Toms Fork Prep Plant and Loadout — Accidents

Total: 31 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
05/15/2023 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using a wrench hand tool to loosen up a nut threaded on a bolt. Employee stated when the nut broke free the employee's momentum took their hand forward resulting in left pinky finger bein...
08/29/2022 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cutting pieces of rubber off a screen using downward force with a razor knife. Employee had a rubber piece to tear and the downward momentum resulted with the employee striking right leg...
08/17/2020 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Due to the size of the material being loaded there was minimal space to stand on the flat bed. While trying to strap the material down, our employee fell from the truck to the ground.
01/30/2019 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 42d lost Tractor trailer was dumping a load when a strong wind gust turned trailer and tractor over. There was about 3 tons of coal frozen in the left front of the trailer due to sub zero wind chill. Truck was...
09/11/2018 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured employee was lowering a motor using a 1 1/2 ton chain ratchet and unlocked the ratchet to use the wheel to lower the motor. When the motor began to fall, the employee grabbed the chain pulling...
05/17/2016 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using a 10lb hammer to hit a steel beam and the beam shifted, causing the employee to miss and hit the left middle finger on a piece of old metal.
09/17/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 249d lost Employee and co-worker were pulling a piece of conveyor belt that was 6 feet wide by 8 feet long and the employee lost his footing and then felt pain in his back. Employee was seen by a physician and...
07/21/2014 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 294d lost Employee states that while he was traveling down the haul road from the refuse in the Cat 777 truck, he hit a hole in the road and jarred his neck and back.
02/14/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 89d lost Employee was per-shifting end loader and as he was walking around the machine and lost his footing and fell. As he fell, he tried to put his hands down and catch himself. In doing so he fractured and...
04/01/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 16d lost Employee received an abrasion to the leg on 4/1/2013, while transporting an electric motor on a carte. Employee was transported to CAMC, where he was treated and release at this time. On July 10, 2013...
04/21/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Was removing rust from steel beam with a 2 lb. hammer and missed intended target and mashed finger.
02/12/2010 ELECTRICAL ACCIDENT ONLY None Employee change trailer caught fire from an apparent electrical malfunction. No injuires involved. Structure destroyed.
06/27/2007 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was a passenger in a pickup truck being driven by a fellow employee. They were returning from the loadout to the plant after loading a train. The pickup struck a berm and rolled on its righ...
09/21/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was walking from feed hopper to his end loader. There was a windrow of coal about knee high and he attempted to step over other than walk around it. As he stepped over, he tripped on a lump...
01/27/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost employee was riffling a coal sample, lifting buckets, when he felt a ""pop"" in his back
09/24/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee walked over an embankment as short cut to the equipment parking area. He fell striking his left forearm resulting in a fracture.
04/15/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 16d restricted Employee was assisting another employee dispose of reject coal. He lifted a barrell of reject coal and felt a sharp pain in the groin area
04/02/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 302d lost INJURED JUMPED OFF A TRAILER - AS A RESULT HE SPRAINED HIS BACK.
09/17/2003 NO VALUE FOUND DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 52d lost AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SHIFT, EE REPORTED TO THE IMPOUNDMEN TO COMPLETE THE SETUP OF A PUMP TO REMOVE WATER FROM THE IMPOUNDMENT. THE CRANE WASALREADY IN PLACE & THE PUMP HAD BEEN SET IN THE SPILLWAY...
05/02/2003 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None EE RECEIVED A 15% PERMANENT DISABILTY AWARD FOR OCCUPATIONAL PNEUMOCONIOSIS.
11/15/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE & CO-WORKER WERE REMOVING DEBRIS FROM MAGNET. AN END LOADER BUCKET WEAR PLATE WAS ATTACHED TO MAGNET. EE ATTEMPTED TO PULL WEAR PLATE AFTER A ROPE WAS ATTACHED BACK UP THE BELT TO PREVENT I T FROM...
09/15/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 96d lost EMPLOYEE WAS EXITING THE REAR OF THE FORD F450 SERVICE TRUCK. THE TRUCK WAS EQUIPPED WITH A CABLE STEP MOUNTED TO THE REAR BUMPER. AS HE STEPPED ON THE CABLE STEP, THE WELD CONNECTING THE CABL E AND R...
05/30/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS REMOVING A GUARD FROM THE COLLECTING BELT ON THE BASEMENT FLOOR. OTHER EE'S WERE WASHING DOWN THE FLOOR ABOVE. AS HE WAS REMOVING THE GUARD, A RUSH OF WATER CAME FROM ABOVE. HE TRIED TO GET OUT...
12/16/2000 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 32d lost EE WAS PUTTING IN A 3"" DIAMETER PIPE WHILE STANDING ON A 4' STEP LADDER. WHEN HE CAME DOWN OFF THE LADDER HE STEPPED ON A LUMP OF COAL CAUSING HIM TO TWIST TO CATCH HIS BALANCE. HE DID NOT GO TO DOCT...
10/19/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost EE CLAIMS HE PICKED UP A TURNDOWN TO PUT ON A LINE TO A SUMP. WHEN HE PICKED UP THE TURNDOWN TO PUT IT IN PLACE HE HAD TO TWIST WITH IT TO GET AROUND A 4"" LINE THAT WAS IN HIS WAY. WHEN HE DID THIS H...
09/22/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY None EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING A SCREEN IN THE REFUSE SIEVE BOX. INJURED WAS LIFTING UP ON ONE END OF THE SCREEN IN AN ATTEMPT TO GET THE SCREEN PROPERLY ALLIGNED. AS HE WAS LIFTING AND PULLING, HE FE LT A SH...
08/30/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS RETRIEVING A BOLT FROM A HOLE IN 2-DECKING. WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO GET UP, HE SLIPPED AND CUT HIS ARM ON A JAGGED EDGE OF THE Q-DECKING.
07/06/2000 ALL OTHER OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESSES OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 7d restricted EMPLOYEE BEGAN SHIFT BY RUNNING A CHOP SAW CUTTING UP CONCRETE. GRADUALLY BETWEEN 7:30-9:30 HIS BACK BEGAN TO GRADUALLY ACHE AND AT 9:30 HE LEFTTHE JOB TO GO TO DOCTOR TO CHECK FOR KIDNEY STON ES. DR...
05/09/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost WHEN EXITING THE CHANGE BLDG. HE FELT SOME PAIN IN HIS LEFT KNEE. HE CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 5-16 AT WHICH TIME HE SAW A DR. THE DR. REFERRED HIM TO AN ORTHOPEDIST. EE WAS SEEN BY DR. ON 5-24 & WAS DI...
03/15/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON ADJUSTMENT IN THE HEIGHT OF THE SEAT IN THE KOMATSU LOADER. AS HE WAS MAKING THE ADJUSTMENT HIS RIGHT HAND SLIPPED OFF THE ADJUSTMENT KNOB. HE WAS BOUNCING IN THE SEAT ATTEMPTI...
01/18/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 21d lost EE WAS WALKING FROM THE CHANGE TRAILER ACROSS THE ROAD TO START THE REFUSE DOZER. HE CHOSE TO WALK DOWN A SMALL EMBANKMENT ALONG THE ROADWAY. THERE WAS A LIGHT ACCUMULATION OF SNOW ON THE GROU ND AND...