Employee was cleaning a chute on the stacker belt when coal broke loose and the rock bar struck face. This resulted in concussion-like symptoms and a lost time accident.
Mine 78 Preparation PlantCoal
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 7
- Years on record
- 2008–2020
- Latest incident
- Feb 2020
Reportable incidents
7 on file2020 · 1 incident
2017 · 1 incident
While working on a pump, rotating pulley to remove impeller. Victim got thumb got between pulley and drive belts. Laceration required 11 stitches.
2013 · 1 incident
While lifting a pipe with a chain block a strap broke, which caused EE a strain in his shoulder. EE never reported it till 1/29/14. He went to the doctor on 1/31/14 and reported back to work as lite duty. We had no lite duty work so EE was sent home on 2/3/14 pending further evaluation. Contacted us on 2/20/14 - he will have surgery & will be off longer.
2009 · 1 incident
This was a no lost time accident-there was done for a few months. The was decided to do surgery to repair torn ligament's. The first day missed due to accident was 4/16/10 for surgery
2008 · 3 incidents
Employee entered dangered off area, under construction on the 3rd floor of the plant. He was looking up and fell in a hole cut for mag seperator being installed.
Injured was cutting belt when knife slipped and cut his leg.
As individual was cutting a hole in a piece of conveyor belt, the utility knife he was using slipped and cut his right knee which required three stitches.