Marfork Processing — Accidents

Total: 140 accidents | Fatalities: 2

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
07/31/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 266d lost The 4-A Raw Coal Feeder washed in on Raw Coal Reclaim belt. Employee was using water hose to wash material. Where Employee was standing, material had built up over his feet, and when he stepped out, h...
10/16/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Employee was climbing into #1 Prewet Screen from the right side. Employee slipped off of the side and fell backwards across the stabilizing bar inside the screen. Employee was treated at MedExpress.
10/01/2013 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee has been diagnosed with Occupational Pneumoconiosis.
08/14/2013 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted Employee was cutting trees and ground gave way causing him to fall coming in contact with saw. Causing a laceration to the right hand.
06/18/2013 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost As Employee was traveling on main haul road (on his way home) he fell asleep causing him to wreck his truck. He received minor injuries to his upper body.
06/18/2013 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was helping close doors on railroad cars and while putting pressure on bar to latch door the bar slipped out of the latch causing Employee to fall backwards injuring his lower back. Employee...
02/15/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None As Employee was cleaning out the tripper chute on the plant clean coal chute while using a 10ft piece of conduit; the material broke loose causing the conduit to slip Employee pulled on the conduit an...
06/19/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was removing screws from a tin building. As he attempted to take screws out the tin slipped and Employee grabbed the tin causing a laceration on his left hand between index finger and thumb....
06/03/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 11d lost, 22d restricted EE was installing a blade liner in a D10 dozer. There were 4 plate dogs and (3) 6"" weld stitches holding it. He laid down under it to place some weld on the bottom when all of the welds and dogs brok...
01/07/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost As Employee was standing on lower counter weight of a D10R Dozer bolting transmission into place he lost his footing and fell on the right side of counter weight striking left elbow. Employee was tre...
09/12/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was in the process of closing out-riggers on a 2001 Kenworth Service Truck when his left finger was pinned between the out-rigger and tool box causing a laceration. Employee was treated at Bo...
08/17/2011 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost While employee was tightening bolts on the Plant Feed Belt he felt a sharp pain on his left side. Employee was elevated and tied off with his safety harness. He was using his right hand to hold ratche...
04/07/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was installing a spray bar into 4A Feeder skirts. Employee and an electrician were rotating the bar. The electrician lost his grip, causing the bar to flip up, smashing Employees right middle finge...
03/16/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 196d lost Member was standing on 1' x 2' platform raising flop gate at head of reclaim belt when he lost his footing and slipped on the platform. Rain and slick conditions caused member to slip off of the top s...
03/04/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 256d lost Employee was working on the #2 clean coal screen. After completing the repair work to the screen deck, Employee was climbing across the mechanism when his arm slipped out from under him. Employee land...
02/25/2011 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Member was tightening a plug in the rear end of the Kenworth Mud Truck and the ratchet slipped and hit him in the mouth, causing him to break a tooth. Member immediately ceased work to go have his too...
01/22/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 19d lost, 29d restricted The employee was moving a spreader pipe out of a coal screen and caught his right middle finger in a pinch point between the spreader pipe and the screen. Infection has now become present in the wound...
11/15/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 9d lost EE was lifting Oxy-Act bottles and pulled something in right arm and elbow.
10/04/2010 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost Employee was inside Midd's Product Screen replacing a screen panel. He turned around to get a bolt and felt a sharp pain in his lower back.
09/02/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Member was in the process of making a metal guard for a pump when the guard fell. Member tried to catch the guard and the piece of metal caused a laceration requiring 13 sutures in left index finger.
03/16/2010 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 27d lost While in the process of installing a new belt head to extend the refuse belts, the forks of a IT28 Catapillar forklift fell off when they were raised up, stricking EE and causing a concussion.
01/02/2010 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None As employee was exiting a door coming from the thickner into the plant his right foot hit the door causing it to stop opening and he ran into the door. This caused one of his front teeth to chip requi...
09/25/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee loosened set bolts on a two piece light pole. In doing so the top section slid inside of the bottom smashing his left hand requiring 3 stitches.
05/27/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While removing a side board wedge from #1 Midds screen with a 4lb hammer when a piece of metal went into his left hand the index finger
04/21/2009 ENTRAPMENT ACCIDENT ONLY None While pushing coal on the #4 Clean Coal Stockpile in a D10 Dozer, the dozer was pulled in a cavity. No injury occurred. The dozer and member were safely freed at 5:46 AM.
01/28/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was looking in a metal tool box for welding rods. As he bent over, the lid fell hitting him in the back of the head, causing a laceration that required 3 stitches.
