| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-07-12 | Follansbee | West Virgini | Mountain State Carbon, LLC | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
| An employee had finished two coke oven charges and was hospitalized for heat exhaustion after his shift. | |||||
| 2019-04-24 | Follansbee | West Virgini | REM Community Options | Brain | Fall on same level |
| An employee was exiting a bedroom when the employee tripped or lost balance and fell in the doorway between the bedroom and kitchen. The employee's head struck the tile floor, causing a hematoma and brain bleed. | |||||
| 2018-08-09 | Follansbee | West Virgini | Aven Fire Systems Inc. | Back, including spine, spinal cord | Fall through surface or existing opening 16 to 20 feet |
| On August 9, 2018,at approximately 12:25 a.m., an employee was walking along a grated walkway while inspecting fire extinguishers at a third-party facility when the grating gave way. He then fell approximately 20 feet and injured his back, requiring hospitalization and surgery. | |||||
| 2018-08-03 | Follansbee | West Virgini | Koppers, Inc. | Nonclassifiable | Contact with hot objects or substances |
| An employee was clearing an unloading pump for maintenance. He applied steam, had the pump blocked in, and was relieving pressure on the unloading hose. When he began to loosen the hose, hot water and condensate sprayed onto his clothes and skin. He was hospitalized with first and second degree burns. | |||||
| 2017-08-15 | Follansbee | West Virgini | Koppers, Inc. | Knee(s) and leg(s) | Contact with hot objects or substances |
| An employee was steaming a pavement sealer when a gasket failed. Hot pavement sealer base blew out and struck the employee, burning the back of both legs and the right knee. | |||||
| 2015-12-16 | Follansbee | West Virgini | Koppers, Inc. | Multiple body parts | Contact with hot objects or substances |
| On December 16, 2015, at approximately 2:52p.m., an employee was hospitalized after receiving burns to his neck, ears, head, and hands. The employee was preparing to unload a coal tar pitch railcar. The line on the railcar was opened without relieving pressure and material sprayed onto the worker. | |||||
| 2015-02-17 | Follansbee | West Virgini | Koppers, Inc. | Ankle(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
| Employee walking back from pump house slipped and fell on ice and fractured ankle. | |||||