Vindex Energy Coal

Employee was cleaning the belt take up roller on the plant feed belt with a hammer. His right hand and lower arm got caught and pulled into the roller. This event is under further investigation.

Raw coal stockpile showed signs of heat. A front end loader was brought in to open up and investigate the situation. It was determined that there were several areas that were burning. After further evaluation, it was decided to contact the local fire department for assistance. Hot areas were seperated from the stockpile with mobile equipment and cooled down with water.

Employee exited loader to dislodge material stuck in grizzly. As he dislodged the material, his middle finger of left hand was injured. Medical treatment included pinning of tip of finger.

Employee was attempting to hang a trolley on an I beam. The trolley slipped and the employee attempted to catch the trolley as it fell. The employee went to the doctor and has diagnosed as having a rupture that will require surgery.

Employee was performing maintenance on the belt press. He attempted to lift the end of a roll with a come-a-long when he felt a sharp pain in the right shoulder. The pain persisted the rest of the shift with some tingling in his right arm and hand. He went to the chiropractic doctor the next day.

EE AND CO-WORKER HAD BEEN DISASSEMBLING ROTARY GEAR BOX TO FIND ORIGIN OF PROBLEM. THE COVER PLATE WAS STANDING ON END ON FLOOR OF SHOP WHEN IT WAS EITHER BUMPED OR BRUSHED BY A GEAR ATTACHED TO OVERHEAD CRANE. THE COVER PLATE FELL OVER ON EE'S FOOT, CO-WORKER WAS WASHING A GEAR AT PARTS WASHER WITH HIS BACK TO INJURED EE.

EE WAS WALKING DOWN A BANK TO CHECK THE WATER QUALITY OF THE DISCHARGE FROM A POND. HE SLIPPED ON A WET ROCK AND FELL, FRACTURING A BONE IN HIS LEG.

EE WAS GETTING BACK UP ON THE DOZER AFTER HE HAD EAT DINNER & AS HE WAS GETTING ONTO THE PLATFORM AT THE DOOR, HE STUMBLED AND FELL AND HIT HIS RIGHT FOREARM ON THE FILL CAP FOR THE HYDRAULIC TANK CAUSING A LACERATION.

CLAIRVANT STATED HE WAS CUTTING OFF ROPE FROM A DE WATERING SUCKER HOSE, WHEN THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT HIS LEFT LEG.

DRIVING A 1992 MACK TANDUM DUMP TRUCK & UPSET THE TRUCK ON ITS SIDE

CUTTING AN I BEAM FOR FEEDER HOPPER BEAM FELL HITTING HIM ON LEG.

SLIPPED ON TRACK GRABBED ON AND CUT FINGER ON SOMETHING SHARP ON CAB.

EMP WAS WELDING/CUTTING OVERHEAD ON THE FRAME OF A 400 KOMATSU HOE WHILE A FOREIGN OBJECT PASSEDBEYOND HIS SAFETY GLASSED PENETRATING INTO HIS LEFT EYE.

TRAMMING THE DRILL HE DROVE OFF THE ROAD ROLLING DRILL OVER ON ITS SIDE.

SLIPPED AND FELL ON ICE HURTING RIGHT ELBOW, HAND AND KNEE.

WORKING ON THE DRILL SLIPPED AND HIT HIS FACE ON THE STEEL BAR AND CUT THE BRIDGE OF HIS NOSE.

CLEANINF OLD JUNK FROM AROUND THE SHOP AREA.A ROUND PIECE OF METAL ROLLED OFF AND HIT HIM ON THE SIDE OF THE LEG.

HE WAS OPERATING A KOMATSU 400 NEXT TO THE HIGH WALL, THE HIGHWALL CAVED IN.

HE WAS LIFTING WATER HOSE AND PULLED HIS SHOULDER.

HE WAS GETTING OFF THE DRILL AND TRIPPED AND FELL, CATCHING HIS LEFT SIDE ON A METAL PIECE.

HE WAS TAKING BOLTS OFF OF 475 KOMATSUAND FELT SOMETHING FALL IN HIS EYE. HE FINISHED THE DAY AND WORKED THE NEXT DAY BUT HIS EYE BECAME VERY IRRITATED AND WENT FOR MEDICAL ATTENTION ON 4-21-9 3 AT 7:00 PM.

EE AND MECHANIC WERE ROLLING A GEAR ON THE DRAGLINE, WHEN HIS WEDDING RING GOT CAUGHT IN THE GEAR, TEARING INTO HIS FINGER.

HE WAS EXCITING THE LOADER AND WENT TO GRAB FOR THE HANDLE, MISSED AND FELL TO THE GOUND TWISTING HIS BACK.

