Process Energy — Accidents

Total: 107 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
09/19/2016 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A non-injury roof fall occurred at break #33, in the #5 (intake) entry on the #3 conveyor belt. The fall was approximately 20' wide x 30' long and 12' high.
07/27/2016 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A non-injury roof fall occurred in the #6 entry on #1 belt, between breaks #17 and 18. The roof fall was approximately 19'wide, 70' long, and approximately 4-5' high.
07/14/2016 STRIKING OR BUMPING DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 40d lost Employee was walking around section power center and bumped head on a ""pizza pan"" and felt a burning sensation in neck.
04/14/2016 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 167d lost IE stated was on the off operator side of a roof bolter. They were positioning the machine to install a bolt, and EE got right foot run over by the front tire of the bolter
04/01/2016 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While waiting for off side operator to finish putting up inside bolt injured employee was reaching across the top of the inch tram levers on the bolter to get some roof bolt plates. While reaching ove...
03/15/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 68d lost Employee was in the process of plugging the continuous miner cathead into the designated receptacle at the section power center when EE felt a strain in the lower right portion of their back. Employee...
02/10/2016 ALL OTHER OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESSES OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 120d lost Employee struck head on a roof bolt sticking out of the mine roof. EE completed an incident report and never sought medical attention until 2/25/16. EE was given a full release to return to work which...
01/07/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was walking toward the Fairchild scoop and stumbled and fell. As EE was falling EE caught arm on a nail that was securing the hold-down bar, securing the batteries on the scoop resulting in a...
12/15/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was replacing the cotter pin in the master link of the leveling chain on a Fletcher RRII roof bolter, and the drilling pot rolled back and pinched his right ring finger between the sprocket a...
10/24/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Employee was walking and stepped into a hole and felt a sharp pain in his left knee. Accident was not reported, and employee continued to work until 11/02/2015 at which time employee experienced anoth...
09/29/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 19d lost Employee had finished his shift and opened the tailgate on his personal truck, when it became unhinged. While attempting to realign the tailgate he caught his right middle finger between the tailgate...
09/28/2015 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 225d lost Employee was operating the continuous miner when a rib rolled off pushing employee against shuttle car that was being loaded resulting in a fracture to his lower right leg.
09/25/2015 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 11d lost, 15d restricted Employee was leaning against a scoop when a piece of draw rock fell and struck his left pinky. Surgery was performed to amputate part of the first joint of the left pinky.
09/16/2015 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A non-injury roof fall occurred at break 11 on the #2 belt line, #3 ""track entry"". The fall measured approximately 20' long x 45' wide x 10' high.
09/15/2015 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Claim filed for pneumoconiosis. Diagnosis date 05/29/2015. Employer received notification 09/15/2015.
09/01/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 60d lost Employee strained his back while lifting a battery to change it out on a 4-wheeler in the underground shop. Employee continued to work but started physical therapy on 10/6/15.
08/25/2015 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Employee was in the process of cutting a conveyor chain link on a Joy shuttle car that had become fouled up. He cut one side and when he had the second side cut almost halfway through the conveyor cha...
08/18/2015 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was attempting to cut a cable tie from a roof bolt plate with a utility knife. The utility knife got stuck and as employee was trying to free the knife it slipped cutting his left hand, which...
08/03/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 245d lost Employee stated that while he was examining belts he struck his head against the roof. He continued to work and then struck his head yet another time on an overcast beam. He was then brought to the su...
07/27/2015 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A non-injury roof fall occurred on the #3 belt, break #31, intake #5 and #6 entries. The fall measured approximately 110' long x 16' high x 20' long.
07/06/2015 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall, approximately 20'x 30'x 8', occurred at break 34 on the 1st Northwest Mains in the #7 entry.
06/22/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee was replacing the hose reel on the maintenance scoop and the lid of the reel compartment fell and struck him on his wrists, resulting in bruising to the hands and wrists. X-rays were negative...
