Blaschak Breaker — Accidents

Total: 93 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
05/07/2013 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Was under loader and got dirt/metal in eyes.
05/02/2013 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee was notified by letter from the Department of Health and Human Services that he may show signs of Coal Workers Pneumoconiosis. He asked at this time to open a Worker's Compensation claim.
01/03/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Caught foot under wire and fell twisting knee.
10/11/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost Employee fell down office trailer outside stairs.
08/31/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 185d lost Employee was picking rock from rock table and another rock hit his finger.
07/26/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Lifting bag to add lime to water treatment system and he felt something full in his back.
07/17/2012 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee states he was using a cutting torch to cut bolts off of hinges that were holding planks down and a piece of hot metal popped and went under his safety glasses into his right eye.
05/18/2012 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Grinding under truck, got piece of steel in eye.
04/23/2012 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Using air gun to tighten bolts on coal shaker. Gun slipped and hit his hand on piece of angle iron. Lacerated left hand.
09/06/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Slipped and fell down plant steps.
08/18/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 25d lost EE states that he was installing a grate in floor at the truck garage, he was removing a piece o metal grating off the truck when the metal grating slipped and struck 2 fingers on his hand.
04/20/2011 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE caught his right hand in moving drive belt. Lacerated right ring finger.
08/23/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON INJURIES INVOLVNG NONEMPLOYEES None Independent hauler was tarping his truck, after picking up load of coal and fell off truck.
02/26/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 85d lost Slipped on ice & twisted ankle.
01/13/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 12d lost Climbing up on picking table to clear blockage and strained his calf muscle in his left leg.
12/11/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Stepped on floor grate in water plant. Grate was out of place and it gave way causing he to fall through opening. He caught himself on floor buy soffered bruises, strains and a back sprain.
09/04/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Lifting and moving heavy roller and strained back.
07/15/2009 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost After using a 4 1/2"" angle grinder to grind weldments on channel steel framework for a platform under the breaker's shaker arms ee's eye became increasingly irritated from an apparent minute piece of...
07/06/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Stepped on edge of platform and board broke. Fell forward hurting right arm & leg.
04/14/2009 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost EE was using an electric saw to cut boards for a floor. He set the saw down after making a cut and it jammed up and struck his hand when a small piece of wood dislodged from it while the blade was sti...
11/18/2008 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using an electric angle grinder to remove the rough edges of metal siding that he was applying to the side of a building at the Coal Breaker.
08/25/2008 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee states his eye became increasingly irritated (over days) from an apparent minute piece of welding slag or dirt that entered his eye, despite wearing safety glasses, while welding and using an...
08/12/2008 OTHER INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES None Heart attack
07/21/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost Employee states he strained his back (aggravating an on-going condition) while loading bags of sand into a portable sandblaster machine.
04/21/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 23d lost While helping to install a clutch assembly into a dump truck, the truck's starter, which had been loosened and moved out of the way to make room, slipped and fell down approx. 2 ft. striking ee's hand...
03/14/2008 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 44d lost EE was using drill press and cut his finger on the tip.
01/31/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY None Pulling large rock off picking table-suspected hernia.
01/25/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted He slipped and started to fall; grabbed onto wall and sliced hand.
12/29/2007 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee states his eye became increasingly irritated (over days) from an apparent minute piece of welding slag that entered his eye, despite wearing saftey glasses, while using an electric hand grind...
09/10/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Strained back lifting heavy rock.
07/23/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee states he pulled his lower back muscle ""sometime during the day"" while either helping to lift a travel shaft from a dragline shovel or while handling rolls of wire mesh to make screens for...
05/01/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None As another mechanic was using a hammer to drive a steel pin into a house roller of a dragline shovel, a piece of metal slag broke loose while hammering and struck EE in the corner of his right eye, wh...
01/11/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE pulled his back on 1/11/06. Did not seek treatment at that time. Later went to the Dr. on 1/16/06. EE advised us on 08/01/06 that he was going to get surgery and will be off 4-6 weeks.
10/29/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY None INSERTING WATER HOSE INTO TUBE TO CLEAN OUT BLOCKAGE. BENT OVER AND FELT PAIN IN ABDOMEN.
09/28/2004 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 37d lost REACHED HAND INTO OPERATING COAL BAGGING MACHINE TO REMOVE A PIECE OF BAG, GOT HIS FINGERS CAUGHT IN DRIVE CHAIN.
07/28/2001 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost GRINDING METAL GOT PIECE IN EYE.
11/16/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS CLOSING DOOR ON RAIL CAR & SLAMMED IT ON HIS HAND.
09/08/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 17d lost WINDING UP TARP ON TRAILER, GOT A SHOOTING PAIN IN RIGHT LEG & LOWER BACK
07/19/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 18d lost WHILE ATTEMPTING TO OPEN A BLOCKED OVERHEAD DRAIN, WHEN DRAIN OPENED, WAS STRUCK BY DEBRIS ABOUT THE HEAD AND FACE AREA, CAUSING LACERATIONS OF FACE AND HEAD.
05/09/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE FELL OFF OF TRAILER. HIT LEFT ELBOW OFF OF STEPS. EMPLOYEE SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION AND X-RAYS AT LOCAL HOSPITAL.
02/18/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS PULLING A ROCK OFF OF A SHAKER AND IT BOUNCED OFF THE OTHER SIDE AND HT THE EE 6"" BELOW HIS RIGHT ARMPIT.
02/09/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS GETTING UP IN THE TRUCK WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL TO THE GROUND TWISTING LEFT KNEE AND LEG. LEFT KNEE HURT WHEN BENT. ON 2-23-00 EE SAID ABOIL HAD FORMED AND HAD TO BE LANCED.
01/12/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING TRUCK HANDLE; THE HANDLE WAS FROZEN AND TWISTED LOWER BACK. MSHA REPORT SUBMITTED BECAUSE OF EXCESSIVE BILLS BEING SUB- MITTED FROM CHIROPRACTOR AS OF RECENTLY.