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Struck by plate steel
Smashed finger between 2 pieces of channel steel
An employee was attempting to use the pneumatic dump on the rail car in the shaker house. As the employee was holding up the lid covering the pneumatic dump box his hand slipped off the lid and pinched his left index finger between the lid and the housing. The employee was then taken to the ER where he received stitches. He returned to work on restricted duty.
Deckhand was loosening barge lines. 2" rope line fed quickly through his hands and the end of the rope whipped and struck his right wrist causing a fracture to his wrist.
EE smashed his right index finger while trying to close a railcar door.
Mechanic was getting metal angle iron from rack. As he lifted the 20' long piece he positioned his hands and body improperly. An unexpected shift of the other angle iron pieces resulted in the tip of the middle finger on his right hand being crushed against the metal rack. Tip of the finger had bone crushed nail was damaged and skin split on side of finger.
Employees was trying to start a Caterpillar D9 track dozer, but to would not crack. He opened the battery box cover to check the connections. He decided that he needed to charge the batteries and started to climb off the machine. He used the lip of the battry box as a hand hold with his right hand and the box cover closed on his hand resulting in a cut to his right ring finger.
Temp EE put hand in the line of fire while closing rail car doors. Pinky finger on right hand was smashed and required stitches. EE was coached by other EE's in the area on the proper way to perform the task prior to the incident.
While replacing troughing idles along the C-4 conveyor Cora employee started to feel a tightness in his back that continued to get worse until the end of his shift.
A Cora employee was to pull the conveyors emergence stop cord when the section of belt to be repaired passed between marked sections so the belt would stop at a location where it could be accessed for repairs. As the employee pulled up vertically of the emergency stop cord, he struck his left elbow on the corner of an I-beam, lacerating the elbow.
While assisting in the removal of an X-Brace from the top of the T-1 coal transfer tower, a 15' long section by 3"x4"x3/8" angle brace fell, sticking the employee on the top of his hard hat and right arm. The employee suffered a break to the right forearm.
Two Cora employees were working on placing a 3'x 3'x4' section of 1/4" plate metal in place on a conveyor chute they were fabrication. As they were moving the plate into position it slipped off one corner and pinched one of the employees right index finger. The resulting cut in the employees index finger required eight stiches.
Employee was assisting with the installation of a return idler on the c-4 72" conveyor system using a roller guide that the facility fabricated. He was holding the roller guide and as the roller was being placed on the guide by a second employee the roller slipped out of his hands and pinched the injured employee's finger against the roller guide frame.
Employee was removing tailgate on a Cat 773B Coal Truck, using a three part choker sling and the National Series 1100 crane. The choker was off center, so they set the tailgate back down on the truck bed to remove tension from the cables and readjust them. As the employee was adjusting the cable the load shifted pinching his right index finger between the load and the cable.
Employee was performing a maintenance task in the train-unloading dumper helping replace a trunion wheel. He welded on a temporary bracing to be used while lifting the trunion wheel and the bracing failed during the lift striking the employee in the face.
Employee was washing down at T-2 tower using a 1-1/2" water hose and said that he hurt his lower back pulling a kink out of the the hose.
Employee was closing railcar hopper doors and got his left hand caught between the door and the closing latch.
EMPLOYEE RECEIVED A BACK STRAIN WHEN PULLING ON A HOSE WHEN WASHING DOWN THE CONVEYOR AREA.