Grant Town Power Plant — Accidents

Total: 21 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
12/19/2024 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 128d lost While draining the fire system water line due to a plant shutdown, the pipe burst and struck the employee.
03/09/2015 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Operating air lance/hose; Chicago fitting came apart and fitting on hose struck employee on the face. Cut required 4 stitches to close. It appears employee was not wearing required face shield.
11/02/2013 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee strained right shoulder while attempting to remove wet fuel from the prep. plant surge bin using an air lance
11/01/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Employee was moving grease drum after greasing machine.
09/20/2012 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was grinding a weld on a stainless steel liner when an object struck the employee in the right eye. Employee was wearing long sleeved (FR) shirt; gloves; safety glasses; grinding shield; (FR)...
03/23/2012 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was removing fuel injector from D6R Cat Dozer. Injector was removed and employee had his hand over injector hole. Helper was instructed to turn engine over and air from injector part blew air...
03/17/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 25d lost EE was attaching 6"" lay flat suction/discharge line to fill water truck approx. 6' in length with cam lock fitting.
02/21/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee slipped on ice and fell forward.
02/15/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 182d lost On 2/5/12 EE was climbing onto D6r-lgp Cat dozer when he slipped on the track and fell with his right shoulder hitting the track. He reported it and said he was ok, X-ray taken next day, was ok. On 3/...
04/07/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 17d restricted Driver had loaded with ash and was slightly overweight so he had opened the tailgate to lighten the load. A chunk of ash impeded the gate closing fully so he tried to pull the lump out of the way. As...
08/02/2010 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Cutting gas powered string trimmer line with a pen knife. Knife slipped and cut his right thumb.
02/05/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None After placing the portable heater filling hose in the bed of the pickup truck, employee stepped off the rear bumper and twisted his ankle.
01/31/2009 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The EE was tightening a fitting on an air lance. After the fitting was tightened the hose attached to the chicago fitting on the pressurized side of the valve came unattached to the chicago fitting. T...
01/18/2009 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost The employee strained his lower back while clearing material using a pneumatic power tool from underneath BC-10 belt rollers.
03/03/2008 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using an air lance to unplug the fuel chute above the ""b"" hammermill located within the ro-pro fuel handling system. He strained his right hand, between the thumb and the wrist area. He...
02/23/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 4d lost, 68d restricted EE was cleaning the Ro-Pro area. The wind was gusting very hard. In the process of coming back into the building-the door was coming closed, he took a quick step to avoid getting hit by full force of...
10/23/2005 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None DISLODGE CHUTE BUILD UP OF COAL BY STRIKING EXTERIOR OF DUCT WORK WITH HAMMER. HAMMER SLIPPED FROM HAND, EE TRIED TO CATCH IT AND THUS PINCHED HIS FINGER. THE LEFT HAND RING FINGER TIP WAS BROKEN AND...
06/02/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A METAL SHARD CAME OFF A DRAG CHAIN LINK AS THE CONNECTING PIN WAS BEING REMOVED & STRUCK THE EE IN THE UPPER LEFT LEG. THE MECHANIC WAS ASSISTING ANOTHER MECHANIC WHO WAS USING A SLEDGE HAMMER, DRIFT...
03/13/2004 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE TRYING TO REMOVE A ROCK 2' BY 2' FROM THE MOVING CONVEYOR BELT, HIS HAND BECAME PINNED BETWEEN THE ROCK AND THE CONVEYOR BELT HOOD COVER BRACKET.
11/04/2003 NO VALUE FOUND DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 45d restricted WHILE CLEANING A CHUTE FROM SCREENS WITH AN AIR LANCE, A LARGE PIECE OF AGGLOMERATED MATERIAL DISLODGED STRIKING HIS RIGHT ARM.
01/09/2002 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost LOOKED OUT TO SEE IF BED WAS LEVEL. MY HAT BLEW OUT WINDOW AND WENT UNDER TRUCK. I WENT TO GET MY HAT AND THE WIND BLEW MY HAIR INTO PTO SHAFT. TWO BLACK EYES, 41 STAPLES IN BACK OF HEAD PLUS STITCHES...