Strip #1: 29 MSHA citations Coal

Employee unloading Cat 825 Compactor from Talbert Trailer, reached over to release air valve and felt a rib "pop" on his left side.

Employee fueling loader, pre-operational checklist, checked radiator and was spewed with pressurized steam & antifreeze. Received 1st & 2nd degree burns to left forehead, above left eye.

ee was stepping flights trying to get to the auger machine when his foot slipped and was bruised when he landed on the ground between the 2 flights

EMPLOYEE WAS IN AN AREA OF THE MACHINE WHERE HE WAS NOT SUPPOSE TO BE AT, THE OPERATOR DID NOT SEE HIM. AS THE CARRIAGE WAS MOVING FORWARD TO GET ANOTHER FLIGHT, THE EE POSITIONED HIMSELF BETWEEN A STATIONARY LIFT JACK & THE MOVING CARRIAGE WHICH PINCHED HIM & FRACTURED HIS PELVIS. THE OPERATOR HEARD HIM YELL & STOPPED THE CARRIAGE.

HE WAS DISMOUNTING FROM THE CAT D10L DOZER WHEN HE LOST HIS FOOTING WHILE STEPPING ON THE PUSH ARM. WHEN HE STARTED TO FALL, HE GRABBED AND CAUGHT HIMSELF BY HOLDING ONTO THE HAND RAILING. THE WEIGHT OF HIS BODY BEING SUPPORTED BY HIS LEFT ARM CAUSED HIS LEFT BICEP TO TEAR REQURING SURGERY.

It had been raining a roads were wet. One truck slip down a ramp and hit EE truck. The right rear corner causing a slight bump to the truck. He said he his his head as a result of the other truck hitting his truck.

EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING IN THE BACK OF A MECHANICS TRUCK TO FUEL AN AIR COMPRESSOR WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL TWISTING HIS LEFT KNEE IN THE PROCESS

Employee was moving a 6" water pump while operating a Cat 910 loader. The cab door was opened and he had his hand on the door frame. A gust of wind caught the door and shut it on his finger.

Employee was fueling his dozer and while he was on the catwalk getting out of the cab he slippped and landed against the door frame hitting his right shoulder. It was early in the morning. The catwalk was damp and it was dark out.

He was repairing the exhaust on the michigan loader. he was standing on the right rear tire and bent over to see if the other was handing him the new exhause pipe, slipped and fell to the ground.

His dozer was stuck in the mud so he got another operator on another dozer to help pull him out. He was pulling a cable by hand over rock, and mud trying to get it hooked onto his dozer. While bending and pulling the cable he felt a sharp pain in his lower back. He didn't report it to his doctor for three days after the injury.

EMPLOYEE ALONG WITH ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A WATER PUMP WHEN THE OTHER EMPLOYEE LET GO CAUSING THE PUMP TO FALL ON ONE END. THE WEIGHT OF THE FALLING PUMP TORE THE INJURED EMPLOYEE'S RIG HT BICEP MUSCLE.

WHILE STRIPPING OFF OVERBURDEN WITH DOZER AND PRYING ON LARGER ROCKS, ONE OF THE ROCKS BROKE LOOSE AND CAUSED HIS DOZER TO SURGE FORWARD CAUSING A JOLT TO THE OPERATOR AND SPRAINING HIS BACK.

HE WAS LIFTING CATWALK AND PLACING IT BACK ON AUGER MACHINE WHEN HE FELT SOMETHING PULL IN THE GROIN/ STOMACH AREA.

EE WAS STEPPING ON CAT WALK TO HAND ANOTHER EE AFUNNEL TO SERVICE THE EQUIPMENT WITH WHEN HE LOST HIS BALANCE & FELL TO THE GROUND LANDING ON HIS RIGHT HIP & FRACTURING IT.

EE WAS OPERATING TEREX PAN IN SPOIL AREA WHEN THE PAN SLID OFF A SMALL FROZEN BERM AND JARRED THE EMPLOYEE. HE DID NOT NOTICE ANY PAIN UNTIL HIS DRIVE HOME AFTERWORK. HE DID NOT MISS ANY WORK.

HE WAS SHOVELING DRILL CUTTINGS FROM UNDERNEATH THE DRILL AND HE STRAINED HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.

EE WAS TRYING TO REMOVE A BUCKET TOOTH FROM A CAT 980 LOADER. HE WA USING A HAMMER TRYING TO LOOSEN THE TOOTH WHEN A PIECE OF METAL BROKE LOOSE AND HIT HIM IN THE STOMACH. 1/4" PIECE OF METAL LODGED IN HIS STOMACH AND NEEDED TO BE SURGICALLYREMOVED ON AN OUTPATIENT BASIS.

EE WAS BENT OVER AND PULLING A SHORT ROPE WITH HIS RT HAND ON A 3" WATER PUMP. FELT A SHARP PAININ HIS LOWER BACK.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OUT OF HIS CAB AND STEPPED ON A PIECE OF COAL THAT WAS LAYING ON THE TRACK.THIS CAUSED HIM TO TWIST HIS LEFT ANKLE.

EE WAS PUTTING A NEW SKID JACK UNDER THE 1500 AUGER. WHILE PRYING WITH PRY BAR AGAINST THE SKID HE SLIPPED AND RAN HIS FOREARM INTO THE SKID AND CUT HIS LEFT FOREARM.

EMPLOYEE WAS REPAIRING AN AIR LINE END WHEN CUTTING IT THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND SLICED THE BACK OF HIS RIGHT HAND.HE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL AND RECEIVED 5 STITCHES AND WAS BACK TO WORK IN 45 M INUTES.

EMP WAS FINISHING HIS SHIFT BY GREAING HIS MACHINE AFTER HE WAS FINISHED HE STARTED TO STEP DOWN FROM MACHINE, SLIPED AND HIT THE GROUND LANDING ON HIS SHOULDER.

TIGHTENING BOLT3ABOVE HEAD ON BOOM OF AUGER WHEN RATCHET SLIPPED AND HE PULLED MUSCLE IN RIGHT UPPER ARM.

EMPLOYEE WAS GE7TING DOWN OUT OF THE AUGER TRUCK AND WHEN STEPPING ON THE GROUND HE PLACED ALL HIS WEIGHT ON THE SIDE OF HIS ANKLE,TWISTING IT AND POSSIBLY PULLING LIGAMENTS.

EMPLOYEE WAS WA5KING IN THE WATER WHEN HE SLIPPED ON A ROCK HIDDEN UNDER THE WATER. HE SLIPPED AND FELL TWISTING HIS KNEE, THEN FALLING ON HIS SAME LEFT KNEE. HE WAS WALKING IN THE PIT TOWARD S THE CONVEYOR 7O SHUT IT OFF. THERE WAS 2-4 INCHES OF WATER STANDING IN DIFFERENT LOCATIONS IN THE PIT.

I.NAME WAS RUNN3NG AUGER WHEN I.NAME SWUNG A FLITE OUT TO SET ON THE GROUND WHEN THE FLITE TOCHED THE GROUND A PIECE OF METAL FLEW UP & HIT I.NAME IN THE CHIN THE LACERATION REQUIRED SUTURES O F 3-4 STITCHES 3

HE WAS GETTING 2UT OF HIS TRUCK AND MISSED A STEP AND STRAINED HIS BACK. EFORE RETURNING3TO WORK.