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EE was taking door off coal hopper when they removed top bolt the bolt on the bottom of the door was loose causing the door to swing down onto the thumb
EE was repairing a hinge on a metal storage box and felt discomfort in left shoulder area. Clinic was called and EE opted for self-care. On 07/15/2024 EE was seen by a medical professional and was returned to work with no restrictions and continued self-care. On 07/22/2024 EE returned for a follow up visit and was given restrictions and scheduled for an MRI.
May 9, 2024 at 0800 hours when a manlift operator ran EE's manlift, an 8008 JLG, serial number 0300310942, into the canopy covering the C35 conveyor belt coming out of C35 tunnel. The operator was pinned between the roof edge and the man basket hand rail.
At appromently 8:30 an employee was using a chop saw in the maintenance shop when the ee notice a fire on the wall. The employee extinguished the the fire and continued to work, at 8:47 the employee noticed the fire had reingnited. MSHA was called at 9:12
Employee was driving John Deere Gator from parts room. EE said had a fitting in EE's right hand. The fitting fell and EE bent over to pick it up from the floor board while driving over covered drainage ditch. Per employee the "bump" from driving over drainage ditch cover and EE bending over caused EE's back to jar.
On 3/9/2021 the miner was prying a log out of the cooler discharge EE felt discomfort in EE's right lower back. The miner reported this to EE's supervisor and stated that EE didn't want to go and have it checked out. On 3/16/2021 the miner reported to EE's supervisor that the pain had increased over EE's long change off and would like medical attention.
While cleaning raw material build up from feed hopper skirt board with a scraping bar the employee attempted to strike an over size chunk of material and smashed right index finger and thumb on the corner post of the hand rail.
Employee was replacing an A/C blower motor at MCC-3. While removing electrical tape and zip ties with a knife the knife slipped lacerating the employee's left thumb.
While cleaning the kiln feed pipe a piece of material dislodged in the feed chute striking the EE on the left thumb causing a displaced fracture of distal phalanx of finger.
Operator was cleaning C-9 product chute. While chipping material with an air chisel, a rock fell onto the operators hand causing a laceration on the left thumb
Employee was pulling tray from material splitter. As ee was pulling the tray out, the right side hung up. EE then pulled with left hand only to dislodge it. This is when ee felt a pain in left shoulder.
Employee was removing five gallons sample buckets from a pickup when they felt a pain in the lower back.
Employee was attempting to break up compacted material inside extruder hopper. Employee used a large auger part to strike the side of the hopper. Employee smashed employee's finger between the auger part and the hopper.
Employee was walking to the employee building. Employee turned to left to go back inside the shop and slipped on some loose gravel spraining right hand.
On 1/12/16 employee was cleaning up a material spill. EE thought EE had pulled a muscle in EE's stomach. Employee reported the injury to EE's shift supervisor. However, the supervisor did not report the injury to the plant manager. On 1/25/16 employee went to EE's primary doctor. The doctor informed the employee that EE had a hernia.
Employee was using a cutting torch to cut a return roller bracket off the C-51 conveyor system. He moved his left hand in front of the torch, burning himself. Employee reported to leadman but the leadman did not report to plant manager. Therefore plant manager did not tell safety department until 3/16/15.
EE's were installing a dogbone, the dogbone slipped off the shaft smashing hand of other EE. The bone slipped of the cooler side shaft. The injured employee reached up to keep the bone from striking another employee in the head, when he did, it caught his hand in between dogbone and chain.
Employee was cleaning a chute on a conveyor system. He was in a squatted position for several minutes, when he tried to stand up he pulled a muscle in his lower back.
Employee was moving oil barrels in shop and pulled a muscle in his lower left back.
At 8:45am EE was remodeling the birdhouse (load out shack). He shot his left index finger with a staple gun.