McClure River Plant — Accidents

Total: 76 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
02/13/2026 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Received a CWP diagnosis for employee on 2/13/2026.
11/15/2025 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None Injured worker was installing a track on a bulldozer. As EE picked up the back of track, the chain that is used to pick up the track slipped off the track and struck the worker in the mouth. Worker l...
08/27/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None Employee stated that EE was loading a scrap top roller into back of a pickup when EE felt a pop in EE's back.
07/03/2025 ELECTRICAL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost Employee was replacing the grid in the screen deck. As EE prepped to weld, EE received a shock rendering EE unconscious and casing a small burn on the back of EE's right thigh. EE was sitting on the s...
06/04/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was helping install a section of pipe above a refuse vibrator. As EE was positioning the pipe EE's hand was caught between the pipe and a feed box mashing EE's finger, resulting in a non-disp...
08/03/2024 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 46d lost Employee was walking down 54 refuse steps to platform and stepped on lump of coal size of a golf ball. This resulted in a sprained ankle.
05/09/2024 FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 281d lost Employee was working on the catwalk of a belt truss that was on the ground. The employee was handling the hoops for the belt covering when the truss turned over causing the employee to land on the gro...
02/29/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was washing floor and walked into DP cell which was 5'6"" from floor and protruding 18"" from side of sump. Employee has continued to work. EE started physical therapy on 6/17/2024.
01/22/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None When employee lifted the 5 gallon can of diesel out of truck bed, EE felt like EE pulled something in the right shoulder. EE continues to work and started physical therapy on 2/7/2024.
01/17/2024 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None An ignition event took place at the top of the Big Clean Coal Storage Silo. Personnel in the area witnessed a large fireball rising from the top of the silo. The foreman had just completed the on-shif...
06/03/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 44d lost Employee was holding panel to be bolted on. Thought it was supported enough to stay in place. Took left hand off panel and it dropped onto finger on EE's right hand. This resulted in a fracture and 4...
11/11/2022 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 68d lost The technician was removing a broken hand rail from the right side of a 777D. EE had the handrail off and turned to go down the ladder to hook to the new handrail to install. EE unhooked the fall rest...
09/27/2022 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Received a hearing loss diagnosis for employee on 9/27/2022.
09/07/2022 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 76d lost Employee was walking from the 3rd floor to the 2nd floor. As employee placed foot on the 3rd step from the bottom, the step broke loose from the right side looking down causing employee to lose balanc...
08/23/2022 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Received a CWP diagnosis for employee on 8/23/2022.
08/03/2022 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Received a hearing loss diagnosis for employee on 8/3/2022.
06/10/2022 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee exited elevator and slipped and hit on EE's right shoulder. EE continues to work and started physical therapy on 7/14/2022.
03/29/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was standing a 24' ladder up to change a light on a pole. They felt their shoulder pop while lifting the ladder up to lean it against the pole. They continues to work and started physical the...
12/30/2021 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Received a CWP diagnosis for employee on 12/30/2021.
07/20/2021 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Received a hearing loss diagnosis for employee on 7/20/2021.
05/22/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee had removed an impeller from a pump and was rolling it up out of the housing and EE received a laceration to the right pinky finger requiring stitches.
04/23/2021 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Received a hearing loss diagnosis for employee on 4/23/2021.
04/20/2021 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Received a CWP diagnosis for employee on 4/20/2021.
07/19/2020 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None A non-injury ignition/explosion occurred at an abandoned/sealed underground mine MSHA ID 44-07306. The explosion in the abandoned mine is believed to have occurred during a severe thunderstorm.
07/17/2020 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Received a hearing loss diagnosis for employee on 7/17/2020.
06/26/2020 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 50d restricted Employee was changing out a bag of floc. Some of the floc spilled on the floor and employee stepped on it causing EE to slip and fall. This resulted in a sprain to EE's right knee. Employee stated phy...
06/25/2020 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Received a CWP diagnosis for employee on 6/25/2020.
04/13/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Beam came lose, swung out and struck head
03/12/2020 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 86d lost EE was washing between two I-beams adjacent to the hose storage near the primary cyclones on the 4th floor of the plant. When EE finished, EE turned to store the hose, but EE's boot got caught between...
06/18/2019 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Received a hearing loss diagnosis on 6/18/2019 for employee. Employee was termed on 7/31/2018.
01/07/2019 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Received a CWP diagnosis for employee on 1/7/2019.
09/25/2018 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Received a hearing loss diagnosis for employee on 9/25/2018.
08/16/2018 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Received a CWP diagnosis for employee on 8/16/2018.
08/15/2018 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 55d lost Employee stepped down from water truck into a rut and turned right ankle resulting in a sprain.
05/21/2018 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Received a hearing loss diagnosis for employee on 5/21/2018.
05/15/2018 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Received a hearing loss diagnosis for employee on 5/15/2018.
04/14/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 84d lost Employee set a piece of feeder liner on belt channel and it slipped off striking ee on tip of left foot resulting in fracture.
11/04/2017 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 37d lost Employee was helping lift sieve holder in with chain. The hook came loose and fell catching employee's left arm and pulling left shoulder resulting in a strain.
01/15/2016 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Received a hearing loss diagnosis for employee. Employee last worked on 10/28/13 and was termed on 4/28/14.
09/07/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was walking inside thickener when he stepped in trough and tried to catch himself. He struck his right wrist on a piece of metal resulting in 15 staples.
05/01/2015 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 73d lost Employee was standing on an insulating mat that was on a pallet helping trouble shoot issue. When he stepped off the pallet he stepped down onto a #3 stone turned his right ankle and fell resulting in...
11/18/2014 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Received a CWP diagnosis for employee. He last worked on 8/31/2010.
10/16/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee was chipping slag off 4"" pipe that has just been welded when a small particle of slag went around his safety glasses and welding hood and into his left eye. The revision is being generated p...
08/05/2014 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Received a hearing loss diagnosis for EE on 8/5/2014. Employee last worked on 8/31/09.
08/04/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 64d lost Employee was washing floor when the water hose got hung on chute of vibrator. He pulled the hose and felt a sharp pain in his left knee. Employee continued to work up until a doctor took him off work...
11/06/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was changing out a belt roller and smashed his right ring finger when pulling roller from belt structure resulting in stitches.
10/31/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was removing box of soap from metal cabinet. Right hand came in contact with door frame cutting his right index finger resulting in stitches.
08/29/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 36d lost Employee was walking down the steps from the 6th floor to the 5th when he felt his right knee pop.
09/15/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was injured while assisting another employee cut a piece of 8"" steel. The weight shifted once the steel was cut allowing it to drop approximately 2-3"" striking his left hand.
06/11/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cutting old pipe down. His hand was holding the flanges when the pipe rolled and cut his left hand between his thumb and fore finger resulting in 2 stitches.