVE CAUGHT HIS SHIRT OR PANTS ON A HYDRAULI C PUMP. WHEN HE HAD HIS FEET ON THE FLOOR IN A BENT OVER POSITION, THE PUMP FELL COMPLETELY OFF THE SHELF, STRIKING EMPLOYEE IN THE BACK ON THE SPINE JUST ABOVE THE BELT LINE AND CAUSING A LA

TIGHTENING BOLTS IN CARRIER BRIDGE, IN DRIVE LINE ON ENDLOADER AND 7/8 WRENCH SLIPPED AND HIT ABOVE RT EYE.

EMP FELL WHEN HE WAS WALKING FROM THE SCALES TO WEIGH HIS TRUCK. EMP DID NOT RECEIVE ANY TREATMENT AT THE TIME OF ACCIDENT. EMP DID NOT MISS ANY WORK UNTIL 4-26-96 WHEN HE MADE A DR'S APPT DUE TO THE RIGHT LEG CONTINUING TO GIVE HIM DISCOMFORT. EMP HAS NOT RETURNED TO WORK AT THIS TIME.

STARTING 2 CYL WISCONGIN ENGINE WITH HAND CRANK. CRANK CAME OFF AND HIT FOREHEAD.

EMP WAS WAREHOUSING VARIOUS SUPPLIES, HE NOTICEDHIS BACK WAS FEELING STIFF. EMP DROPPED A PIECE OF PAPER ON THE FLOOR. HE BENT OVER TO PICK IT UP AND PULLED A MUSCLE IN LOWER BACK - ACUTE PAIN .

REPAIR MACHINERY

DARKNESS COLD WET &RAINING WITH SLOPPY CONDITIONS

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING CONCRETE FORMS FROM AROUNDNEWLY POURED CONCRETE WALLS FOR STOKER COAL BINSWORKING IN TIGHT QUARTERS EMPLOYEE STUMBLED ON BRACING HE WAS REMOVING. THE TORCH HE WAS WORKIN G WITH WAS PULLED FROM HIS HAND CAUSING THE FLAME TO PASS OVER THE BACK OF HIS RIGHT HAND RESULTING IN SECOND DEGREE BURNS.

EE WAS UNLOADING SUUPLY CART PLACING SUPPLIES ON SHELF. EE PICKED UP A JEFFERY GEAR CASE COVER TO PUT ON THE SHIELF. EE TURNED NOT MOVING HIS FEET WITH UPPER BODY. THIS ACTION RESULTED IN A PU LLED MUSCLE IN LOWER LEFT LUMBAR REGION OF BACK X RAYS SHOWED NO OTHER DAMAGE. EE WORKED ON 5-16-94.

LIFTING A PEICE OF BELT STRUCTURE WEIGHT APPROX 35 LB AND MOVING 15 FT TO GROUND. WHEN HE TURNED HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS SWINGING A 12 LB HAMMER, KNOCKING THE FRONT IDLER ON, ON A D5L GP DOZER, WHILE TWISTING DURING THE SWING OF THE HAMMER, HE AGGRAVATED A DISE IN HIS LOWER BACK. HE CONTINUED WORKIN G 9-8-93 AND 9-10 OPERATING A DOZER. FURTHER INJURING THE DISC. CAUSING THE DISC TO RUPTURE. THE INJURY WAS NOT REPORTED TILL 9=23-93.

EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING IN TIGHTENING A CHAIN BOOMER HOLDING A WATER TANK ON A TRAILER. USING A CHEATER PIPE TO ASSIST IN TIGHTENING THE BOOMER, THE PIPE SLIPPED OFF THE BOOMER CAUSING THE BOOM ER HANDLE TO STRIKE THE EMPLOYEE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE UPPER JAW KNOCKING TWO TEETH OUT, ONE MOLAR, ON INCISOR.

PASSING BY OTHER E MP HE SLIPPED ON MUD AND SNOW HELD ON TO FORM CAUSING ACUTE BACK PAIN

EMPLOYEE WAS SLIDING ASTEELMANS ROUND BOLTER BOOM SACK ACCROSS THE WAREHOUSE FLOOR AND ATTEMPTED TO PICK ONE END TO HOOK TO A HOIST. IN THE PROCESS OF PICKING UP THE HOOM JACK, EMPLOYEE PULLE D THE MUSCLES IN THE LUMBAR SECITON OF HIS BACK, RESULTING IN BED COMFINMENT FOR 5 DAYS.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON TOP OF A RECLAIM TUNNEL THAT WE ARE CONSTRACTING AND HE DECIDED TO JUMP OFF INTO A PILE OF COAL WHICH HE DID. WHEN HE HIT THE GROUND A HEIGHT OF 6 FEET, HIS KNEE MADE A LOUD NOISE. POPPING OUT OF JOINT PROBABLY TEARING THE CARTILAGE IN HIS KNEE. PROBABLY NEEDING SURGERY.

EMPLOYEE WAS LEAVING THE CAB OF A D9G TRACTOR WHEN EXITING HE WAS ON THE GROUSER PADS AND SLIPPED.HE SLIPPED OFF TRACK STRIKING HIS ELBOW LEFT CRACKING THE END OF THE RADIUS BONE.

EMPLOYEE WAS EXITING THE RAW COAL BINS WHEN RAW COAL (SHOVELFULL) FELL ON EMPLOYEE, STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON HEAD. EMPLOYEE WAS KNOCKED DOWN TO GROUND, KNOCKED OUT. EMPLOYEE SUFFERED A CONCUSSION.

EMPLOYEE WAS DESCENDING DOWN A LADDER ON A FAIT FR35 ENDLOADER.UPON PLACING HIS RIGHT FOOT ON THE GROUND HE STEPPED ON A FROZEN PIECE OF REFUSE TWISTING HIS RIGHT ANKLE CAUSING A SPRAIN.

EMPL WAS ERECTING SCAFFOLDING AROUND COAL BIN AT THE MINE FOR PAINTING ACTIVITIES WHILE ERECTION WAS TAKING PLACE AN ERRANT ROCK FELLL OFF SIDE OF CHUTE AND DESENDED ALONG SIDE OF BIN STRIKING EMPL THE ROCK STRUCK EMPL JUST ABOVE HIS R HIP CAUSIGN A SEVERE BRUISE AND PAIN

EMPLOYEE WAS IN3THE PROCESS OF SHAKING A PLUGGED PIPE WITH A SLATE BAR AT WHICH TIME THE SLATE BARSLIPPED OUT FROM UNDERNEATH PIPE & EMPLOYEE SLIPPED BACKWARDS CATCHING SLATE BAR ON HAND RAIL & LITTLE FINGER3OF LEFT HAND CRUSHING FINGER FROM LAST JOINT OUT

WHILE LIFTING A3PIECE OF MEATAL EMPLOYEE EXPERINCED PAIN IN LOWER ABDOMEN. EXAMINATION BY DOCTOR IT WAS DETERMINED EMPLOYEE HAD A HERNIA.

EMP WAS DESCENDING ENDLOADER AFTER PARKING WHEN FOOT SLIPPED OFF LADDER LEAVING HIM HANGING BY ONE ARM, HANGING BY ONE ARMHE SWUNG AROUND AND HIT RIGHT SIDE ON FUEL TANK AREA OF ENDLOADER IT WAS RAINING AT THE TIME