06/19/2015 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Claim for pneumoconiosis. Termination date of 4/16/2015. X-ray read date of 6/19/2015.
05/26/2015 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost While attempting to pull 1000' of 48"" conveyor belt, the chain being used, broke and struck employee in the nose and mouth resulting in a simple fracture to his nose.
05/06/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 15d lost While moving a rock out of haulage roadway, employee's finger was caught between the rock and the coal rib. The injury resulted in an open wound to his right index finger.
05/04/2015 STRIKING OR BUMPING DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 125d lost Employee had been receiving treatment for non-work related degenerative disc disease. On May 4, 2015 the employee was walking when he struck his hard hat against a roof bolt. The following day the emp...
04/20/2015 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While employee was drilling a hole to install a roof bolt, a piece of draw rock became dislodged, rotated down the steel, broke apart and was projected toward employee striking him in the nose, causin...
03/06/2015 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 162d lost Employee was standing alongside the roof bolter when a piece of draw rock fell striking him in the back, pushing him into the bolting machine. The rock measured approximately 3'long x 12"" wide x 0-12...
11/24/2014 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Claim for pneumoconiosis. X-ray was read 11/24/14. Employee was terminated 11/26/13
11/21/2014 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Claim filed for pneumoconiosis. Termination date 7/7/2014. X-ray date 11/21/2014.
11/20/2014 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 35d lost Another employee was tramming bolter, the cable jerked and pulled a rope hanger down. Injured employee stated the cable pulled sideways and struck him in the right knee. (Bruise to right knee)
10/23/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was attempting to boost the battery on a forklift and had lifted the lid to access the battery compartment and as he was attaching the booster cables the lid fell on to his left hand. Thi...
10/13/2014 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Roof fall occurred on 2 belt at break 41 in the #6 entry. The approximate size of the fall 20' x 20' x 10'.
09/09/2014 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Claim filed for pneumoconiosis. Termination date of 7/9/14. X-ray date of 9/9/14.
08/29/2014 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Roof fall occurred at break #33 on #3 belt #6 entry. Approximate size of fall 22' x 22' x 10'.
08/22/2014 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Claim filed for pneumoconiosis. Termination date of 3/19/2014. X-ray date of 8/22/2014.
07/23/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 50d lost While attempting to pull 25' of 48"" belt from between belt rails, with the help of another employee, he felt pain in his groin area. Employee began missing 7/31/2014.
06/13/2014 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Claim filed for pneumoconiosis. Termination date of 8/7/2012. X-ray date of 6/13/14.
04/24/2014 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Claim filed for hearing loss.
04/07/2014 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occurred in the intake entry at spad 279. Fall was approximately 20' by 50' by 6' high.
01/24/2014 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Claim for pneumoconiosis. X-ray read date of 1/24/2014. Employment termination date of 7/10/2012.
01/03/2014 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Claim filed for pneumoconiosis. 1-3-2014 was date of diagnosis.
11/26/2013 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Claim filed for Coal Workers Pneumoconiosis. X-ray read 11/26/2013.
11/11/2013 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was pulling a metal band strap from under a pallet containing belt rails with a pair of channel locks. When the strap came loose it cut his arm. (Sutures required).
10/30/2013 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 38d lost Employee was operating miner when the rib rolled off of the corner striking him on the right foot. Fracture to the right foot.
09/18/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Contract employee was picking a timber up out of the roadway and felt his shoulder pop. (Strain to right shoulder)
09/05/2013 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 88d lost The truck was pulling under the coal hopper when the hopper gate opened prematurely causing the coal to fall between the cab of the truck and the front of the trailer. The driver stated that when he...
08/21/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was hand loading left bolter when utility knife came open and cut his right leg.
08/01/2013 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While drilling the roof to install strap in the #1 heading the middleman steel became stuck. While trying to free up, the steel broke loose catching his right index finger between the finisher and mid...
06/21/2013 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was attempting to help with suction on the operators side of the bolter. He had his hand on the arm of the bolter trying to pull the suction hose off of the pot when the operator raised the p...