Winfield South StripCoal

F-150 got stuck in the mud. Ignition was shut off and materials were gathered to put under the tires for traction when crew noticed smoke under the truck. They used the fire extinguisher and made phone calls to notify Luminant and 911. At this time, fire started on the truck between the bed and the cab of the truck. Fire Department arrived to extinguish the fire.

Fire was started by lightning strike at H area at Winfield South mine. Fire department and forestry service responded and extinguished the fire and cut fire road around fire. Approx. 9 acres affected. No injuries or property damage. Fire area was monitored to ensure it did not reignite. Fire was extinguished in approximately 1 hour and 20 minutes.

Individual was operating torch to cut sections of plate. While checking how much remained to be cut, the piece came loose of the structure, pinching the upper ring finger against plate below. This caused a laceration through the welding glove as EE pulled the hand free. The laceration required three stitches. X-rays were forwarded to radiology and resulted in negative findings.

The employee was pulling on a steam cleaner hose and tripped over dirt clod and fell back and strained employee's left hamstring.

Employee injured his neck while riding in a pump truck in route to a barge pump.

A contractor was cutting a hole in the roof of the 2570 BE dragline to make ""A"" leg repairs. During this process sparks fell around the drag gear case and ignited grease. Efforts to extinguish fire with portable fire extinguishers was not successful and the local fire department was called out to extinguish the fire. No injuries to the miners and fire fighters.

EE was pulling up on the front major bogie frame and felt sharp pain in right shoulder.

Sparks from locomotive started extremely dry grass on fire. The fire started off the mine at approximately 11:20 and spread on to the property at approximately 12:20 p.m.. At that time a Luminant supervisor called the MSHA 800 number to report it had burned 30 minutes on mine property. The fire was located in a non-active area of the mine.

Lightning struck an arrestor on a power line and caused sparks to fall down on an extremely dry field. There was no miners fighting the fire but fire departments from Winfield and Mt. Pleasant came out to control the fire. The location of the fire was in a remote area of the mine, no mining activities were close to this event. The fire burned approximately two hours.

Fire was started beside railroad track in a remote area of the mine. The fire was extinguished by the Mt.Pleasant fire department at approximately 7:35 p.m. No damage was done to any equipment nor injuries to personnel fighting the fire. No miners were involved in fire fighting efforts. Cause of fire was not determined.

EE was bending over machine all day and his back was sore the following day. Did not report to HR till 11/14/10

Employee drove his haul truck off the roadway and bumped his head on the steering wheel, resulting in cuts that required stitches.

Employee was helping another employee to remove a becket pin from an intermediate cable and the pin hung up and then the pin came loose and dropped on cable and smashed little finger of left hand.

Employee was moving trail cable and got his pinky finger of left hand piched resulting in several stitches.

Employee was in process of sawing through a PVC pipe that was located in an area that was causing tension on the pipe. When the employee cut completely through the pipe, the tension caused the pipe to snap up and trap his finger between it and a metal support. This caused a laceration on the top side of the right index finger of the employee.

Injured was putting trail cable shoe on the back of the truck and dropped it on his middle finger of left hand.

While stripping dirt from spoil side with 2570 dragline the spoil became unstable. There was no equipment damage or injuries due to this event. The reason for reporting is that it interrupted coal haulage for over one hour.

Employee was cutting toe plate on a pump barge when the metal sprung back and struck him in the mouth.

Was climbing back on his D10 dozer when his foot slipped & he caught himself with his left foot, hper-extending it upward, pulling tendons in his left lower leg.

Employee was installing wear plate on dragline bucket. As he turned to get another piece of metal he tripped and landed on his side resulting in two cracked ribs.

Employee was tightening bolt on stabilizer bar on dozer and struck finger, on left hand, with 4 lb. sledge.

The employee was walking the dragline and tripped, falling on his left shoulder. This became reportable when employee started therapy on 5/21/07.

