American Soda LLC — Accidents

Total: 472 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
09/07/2016 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 77d lost The employee was performing a visual inspection of the area; walked to the back of the mining machine to un-hook the water hose and retrieve the remote for the continuous haulage. As ee was walking ba...
09/04/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 49d lost, 20d restricted Working to connect piping in mine, EE used EE's shoulder to support the pipe while lowering the pipe hanger. Felt a pop in EE's right shoulder. Reported on 9/11/16, taken to be evaluated and given a f...
09/04/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Working in an area with accumulations of crystal & hot liquor, felt a sharp pain in left heel, exited the area and found a small blister because of a tear in the back of rubber boots. The burn was mi...
08/19/2016 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None An employee was operating the #6 BMR when a rock approximately 2 inches in diameter released from the mining face and deflected off the cutting arm striking the employee in the mouth. The impact cause...
08/17/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was adding 25' of vent tube to a high velocity fan when dust was dislodged from the tube which was blown into eye from the side around safety glasses. Employee's eye continued to be irri...
04/20/2016 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A Mine Utility crew was moving a shuttle car with a Wagner loader, attached with a chain. Two - 8 ?"" hydraulic hoses were hooked up for the steering of the shuttle car. The chain became un-hooked, wh...
04/10/2016 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A Miner Operator was walking between the rib and the bore miner, when a section of roof (approximately 6""x6"") separated from the mine roof and fell striking the tail section of the miner. In doing s...
04/02/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 46d lost An employee sustained a distal right radial splinter fracture of the left wrist. EE was outside dumping the ball mill dumpster, slipped in the mud, losing their balance, struck arm on the side of the...
12/30/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 69d lost, 20d restricted Slipped opening ranger door and sustained pressure and pain in left shoulder. Employee had an MRI on 1/5/16, reviewed by company physician, inconclusive. A 2nd opinion with an orthopedic surgeon, 2n...
12/29/2015 FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 14d lost An employee sustained burns to the left side of his body. The dryer feed belt had gone down, causing an accumulation of 210 degree crystal and liquid. The employee was standing in front of the chute w...
12/16/2015 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 72d lost, 3d restricted Removing a pipe suspended with a come-a-long, lowering to a forklift. Employee was holding the pipe to steady it, the pipe shifted, hyper-extending his arm and tore his right bicep.
12/09/2015 OTHER DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 19d lost, 14d restricted An employee was changing a motor on Pump 140A, standing position, loosening the base bolts of the pump, after he finished, he turned away from the pump and felt a pop in his right knee. December 14th,...
12/01/2015 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While grinding 6 inch angle iron to fit to an I-beam, an employee was on a step ladder with a foot on the I-beam. While losing his balance, attempting to grab something so he wouldn't fall, the grinde...
11/29/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Troubleshooting SC-42 screw, after removing the lid, the employee was lowering it to the deck and caught his finger between the bracket and the lid causing a tuft fracture of the left ring finger.
10/11/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 192d lost Employee was stepping off railcar ladder. He missed the bottom step with his right leg his left leg was caught on the side sill grab iron and he hyper extended his knee. On October 20th he received a...
09/09/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 9d lost, 28d restricted A mechanic was replacing a ""T"" section of pipe, which to align was suspended from two points. One of the points was a section of 3"" x 3"" x 3/8"" angle iron supported by structural I-beams. While...
06/24/2015 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unplanned roof fall above the anchorage zone occurred in the 11 East 7 South tailings disposal panel at 27XC within the number 2 entry. This area was previously mined with no active extraction of o...
06/02/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 74d lost, 18d restricted EE and another ee were instructed to clean out EL-11 pit. They cleaned the grate covering the pit, then decided to remove the grating to better access the pit. EE was holding the grating and let it sl...
06/02/2015 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Hoist trailing cable damage disabled cage controls and communication and was taken out of operation by the hoistman. The hoist was returned to operation by use of two-way radios allowing communication...
02/19/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Due to a product spill by a delivery truck driver, an employee sustained a laceration to the posterior region of his scalp, requiring 14 staples to close, due to a fall. He did not recognize that flo...
02/01/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 19d restricted An employee was removing a shuttle car tire to work on the steering. He removed all the lug nuts and separated the wheel from the hub, 4 to 6 inches. Picking up the tire with both hands, the rim and t...
01/07/2015 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted An operator was locking out liquor in a valve that had no handle, the operator used a pipe wrench to open the valve. When the operator pulled hard on the pipe wrench, he felt pain in his right shoulde...
