Corinth Prep Plant — Accidents

Total: 13 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
03/05/2024 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was descending through an access door in the floor of the plant when EE caught thigh on the grating causing a cut to EE's left thigh.
04/12/2023 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee was using battery powered grease gun to track conveyor belt over, continuous pumping led to a buildup of pressure, grease gun tubing exploded bruising right orbital area above eye.
01/05/2015 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 12d lost EE and another ee were removing bolts from a pump on the prep plant. EE was using a pull bar to break the bolts loose. As he strained, he felt a pain and burning to his lower abdomen and groin area. N...
04/18/2014 POWERED HAULAGE ACCIDENT ONLY None Contract coal hauling tandem axle truck left scale house road loaded and after entering haul road to his right continued to veer right driving into drainage ditch and turning truck on right side.
03/30/2012 ELECTRICAL DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 14d restricted Prep plant lost power.Plant operator(certified electrician)found the breaker tripped at main transformer on top floor of plant.He checked area,phase monitor,etc.and reset breaker.As he was closing doo...
07/14/2011 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 5d lost, 27d restricted Co-worker was operating the crane, to lift a 12x20 metal building, and set it in place. While employee was holding and steadying the building as it was being lowered, the building swung around and mas...
11/19/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 6d restricted EE and other ee were replacing elevator buckets on the prep plant. As he let off the comealongs, a metal elevator bucket slipped-knocking him against a metal angle brace. The metal angle brace struck...
08/06/2007 ELECTRICAL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 37d lost EE was re-setting a breaker. An electrical flash occurred causing burns to his upper chest, face, and left side of his head.
02/15/2006 STRIKING OR BUMPING DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 20d lost Employee was walking around a parked boom truck to go to the fines prep plant. He bent down to walk under the boom. He hit his head on the boom and he jerked backwards causing pain and injury to his b...
07/10/2003 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 80d lost MECHANIC WAS TROUBLE SHOOTING AN ELECTRIC PROBLEM ON A SKID STEER LOADER. THE CAB WAS OPEN TO ACCESS WIRING DURING THE PROCESS OF CHECKING OPERATION OF CIRCUIT THE ENGINE WAS STARTED, VIBRATIO N CAUSE...
10/18/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 32d lost RUBBER MAT ON FLOOR OF CONTROL PANEL WAS TRIPPED ON AND EE SPRAINED ANKLE.
07/29/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 63d lost SLIPPED; LOST FOOTING WHILE GREASING TAIL BEARING. FELL WHILE STEPPING ON BEAM 36"" OFF FLOOR.
05/29/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost THREE EMPLOYEES WERE INSTALLING A 25 HP ELECTRIC MOTOR ON THE PREP PLANT. THE MOTOR WAS BEING POSITIONED SO THAT IT COULD BE BOLTED DOWN. THIS EMPLOYEE HAD HIS RIGHT ARM BETWEEN THE MOTOR AND THE SHAF...