On May 26, 2008, a CSX worker at a Robeson County, North Carolina power plant was killed on-the-job when he was buried under 150 tons of coal. The worker died at the Weatherspoon Plant, which is owned by Progress Energy and is located near Lumberton, NC.

The on-the-job accident occurred when a CSX train hauling coal came into the plant, trapping the worker. The work accident remains under investigation.

Source: “Rail employee buried by coal, dies,” Wral.com, May 26, 2008.