Preparation Plant — Accidents

Total: 57 accidents | Fatalities: 2

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
10/25/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 158d lost Employee was moving material around shop, lifting idlers and felt pain in lower back.
05/08/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee was standing on the catwalk walkway that had loose coal on it. They attempted to hang chain hoist and twisted they fell down to the walkway on same level twisting left leg, knee and ankle.
12/20/2018 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using a chain ratchet to remove bad return idlers, while using excessive force, the chain slipped off of the roller and struck the employee on the right side of face beside of nose.
12/12/2018 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was sent to get additional tools when EE fell going down steps and landed on buttocks and back.
12/05/2018 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was splicing #5 belt, when ee went to cut the belt knife slipped and cut right leg just inside of right knee causing a laceration.
11/18/2018 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 151d lost Employee was using bobcat and spraying with water hose cleaning under #4 belt. Employee attempted to get off bobcat and slipped hitting their right elbow on boom of bobcat.
10/02/2018 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was helping to replace a bad step that led up to spiral floor. Employee was hitting step with a hammer when hand slipped and hit a jagged piece of metal that was under the step. Injury requ...
08/30/2018 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 113d lost Employee was descending ladder to bottom floor, once on the bottom floor ee turned to adjust a valve and stepped on an uneven surface that was under water. Employee started missing 09/28/18.
08/13/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 19d lost Employee was knocking a flange off of a pipe when employee caught thumb nail and pulled it off.
04/03/2018 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 108d lost Employee had fixed clear well pipe that was 11'-12' on platform. Employee was traveling back to the concrete floor when employee fell.
10/19/2017 POWERED HAULAGE ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None Driver just drove out of the road and turned the truck upon its side. Driver was loaded driving only 10 miles per hour. They drove into the ditch and turned truck upon its side.
07/06/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 31d lost Employee was helping lift a piece of metal out of wash box and thumb got caught under metal.
06/16/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost Employee was helping to pull mechanism across the floor when the 3/4 inch rope came loose causing the employee to fall backwards into the frame of the fine refuge vibrator.
04/25/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was lowering extension ladder when the ladder slipped and caught right thumb on the handrail.
02/01/2016 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Pneumoconiosis award date 02/01/16. Last day worked 01/31/13
08/25/2015 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Hearing loss award date 08/25/15. Last day worked 01/05/14.
06/14/2014 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee misjudged edge of coal pile, dozer nose dived off coal pile. Front and right door glass broke, a piece hit his right leg. Injury required staples.
04/03/2014 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 311d lost Grease fitting broke. Injected grease in right forearm.
09/16/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 5d lost, 2d restricted Employee was installing an idler on a dozer and when he rose up he hit his back on a step. Employee started missing 09-23-13.
01/05/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was rolling belts on pump when he got his fingers caught between the belts and pulley.
09/14/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 129d lost Employee was replacing pipe when a hand rail broke causing him to fall.
07/27/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 230d lost Employee was changing oil in raw coal viberator when he inadvertently stepped back off discharge end.
06/12/2012 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was repositioning a piece of metal to get punch back out when he got the end of his thumb caught on the guard on the iron worker.
06/12/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 13d lost Employee was stepping down from servicing the radiator of the dozer. He possibly slipped and the nozzle for the windshield washer penetrated his skin resulting in a laceration on his left arm.
01/30/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 145d lost Employee slipped off ladder while working on a loader. Employee started missing 02-06-12.
07/07/2011 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None A piece of key stock had been welded on the end of bend pulley shaft of the 602 clean coal overland belt. Approximately an hour later the fire was discovered.
09/16/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was replacing dryer screen when his finger got caught between screen and wood block.
08/11/2009 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using a grinder when it caught on a boss block and kicked back contacting his left forearm. Injury required 7 stitches.
03/06/2009 OTHER INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES None None. (Employee suffered an apparent heart attack.)
10/25/2008 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None BG-4 loadout building caught on fire. Welding had been done in loadout approximately 2 hours prior to fire being noticed.
01/05/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 8d lost, 59d restricted Employee was welding on a pipe when his foot slipped off a large pipe he was standing on. He was using 100% fall protection with full-body harness, which stopped his fall, but he bumped his left leg o...
12/12/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was removing the segments for the dozer using a 10 lb sledge hammer. The hammer hit the segment and a piece of metal broke off and became embedded in his lower left leg.
