Kentucky River LoadingCoal

Employee and another employee were closing a garage door and the cable broke causing one of the rollers to come out hitting the employee in the head requiring 2 staples.

While removing bolts from pins that connect the radiator nose cone to the frame left knee locked up and they couldn't straighten it.

Employee was opening the inspection door on the sampler system in the load out building and it struck employee's left index finger and cut it. Resulted in 5 sutures and employee returned back to work next scheduled shift.

Caught employee's left arm in the steering wheel of a sweeper truck causing a hair line fracture.

Employee was reaching for ticket and when she tried to sit back down the chair rolled away causing her to fall on desk and floor. Started missing work on 10/19/2015.

MSHA inspector observed coal at #1 and #4 silos smoking and issued a K-order #8321634. A citation for not reporting the incident was issued, citation #8321634, for failure to report. No actual fire was observed. This is being reported to prevent further action against the operator.

EE was walking and stepped out of scale house turning her left ankle. Was taken to Hazard ARH and diagnosed with a severe sprained ankle. Returned to work.EE worked til July 1st with no restrictions doctor excused her from work because of swelling in foot.

Chute was plugged with large blocks of coal at crusher. A slate bar was being utilized with a sledge hammer to break the material free. Sledge hammer glanced off of bar being used and struck victim in right forearm resulting in cracked ulna bone.

Employee was repairing a steering clutch in a bent over postion. As he raised up. He felt a sharp pain in his lower back. He went to dr and was placed off work on 7/8/09.

Employee hurt his shoulder on 7/21/08 but continued to work. He went in for surgery on 9/2/08 and his first day away was 9/3/08.

While cutting dust mats for #2 silo, employee was attempting to cut excess mat when the knife slipped through the belt, striking him in his left wrist & causing a cut approx. 3 in. long.

Employee had hurt his shoulder on 9-12-05 but had continued to work. Employee Dr. decided on 12-15-05 employee needed some corrective surgery.

AS HE WAS STARTING DOWN STAIRWAY, EMPLOYEE MIS-STEPPED AND FELL DOWN STAIRS.

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING BELTS WHEN KNIFE SLIPPED AND HIS HIS LEFT HAND CAUSING A LACERATION.

EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING ROLLERS WHEN ONE SLIPPED STRIKING EE IN RIGHT LEG. RETURNED TO WORK THE SAME SHIFT.

WHILE FUELING DOZER EE'S FOOT SLIPPED & WENT BETWEEN PUSHARM & ROLLER FRAME. SNOW CONTRIBUTED TO THIS ACCIDENT. THE BONE WAS BROKE IN HIS RIGHT FOOT.

WALKING DOWN MAIN BELT COMING INTO LOADOUT EMPLOYEE SLIPPED HURTING HIS LEFT KNEE.

OPERATOR WAS OPERATING A 980C CAT LOADER CLEANING UP DUMP PAD AND BACK INTO COAL TRUCK. LOADER OPERATOR WENT TO HOSPITAL WITH COMPLAINTS OF BACK PAIN. XRAYS WERE NEGATIVE. HE RETURNED TO WORK AND CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 3-25-02. HE CALLED AND SAID DR. PUT HIM OFF FROM WORK.

DRIVER STOPPED TO INSPECT TIRES WHILE WAITING TO CROSS SCALES AND THE TIRE BLEW OUT AS HE LEANEDOVER IT.

EE AND COWORKERS WERE WORKING ON A BREAKER BOX THAT CONTROLLED THE CRUSHER (TYPO TIPPLE). THE BREAKER EXPLODED CAUSING BURNS TO 80-90% OF EE'S BODY. 26% TO ONE COWORKER AND BURNS TO THE HANDS OF ANOTHER COWORKER. ALL THREE WERE TRANSPORTED TO HOSPITAL VIA AMBULANCE.

EE WAS HOLDING A FLASHLIGHT FOR THE ELECTRICIAN TO WORK ON AN ELECTRICAL BREAKER BOX WHEN THE BREAKER EXPLODED, CAUSING BURNS TO 26% OF HIS BODY. HE WAS TAKEN TO ARH VIA AMBULANCE.

EE WAS STANDING 6-10' AWAY FROM THE BREAKER EXPLOSION WHERE TWO COWORKERS WERE WORKING. HE RECEIVED BURNS TO HIS HANDS WHILE TRYING TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE ON THE COWORKERS. HE WAS TRANSPORTED TO HOSPITAL WHERE HE WAS TREATED AND RELEASED 2 DAYS LATER.