HE WAS WORKING ON THE SCRAPER ADN WAS GETTING ODWN, IT WAS WET FROM WHERE IT HAD BEEN RAINING AND HIS FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL AND HIT HIS RIBS ON THE BUMPER.

HE WAS PUTTING OIL IN HIS PAN AND WAS STANDING ON THE PLATFORM.IT WAS SNOWING AND RAINING AND HIS FEET SLIPPED AND HE FELL FROM THE PAN HITTING HSI HEAD AND BACK ON THE GROUND.

PULLED A SUCTION HOSE OUT OF A POND

HE WAS RUNNING THE CAT 992, THE BRAKE FAILED AND THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN CAUSING HIM TO RUN DOWN OVER THE HILL.

HE WAS INSTALLING AN EXHAUST PIPE ON THE 400 HOUGH WHEN THE WIND BLEW DIRT AND RUST IN HIS EYE RESULTING IN A PIECE OF RUST STICKING IN HIS CORNEA.

HE WAS CHANGING THE FUEL FILTER IN THE 400, THE WIRE ATTACHED TO THE FILTER TO USE FOR PULLING IT OUT SLIPPED, RESULTING IN HIS FINGERS BEING CUT.

TREATING WATER AND HAD PUT HYDRATED LIME IN BARREL AND PROCEEDED TO PUT SODA ASH BRIQUETTES IN BARREL AT WHICH TIME THE LIME CAME BACK OUT OF BARREL AND INTO HIS EYE

WORKING ON SPOCKET OF DRAGLINE AT THE SHOP, SPOCKET AND CHAIN FELL ON LEFT HAND, CAUSING LEFT MIDDLE FINGER TO BE SMASHED OF ST THE TIP.

WAS TREATING WATER WITH LIME DURING A HEAVY RAIN & THE LIME STUCK ON HIS WET CLOTHING & WENT THROUGH & BURNED HIS SKIN

EMPLOYEE WAS POUNDING A BEARING OFF AND THE BRASS SLIPPED, CAUSING HIM TO HIT HIS LEFT THUMB WITH A HAMMER.

AMP METER HAD SHORTED OUT AGAINST ENGINE OIL LINE AND WHEN THE EMPLOYEE WENT TO CHEAK IT OUT IT CAUGHT FIRE,CAUSING BURNS.

EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING DOWN FROM DOZER FOOT SLIPPED TURNED ANKLE .

AT QUITTING TIME AFTER CLOSING BIG DOORS IN THE BACK OF THE SHOP.EMPLOYEE WAS WLKING BACK TO THE SHOP OFFICE AND HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON SOME GREASE THAT WAS LAYING ON THE SHOP FLOOR AND FELL.

LIFTING STEEL BEAMS

AFTER LOADING T9UCK WITH REJECTS, EMPLOYEE WAS SHUTTING DOOR ON THE REJECT BIN WHEN A STRAY ROCK FELL FROM THE BIN STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON THE BRIDGE OF THE NOSE.

COMPANY MADE AW5RE OF RETIRED EMPL-1-3-86 -DIAGNOSIS OF COAL WORKERS PNEUMOCONIOSIS.

PUTTING RIPPER 8HANK BACK IN DOZER

EE WAS RUNNING 8OZER CVAUGHT A ROCK KNOCKING EE OUT OF SEAT AGAINST THE CONTROL BOX HITTING LEFT SIDE.

EMPLOYEE WAS ST5NDING ON DRAG LINE WHEN KNEE WENT OUT OF JOINT.

EMPLOYEE HAD A SPLIT RIM TIRE IN TIRE CAGE PUMPING UP CHECKED THE TIRE AT 40 LBS IT WAS ALRIGHT STARTED TO PUT ANOTHER 10 LBS IN TIRE WHEN THE RIM BLEW OFF HITTING EMPLOYEES LEFT ARM AND HAND

REAMING BUSHING ON DRILL, REAMER CAUGHT PIPE FLEW OFF HITTING EMPLOYEE ON FOREHEAD.

WORKING ON 4600 SWING SHAFT SHAFT SLIPPED AND FELL ON EMPLOYEE S HAND.

HIT FFOREHEAD AGAINST WINDOW BRACKET WHEN COMING AROUND CAB HE BENT OVER TO CLIMB UNDER IT NOT FAR ENOUGH

EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING IN HIS TRUCK AT THE CARUSHE SODA RAN LOCATION WHEN A GUST OF WIND BLEW DUST IN HIS EYE.