11/07/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 36d restricted Employee was helping install a new cable on the 90 ton Linkbelt crane when the cable puller came loose, allowing the cable to fall, striking him on the right shoulder.
01/14/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cleaning out the synfuel collector sampler and when he closed it the latch handle snapped down mashing his finger. Injury required stitches.
06/21/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 216d lost Employee was working to remove a dryer lid when he lost his balance falling approximately 4-5 feet and fractured his right wrist. Employee later required surgery. Employee started missing 8-9-05.
04/21/2004 POWERED HAULAGE PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY None Employee was helping check empty train cars when he somehow fell under the moving train car and damaged his left leg to the point in which it had to be amputated 6""-8"" below the knee.
02/26/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None THE FRONT END OF WATER TRUCK HAD BEEN JACKED UP AND CRIBBED WITH 6"" CRIB BLOCKS IN ORDER TO REBUILD BRAKES. EE INSPECTED THE AREA BEFORE REMOVING THE WHEELS AND DECIDED TO REPOSITION THE CRIBS . HE J...
10/10/2003 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost EE WAS TAKING PIN OUT OF MECHANISM ON SCREEN AND THE PIPE WRENCH SLIPPED CAUSING SHEAVES TO ROLL OVER CATCHING FINGER BETWEEN PIN AND FRAME.
09/25/2003 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS STRIKING PIPE WRENCH WITH A BAR AND THE BAR GLANCED OFF THE WALL OF THE PLANT STRIKING EE ON RIGHT HAND CAUSING A HAIRLINE FRACTURE.
05/08/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 15d lost EE WAS PLACING A HYDRAULIC CYLINDER ON A PALLET FOR STORAGE WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER RIGHT BACK.
04/17/2003 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None THIS IS AN ACCUMULATIVE EFFECT OF MANY YEARS OF REPETITIVE MOTION. EE STARTED MISSING WORK 06-06-03.
04/16/2003 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS HOLDING BOLT HEAD FROM A CUTTING EDGE OF DOZER, ANOTHER EE WAS USING AN AIR WRENCH AND THE BOLT HEAD TURNED CAUSING LACERATIONS TO INDEX FINGER AND RING FINGER ON LEFT HAND. (9 STITCHES
04/04/2003 POWERED HAULAGE FATALITY Fatal DRIVER FAILED TO NEGOTIATE CURVE AT FOOT OF HILL STARTING ACROSS ONE LANE AND SENT OVER BRIDGE.
03/25/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 87d lost Employee bumped his head on a hydraulic line, then slipped and fell catching himself with his right arm. Employee continued to worked for as long as he could with the pain then went to the dr. and it...
12/17/2002 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None INJURED EMPLOYEE HAD BACKED HIS TRUCK UP TO UNLOAD IN BIN. WITH BED UP A PC OF COAL GOT THROWN FROM THE BED HITTING THE EMPLOYEE ON TOP OF HIS HEAD CAUSING CONTUSION LACERATIONS.
11/09/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 157d lost EMPLOYEE BENT OVER TO PICK UP A CHAIN FALL TO HAND TO A COWORKER. WHEN HIS BACK GAVE OUT, CAUSING HIM TO DROP CHAIN FALL. EE INDICATED HE THOUGHT HE HAD AGGRAVATED A PREVIOUS INJURY HE HAD IN THE SAME...
10/15/2002 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 67d restricted EE CLAIMS HE RUT ON PULLED SOMETHING IN HIS RIGHT KNEE ON OR ABOUT 10-15-02 WHILE HOLDING THE HOIST DRUM BRAKE DOWN ON A 90 TON FRICTION CRANE. CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 12-8-02 WHEN HE WENT TO THE DR W...
10/04/2002 NONPOWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 44d restricted EE WAS WHEELING CONCRETE IN A WHEELBARROW INSIDE THE PREP PLANT. HE PICKED UP THE WHEELBARROW AND COMPLAINED OF PAIN IN GROIN AREA BUT DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL 10/7/02. REPORTED TO PCC SAF...
09/06/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 28d lost EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING COAL FROM AROUND TAILPIECE IN BG#4 TUNNEL WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK. HE STARTED MISSING WORK ON 9/16/02.
11/27/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON FATALITY Fatal VICTIM FELL FROM THE TOP FLOOR OF THE PREPARATION PLANT TO THE GROUND LEVEL APPROXIMATELY 101 FT. TO HIS DEATH.