BEP Hignite — Accidents

Total: 22 accidents | Fatalities: 2

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
03/09/2018 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None Inspector advised us an inactive coal processing facility had steam or smoke coming from coal pile. We dispatched people to investigate, found steam or smoke, moved equipment to spread material over a...
08/21/2008 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE HAD TURNED ONTO THE COPPERS FORK HAUL ROAD AND WAS ATTEMPTING TO PUT THE TRUCK INTO A LOWER GEAR, WHEN IT ROLLED BACKWARD UPON THE BANK AND TURNED OVER IN THE HAUL ROAD. EE RECIEVED 6 STITCHES TO...
06/06/2008 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was pushing a pin back into the bucket of the skid loader when he bumped the lever causing the bucket to move resulting in his finger being pinched between the bucket and the pin. He recieve...
05/19/2008 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE and other EE were attempting to open a gate valve on the heavy media suction line when EE's thumb was caught between the wheel on the valve and the valve itself. EE's thumb was dislocated and a mob...
02/27/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 324d lost Employee stated that he had filled the dozer with fuel and was standing on the track of the dozer when his foot slipped and he fell off of the dozer landing on his back on the ground. He went to the...
09/12/2006 POWERED HAULAGE ACCIDENT ONLY None As driver was passing another truck when it started stalling out and started moving backwards. The driver jumped out as the loaded truck went over an embankment. The driver was uninjured.
08/18/2006 POWERED HAULAGE ACCIDENT ONLY None As truck was dumping a load of coal, the trailer turned over spilling it's contents.
08/16/2006 POWERED HAULAGE ACCIDENT ONLY None As truck was dumping load the trailer turned over.
02/10/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 30d lost, 10d restricted Employee was welding cyclone feed pipe when he fell three feet striking his upper left arm on an overflow box. He suffered a fractured upper arm.
08/19/2005 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 231d lost Employee was eating lunch in the pump house when the pump house was struck by a truck. Employee suffered multiple injuries.
08/19/2005 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Truck rolled into pump house where workered were eating lunch. this employee had scratch on right ear.
08/19/2005 POWERED HAULAGE FATALITY Fatal As employee was eating lunch in the pump house, a truck hit pump house causing fatal injuries.
08/19/2005 POWERED HAULAGE FATALITY Fatal Truck rolled into pump house where employees were eating lunch. Employee was fatally injured.
04/04/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was cutting crown rubber for a screen with a utility knife when the knife slipped cutting ee left arm
09/24/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 15d lost Ee was guiding 8"" metal pipe which was being hoisted. Pipe shifted and caught his left wrist between pipe and steel beam.
12/09/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 9d lost AS EE WAS FUELING DOZER, HE SLIPPED AND HURT HIS BACK WHILE CATCHING HIMSELF.
08/12/2002 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 14d lost AS THE INJURED EE WAS WALKING TO THE PUMP HOUSE HE WAS STRUCK BY A TOOL TRUCK BELONGING TO A TRUCKING CONTRACTOR. THE EE SUFFERED CONTUSIONS ON HIS LEFT LEG, LEFT RIBS & ARMS. EE ALSO SUFFERED ABRASIO...
07/15/2002 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE TOOK HAT OFF TO LOOK UNDER METAL TO PUT BOLTS IN. HE FORGOT ABOUT HIS HARD HAT BEING OFF AND STOOD UP HITTING HIS HEAD ON A LIGHT FIXTURE CAUSING A ONE INCH LACERATION ON HIS HEAD.
05/30/2002 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 11d lost EMPLOYEE HAD HIS HANDS ON THE BELT RAIL IN CLEANCOAL TUNNEL WHEN BELT STARTED SPILLING COAL ONTO HIS HANDS AND FOREARMS CAUSING LACERATIONS TO BOTH HANDS. RECEIVED 13 STITCHES IN HIS RIGHT HAN D.
02/06/2001 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS GRINDING WHEN THE GRINDER KICKED BACK OFF THE PIECE OF METAL AND CUTHIS LEFT KNEE.
11/29/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost EE WAS STANDING ON A BELT RAIL DRAINING A WATERLINE WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL STRIKING HIS HEAD ON A CHUTE. HE SUFFERED A 1 1/2"" CUT ON HIS HEAD. HE WAS GIVEN C-SCAN AND XRAYS AT HOSPITAL WHICH WERE N...
02/19/2000 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 2d lost SHOVELING UNDER REFUSE DRYER CHUTE. THE NEXT DAY EMPLOYEE'S NECK STARTED HURTING AND FINGERS ON LEFT HAND STARTED GOING NUMB. SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTI0N ON 6-1-00. HAD CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME ON LEFT HAN...