CHARGING BRAKE ACCUMALATOR ON 992 CAT LOADER, WAS TOLD TO HOLD THE HOSE ON THE NITROGEN CYCLINDER TO THAT IT WOULD NOT FLY OFF AND HIT HIM, BUT WHEN HE GOT A HOLD OF THE HOSE HE ALSO HAD HIS THUMB OVER THE HOLE OF THE NITROGEN CYCLINDER AND A SHOT OF NITROGEN GAS POPPED THE SKIN OF HIS THUMB AND GOT INTO HIS THUMB.

GOT OFF OF LOADER TO THROW BROKEN TRAVEL CHAIN INTO LOADER BUCKET WHEN LIFTING THE TRAVEL CHAIN TO THROW IT INTO THE BUCKET EE TWISTED HIS SELF CAUSING STRAIN TO THE MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.

CAUGHT ARM ON CORNER OF TRUCK.

PUTTING SPRING ON TRUCK EMPLOYEE HAD 2 HELPERS IN PUSH THE SPRING ONTO THE TRUCK EMPLOYEE\S HAND SLIPPED & GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE TRUCK FRAME AND THE SPRING.

FIGHTING BOLT WRENCH SLIPPED CUTTING FINGER.

EMP WAS TORQUE OUT OF #4 MARION - HIS HELPER WAS HOLDING A BAR - THE BA R SLIPPED CATCHING EMPLOYEES WRIST BETWEEN THE POST AND THE TORQUE

LIFTING ON FRICTION BAND, PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK.

SPLICING #2 STACKER BELT EMPLOYEE WAS CRAWLING AROUND ON THE BELT LINE STRUCK HIS KNEE AGAINST SOME ANGLE IRON

EMPLOYEE STEPPED DOWN OFF OF TRACK ON DOZER- FOOT SLIPPED, WENT BETWEEN PUSH FRAME, FOOT ROLLED OFF FRAME- SKINNED LEFT LEG.

HELPING TO PUSH TRANSMISSION BACK INTO TRUCK STRAINED HIS MUSCLES IN CHEST

GETTING DOWN FROM DOZER AT END OF SHIFT HE HAD AN OIL CAN IN HIS HAND, SO OIL GOT ON FOOT AND CAUSED HIM TO SLIP AND FALL.

STANDING BACK WHILE THE OPERATOR WAS POUNDING A STEEL PIN IN TRACK - A PIECE OF STEEL CHIPPED OFF HITTING EMP IN EYE

USING CUTTING TORCH TO CUT CABLE - PIECE OF CABLE FLIPPED BACK HITTING EMPLOYEE IN RIGHT EYE.

IT WAS RAINING AND SLIPPERY EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND HIT ELBOW ON TRACK WHEN GETTING DOWN FROM DOZER

TAKING HOSE OFF VALVE ON CAUSTIC SODA TANK PIECE OF PLASTIC LINE BROKE SPRAYING CHEMICALS ON BOTH LEGS OF EMPLOYEE

BEATING ON TRACKS OF DOZER WITH SLEDGE HAMMER,PIECE OF METAL HIT EMPL IN LEG.

LIFTING PIECE OF METAL 30-40 LB ONTO BACK OF TRUCK,PULLED MUSCLES IN BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING UP BOLTS ON OIL PUMP ON MOTOR WRENCH SLIPPED CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO BUMP HEAD ON CORNER OF MOTOR BLOCK

EMPLOYEE WAS LOOKING FOR PERMIT MARKERS SOMETHING STRUCK HIM IN THE EYE

WHILE PREPARING WATER SAMPLE BOTTLES CLEANING SOLUTION FROM BOTTLES GOT ON HANDS. PUT FINGER IN CORNER OF EYE TO REMOVE DUST PARTICLE AND CONTAMINATED LEFT EYE WITH CLEANING SOLUTION.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING SURFACE GRINDER GRINDER SLIPPED CUTTING KNEE

CLEANING ON AIR COMPRESSOR ON DRILL PC OF RUST GOT IN EYE

AT QUITTING TIME, WHEN EMPLOYEE WAS SETTING DOWN FROM MACHINE, MISSED THE STEP, STRIKING LEG ON THE LADDER CUTTING KNEE.

HIT HAND ON PIECE OF METAL WHILE TAKING A BOLT OUT.

VERY WINDY DAY, A FOREIGN BODY BLEW IN EE\S EYE.

BROKE DRAG CHAIN, HURT BACK PULLING ON THE CHAIN

EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS PULLING ON A PIPE AND THE PIPE CAME LOOSE HITTING LEG

HAMMERING ON A BOLT, PIECE FLEW OFF HITTING EMPLOYEE\S HAND.

TAKING MAXI BRAKE POT APART SPRING FLEW OUT CATCHING EMPLOYEES FINGER