Catenary Coal Company LLCMining Incidents in 2004

Lost control of truck, ran in ditch & turned over. Laceration to right ear. Broke fender, air filter, door & mirror & damaged corner of truck bed.

Injured employee was on third step of six foot step ladder cutting the top pin holding a strut. Bottom pin was removed. When top pin was cut, bottom of strut swung out and hit ladder knocking employee off onto the ground. Strut was secured by a choker attached to a boom on service truck.

BASED UPON THE INFORMATION RECEIVED AT THIS TIME, EE WAS PUTTING A SPRING ON EE'S TRUCK AND HE FELL OFF AND HIT HIS RIGHT ARM AND IT STARTED TO SWELL. THE DR SAID THAT HE BRUISED A MUSCLE AND WOULD BE BACK TO WORK ON THE FOLLOWING MONDAY. EE WENT BACK TO THE DR. ON MONDAY AND CALLED AND SAID THAT HE WOULD BE OFF LONGER THAN ORIGINALLY ANTICIPATED

Injured employee was standing behind dozer track as it was being aligned to be installed. The end of the track was elevated. The end of the track fell striking employee on the left leg.

EE WAS CUTTING A TREE WHEN THE TREE BEGAN TO SPLIT. EE TRIED TO ESCAPE TREE BY RUNNING UP THE HILL. HE SLIPPED AND FELL CAUSING HIMSELF TO BE UNDER THE TREE AS IT CAME DOWN BREAKING HIS LEG.

Employee was transporting bed wear strips with a fork lift. Two wear strips fell off. He placed one strip back on the fork lift. He picked the end of second strip up and twisted his back as he was trying to get it onto the fork lift.

EE states reaching into cab fdr, cb other backstead to grab handle and missed fell and landed on my back. the ee was examined x ray any provide to have and discerable injury. ee refeaered for follow up and failed to provide us with any documention sending it as a lost time injury. we continued to question the validity of the incident.

INJURED JUMPED OFF A TRAILER - AS A RESULT HE SPRAINED HIS BACK.

PUNCTURE WOUND, METAL CAME OFF HAMMER AND ENTERED LEFT HAND,.

Employee was assisting another employee dispose of reject coal. He lifted a barrell of reject coal and felt a sharp pain in the groin area

During Part 50 Audit MSHA has determined that this injury should have been reported as the employee missed no days but worked two short shifts. Employee driving rock truck and being loaded by shovel was jolted forward in drivers seat when large rock struck the bed. Employee complained of neck pain but did return on his next work shift in his regular job.

Employee walked over an embankment as short cut to the equipment parking area. He fell striking his left forearm resulting in a fracture.

After shift, employee discovered metal particle in his right eye. He had been using an air impact wrench while wearing safety glasses with side shields. He did not feel particle enter the eye. He reported to work next day, 7th. An attempt was made to wash particle out without success and he was sent to an eye specialist.

Building rock core for valley fill. Dozer pushing rock to excavator that had catch bench in front. Rock rolled from dozer. Excavator caught rock but rock sheared and half struck excavator. Rock broke windshied and glass struck operator's right shin causing laceration that required nine sutures to close. Employee returned to work next available shift.

EMPLOYEE WAS ENTERING THE CAB OF A CATERPILLAR 988F ENDLOADER. AS HE SAT HIS LUNCH BOX ON THE CAB FLOOR, HIS HARD HAT FELL OFF. HE ATTEMPTED TO CATCH THE HARD HAT WHILE BENDING OVER. HIS MOUTH CONTACTED THE SUPPORT GUARD SURROUNDING THE JOYSTICK CONTROL. THE CONTACT DAMAGED A FRONT TOOTH.

Occupational Hearing Loss - 6.96%