ABEL SPUR MILL — Accidents
Total: 13 accidents | Fatalities: 0
| Date | Classification | Injury | Days Lost | Narrative |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/24/2015 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 1d restricted | Employee was backing up a trailer during a time of snowfall, and, because of ground conditions caused by the weather, the trailer became stuck. When the employee exited his truck to assist in freeing... |
| 01/15/2015 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 1d restricted | Employee suffered a back strain while removing an 8' fiberglass ladder from a wall mounted storage rack. Employee was taken to a clinic for evaluation and was given a prescription for a muscle relaxe... |
| 08/11/2014 | MACHINERY | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | A foreign object made its way into the ee's right eye when grinding on a metal drive sprocket. Safety goggles were worn by the ee but continued to fog up. The foreign object may have entered the eye w... |
| 01/27/2011 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | EE was holding a steel tubular spring with a apair of vise grips while another EE attempted to cut the steel with a hacksaw. The hacksaw slipped and cut the EE's hand resulting in four stitches. Both... |
| 10/29/2010 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | EE was moving a metal component approx. 30 pounds when he lost his grip and dropped the object. The metal component bounced off of the concrete slab and hit his left shin, which caused a laceration. |
| 02/04/2009 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee had respiratory allergic reaction to fumes in the shop caused by heating of a urethane liner attached to a steel chute being worked on. The allergic reaction caused asthma like symptoms and r... |
| 01/21/2009 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee was lifting a metal wear shoe out of a steel 55 gallon drum when he cut his hand on a sharp piece of metal on the inside of the steel drum. The laceration of the hand required eleven stitches... |
| 01/31/2007 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Shop foreman slipped on ice outside of shop and fell. Left ankle was twisted and strained. Scraped right knee. Did not require doctor visit date of incident. He requested doctor visit on 2-15-07. Doct... |
| 10/11/2004 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Lifting an x-brace, lost footing in sand causing finger to get caught between x brace and a piece of beam. smashed middle finger on left hand causing two lacerations and broken finger tip. |
| 12/10/2003 | MACHINERY | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | WHILE WELDING HE PULLED TRIGGER ON MIG WELDER BEFORE HELMET WAS COMPLETELY DOWN. HOT SPARK FLEW INTO LEFT EYE BURNING CORNEA & CONJUNCTINAL SAC. |
| 05/27/2003 | POWERED HAULAGE | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 21d lost | HOISTING A GEARBOX, THE RIGGING BROKE AND GEARBOX FELL TO FLOOR AND ON EE'S LEFT FOOT. BROKE A BONE IN LEFT FOOT. |
| 06/13/2001 | OTHER | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | OPERATING D-7 DOZER. SAND AND DIRT BLEW INTO RIGHT EYE, VERY WINDY DAY. |
| 05/09/2000 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | STRAINED BACK (LOWER)WHILE LIFTING RAILROAD TIES |