The employee was walking down three (3) steps to the concrete basement floor. As the employee was stepping from the last of the 3 steps to the basement, EE caught heel on the last step or the left foot slipped and EE tried to catch self to keep from falling which resulted in an injury to the left ankle.
Kopper Glo Preparation PlantCoal
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 10
- Years on record
- 2000–2018
- Latest incident
- Nov 2018
Reportable incidents
10 on file2018 · 2 incidents
EE was using a large hammer to hit on a belt roller to break it loose from the steel structure. EE was holding the roller with their left hand. As EE was swinging the hammer with the right hand and hitting the roller, they missed the belt roller and hit a finger with the hammer. This resulted in a laceration to the left ring finger, requiring six (6) sutures to close the wound.
2017 · 1 incident
The employee was walking beside the Rail Road cars at the load out facility checking the doors on the cars. The employee stepped onto a rock and the rock rolled over and the employee fell into a small ditch. The employee continued to work and did not receive any medical treatment until 7/19/2017.
2013 · 1 incident
While installing drive belts on a 34 flex tooth raw coal crusher employees little finger of his left hand became pinched between the drive sheave and drive belt.
2012 · 1 incident
The driver was turning over hill and started to down shift to lower gear. And let it roll too fast and couldn't get in gear. Resulting in a runaway. And overturned the truck causing the skins and abrasions on his body.
2007 · 1 incident
Employee was using starter fluid to remove grease when flames were ignited by 500 Watt flood light.
2005 · 2 incidents
Employee was pouring muriatic acid from 5 gallon pail into 1000 gallon open tank. Employee's foot slipped and his safety glasses slid to the end of his nose resulting in acid splashing into right eye.
EMPLOYEE WAS ON KNEE'S SHOVELING COAL AND TWISTED KNEE.
2002 · 1 incident
EE WAS OPENING FRONT END LOADER IN COAL STOCKPILE WHILE HE WAS CLIMBING DOWN LADDER ON LOADER. HE HURT LOWER BACK.
2000 · 1 incident
EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING STEEP EMBANKMENT AT MINE SITE WHEN HE SLIPPED ON WET GRASS FALLING ON LEFT SHOULDER.