Employee was assisting in installing a final drive on a Hitachi 1800 back-hoe when he mashed his left thumb.

New dump ropes were being installed on the dragline, as a wedge was being put on it slipped and mashed employee's finger.

Employee fell back on his left knee resulting in a torn quad tendon.

Employee was assisting in changing out dragline teeth on bucket. A fragment of metal chipped off the tooth and struck employee in left arm.

Employee was testing a Siemens drive on the Cross Pit Spreader and was electrically shocked by test leads.

Employees were hooking up to a truck to pull a kink out of a 6"" collapsed pump discharge line that was laying embedded in the grass. When the truck began to pull the discharge line and remove the kink the hose became very taunt, then instantly the hose snapped out of the embedded grass and hit the employee on the side of his lower left leg.

Employee was driving a t-post with a t-post driver, as he raised the driver up above the t-post the driver had come off the top of t-post, on the way down, the employee's finger was caught between the t-post and the handle of the t-post driver. This caused the end of his finger to be severely cut between the two pinch points.

Using pry bar while installing trans. oil cooler, bar slipped, causing little finger to come in contact with sharp edge on hardnose of dozer.

Employee was walking beside the dragline and tripped over a clod of dirt. While breaking his fall he broke his right arm.

Employee was getting off of a truck bed and was using a tool box to steady himself and the tool box lid shut on hand.

Employee was guiding a motor which was being moved with a sled and mashed his finger between a piece of conduit and a pry bar. The cut resulted in the employee getting stitches to close the wound.

Employee was grinding on a bolt and the grinder kicked back and cut left forearm.

Employee was removing upper penant line pins at the boom point of a dragline. He was using a Link-Belt to hold socket up while driving the pin out. As the pin was being struck with 5 ft. pry bar it came out causing the pry bar to swing back and strike the employee in the left side of the head.

EE WAS SQUATTED DOWN ON LEFT SIDE OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT TO LOOSEN A SMALL BOLT. WHEN HE STARTED TO STAND UP HE FELT A CATCH IN HIS BACK.

This accident occurred on 5/20/2005 but was not reported till 5/25/2005. At D-24 the spoil was sliding towards the power cable. Employee got the dozer operator to help him move cable with the dozer. The rest of the cable he had to move by hand. The dragline was held up while moving the cable into shoe print where the shoe would not drag the cable when it turned.

EE WAS DISMOUNTING LEFT SIDE OF LOCOMOTIVE TO REPAIR FLASHING MARKER LIGHT. STEPS WERE WET AND EE SLIPPED OFF FROM SECOND STEP FROM TOP. EE HIT HIS RIGHT ELBOW ON STEP AS HE WAS SLIDING HANDS DOWN THE HANDRAIL.

As the employee was dismounting a D-10 bulldozer he slipped and fell, this resulted in an injury to his hips.

Mashed the end of his finger while attempting to install a shaft in a gear box.

Employee was putting feeder chains back together with master link and driving keeper pins in when he hit his finger with 4# hammer.

Employee was fueling hauler. When he stepped on catwalk of hauler to get back on fuel dock platform, the catwalk of hauler fell down on one end causing employee to fall.

Employee was helping electrician to roll up cable when he stepped into a hole and twisted his back.

While manually handling railroad tie w/tic tongs to position for placement, EE felt pain in his lower back and groin.

EE LIFTED A LID TO RETRIEVE A GREASE LINE AND LID FELL ON LEFT HAND

EE WAS STANDING ON DRAGLINE BOOM BOX ARC GOUGING. MOLTEN METAL TRAVELED DOWN RIGHT LEG AND SETTLED IN RIGHT BOOT BURNING RIGHT FOOT.

EE WAS ASSISTING WITH THE INSTALLATION OF THE PLANETARY OF A SCRAPER. WHILE MANEUVERING THE PLANETARY, AN EYE BOLT THAT WAS BEING USED TO ATTACHTHE RIGGING BROKE. THIS CAUSED THE PLANETARY TO FALL AND STRIKE THE EE. EE WAS STRUCK ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF BODY IN THE BACK, HIP, KNEE, AND CHEEK.

