Martinsburg — Accidents

Total: 246 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
08/07/2016 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was working in the finish mill building cleaning out a blockage in FM1 step chute for approximately 10 hours using a jackhammer. Jackhammer caused dust to stir from the material they were wor...
06/12/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was sampling cement from the air slide on FM 2 with safety glasses, hardhat and dust respirator on when there was a pulse of material through the air slide. Material flew out of the port and...
01/31/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was helping pull a breaker out of a panel when the bucket release became stuck and employee jerked upward and strained employee's back. employee was checked out at clinic and returned to full...
01/05/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 12d restricted Employee was removing a lower air slide from under hopper when it slipped and fell onto EE's hand smashing it between the air slide and pipe below.
08/20/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Employee was walking up a set of stairs and in his words, ""tripped over his own feet"", falling forward getting a finger caught in stair grating
07/27/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted Unloading truck for work. Chain from chain hoist, caught on vehicle bumper while wrapped around hand and pulled on wrist.
07/03/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted When employee went to retrieve the piece of metal in FM 1 rotary feeder the ram slipped off the feeder vane, rolled back, and pinned said employees left thumb between the feeder and the feeder housing...
02/18/2015 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Worker was assisting in the assembly of an air slide. Sections were being lifted into place by a chain fall from above. When lifted the air slide shifted and pinched his hands.
01/08/2015 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was air lancing next to a bulk truck loading snorkle and material blew back up into face and got under safety glasses. Employee was not wearing the proper PPE for the job task. Goggle or face...
12/12/2014 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None Spontaneous combustion of rough raw coal. No damage or loss to any equipment, no injuries, no illness as a result of this incident. No interruption in plant operation. Flame observed at approx.10:00...
11/04/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted Employee was cleaning up material in the by pass compressor room, went to pick up a 1 gallon of metal parts and twisted his back, then causing a small pain. Employee told his immediate sup. Employee...
10/18/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted Employee was driving a bearing into an end cap housing. Employee injured was using a steel plate to drive bearing and swung a 3-4 lb dead blow hammer, forgot where his right thumb was and the hammer h...
06/21/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 63d restricted Worker was attempting to close an inspection door on the pre-heater tower using a sledge hammer. He was hitting one of the hinges with the sledge and missed the hinge causing his pinky finger to be c...
06/19/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted While troubleshoot a cement flow problem, the employee proceeded to close a manual gate from the silo that fed a pneumatic gate. The employee unbolted an inspection cover on the flange that connected...
06/10/2014 DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None A co-work found a worker in an apparent state of heat exhaustion. Worker had been performing his assigned clean-up tasks and apparently became ill due to dehydration.
05/01/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 303d restricted Employee, while wearing proper PPE was in the process of removing a sensing meter from a lime slurry system when he accidentally got lime slurry in his eye requiring flushing. After employee got lime...
03/10/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 20d restricted Employee was going to clean out the cement air slide under cement silo and accidentally twisted his left ankle in a small trench like trough that runs under the air slide.
12/20/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 14d restricted Employees left hand incurred a laceration requiring sutures while performing an adjustment to a conveyor belt.
12/20/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 14d restricted Employees right hand incurred a minor laceration requiring sutures while performing an adjustment to a conveyor belt.
04/10/2013 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost Miner using 6 ton come-along to pull gear box out chain on hoist broke and struck miner on right leg.
04/08/2013 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None Began working in Cumberland Coal storage area (CCSA) Tue Apr 2. Smell indicated something going on but no fire determined. Previous week smoldering coal removed from ARJ storage side. Smoldering & red...
03/28/2013 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using a hammer drill to drill refractory. Drill caught and spun out of operators hand striking him in the cheek causing a small laceration. Employee received stitches. Laceration occurred...
03/04/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee working on the sly dust collector at clinker silo 1, when dust got into eyes
02/18/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 166d restricted employee walking on catwalk of stacker belt turned and heard something pop in his left knee
01/18/2013 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Employee stated that after driving pins for the bottom ash feeder with a sledge hammer on the 1/18/13 he developed soreness in the neck and shoulder on 1/19/13. Employee did not request his supervisor...
12/19/2012 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 33d lost Accident occurred while demolishing a retired/abandoned building structure in an area isolated from the rest of the plant at shut-down surface area. Excavator slid laterally on concrete floor surface...
