Kingston Processing — Accidents

Total: 36 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
03/31/2024 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Worker was cutting with a torch. Employee had on safety glasses but was not wearing a face shield. When the metal was heated a piece of rust came loose and went under the workers safety glasses and in...
03/22/2024 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was working under a truck and the socket fell off the handle and hit employee's mouth and broke a front tooth.
09/28/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was unloading a fork for an IT28 fork loader from the bed of a flatbed pickup truck. When EE slid the fork back and it cleared the end of the truck bed, the fork rolled and pinched the tip o...
07/18/2022 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was trimming a dam for a screen panel. The employee was cutting it with a utility knife. The knife slipped and cut employee's right leg.
02/24/2022 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Two employees were drilling a hole in a disconnect box. The hole saw slipped & made contact with one of the employees left hand. This resulted in 14 stitches in EE's left hand.
04/24/2020 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 142d lost Employee stated that EE tripped over a 4 inch pipe and fell on EE's right knee. EE was provided First-Aid treatment at a local medical facility and returned to work on EE's next scheduled shift. The E...
01/04/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was struck on the left leg below the knee by a slurry pipeline resulting in a laceration that required 4 sutures.
11/19/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee stated that while replacing a mechanism beam on a coarse refuse screen, the became lodged against a screen side board. While trying to dislodge the beam left index finger was caught betwe...
05/21/2017 ELECTRICAL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 19d lost Employee was trouble shooting an electrical transformer using a Fluke multi-meter when an electrical arc occurred resulting in second degree electrical burns to EE's right arm.
05/24/2016 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee has been diagnosed with Occupational Pneumoconiosis. The Safety Department was notified on 5/24/2016. Employee was terminated on 1/27/2016.
01/19/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost A clean coal truck pulled onto the scales, employee observed the truck bed was on fire. EE grabbed a nearby fire extinguisher and while going around the mechanics truck EE slipped in the snow catching...
05/30/2015 ELECTRICAL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 14d lost The employee was energizing a 30 amp circuit breaker. A circuit failure of undetermined origin occurred resulting in thermal burns to the employee's right arm, face and neck.
12/15/2014 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Claim for occupational hearing loss, due to exposure to noise.
09/23/2014 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Claim for Occupational Pneumoconiosis
02/20/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured was replacing a 5 HP motor on an FMC Feeder, and got his hand pinched between the frame and motor tray.
09/27/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 125d lost Employee was trying to hook up the broken chain on the slope of the wash box, when the chain broke free causing employee to slide down the slope to the divider and the chain struck him in the lower ba...
10/31/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 164d lost EE was cleaning the windshield of his articulating truck and slipped causing him to grab the hand rail. He stated his arm began hurting but finished his shift. He latter went to a Health Care Facility...
03/25/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While taking a compressed spring out of a raw coal feeder, the EE suffered a fracture to his middle finger on his left hand when the spring released tension.
02/21/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 17d restricted Employee was working in a muddy area lifting fifty pound coal samples one at a time into the back of the company truck. As he turned to put the sample into the bed of the truck, his foot slipped in t...
12/21/2010 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost While using his hammer to knock ice off the belt roller, his hand slipped, causing it to become caught between the belt and the skirt board rubber on the belt.
03/04/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was changing the ceramic lining on the plant cyclone, when the lining slipped, causing EE to pinch his right finger against the cyclone wall. EE received seven stitches to close the wound.
12/03/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Changing belts and caught finger in mechanism. Skinned rt. little finger back midway between first knuckle and top of finger.
07/29/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Washer bottom being replaced. When it got hung, employee pulled on it and it came loose and caught his finger between side and bottom.
01/25/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured employee was holding a piece of channel while another employee was striking it with a sledge hammer. Struck right ring finger with sledge hammer.
01/30/2006 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost Injured was straining while working under truck. Collapsed rt. lung.
02/24/2003 NO VALUE FOUND DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 341d lost INJURED WAS FINISHING SHIFT. TURNED TO BACK DOWN THE STEPS AND REACHED FOR THE HANDRAIL, MISSED IT AND FELL.
01/11/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 71d lost INJURED WAS GETTING OFF OF DOZER. KNEE MADE A POPPING NOISE. WHEN HE WOKE UP THE NEXT MORNING HE COULD NOT WALK.
10/06/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost MOVING TO LANDING AND STEPPED ON 1/2"" STEEL SAFETY CABLE. CABLE BROKE UNDER HIS WEIGHT CAUSING HIM TO FALL BACKWARDS INTO PIPE WORK WITH LUGS. HIT BACK, SHOULDER, AND TAIL BONE.
10/06/2002 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING AND STOOD UP STICKING BACK AGAINST PIPE THAT WAS STICKING OUT OF SUMP.
06/26/2002 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None TIGHTENING BOLTS ON MECHANISM BEAM. TORQU MACHINE WEDGE FELL OUT AND HIT RT TEMPLE. WAS UNAWARE ACCIDENT REPORTABLE UNTIL 7/16/02.
03/29/2002 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost EE WAS USING PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND HAD SAFETY HARNESS ON. EE WAS SHAPOING METAL TO FIT INSIDE OF SHUTE. A PENCIL LEAD SIZE FRAGMENT RECOCHETED BETWEEN SAFETY GLASSES AND IMPALED IN TO EYE....
03/28/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 75d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS REACHING INTO BACK OF PICK UP. HE TRIED TO MOVE A LOADED JOB BOX AND FELT MUSCLES PULL IN BACK.
01/28/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 69d lost MOVING PIECE OF METAL, IT SLIPPED IN HIS HAND CAUSING PAIN IN HIS BACK.
04/06/2001 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WELDING BENCH ON 1ST FLOOR PIECE OF RUST WENT INTO RIGHT EYE WHILE GRINDING PIPE.
05/13/2000 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None CUTTING WITHT TORCH, FACE SWEATING, REMOVED GOGGLES TO WIPE FACE. METAL IN EYE WHEN RUBBING FACE.
01/05/2000 ELECTRICAL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 93d lost EE, PLANT ELECTRICIAN, WAS SHOCKED WHILE CLEANING INSIDE OF CONTROL BOX OF DIESEL PUMP, IN WHICH HE THOUGHT WAS DE-ENERGIZED. HE WAS SPRAYING WITH CLEANER AND WIPING IT OUT, AND RECEIVED A SMA LL SHOC...