Tamaqua Breaker: 89 MSHA citations Coal

grinding steel and debris got in employees eye

While working in crushing plant, employee's finger was crushed between a rock and a railing

Employee slipped on ice and fell on right knee

While dismounting a ford utility truck he slipped off the step bumper and fell to the ground.

Employee was grinding steel when a piece of metal lodged in his left eye. Employee was wearing a face shield.

Employee was lifting a piece of I-Beam with right arm to put a block of wood under it.

Employee was holding angle iron between two piece of channel for x bracing while another employee welded. He was looking away from the welder but the arc was too close and caused welders flash.

He proceeded to grab the drag line trip cable, as he pulled a sharp frayed piece of cable pierced his glove and hand.

EE was grinding metal, when debris was blown into his face. He was wearing a face shield.

Shoveling coal

Employee was shoveling mud from under a conveyor belt. He twisted and popped a disc in his back.

Employee was inside a railroad car cleaning the car for loading and he slipped on ice and fell.

EE was grinding a piece of stainless steel. A piece flew into his eye from the grinding wheel.

Employee was emptying barrel used for burning trash. a piece of rust flew into his right eye. He didn't relaize it lodged there until his eye became uncomfortable, at which time he reported it to the employer.

Employees were removing drum separator from preparation plant. EE was on a ladder to reset come-a-long. The separator shifted and pinned him against a piece of steel.

Employee was grinding a plate for the vibrator in the preparation plant, something flew into his eye. It hurt a little at the time, but the pain went away, so he didn't report an injury. The pain returned a week later, he then reported the injury and went to the doctor. The doctor removed a particle from his right eye.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING TEETH ON DRIVE SPROCKET OF CHAIN CONVEYOR AND PINCHED HIS THUMB.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING TRUCK MOUNTED EXCAVATOR IN THE AREA OF THE CRUSHING PLANT. IT IS SUSPECTED THAT AN AIR OVER HYDRAULIC CONTROL DEVICE FAILED ON TRANSMISSION CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO GO OUT OF CONTROL AND CRASH INTO CRUSHER.

EE WAS DOING MAINTENANCE IN FINES PLANT. HE SLIPPED AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT FOOT. HE PULLED A LIGAMENT ON THE TOP OF HIS FOOT.

EE WAS GRINDING A POINT ON A CHISEL. A PIECE OF THE CHISEL GOT IN HIS EYE.

EE BENT OVER TO PICK UP TWO 55 GALLON EMPTY DRUMS, HE FELT A BURNING PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK WHEN HE PICKED UP THE SECOND DRUM.

EMPLOYEE WAS LOOSENING STUCK CRUSHER IN PREPARATION PLANT WITH A PRY BAR. THE PRYBAR SLIPPED OUT OF THE CRUSHER GEAR AN DHIT HI IN THE FOREHEAD.

EE WAS REMOVING OIL FILTER BRACKET FROM LOADER IN AWKWARD POSITION FOR SEVERAL HOURS & AGGRAVATED PREVIOUS DISC INJURY.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPENING A GATE IN THE MORNING. HE DROPPED THE KEY,LEANED TO PICK IT UP.

EE WAS USING A SHOVEL AND POKING BAR IN BREAKER TO BREAK UP FROZEN LUMPS OF COAL.

EE WAS CHOPPING ICE. THE CHOPPER HIT A PIECE OF COAL. A SHARD OF THE COAL FLEW IN EE'S RIGHT EYE.

EE WAS ATTACHING A GIRT TO HOLD METAL SIDING. CLAMP SLIPPED AND METAL CUT EE S SCALP.

EMP WAS WORKING AT CRUSHING PLANT, PICKING ROCK.AS HE WAS ROLLING A ROCK OFF OF PICKING BELT, ROCK WENT WRONG WAY AND PINCHED HAND.

EE WAS WELDING COAL CHUTES. THAT NIGHT, HE FELT DISCOMFORT AND REALIZED HE HAD RECEIVED A FLASH BURN AND PARTICLE IN HIS EYE WHILE WELDING THAT DAY.,

EE WAS LIFTING A FIVE-GALLON DRUM OF ANTI-FREEZEONTO A LOADER. HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS LOWER BACK. [REINJURY]

EMPLOYEE WAS PREPARING TO CHANGE OIL IN LOADER. HE BENT OVER TO PICK UP A 5 GAL OIL CHG BUCKET. THE BUCKET WAS FROZEN TO THE GROUND. EMPLOYEE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK ATTEMPTING TO PICK UP THE BUCKET.

EE WAS WORKING ON FINES PLANT WATER PUMP. AS HE WAS LIFTING DRIVE BELT GUARD OFF, EE FELT HIS BACK SNAP OUT. HE REINJURED PINCHED DISKS IN HIS LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING HOLES IN SHAKER PUSH-ARM HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK WHEN HE MOVED

AS EMPLOYEE WAS PREPARING TO FUEL A SPACE HEATER, HE PICKED UP A FIVE-GALLON CONTAINER OF KEROSENE. WHEN HE PICKED UP THE KEROSENE, EMPLOYEE FELT A MUSCLE PULL IN HIS BACK.

