Mountaineer Pocahontas No 1 Prep Plant — Accidents

Total: 16 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
08/06/2022 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cutting welding lead with grinder. The grinder kicked back and cut employee's left thumb, resulting in five stitches to left thumb.
06/20/2022 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost While dumping loaded truck, part of the load came out of the back of the trailer, when bed jack reached 2.5 to 3 stage the trailer went over onto the passenger side pulling tractor over onto its side,...
12/27/2018 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 46d lost Pulled on tailgate to clean bottom rail and slipped on ice. Tailgate came back to closed position and smashed left hand.
10/27/2015 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Received notice on 5-12-16 that an employee has filed a hearing loss claim and been deemed compensable, ee last exposure prior to claim was 10-27-15
09/29/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost EE was swinging a 15 LB. sledge hammer while attempting to free a bearing out of the tailgate of a A-40 D Artic Truck when he felt a sharp pain in abdomen. Result of injury was a hernia.
05/09/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 96d lost Standing on a material screen removing a rock from the shoot when his foot slipped and he fell on his right hip.
08/22/2012 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employees states that he was impacting bolts and the swivel on the impact swung around and caught his finger, tearing his glove and cutting the ring finger on his left hand. Employee received 4 s...
12/08/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 18d lost Security guard was found on the sidewalk and stated that he slipped on sidewalk and injured left arm,jaw,back of head.
09/14/2011 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Back strain using sledge hammer.
08/05/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee caught right forearm on an old weld resulting in a laceration. Not aware of stitches or medical treatment until 8/22/11. Employee continued to work.
08/13/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 16d lost Employee states he was moving steel plates on take-up and smashed his left ring finger between pieces of plate suffering a laceration. Employee was taken off work pending surgical consult to remove bo...
08/04/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY None Employee states he suffered a sprain to his left wrist when he was throwing conveyor idlers across a beltline. Employee received medical treatment and was placed on modified duty.
08/28/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 65d restricted Employee suffered low back muscle sprain after attempting to move a section of handrail manually.
07/18/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 51d lost Employee was walking on welded angle and fell when angle weld broke. Employee suffered cervical sprain when he fell. He was wearing proper safety equipment and did not fall completely to the ground.
04/13/2007 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee suffered low back pain/muscle strain as he bent over to put on safety harness.
04/02/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 300d restricted A platform collapsed and fell approx. 28 feet. An employee on the platform was injured in the fall.