Air Quality South Wash Plant — Accidents

Total: 13 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
06/29/2011 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 128d lost On 2/23/2011 EE reported having continued pain with his left shoulder. EE sought medical treatment an MRI on 5/28/2011 revealed the following, left shoulder impingement, left AC joint pain/OA, and lef...
10/17/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A plant electrician was in the process of cutting a hole in a piece of belting being used as a splash guard on magnetic separators. His utility knife slipped out of the belting and struck him on the...
09/26/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 15d lost EE was working in the wash plant assisting other workers with the removal of a steel coal chute. The chute was being lowered down with a chain hoist and became lodged on the flange support beam. The...
08/13/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost ON 8/13/04, A WASH PLANT MAINTENANCE WORKER WAS ASSISTING WITH REMOVING AND REPLACING THE GUIDE RAILS FOR THE DRAG CHAIN CONVEYOR IN THE VESSEL LOCATED ON THE FOURTH FLOOR OF THE WASH PLANT. AS HE ATT...
06/10/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS TRIMMING A PIECE OF WIRE USING A RAZOR KNIFE. THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND LACERATED EE'S LEFT INDEX FINGER. REQUIRED 5 SUTURES TO CLOSE. EE WAS TREATED AND RETURNED BACK TO WORK.
10/15/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None ON 10/15/03, EE WAS LOADING A PIECE OF EXPANDED METAL TO BE USED AS GUARDING ONTO THE HOIST CAGE. AS HE & HIS CO-WORKER WERE POSITIONING THE EXPANDED METAL ONTO THE CAGE TO HOIST IT UP THE EXP ANDED M...
07/23/2003 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None ON 07/25/03, EE WAS CHANGING A GRINDING WHEEL ON AN ANGLE GRINDER THAT REMAINED PLUGGED INTO A POWER SOURCE WHEN A CO-WORKER ATTEMPTING TO ASSIST HIM IN CHANGING THE GRINDING WHEEL INADVERTENT LY DEPR...
03/26/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 15d lost ON 3/26/03, EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING ON AN EXTENSION LADDER TO WELD ON A SHOOT THAT WAS LEAKING, AS HE CLIMBED TO APPROX 6' OR 7' THE LADDER SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL TO THE FLOOR. DUE TO THE R ESULTIN...
01/11/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS ASSISTING IN CHANGING A LARGE PUMP IN THE WASH PLANT, AS HE WAS ALIGNING FLANGE AND BOLT HOLES HE PLACED HIS RIGHT LITTLE FINGER INTO A BOLT HOLE, THE FLANGE MOVE AND CAUGHT HIS FINGER CAUSING...
04/25/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost TAKING AIR PUMP APART HAD LEFT HAND ON BOTTOM OF PUMP WHEN THE AIR WAS ACCIDENTLY TURNED ON CAUSING THE PUMP TUBE TO PINCH HIS LEFT THUMB AND INDEX FINGER. HE RECEIVED 11 SUTURES.
04/10/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS WORKING ON A PUMP AND AS HE PULLED ONT HE DRIVE BELT. THE SHEAVE ON THE PUMP TURNED WHEN THE IMPELLER BROKE LOOSE. THIS CAUSED HIM TO SMASH HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN THE BELTS AND S HEAVE.
03/04/2001 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 36d lost EE WAS USING A 4 LB. HAMMER TO DRIVE NAILS INTO A BELT SPLICE WHEN THE HAMMER GLANCED OFF A BELT COVER CAUSING HIM TO STRIKE HIS LEFT HAND WITH THE HAMMER.
05/30/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 9d lost EE WAS CLIMBING INTO A UNILOADER AND AS HE TURNED AND TWISTED HIS BODY TO SIT DOWN IN THE OPERATORS COMPARTMENT, HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BCK. THIS RESULTED INA STRAINED LOWER BACK.