AS EMPLOYEE AS PULLING ROCK OFF OF PICKING TABKE, ROCK CAME OUT OF FEEDER AND HIS LITTLE FINGER OF LEFT HAND WAS PINCHED BETWEEN ROCKS AND BROKEN.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING UP UNDER CONVEYOR WITH SHOVEL. HE PICKED UP A FROZEN LUMP AT COAL WITH SHOVEL AND HURT HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING UP WORK AREA FLOOR WITH SHOVEL & FELT BACK GO OUT

EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING WHILE WORKING HIS REGULAR SHIFT 7:00TO 3:30 HE HAD PAIN IN HIS LEFT EYE AT 8:00PM EMPLOYEE WENT TO GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL WHERE THEY SURGICALLY REMOVED PARTICLE FROM EYE

EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING HAMMER AWAY AND GOT FINGER PINCHED BETWEEN HAMMER AND TABLE. HE RECEIVED LACERATION ON MIDDLE FINGER ON RIGHT HAND, REQUIRING STITCHES.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING ROCK FROM SHAKER PULLED BACK MUSCLE

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A RAZOR KNIFE TO CUT A RUBBER BELT SCRAPER. THE RAZOR KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT THIGH.

EMPLS WERE DISASSEMBLING CRUSHER FOR REPAIR EMPL VICTIM LIFTED BEARING OUT OF PLACE & STRAINED LOWER BACK.

THIS EMPLOYEE INJURED HIS BACK WHILE REMOVING OVERSIZE ROCK FROM PICKING TABLE WITH OTHER MEN ON 2-7-89. THE INJURY WAS REPORTED TO MSHA AT THAT TIME. THE EMPLOYEE REPORTED BACK TO WORK ON 2-1 5-89. ON 3-21-89, WHILE CLEANING BOLTS, EMPLOYEE REPORTED BACK PAIN. DUE TO PAIN AND ADVICE OF PHYSICIAN, EMPLOYEE IS NOT WORKING AT THIS TIME.

AS EMPL WAS PUTTING AIR CYLINDE RON BACK OF PICKUP TRUCK HE SLIPPED & FELL. EMPLLS RIGHT HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN CYLINDER & SIDE OF TRUCK CAUSING SIMPLE FRACTURE OF RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING OVERSIZE ROCK FRAOM PICKING TABLE WITH OTHERMEN AND FELT SOMETHING PULL IN LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEES WERE CONSTRUCTING A TIMBER WALL AND WERE SLIDING TIMBER ALONG A LEDGE INTO POSITION,WHEN IT SLIPPED OFF AND LANDED END FIRST ON EMPLOYEEE'S TOE.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING AT RAILROAD SIDING MOVING EMPTY AND LOADED CARS INTO AND OUT OF LOADING AREA. HE WAS MOVING LOADED CAR OUT OF LOADING AREA WHEN IT BECAME STUCK ON ICY RAILS. EMPLOYEE CAME DOWN FROM BRAKEMAN POSITION TO REMOVE BLOCKAGE ANDMOVE CAR WITH MECHANICAL MOVER. EMPLOYEE STATED THAT SOMETIME DURING CLIMBING UP AND DOWN CAR OR MOVING CAR WITH MECHANICAL MOVER, HE STRAINE

EMPLOYEE WAS WO9KING ON SHAKER HE SET DOWN A SLEDGE HAMMER & A PIECE OF ANGLE IRON FELL & BRUISED HIS LEFT FOOT

EMPLOYEE WAS UN5OADING FORMS FROM LOADER BUCKET.WHILE CLIMBING DOWN OFF OF CONCRETE WALL,HE SLIPPED AND FELL,CAUSING BRUISES AND LACERATIONS TO HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS WA8HING LOADER HE SLIPPED AND CUT HIS RT ARM ON A PIECE OF METAL ON THE LOADER

EMP WAS FINISHE8 WORKING AND WAS PUTTING AWAY WELDING EQUIPMENT. AFTER HE FINISHED WRAPPING HOSE, HE TURNED AROUND AND WALKED INTO CONVEYOR. HE RECEIVED CUT TO RIGHT FOREHEAD

EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING COAL FROM DELIERY TRUCK WHEN TWO SMALL PIECES OF WIRE BECAME LODGED IN HIS RIGHT EYE

EMPLOYEE WAS PICKING ROCK ON BULL SHAKER, ROCK BOUNCED AND FLEW UP AND HIT HANT. EMPLOYEE\S WRIST WAS BROKEN.

EMPLOYEE WAS PRYING ROCK FROM COAL HOPPER WITH BAR ROCK LEFT LOOSE BAR WEDGED LEFT HAND AGAINST HOPPER IRON ON HOPPER CUT HAND CUT REQUIRED STITCHES