EE WAS CLEANING THE TOP OF THE MACHINE HOUSE ON THE CROSS PIT SPREADER. IT HAD BEEN RAINING & THE AREA WAS SLICK. HIS FOOT SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDER HIM & HE FELL. HE FELL FORWARD & ATTEMPTED TO BREAK THE FALL WITH HIS HAND. THIS RESULTED IN A DISLOCATION OF HIS LEFT THUMB. THE THUMB WAS PUT BACK INTO PLACE AT THE E.R. & SPLINTED.

EE WAS ASSISTING WITH A DRAG ROPE CHANGE. WHILE IN THE PROCESS OF ROUTING THE ROPE THROUGH A SOCKET, THE ROPE BECAME STUCK. EE STRUCK THE ROPE WITH A FIVE FT PRY BAR, THE ROPE DISLODGED AND STRUCK HIM ON HIS LEFT ANKLE. THIS RESULTED IN AFRACTURE.

EE WAS HOOKING UP A HOSE TO THE STEAM CLEANER INTHE SHOP. AS THE LID OF THE STEAM CLEANER BEING LIFTED, IT FOLDED UNDER. THE EE MIDDLE FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND WAS STRUCK ON THE MIDDLE JOINT. THIS RESULTED IN A LACERATION THAT REQUIRED STITCHES.

EE WAS WALKING TO A BARGE PUMP & TRIPPED OVER A CLOD OF DIRT. THIS RESULTED IN A SORE ANKLE. EE CONTINUED TO WORK WITHOUT RESTRICTION. HE WAS EXAMINED BY A DR. WHO FOUND NO PROBLEM. EE CONTINU ED TO REPORT SORENESS IN HIS ANKLE & WAS SEEN BY A SPECIALIST ON 10/24/03. NO TEARS OR FRACTURESWERE NOTED ON X-RAYS OR ON MRI. WE WERE NOTIFIED TODAY THAT EE IS RECEIVING P.T. NOW REPORTABLE

EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING PLATE ON BUCKET. WHILE LIFTING A PIECE OF METAL IT DROPPED MASHING HIS FINGER. THIS RESULTED IN APPROX 1 1/4"" LACERATION TO HIS THUMB.

AN ACCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN EMPLOYEE'S WERE TRAVELING SOUTH FROM THE G AREA IN A 1996 GMC 4 WHEEL DRIVE PICKUP. THE DRIVER WAS SPEEDING AND LOST CONTROL OF TRUCK AND ROLLED OVER INTO THE DRAINAG E DITCH. THIS ACCIDENT OCCURRED DUE TO CARELESS AND RECKLESS OPERATIONS OF A MOTOR VEHICLE. BOTH OF THE EMPLOYEE'S WERE INJURED.

AN ACCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN EMPLOYEE'S WERE TRAVELING SOUTH FROM THE G AREA IN A 1996 GMC 4 WHEEL DRIVE PICKUP. THE DRIVER WAS SPEEDING AND LOST CONTROL OF TRUCK AND ROLLED OVER INTO THE DRAINAG E DITCH. THIS ACCIDENT OCCURRED DUE TO CARELESS AND RECKLESS OPERATIONS OF A MOTOR VEHICLE. BOTH OF THE EMPLOYEE'S WERE INJURED.

PULLING 7"" BY 24"" BY 1"" PLATE STEEL FROM UNDERNEATH BUGIES. DROPPED 1 PIECE ON LEFT HAND FINGER, LACERATING RING FINGER.

EE REPORTED PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK AFTER OPERATING A FRONT END LOADER.

EE WAS PERFORMING MAINTENANCE ON THE BUCKET WHEEL EXCAVATOR WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN THE BACK OF HIS NECK.

