Alpha Coal West, Inc.Mining Incidents in 2000

EE WAS MOVING FLOOR BUFFER FROM UPPER ADMIN DOWN FLIGHT OF STAIRS TO LOWER ADMIN. SHE TWISTED HER RIGHT LOWER BACK.

MUSCLE STRAIN WHILE MOVING A HEAVY OBJECT. NOT NOTIFIED OF INCIDENT UNTIL JAN 2ND. JAN 4TH SECOND OPINION DR DID MRI. OFF WORK 2 WEEKS, WITH MED FOR BACK MUSCLE STRAIN.

AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING THE LEFT FILTER BOX FROM A CAT 793 OFF HIGHWAY TRUCK. AS HE WAS PULLING THE PIPING TO THE BOX HE SLIPPED OFF THE LADDER HE WAS STANDING ON. IN THE PROCESS OF REGAINING BALANCE HE TWISTED INTO POSITION, STRAINING THE MUSCLES IN HIS LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYE DROVE HIS HAUL TRUCK THROUGHA V ERY ROUGH ROAD, FROM A DIRT SHOVEL TO A DIRT DUMP AND HIS SEAT BOTTOMED OT AND HIS BACK STARTED HURTING. HE WORKED UNTIL 12-6-00 SAW DR HE RECEIVE DMED ICATION RECEIVED A HERNATED DISC PER MRI RESULTS.

EMPLOYEE WAS SITTING IN A HAUL TRUCK UNDER A SHOVEL BEING LOADED WITH DIRT; AS THE SHOVEL BUCKET WAS DUMPING A LARGE CHUNK OF CLAY INTO THE TRUCK BED, IT CAME APART, HITTING THE INSIDE OF THE TRUCK BED & JARRING THE EMPLOYEE AROUND IN HER SEAT AND HURTING HER BACK AND NECK. DOCTOR PUT HER ON LIGHT DUTY FOR 5 DAYS.

EE WAS WASHING SHOWER ROOM FLOOR. WHEN EE POURED BLEACH ON THE FLOOR, SOME OF THE BLEACH SPLASHED IN HER RIGHT EYE.

EE WAS CHANGING A WATER TEMP. SENSON ON A 190 TON HAULTRUCK DID NOT DRAIN COOLENT TO AN ACCEPTABLE LEVEL AND BURNED TWO FINGERS ON RIGHT HAND REMOVING SENSOR.

EE WAS WELDING OUT IN THE PIT AREA AND IT WAS VERY WINDY. EE HAD HIS SAFETY EQUIPMENT ON AND THE WIND BLEW A FLAKE INTO HIS LEFT EYE. THE EE WENT TO THE HOSPITAL ON 10/28/00 AND THEY REMOVED M ETAL FLAKE AND EMPLOYEE WAS RELEASED TO WORK.

EE WAS CLIMBING DOWN FROM A SMALL STEP LADDER AND HE SWUNG HIS LEFT HAND INTO HIS TOOL BOX AND HE CUT THE TOP OF HIS HAND ON THE CORNER OF A DRAWER THAT WAS OPEN, CUTTING SAME IN TWO PLACES. I T TOOK 20 STITCHES TO CLOSE THE CUT.

LIFTING HAMMERMILL BUCKET WITH COAL TO TOP OF FLOOR RIFFLE.

EE WAS READING TO REFILL THE ANTIFREEZE TANK.HE OPENED THE DEPRESSURINZING VALVE & RELEASED THE AIR PRESSURE FROM THE TANK BUT NEGLECTED TO SHUTOFF THE VALVE WHICH ALLOWS THE TANK TO BE CHARGE D WITH AIR PRESSURE. AS HE UNSCREWED THE CAP, THE PRESSURE THAT HAD ENTERED THE TANK CAUSED THE CAP TO POP OFF. WHEN THE CAP POPPED OFF IT STRUCK EE IN THE LOWER LEFT LIP

EE WAS UNPLUGGING A DRAIN WITH A MOTORIZED SNAKE. WHEN REVERSING DIRECTION EE USED RIGHT HAND ON THE METAL SNAKE TO GUIDE IT WHEN HIS GLOVE WAS CAUGH AND DISLOCATED HIS FINGER.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A REAR BRAKE ACTUATOR CYLINDER; WRENCH SLIPPED AND SHE FELL FORWARD AND HIT HER HIP ON BRAKE FRAMEWORK, SPLITTING HER LOWER LIP. SHE RECEIVED TWO SUTURES TO CLOSE CUT.

EMPLOYEE WAS WASHING DOWN AT THE PLANT WHEN HOSECAUGHT ON SOMETHING. HE PULLED HARD ON THE HOSE AND THE NOZZLE END SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HAND HITTING HIM IN THE MOUTH AND EYE. HE RECEIVE TWO CHIP PED TEETH AND A BLACK EYE.

AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT EMPLOYEE WAS USING A 3 LB HAMMER TO INSTALL A LOWER STRUT BEARING. UPON STRIKING THE BEARING WITH THE HAMMER A METAL FRAGMENT DISLODGED FROM THE HAMMER AND STRUCK HIM IN THE LEFT FOREARM.

EE WAS STRIPPING WAS OFF FLOORS. SHE WAS USING A WIDE BLADE PUTTY KNIFE TO REMOVE EXCESS WAX BY BASEBOARDS. HER HAND SLIPPED AND CAME DOWN ON DULL SIDE OF PUTTY KNIFE AND SHE LACERATED MIDDLE FINGER OF LEFT HAND. REQUIRED 5 STITCHES TO CLOSE.

DRIVER WAS ADJUSTING MIRROR AT THE START OF SHIFT. SHE WAS ATTEMPTING TO PUSH IT OUT & MIRROR BROKE, CAUSING A LACERATION TO RIGHT HAND (PALM/THUMB) AREA. THE ADJUSTMENTS WERE STIFF ON THE M IRROR & THE OPERATOR WAS NOT WEARING GLOVES.

DRILLING PLASTIC GASKET, PLASTIC BROKE, SNAGGED GLOVE AND FINGER.