Thunder Basin Coal Company LLCMining Incidents in 2001

WAS RUBBING EYE DURING THE COURSE OF THE SHIFT AND IT BECAME IRRITATED AND SWOLLEN. WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A CORNEAL ABRASION BY E.R. D.R. AND GIVEN ANTIBIOTIC EYE DROPS.

DESCENDING STAIRS WHILE CARRYING A HOSE AND JUG OF SOLVENT, SLIPPED, HARD HAT CAME OFF, STRUCK HEAD ON BULKHEAD. LACERATION OF FOREHEAD REQUIR-ED 7 STAPLES.

TECHNICIAN WAS REMOVING BROKEN LAMP FROM 1000- WATT FIXTURE, WHEN GLOVED HAND SLIPPED ON BROKENLAMP, CUTTING THROUGH THE GLOVE AND LACERATING THE LEFT THUMB. THE LACERATION REQUIRED 4 SUTURE S.

EE REMOVED A PLUG ON A LUBE PUMP AND GOT SPRAYED IN THE FACE WITH HYDRAULIC OIL,KNOCKING HIS SAFETY GLASSES OFF AND GETTING HYDRAULIC OIL IN BOTH EYES. EE WAS TREATED WITH ANTIBIOTIC EYE DROPS .

MOVING CABLE-KELLUM GRIP SLIPPED AND HIT HIM IN THE MOUTH. BROKE FRONT TOOTH.

EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING ON THE SWING RACK OF A SHOVEL DURING WINDY CONDITIONS. THE NEXT DAY HE REPORTED THAT HE HAD SOMETHING IN HIS EYE. HE WAS TAKEN TO A DOCTOR, WHO REMOVED AN EMBEDDED METAL PARTICLE FROM HIS EYE.

EE WAS STANDING ON SHOP FLOOR TALKING TO TWO OTHER EMPLOYEES. HE FAINTED, FELL TO THE FLOOR & S TRUCK THE BACK OF HIS HEAD. IT REQUIRED STITCHES TO CLOSE. MEDICAL PROBLEMS NOT WORK RELATED CAU SED THE FAINT.

WELDED ON TORQUE TUBE ENTIRE SHIFT ON 11/4/01. FLASH BURN BECAME EVIDENT THE NEXT DAY.

EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING WEAR BARS ON THE BOTTOM OF THE DRAGLING BUCKET. HE SET UP A WIRE FEED WELDER TO RUN ON A TRACK TORCH. HE PROCEEDED TO WELD ON THE BARS WITH ANOTHER WELDING MACHINE. AFTER ALMOST A FULL SHIFT OF WELDING HE NOTICED HE HAD FLASHED HIS EYES.