Balkan — Accidents

Total: 43 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
08/13/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee was clean rock off belt and out of chute when strained lower back.
05/13/2025 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee was beating on piece of metal when a slender piece of metal about 1/4 inch long impaled in their left inner thigh.
10/18/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 51d lost Employee was picking up coal sample bag of coal when felt left shoulder pop and sharp pain through left shoulder. Employee didn't seek medical attention until 10/24/2024.
02/02/2022 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 351d lost Employee was washing floor when EE fell into support beam hurting shoulder.
11/23/2021 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 26d lost Employee was exiting dozer, when employee's right foot slipped off step landing on employee's ankle.
06/24/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was changing screens in cyclone drain, when they rinsed the screen, magnatite and fine coal splashed in face getting into left eye. Went to Doctor, said they had scratched left eye.
11/09/2019 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 58d lost Employee was welding on pipe when a hot piece of metal melted employee's glove & burnt right index finger, later on that morning employee was smacking down a screen with a hammer when employee hit the...
09/12/2019 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee was cutting a piece of rebar, took the torch to blow away dust and metal shavings, when it blew back in employee's face getting into right eye.
09/05/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee was chaining down backhoe on lowboy trailer, when employee slightly bent over to pull chain binder, employee felt a sharp pain in lower back.
08/20/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 50d lost Employee was putting metal fence post in hole when employee slipped and left leg went into hole up to employee's hip, bruising leg and hip.
07/24/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee was shoveling mud that was built up against the belt, employee was throwing off of top of tower and twisted lower back.
11/19/2018 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 23d lost Employee was changing screen above coal crusher when employee fell 4 1/2 feet onto to floor hurting head, chest, & back. Employee went to ER & got staples to back of head.
01/22/2018 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 121d lost Employee was climbing down off 777 Truck when EE stepped off the step and right foot hit soft ground and EE twisted right leg and foot. EE has worked every day since but was put off by Doctor 02/22/18...
01/10/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 100d lost Employee was at raw coal feeder when employee bend over to a rock out of the coal on the feeder, when employee raised up employee felt a pain in lower back.
03/17/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was taking cylinder off a D9T when EE was taking bolt out of light bracket a pin flew out of wobble socket, struck left hand cutting it. EE went to ER in Pineville, Ky. received (5) stitches...
02/19/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 72d lost Employee was on catwalk at Washer (scalping screen) when EE was working the slack out of the come-along when EE slipped on mud landing on right arm.
06/25/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 167d lost Employee was walking through warehouse toward her office, slipped, fell face forward on concrete floor hurting her right shoulder.
01/08/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 9d lost Employee was helping replace a 14"" steel pipe and was moving tools out of way when his foot slipped and twisted his right knee.
10/09/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 98d lost Employee was walking around washer area at prep-plant when he slipped and pulled something in back.
08/11/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Empoyee was handing 2 1/2 gallons of fertilizer to employee on Hydroseeder truck when his right foot slipped on back of pickup truck throwing him off of truck onto ground hitting back of head, neck, a...
04/09/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 79d lost Employee was stepping down off feeder up in washer when his foot was caught by a bolt connected to the feeder and twisted his left ankle.
03/19/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 186d lost Employee was hitting gear on refuse belt at Washer Plant with sledge hammer when he felt a burning sensation in his stomach.
03/18/2014 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 22d lost Was helping a mechanic on the Mack Water Truck, he was wiggling the steering wheel when it spun around and caught the lower part of his arm breaking it around the wrist.
03/12/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 89d lost Employee was fueling grader when he stepped back and fell off the grader landing on his right foot - thus fracturing his foot.
12/01/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee was using a chipping hammer to change metal screens on a vibrator when a piece of metal flew into right eye around safety glasses.
10/03/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 34d lost Employee was looking for an oil leak on Core Drill RD-16 when he leaned across hydraulic tank, slipped and fell hitting on his left side. He went to the Pineville Community Hospital. He has (1) One...
09/20/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 45d lost Employee was in a meeting sat in a chair, the chair leaned back and jerked his back. He went to see Dr. on 9/24/2012.
02/01/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee was trying to shove the forks together on a forklift when his feet slipped out from under him, landing him on his left side on the concrete floor, hurting multiple parts on left side. Employ...
09/06/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee was throwing metal out of the stoker plant building when he twisted his lower back.
08/26/2011 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee was driving coal truck, when he went into the ditch causing the truck to turn over and the coffee thermos came up and hit the employee in the upper lip.
04/25/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Employee's trucks air conditioner was being repaired the morning of 4/25/2011, employee states Freon sprayed into the cab and caused irritation to his eyes.
03/30/2011 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee was driving his parts truck on hwy 160 when the power steering belt broke and the truck veered into the guard rail. This caused EE to hit his left wrist on steering wheel.
03/30/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 54d lost Employee was working on belt when he slipped and fell and hurt his upper back. This happened on 3/30/2011, but he didn't tell his foreman until 7/25/2011.
11/01/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee was helping a mechanic pick up a metal plate from a D11 dozer when a sharp pain hit in the middle of his back causing him to fall to his knees.
08/23/2010 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING A SMALL PIECE OF METAL, WHEN HIS HAND CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE GRINDER, INJURING HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER.
07/30/2010 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost Employee was driving a 777 rock truck on the haul road when he hit a bump in the road, seat bottomed out and hurt his lower back.
06/24/2010 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 107d lost Employee started drill and was tramming around the hill, when he hit a bump in the road, and it jarred the door shut on the employees hand.
06/18/2010 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 59d lost Employee was stepping off of a dozer onto the ground when he stepped on a gravel and twisted his right knee.
12/03/2009 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cutting brush on the berm when he slipped. As employee fell forward, he put his right hand on the chain, cutting his hand.
10/19/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee was trying to get a headache ball loose that had caught on the boom, when the ball fell, catching the employees arm between the ball and a piece of steel.
05/13/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 13d lost Employee was trying to clear a crusher, when the bar he was using, slipped and caught his left forefinger between the bar and the side of the crusher. The metal ripped the meat from the finger at the...
08/11/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee fell form a D6 dozer striking his arm causing a laceration on his right arm. The laceration did require stitches. The employee returned to work after he was treated at the Emergency Room.
12/17/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 127d lost While dismantling old preparation plant, employee was cutting floor grating and stepped on a broken piece of flooring that gave way and he fell to next level injuring foot.