South Hollow Prep Plant and Loadout — Accidents
Total: 52 accidents | Fatalities: 1
| Date | Classification | Injury | Days Lost | Narrative |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/06/2025 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 12d restricted | Employee was lifting short pieces of beam to load them in the back of a truck. On the last beam they twisted after they picked it up, causing them to strain their lower back. Employee went to doctor t... |
| 04/12/2024 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 7d restricted | The employee was climbing a ladder to begin welding. The ladder was erected on a sloped surface with uneven legs. Once EE reached the 4th step, the ladder fell sideways causing EE to fall to the concr... |
| 09/09/2022 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 3d lost, 1d restricted | WALKING DOWN STEPS TO OPEN GATE FOR VISITOR AND NOTICED AFTERWARDS ANKLE BEGAN TO HURT. |
| 11/03/2021 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee was in the process of changing an O-ring in the tilt jack of a D8R Dozer, EE had gathered tools and was climbing between the blade and the machine when EE slipped which twisted EE's left knee... |
| 06/27/2021 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Putting side clamp on, cable broke releasing slack which in return caught hand in between side clamps |
| 01/06/2021 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee fell approximately 3' from a 4' ladder and landed on EE's left side. Employee had a can of starter fluid in their jacket pocket. Employee sought medical treatment on January 13th, 2020 and wa... |
| 08/07/2019 | ELECTRICAL | FATALITY | Fatal | EE was working to replace a high voltage starter for the slope belt and was in the process of adjusting the mechanical linkage connected to the switch when EE came in contact with electricity. EE was... |
| 04/29/2019 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee slipped and fell in an area with a slight incline which resulted in a dislocated right elbow. Employee received medical treatment and returned to work on EE's next scheduled shift without res... |
| 04/27/2019 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee was assisting crew with the installation of a section of 18"" polyurethane pipe using two chain falls when the load shifted and hit the employee who was standing adjacent to the pipe on the h... |
| 09/01/2018 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 7d restricted | Employee was carrying idler. Idler slid while employee was holding it. Employee felt pain in lower back |
| 07/26/2018 | POWERED HAULAGE | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 66d lost | The employee was operating a lizard truck on the refuge haul road when the truck struck a hole causing the employee to bump their elbow against the armrest. The employee sought medical treatment and w... |
| 06/07/2018 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 28d lost | The employee stated was going down the outside steps at the plate and frame building when foot slipped causing the employee to fall on posterior and sliding down the other 3 remaining steps. |
| 04/09/2018 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 59d lost | The employee stated ee was stepping up into a lizard truck when ee said ee right knee gave out. Employee sought medical attention on 4/24/2018 and was taken off work. This incident is being reported a... |
| 10/27/2017 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee reported fall on 10/30/17. Stated stood up to walk out and got foot hung in chair wheels. States as falling hard hat fell off and employee landed on back and head bounced on floor. Employee w... |
| 10/12/2017 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 2d restricted | Employee was handling a piece of steel plate lying on the floor and felt something pull in EE's back. |
| 10/03/2017 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 6d restricted | Employee was lifting and using a chipping hammer throughout the day and began feeling discomfort in right elbow. |
| 05/13/2017 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 250d lost | The employee stated was dismounting a D-7 Dozer, and slipped off the push arm of the Dozer. The employee stated as the employee fell the employee landed on right shoulder. Employee sought medical atte... |
| 11/19/2016 | POWERED HAULAGE | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 127d restricted | Employee was in the process of taking a load up to refuse area to dump. In that process employee stated, hit a rut/hole in the road measuring 4'long x 3' wide x 2' in depth, causing jarring to right s... |
| 06/19/2016 | MACHINERY | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 7d lost | The employee was in the process of cutting trees and brush when employee tripped and struck the top of left foreman against the saw blade causing lacerations that required sutures. |
| 01/11/2016 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | The employee stated EE was cleaning a de-icer spray bar when the pressure was released from the spray bar causing the de-icer to contact the employee's face and left eye. The employee was taken to th... |
| 11/11/2015 | STRIKING OR BUMPING | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | The employee stated that he was walking through the entrance door to the plant when he struck his elbow on the door handle causing a contusion. On 12/6/2015 the employee sought medical attention and... |
| 09/30/2015 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | EE stated that his feet got tangled up in a water hose as he walking toward the #1 press to wash it. Fell to the floor straining his left hand and wrist. 10/9/15 incident became a reportable injury b... |
| 06/03/2015 | POWERED HAULAGE | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 2d restricted | The employee stated that while operating the 740 truck on the refuse dump he drove over a hole and strained his back. He sought medical attention and placed on restricted duty for two days. |
| 04/20/2015 | MACHINERY | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 35d lost | The employee stated that on 4/20 he was operating the D6 Dozer in the right grain ditch when he ran over a rock and strained his back. The incident became reportable on 5/11/2015 after the employee so... |
