EE backed up to coal pile at Quincy Dock to dump a load of coal. EE raised EE's bed about 2 stages and the tailgate did not release. At that time EE lowered the bed but the dump bed was leaning too much and the truck turned over - truck and trailer both damaged, EE sustained 2 broken ribs and a bruised leg.
Quincy DockCoal
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 23
- Years on record
- 2000–2025
- Latest incident
- Nov 2025
Reportable incidents
23 on file2025 · 1 incident
2022 · 1 incident
Employee finished shift, changed clothes, left shower house and stumped toe on parking lot steps and broke big toe. Employee must follow up with Ortho.
2019 · 1 incident
Employee was attempting to reposition a trough roller which was located inside a skid steer bucket. When the employee pulled on the roller they felt a strain in the left bicep. First Aid given, x-rays (negative). MRI ordered on 6/13/19 which revealed a slight tear in the bicep tendon. Employee referred to Ortho for further evaluation. No lost time, No restrictions currently.
2017 · 2 incidents
Working with employee from the mine removing dog bones from a 988G machine to take to shop for repair. Dog bone fell forward hitting and fracturing employees right arm
Employee identified a broken crusher door pin at the rail loadout. After employee and the electrician removed the broken door pin, the employee held the crusher door in place while the electrician left the crusher platform to get a new door pin for replacement. The door then fell on employee's foot.
2015 · 3 incidents
The employee, with the help of co-workers, was attempting to remove a bad roller. After loosening the roller, it tilted and pinched the employee's finger between the roller and the belt structure. This caused a laceration to the tip of the employee's left index finger resulting in 7 stitches.
Driver fell off scales 5 Ft onto ground. Bruising to left side of body.
Employee was shoveling coal near the truck scales and twisted his upper body resulting in a back strain. The employee had returned from back surgery with no restrictions the month prior (1/14/15). Employee didn't inform management until 3/1/15. Employee was evaluated on 3/2/15 and missed first shift on 3/3/15. This is a lost time accident.
2012 · 1 incident
Employee stepped down to ground level from the auger house stairs and as he went to turn to the right to leave the area, he twisted his left ankle resulting in a fracture.
2011 · 1 incident
Employee was loading a small electrical motor in the back of his company truck and pinched his left pinky finger between the motor and the truck bed resulting in a laceration requiring 2 stitches.
2010 · 1 incident
Employee was in process of pulling crabline out of water and placed hand in pinch point situation where his right wrist was pressed between the monkey line and boat, ultimately resulting in a bruised wrist.
2009 · 1 incident
3 employees were performing welding activities at the same time and in the process one employee was exposed to an arc flash from another welder resulting in temporary pain in the eyes. Employee sought medical attention at an eye doctor and was given one day off of work.
2007 · 1 incident
Employee had just finished greasing the loader he was operating. While walking to the shower house to wash his hands, the employee stepped on a lump of coal and twisted his right ankle, resulting in a fracture.
2006 · 2 incidents
Driver was instructed what stockpile to dump was in. When driver backed into position to dump. He informed loader op. He was not level enough to dump. Driver pulled forward a few feet and loader op. told him to stop there and dump and the loader op. would spot him (put bucket beside trailer) loader op. alledgedly failed to spot truck and it overturned.
Employee was dropping a loaded barge down river. While doing this the employee was climbing the ladder access to the dock barges and at the same time the tipple operator was starting to hoist up the barge cable. EE's foot was caught between the ladder rung and the winch cable, which resulted in EE's left foot being broken.
2004 · 3 incidents
EE got out of his truck to clean his tailgate and did not set his parking brake. The truck began to roll, ee tried to get back in the truck, lost his balance and fell beside the truck which ended up on his lower legs. He had severe bruising and contusions to this area esp right leg.
Employee was clearing brush from the river bank at the upper bin and during this time the chainsaw he was using accidentally came in contact with his upper left left (thigh) resulting in a laceration. The laceration required 38 stitches to close.
Employee was loading a coal hopper with 988F model front end loader. When employee entered the stockpile to retrieve another load, there was a sudden jolt caused by the loader, resulting in a low back strain. According to the WCD Report the probable length of the injury is more than 4 weeks.
2002 · 2 incidents
EE ""BLACKS-OUT"" AND FALLS TO FLOOR- HITTING HEAD ON GUARD RAIL/HAND RAIL. EE WAS NOT EXPOSED TO ANY INDUSTRIAL OR WORK ACTIVITY EVENT - CO-WORKER DESCRIBES INCIDENT AS ""IT LOOKED LIKE A SEIZUR E OF SOME TYPE."" ATTENDING PHYSICIANS HAVE NOT DETERMINED THE BLACK OUT CAUSE.
TRUCK ""A"" WAS DUMPING HIS LOAD WHEN TRUCK ""B"" BACKED IN BESIDE HIM. TRUCK A'S TAILGATE FROZE SHUT AND HIS LOAD DID NOT COME OUT, HE PULLED FORWARD, THE TRAILOR ROCKED AND THEN THE BOTTOM JACK PIN BROKE AND THE TRAILOR FELL OVER ONTO TRUCK B'S DRIVERS SIDE. THE TRAILOR TRAPPED INJUREDS FOOT ONTO THE FLOOR BOARD.
2001 · 2 incidents
AS TRUCK WAS DUMPING IT TURNED OVER ON IT'S SIDE. DRIVER HEARD A BANG THEN TRUCK TURNED OVER.
TWISTED BACK WHILE ATTEMPTING TO THROW TIE-UP LINE TO SECURE LOADED BARGE ON RIVER AT LOAD-OUT. NO LOST TIME OR MEDICAL TREATMENT FROM TIME OF OCCURANCE TO 1/7/02 WHEN INJURY BECAME AGGRIVATED
2000 · 1 incident
INJURED HIS LOWER BACK WHILE SHOVELING A CONVEYOR BELT DOWN ON HIS KNEES.