Smokey Preparation Plant — Accidents

Total: 12 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
08/22/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee was taking a pipe apart above clean coal screen on 3rd Floor. Twisted left knee stepping down off screen. Knee swelled up over night and he couldn't put much weight on it the next day.
03/17/2010 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Inner fender of truck came loose - used zipties to secure fender back, knife slipped cutting old tie off and cut wrist
02/15/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Putting safety glasses on, something went in eye. Either came off glasses or could have come off cap.
09/07/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Cut his left knee with a utility knife.
08/20/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Stepped off back of mechanic's truck and turned body before picking foot up and twisting knee.
01/07/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Pulled muscle in lower back while repairing Mack truck drive line.
07/01/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 18d lost EMPLOYEE TWISTED HIS RT. KNEE WHILE CLEANING HYDRO-CYCLONE IN PREP. PLANT. ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON 7/01/04, EE SOUGHT TREATMENT IN AUGUST.
05/12/2003 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO TIGHTEN HAND WHEEL TYPE BRAKE ON RAIL CAR. STRAINING TO TIGHTEN BRAKE, EE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.
01/08/2002 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost USING HAMMER TO DRIVE BEARING OUT OF A GEAR. STRUCK LEFT THUMB WITH HAMMER.
07/16/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost EE WAS HELPING INSTALL A 20 HP MOTOR ON RAW COAL SCREEN, LOST HIS FOOTING, SLIPPED AND FELL STRIKING HANDRAIL.
11/11/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost WHILE CHANGING BRAKE PADS ON A CAT 43B BACKHOE EE WAS TURNING REAR END UP ON HIS SIDE IN OREDERTO GET DISK LINED UP HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HISRIGHT LOWER BACK
03/02/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 9d lost EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON CABLE FOR TRAIN CARS AND FELT A SHARP PAIN IN LEFT KNEE. THIS WAS A NO LOST TIME ACCIDENT UNTIL 4/3/00. EMPLOYEE WORKED 4/4/00 AND HAS BEEN OFF SINCE.