EE WAS CLEANING AND DIGGING OUT COAL ELEVATOR. WET CLOTHING AND UNPROPER FITTING FOOTWEAR, AS WELL AS LACK OF EXPERIENCE LEAD TO INJURY. EE SUFFERED LIME BURNS TO TOP OF RIGHT FOOT ARCH AND AR OUND TOP OF RIGHT LEG CALF.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 7
- Years on record
- 2001
- Latest incident
- Nov 2001
| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 Q4 | 9,401 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q3 | 9,801 | 21 | 3 | 2142.6 |
| 2001 Q2 | 9,271 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q1 | 10,854 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q4 | 9,015 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q3 | 8,575 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q2 | 8,585 | 3 | 1 | 349.4 |
| 2000 Q1 | 9,054 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Reportable incidents
7 on file2001 · 7 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING ASH FROM COOLER GRATES, GUST OF WIND BLEW DUST INTO LEFT EYE.
THE 6" DISCHARGE LINE WAS EMPTY OF WATER; THE PUMP HAD BEEN RUNNING 10 MIN. EARLIER WITHOUT PUMPING WATER (ASSUMING IT WAS SAFE TO DISCONNECT). AN AIR PRESSURE POCKET HAD GENERATED IN THE PUMP AFTER RELEASING LOCK LEVER ON COUPLER, THE LINE BLEW OFF THE NIPPLE, STRIKING EE IN THE FACE.
HE WAS OBSERVING THE LIFTING OF THE INLET GRATE.AS THE FORWARD PART WAS COMING UPWARD THE BACK END WAS DESCENDING AGAINST THE LOWER CENTER GRATECASTING. AT THAT TIME EE HAD HIS LEFT HAND AT TH E PINCH POINT AREA OF THE TWO CASTINGS. WHEN HE FELT PRESSURE AT THIS POINT HE ABRUPTLY PULLED HIS HAND AWAY, CAUSING LACERATION AND A FRACTURE.
EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO ADJUST CLASSIFIER ON #1 COAL MILL. LIFTING PINNED SHAFT, REPINNING IN DIFFERENT POSITION, MISJUDGED DISTANCE OF TRAVEL, CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN CLASSIFIER SHAFT & SHAFT.
EE WAS REPLACING PANS ON APRON FEEDER. WHILE TRYING TO HOLD PAN & INSERT BOLTS, PAN SLIPPED FROMHIS GRASP. HIS RIGHT HAND WAS FORCED DOWNWARD, CONTACTING THE ANGLE IRON STRUCTURE.
LACERATION TO THE LEFT HAND PIN/LY. EMPLOYEE WASCLEANING COAL IN ELEVATOR DISCHARGE CHUTE WITH APIECE OF REBAR, REBAR AND CHUTE CAME BETWEEN PINKY FINGER CAUSING LACERATION TO FINGER.