Oaktown Fuels Preparation Plant — Accidents
Total: 10 accidents | Fatalities: 0
| Date | Classification | Injury | Days Lost | Narrative |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/25/2022 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 106d restricted | Injured was lifting the hood of a MT995 tractor to service the a/c when the shoulder felt like it tore. Injured went to the clinic on 8/8 and they treated and ordered a MRI. On 8/17 the MRI showed tha... |
| 02/04/2022 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 136d restricted | Injured walked out the door of the prep plant going to the foreman's pickup. Due to the weather conditions the whole area was a solid sheet of ice. The injured slipped and fell hurting the right shoul... |
| 10/20/2019 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Injured was replacing the back plate of a refuse screen and received a laceration on right hand during the process. Injured received stitches for the laceration. |
| 06/10/2019 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 2d restricted | Injured was pulling new belt and finger was smashed by roller bar. This caused a fracture to the index finger. |
| 04/17/2018 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Injured was moving the fork of the telehandler and pinched EE's finger between the fork and the headache bar of the machine. Injured suffered a laceration as a result of this and received stitches fo... |
| 06/07/2017 | FIRE | ACCIDENT ONLY | None | Smoke was observed coming from the raw coal pile at approx. 6pm on 6/7/17. A track-hoe was dispatched to the spot observed & began digging our the spot where the smoke was observed. At approx. 8:45am... |
| 11/22/2016 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | The injured was in the process of removing a gear box from a bin roller when the gear box cleared the shaft it made an upward motion pinching index finger between the motor pedal and the motor causing... |
| 04/11/2016 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 9d restricted | The injured was lowering a 40 foot extension ladder down to the floor with another employee to move the ladder to the needed location when the second employee lost their grip on the foot end of the la... |
| 01/17/2015 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Injured was exiting cab of crane. Injured lost his footing and all of his weight shifted to his right arm while holding onto the grab handle. Right shoulder became dislocated. This is a aggravation of... |
| 05/29/2013 | FIRE | ACCIDENT ONLY | None | A dozer caught on fire while pushing coal. The fire was not extinguished within 30 minutes and was reported immediately to MSHA. |