EMPLOYEE REPORTED PAIN IN RIGHT ELBOW AFTER PERFORMING NORMAL MAINTENANCE DUTIES. EE CONTINUED TO PERFORM ALL ASPECTS OF HIS JOB UNTIL 12-2-02. AT THAT TIME, A PHYSICIAN DIAGNOSED THE PAIN AS BEING CAUSED BY TENDONITIS. HE WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTIVE DUTY AT THIS TIME.

EE WAS ASSISTING CHANGING ROLLERS ON AN HITACHI BACKHOE. THE #3 ROLLER WAS SET IN PLACE & A BOLT WAS STARTED TO SECURE IT. THE EMPLOYEES BEGAN TO RELEASE THE PRESSURE ON THE ROLLER & THE BOLT DID NOT HOLD. THE ROLLER DROPPED DOWN ON THE EE'S LEFT HAND & PINCHED IT BETWEEN THE ROLLER & AN IMPACT WRENCH. THIS RESULTED IN A 1"" LACERATION TO THE LEFT INDEX FINGER.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A SCRAPER WHEN IT JACKKNIFED AND SLID INTO A DITCH. RAIN, SLICK ROADS AND DARKNESS WERE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS. THE EMPLOYEE STRUCK HIS HEAD ON THE STEERING WHEEL DURING T HE ACCIDENT.

EE WAS ASSISTING WITH A BELT CHANGE ON THE CROSS PIT SPREADER. HE TRIPPED & FELL WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE WALKWAY & CRACKED A BONE IN HIS RIGHT ARM, DETERMINED BY A POSITIVE X-RAY. NO SPLINT O R CAST WAS APPLIED AND HE WAS ABLE TO RETURN TO WORK AND PERFORM REGULAR DUTIES.

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE A BOLT WHEN THE WRENCH SLIPPED. EE STRUCK RIGHT HAND ON A PIECE OF METAL. THIS RESULTED IN A LACERATION THAT REQUIRED 6 SUTURES TO CLOSE.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING THE FUEL PUMP ON A COAL HAULER. HE STEPPED UP ON A LADDER WHICH WAS UNDER THE HAULER IN ORDER TO REACH THE FUEL PUMP. AS HE STEPPED UP HE STRUCK HIS HEAD ON THE AIR FILTE R BRACKET.

EMPLOYEE REPORTED WEAKNESS AND PAIN IN BOTH WRISTS. EMPLOYEE WAS SEEN BY A PHYSICIAN WHO PERFORMED NERVE FUNCTION TESTS. BASED ON THE RESULTS OF THOSE TESTS, THE PHYSICIAN WHO DIAGNOSED THE PAIN AS CARPAL TUNNEL SUNDROME. EMPLOYEE WAS STILL ABLE TO PERFORM ALL ASPECTS OF HIS JOB UNTIL 2-14-02 WHEN HE UNDERWENT SURGERY ON HIS RIGHT WRIST.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A HOIST BRAKE AIR CYLINDER FROM A DRAGLINE. AS THE CYLINDER WAS BEING LOWERED, THE CYLINDER HOUSING FELL, STRIKING EE ON THE LEFT HAND. HE WAS TAKEN TO SEE HIS PERSONAL P HYSICIAN ON DECEMBER 31, 2001. X-RAYS WERE TAKEN AND THEY WERE NEGATIVE. ON JANUARY 28, 2002 AN MRI WAS TAKEN DUE TO CONTINUED SWELLING IN THE HAND. THE RESULTS REVEALED A CRACKED BONE.

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO HAMMER A TOOTH RETENTION PIN INTO PLACE ON A DRAGLINE BUCKET WHEN HE MISSEDTHE PIN STRIKING HIS LEFT THUMB. THIS RESULTED IN A LACERATION REQUIRING SUTURES.

EE WAS GRINDING AND A FOREIGN OBJECT GOT INTO HIS LEFT EYE.

