Cambria Cogen Facility — Accidents

Total: 10 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
02/10/2019 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 189d lost Employee while installing a gasket to the access door got hand caught in the running rotary valve.
11/21/2018 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Mechanic was installing access door on the BMR when trolley beam moved striking mechanic on the right side of head.
02/21/2018 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee was using brake cleaner to clean a fly wheel housing to install a bearing. Employee began to heat the clean part with a torch and the cleaner fumes in the housing caused an explosion. Employe...
07/24/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A mechanic was working on a waste coal fuel reclaimer chain and flights. the work involved using a 12lb sledge hammer to pound in flight pins. The repetitive motion of the day contributed to an elbow...
07/11/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The fuel handling Tabor Screen reject chute contains a door for access and cleaning. While removing the chute door, the door slid down toward the floor. The operator grabbed the door with his left han...
03/27/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 87d restricted EE was assigned to calibrate the B Ramsey belt scale load cell. The load cell includes a pivot arm which fluctuates up and down. As the arm is displaced, a signal is transmitted to a meter where the w...
08/30/2012 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 205d lost EE was cleaning ash underneath the belt.EE attempted to use a fox tail brush,the belt idler caught his glove pulling his hand into a pinch point.EE pulled his hand out,had received severe compression...
07/30/2010 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A mechanic was a member of a team of mechanics installing a drive chain on a waste coal crushing machine. The chain was suspended using a choker cable and chain fall. As the mechanic adjusted the cha...
07/22/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost EE was working on a BMR(crusher) liner bolt replacement. Crew was placing the top lid on the BMR. 2 cranes/hoists are used to move the lid. The first positions the lid approx 3' short of its final pla...
12/14/2006 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted By using a hoist, the EE was placing 500lb rods into a coal crusher machine. He placed his left hand on the trolley beam between the trolley and the beam stop. The trolley pinched & lacerated his left...