Kentucky River Loading — Accidents

Total: 22 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
12/06/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee and another employee were closing a garage door and the cable broke causing one of the rollers to come out hitting the employee in the head requiring 2 staples.
06/17/2019 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While removing bolts from pins that connect the radiator nose cone to the frame left knee locked up and they couldn't straighten it.
10/24/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was opening the inspection door on the sampler system in the load out building and it struck employee's left index finger and cut it. Resulted in 5 sutures and employee returned back to work...
04/24/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Caught employee's left arm in the steering wheel of a sweeper truck causing a hair line fracture.
03/18/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 71d lost Employee was reaching for ticket and when she tried to sit back down the chair rolled away causing her to fall on desk and floor. Started missing work on 10/19/2015.
02/10/2015 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None MSHA inspector observed coal at #1 and #4 silos smoking and issued a K-order #8321634. A citation for not reporting the incident was issued, citation #8321634, for failure to report. No actual fire wa...
06/11/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost EE was walking and stepped out of scale house turning her left ankle. Was taken to Hazard ARH and diagnosed with a severe sprained ankle. Returned to work.EE worked til July 1st with no restrictions d...
03/08/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Chute was plugged with large blocks of coal at crusher. A slate bar was being utilized with a sledge hammer to break the material free. Sledge hammer glanced off of bar being used and struck victim in...
07/07/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost Employee was repairing a steering clutch in a bent over postion. As he raised up. He felt a sharp pain in his lower back. He went to dr and was placed off work on 7/8/09.
07/21/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 140d lost Employee hurt his shoulder on 7/21/08 but continued to work. He went in for surgery on 9/2/08 and his first day away was 9/3/08.
06/02/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While cutting dust mats for #2 silo, employee was attempting to cut excess mat when the knife slipped through the belt, striking him in his left wrist & causing a cut approx. 3 in. long.
09/12/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 31d lost Employee had hurt his shoulder on 9-12-05 but had continued to work. Employee Dr. decided on 12-15-05 employee needed some corrective surgery.
04/21/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost AS HE WAS STARTING DOWN STAIRWAY, EMPLOYEE MIS-STEPPED AND FELL DOWN STAIRS.
03/25/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING BELTS WHEN KNIFE SLIPPED AND HIS HIS LEFT HAND CAUSING A LACERATION.
12/05/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING ROLLERS WHEN ONE SLIPPED STRIKING EE IN RIGHT LEG. RETURNED TO WORK THE SAME SHIFT.
01/16/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 81d lost WHILE FUELING DOZER EE'S FOOT SLIPPED & WENT BETWEEN PUSHARM & ROLLER FRAME. SNOW CONTRIBUTED TO THIS ACCIDENT. THE BONE WAS BROKE IN HIS RIGHT FOOT.
08/19/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 29d lost WALKING DOWN MAIN BELT COMING INTO LOADOUT EMPLOYEE SLIPPED HURTING HIS LEFT KNEE.
02/20/2002 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 85d lost OPERATOR WAS OPERATING A 980C CAT LOADER CLEANING UP DUMP PAD AND BACK INTO COAL TRUCK. LOADER OPERATOR WENT TO HOSPITAL WITH COMPLAINTS OF BACK PAIN. XRAYS WERE NEGATIVE. HE RETURNED TO WORK AND CONT...
02/09/2002 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 85d lost DRIVER STOPPED TO INSPECT TIRES WHILE WAITING TO CROSS SCALES AND THE TIRE BLEW OUT AS HE LEANEDOVER IT.
04/25/2000 ELECTRICAL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 292d lost EE AND COWORKERS WERE WORKING ON A BREAKER BOX THAT CONTROLLED THE CRUSHER (TYPO TIPPLE). THE BREAKER EXPLODED CAUSING BURNS TO 80-90% OF EE'S BODY. 26% TO ONE COWORKER AND BURNS TO THE HANDS OF ANOTH...
04/25/2000 ELECTRICAL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 221d lost EE WAS HOLDING A FLASHLIGHT FOR THE ELECTRICIAN TO WORK ON AN ELECTRICAL BREAKER BOX WHEN THE BREAKER EXPLODED, CAUSING BURNS TO 26% OF HIS BODY. HE WAS TAKEN TO ARH VIA AMBULANCE.
04/25/2000 ELECTRICAL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 93d lost EE WAS STANDING 6-10' AWAY FROM THE BREAKER EXPLOSION WHERE TWO COWORKERS WERE WORKING. HE RECEIVED BURNS TO HIS HANDS WHILE TRYING TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE ON THE COWORKERS. HE WAS TRANSPORTED TO HOSPI...