| 02/20/2015 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 56d lost, 5d restricted | The employee stated that he and another employee were lifting the clean-up pump guard from the pump and did not realize the guard contained mud. As they lifted it, the additional weight caught him off... |
| 01/11/2015 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 16d restricted | The employee stated he had just cut a piece of metal for an overflow box. As he turned the piece of metal over, he slipped and dropped the metal onto the top of his right foot. He continued to work an... |
| 12/22/2014 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 11d lost | The employee stated he was attempting to empty a belt magnet when he caught his ring finger between the magnet and the chute. The employee began missing work on 12/29/14 due to the injury. |
| 12/22/2014 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY | 1d lost, 35d restricted | Employee was helping move a 10"" section of pipe that had gotten caught on an adjacent pipe and sump, when the pipe shifted and pinched his finger between the pipe and sump. The employee was wearing... |
| 10/06/2014 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | The employee stated that the crusher had become clogged requiring the chute access door to be opened. While observing the chute the access door swung closed striking the back of his right hand. The em... |
| 06/03/2014 | DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) | OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 | None | On June 3, 2014 at 11:22 a.m. we were notified that this individual that had previously been employed at this location was diagnosed with hearing loss. This is being reported at an illness. |
| 05/27/2014 | DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS | OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 | None | On May 27, 2014 at 4:26 p.m. we were notified that the individual that had previously been employed at this location was diagnosed with pneumoconiosis. This is being reported as an illness. |
| 05/17/2013 | POWERED HAULAGE | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 11d lost, 27d restricted | The employee stated that he was operating an articulating truck of the refuse area when he drove into a hole in the roadway and caused him to strain his shoulder. After further consideration and beca... |
| 04/17/2013 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | The employee was changing a bad bearing on a roller for the #1 belt press when the roller popped out of place causing his left ring finger to be caught between the roller and belly pan resulted in a l... |
| 02/03/2013 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee walking down o/s steps at plant, steps were snow covered, he slipped & as he fell, hit head on rail cut rt. ear. |
| 01/14/2013 | POWERED HAULAGE | PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY | 28d lost, 5d restricted | The EE stated he ran into a hole in the road at the #1 switch back curve. The EE stated he felt pain in his lower back. He sought medical attention that day & returned to work under modified duty unti... |
| 03/15/2012 | OTHER | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 3d lost | EE at job site watching turbine pump. EE felt something on his back thinks he was bitten by a spider although he never did see a spider. Area became infected and he was seen at E.R. 9 days later repor... |
| 01/15/2012 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 21d restricted | Employee was taking a 4"" valve out of a pipe when the pipe came loose and caught his hand between the 4"" pipe and an adjacent sump. |
| 10/13/2010 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 2d lost | Injured was transporting chemical tank when hyd. hose came off causing pond treatment to splash out hitting face and eye area. |
| 05/26/2007 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Cut right ring finger removing old skirt boards from plant cart. |
| 07/19/2005 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | While picking up garbage on the haulroad, EE fell from the bed of a truck and hit EE's head on the haulroad. |
| 08/04/2004 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 2d lost | ACCORDING TO THE EMPLOYEE, HE WAS WALKING TRAIN AS THE BRAKEMAN WAS RELEASING HAND BRAKES. TO DO THIS, YOU MUST CLIMB UP ONTO THE SILL STEP IN ORDER TO REACH THE HANDBRAKE. HE HAD WALKED THE CUT OF CA... |
| 08/23/2003 | NO VALUE FOUND | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 147d lost | INJURED WAS IN PROCESS OF UNPLUGGING 12"" COARSE REFUSE LONE WITH WASH DOWN HOSE WHEN MATERIAL BROKE FREE HITTING RIGHT ARM. |
| 01/13/2003 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | EE SLIPPED ON ICE & FELL. HE TRIED TO CATCH HIMSEL;F AND CUT HISRT. HAND ON A SHARP OBJECT. |
| 01/02/2003 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | WHILE LIFTING 12"" ELBOW WITH CHAIN HOIST, ELBOW BECAME LODGE. WHEN EE'S HELPER ATTEMPTED TO FREE ELBOW, IT CAUGHT EE'S HAND. |
| 12/14/2000 | MACHINERY | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | EE WAS WELDIG METAL GUARDS & THE WELDING ROD CAUSED A FLASH, FLASHBURNING BOTH EYES |
| 10/03/2000 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 16d lost | EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO HANG SHEETING GRIT, LEFT ONE END UNSECURED AND WHEN HE RAISED THE OTHER END THIS CAUSED THE UNSECURED END TO SLIP OFF. THIS REACTION CAUSED THE SHEETING TO STRIKE EE ON TH E NECK... |
| 05/19/2000 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 1d lost | EE WAS RIGGING I-BEAMS FOR CRANE. WHILE MOVING BEAMS, ONE ROLLED OVER ON EE'S HAND. |
| 05/01/2000 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 1d lost | EMPLOYEE WAS BOLTING STEEL 100 FT IN THE AIR AND LOST HIS HARD HAT. WHEN HE COMPLETED HIS JOB HE STOOD UP AND HIT HIS HEAD ON A PIECE OF STEEL ANGLE. |
| 04/22/2000 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY | None | EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A CHAINFALL TO PUT INTO A SLING AND FELT A BURNING IN HIS GROIN AREA. |
| 04/12/2000 | MACHINERY | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 1d lost | EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A CLEAN COAL TAKE UP TOWER IN A CRANE WHEN THE JIB COLLAPSED. EMPLOYEE JUMPED OUT OF THE CRANE WHEN JIB BEGAN TO FALL WITH LOAD. |