Blue Creek Prep Plant — Accidents

Total: 18 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
03/24/2025 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None After notching a tree to be cut, EE started boring into the tree and the saw kicked back and ran through EE's chaps and into EE's leg.
01/21/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Teammate was attempting to open a door at the Blue Creek Loadout. When the employee pulled on the door with EE's left hand EE felt a pop in EE's left arm. During treatment the employee was diagnosed...
03/28/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was turning drive sheave to set the thrust on heavy media pump when EE's glove got caught between the sheave and the drive belts resulting in a fracture of EE's right ring finger and 11 sutur...
06/19/2020 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee stated that while in the process of removing bolts from the scalping screen in the crusher building. EE was using a pick hammer to knock the bolts out of it so they could be removed. In the p...
02/24/2020 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Employee came out of the restroom and stepped the wrong way and slipped and fell hurting a hand.
10/15/2018 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee stated that ee was operating the 30 ton crane on the top floor of the prep plant that was hooked to the metal bin. In the process of operating the crane to empty the metal bin, it swung and c...
09/19/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee stated their right eye turned red and they found a small particle in the eye. Employee tried to wash it out but could not dislodge the material. Employee could not pinpoint work activity that...
05/08/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee stated EE was using a cable spool hand crank to clean on magnet. The cable had built up tension. The employee hit the release with a miner bit and the handle came around and struck employees...
09/12/2016 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The injured was using a chipping hammer to clean the weld when EE got a piece of slag in eye. The injured was wearing safety glasses with side shields at the time of the incident. EE flushed eye ou...
07/07/2016 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Occupational Illness. Operator was notified on July 7, 2016 that employee submitted a workers compensation claim for Coal Workers Occupational Pneumoconiosis.
09/28/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 25d lost Employee was assigned to close a chute flop door. As the employee was positioned on a ladder to begin ratcheting with the chain ratchet, he slipped off the ladder and fell to the ground. Approx 4 fo...
04/04/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 31d lost The injured picked up one side of a roll of typer to throw it out of the way and felt a pain in his left elbow. He went to his family chiropractor on 04/06/2013 who referred him to an orthopedic spec...
02/06/2013 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost The injured was struck by an unknown object. An investigation is still on-going. The causes are unknown.
02/06/2013 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE FATALITY Fatal The injured was fatally struck by a hydraulic cylinder. An investigation is on-going. The causes are unknown.
01/03/2013 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 31d lost The injured was cutting a piece of screen buffer rubber with a razor knife and cut two fingers on his left hand.
04/08/2009 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 9d lost Welding slag got between his boot and leg, burning his leg on or about 4/8/09. Employee treated it with a burn ointment at home, no injury was reported to a supervisor. The following week his leg and...
03/09/2009 OTHER DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 80d restricted Employee states he felt a sharp pain in his lower back when he bent down while assembling a roof truss. Employee taken off work by ER physician.
02/23/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted EE states that his back gave out after bending over to pick up a piece of angle. As EE was bent over, he twisted to pick up ac-clamp. When he stood up he suffered muscle stain to his lower back. EE wo...