Employee stated that he was loading 50ft rolls of water line onto the back of a flat bed truck when he felt something pull in the lower abdomen area.
Blue Pennant TransferCoal
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 9
- Years on record
- 2000–2013
- Latest incident
- Apr 2013
Reportable incidents
9 on file2013 · 1 incident
2012 · 1 incident
A load of track bars came in at the high line crews office and they were falling off the truck. EE went down there to reload them. As he was reloading them, he had slide his hand down the bar when a sliver of metal punctured his left hand.
2011 · 1 incident
Belt vulcanizer was cutting conveyor belt. When he finished, he put the knife in his pocket. The blade was not completely retracted and cut his leg. He was undecided about going to the doctor at the time of the accident. It was learned on 4/21/11 that he had received stitches but missed no work.
2010 · 1 incident
EE was loading a roll of 3/8"" steel rope onto the #2 digger truck. He turned to put the wire into the truck and felt severe pain in his lower back and down his right leg. He worked until 4/14/2010 and went off work until 7/6/10.
2005 · 2 incidents
EE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF STRAIGHTENING TOP STRUCTURE USING A HAMMER TO ANGLE STRUCTURE. HE DERW THE HAMMER BACK, STRUCK HIS HAND AGAINST 4"" WATER LINE COUPLING AND CAUSED A FRACTURE TO HIS LITTLE FINGER. NO STITCHES WERE NEEDED, HE DID NOT MISS ANY DAYS DUE TO INJURY
Employee has worked in and around coal mines for 25 years. He has been diagnosed with an occupational illness (repeated trauma/degenerative disc disease) of the lumbar spine. He has not missed any scheduled work. This is a degree 6 occupational illness.
2003 · 1 incident
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING AN OXYGEN CYLINDER IN ANTICIPATION OF LOADING IT TO MOVE TO ANOTHER LOCATION ON SITE.
2002 · 1 incident
CRANE OPERATOR WAS CENTERING OVER LIFT, ONE HOOK ON SPREADER CAUGHT ON EDGE OF LIFT AND RELEASED STRIKING EE ON LEFT SIDE OF HEAD.
2000 · 1 incident
TAKING BELTS OUT OF FEEDER WHEN SOCKET SLIPPED OFF AND POWER HANDLE STRUCK HIM IN CHEST/RIB AREA.