Patoka River — Accidents

Total: 18 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
01/03/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 4d lost, 38d restricted A chain broke, causing a piece of metal to fall and strike EE's hand.
02/18/2006 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Still dark and snowing and visibility was poor. Dozer was pushing dirt up on stockpile when truck slightly struck tractor cab.
02/08/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Changing dryer screen at wash plant. Screen was worn on and sharp on edges. Victim sliced his little finger on side of screen.
11/21/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 9d lost Employee had been fueling equipment and he drove to the 988 loader. When he was getting out of the truck his foot slipped and he fell out onto the pile of coal. He had fuel on the bottom of his boot m...
09/12/2005 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A 992 LOADER WAS LOADING THE TRUCK WITH DIRT. SAID THE JARRING AROUND HURT HIM
02/02/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was hauling dirt and the ground was frozen he was pulling up to stop and the steering wheel jerked and wrenched his wrist.
11/18/2004 STRIKING OR BUMPING DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 32d lost, 26d restricted CLIMBING TRUCK LADDER AND BUMPED RIGHT KNEE ON TOP STEP.
09/18/2003 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 71d lost EE WAS HAULING COAL IN A 50 TON CAT END DUMP, WHEN THE STRUT BROKE CAUSING THE TRUCK TO LAY OVERON ITS SIDE.
07/24/2003 NO VALUE FOUND NO VALUE FOUND None EE WAS DUMPING HIS LOAD AND THE DUMP GAVE WAY AND TRUCK OVERTURNED. NIGHT TIME, DRY MATERIAL (DIRT AND SHALE MIX)
02/24/2003 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost EE WAS CLIMBING ONTO THE BACKHOE WHEN HIS KNEE POPPED & GAVE OUT.
10/28/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost EE WAS BENDING OVER TO PICK UP A PUMP HOSE AND HIS LOWER BACK POPPED, CAUSING GREAT PAIN. HE HAD NOT EVEN PICKED UP THE HOSE YET.
10/07/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost IT WAS DARK, & EE CLIMBED ONTO THE TOP OF INTN'L POWDER TRUCK TO SEE IF IT NEEDED NITRATE IN THE BIN. THE DOOR HAD BEEN LEFT OPENED & HE FELL INSIDE THE TANK OF THE TRUCK, HITTING HIS BACK ON THE META...
01/30/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 19d lost OUR WELDER WAS CUTTING ANGLE IRON GUARD OFF OF TRUCK SCALE, AND EE WAS STANDING DOWN ON GROUND BELOW, WHEN THE ANGLE IRON WAS CUT IT FELL, HITTING HIM ON OR ABOVE THE RIGHT KNEE.
09/17/2001 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 5d lost, 1d restricted EE WAS STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN AT TRIAD WHEN ONE OF TRIAD'S END DUMPS RAN INTO THE BACK OF EE'S TRUCK.
12/08/2000 FIRE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 33d lost EE SPILLED K1 KEROSENE ON HIS PANT LEG THEN WAS GOING TO LIGHT THE PROPANE TORCH AND A SPARK IGNITED AND BURNED HIS LEFT LEG.
10/16/2000 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost EE WAS PUSHING ROCK WITH DOZER BLADE AND BACKED UP OVER A ROCK JERKING HIS BACK. HE WORKS NIGHT SHIFT SO I THINK IT WAS DARK AND HE JUST DIDN'T SEE THE ROCK. BY THE END IF THE SHIFT HE WAS HAV ING BAC...
09/01/2000 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None NARROW SPOT IN HAUL ROAD. DRIVER OF EMPTY TOLD DRIVER OF LOADED THAT THERE WAS PLENTY OF ROOM. DRIVERS MUSJUDGE DISTANCE, BOTH BEDS HIT. BOTH DRIVERS HAD SEAT BELTS ON. BOTH BED NEED TO BE TAK EN OFF...
05/11/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost EMPLOYEE CLIMBED A 10' LADDER TO FUEL TANK UP; WHILE HE WAS LEANING ON THE 300 GAL. TANK, THE STAND IT WAS ON GAVE WAY; HE FELL WITH HIS FEET UNDER LADDER, TWISTING LEFT ANKLE. HE RADIOED FROM FUEL TR...