Catenary Coal Company LLCMining Incidents in 2007

Re-injured knee (from 11//3/07 incident) while diving under truck to avoid potential fly rock.

Employee was attempting to unclog powder from the hose that was connected to the discharge auger. The hose came off the discharge tube and while trying to avoid the falling tube, he twisted his right knee.

Employee was lifting a full box of Pentex 227 primers out of day box on a truck, when he felt his shoulder blade begin to ""burn"".

Injured employee was dismounting the rear of a grader after checking the engine oil. As he placed his right foot on the ground, his ankle gave out causing him to fall and fracturing the right ankle. The ground surface was smooth where he stepped. He may have stepped down on the side of his foot.

EE stated, while his truck was being loaded, a rock rolled & struck the inside of the bed of his truck & caused a severe jolt to his neck & then when he went to dump the load, felt pain in neck. When he returned to the loader, he contacted his foreman & requested an injury report be filled out; he completed his shift & drove himself home.

EMPLOYEE STEPPED IN ATF WHILE DOING P M ON RIMPULL WATER TRUCK AND WHEN HE STEPPED UP TO GET IN TRUCK HIS FEET SLIPPED AND HE FELL HITTING ELBOW ON STEP.

EE stated he was changing a tire; as he was lifting the tire, he felt a pain in his side.

Employee was standing on top of truck under powder bin. While holding onto the safety rail, he attempted to push open the door to one of the truck's bins and twisted his knee.

Employee stated he was traveling uphill when his truck powered out, causing him to drift backwards. He cut toward the bank which caused the trailer to flip onto its side and the tractor vertical.

When shutting door on Cat water truck, employee alleges he hit left elbow with door.

A rock slid & struck the inside of the bed. EE had on his seat belt & the belt pulled on the stitches from non-work related hernia repair some 7 weeks earlier. He was taken to hospital for evaluation. Dr saw no significant damage to repair but suggested follow-up with initial Dr. Only time lost was due to wait to see Dr. The back complaint is new. Citation will be contested.

Employee states he was walking the lines on a shot when he stepped on a submerged rock and twsted ankle. Injury broke ankle in two areas.

Employee stated that roads were ice and snow covered. He stated that as he was hauling from pit to cleaning plant. He approached a grader as he was moving through a curve. He stated that as he de-accelerating, the truck started sliding and hit the grader.

Injured employee had stopped by the Warehouse prior to the start of his work shift to pick up some ear plugs. As he was walking between his personal vehicle and the Warehouse, he stepped on some ice and fell on the parking lot surface. The fall resulted in a fracture of his left femur bone.

While loading materials in hole there seemed to be a chemical reaction causing black/green smoke to come out from hole.

A barrel was being used as a heat source that was sitting outside a parts trailer. An employee poured diesel fuel onto the fire barrel causing the fire to get out of control and caught the trailer on fire.

A barrel was being used as a heat source that was sitting outside a parts trailer. An employee poured diesel fuel onto the fire barrel causing the fire to get out of control and caught the trailer on fire.

Employee was drivng truck down mine road. Lost control and jumped from truck. Vehicle rolled over onto side. Employee did not see Dr. until 5-28-07. 3 days restricted duty. Returned to full duty on 6-1-07.

Employee was picking up 2 full boxes of Pentex 3/4# boosters when he felt ""it pull in lower abdomen & back"".

Employee was using a hacksaw to cut a piece of 3/8"" all thread being held by a vise. Employee was using left hand on top of right hand holding the hacksaw. When the saw cut through the all thread, his left hand struck the vise. He continued to work but the hand later swelled. Upon examination, he was found to have a minor fracture to the left hand.

Not sure when or how. Employee discovered a metal particle in his left eye the following morning after his shift. He never felt the particle enter the eye. Wind apparently blew the particle in sometime during his shift. Particle had to be removed by his eye physician.

Employee was dismounting a dozer by stepping onto the track, and onto the push arm. As he was stepping from the track to the push arm, his left foot slipped and he tried to catch his fall with his left hand. The hand struck a piece of raised metal installed on the push arm for foot traction.

Injured employee was driving a pin out a bed hoist cylinder on a rock truck with a slate bar. When the pin came out, the bar pinned against the dump bed catching his right middle finger causing a laceration requiring 8 sutures to close.

Employee was a passenger in a pickup truck being driven by a fellow employee. They were returning from the loadout to the plant after loading a train. The pickup struck a berm and rolled on its right side. Employee received lacerations of the right arm from the accident.

Employee attempting to shift gears going up grade with truck. Got it out of gear. The truck rolled backwards into a ditch and turned on its side. Employee got out, noticed a fire starting in engine compartment. Used fire exinguisher but did not get fire undercontrol.

Employee was using a torch, cutting off bolts on the cutting edges on a loader, when wind blew metal particles behind his face shield and safety glasses. One piece embedded in the left eye behind the tear duct. E R removed the particle and the employee returned to work to complete his shift.

10% Occupational Pneumoconiosis Award.

Occupational Pneumoconisis award 10%