Star Bridge Preparation Plant-Rail Load — Accidents

Total: 18 accidents | Fatalities: 2

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
01/14/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 362d lost Employee was pulling on the bottom of tailgate. Trying to install a crib block between the gate and bed because the gate was sprung and would not latch. Employee pulled back on gate dislodging crib bl...
02/13/2022 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None Truck driver climbed up on the right front fender of EE's coal truck to add motor oil to the motor, slipped off of fender landing on EE's right side of EE's head and right shoulder. Had pain in EE's s...
08/11/2021 POWERED HAULAGE FATALITY Fatal Driver was at parked truck (#5 lot) to start pre-shift inspection. Truck started to move. Driver fell under the truck and truck ran over driver's legs from about the knee area down.
08/02/2019 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 5d lost, 50d restricted Employee had a slate bar in dilute impeller pulling down when impeller broke loose and employee fell to the left with both feet on the floor. Two other employees were on the other side with slate bar...
06/27/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was closing large roll up door on new side of Plant when chain on door snagged on latch causing to wrap around left ring finger causing it to swell and bruise.
07/31/2018 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 18d lost, 204d restricted Employee was sitting down with sledge hammer busting rocks out of the scalping screen, as employee went to stand up employee slipped and twisted left ankle. Employee was taken to Elkins hospital wher...
08/16/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS OPENING A DOOR TO GAIN ACCESS TO THE BOTTOM DECK OF THE RAW COAL SCREEN. THE HINGES ON THE DOOR WERE RUSTED AND BROKE OFF, CAUSING THE DOOR TO DROP DOWN AND SMASH THE EMPLOYEES FINGERS.
05/20/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was putting a bottom deck screen in a scalping screen. Once the screen started to drop to the bottom deck, it flipped up on one corner and hit the employee across the bridge of the nose caus...
06/19/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While removing section of heavy media pipe (approx. 10"" dia. X 24"" length) EE went to push on side pipe as it was being removed it came out swung around striking him on the right wrist/forearm, brea...
02/20/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 114d lost Pulled truck off scales went back to scan card. Right foot slipped on step while holding handrail. Fell and twisted left knee and pulled right shoulder.
05/13/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While moving pipe from old scrappa at top floor loadout we had cut off. He was turning pipe and it had a sharp edge on pipe that cut through his glove and into his left index finger at app. the first...
01/03/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 11d lost, 14d restricted The injured was walking around the bucket of the parked endloader in order to get in the machine when his right foot slipped on a patch of ice in the roadway and his left foot remained stationary. Thi...
01/29/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While shoveling the overland belt tailpiece the shovel struck a piece of ice causing the shovel to bounce up catching his hand between the shovel handle and the belt cover.
10/11/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 9d lost Removed fuel cap-sustained burns to face and hands.
09/27/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee was installing a belt wiper. He slipped catching himself, but striking his right shoulder - breaking his right clavical.
09/05/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost The employee was walking across a floor that was being prepared for concrete, he tripped on the reinforcing wire mesh. The trip caused him to fall striking his knee on a metal curb - requiring 6 sutu...
08/02/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost The employee was tightening an overhead bolt, a piece of metal fell and lodged in the LEFT eye. The employee was wearing safety glasses.
07/30/2006 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE FATALITY Fatal Employee deliberately disobeyed warnings to cease welding on inflated floatation tire rim ten minutes before tire blew up. Heat from welding plus compression of air in tire equals massive explosion.