Amrize Distel Plant — Accidents

Total: 12 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
02/17/2023 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 30d restricted Belt repairs being installed. Employee was cutting a v-shape cut at edge of belt and utility knife slipped, cutting hand.
10/05/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was replacing a screen panel when it slipped out of left hand and landed on right pinky finger, causing a puncture to right pinky finger.
07/22/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 234d lost Employee was replacing a guard on a tail pulley and strained shoulder and lower back.
05/26/2016 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was attempting to free a screen tightening rail with a four foot bar and the rail came loose. The bar then came back and struck the employee on the left side of the face causing safety glasse...
07/31/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee picked up a 140 pound log washer part and threw it causing a lower back strain.
03/17/2007 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted Employee was in the process of building a guard, and was welding at the time, when another employee with a lit cutting torch pulled on the torch to get more slack in the hose. In the process he ran th...
04/06/2004 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE RECEIVED WELDER ARC BURN TO THE EYES WHILE HELPING AN EE WELD CHUTES. EE WAS USING P.P.E. BUT MAY HAVE SUSTAINED THE BURN WHILE WORKING IN THE AREA.
04/03/2003 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted EE WAS STANDING ON A CONVEYOR APPROXIMATELY 5' OFF OF GROUND OBSERVING THE TRANSFER POINT OF THE CONVEYOR HE WAS STANDING ON AND THE DISCHARGE END OF THE CONVEYOR DUMPING ONTO IT. HE LOST HIS FOOTING...
08/09/2002 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS REMOVING A CUTTING EDGE FROM A SKID-STEER WITH AN IMPACT GUN. WHEN NUT LOOSENED HE WAS HOLDING BOLT IN WITH HIS FINGER. THE BOLT DROPPED & SPUN CUTTING HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER (9 SUTURES)
03/28/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 4d lost, 84d restricted MANEUVERING SSCREEN CLOTH INTO POSITION.
02/08/2000 ALL OTHER OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESSES OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 10d lost, 8d restricted OPERATOR OF SCRAPPER THAT RAN OVER A CO-WORKER AND KILLED HIM ON 2-8-00. OPERATOR HAD BEEN SUFFERING FROM STRESS RELATED PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS EVENT. ON 3-14 HE REPORTED A WORK RELATED ILNESS...
02/08/2000 POWERED HAULAGE FATALITY Fatal AVAILABLE INFORMATION FROM THE SCRAPER OPERATOR AND EYE WITNESS SHOWS THAT THE EMPLOYEE MOVED BETWEEN A BACKING 633 CAT SCRAPER AND HIS PICKUP OUT OF THE OPERATORS FIELD OF VISION. HE WAS RUN OVER BY...