Wellmore #8 Prep Plant — Accidents

Total: 55 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
07/04/2024 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 243d lost A contracted fabricator was using a man lift on the 2nd floor of the plant to weld on the bottom of the froth cells. A section of the 2nd floor fell causing the manlift and contracted fabricator to fa...
08/30/2023 ELECTRICAL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 19d lost An electrician was troubleshooting and checking connections on the #1 Magnetic Separator circuit breaker. A screwdriver EE was using came in contact with energized leads causing an arc that resulted i...
06/02/2023 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None The #3 clean Coal belt line caught fire from the take up to the head drive. The fire could not be extinguished within 30 minutes.
12/22/2022 OTHER FATALITY Fatal The sub-contractor was found unconscious in EE's vehicle by EE's co-worker. The car was locked, co-worker attempted to wake EE. Co-worker called 911, then got mine superintendent, who came to the scen...
05/27/2022 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None An employee had climbed up the ladder to check the feeder at the #1 hopper. While climbing back down the ladder, coal was loaded in to the hopper which caused the safety wire rope slack to tighten tow...
11/13/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None An employee received a cut on the back of the head that required sutures. The employee stated that EE leaned down to raise the elevator door on the 1st floor, then hit head on the door.
04/13/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was welding under the bypass crusher when a rock was washed down from above. The rock broke the lens in EE's helmet which caused a cut to EE's forehead.
10/11/2019 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A group of employees were working together to put a speed reducer chain back on that drives the rotary breaker. They were working the chain back on by turning the dodge coupling with a pipe wrench. Th...
05/17/2019 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None An employee was attempting to free multiple small wires by cutting the zip tie that was holding them together with a utility knife. Employee received a cut below the left thumb that required three sti...
01/15/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None An employee lost EE's grip while attempting to go up the steps of the CAT 980M Coal Loader. EE's right hand slipped off of the hand hold causing EE to fall backwards and break EE's left wrist.
10/05/2018 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 4d lost, 152d restricted An employee lost footing while going down the set of steps from the 3rd floor MCC room to the 3rd floor of the plant. The fall resulted in a strained left shoulder that required surgery on 11/22/19.
07/01/2018 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was moving a section of screen deck with a series of chains. One of the chains slipped causing a corner of the screen deck to drop on the employee's left foot. Employee broke left big toe...
08/28/2016 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was driving a clip onto master link on a chain and the hammer glanced off and hit employee's left index finger, resulting in a broken bone in the finger.
08/21/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 211d lost An electrical motor, wrapped in plastic, was lying on the tailgate of a pick up truck. The top of the plastic was cut and as he lifted the motor to get the plastic from underneath the motor he felt pa...
06/14/2012 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Driver stated while sitting in the truck and dumping a load of coal, he had his arm rested on the window of the tractor. The dump trailer was mid way up when the 2nd stage locking ring broke and allow...
11/28/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY None Employee below was lowering materials, as the employee above cut the metal plates that they were replacing. The Plates were corroded and the concrete the plate was attached to was cracked and falling...
11/16/2011 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 153d lost Employee was tying rebar in a bent over position. Another contractor working in a chute above our work area had removed a temporary cover covering the chute opening. He then dropped his 3lb hammer a...
06/03/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 42d restricted Employee walked around a trough to unhook a chain fall and stepped up onto a piece of pipe to release hook, foot slipped and twisted leg.
03/18/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 33d lost As employee was pulling a piece of floor grating to stand on to work on a dryer unit when he felt a sharp pain in his back.
05/07/2010 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 5d restricted EE states he was injured when the sledge hammer he was using deflected off a bull pin and hit him on the right shin. No medical treatment was needed at time of injury. EE developed an infection and so...
02/02/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 13d lost On February 2, 2010 an employee was helping pick up a pump barrel when he felt a pain in his left groin. He continued to work and on March 3, 2010 due to complications he started missing work.
08/13/2008 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee got his right hand cut when the nozzle blew off of a water hose. The tail on the ideal clamp cut his hand. It took 10 sutures to close the wound.
09/26/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was putting belts on a cyclone pump sheave wheel when he got the tip of his thumb on the right hand between the belt and the sheave causing a laceration that took sutures to close.
09/24/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 35d lost On Sept. 24, 2007 EE stained his back when he moved a bearing assembly he was hooking a chain hoist up to as it was lying in a pick-up truck bed. He started missing work on March 3, 2008.
07/27/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 97d lost Employee was changing out a sieve box and as he was pulling on it he felt pain in his lower back. Due to complication this employee started missing work on August 13, 2007.
06/13/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Emp. was removing a pin from the rock vibrater by pulling with pipe wrench. The wrench slipped and caught finger against metal.
03/03/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee was going to clean his back-up lights on his truck when mud fell from the bed and hit him in the face, going into his left eye.
07/14/2005 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was dumping a load of refuge, using a Cat. swivel truck, when his load shifted and the cab of the truck turned over hitting his head against the window. Seat belts were in use.
05/25/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 11d lost Employee was clearing an area for a new refuse site when he stepped on a rock that was covered with leaves and slipped and fell.
02/07/2005 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was lifting an air compressor frame by means of a hoist truck and the cloth strap slipped and the frame caught middle finger on right hand between frame and side of locomotive.
01/29/2005 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 215d lost Employee was in the rotor breaker coal chute prying on a piece of frozen coal material when it broke loose and fouled him against the side of the chute. Coal material was approximately 1 to 1.4 tons.
