Warrior Preparation Plant — Accidents

Total: 35 accidents | Fatalities: 2

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
06/16/2020 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was working under the turn table of the clean coal stacker when the wind blew causing material to get into left eye. The material was embedded in the employee's left eye and was removed at th...
09/05/2019 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None Contractor was hauling soil from the back side of gob hill. As EE was returning for another load, EE heard a pop in the engine and started smelling and seeing smoke in the cab. As EE stopped to make a...
12/12/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee was putting bolts in a piece of rubber on the vibrator lip when the walk board broke causing EE to fall into the chute. EE hit head shoulder and hip on the metal sides. EE had 6 staples in he...
07/19/2015 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 20d lost Employee was operating a dozer while loading a train; a chute stopped up and was not feeding coal. After about 20 minutes of it not feeding the operator's were told to stay off of the feeder. The empl...
08/08/2014 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was in the process of cutting a steel cable that was tangled on the D8N dozer at the trash dump. As ee lit the torch the first time it went out. As he was relighting it a buzzing nose and a ignitio...
06/16/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 26d lost Magnet on raw coal B VIB, The hook broke and struck ee in the back of the head, also in the middle of his back.
06/01/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None This contractor was lifting a pipe up about 4ft to put it into place. The pipe weight was 140. The flange end had a sharp edge that wasn't noticed. Another EE was helping do this job.
07/25/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None After employee had locked & tagged the belt out for repairs he decided to stay and help change the roller. This was a 54 in. troughing roller. While putting the roller in position to stand it up the r...
02/21/2013 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was trying to break loose a bolt with a wrench, in doing so the wrench slipped and hit him in the mouth, cutting his bottom lip and chipping his tooth.
09/25/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While attempting to stop a leak on the refuse box, two workers were going to apply a patch by using a piece of belting and metal. Co-worker climbed up a permanent ladder and injured employee grabbed t...
01/16/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was trying to dislodge a screwdriver from a shaker in the prep plant. EE missed hitting the screwdriver and hit his hand. This caused him to have 5 stitches.
06/07/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was replacing 200 amp fuse for the deep well Pump ""D"". While installing a fuse his right thumb made contact with the voltage barrier causing a laceration to the pad of right thumb.
10/15/2010 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was cutting a piece of bucker rubber for repair on the vibrator. While sitting down, he was holding the rubber in his left hand and in his right hand he was using a belt knife to cut the rubber wit...
08/14/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 50d lost, 3d restricted Pressure washer had quit. Worker climbed into back of truck, fixed the problem by securing a wire, turned around & fell off the truck. Initially, this was not a reportable accident because worker did...
10/29/2009 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None Employee was in the coal loadout tunnel watching the belts while the train was being loaded. He noticed a piece of coal was stuck in the skirt rubber on the south side of the belt (main). He removed t...
07/28/2009 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was grinding on a 988 loader bucket, as he was grinding down a vertical position, sparks were going down and to his right. Foreign material entered his left eye. Safety glasses with side shields w...
02/27/2009 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was grinding on a dozer blade. As he was grinding he felt like something was in his right eye. He finished the shift then he went to the nurses station & had it washed out. He then had to to...
12/11/2008 MACHINERY FATALITY Fatal Victim was in operation of Genie S-85 aerial lift when the lift became caught on exterior wall girt of building under construction. In an attempt to free the caught basket the machine's boom reacted a...
03/31/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 83d lost, 6d restricted EE was removing a chute from the #2 belt drive stand. On his last attempt to adjust the chain rigging, he stepped in a spot where a roller bearing had been removed, stepped in grease and his left foot...
03/09/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON FATALITY Fatal While walking outside the warehouse door, next to the loading dock, EE stepped onto the slope part of the loading dock and encountered black ice that could not be seen in the darks. He slid back and l...
03/09/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 97d lost Employee was standing on the North winch table hooking up ground for the welder. After hooking the ground up, he went to step off of the table and lost his footing, landing on uneven ground on his rig...
06/29/2007 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was in the process of taking out the old belt scales at the loadout tunnel. As he was cutting the last leg, which was tied off by the winch cable to the boom truck, the metal kicked back, causing h...
05/31/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 27d lost As ee was drilling a borehole into the old works, he stepped off the drill platform and twisted his right knee. 7/13/07 was his first day to miss work.
09/07/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was in the man lift on the west side of the gob belt bottom counter weight roller. He put his left hand on the roller bearing to see if it was heating up and an eye welded to the other rollers came...
09/02/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was trying to open the flop doors at the syn-fuel discharge belt. As he was pushing the handle over, something gave way and broke. This caused the handle to go forward and away rapidly. He he...
02/10/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While moving a 1"" thick piece of plate metal app 8""x33""x1"" the plate was being pulled off the bed of the welding truck, it slipped out of ee's hand creating a whoosing effect stirring up rust. dus...
10/21/2005 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Ee was standing by the core drill assisting the e-logger on the report sheet when the wind started blowing causing debris to go into the eye.
05/12/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None BANDING A TEMPORARY PATCH ON A PIPE. EE STARTED TO LOAD THE BANDING TOOL WHEN HE DISCOVERED AN OLD PIECE OF BAND IN THE TOOL. WHEN HE WAS HOLDING THE TOOL WITH HIS LEFT HAND & USING CHANNELLOCK PLIE...
12/17/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF CHANGING THE DRILL BIT ON THE DK40 DRILL, AS HE WAS LIFTING THE BIT HE SLIPPED & TWISTED HIS BACK.
07/01/2004 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS OPERATING A D9L DOZER ON THE RAW COAL STOCK PILE, WEATHER FOGGY. WHEN HE STARTED TO PUSH THE COAL, HE TRIED TO ADJUST THE C.B. RADIO HE NOTED HE HAD GONE TOO FAR ON THE PILE. HE TRIED TO PUT TH...
04/20/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 27d lost WHILE TRYING TO TURN THE NEW GOB CHUTE THAT HE WAS FABRICATING, EE WAS USING A STEERING LOADER TO PICK IT UP & USE A PRY BAR TO TURN IT OVER. AS HE WAS TURNING IT OVER, THE CHUTE SLIPPED CAUSING THE B...
03/13/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 27d lost EMPLOYEE WAS OPENING ACCESS DOOR TO THE #5 COUPLING AT THE SLOPE HEND DRIVE, THE DOOR BECAME OVER BALANCED & STARTED TO FALL AWAY FROM EE. HE REACHED OUT WITH HIS LEFT HAND TO CATCH THE DOOR & HIS THI...
07/03/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 31d lost EE WAS HELPING WORK IN THE WASH PLANT TAKING DOWN A CHUTE. THE CHUTE WAS RESTING ON THE FLOOR AND TOP OF NEXT FLOOR. A LADDER WAS NEXT TO THE CHUTE WHEN EE WAS MOVING THE LADDER IT CAME OVER HITTING E...
05/02/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS GETTING READY TO OPERATE THE FRONT END LOADER, HE STARTED TO GET ON THE MACHINE, HE WAS ON THE 3RD STEP AND HE SLIPPED OFF, FALLING TO THE GROUND.
12/19/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None STEEL PIECES WERE STANDING IN RACK WHEN ONE FELLOVER STRIKING VICTIM IN HEAD 5 OR 6 SUTURES