Greenwood — Accidents
Total: 123 accidents | Fatalities: 0
| Date | Classification | Injury | Days Lost | Narrative |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27/2025 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 5d restricted | While bagging 40# bags of coal, employees hand slipped and struck metal clamp. Employee was taken to local Urgent Care for observation, received four stitches to LEFT thumb and diagnosed with lacerati... |
| 02/12/2025 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | None | Employee while walking toward portable restroom (Job Johnny) located at Slate Hopper area, slipped losing footing causing fall onto RIGHT side and felt pain/soreness to RIGHT shoulder area. Employee w... |
| 02/05/2025 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 4d restricted | While walking to load next retail truck in loadout section of #14 Prep Plant, employee's wet boot slid on floor causing RIGHT ankle to ""twist"" while attempting to change direction. Employee was take... |
| 03/07/2024 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) | None | Employee stated on 3/07/24 while bagging coal and working on restacking pallets of damaged 40# bags of coal when employee felt soreness to RIGHT shoulder area. The next morning on 3/08/24 employee rep... |
| 01/26/2024 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 50d lost, 161d restricted | On 1/25/24 employee descended wheel loader #LO041, planted feet on ground and slipped. Employee then grabbed ladder w/ RIGHT hand to prevent slip/fall causing soreness to RIGHT arm area. Later on 1/29... |
| 10/12/2023 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 28d restricted | After moving 40# bag of coal, employee made contact with metal arm of robot, turned and felt soreness/pain in wrist area from bracing self on ground. Employee was taken to Urgent Care for observation,... |
| 08/21/2023 | POWERED HAULAGE | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 16d restricted | Employee was moving material while operating wheel loader, drove over a pot hole, immediately applied foot brake causing loader to come to sudden stop. Employee felt a strain in lower back area and wa... |
| 06/06/2023 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 1d restricted | While attempting to spread apart and adjust forks on Cat TL943 Telehandler (Asset #FL002), employee felt pain in RIGHT shoulder and neck area. Employee was taken to local hospital for observation and... |
| 10/28/2022 | OTHER | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 5d lost | Making repairs to discharge lip on Unit #708 vibrator, employee stepped over center divider and felt cramping/pain in R. thigh area. Employee reported incident on Monday 10/31/22 and went for observat... |
| 06/29/2022 | MACHINERY | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | On 6/29/2022 employee was replacing vibrating unit. While grinding old weld employee reported EE felt something fall in EE's right eye, refused medical observation. Then on 7/05/22 employee complained... |
| 04/25/2022 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 7d restricted | A full 40# bag of coal slipped out of hands, employee tried to lift upwards to prevent bag from falling to floor, hands slipped on wet bag and left hand impacted bottom of metal chute causing lacerati... |
| 01/21/2022 | MACHINERY | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 9d restricted | Employee incorrectly placed an empty bag on bagging machine and reached to attempt to straighten bag when their left thumb impacted metal clamp causing laceration to left thumb. Employee was taken to... |
| 07/27/2021 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 63d restricted | Miner was loading packaged blasting agent and shoveling (stemming) bore holes and noticed EE's shoulder getting sore. Applied ice for several days with no relief. Reported the injury on 08/05/2021.... |
| 05/10/2021 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 2d lost | While accessing repairs needed in Buckwheat pocket employee slipped, reached with LEFT hand to grab onto something preventing fall and cut LEFT middle and ring fingers on piece of metal. Employee was... |
| 02/03/2021 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 24d restricted | While shoveling, prepping and cleaning out the inside of a railcar employee slipped and fell. EE reached out with LEFT arm to catch self, arm twisted and they fell on left side causing pain and soren... |
| 01/15/2021 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 5d lost | While cleaning up coal bins at bagging department employee was shoveling coal and felt soreness to lower back area. EE was taken to local Urgent Care for observation and diagnosed with muscle strain t... |
| 11/18/2020 | NONPOWERED HAULAGE | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 2d lost, 14d restricted | While loading trailer on 11/18/2020 with 2,000lb. skids of bagged coal, employee attempted to pull pallet with pallet jack which did not move and felt a pull and pain to left elbow area. Initially emp... |
| 10/07/2020 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 18d restricted | On 10/07/2020 employee reported while setting a 12"" 3'L x 4'L 90 degree steel pipe elbow employee turned left to re-position self and felt a pain to lower right back area and initially refused medica... |
| 07/22/2020 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 30d restricted | On 7/22/2020 while turning a 12"" x 21'L piece of steel pipe with beam turner employee reported EE slipped on wet floor and felt strain in lower back area but refused any medical treatment. On 10/16/2... |
| 07/02/2020 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 12d restricted | While assisting packaging coal, employee was placing 40# bags of coal into sealer and felt pain and soreness in left arm/shoulder area. On July 7, 2020 employee's arm was still sore and employee was t... |
| 03/30/2020 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 25d lost, 57d restricted | While descending steps and carrying ladder in plant, employees right foot twisted causing foot to twist and become sore. Employee finished shift. The next day employees foot was still sore and was ta... |
| 02/13/2020 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 1d lost, 4d restricted | While placing empty bag onto bagging chute employee felt soreness in right shoulder. Employee was taken to local Urgent Care and diagnosed with right shoulder strain and placed on restricted duty. |
| 02/13/2020 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 1d lost, 50d restricted | Employee stated on Thursday 2/13/2020 morning they developed right shoulder and neck soreness about a week ago while bagging nut coal and now wants to report it. Employee was taken to local Urgent Car... |
| 02/05/2020 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 8d lost | Employee was removing 40# bags of coal off stacking conveyor and as EE pulled bag and attempted to place on pallet EE felt a pinch in EE's left shoulder area. EE was taken to local urgent care for obs... |
| 01/15/2020 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 41d lost, 20d restricted | Employee went to grab a 40lb. bag of coal that fell off bagging chute, and felt pain in right shoulder area. Employee was taken to local Urgent Care and diagnosed with strain to right arm and placed o... |