03/27/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 306d lost Employee stepped on a piece of grating that was over a drain and it flipped up and he fell approximately 16 inches into the drain channel.*The reason the form was late was the time involved from the i...
12/27/2003 NO VALUE FOUND NO VALUE FOUND None EMPLOYEE HAD SET HIS DINNER BUCKET ON THE REMAINS OF A SCRAPED ROCK TRUCK. HE GOT HIS BUCKET AND WHEN HE TURNED AROUND TO WALK HE RAN INTO THE MIRROR FRAME ON THE OFF SIDE DOOR. EMPLOYEE WAS W EARING...
10/26/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost EE WAS CROSSING THE THICKENER RETURN LINE. INSTEAD OF CROSSING UNDER THE LINE HE WENT OVER THE TOP OF IT AND WHEN HE CAME OFF OF THE LINE HE TRUNED HIS RIGHT ANKLE. THE PIPE WAS APPROX. 40 INC HES HIG...
10/16/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost EE WAS INSIDE OF THE ROTARY BREAKER PATCHING A HOLE AND LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL.
09/13/2003 HOISTING DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost EE WAS CLOSING THE ELEVATOR DOORS AND GOT HIS THUMB ON HIS LT. HAND CAUGHT BETWEEN THE DOORS.
09/09/2003 NO VALUE FOUND NO VALUE FOUND None EE WAS CLEANING OUT A SUMP TO SET A PUMP WHEN HE SLIPPED AND HIS RIGHT LEG WENT INTO THE SUMP HOLE.
06/11/2003 NO VALUE FOUND DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 265d lost EE WAS PRYING ON A COAL CHUTE WITH A SLATE BAR. THE SLATE BAR SLIPPED AND HE HIT HIS RIGHT ELBOW ON A PIECE OF METAL.
05/28/2003 NO VALUE FOUND DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 275d lost EE WAS ON A LADDER TAPEING A WATER LEAK WHEN THE LADDER SLIPPED AND THE EE FELL TO THE PLANT FLOOR. THIS TOOK PLACE ON THE FOURTH FLOOR NEAR THE DIESTER TABLE. HE FELL APPROX. EIGHT FEET.
10/05/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS HELPING ANOTHER EE SHUT THE ELEVATOR DOORAS THE TWO DOORS CAME TOGETHER THE EE GOT HIS HAND CAUGHT BETWEEN THE TWO DOORS.
07/27/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost EE WAS CHANGING SCREENS OUT ON A CLEAN COAL VIBRATOR. AS HE WAS HANDLING A SCREEN IT SLIPPED & CAUGHT HIS HAND BETWEEN THE SCREEN & THE FRAME OF THE VIBRATOR.
07/03/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost EE WAS LINING A CHUTE AT THE ROTOR BREAKER. AS HE WAS STANDING ON A BOARD THAT WAS ACROSS THE CHUTE THE BOARD SLIPPED OUT AND THE EE FELL AND SLID DOWN THE CHUTE APPROX. 6-7 FEET.
06/04/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost EE WAS PUTTING PACKING IN A CLEAN COAL PUMP ON THE BASEMENT FLOOR WHEN HE STEPPED IN A DRAINAGE HOLE THAT WAS APPROX. 8-10"" DEEP AND 12-14"" SQUARE.
04/12/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost THE ROTOR BREAKER HAD A BLOCKAGE AND WAS SPILLING OIL. EE WAS TRYING TO UNSTOP THE BLOCKAGE AND AS HE WAS GOUGING AT THE BLOCKAGE WITH A SHOVEL HE HIT HIS RIGHT KNEE ON A PIECE OF METAL.
03/21/2002 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost EE WAS OPERATING A TRUCK WHICH WAS LOADED WITH SLUDGE. HE ROUNDED A SHARP TURN AND AS HE WAS PARTIALLY ON A SET OF SCALES, THE TRUCK STARTED SPINNING AND SLID SIDEWAYS. THE REAR WHEELS SLID OV ER A 3'...
02/22/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 93d lost EE HAD A DRYER BASKET HANGING FROM A CHAIN HOIST AND AS HE WAS PUSHING IT INTO PLACE THE BASKET TWISTED AND FELL HITTING HIM ON THE SIDE OF HIS LEFT FOOT.
09/17/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 132d lost EE WAS MOVING A SET OF TORCHES THAT WERE MOUNTEDON A WHEELED DOLLY. AS HE BACKED UP HE STEPPED INTO A DRAIN THAT IS 16"" SQUARE & ~1/2"" DEEP AND FELL WITH THE TORCHES FALLING ON HIM.
08/03/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost EE STEPPED OUT OF HIS TRUCK ONTO A PLATFORM AT THE #1 MUD HOPPER. IT HAD BEEN RAINING & THE PLATFORM WAS MUDDY. AS HE STEPPED ONTO THE PLATFORM HIS FOOTING SLIPPED & HE TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE.
06/20/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 202d lost EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING CHANGE AN IMPELLER OUT ON A DELUTE PUMP. HE WAS HOLDING THE IMPELLER ON THE PUMP SHAFT AND IT STARTED FALLING OFF. HE PUSHED HARDER ON THE IMPELLER AS IT WAS COMING OFF AN D FELT...
11/03/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 114d lost EE HAD REPORTED FOR WORK AT THE LAB ANBD WHEN HE STEPPED OUT OF HIS VEHICLE HE TURNED HIS ANKLE.