Vindex Energy — Accidents

Total: 9 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
12/28/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost EE was attempting to climb onto the 850 John Deere dozer. He had placed one foot on the step. When he tried to place the 2nd foot on the step, that foot slipped in the snow. He was holding onto the ha...
10/12/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee went to trouble shoot a leveling sensor located at the top of a silo. He claimed up the ladder and open the hatch at the top of the silo. When he looked inside a gust of wind caught a hold of...
02/22/2007 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 26d lost Employee was cleaning the belt take up roller on the plant feed belt with a hammer. His right hand and lower arm got caught and pulled into the roller. This event is under further investigation.
11/21/2006 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None Raw coal stockpile showed signs of heat. A front end loader was brought in to open up and investigate the situation. It was determined that there were several areas that were burning. After further...
08/31/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 9d lost Employee exited loader to dislodge material stuck in grizzly. As he dislodged the material, his middle finger of left hand was injured. Medical treatment included pinning of tip of finger.
03/26/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 38d lost Employee was attempting to hang a trolley on an I beam. The trolley slipped and the employee attempted to catch the trolley as it fell. The employee went to the doctor and has diagnosed as having a...
11/08/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 14d lost Employee was performing maintenance on the belt press. He attempted to lift the end of a roll with a come-a-long when he felt a sharp pain in the right shoulder. The pain persisted the rest of the sh...
01/17/2003 NO VALUE FOUND DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 112d lost EE AND CO-WORKER HAD BEEN DISASSEMBLING ROTARY GEAR BOX TO FIND ORIGIN OF PROBLEM. THE COVER PLATE WAS STANDING ON END ON FLOOR OF SHOP WHEN IT WAS EITHER BUMPED OR BRUSHED BY A GEAR ATTACHED TO OVERH...
05/09/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 156d lost EE WAS WALKING DOWN A BANK TO CHECK THE WATER QUALITY OF THE DISCHARGE FROM A POND. HE SLIPPED ON A WET ROCK AND FELL, FRACTURING A BONE IN HIS LEG.