Nelms Plant — Accidents

Total: 8 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
06/20/2024 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 253d lost A fully trained miner was welding in a boom truck when the boom of the truck caught fire. The IE jumped from the bucket and the lanyard burnt in two causing the employee to fall to the ground. The e...
11/25/2019 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While grinding on a steel pipe, a spark bounced off of the front of employees jacket, up under the welding hood, and safety glasses, contacting EE's left eye.
07/17/2018 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None An open flame was observed on the raw coal stockpile at the preparation plant.
01/23/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While working in the outside shop on a mantrip, the employee was removing a speed reducer and it slid off of the axle pinching his Rt. ring finger against the shop floor resulting in a laceration and...
07/09/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 59d restricted While standing on a wooden plank above an empty sump repairing a water line, the plank broke causing the employee to fall injuring his left shoulder on impact with the side of the sump.
06/25/2013 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While raising one end of a pipe with a come-a-long, the opposite end of the pipe fell striking the employee on the right hand causing a laceration requiring 7 stitches.
06/05/2008 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Had hand under metal cutting with torch. When ball released metal dropped and punctured hand (7 stitches) bolt was holding 2 pieces of metal together.
05/16/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS A PASSENGER IN ROCK TRUCK, HE HAD REPLACED HIS ARM OVER THE OPERATIONS SEAT UNAWARE HIS LT. HAND, THUMB WAS IN THE DOOR JAM- THE TRUCK OPERATOR CLOSED THE DOOR, EE'S THUMB WAS PINCHED BETWEEN D...