| 12/14/2019 | OTHER | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 132d lost | On 12/14/19, employee was loading retail coal, pulled lever to close hopper bin, stood up from folding chair and felt pain in lower back area. Employee refused treatment. On 12/30/19, employee was sti... |
| 12/11/2019 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 16d lost, 3d restricted | While taking 40# bag of coal off stacking table, employee turned to right and attempted to place 40# bag of coal on pallet and felt pain in right shoulder area. Employee was taken to Urgent Care and d... |
| 12/04/2019 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 2d restricted | While applying hand brake during positioning of railroad car, employee felt strain and soreness in lower back area. Employee was taken to local Urgent Care for observation and diagnosed with muscle st... |
| 11/01/2019 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | On 11/01/19 employee was performing maintenance on Ripl-Flo vibrator, stepped on spring base pedestal, boot slipped and Right Knee impacted metal pedestal causing pain. Initially employee refused medi... |
| 07/01/2019 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 9d restricted | On 7/01/19 employee was stacking 40lb. bags of coal onto pallet and felt pain in left knee area, informed lead man but refused to go for medical attention. Later on 7/08/19, employee stated the left k... |
| 06/21/2019 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 38d restricted | Employee was changing screens on vibrator and felt pain in the right elbow area. Initially they refused treatment. On 6/25/19 soreness and pain persisted and employee was taken to local Urgent Care fo... |
| 06/19/2019 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 1d lost | Employee was working re-positioning pallet of bagged coal in shipping trailer. When the employee attempted to pull skid using pallet jack, wheel of pallet jack mobility became hindered by dirt/debris... |
| 10/17/2018 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 270d lost, 139d restricted | While descending steps from third to second floor, employee's feet got tangled causing fall. Employee reached with right arm and grabbed railing to break fall and felt pain and soreness to right shou... |
| 07/10/2018 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 7d lost | While stacking 40 lb. coal bags onto pallet, employee felt pain and soreness in back area. Employee was taken to local Urgent Care for observation and diagnosed with a sprained ligament to thoracic sp... |
| 04/19/2018 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 2d lost | Employee was lifting metal screens, while bending over to lift a second screen employee felt pain and soreness in lower back area. Employee was taken to local Urgent Care for observation and diagnosed... |
| 03/01/2018 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 73d lost, 9d restricted | Employee reported Monday 3/05/18 that while performing maintenance on Thursday 3/01/18 EE slipped and grabbed a hold of railing with left arm to prevent falling to ground. On 3/05/18 left bicep was sw... |
| 02/08/2018 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 1d lost, 7d restricted | Working packaging bagged coal, employee attempted to clean spilled coal off stacking table w/ right hand. Top of right hand brushed against automatic bag sealing machine discharge area causing abrasi... |
| 01/29/2018 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 8d restricted | While pulling in a downward motion attempting to open manual overhead garage door, employee felt soreness in back area. Employee was taken to local Urgent Care for observation and diagnosed with a str... |
| 05/23/2017 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 3d restricted | While entering lab, employee stumbled on metal grating and fell forward using both hands to brace fall which caused cuts to both hands and finger. Employee was taken to local Urgent Care for observati... |
| 04/07/2017 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 95d lost, 61d restricted | On 4/07/17 employee reported a strain/pain to right shoulder area while pulling lever down in load out area of #14 Plant and refused medical attention. Later on 06/16/17 same employee reported pain st... |
| 12/19/2016 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 3d restricted | While observing recently repaired conveyor, employee placed hand near scraper and bend pulley to look at belt tracking. A piece of ice on bend pulley came around and pinched right third finger between... |
| 10/06/2016 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | A foreman loosened a nylon ratchet strap and the metal handle of ratchet strap struck EE's right hand causing a cut. Employee was taken to local Urgent Care for observation and diagnosed with a finger... |
| 08/16/2016 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 7d restricted | While employee was lifting metal screen, they felt soreness and strain in their lower back section when they attempted to stand up. Employee was taken to local Urgent Care and diagnosed with a lumbar... |
| 10/14/2015 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 5d restricted | Employee was attempting to open/turn wheel of water valve with excess force which caused pain to left shoulder, wrist and arm area. Employee was taken to local hospital for observation and diagnosed w... |
| 09/30/2015 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 78d lost, 50d restricted | A co-worker slipped and lost balance while performing maintenance on 12"" x 10"" pump and injured employee attempted to break fall of the co-worker by reaching out and using his arms and caused strain... |
| 08/20/2015 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 11d lost, 8d restricted | Employee was attempting to ascend steps on at coal load-out area and slipped causing right leg to twist. Employee was taken to local hospital for observation and x-ray and was diagnosed with a medial... |
| 11/21/2014 | MACHINERY | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | While attempting to cut bolt heads off screen deck frame, the 4-1/2"" hand held grinder jumped and cutting wheel touched employees left thumb causing a laceration. Employee was observed at local hospi... |
| 08/18/2014 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 8d restricted | Employee was attempting to remove worn feed end top deck screen from Unit #657 vibrator. While employee was pulling, the screen got stuck and caught on a side piece of angle iron. This caused a strain... |
| 07/14/2014 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee was running to put windows up in pick-up truck due to driving rain. While attempting to run around the rear of the truck the employee's forehead struck an aluminum extension ladder. Employee... |
| 03/14/2014 | POWERED HAULAGE | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee received a strain to lower back area when the Komatsu WA450-5L wheel loader he was operating hit a pot hole causing sudden jarring. Employee was taken to hospital for observation, given a ste... |