Amrize Alpena Plant — Accidents

Total: 197 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
05/02/2007 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 20d restricted Demoing steel. Cutting angle from beam. Finger pinched between angle & beam.
03/14/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 90d restricted Moving lid to dragline.
03/12/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Working to pull a roof cover off so they could lower a boiler tube down. When taking the cover off he had to slide it by a pipe and that caused it to hit another cover pinching his finger.
03/06/2007 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was seal passing and grinding a seam on the kiln.
11/14/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Cleaning rubble while laying underneath a beltline. Water soaked through clothes causing minor burns to his skin.
10/30/2006 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 13d restricted While cutting off bolts on old purline with torches, employee was bending over doing this work. When employee stood upright, his back started hurting.
04/11/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted Lifting a beam with chain falls and come a long when one of the lifting lugs broke causing the beam to swing striking him in the chest.
03/24/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee clamped piece of sealtite in vise and held loose end with pair of pliers in order to cut with hacksaw. Hacksaw bound as he neared end of cut and the blade jumped up and cut his left hand betw...
03/21/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 45d restricted During lubrication of wire being installed in electrical conduit employee slipped in front of electrical pull box, reached with left hand and grabbed edge of box. This caused lacerations to hand resu...
01/16/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 59d restricted Loading scrap metal into bucket of payloader, while throwing a piece into bucket, he caught finger between payloader bucket and metal.
12/22/2005 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While welding on a chute, the chute fell from the welding bench. It fell on his left little finger causing a laceration/partial amputation to tip of little finger.
10/19/2005 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee had been cutting 2x6's in band saw. After he had cut 70, he turned and his glove was caught by band saw blade pulling his finger into the saw blade. Injury required 7 stitches. Employee di...
07/12/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Employee was moving 5 gallon buckets of caulk when the handle from one of them released causing it to fall on his foot.
06/28/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE PUTTING ON FACIA. HE WAS DRILLING PILOT HOLES WITH CORDLESS DRILL WHEN A PIECE OF METAL WENT INTO HIS EYE
04/27/2005 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was driving haul truck when he felt something enter his right eye. He received first aid treatment at plant and was taken to local hospital. A piece of metal embedded in eye was found and re...
04/20/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted EE WAS TAPPING A HOT SLEEVE OFF A SHAFT WITH A HAMMER. WHEN IT CAME OFF, IT LANDED ON HIS LEFT THUMB.
04/18/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While crawling on top of drill derrick to grease drill, employee slipped on drill deck and twisted left knee. Employee did not seek medical attention at that time. He later sought medical attention...
02/16/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee working 6 pm to 6 am (2/15/05). Employee closed knife gate and proceeded to open cleanout cap between gates. As he removed the cap, pressure from material flow blew out a stream of dust that...
02/12/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 16d lost, 7d restricted INSTALLING WEDGES INSIDE A COOLER AS HE WAS COMING DOWN A 6'LADDER TO GET MORE WEDGES, HE STEPPED OFF & HIS FOOT CAUGHT THE SIDE OF A GRATE & HE TWISTED HIS ANKLE.
01/24/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 4d lost, 5d restricted WHILE TRYING TO LIFT AN ELECTRIC JACK HAMMER UP ON AN ELEVATED SLAB, HE SLIPPED ON A SNOW COVERED INSULATING BLANKET. HE FELL FORWARD & HIT HIS CHEST ON A PIECE OF REBAR STICKING OUT OF THE CONCRETE....
10/22/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 15d lost, 16d restricted LIFTING IRON & PULLED MUSCLE (GROIN). EE FILLED OUT AN ACCIDENT REPORT DATED 11/3/04 THAT STATED THAT HE PULLED A GROIN MUSCLE AND THAT HE NEEDED HERNIA SURGERY. HE WORKED UP UNTIL 12/17/04 & HAD SU...
08/25/2004 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was grinding welds with electric grinder, windy conditions caused particles to go under shield and into right eye.
04/22/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 9d lost, 13d restricted LIFTING ANGLE IRON
04/15/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using utility knife to cut conveyor belting that had lip on each edge. While he was cutting the edge using down pressure, the momentum carried the knife blade through the rubber and stru...
03/24/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee walking to office from job site (kiln area) stepped on crack in roadway and twisted right ankle. Employee sought medical treatment 3/29. Later referred to orthopaedic doctor 6/29/04
03/19/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 30d restricted Employee was checking oil level in kiln when he lost his balance and fell against hand railing, hitting his right side and upper torso. Employee was placed on restricted duty.
03/10/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None INSPECTING KILN #23 - FOREIGN OBJECT IN RIGHT EYE - NOT SURE HOW.
03/08/2004 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 26d restricted Employee was adjusting rolls on coal pulverizer using one-inch impact gun to make adjustments. He was holding impact gun away from his body while performing work when he felt a pull in upper and lower...
02/20/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 6d lost, 43d restricted Employee exited east door of #1 feed silo, slipped and fell on left side and fractured his left elbow. He had a previous left elbow fracture on 12/28/03 and was on restricted duty (22 days) until 2/1...
02/03/2004 NO VALUE FOUND NO VALUE FOUND None EE WAS GRINDING ON DOOR OF FINISH GRIND COLLECTOR WHEN FOREIGN MATERIAL ENTERED EE'S EYE. THE EE REPORTED INCIDENT TO HIS SUPERVISOR ON 2-5-04 AND WAS SENT TO THE HOSPITAL FOR EVALU ATION. TWO PIECES...