EE WAS WALKING DOWN A FLIGHT OF STAIRS WHEN FELT PAIN IN HIS LEFT KNEE. EE WAS EXAMINED BY A DOCTOR ON JUNE 11TH, WHO DIAGNOSED THE INJURY AS A TORN LIGAMENT.

EE REPORTED PAIN IN BOTH WRISTS AFTER PERFORMING REPAIRS IN THE MAINTENANCE SHOP. VARIOUS TYPES OF TOOLS WERE USED. WAS SEEN BY A PHYSICIAN WHO DIAGNOSED THE PAIN AS CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME. EE IS STILL ABLE TO PERFORM ALL ASPECTS OF HIS JOBAT THIS TIME AND IS TAKING PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION FOR PAIN.

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE A PULLEY FROM A SHAFT WHEN HE STRUCK HIS LEFT HAND WITH A HAMMER. THIS RESULTED IN A LACERATION REQUIRING SUTURES.

EE WAS MOVING A PLATE INTO POSITION APPROX 2"" X 18"" X 32"". PLATE BECAME OVER BALANCED AND FELL TO ONE SIDE CATCHING HIS RIGHT HAND BETWEEN THE PLATE AND FLOOR.

BOOM FAILURE ON THE CROSS PIT SPREADER CAUSED GLASS IN OPERATOR'S CAB TO BREAK. PIECE OF BROKEN GLASS WAS EMBEDDED IN EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT ELBOW.

EE WAS REMOVING A DAMAGED STEP FROM THE REAR OF A FRONT END LOADER. WHEN HE REMOVED THE LAST TWO BOLTS, IT FELL APPROX FOUR FEET WHILE HE WAS HOLDING IT. THIS RESULTED IN A TORN ROTATOR CUFF I N HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.

EE WAS WORKING AT THE BUCKET WHEEL EXCAVATOR. WHILE MOVING FROM ONE WORK LOCATION TO THE NEXT, HE HYPER-EXTENDED HIS RIGHT KNEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS DESCENDING STAIRS AT THE CRUSHER. AS HE STEPPED DOWN TO GROUND LEVEL, HE TRIPPED ON A PIECE OF COAL AND TURNED HIS ANKLE. THIS RESULTED IN A SPRAIN TO HIS RIGHT ANKLE.

AN EQUIPMENT REPAIR CONTRACTOR WAS INSTALLING A BUSHING ON A HAULER. CONTRACTOR STRUCK THE BUSHING WITH A HAMMER. A SMALL PIECE OF METAL BROKE OFF AND STRUCK A TXU EMPLOYEE. A SLIVER OF MET AL (1/4""X 1/16"") AND SEVERAL SMALL FRAGMENTS HAD TO BE EXTRACTED BY A DR. ONE STITCH WAS RQUIRED DUE TO THE EXTRACTION INCISION.

WHILE REPAIRING TUB HOOK ON D-22 EE'S RIGHT EYE BEGAN TO ITCH. THE NEXT MORNING WHEN HE TRIED TO SEE WHAT WAS CAUSING THE ITCH, THE WORSE IT GOT. THE DOCTOR REMOVED A FOREIGN OBJECT FROM HIS E YE.

EE WAS INSTALLING FROZEN BUSHING INTO BORE. SLEEVE BECAME STUCK. WHILE EE WAS TRYING TO REMOVE SLEEVE, BACK END RESTED OF HIS LEFT ARM BETWEEN HIS WRIST AND ELBOW CAUSING A 2ND DEGREE BURN.

EE WAS USING 1/2"" IMPACT WRENCH WITH SWIVEL JOINT TO REMOVE DRIVE LINE BOLTS. THE UNIVERSAL JOINT BROKE AND CUT HIS FINGER.

EE WAS IN MSHA RETRAINING AND FEL PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK WHEN HE AND TWO OTHERS WERE LIFTING TRAINING MANNEQUIN AT #6 STATION ON TUESDAY.