Saunders Preparation Plant — Accidents

Total: 32 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
06/02/2025 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted The employee was assisting in hoisting a beam from a tight space. The beam twisted while they lifted it with a chainfall which caused it to spin into the side of the chute where the employee had their...
08/10/2023 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 20d restricted Employee was working on lifting a hydraulic battery table from a 14M Grader. Employee was trying to free a piece that got stuck with a pry bar. Pry bar slipped suddenly catching right middle finger, c...
06/19/2023 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was replacing the carrier roller on a D7 Dozer. Had trackpad hoisted up in an elevated position with chain and truck boom lift. The rigging came loose and caught the left thumb between the trackpad...
06/18/2021 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Excavator operator was sitting on a loading pad. EE had trammed off the pad to rework the dirt in the area. EE was in the process of tramming the excavator back to the loading zone. During this proces...
07/16/2020 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost A recognition of achievement cookout was being conducted using a trailer grill. A spare unused propane bottle in the closed position was place in close proximity to the grill area. The employees were...
07/16/2020 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 237d lost A recognition of achievement cookout was being conducted using a trailer grill. A spare unused propane bottle in the closed position was placed in close proximity to the grill area. The employees were...
07/16/2020 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 237d lost A recognition of achievement cookout was being conducted using a trailer grill. A spare unused propane bottle in the closed position was placed in close proximity to the grill area. The employees were...
11/04/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 151d lost EE was standing on top of a berm. EE lost footing and fell. EE has not reported to work since the incident.
07/16/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was attempting to step up on machine and struck top of knee on track pad.
11/25/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was bolting vessel flight in place. EE picked flight up to turn around and hit the end of the flight against back of vessel.
03/16/2016 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 129d lost Employee was evaluated by a physician and given a diagnosis of Carpel Tunnel Syndrome with surgical repair being performed. It was made known that work activities were a contributing factor. Employee...
05/28/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee was changing roller out on belt when some pieces of loose coal went into his eye behind his safety glasses.
03/28/2015 OTHER INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES None While assisting 2 foremen with shoveling a belt tailpiece, employee complained of being nauseated, vomited and said his arms and hands began to tingle & feel numb. Employee told foreman to call an am...
03/27/2015 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 236d lost EE alleges that as he was hauling refuse down the ramp the truck began to slide and the truck started bouncing heavily in some mud when he hit his head on the inside of truck cab. The co. does not bel...
03/18/2015 ALL OTHER OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESSES OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 9d lost EE was having trouble breathing and became weak. He told his co-worker to have someone to call an ambulance. Supt. call for ambulance, ee was transported to Logan Reginald Med Center and treated for p...
10/22/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 48d lost Employee was helping change a screen. They were using the overhead crane to move the screen. Employee was watching the screen to make sure he didn't get under the suspended load when he lost track of...
04/06/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was attempting to clear a drain pipe that was plugged with a rock, when the rock shifted causing the shovel handle to fly up striking his right hand on apiece of sharp metal of the pipe causi...
02/10/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was guiding galvanized pipe into trench for placement and grabbed the end of the pipe to move into place when a spur of metal punctured through his leather gloves and the skin of the middle f...
12/12/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was welding and slipped and fell bumping his shoulder against the refuse bin he was welding on. Employee did not seek medical treatment until 12/21/12 after the shoulder continued to be sore...
03/02/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was changing belt out on crusher when his hand got caught between sheave and belt.
07/25/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost He was loading sludge in truck when he started to get back in slipped and fell hitting his head on concrete
05/16/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 280d lost EE was walking down stairs when he slipped and fell down last 3 steps.
07/29/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 223d lost EE was dismounting the clean coal crusher, EE stated he was coming down backwards and put his right leg down first to support him when his knee buckled and he felt a very sharp pain.
05/24/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 161d lost Injured claims he was stepping out of the truck and his right pant leg got caught on fire extinguisher. As he started to fall he attempted to catch himself on the truck door, missed and landed on the...
03/16/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 29d lost Employee states that he picked up an oxygen cylinder and slipped in the mud, causing him to fall down & strain the muscles in his lower back. Days missed: 3/17-3/20/09.
01/20/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Employee states that he was hanging X-bracing in the headhouse when he stepped backward & fell into a hole in the floor. Employee fell approx. 3 ft., suffering contusions to his left ribcage area and...
12/01/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee states that he slipped and fell while walking through the reclaim tunnel, landing on his back suffering muscle sprains.
10/17/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 101d lost Employee states that he suffered a knee injury from walking up and down stairs at the plant.
10/05/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE suffered a deep laceration to his left index finger when he got his finger pinched between a threading machine and a pipe wrench while threading pipe.
08/05/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee states he was descending the front of a crane and lost his balance. While attempting to regain his balance he fell backwards, striking his head on the concrete floor.
07/10/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 2d restricted Employee was working in rebar and scraped his hand on some rebar. He refused to go to the hospital at the time but went 3 days later when it was infected.
05/07/2008 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost EE came in at start of shift complaining of shoulder pain, I asked him if he knew what happened and EE said ""No"", but it had been bothering him for a couple of days. He said he was up all night hu...