Cambria Fuel Plant — Accidents

Total: 15 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
11/22/2022 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 80d lost Employee was tramming a Komatsu D65 dozer across the top of the frozen filter cake stockpile parallel to the loading face. The dozer suddenly lost traction and slid sideways down the slope. The dozer...
07/11/2018 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was taking plow bolts out of cutting edge on a loader. EE was holding up on plow bolt with EE's hand and had an air impact on the nut. When EE spun the nut, the head of the bolt came down s...
06/22/2015 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A miner injured his right ankle when he stepped backwards onto a coal lump and rolled his right ankle. This report is being completed to terminate citation 9057388 issued on 11/18/2015.The injured min...
05/03/2014 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The miner's right forearm was injured by broken glass and he received a total of four sutures to close the two lacerations.
03/18/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 154d lost The injured miner was dismounting a 988F front end loader and rolled his right ankle when he stepped onto frozen area of ground that was elevated. The injured miner did not fall but he did roll his ri...
01/16/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 142d lost Employee exited 1/2 ton truck at shop area. When he stepped out of the truck, his foot slipped on ice. He held onto the door handle with his left hand to keep from falling to the ground and injured hi...
06/20/2012 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Driver was dumping load on an uphill grade on a new modified material surface. While in the process of raising the bed of the truck the surface sank on the driver side of the power unit causing the tr...
07/29/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 12d lost, 15d restricted An employee was spraying water into the discharge area of the filter shoot with wash down hose. A bolt that holds the filter disk in place caught his shirt sleeve and injured his right forearm.
12/14/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 74d lost An employee was closing doors on the train cars. The employee was pulling down on a bar to close the car door and it slipped causing the employee to fall backwards onto his right foot. The employee no...
07/22/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT None EE states he was holding a pc of steel to cut it and steel fell pulling his arm down causing pain in his right shoulder. EE did not report this injury or seek medical treatment until 8/7/09 when pain...
03/28/2009 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Two employees were installing 8"" pipe. While tacking pipe in place, a spark entered a piece of PVC stub protruding from floor. This spark ignited the PVC glue gasses that were trapped in the piping s...
03/28/2009 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 320d lost Two employees were installing 8"" pipe. While tacking pipe in place, a spark entered a piece of PVC stub protruding from floor. This spark ignited the PVC glue gasses that were trapped in the piping s...
03/07/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Employee was marking steel in the lay-down yard and slipped. Strained lower back.
02/16/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 14d lost EE states that as he bent over to pick up welding rods, a 4' piece of angle broke loose over head and fell on EE, causing a concussion and contusions to the neck, head and (R) shoulder. EE is off work...
01/12/2009 DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 4d lost Working outside with steel in extremely cold weather for number of days. He didn't realize how cold his feet were until developed blisters and numbness. Let it go & condition got worse. Probable fro...