ROCKSPRING PLANT — Accidents

Total: 34 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
12/07/2018 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None On 12-7-2018, this mine was notified that this employee was diagnosed with Pneumoconiosis. Last day worked was 7/21/2015.
04/19/2016 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Occupational hearing loss filed 1/7/2016. I received the e-mail on 4/19/2016. The employee worked up to when the plant closed down 11/11/15.
11/10/2015 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee was diagnoised with pneumoconiosis by a board certified doctor in internal medicine on 11-10-2015 we recieverd the Email on 06-10-2016.
03/09/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Employee was working on 53 screen changing out head board rubber. As he went to step up on the screen his foot slipped and he fell to the floor hitting his head and right elbow on a piece of pipe. Emp...
10/24/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was removing 3"" waterline that was hooked to the hydroseeding truck. Pump that was hooked to truck was on automatic. When the employee unhooked the line the pumped kicked on and the hose s...
03/02/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None He was changing out a spring on a vibrator and he got his finger in between the spring and pedestal cutting it and he received stitches.
11/22/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was grabbing cable spinning hoist and his little finger -(RH) got stuck in hoist.
10/07/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was closing the elevator door in the prep plant when he pulled the strap to close the door. The door caught his finger in the door channel causing the injury
04/05/2012 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was getting off elevator and caught his right hand between the doors. The employee continued working until April 12, 2012 when he went to the doctor to get it checked.
01/03/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee was conducting Maintenance on a D6R Catterpillar and during the removal of the belly pan the come a long chain broke and the pan hit his right forearm. Also, the pry bar being used struck his...
12/20/2011 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Using wrench, wrench slipped off and employee hit right hand on frame of machine.
01/05/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was stepping down from a endloader onto the ground and his right foot turned sideway and he sprain his ankle. EE when to the doctors about two weeks later and had a simple fracture to the foot. (Th...
11/20/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 29d lost The EE was going up a set of steps and the tread broke cause him to fell backward and landing on the floor.
11/06/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 15d lost EE stated he was changing screens in shaker, got finished & put left leg over front of shaker. He got boot caught on bolt causing other foot to slip, resulting in him hanging by boot on left foot fot...
06/27/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Washing down sump with a water hose while standing on a platform. Slipped and fell approx 18"" striking back on a crib block and handrail.
12/15/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was trying to unstop a 4"" valve. While hitting it with a handle, he hit his right index finger, cutting it. They put 7 stitches in it.
11/25/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Swinging plates removed from washer area to outside, turned to swing plate and twsited right knee.
07/03/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was on top of beam, pipe fitting, stepped off of beam onto round tube with wire mesh on tube. Wire mesh caught on boot, when he tried to step off, it caused him to fall and wire mesh stuck into lef...
04/26/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 285d lost Employee while reaching screen up to change out on #3 screen on 115 pre-wet floor, slipped and fell backward injuring his neck. Although this accident happened on 4/26, employee never started missing...
11/25/2005 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Working on wash box, stepped off ladder onto sledge hammer handle & injured his leg.
09/12/2005 HOISTING DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Three employees were moving a pallet jack from the first floor to the second floor in the prep plant elevator. As our employee and one of the contractors was closing the first set of verticle doors on...
09/06/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost While working on #51 sump on the first floor, the employee had to shut down the #64 sump and forgot to shut down the sulfuric acid pump. Employee went to the second floor to drop a water hose to the f...
02/20/2005 STRIKING OR BUMPING DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 335d lost The employee was working in an area with low overhead room. The steel struture was low. The employee repeatedly raised striking his head on the low overhead steel throughout the shift. The employee...
09/29/2004 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Working on 1st floor of prep plant running a grinder and something went into left eye, had safety glasses on but still blew a foreign object into eye. he didn't think it was serious until the eye didn...
09/03/2004 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost EE WAS REPAIRING RAW COAL SCREEN. HE STEPPED ON A PIECE OF COAL BESIDE SCREEN AND TWISTED ANKLE.
04/05/2004 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None GRINDING ON A PIPE, SOMETHINE FLEW UP AND WENT UNDER SAFETY GLASSES INTO RIGHT EYE.
03/07/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Putting motor sheave on pump and pinched fingers between sheave and belt resulting in 2 cut fingers.
01/25/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None INSTALLING 400 LB. PIECE OF METAL WHEN IT CAUGHT, CAME LOOSE WHILE MY HAND WAS BEHIND IT CRUSHING MY FINGER.
05/09/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 31d lost THE EE SLIPPED AND FELL WHILE WORKING AROUND THE UNIT 736 DRYER. HE CONTINUED WORK TILL THE END OF HIS SHIFT. THE EE TOOK A WEEK OF SCHEDULED VACATION AND BEGAN MISSING TIME ON 5-19-03 DUE TO THIS ACC...
03/31/2003 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 12d lost CHANGING ELBOW ON COAL PIPE, ELBOW SHIFTED AND PINCHED RIGHT HAND AGAINST PIPE.
02/20/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 35d lost CARRYING PIPE FROM SHOP TO ELEVATOR, ELEVATOR TO 2ND FLOOR, THEN BACK TO WORK AREA. (STRAIN TO LOWER BACK)
11/26/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 136d lost WHILE LIFTING A BAG OF COAL INJURED PERSON FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK.
11/08/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 13d lost CUTTING METAL WITH TORCH ABOUT 20 MINUTES LATER HE RUBBED HIS EYE AND STILL HAD HIS GLOVES ON. EYE STARTED BURNING AND IT SWELLED. APPEARS WHEN HE RUBBED HIS EYES SOMETHING OFF OF THE GLOVE GO T IN HI...
08/21/2001 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost ONE BURN SPOT ON LOWER LEFT ARM.