Prairie Eagle — Accidents

Total: 61 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
10/02/2025 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None Employee was attempting to dump a loaded haul truck. EE raised the bed, the tailgate was not opened, EE then moved the truck while turning left (downhill direction) and rolled the truck onto it's righ...
05/03/2025 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None A hot spot was discovered on the PEEP raw coal pad. No one was injured. When a dozer was freed from being stuck material started being moved from the area.
05/02/2025 ENTRAPMENT ACCIDENT ONLY None Dozer was pushing material into a feeder, when the blade of the dozer dipped forward, causing the dozer to get stuck in the hole of the feeder. No one was injured or trapped.
03/17/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None I.E. and another employee were attempting to chain up a drive shaft on a haul truck to be able to pull the down equipment out of the way. While holding the driveshaft up, the weight shifted and the dr...
01/08/2025 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 40d lost I.E. was carrying a 5 gallon bucket to get a coal sample off a beltline at the wash plant. While walking they slipped on some ice and fell to the ground landing on the bucket. This caused a fracture...
11/14/2024 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None A hot spot was discovered on the south and west side of the PEEP raw coal pile. No one was injured. The affected material was moved from the property.
08/27/2024 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None A hot spot was discovered on the northwest side of the PE clean coal pile. No one was injured. The affected material is being moved from the property.
06/10/2024 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None A hot spot was discovered on the southeast side of the PEEP raw coal pad. No one was injured. The affected material was moved to be washed.
03/25/2024 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None A fire occurred on an unattended service truck. It is unknown what caused the fire. No other equipment was damaged and no one was injured during the fire.
03/18/2024 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None A hot spot was discovered on the south side of the PEEP raw coal pad. No one was injured. The affected material is being moved and treated.
07/01/2023 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 103d lost I.E. was getting out of the passenger side of pickup truck at warehouse. As they were getting out of the truck, their foot caught a CB cord. They fell out of the cab on their right shoulder. I.E. con...
05/08/2023 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None A hot spot on a coal pile was discovered at the Prairie Eagle East Portal Raw coal pad. No one was injured. Steps are being taken to transport the hot material to the prep plant to be washed and tak...
01/24/2023 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 46d lost OTR truck driver was walking around their truck checking lights. While walking the driver stepped in a hole causing them to trip and fall. When falling I.E. fractured two fingers on their right hand...
07/26/2022 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None A hot spot was discovered on the east side of the clean coal pile near the Wash Plant. No one was injured. The affected material was transported off property and/or rewashed.
07/18/2022 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None A hot spot was discovered on the South side of the PEEP raw coal pad. No one was injured. The affected material was moved into the feeder by a dozer to be washed.
07/15/2022 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None A hot spot was discovered on the West side of the PEEP raw coal pad. No one was injured. The affected material was moved into the feeder by a dozer to be washed.
04/19/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None I.E. was helping an OTR truck driver repair their auto tarp system. While trying to put a bolt in, the shaft grabbed the I.E.'s glove and pinched the end of their left index finger. This caused a la...
09/24/2021 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None I.E. was attempting to unplug the reject chute at the breaker station which a prybar. As they were prying rock, some broke loose causing them to smash their left pinky finger between the bar and a su...
05/24/2021 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None A hot spot was observed on the North side of the PEEP raw coal pad. No one was injured. The material was moved by a dozer into the feeder to be washed.
10/07/2020 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None Smoke was observed coming from the north end of the raw coal storage pad near the Prairie Eagle east portal. Steps were taken to treat and remove the affected material.
10/05/2020 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None Smoke was observed coming from the north end of the raw coal storage pad near the prairie eagle east portal. Steps were taken to treat and remove the affected material.
08/20/2020 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 25d lost I.E was coming from the plant with a load of gob headed east down the haul road to the gob dump in a haul truck. When another truck driver pulled up to the truck it was discovered to have drove on th...
03/12/2020 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None Smoke was observed coming from the northwest side of the raw coal storage pad near the Prairie Eagle Wash Plant. Steps are taken to treat and remove the affected material.
03/11/2020 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None Smoke was observed coming from the north side of raw coal pile located near the Prairie Eagle East Portal. Actions were taken to treat and remove the affected material.
