Delbarton Preparation Plant — Accidents

Total: 36 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
08/11/2025 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Employee was tightening a pipe union. The wrench slipped off. The employee later stated that EE's elbow was hurting.
06/03/2020 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using a 3/4 ton chain ratchet to replace return roller in tunnel. EE wrapped chain ratchet hook around piece of 8"" channel, after raising the belt EE bent over to put roller in, the chai...
06/02/2020 NONPOWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was taking a two wheeled dolly that carries small rolls of electrical wire up the steps to the loadout when EE slipped, when EE landed EE's ring finger caught between grating floor and the do...
04/11/2019 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cutting angle with a torch. It fell & came back up and hit EE's left arm, cutting EE's arm.
01/06/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted Employee walking up steps and sprained right knee.
12/21/2018 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 122d lost Employee was pulling a rope across the spillway between pond #1 and pond #2 when ee slipped twisting left knee.
10/03/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee noticed something wrong with eye on way home from work. When ee woke up it was irritated and ee notice something stuck to eye. Employee received medical treatment for this injury at an optome...
07/08/2018 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 31d lost Employee was removing a pipe elbow with a chain fall when it became fouled and shifted suddenly, catching hand in a pinch point between the elbow and an adjacent pipe.
12/01/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 249d lost 12/1/17 EE & another EE was removing a piece of metal from chute when EE started experiencing pain in lower back. EE completed shift and filed an incident report that lower back was hurting, EE worked...
04/20/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While attempting to remove solid concrete blocks from the raw coal crusher chute employee reached in to remove a block and another block fell striking employee on the hand, cutting right ring finger.
04/22/2016 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None On 04/22/2016 this Plant was notified that this employee was diagnosed with pneumoconiosis.
04/22/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 13d restricted Employee was working on a loft step ladder. EE went up the ladder to grind a bevel. EE got to the third step and the extension cord that EE had for the grinder was short. As EE turned to pull on the e...
08/16/2014 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 75d lost Employee was a passenger in a L7000 Ford Utility truck when the operator of the truck lost control of the vehicle and struck a utility pole and traveled over an embankment.
04/05/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Employee, along with three other workers, was taking rollers off of a belt line. One of the rollers slipped and fell back into the rollers channel frame. Employee's thumb was in the channel when the r...
02/23/2012 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was walking from load out back when a gust of wind blew rust into his eye. We feel this should be classified some other way than being a reportable accident this wasn't because of the mine environm...
01/20/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost Employee was relocating a 1.5 ton chain. When he went to pick the chain up, he felt a pain in left side and groin. Employee continued to work. Went to doctor on 3/13/12 and diagnosed with hernia....
08/04/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was closing door on end loader, when door closed his hand was in door frame and door closed on middle finger cutting it. Resulting in laceration requiring stitches.
05/13/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost Member was replacing the cutting edge on a blade for a bulldozer using a 1/2"" impact gun. As he was doing this he stumbled striking his back on the tracks of the dozer. Member brought in document...
11/11/2009 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None injured was doing a line bore on a dozer and got index finger caught on drill bit causing a laceration his left index finger requiring stitches.
08/28/2009 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was working on the clean coal feed belt building floor. Crew took lunch in load out building to get out of the heat, injured realized he left hard hat and was going to get it. He walked into a piec...
08/03/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While installing a 1/2 nut & bolt in a rail over insured's head the nut slipped out of his hand & hit him in the front of tooth. Injured stated he chipped his tooth.
01/18/2009 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None There was a non-injury accident at the #10 coal feeder in the clean coal draw tunnel. The belt went off & smoke was observed at app 9:51 AM. Plant foreman could not determine the source of the smoke s...
02/20/2008 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using a 1"" impact wrench with a swivel. The pin came out of the swivel and caught his left thumb causing a laceration. He received 4 stiches and a Tetnus shot.
07/26/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was doing some housekeeping and while throwing some bags into trash container some of the chemical powder blew into his eyes. The left eye was irritated the worst. Received antibiotic ointmen...
11/13/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 35d lost Member was helping take a pump apart. Moving the impeller to the side of the pump, it fell over landing on his left foot.
04/28/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 45d lost EE was taking engine compartment door off of dozer to gain access to starter. EE squated down to lift door and his right knee started hurting. First day away from work 5/4/06.
10/14/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING OUT ON THE THICKNER AND AS HE WALKED HIS FOOT SLIPPED THROUGH A HOLE WHICH WAS CAUSED BY A DEFECTIVE WELD. HIS LEFT KNEE HIT THE GRATING CAUSING A LACERATION REQUIRING STITCHES.
05/30/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WALKING BEHIND BELT LINE, TRACING A CUTTING TORCH LINE. WATER WAS APPROXIMATELY ANKLE DEEP SO A SUMP HOLE COULD NOT BE SEEN. THE GRATING HAD BEEN REMOVED AND NOT PUT BACK. EMPLOYEE FELL AND CUT RIGHT...
08/26/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 15d lost EE WAS DISMOUNTING A KATMASU ENDLOADER TO CLEAN COAL FROM A COAL PAD WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL FROM THE LOADER LOADING ON HIS BACK.
05/11/2003 NO VALUE FOUND DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 287d lost EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS WALKING ON SHAKER AND EMPOYEE STUMBLED OVER ON HIM AND TWISTED HIS KNEE. CONTESTING COMPENSATION.
03/24/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 14d lost EE WAS CHANGING OUT BAD FLOOD LIGHT BULB, BULB BROKE, CUTTING INDEX FINGER.
03/01/2003 NO VALUE FOUND DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 337d lost INJURED WAS OPERATING A TRACTOR-TRAILER AND WAS DUMPING A LOAD OF COAL. ACCORDING TO THE INJURED DRIVER, THE TRAILER WAS 3-4 STAGES UP WHEN SUDDENLY THE LOAD SHIFTED OR SOMETHING BROKE ON THE TRAILER,...
02/22/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS LIFTING A 42"" IMPACT IDLER UPON THE FORKS OF A BOBCAT FORKLIFT, APPROX 1 FOOT FROM THE WORKING PLATFORM AND EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS BACK.
12/12/2000 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost REMOVING BELT STRUCTURE W/BOOM TRK EE WAS ON GROUND THE SUSPENDED STRUCTURE CAME APART & A PIECESTRUCK EE ON THE HEAD HE WAS WEARING HARD HAT
11/29/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 23d lost WALKING DOWN STEPS THAT WERE WET
11/27/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A PIECE OF 6' PIPE. HE EXPERIENCED PAIN THAT NIGHT THAT GOT WORSE. THE DOCTOR STATED THAT HE HAD TWO CRACKED RIBS ON HIS RIGHT SIDE ALONG WITH SWELLING.