American Soda LLC — Accidents

Total: 472 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
06/10/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was cutting the outer jacket of a shuttle car cable utilizing a utility knife. He began cutting the cable, when knife blade slipped out of the grove on the cable and cut into the his lef...
05/05/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted The employee was placing miner cable onto the tail section of the miner so the miner could be repositioned in a different room. The employee grabbed the cable and while lifting the cable onto the tai...
04/26/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While trying to dislodge a piece of demister pad from CZ-2 heat exchanger, the pad fell and struck the employee in the right knee causing a laceration. He was taken to seek medical attention and rece...
04/18/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 23d lost, 11d restricted Employee was walking through the high bay when he felt a pop in his right knee. He was taken to seek medical attention and was put on restricted duty until the results of the MRI are known.
04/16/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 23d lost, 11d restricted Mine Production employee sustains lacerations to ear and head and fracture to ankle as a result of being struck by a piece of rock falling from the roof.
03/15/2007 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 3d lost, 14d restricted The employee was starting to pull a long piece of pipe that was tied to the bucket and rear of the 913 loader. The chains broke and he was struck in the face with the pipe. He was taken to seek medi...
03/09/2007 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None While removing a brick from the secondary quench tower, a brick fell from the hoisting bucket landing on another brick at the bottom causing a spark which resulted in a flash of sulfur dust and ignite...
02/27/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employees were installing a feeder plate into the feeder. Both of them were pushing on the plate when it slid back pinching the employee's finger between the plate and the table. He was taken to see...
02/23/2007 OTHER DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Employee was bolting in 5 BMR, and sometime during the shift a piece of steel went into the employee's eye. He was taken to seek medical attention and received a prescription and 7 days restricted du...
02/11/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Attempting to fit controller cover on shearer when cover slipped from fingers, slick with silicone, and smashed down on his left wrist.
02/02/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While two employees where removing rocks off the top of the miner, one of the employees smashed his right pinky finger causing a laceration. He was taken to seek medical attention and received 9 stit...
01/30/2007 POWERED HAULAGE ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None While bagging product, the employee leaned on the belt to see if it was would start going. The belt started and sucked his left hand and glove into the belt. This caused the skin to be torn off of t...
01/29/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 29d lost, 27d restricted While climbing down off the track mobile, the bottom step broke causing the employee to hyper extend his left knee. He was taken to seek medical attention and was put on Restricted Duty until his MRI...
12/28/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 14d restricted Employee stepped off of the bore miner and his right knee gave out. He was taken to seek medical attention and is awaiting an MRI. He had an MRI on 1/4/07 and was put on restricted duty on 1/8/07 un...
12/21/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was performing maintenance on PU-152A. In the process of placing the impeller on the pump, the shaft slipped out of place and the impeller fell smashing the employees right index finger...
12/15/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 26d restricted Employee was lifting a motor in the back of a jeep when he felt a pain and a pop in his lower back. He was taken to seek medical attention, he had an MRI on 12/18/06. He has been placed on restricte...
12/12/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Employee was looking at the hoses in the shield when he moved a pin out of the way, it slipped out of his hand and smashed left middle finger causing a laceration. He was taken to seek medical attent...
11/15/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted While the employee was loosening a union on a pump, he began to feel pain in his lower back. He bent down to loosen a bolt and he felt a pop in his lower back. He was taken to seek medical attention...
10/21/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted While the employee was fueling, he stepped on the metal cover for the bulk fuel tanks and slipped. When he fell he twisted his lower left leg. He was taken to seek medical attention and received 7 t...
10/12/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was using a wrench to open the oil fill plug when his hand slipped off and hit the gear box housing. The employee recieved five (5) stitches to the back side of his right hand by the mid...
09/29/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using a glass beaker in the lab. When she lifted the beaker, the beaker broke and she was cut by the glass on her right thumb. She was given 4 stiches and was given a full work release.
09/23/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 22d lost Employee was putting a steering gear box in the lube truck when he felt a sharp pain in his right shoulder. He was taken to seek medical attention and is going back to get a work release. On the Oct...
09/11/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 43d lost, 22d restricted The employee was under the decline belt drive frame prying on an I beam with a pry bar. He felt a sharp pain in the left shoulder with continuing discomfort. On 1/16/07 while in longwall warehouse th...
09/09/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted While bolting right curve, the employee was tramming when the plates fell off the bolter. The employee stepped off the bolter and stepped on something the caused him to fall and twist his left ankle....
08/16/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 101d lost While the employee was inspecting the #1 production shaft he twisted his right knee on a build up of muck. He went to an orthopedic surgeon on 8/30/06 and was scheduled for surgery on 9/11/06.
