Kopper Glo Preparation Plant — Accidents

Total: 10 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
11/06/2018 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was walking down three (3) steps to the concrete basement floor. As the employee was stepping from the last of the 3 steps to the basement, EE caught heel on the last step or the left foo...
03/27/2018 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was using a large hammer to hit on a belt roller to break it loose from the steel structure. EE was holding the roller with their left hand. As EE was swinging the hammer with the right hand and hi...
07/17/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 63d lost The employee was walking beside the Rail Road cars at the load out facility checking the doors on the cars. The employee stepped onto a rock and the rock rolled over and the employee fell into a small...
12/05/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While installing drive belts on a 34 flex tooth raw coal crusher employees little finger of his left hand became pinched between the drive sheave and drive belt.
06/26/2012 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The driver was turning over hill and started to down shift to lower gear. And let it roll too fast and couldn't get in gear. Resulting in a runaway. And overturned the truck causing the skins and abra...
06/01/2007 FIRE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Employee was using starter fluid to remove grease when flames were ignited by 500 Watt flood light.
11/30/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee was pouring muriatic acid from 5 gallon pail into 1000 gallon open tank. Employee's foot slipped and his safety glasses slid to the end of his nose resulting in acid splashing into right eye.
07/28/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 84d lost EMPLOYEE WAS ON KNEE'S SHOVELING COAL AND TWISTED KNEE.
08/14/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 12d lost EE WAS OPENING FRONT END LOADER IN COAL STOCKPILE WHILE HE WAS CLIMBING DOWN LADDER ON LOADER. HE HURT LOWER BACK.
08/31/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING STEEP EMBANKMENT AT MINE SITE WHEN HE SLIPPED ON WET GRASS FALLING ON LEFT SHOULDER.