Mining Incidents

Grand River TerminalCoal

Controlled by Watco Holdings Inc
Grand Rivers, Livingston County, KY · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1518234
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
30
Years on record
2000–2017
Latest incident
Oct 2017
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

30 on file

2017 · 1 incident

Struck against stationary object

On 10/24/17, miner was injured while cleaning up around a tail pulley guard. Miner was shoveling on the catwalk grating when the shovel struck a piece of coal that was wedged in the grating of the catwalk. The impact stopped the shovel motion mid-movement and miner felt a pop in back. Miner reported back pain to superintendent on 10/26/17 and was taken to a doctor.

2016 · 1 incident

Fall onto or against objects

Miner was mounting dozer for beginning of work day. While standing on the track of the dozer, the miners foot slid off of the track causing the miner to fall, striking lower left back on the bottom step of the dozer. Miner was taken to ER and was diagnosed with a Lumbar Transverse Fracture.

2015 · 1 incident

Struck by falling object

Mechanic performing Level One Inspection on Boom Truck. Mechanic extended boom in the air when a 2""X7"" metal bracket that was not secured to boom, dislodged and fell. The bracket struck the mechanics left hand causing a nickel size puncture wound.

2014 · 2 incidents

Fall to the walkway or working surface

On 10-11-14 at about 0830, an employee was closing doors on empty rail car. When closing the last door on this car the pry bar slipped out of the door latch causing employee to fall backwards and twisting the left knee.

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

An employee was attempting to use the pneumatic dump on the rail car in the shaker house. As the employee was holding up the lid covering the pneumatic dump box his hand slipped off the lid and pinched his left index finger between the lid and the housing. The employee was then taken to the ER where he received stitches. He returned to work on restricted duty.

2013 · 4 incidents

Contact with heat

Employee was serving as ""Fire watch"" for maintenance related activites, he suffered from heat exhaustion. Employee was taken to the hospital and given fluids the doctor recommended 3 days off to recover.

Flash burns (welding)

Employee received flash burns to his left eye while assisting in maintenance. A prescription eye drop was prescribed and an additional eye covering bandage. EE missed 1 day of work.

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE smashed his right index finger while trying to close a railcar door.

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Mechanic was getting metal angle iron from rack. As he lifted the 20' long piece he positioned his hands and body improperly. An unexpected shift of the other angle iron pieces resulted in the tip of the middle finger on his right hand being crushed against the metal rack. Tip of the finger had bone crushed nail was damaged and skin split on side of finger.

2012 · 2 incidents

Contact with hot objects or substances

Employee was cutting a bearing off a shaft, which was laying on the gravel. The employee cutting stepped to his right. The cutting torch passed by the backside of the fire watch employee's left leg resulting in a second degree burn, approximately 3""x5"" with quarter size blister.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

At apporx 07:45 operator EE while dismounting the CAT D9R dozer twisted his right knee. He was taken to the clinic and released to LLD until his follow up appt in a week.

2011 · 1 incident

Struck against stationary object

Employee stepped off the last stair step onto a chuck of coal, twisting his right ankle.

2010 · 1 incident

(Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee just finished attending a Safety team meeting and was preparing to start his work shift. Employee collapsed at top of stairs leading from employee break area after grasping chest and going into convulsions.

2008 · 3 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

GRT Employee was closing a railcar hopper door at GRT#1. He was using a pry bar to close the latch and the bar slipped off the latch and struck him in the left knee

Fall down stairs

Employee was coming down the stairs of the GRT#4 barge loader and missed the third step. He fell forward and landed on his left leg straining his thigh and knee.

Struck against stationary object

Employee was operating a Caterpillar D9R (Co #7704) and was in the process of pushing coal into feeder 7711. The dozer fell on to the feeder and upon impact the operator struck his head on the windshield receiving injuries consisting of laceration to head, 8 broken ribs, 5 fractured vertebra, 1 punctured lung and 1 bruised lung.

2007 · 3 incidents

Fall to the walkway or working surface

GRT Employee was leaving the shop at the east end of the building to get into his pickup truck. He stepped on the railroad tie parking block and his right foot slipped off the tie resulting in him falling and twisting his left leg and breaking it.

Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee was walking around the tailwheel of 7416 conveyor and tripped on the counter weight rail stop and fell.

Struck against stationary object

KMT-GRT employee was knocking railcar hopper doors open at the GRT#1 facility and was stepping from the upper level walkway to the lower level. EE stepped on a chuck of coal on lower walkway and twisted his right ankle.

2006 · 2 incidents

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was removing tailgate on a Cat 773B Coal Truck, using a three part choker sling and the National Series 1100 crane. The choker was off center, so they set the tailgate back down on the truck bed to remove tension from the cables and readjust them. As the employee was adjusting the cable the load shifted pinching his right index finger between the load and the cable.

Struck against a moving object

Employee was operating a Case 1845C Skid Steer loader and as he ascended an incline at GRT#1 the loader stalled and rolled down hill and struck a steel beam.

2005 · 2 incidents

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee caught his right hand between a prybar and rail car frame while attemping to close a reailcar hopper door.

Fall from machine

Employee was climbing down from a Caterpillar D9R track dozer and slipped and fell on the push arm.

2004 · 4 incidents

Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee was using a pry bar to close railcar hopper doors at GRT#1. The pry bar slipped causing the employee to fall landing on his left leg, resulting in a fractured left ankle.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee stepped in a pot hole and twisted his right ankle

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was closing railcar hopper doors and got his left hand caught between the door and the closing latch.

No Value Found

Employee stepped off the back of the maintance truck and felt a pop in the left knee.

2003 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

GRINDING STEEL, WINDS GUSTY. FOREIGN OBJECT HIT THE EYE. SAFETY GLASSES AND HOOD IN PLACE.

2002 · 1 incident

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE RECEIVED A BACK STRAIN WHEN PULLING ON A HOSE WHEN WASHING DOWN THE CONVEYOR AREA.

2000 · 1 incident

Accident type, without injuries

COAL DUST WAS IGNITED INSIDE THE 7414 TUNNEL VENTILATION DUCT.