All MSHA-reportable accidents at Alpha Coal West, Inc. operations in 2001. Fatalities appear first.
A FIRE STARTED ON BELT TIRE OF LORC-2. CONVEYOR WAS TOTALLY DESTROYED AND DAMAGE OCCURRED IN TOP TWO FLOORS OF BATCH LOADOUT BUILDING. AFTER INVESTIGATION, WE FEEL A PEN THAT WAS COVERED AND HIDDEN, AND NO ONE WAS AWARE OF ACCUMULATED COAL FINES AND STARTED FIRE AT WEIGHT TRANSFER TOWER.
EE WAS LEANING BACKWARD WELDING OVERHEAD AND THENEXT DAY HAD A SORE BACK.
THE EE WAS USING A HAND GRINDER TO CUT THROUGH A WELD THAT WAS SECURING AN IRON BRACE IN PLACE. AS HE CUT THROUGH THE WELD, A 3/8" STEEL PLATE THAT WAS BEING HELD BY THE IRON BRACE, FELL AND H IT THE EE ON HIS LEFT WRIST.
EE WAS SWEEPING FLOOR IN LOWER MAINTENANCE. SHE FELT A SHAR PINCHING PAIN INTHE LEFT SIDE OF HER BACK THAT BROUGHT HER TO HER KNEES.
EE WAS WALKING ACROSS THE SHOP FLOOR & HE HAD PAIN IN HIS RIGHT FOOT. HE WENT TO DR-DR DIAGNOSIS WAS TENDONITIS.
EE WAS HELPING ANOTHER PIT EE MOVE SOME ELECTRICAL TRAIL CABLE IN THE PIT AREA & THE INJ EE TRIED TO MOVE A ELECRICAL CABLE CONNECTING BOX BY PULLING ON IT & HE HURT HIS BACK. MRI TURNED UP A HERNIATED DISC BETWEEN L3 & 4 VERTEBRA. INITIAL DIGNOSIS WAS *SEE ATTACHED
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A 24O TON DIRT HAUL TRUCKWAS SETTING UNDER A SHOVEL BEING LOADED WITH DIRT AS THE SHOVEL WAS SWINING INTO BED OF HAUL TRUCK SHOVEL LOST POWER CAUSING SHOVEL BUCKET TO SL AM INTO BED OF HAUL TRUCK, JARRING EMPLOYEE AROUND IN CAB, INJURING HER RIGHT SHOULDER.
EE WAS DUMPING TRUCK AT HOPPER. THE BED WOULD NOT RAISE OVER 6". SHE DECIDED TO LOWER BED CAUSING IT TO FALL BACK DOWN. THE IMPACT CAUSED A NECKSTRAIN.
EE WAS LEAVING SECURITY OFFICER STATION TO GO TOHER VEHICLE, WHEN SHE STEPPED OFF THE CURB THEREWAS LOOSE SCORIA UNDER HER FOOT AND SHE SLIPPED AND FELL. SHE TWISTED HER BACK AND ANKLE AND BRUISED THE SHIN OF HER LEG.
AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT EMPLOYEE WAS INSERTING A BLADE TIP PIN, ON A 24H MOTOR GRADER, BACK INTO ITS BORE. WHILE TURNING THE PULLER ROD NUT, USING AN OPEN END WRENCH, THE WRENCH SLIPPED OF F THE NUT AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE IN HIS MOUTH, FRACTURING A TOOTH.
EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING HEARING SUPPLIES OUT OF CABINET. SHE REACHED DOWN TO GET BOX AND HIT LEFT ELBOW ON ARM OF CHAIR.
WHILE PUTTING MEGADOOR GUIDE IN PLACE, TURNED GUIDE TO MOUNT UP WITH MOUNTING SURFACE, EE FELT POPE IN RIGHT WRIST BUT DID NOT THINK IT WAS SERIOUS UNTIL NEXT DAY. EE WENT TO DR., HAD SPRAINED RT. WRIST.
EE WAS LEAVING CONFINED AREA, HE DROPPED HIS HALOGEN LIGHT, BREAKING IT AND WAS LEFT IN DARKNESS. AS HE PROCEEDED TO LEAVE AREA, HE STEPPED ON HIS TORCH, THUS BLOWING DUST ALL OVER IN AREA RES ULTING IN FRAGMENT IN EYE.
EE WAS DRIVING TEETH OUT OF A DRILL BIT WHEN A PIECE OF METAL CAME OFF THE HAMMER AND STRUCK HIM IN THE HAND. EE WAS USING IMPROPER TOOL FOR THE JOB.
EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING DRAW BAR PIN IN BACK OF 793B CAT TRUCK WHEN IT STRUCK THE TIP OF HIS LEFT HAND INDEX FINGER CAUSING CONTUSION.
EMPLOYEE WAS REACHING TO GET INTO HIS LUNCHBOX AND FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. EMPLOYEE STATED HE HAS PRE-EXISTING BACK PROBLEMS.