Preparation Plant No 1 — Accidents

Total: 21 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
01/05/2009 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None A raw coal pile of approximately 100,000 tons had been stockpiled over a period of many months. The fringes of the pile, because of a lack of compaction, became hot and eventually started to burn thro...
06/22/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Officer on foot patrol at prep plant-inside. She stepped over a cat that was laying on the floor, bumped into floor fan and fell down, hurting her knee.
03/21/2007 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE & others were replacing the top belt on the #2 belt press. Takeup assembly was secured with a 3/4 ton chain come-a-long, both air regulators were backed off so as not to apply pressure & a stand wi...
02/01/2007 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Notified on 2/1/07 that claimant was awarded permanent partial disability for occupational pneumoconiosis.
01/28/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Right hand between wrist and knuckles-eas pulling belt rubberon to structure using 1"" rope attached to a truck. was in process of rehooking when came loose and struck hand.
06/28/2006 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee scraped his knee while coming off the steel. He had a mild abrasion (similar to a carpet burn) and continued to work until 7/7/06 when he went to the doctor for an infection of the knee. Mana...
03/18/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 16d lost INJURED & CO-WORKER WERE REMOVING A SPEED REDUCER FROM THE END OF A MAGNETITE AUGER. AS THEY ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE THE REDUCER USING A CHAIN HOIST, THE REDUCER BECAME STUCK. THE INJURED USED A SLATE BAR...
08/20/2005 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 37d lost INJURED WAS USING AN OVERHEAD HOIST AND A GRAB LIFT TO REMOVE A 2'X4'X1/2"" STEELPLATE FROM THE STORAGE RACK. HE RAISED THE PLATE APPROX 5' FROM THE FLOOR AND WAS ATTEMPTING TO ROLL THE HOIST WHEN IT...
05/03/2005 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 284d lost Employee turned the truck over while dumping at the stockpile. He complained of right shoulder pain. Ambulance took him to the hospital to get checked out.
04/08/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO OPEN THE ENGINE DOOR & HAD HIS RT. HAND ON TOP OF THE DOOR. WHEN INJURED OPENED THE LATCH WITH HIS LEFT HAND & PULLED, THE END OF HIS RT. RING FINGER GOT PINCHED BETWEEN THE...
03/07/2005 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None NOTIFIED ON 6/7/05 THAT CLAIMANT WAS GRANTED A 3.4% PERMANENT PARTIAL DISABILITY AWARD FOR HEARING LOSS.
09/16/2004 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None NOTIFIED ON 9/16/04 THAT CLAIMANT WAS GRANTED AN AWARD OF 10% FOR OCCUPATIONAL PNEUMOCONIOSIS.
07/27/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 98d lost INJURED WAS ASSISTING OTHER EMPLOYEES WHILE INSTALLING A 6"" POYURETHENE FRESH WATER LINE. AS THE PIPE WAS BEING PULLED TO THE POND, THE INJURED STEPPED OVER THE PIPE. THE INJURED CAUGHT HIS RIGHT FOO...
05/10/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None INJURED WAS CLIMBING UP ONTO THE DOZER & HAD A FLASHLIGHT IN HIS RT. HAND. HE STEPPED UP ONTO THE TRACK & ATTEMPTED TO GRAB ONTO A HAND HOLD WITH HIS RIGHT HAND BUT MISSED CAUSING HIM TO FALL APPROX....
03/29/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Truck driver pulled under refuse bin to load his vehicle. While exiting, he slipped on the step of the vehicle and lost hand contact. After regaining hand contact with the truck door he pulled a muscl...
03/24/2003 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None REPORTED CLAIM ON OCCUPATIONAL PNEUMOCONIOSIS BY WV WORKER'S COMP. DUE TO EXPOSURE TO DUST.
08/08/2002 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None INJURED WAS REMOVING IDLER PULLEY FROM ENGINE OF LOADER. HE REMOVED BELTS HOLDING PULLEY AND USED A BAR TO DISLODGE THE PULLEY. INJURED WAS PUSHING ON PRY BAR WITH BOTH HANDS AND WHEN PULLEY C AME LOO...
12/10/2001 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 138d lost INJURED EMPLOYEE STEPPED ON HOIST CABLE. OPERATOR ENGAGED HOIST CABLE JERKED SLAPPING BOTTOM OF HEEL.
01/28/2000 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None CLAIMANT WAS NOTIFIED ON 1/24/01 THAT HE WAS GRANTED A 5% AWARD FOR OCCUPATIONAL PNEUMOCONIOSIS ON 1/22/01.
01/27/2000 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None NOTIFIED ON 3/27/01 THAT EMPLOYEE WAS GRANTED 8.88% AWARD FOR NOISE INDUCED HEARING LOSS ON 3/22/01.
01/27/2000 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None NOTIFIED ON 4/3/01 THAT EMPLOYEE WAS GRANTED 4.67% AWARD FOR NOISE INDUCED HEARING LOSS ON 3/28/01.