Employee was taking a pipe apart above clean coal screen on 3rd Floor. Twisted left knee stepping down off screen. Knee swelled up over night and he couldn't put much weight on it the next day.
Smokey Preparation PlantCoal
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 12
- Years on record
- 2000–2010
- Latest incident
- Aug 2010
Reportable incidents
12 on file2010 · 3 incidents
Inner fender of truck came loose - used zipties to secure fender back, knife slipped cutting old tie off and cut wrist
Putting safety glasses on, something went in eye. Either came off glasses or could have come off cap.
2007 · 2 incidents
Cut his left knee with a utility knife.
Stepped off back of mechanic's truck and turned body before picking foot up and twisting knee.
2006 · 1 incident
Pulled muscle in lower back while repairing Mack truck drive line.
2004 · 1 incident
EMPLOYEE TWISTED HIS RT. KNEE WHILE CLEANING HYDRO-CYCLONE IN PREP. PLANT. ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON 7/01/04, EE SOUGHT TREATMENT IN AUGUST.
2003 · 1 incident
EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO TIGHTEN HAND WHEEL TYPE BRAKE ON RAIL CAR. STRAINING TO TIGHTEN BRAKE, EE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.
2002 · 1 incident
USING HAMMER TO DRIVE BEARING OUT OF A GEAR. STRUCK LEFT THUMB WITH HAMMER.
2001 · 1 incident
EE WAS HELPING INSTALL A 20 HP MOTOR ON RAW COAL SCREEN, LOST HIS FOOTING, SLIPPED AND FELL STRIKING HANDRAIL.
2000 · 2 incidents
WHILE CHANGING BRAKE PADS ON A CAT 43B BACKHOE EE WAS TURNING REAR END UP ON HIS SIDE IN OREDERTO GET DISK LINED UP HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HISRIGHT LOWER BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON CABLE FOR TRAIN CARS AND FELT A SHARP PAIN IN LEFT KNEE. THIS WAS A NO LOST TIME ACCIDENT UNTIL 4/3/00. EMPLOYEE WORKED 4/4/00 AND HAS BEEN OFF SINCE.