01/22/2004 NO VALUE FOUND ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None WORK IN EXTREME COLD NOT AWARE OF SURROUNDINGS SHOULD SLIP OCCUR EE VISITED DR AND IMMEDIATELY RETURNED TO WORK. WE LATER DETERMINED THAT HE RECEIVED RX MEDICATION MAKING THIS CASE A REPORTABL E.
12/28/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 22d restricted WHILE WALKING THROUGH DOORWAY WITH RAISED THRESHOLD, EE TRIPPED & FELL FORWARD ONTO A DOWNWARD RAMP. HE LANDED ON HIS LEFT WRIST & ELBOW. FALL RESULTED IN FRACTURE OF LEFT RADIAL HEAD & FRACTU RE OF L...
11/29/2003 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A PERSON WELDING ABOVE WHERE HE WAS WORKING WELDING ON THE #14 HAMMERMILL. A PIECE OF SLAG FELL GOING DOWN THE BACK OF HIS SHIRT CAUSING A 2ND DEGREE BURN ON HIS LOWER BACK.
09/12/2003 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 149d lost, 23d restricted SKID STEER OPERATING AT HIGH RPM CAUSED A QUICK, JERKY BUCKET MOTION. PERSONNEL WERE TOO CLOSE TO OPERATING EQUIPMENT. LACK OF COMPLETE COMMUNICATION BETWEEN OPERATOR AND OTHER PEOPLE. IMPROPE R EQUIP...
08/17/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 49d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS ENTERING FINISH GRIND RECLAIM AREA WHEN HE SLIPPED ON LOOSE CLINKER AND TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE WHILE FALLING TO THE GROUND. EMPLOYEE SOUGHT MEDICAL TREATMENT THE NEXT DAY & WAS GIV EN A KN...
06/05/2003 NO VALUE FOUND NO VALUE FOUND None EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING VESSEL COVERS ON TOP OF AIRSLIDE. HE STEPPED OFF GRATING APPROX 18"" ABOVE AIRSLIDE ONTO THE AIRSLIDE (UNEVEN SURFACE) AND ROLLED HIS FOOT. EE WAS GIVEN AN AIRCAST TO WEAR INSIDE...
02/22/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted EMPLOYEE STEPPED DOWN OFF SCRAPER ONTO FROZEN, UNEVEN GROUND AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE. EMPLOYEE WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY FOR EIGHT DAYS.
02/21/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS CLOSING DOOR ON BALL CHARGE DUMPER IN FINISH MILL 14 WHEN HE HEARD A LOUD CRACK IN HIS ELBOW. EMPLOYEE'S ARM WAS PLACED IN A SLING AND HE WAS ON LIGHT DUTY FOR NINE DAYS.
01/29/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 11d restricted INJURED WAS WALKING ON WEST SIDE OF RAW GRIND WHEN HE SLIPPED ON COMPACTED SNOW AND FELL RESULTING IN SORE HIP AND LOWER BACK. EMPLOYEE HAS HISTORY OF BACK PROBLEMS. HE RECEIVED WORK RESTRICTI ONS DUE...
01/10/2003 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 11d lost, 104d restricted EE WAS SLUGGING SHELL HARDWARE AND HIT HAND WITH A HAMMER. EE WAS UNABLE TO SUE IMPACT WRENCH BECAUSE THE AIRLINES WERE FROZEN.
01/08/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS STANDING UP PEDESTAL WITH A PRYBAR WHEN THE WEIGHT TRANSFERRED & PINCHED HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE PEDESTAL & THE CRIBBING.
12/06/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS PUTTING INSULATION ON STEAMLINES. INSULATION KNOCKED DUST OFF TOP OF PIPE INTO HIS EYE. DUST WAS HOT GOT BEHIND SAFETY GLASSES CAUSING BURN. EE RECEIVED RT AND HAD FOLLOW UP VISIT WITH SPECIALI...
10/27/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING CLINKER IN LAB. HE REACHED DOWN TO PULL DRAWERE OUT OF MACHINE & FELT PAIN JUST BELOW SHOULDER & LOWER BACK. FIRST AID ONLY AT TIME OF INJURY.
10/23/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 4d restricted COMING OUT OF COLLECTOR AND TRIPPED ON LADDER.
10/07/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE CLEANING DRILL PRESS IN SHOP, EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING SPIRAL SHAPED SHAVINGS. WHEN HE PULLED ON SHARP SHAVING, HE RECEIVED CUT ON FORREFINGER OF RIGHT HAND. EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING GLOVES.
06/04/2002 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS REMOVING BEARING CAP ON BELT. HE WAS IN KNEELING POSITION & PULLING ON RATCHET HANDLE TO LOOSEN BOLTS AND FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
05/15/2002 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None REMOVING FORMS ON 26205 DRAG. BURNING OUT METAL FORM IN A CONFINED AREA UNDER BREAKER, EE MOVED TO GET IN PO0SITION TO MAKE NEXT CUT. HIS RIGHT ELBOW HIT BREAKER, HE FLINCHED AND REACTION CAUS ED TORC...
05/01/2002 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None PUTTING PILOT TORCH IN KILN AND KILN WAS BACKFIRING, MATERIAL HIT EE IN FACE.
03/05/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 8d lost, 13d restricted WALKING TO KILN 21 FEED END FROM WASHROOM, EE SLIPPED ON WET ICE, TWISTING KNEE. EE HAD EXPLORATORY SURGERY 4-17-02. LAST DAY WORKED 4-16-02.
02/11/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted WHEN INJURED GOT OUT OF TRUCK, HE SLIPPED AND FELL, LANDING ON HIS BACK.