Cardinal Preparation Plant — Accidents

Total: 29 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
12/06/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was removing stringers from a screen when a section of the stringer struck the employee in the face.
07/17/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 129d lost Employee was climbing onto a 773D Rock Truck and struck knee cap on the ladder.
05/19/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee and a co-worker were moving the metal lid of the #2 Slurry detection box by hand to check the flow meter. The lid slipped and the employee's hand was pinched between the lid and box frame...
03/29/2019 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Individual was bent over, cutting a piece of metal out from between crusher rolls, when a piece of mud that was stuck to the side of the chute fell, struck the employee, knocking EE into the side of...
04/24/2018 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Climbing off a ladder that was leaning against machine, ladder slipped causing ee to fall to ground injuring right knee.
01/26/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Employee felt discomfort in right eye, looked at it and noticed a black spot on the color portion of the eye.
09/03/2014 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While removing a rock jammed in crusher, right thumb smashed and forearm cut
11/07/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 160d lost Filling machine with oil while standing when he lost his footing and slipped and caught himself causing injury to his back.
01/01/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 106d lost Unhooking trailer from truck, when he used fender as a step causing him to lose his footing and fall. Should have used steps on truck and 3 points of contact to get down from vehicle.
08/09/2012 ENTRAPMENT ACCIDENT ONLY None The #8 raw coal feeder became blocked and a void was created. The dozer operator was in the process of cutting to the void when he trammed too close to the void's edge and the dozer he was operating s...
03/23/2012 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost A pump repair was in progress. The flywheel came off and struck the employee in the abdomen, chest, and face. The abdomen and chest were bruised, the chin was cut, and two teeth were chipped.
11/10/2011 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None A fire occurred in the engine compartment of the Caterpillar D10 dozer as it was pushing coal on the raw coal stockpile. The fire was quickly extinguished (under 5 minutes) as the fire suppression sys...
10/17/2010 ENTRAPMENT ACCIDENT ONLY None New contract EE being trained on dozer on the raw coal stock pile by supervisor. After several hours, supervisor thought he was ok to work alone. EE pushing coal into large void and trammed too close...
02/02/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost Climbing back on truck after lunch, missed hand rail and fell to the ground backwards.
06/04/2009 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 42d lost The EE was cutting a 2"" X 4"" board with a curcular saw, when the saw kicked back and cut the EE on the right leg, requiring sutures.
02/12/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost Employee was carrying piece of steel angle and tripped on an extension cord. Falling into a piece of equipment. Received contusion to the right side of chest and shoulder.
12/11/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 44d lost The employee was disassembling a truss, a sleaving bar was inserted to pry the sections apart. When the sections seperated, the bar forced the employee's left hand into the steel structure.
06/07/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost The employee was rigging a 6' long piece of 6"" dia. PVC (plastic) pipe with chain hoists, the pipe slipped and fell app. 15"" - striking the employee's left hand.
06/07/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Carrying an Acetylene cylinder with a coworker, the coworker dropped his end, the impact caused the injued employee, to drop his end striking him in the right lower leg (calf).
05/04/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Installing bolts in structural steel at the loadout system and hit his finger with his own hammer.
04/26/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost While kneeling on his left knee the employee was hammering a concrete expansion bolt into a hole when he felt a ""sharp"" pain between his shoulders.
03/20/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost The employee was using a pipewrench to tighten a 3/4"" diameter pipe. The pipe was overhead - the employee was pulling down - a ""pop"" was heard and pain was felt in the right shoulder.
01/25/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost The employee was preparing to hoist a 10' peice of polyethylene pipe that included a ceramic fitting on one end, the pipe was resting on a hand rail, the fitting caused the pipe to roll falling off th...
01/09/2006 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost Employee was using a cutting torch - a piece of slag entered the employee's LEFT eye. The employee was wearing eye protection.
12/07/2005 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost The employee unhooked a load that was placed by a crane, a coworker did not maintain control of the headache ball allowing it to swing into the injured employee - striking him in the head.
11/10/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 152d lost Employee felt a pull in his right hip/lower back while pushing on a steel chute that was being installed.
08/03/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Employee began feeling pain in groin and low back. Dr. initially diagnosed kidney stones, after off work for several days it was determined to be low back muscle strain. Began missing work on 8/8/20...
05/05/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 27d lost Incident reported on 5/5/05, no medical treatment sought until 5/16/05. Employee was loosening a bolt with a boxed end wrench. He jerked on the bolt to loosen it - pain was felt in his RIGHT shoulder...
11/24/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None USING CHAIN HOIST TO LOWER AIR LINER PLATES, CHAIN CAUGHT & LOOSE CHAIN HIT EE IN THE MOUTH.