11/26/2014 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None A piece of loose chain was wedged between a flight and the AFC pan line causing a potential heat source, which in turn, ignited methane releasing from the mine floor.
11/18/2014 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None An unplanned ignition of methane gas occurred at compressor #27 located at the surface mine gas recovery station. A leak occurred within the compressor station when a 3/8"" stainless line failed causi...
08/18/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 15d lost, 2d restricted Employee injured on 8/18 with no reportabilty. On 9/10, after a follow-up medical visit, the employee was directed not to return to work until further healing takes place. Decoupling a hose from a gua...
08/06/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Due to the body positioning and the location chosen for footing an employee fell forward cutting his right forearm requiring 6 stitches. When his arm landed on the sheet metal.
07/24/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 9d lost Opening a condensate flush valve on a tank already in overflow, the hot liquor inundated the overflow of the tank causing it to spill over the top of the tank contacting the employee on his left side...
07/17/2014 INUNDATION ACCIDENT ONLY None Hydrochloric Acid was accidentally released into a trench filled with Soda Ash Liquor. A cloud began to form in the immediate area of the tank of diluted Hydrochloric Acid Fumes. There were no injurie...
06/26/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 27d lost Using a shovel to remove rocks the employee felt a sharp pain in his abdominal area. His supervisor was notified. July 3rd, he stated that a hernia had developed and was diagnosed with having sustaine...
06/25/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was engaged in effort to replace hoist rope. The torque stored in the hoist rope released, causing the pry bar to contact employee's arm. This resulted in sutures to the arm.
06/16/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 5d lost, 24d restricted Switching tailings dump location. Maneuvering pipe sections to connect, lowering one with a jack, the jack slipped pinching the right thumb between two pieces of pipe.
02/23/2014 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 20d restricted Using a jack hammer to break up rock when it slipped smashing his hand in between the hammer and the end of the pan line.
02/04/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Using a metal pipe to pry open a sleeve to unplug a crusher when the pipe slipped and he smashed his finger between the guard and the metal.
12/12/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted An employee was trying to light a dryer so his head was tilted as dust fell past his safety glasses into his eye
12/11/2013 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The EE had just finished changing the blade on his utility knife. As he attempted to close the knife it became stuck due to the build-up of soda ash, and the EE's thumb slipped from its hold on the ha...
12/07/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Removing cable from a ""J"" hook, the hook came unhooked, fell and hit employee in the mouth.
10/23/2013 ELECTRICAL NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee felt irritation of his right eye after an arc flash while welding, rubbed it, flushed it. The rubbing caused a scratch.
08/30/2013 OTHER DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 13d restricted The employee was standing on the grating on the top floor of the expansion crusher near the drive of BC-59 when he pivoted to walk away and felt his right ankle pop several times.
08/27/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None (See Attached)EE was walking down the pipeline cross over stairs and when he stepped of the bottom step he felt a pop in his left knee.The knee began to swell and he had pain,could not put his full we...
06/12/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted Tripped and fell down walking from the lunch niche
06/10/2013 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While barring down roof, a piece of trona slid down a scaling bar striking his right hand lacerating his right index finger.
06/08/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 13d restricted While lifting a rail out of a product screen, he felt a pop in his back.
06/07/2013 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Cleaning out the inside of a bearing housing with a grinder, a foreign object went under the face shield and into his left eye.
04/20/2013 OTHER INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES None Employee was preparing to perform Entry Attendant (Hole Watch) duties. At approximately 8:35pm (4-20-13) he was found on the floor unresponsive.
03/30/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 45d restricted The employee stepped on to the operator cab floor of the shuttle car with his right foot, then extended his hand upward to reach for a roof bolt plate and pushed off with his left foot. The employee f...
12/21/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee accessed a stationary railcar to release the hand brake. While applying pressure to the hand brake she felt a pain in her right forearm. She was diagnosed with having inflamed tendons in...
12/15/2012 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While operating roof bolter #15, the employee experienced intermittent problems with the centralizers closing on their own. During the troubleshooting process the electricians asked the employee to m...
12/12/2012 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The #1 surface hoist was taken down to repair a loose brake fitting at 5:00 a.m. The fitting was repaired and the hoist was brought back on line at 6:00 a.m.
12/08/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was utilizing a 5lb pin to cut a 3/8 inch wire cable over a 90 degree metal edge and proceeded to strike the cable with the blunt end of the pin. In this process, the employee struck his...
10/02/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 37d restricted An employee was un-hooking a ratchet strap from a bundle of mesh which had stored energy. As soon as he pulled the strap the bundle of mesh pinned/bounced him off of the rib. This sudden release of...