12/18/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted Was putting a pump into the day tank in #2 grinding aid room and strained my back.
12/05/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured employee was standing next to a coworker that was striking a chisel with a hammer and was struck in the back of the right hand with what appears to be a small sliver of metal. This resulted in...
11/08/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was leaving the warehouse 1 location going to lunch. She was walking pass the big hanger bay door and tripped over the forks on the Grade-All which were pointed towards the hangar bay door. EE co...
10/22/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 169d lost Employee was loading steel into a sea container while load was being slid into position inside the container it pinched employee's left lower leg against the side of the container.
10/11/2012 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was in the process of cleaning out the step chute on FM1 from the 014 East/West belt. The employee looked through the inspection door when the blaster that was installed to keep the chute cl...
08/10/2012 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None A fire was discovered by Production Control Supervisor in the 001 Pan Conveyor Gallery at 22:00. The PCS called the local fire department at 22:10 due to amount of fire and smoke in the gallery.
06/15/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was working on Preheater Tower spout for dust unloading, spout would not move so employee tried to move in manual. Dust fell from spout area and covered face/eyes of the employee. His left e...
03/02/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Prior to erecting scaffold a ""headache"" deck was being installed to ensure no debris could fall on the crew. As the work was being finished a chuck of debris fell from above striking the employee o...
02/02/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was working at old truck plant on the airslide to C-bin. All the air supply to the lines was turned off. Checked pressure by feeling line, removed air hose, material build-up in end of hose c...
01/25/2011 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was working on cleaning the area of the clinker silo pan conveyor. The pan conveyor was down for most of the day & had restarted near the end of the shift. EE was at west side of pan conveyor gathe...
09/28/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 14d lost Employee was using woma gun on the feed shelf to clear buildup in the tower. Coating (buildup) fell, hitting the gun barrel lifting the employee off of his feet causing him to fall into the scaffold w...
05/27/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 33d restricted EE was usging a dewalt 3/8 drill to drill hole in steel. While using 5/8 bit the drill got stuck and twisted, catching employees right hand and breaking a small bone in hand.
01/14/2010 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 18d lost After removing tools from back of truck EE was closing tailgate of the truck with his right hand on top of tailgate when the top door of cap fell, pinching his finger between top door and the tailgate...
12/23/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 82d lost EE was walking on unpaved snow covered road to clinker silo for sample when he stepped into a hole and twisted his left knee. EE was able to perform regular job duties unitl surgery which is scheduled...
12/19/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 72d lost EE was troubleshooting an electrical issue with compressor, removed access panel to access relay inside cabinet. Upon job completion, EE reinstalled access panel and felt a tear in his right shoulder....
08/29/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost EE had slipped and fell 1-2 feet trying to decend to the next level of planking. Instant swelling had occcured at the time of the accident. Proper equipment was present for a safe decend.
08/24/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 216d lost Employee was walking from point A to point B on uneven ground and lost his footing. He never fell but tweaked his lower back causing a muscle strain. Employee went to panel physician and was put on re...
08/17/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost While cleaning sprayer to apply stain the hose lifted out of the bucket and sprayed acetone on the left side of EE's face. EE immediately flushed his face with bottled water and reported to the job tr...
08/12/2009 ELECTRICAL NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee on ladder attempted to repair wire insulation while energized. This type of work is contrary to site and contractor safety procedures. The employee caused an arc flash to occur which caused t...
08/10/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Choker on crane hit the crab handle knocking it off of the crab, the crab handle fell approx. 10 to 12 feet, striking employee on the back of his hard hat.
08/04/2009 POWERED HAULAGE PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 250d restricted Employee was flipping a brace, using forklift. While flipping, the peice slipped off forklift and pinched employees right index finger between peice brace and gurter.
07/14/2009 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured employee was grinding steel pipe, and got metal dust inside of right eye. Employee was using PPE at that time.
06/25/2009 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 31d restricted Employee was using 1/2 inch electric impact and reamer bit to ream holes in flange. Reamer hung and twisted drill and twisted hand popping finger out of joint.
06/24/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was lifting floor tile on raised floor, tile slipped out of his hand and smashed middle finger of left hand, received 6 stitches in finger, returned to work that day. Root cause was EE did not clea...