Sulphur Springs Strip — Accidents

Total: 45 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
08/13/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 38d lost, 85d restricted While employee was assisting in removing hot coal from a silo hot coal spilled out and burned employee as he was escaping.
08/13/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 219d lost Employee was burned while assisting in removing coal from a silo due to an unexpected coal spill.
08/13/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 10d lost, 27d restricted Employee was assisting in removing hot coal from silo and suffered burns to his arms and legs.
08/13/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 41d lost, 80d restricted The employee was assisting in getting coal out of silo and had an unexpected spill of hot coal. He was burned while escaping the area.
08/13/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 41d lost, 43d restricted While assisting in removing hot coal from silo the employee was burned when there was an unexpected spill.
01/11/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 50d restricted Employee was assigned to turn on grease lines at ALPM shop. He stepped up on four step roll around ladder and opened valve while descending the ladder he missed a step and fractured his right ankle.
12/14/2011 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using an air chuck to deliver air to a flat tire when the escaping air from the chuck blew debris onto his face.
11/30/2011 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY None EE was lifting and pushing a bar through the holes on his line boring fixture. The lift was a vertical lift from the ground. When the EE was making the final push upward, he felt a burning/tear in t...
10/10/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 40d restricted EE was installing silt fence. A trench was cut in work area causing a slope and loose soil. While EE was driving the particular t-post, he lost his balance causing him to brace himself against falling...
06/13/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Employee slipped on a bent end dump ladder twisting his knee. He was placed on restriction from climbing and must wear a knee brace for approximately 12 calendar days per doctors report. There is no...
08/17/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Journeyman was stepping from a hose guard that covers the hoses on the trunion to the right track when he slipped and lacerated the back of his head requiring stitches.
07/31/2010 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 9d lost, 10d restricted Employee was operating end dump when he hit a slick area on the ramp. The employee lost control of the vehicle and the equipment turned over.
10/17/2009 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A Journeyman was pulling on a loader tire with a tire truck. The supervisor was beside the rear of the tire reaching over behind the tire operating a porta power. As the tire truck hand was pulling th...
09/20/2009 INUNDATION ACCIDENT ONLY None A mud trap and water hole broke loose in the east end of the pit, causing shovels and dump trucks to have to evacuate the area.
03/24/2009 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was removing an old gasket with a buffing wheel. Safety glasses and safety goggles were being worn by the employee. The employee had also installed a fender on a scraper. He was wearing safet...
11/18/2008 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Employee was operating a D10 dozer. He was ripping out several rocks and when backing up, the dozer slipped into a hole. This caused the dozer to jar, resulting in an injury to the employee's back.
09/30/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Employee was moving a 6 inch discharge water line and in doing so pulled his right calf muscle.
06/01/2008 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 92d restricted The injured was operating a scraper and drove through a rough place in the haulage road causing the scraper to bounce him around and causing pain in his lower back.
04/05/2008 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted Employee was operating a scraper and was approaching a loaded coal hauler to push it up the ramp after it lost traction and stopped on the ramp. As the scraper operator was approaching the hauler, the...
01/12/2008 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL FATALITY Fatal Employee exited the Hitachi Shovel and placed himself between the shovel and highwall. While on the ground between the shovel and highwall, the highwall sloughed and pinned the employee against the t...
01/08/2008 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted While employee was operating a Euclid End Dump he received a pinched nerve in his neck from the bed closing hard and jarring the truck after dumping his load of dirt.
09/07/2007 OTHER DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted While getting in the cab of a buldozer, the employee was bitten by an insect on his left arm.
08/09/2007 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While operating a coal hauler a dust particle blew into the employee's left eye. The operator was wearing safety glasses and the windows on the truck were rolled up. The employee was issued an eye pre...
02/28/2007 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee felt numbness in his left thumb and two fingers while operating front end loader. Employee went to doctor on March 12, 2007. Diagnosis of Carpal Tunnel was made on March 19, 2007
02/03/2007 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 74d lost, 5d restricted Employee was pushing hauler up ramp with scraper. While going up ramp the hauler dropped in a low spot. This allowed the push block of the scraper to ride up on the hauler push block picking the scrap...
07/13/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee closed door on right thumb lacerating and fracturing it after mounting equipment.
01/22/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee's foot slipped on bed of fuel truck causing him to twist his left knee. It had been raining. He has been working his regular duties since the incident on January 22, 2006. His left knee has b...
07/18/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The injured was woking on the air conditioner of a motorgrader. He was attempting to cut a low pressure line with a utility knife. When material was cut through, the knife closed cutting his ring fing...
