Employee was the loader operator on shift. As he was getting down from the loader he stepped on a rock or uneven ground, therefore spraining his ankle.
BRC Wellington LLCCoal
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 6
- Years on record
- 2010–2015
- Latest incident
- Jan 2015
Reportable incidents
6 on file2015 · 1 incident
2014 · 1 incident
Employee was lifting a jig hood that was too heavy. He had lower back pain.
2011 · 2 incidents
EE was replacing a wear liner in #1 jig feed bin. As he was welding it in, the polished steel was reflecting back into the hood from the sides and behind him causing the arc burn to his eyes.
EE was removing the hydraulic rams from an old crusher and was using a hammer to drive out the pins holding it in place. He missed the pin, hitting is left wrist with the hammer.
2010 · 2 incidents
Bag house #1 tube had coal fines builing up and falling down chunks into the Jig, EE was reaching in and pulling out the chunks of coal fines and strained his neck.
EE had finshed lunch and went up in the plant to clean out the #1 baghouse hopper with an air lance which is a air hose with a 1/2 inch pipe hooked to it with a ball valve to turn air on and off with the valve. EE was removing the lance from the hopper it hit him in the mouth knocking out a lower front tooth. The ball valve is what struck him knocking the tooth out.