Republic Energy — Accidents

Total: 125 accidents | Fatalities: 3

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
02/06/2009 POWERED HAULAGE FATALITY Fatal Truck out of control, driver not wearing seatbelt, ejected & crushed.
02/03/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Employee stepped off ladder and knee gave out.
01/29/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 14d restricted Fell to the ground while changing a air filter on a G model loader. This incident was found during a Part 50 audit
01/22/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 49d restricted While pulling an oil hose from a grease truck the employee slipped in gravel twisting a knee
01/08/2009 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 57d lost On 1/8/2009 the employee was diagnosed with Carpal Tunnel. The employee missed work from 6/18/2009 to 9/7/2009 for medical procedure.
10/21/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Employee was removing cones from hole prior to loading when he felt back give out (reaggravated injury from 10/2).
10/20/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Getting into cab when the door swung open too hard. employee grabbed the door but lost footing in the process and catching himself by grabbing a handrail. Allegedly straining the shoulder.
10/12/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 110d lost While checking oil and antifreeze levels in rock truck, EE was pulling up ladder, when he felt a slight pain in lower back. He continued to work through one more truck, then decided to have it checke...
10/02/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Employee was stemming a hole when he felt a ""pop"" in his back. He stopped stemming and stretched...operated a truck for a bit but his back continued to hurt so he requested to seek medical attention...
10/02/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted EE exited his car & was on his way to the coal truck to begin the preshift. While walking to the truck, he stopped to speak with other members. At the end of the conversation, he turned to continue on...
09/13/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 7d lost, 55d restricted The mechanic was assigned to replace the tracks on a D-11. He was using a pry bar to get the clip, or gator, to the down position. The bar slipped caused the mechanic to fall to the ground. At the tim...
07/14/2008 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 6d restricted Employee was climbing ladder on a drill when felt pain in the shoulder. Incident was discovered during a Part 50 Audit
05/31/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 10d lost, 30d restricted Work was being done on the chain wrench for DR 820. At the time of incident, an air line was being aligned.
04/19/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost while installing fiber static armor rod - wire rolled and smashed finger between wire and bucket on bucket truck
02/28/2008 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost Employee exited cab of service truck and turned to turn on work lights. Incident was found on a part 50 audit
02/04/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost EE was mounting a 785 C Cat truck, while maintaining 3/pts of contact. EE was mounting from ground to the 1st step when he felt some pain in the lower back area. EE reported the incident at 1244pm on...
01/29/2008 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost while stepping off the bus, the employee stepped on a rock rolling an ankle
01/29/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 53d lost Truck needed coal dumped off and driver got finger in tailgate.
12/20/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was stemming holes when he felt back pain. Went to local hospital, was examined and released with no restrictions.
12/07/2007 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 65d lost, 57d restricted A belly pan was being installed after work was completed on a hydraualic line. The pan was being lifted in place by a cable. Once the pan had been lifted, the mechanic moved into place to install the...
06/28/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Employee was removing clamp on bin elbow. Hand came into contact with sharp piece of metal causing a cut to the index finger.
02/24/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None Cleaning tailgate area. Right index finger smashed.
01/29/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 42d lost He was stepping up into the bucket approx 1' off the ground with his left leg when his right foot slipped. All his weight shifted over to his left leg as he twisted.
06/13/2005 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 17d lost Ee was machining faces on nose cone of a d10r dozer. I stopped the drill and steped around to look at face & I stepped on a small rock and twisted my knee as I stepped around to look at the face.
01/24/2005 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 50d lost EE DRIVING ROCK TRUCK UP OUT OF STEEP PIT WHEN THE LOAD SHIFTED TO THE REAR CAUSING THE TRUCKS FRONT END TO RAISE UP 4-5 FEET AND THEN SLAM DOWN JARRING THE TRUCK CAUSING PAIN IN LOWER BACK.