07/20/2006 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted While troubleshooting the miner and power center at 1 bore miner, the employee was climbing across the haulage and his left knee started to hurt. He was taken to seek medical attention on 7/24 and pu...
07/14/2006 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 14d restricted Employee has been noticing sharp pains in his right shoulder, back and chest muscles while roof bolting. The pain does not seem to go away. He went to seek medical attention on 7/24/06 and received...
06/03/2006 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee was task training a new miner on a Joy Roofbolter and after doing so he stepped away and let the new miner work the machine. He stepped away (approx. 20') to bar down some roof when the exte...
05/09/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While cutting away the cable jacket on # 11 Roof bolter, the knife slipped and cut the employee on his right hand. He was taken to seek medical attention for a laceration that required five stitches.
02/25/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 17d restricted While drilling the fourth bolt hole the drill steel got plugged and the employee put his hand on the top of the steel to see if it was stuck. A rock fell from the top and stuck the employee's hand as...
01/01/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING A BATTERY ON A MANTRIP (JEEP: 2-MAN) AT WORK. AS HE REMOVED THE BATTERY IT HIT THE HOOD SUPPORT, CAUSING THE HOOD TO FALL ON HIS LOWER LEFT ARM (BRUISE, CONTUSION).
12/30/2005 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While the employee was riding in the jeep on the way out of the panel, he struck his head against a low hanging pipe. He was taken to seek medical attention and received stitches and a full work rele...
12/22/2005 ELECTRICAL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost While putting away lube hose on the lube truck, the employee bumped up against the rib and touched a shuttle car cable. There was an open spot on the cable and the employee received an electrical sho...
12/17/2005 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While riding in the back of a mantrip the employee got a cramp in his back. When he stretched his arms up his hand struck against the roof causing a laceration. He was taken to seek medical attentio...
11/16/2005 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted Employee was working on a hydraulic oil hose that had pressure. The hose blew and struck the employee in the left eye causing a laceration. He was taken to seek medical attention and received stitch...
10/31/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 28d lost Employee was walking when she fell forward and landed on crib block. She was taken to seek medical attention and is off work waiting x-rays results.
10/22/2005 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 15d restricted While employee was roof bolting, he used the lever to raise the mast. The rotating assembly turned when rising and the employee's hand got wrapped around the roof bolt causing damage to the thumb and...
10/15/2005 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 77d lost While bolting in panel, the employee started to feel pain in his right shoulder. He is scheduled to seek medical attention on 10/19/05. He had surgery on 12/15/05.
10/11/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While changing a motor the employee reaching over to push the pump out of the way, the pump rolled and smashed his left index fingertip. He was taken to seek medical attention and received 4 stitches...
10/09/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee had something fall into his right eye while fixing the discharge pipe of PU-474. Employee was taken to seek medical attention, and received a prescription for an abrasion and a full work rel...
09/28/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was doing crane inspections. He was coming down the ladder and slipped on one of the rungs and lost his balance causing him to fall off the ladder to the floor. He was taken to seek medical...
09/27/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While the employee was leaving the cage at the end of his shift, he brushed his right hand on a piece of wire on the cage. He was taken to seek medical attention and received stitches in his hand and...
09/16/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 12d restricted Employee had been helping the snake crew brake down belt structure and put it on pallets and pulled belt from the DME. He then took the belt truck back to the utility niche, when he arrived his lower...
08/25/2005 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Employee was standing at the head gate of the Longwall when a rock flew out of the crusher striking the employee in the right ear. He was taken to seek medical attention and received 6 stitches and o...
08/24/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 142d lost Employee had been cleaning the ditches in the dryer area, when he lifted the grates by hand he felt a sharp pain in his lower back and down his left leg. He was taken to seek medical attention on 8/2...
08/17/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 13d lost, 12d restricted Employee was washing down the floor by CA- at FN-126. He lost his footing on an oil spill and fell. When he fell he lost control of the hose and was sprayed with hot condensate. He received burns to...
08/09/2005 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was greasing the bearings at the head of BC-18, when something blew into his right eye. He washed his eye out at the time of the injury. The next day his eye was still irritated, he was...
08/09/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 41d lost The employee was lifting a tool box onto the back of a truck when the handle came off the box. The box fell and the employees' knee buckled and struck the side of the jeep causing an abrasion and swe...
08/09/2005 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 96d lost, 29d restricted The employee was loading top rollers on pallet with another employee. While lifting the rollers up to the pallet, he was pulled off balance. The employee stepped to catch his balance and stepped on a...
08/06/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was stripping the outer jacket of a shuttle car cable. He cut his left hand causing a laceration. He was taken to seek medical attention and received seven stitches and a full work release.