McClure River Plant — Accidents

Total: 76 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
04/10/2012 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee has been medically diagnosed with partial peroneal nerve dysfunction, related to prolonged periods of kneeling with knee pads as part of his normal daily activities as diagnosed by Dr. Kotay,...
12/20/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was removing protection screens and channel over sump while chipping rust off channel. He was punctured by a piece of screen that was extended above the channel he was preparing to remove. Th...
04/07/2011 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee has filed for and settled a claim for job-related hearing loss .Claim was reported as of 6/11/2011.
01/10/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 57d lost Employee slipped on ice in parking lot going to the supply truck.
05/01/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 39d lost, 4d restricted A water hose was wrapped around a valve and the employee was in the process of removing it, when the valve fitting blew off, striking and knocking the employee backwards. He fell down to the concrete...
08/21/2008 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was grinding and welding on top of discharge gate, a few days later he realized he had a small piece of metal in his eye. Eye presciption medicine was administered.
06/30/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was moving conduit when it broke and cut his hand.
10/30/2006 STRIKING OR BUMPING DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 29d lost Employee had checked the stacker belt and was walking around the breaker building and took a short cut between the power center box and the breaker building. He had to stoop to get under an airline. W...
10/12/2006 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 28d lost Employee alleged he hurt his back while operating a d-10 dozer on the raw coal stockpile on 10-12-06. Injured did not reporat this accident until 10-20-06.
05/02/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was removing bolts in box bushing. Broke bolt. Striking his wrist against pump housing. Went to doctor 5/2/06. Returned to work on 5/3/06.
07/30/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured was replacing the bottom deck discharge lip on a raw coal vibrator. As he stepped down from the vibrator to the floor he felt a tingle in his right knee.
11/06/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 71d lost INJURED WAS SITTING ON THE CATWALK AT THE HEAD END OF THE #54 REFUSE BELT CUTTING BOLTS OUT OF THE SNUB ROLLER. HE THEN STARTED TO STAND UP, TWISTED HIS ANKLE, BREAKING THE SMALL BONE IN HIS RIGHT LEG...
10/07/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured was cutting a hole in a polydeck screen to remove the screen from the vibrator, while he was cutting the screen with a utility knife the knife slipped from the screen striking his right hand....
09/13/2004 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Received a CWP claim on 8/8/2013. Employee last worked on 9/13/2004 and is no longer employed with the company. Accident date of 9/13/2004 is to accommodate online reporting per MSHA (Denver) instruct...
08/14/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 105d lost INJURED WAS WORKING ON TOP OF THE EXPLOSION DOORS OVER THE CYCLONES OF THE THERMAL DRYER. HE STEPPED BACKWARDS OR HIS FEET SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL SIX TO SEVEN FEET STRIKING HIS RIGHT ANKLE AND LE...
02/09/2004 NO VALUE FOUND DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 339d lost INJURED ALLEGED HE HAD STRAINED HIS BACK WHILE INSTALLING PALE MOUNTED LIGHTS AT THE RIVER PREPPLANT.
06/30/2003 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost INJURED WAS STANDING IN A CRUSHER USING A SLEDGEHAMMER TO REMOVE DIRT & RUST FROM THE BACKPLATE,WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. (INJURED BEGAN LOSING TIME ON 11/17/03.)
05/06/2003 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None INJURED WAS USING A GRINDER TO GRIND THE SLAG OFF OF AN EXCAVATOR BUCKET. WHILE GRINDING THE GRINDER KICKED BACKWARDS STRIKING HIM ON HIS WRIST.
08/15/2002 NONPOWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 40d lost, 31d restricted INJURED WAS HELPING THREE OTHER PEOPLE ROLL A SECTION OF AN OLD VIBRATOR SIDE FRAME. ON A DOLLY (4 WHEEL). THE DOLLY WHEEL CAUGHT IN A CRACK IN THE FLOOR, CAUSING THE METAL TO SLIDE OFF THE DO LLY ONT...
11/17/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None INJURED WAS ENTERING CONTROL ROOM AND CLOSED DOOR, CAUGHT LEFT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN DOOR AND DOOR FACING.
05/12/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None INJURED WAS CHANGING HAMMERS IN A JEFFREY CRUSHER, AS HE WAS PICKING UP HAMMER TO HOOK TO THE ELECTRIC HOIST, THE HAMMER SLIPPED BACK MASHING HIS LEFT FINGER AGAINST THE CRUSHER.
03/28/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 26d lost INJURED HAD STARTED MOUNTING A DOZER FROM THE STEP ON THE PUSH ARM. HIS RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE STEP CAUSING HIM TO STRIKE HIS RIGHT RIB CAGE ON THE PUSH ARM OF THE DOZER. INJURED STATED TH AT HE H...
12/18/2000 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 49d lost INJURED WAS CLOSING RAILROAD CAR DOORS USING A COME-A-LONG AND A BAR. THE CARS HAD SOME FROZEN MATERIALS IN THE CARS, AS HE WAS USING THE BAR TO HELP CLOSE THE DOORS, THE BAR SLIPPED OUT CAUS ING HIM...
11/10/2000 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None INJURED WAS PUTTING A NEW SET OF BOLTS ON A VIBRATING SCREEN AND AS HE WAS TURNING THE SHEEVE WHEEL WITH A PIPE WRENCH, THE BELT WENT ON THE SHEEVE WHEEL. IT TURNED BACKWARDS AND CAUGHT HIS FI NGER ON...
10/04/2000 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None INJ WAS UNPLUGGING SAMPLE CHUTE PIPE AT THE HEADEND OF THE HIGH 7BL SAMPLE BELT WITH A BAR WHEN HE FELT & HEARD A POP SOUND IN HIS RIGHT RIB CAGE
01/26/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted INJURED JUST CHECKED THE FREEZE TREATMENT TANKS AND WAS WALKING TO THE LOADOUT WHEN HE STEPPED IN A RUT THAT WAS COVERED AND FALLING TO THE GROUND. OUND.