Douglas Plant — Accidents

Total: 19 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
11/24/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 24d lost Employee walking on a catwalk tripped over piping running along side of catwalk grating floor impacting stomach with a water line valve at handrail level.
11/07/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee tripped on stair step reporting to work striking elbow on handrail while attempting to catch balance. Elbow extension required doctor to render a shot of cortizone and prescribe physical ther...
07/18/2008 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None An gate between the lime kiln and the stone feed weigh belt was not closed and the stone feed weigh belt was exposed to hot kiln gas and caught on fire. Attempts were made to extinguish the fire but d...
07/17/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 14d restricted An employee was assisting with servicing operations of heavy equipment. While dismounting the lube/fuel truck, on the passenger side, the employee stepped into a rut directly below the truck's runnin...
07/10/2007 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 13d lost An employee's previous back injury was re-aggravated when a rock rolled out of a loader bucket and struck the side of the haul truck bed he was operating.
05/18/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While changing out a hammer on a track drill, a 48"" pipe wrench slipped on rotation and grazed the maintenance tech's right side.
05/03/2007 ALL OTHER OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESSES OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 7d lost An employee had an allergic bronco-pulmonary reaction due to aspergillosis mold exposure while operating a Caterpillar 988-G front end-loader.
01/23/2006 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted While driving down a haul road, the haul truck struck a soft spot causing the operator's seat to bottom out. When the seat bottomed out, it caused a lower back and neck strain to the operator. The sof...
08/17/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None MINER WAS EXPOSED TO FUGITIVE DUST WHILE INSTRUCTING A TRUCK DRIVER ON LOADING A TRUCK AND EXPERIENCED A CHEMICAL IRRITATION TO THE EYE AS A RESULT OF THE DUST REACTION WITH RAIN WATER DURING HEAVY RA...
08/08/2005 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted oPERATING A CAT 988G LOADER LOADING HAUL TRUCKS. ""WENT INTO THE BANK"" AND STRUCK A HARD SPOT. THIS CAUSED AN ABRUPT ""STOP"" RESULTING IN ""WHIPLASH"" LIKE INJURIES.
10/29/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 90d restricted BACK STRAIN WHEN REMOVING METAL COVER FOR A CONVEYOR BELT.
01/19/2002 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 12d lost SECURITY OFFICER WAS PATROLLING THE MINE SITE WHEN UNKNOWN SUSPECT(S)- PROBABLY ILLEGAL ALIENS- BEGAN STONING HIS TRUCK. WHEN HE TURNED TO LOOK IN THEIR DIRECTION, THE TRUCK DRIFTED TO THE SIDE OF THE...
05/07/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 3d lost, 1d restricted EE WAS MARKING DRILL HOLE LOCATIONS IN PREPARATION FOR DRILLING. HE SLIPPED ON A ROCK CAUSING HIS RIGHT KNEE TO HIT THE GROUND SCRAPING IT & EXTENDING HIS LEFT LEG(IN A STRAIGHT POSITION).
03/12/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 89d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING A RETURN IDLER ON #2 BELT WHILE STANDING ON AN INCLINED BANK UNDER THE CONVEYOR FRAME. HE HUNG HIS 2# HAMMER BY THE HEAD ON THE CONV. BELT. HIS FEET SLIPPED ON THE BANK A ND HE P...
02/12/2001 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 15d restricted EMPLOYEE HAD PARKED PICKUP ON THE RAILROAD TRACKS AND WAS CLEANING OUT THE BED. HE THREW OUT THE MAT (ONTO THE RAILROAD TRACKS) AND SWEPT OUT THE BED THEN WHEN HE STEPPED OUT OF THE TRUCK BED ONTO THE...
12/01/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 27d lost EE STEPPED ONTO A PALLET AND AROUND EQUIPMENT STORED ON PALLETS TO REACH A TUBE PART STORED ON UPPER SHELF. WHEN REACHING UP HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL BACKWARD OVER THE EQUIPMENT ELECTRIC M OTORS O...
10/16/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 104d restricted EE STEPPED OUT OF WATER TRUCK AND HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE RUNNING BOARD. HE GRABBED A BAR TO KEEP FROM FALLING HURTING HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.
06/09/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 91d lost, 65d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING 40-LB. BAGS OF GYPSUM INTO WAIST-HIGH CHUTE. BAG FELL INTO CHUTE AND WHEN HE TRIED TO PULL IT LOOSE, IT WAS STUCK; HE INDICATED THAT HE GOT FRUSTRATED & PULLED HARDER ON THE BAG;...
06/05/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 65d restricted EE WAS SHOVELING SPILL INTO OPENED DOOR OF BIN WHEN HI FOOT SLIPPED AND HE FELL PART WAY INTO BIN AND AGAINST THE BIN DOOR WHICH SCRAPED HIS LEFT SIDE AND HIT HIS LEFT MIDDLE FINGER.