11/28/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The injured was using a truck to pull some slack in some pump line. After getting slack and backing up truck the injured was picking up on mender to let someone unhook the strap when he caught his fin...
08/31/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee cut and smashed index finger on right hand requiring stitches while assisting in installing torque idlers and torquing idler cap bolts on dozer.
08/12/2003 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted AFTER OPERATING SCRAPER EE EXPERIENCED BACK PAIN.
06/26/2003 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None UTILITYMAN OPENED THE CAGE TO ADJUST THE BELT SCRAPER ON THE CONVEYOR B TAKE-UP TOWER. WHEN THE UTILITYMAN TURNED THE SCRAPER SO THAT IT WOULD TOUCH THE BELT THE BELT CAUGHT HIS GLOVE AND PULL ED HIS...
06/08/2003 NO VALUE FOUND NO VALUE FOUND None DOZER WAS PUSHING OVERBURDEN OVER HIGHWALL. DOZER GOT TOO CLOSE TO HIGHWALL EDGE. DOZER STARTED TILTING OVER HIGHWALL. HIGHWALL HEIGHT IS APPROX30FT TOTAL. FIRST DROP APPROXIMATELY 15 FEET TO RED DIRT...
05/29/2003 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS CUTTING TIE WRAP WITH POCKET KNIFE. WHEN THE KNIFE CUT THROUGH THE TIE WRAP IT STABBED EE IN THE LEFT HAND BETWEEN THE THUMB & FOREFINGER.
02/08/2003 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 45d lost, 96d restricted KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN RAILWAY LOCOMOTIVE RAN THROUGH TXU ""MEN WORKING"" SIGN LOCATED ON TXU PROPERTY AND COLLIDED WITH A TXU LOCOMOTIVE WHICH WAS NOT MOVING AT THE TIME. THE IMPACT THREW EE AGAI NST T...
11/13/2002 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 16d restricted EE WAS RAKING OUT COAL BUILD-UP WITH A HOE WHEN AN ALIGNMENT ROLLER CAUGHT HIS SHIRT OR GLOVE & PULLED HIS ARM INTO IT.
11/12/2002 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS CUTTING ROPE THAT WAS ATTACHED TO DISCHARGE LINE WITH POCKET KNIFE. AFTER ROPE WAS CUT THE MOMEMTUM OF THE KNIFE CAUSED A CUT TO EE'S LEG.
10/02/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY None EMPLOYEE PINCHED 1/4"" - 1/2"" OF MIDDLE RIGHT FINGER OFF WHILE INSTALLING DUMP DOOR CYLINDER ON HAULER.
05/06/2002 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None AS EE WAS DISMOUNTING MOTORGRADER HE SWUNG HIS RIGHT HAND INTO THE ENGINE FAN CUTTING TOP OF HAND IN TWO PLACES.
04/29/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost MECHANIC WAS REMOVING ENGINE PARTS TO REMOVE CYLINDER HEAD. HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE STEPLADDER CAUSING HIM TO FALL BETWEEN THE LADDER AND VEHICLE FRAME.
01/29/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 76d restricted EE HAD FINISHED WASHING DOWN THE TUNNEL. HE WAS ROLLING UP WATER HOSE AND THE HOSE GOT HUNG. AS HE WAS PULLING ON THE HOSE HIS FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL. THIS RESULTED IN EE HAVING PAIN IN RIGH...
06/27/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None THE INJURED WAS CLEANING OUT THE ROLLER FRAME OF A DOZER WHEN HE RUBBED HIS FACE AND FELT SOMETHING IN HIS LEFT EYE.
04/02/2001 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS WELDING ON FENDER OF TRUCK. HE RAISED HIS WELDING HOOD AND A PIECE OF DIRT BLEW INTO HIS LEFT EYE.
04/05/2000 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None THE INJURED WAS ASSISTING THE REMOVAL OF A PITMAN ARM. ANOTHER EE WAS USING A SLEDGEHAMMER TO REMOVE THE ARM. WHEN THE ARM STARTED COMING OFF, THE INJURED REPOSITIONED HIS HAND BECAUSE HE THOU GHT THE...
03/24/2000 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None THE INJURED WAS WELDING A COAL BREAKING PLOW TO THE SCREEN INSIDE THE ROTARY BREAKER. HIS SAFETY GLASSES FOGGED UP AND HE REMOVED THEM. WHILE CHIPPING A WELD WITH HIS WELDING HOOD UP, A PIECE OF SLAG...