01/07/2020 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None Smoke was observed coming from the northeast side of the raw coal pile located near the Prairie Eagle East Portal. Actions were taken to treat and remove the affected material.
12/21/2019 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None Smoke was observed coming from areas of the raw coal pile located near the Prairie Eagle East Portal. Actions are being taken to remove affected material from area.
12/17/2019 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None Smoke was observed coming from the northeast side of the raw coal pile located near the Prairie Eagle East Portal. Actions were taken to treat and remove the affected material.
12/15/2019 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None Smoke was observed coming from the south side of the raw coal pile at Prairie Eagle Plant. Actions were taken to treat and remove the affected material.
12/15/2019 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None Smoke was observed coming from the northeast side of the raw coal pile located near Prairie Eagle East Portal. Actions were taken to treat and remove the affected material.
12/12/2019 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None Smoke was observed coming from the west side of the raw coal pile located near the Prairie Eagle East Portal. Actions were taken to treat and remove the affected material.
12/10/2019 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None Smoke was observed coming from the northeast side of the raw coal pile located near the Prairie Eagle East Portal. Actions were taken to treat and remove the affected material.
12/08/2019 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None Smoke was observed coming from the northeast side of the raw coal pile located near the Prairie Eagle East Portal. Actions were taken to treat and remove the affected material.
12/04/2019 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None Smoke was observed coming from the northeast side of the raw coal pile located near the Prairie Eagle East Portal. Action were taken to treat and remove the affected material.
11/30/2019 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None Smoke was observed coming from the raw coal pile located near the Prairie Eagle East Portal. Actions were taken to treat and remove the affected material.
11/25/2019 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None Smoke was observed coming from the northeast side of the raw coal pile located near the Prairie Eagle East Portal. Actions were taken to treat and remove the affected material.
11/21/2019 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None Smoke was observed coming from the Northeast side of the raw coal pile located near the Prairie Eagle East portal. Actions will be taken to treat and remove the affected the material
11/18/2019 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None Smoke was observed coming from the North East side of the raw coal pile located near the Prairie Eagle East Portal. Actions were taken to treat and remove the affected material.
11/04/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 74d lost While working on grizzly bars on raw coal pad, an opening was covered in coal and employees foot fell through causing EE to fall and injure EE's right shoulder. Employee continued to work until surger...
11/01/2019 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None Smoke was observed coming from the North East side of the raw coal pile located near the Prairie Eagle East Portal. Actions were taken to treat and remove the affected material.
08/06/2018 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 74d lost Employee slipped and strained right shoulder while climbing down off of the screen. Employee continued to work. Employee started missing work on 9-19-2018 after shoulder surgery.
04/20/2018 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was holding a hammer while another employee attempted to strike hammer to drive a gear coupling off. The 2nd employee missed the hammer head and struck the handle causing the injured employee...
12/14/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was loosening a pan lid and the lid shifted, cutting a finger. The finger required sutures.
10/08/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee slipped and fell, hitting his head on truck bumper.
01/04/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 61d lost Employee was climbing down ladder and his hand slipped, straining his arm. He started missing work on 1-17-2015.
08/20/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 28d lost Employee was using a four way lug wrench to tighten lug bolts on wheel, as he leaned to put his weight on wrench his right ankle buckled as he twisted his body. Conditions were dry and daylight.
03/30/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Contractor who works for Jones Hydroblast was clearing a chute and his pry bar struck him on the jaw.
03/04/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Cleaning pan and caught his finger between the pan wall and scraper. The reason for delay in reporting was delay in x-rays and results.
05/13/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 73d lost Employee was closing a door on the no. 1 dryer in the preparation plant. He fell backward and caught himself, causing injury to his left shoulder. The first day of work missed was 6/6/2013.
09/29/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 15d lost Employee was trying to climb on a dozer when his foot became stuck in the mud. When he tried to pull his left foot from the mud he pulled something in his knee.
01/12/2011 OTHER INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES None An over the road truck driver was found slumped over the steering wheel of his truck. He was unresponsive and had no pulse. AED and CPR was administered at the scene, he was then transported to the...