01/06/2009 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was walking across the parking lot near the preparation plant office when he hit his head on a metal skirt board which was protruding about 3' outby the raised tailgate of a parked truck, caused a...
08/21/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injury was working on the #2 clean coal O&R screen installing dripedge onto the side plate the piece of drip edge came loose due to the vibration of the plant running and fell onto his hand causing a...
07/30/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was performing maintenance on the #1 CC DNR Screen. A hold down was setting against the sideplate of the screen. The hold down fell over onto his hand, causing a laceration to the index and middle...
05/13/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 17d lost Member was shoveling material away from tailpiece and through a door to outside as he threw a shovel full of material he felt pain in hiw lower right side below his belt he continued to work until 5/2...
11/04/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost While replacing spring pedestals in the #1 refuse dewatering screen, ee's feet slipped causing a strain to his abdomen. Marfork Safety was notified that he did not return until 11/19/07 on 11/12/07.
10/01/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While trying to remove a piece of nylon band from a tail roller, it caused a laceration requiring 9 stitches on the left little finger.
03/11/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Individual was using a slate bar to turn roll on rock sizer when the slate bar broke causing him to fall on left leg resulting in a fracture.
03/06/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 158d lost While working on a dozer starter EE lost his grip causing the starter to fall on his right knee. This is only 1 of the 3 traumas that has occurred to his right knee while working at Marfork. He contin...
11/19/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was climbing onto beam and slipped. While attempting to catch himself his right hand came in contact with a hold down with a sharp edge resulting in a deep cut to the palm of his hand requiri...
07/31/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Member was taking discharge line off at pond pump. While jerking on line coupling broke loose and struck member in mouth upper lip requiring 7 stitches.
05/10/2006 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Member was holding a primary belt scraper while it was being cut with a reciprocating saw. The scraper started vibrating and he moved his hand closer to the saw blade when doing so the saw blade jumpe...
12/03/2005 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING LINER PLATES IN A TRUCK DUMP BIN ALONG WITH TWO OTHER EMPLOYEES. PROPER WELDING HOODS WERE WORN, BUT THE FOLLOWING MORNING HE WOKE UP WITH IRRITATION TO HIS EYES WHICH WERE DIAGNO...
10/12/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 53d lost EE WAS CHANGING OIL IN COAL REFUSE SCREEN EXCITERS ON REGULAR MAINTENANCE. HE WAS TRYING TO LIFT THE USED OIL OUT OF THE SCREEN WHEN HE FELT A SHARP SEVERE PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. TAKEN TO HOSPITAL, X...
09/01/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost CHAINING DOWN A D10 ROLLER FRAME THE BINDER SLIPPED AND EMPLOYEE FELL FOWARD AND STRAINED BACK
08/04/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 48d lost Employee was attempting to close the door of a railroad coal car when the bar he was using slipped, causing him to fall and fracture his right ankle.
05/06/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 11d lost EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OUT OF BOOM TRUCK & LOST HIS FOOTING, TWISTING HIS ANKLE.
01/08/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 360d lost EE WAS PULLING ON 1 1/2"" WATER LINE WASH DOWN HOSE STUCK IN MUD. WHILE PULLING ON HOSE, FELT SHARP PAIN IN LOWER BACK. DUE TO SCHEDULING AT PLANT, FIRST DAY OFF WAS 1/13/05.
12/10/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost member was attempting to close door on railroad car while prying his bar slipped causing member to loose his balance and fall and broke his ankle.
12/06/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Member was using sledge hammer to drive bearing on middling's shaft. Sledge hammer hit something else, causing member to hit left index finger on plate welded on four inch pipe, causing laceration on...
09/29/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Member was prepairing to weld on a d-10 cab pan he went to move a 1/2"" impact gun from dozer track it slipped and hit member in mouth knocking his upper left front tooth loose.
08/30/2004 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Member was using impact gun. It was not working correctly, it was bypassing on occasion. Member was holding extension & socket in hand and hit trigger. Gun started roll pin in extension, cut ring fing...
07/01/2004 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None MEMBERS WERE INSTALLING WALKWAY TO REFUSE CRUSHER. THE PLANT FEED BELT HAD SHUT OFF. INJURED WAS WELDING ON THE WALKWAY WHEN THE BELT RE-STARTED. A PIECE OF ROCK FELL OFF AND STRUCK HIM ON THE HEAD. M...
06/30/2004 ENTRAPMENT ACCIDENT ONLY None While trying to open a void on the #5 clean coal stockpile, employee while operating a Caterpillar D9 dozer fell into the void. Recovery was successful with no injuries.
05/27/2004 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING A WHEEL UP. RATCHET SLIPPED AND HIT EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT EAR - 11 STITCHES.