The articulating truck blew a steering hose near the turbo causing a fire. The operator attempted to extinguish the fire but had to call the fire department. The rock truck cab was a total loss but no one was injured.
Jones Fork PlantCoal
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 8
- Years on record
- 2004–2016
- Latest incident
- Mar 2016
Reportable incidents
8 on file2016 · 1 incident
2015 · 1 incident
Employee was standing on a piece of metal laying on a ladder he pulled the ladder out and the metal tilted causing him to fall 5-6 feet into a chute. Employee said he was ok but while shoveling on 1/12/15 he reported his back was hurting employee went to doctor on 1/13/15 and returned to work on 1/19/15
2014 · 4 incidents
Employee was shoveling coal in basement when he felt a sharp pain on his right side.
Employee was cleaning in draw off tunnel and stepped on bar gate over a drain sump that slipped out of its frame causing the employee to fall in the sump.
Preparing Caustic Drip Line above settlement pond.
Employee was walking from back door of the plant to the front parking lot to get oil. He had stopped to scratch his head and turned into the belt structure beam and put a scratch on his head, on 7/25/14 he went to ldrndman clinic because he had a head-ach and was released.
2006 · 1 incident
EE was swinging lare componet (777A Brake unit) with service truck boom. He was watching the top of the boom to check clearance while swinging boom. As a result he was trapped between compartment and service truck.
2004 · 1 incident
Ee was engaged in removing a deck from the coarse coal screen. The deck became wedged. When ee freed the deck with a slate bar the deck struck his foot.