Savage Coal Terminal — Accidents

Total: 24 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
11/03/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None EE was pulling transloading hose and strained right shoulder. Work Care agency was called with permission to reported back to work. EE felt pain in right shoulder and made a clinic visit. The clini...
12/27/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 33d restricted EE was assisting a mechanic testing the pins on the skid steer bucket. While the bucket was raised in the air the TM pulled and shook the bucket when EE felt an abdomen strain. The result from a prev...
08/12/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was sliding a dunnage board across an empty flatbed trailer when the board caught an unknown obstruction causing the board to recoil back into the lip of the EE which cut the bottom lip requiring 4...
05/08/2021 FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was checking the oil on the dozer when the high wind gust blew the compartment door closing on left hand causing a small laceration on the third knuckle of the pinky finger. This required thr...
01/09/2020 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Team member stepped in a rut at the facility and twisted an ankle. The team member was taken to the ER and diagnosed with a sprain. At follow up appointment MRI was prescribed and determined a hard b...
10/18/2019 OTHER INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES None Approximately 3:30pm, Labor Finders received a phone call that EE was not breathing, had been administered CPR, and was being transported to a hospital. An employee from Labor Finders met with Savage...
11/29/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 42d lost Employee was helping position the crude oil rack on the next rail car to be loaded. When the rack was close to being in position, employee stepped on a yellow concrete block to signal the driver to st...
09/01/2011 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 20d restricted EE was holding a wrench, another EE was tightening with 3/4"" impact gun; Another EE was swinging a 12 lb. hammer when the head of the hammer fell off and struck EE's hard hat on the right side of the...
07/07/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE had just clocked in and had sat down on a chair in the break room. He then passed out and fell to the floor striking his face when he landed. This caused a 3/4 inch long laceration across his upp...
03/31/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 314d lost Individual was picking up a bag of ready mix when he felt a sharp pain in his lower back. That caused him to let go of the bag and feeling sharp pain in his back. He was taken to the office were he w...
05/23/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A contractor (driver) was unloading on a grizzly. He got out of his truck to restart the grizzly and was not paying attention when he walked too close to the grizzly. He slipped and suffered an abra...
03/10/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was opening a bag of floor dry with the help of the injured worker. The blade he was using slipped, went through the glove of the injured worker and cut his thumb. He received three stitche...
09/15/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Worker was flopping the gate on the #5 tube to go to the #5A tube when the come-a-long chain came off and hit him in the lip. He was cut and recieved stitches. Returned to work. No impairment.
07/19/2008 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost Driver, who works for another Savage operation, was at coal terminal unloading coal. She exited truck to check fuel level in left side tank. Driver removed fuel tank. The fumes ignited, burning the...
07/12/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Contractor mechanic was stepping from a D11 track to dozer arm to get down from machine when his foot slipped, causing him to fall to the ground and hit his shoulder and head. He bruised his shoulder...
06/06/2008 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was delivering coal and got stuck-successfully towed. Unhooked cable, noted tire on cable. Climbed back into truck when operator unexpectedly moved forward. Jostled about hitting right leg and r...
07/24/2006 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was attempting to cut a small metal strap on some building siding using 4' grinder kicked back and struck the EE's right arm. The laceration required 5 sutures to close.
07/05/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 24d restricted EE was assisting in attaching a chocker to a piece of equipment that was going to be installed As the employee climbed into the equipment he slipped and bruised the back side of his left leg behind...
06/27/2006 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 47d lost Moving grizzley with loader, grizzley shifted traping ankle.
01/26/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 50d lost Dark night- sleet- checking coal in front trailer (used ladder on rear trailer) stepped onto tongue and slipped and hit cheek on tongue of trailer.
08/08/2004 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None The manlift was parked at noon on 8-7-04 and was observed to be on fire at 3:00 pm on 8-8-04. No one had operated nor been near the manlift since it had been parked.
10/20/2003 NO VALUE FOUND DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 175d lost CLEANING WINDSHIELD - LOST BALANCE AND JUMPED TO THE GROUND (ABOUT 7 FEET). THOUGHT HE HAD ONLY SPRAINED ANKLE AND FINISHED SHIFT, REPORTED AND WENT TO DOCTOR THE NEXT DAY.
02/12/2002 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 23d lost EE WAS PUSHING COAL INTO FEEDERS UNDER COAL PILE-COAL BRIDGED AND EE BACKED INTO HOLE WHEN THE BRIDGE FELL IN. HE FELL BACKWARDS 40-60 FT AND THEN COAL COVERED UP THE CAT.
01/19/2002 POWERED HAULAGE PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 50d lost WHILE CHECKING COAL SAMPLER HE PLACED HIS HAND ON THE V BELT GUARD AND HIS FINGERS SLIPPED BEHIND THE GUARD INTO THE V BELT.