Amrize Nelson Plant — Accidents

Total: 17 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
11/20/2023 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 65d restricted Employee (EE) and Foreman were cleaning the surge pile hopper to inspect the wear plates, and prepare for winter shutdown. EE placed ~55"" long square head shovel past clamshell gate opening, and used...
09/13/2020 POWERED HAULAGE INJURIES INVOLVNG NONEMPLOYEES None Non-mining related airplane with 3 people on board crashed into dredge lake 5000 feet away from mining activities. Complete destruction of air plane and 3 fatalities who were pilot and passengers. Imp...
09/13/2020 POWERED HAULAGE INJURIES INVOLVNG NONEMPLOYEES None Non-mining related airplane with 3 people on board crashed into dredge lake 5000 feet away from mining activities. Complete destruction of air plane and 3 fatalities who were pilot and passengers. Imp...
09/13/2020 POWERED HAULAGE INJURIES INVOLVNG NONEMPLOYEES None Non-mining related airplane with 3 people on board crashed into dredge lake 5000 feet away from mining activities. Complete destruction of air plane and 3 fatalities who were pilot and passengers. Imp...
03/15/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 47d restricted Removing steel throat bushing from Slurry pump housing. Hung up with 1/4"" to go. Used left hand to push the top to free it. Came lose tipped back on the chain hoist supporting it and pinned left elb...
09/28/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Employee parked haul truck, and was dismounting at the end of shift. Employee missed the bottom rung with right foot, and landed on the ground buckling right knee resulting in a strained right calf.
11/08/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted While installing skirting on the tail section of a radial stacker, the employee felt a strain to his back. Medical attention was sought by the EE on 11/9/2014. On 11/10/2014, the EE informed mine ma...
10/15/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While employee was performing conveyor belt replacement, employee cut through belt with utility knife, cutting leg.
03/05/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 14d restricted Employee sliding wear plate into place with a coworker. In the process, employee turned ankle causing a sprain.
08/12/2013 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee used utility knife to open 5 Gal oil container. While opening, employee cut towards himself with knife. The bucket slipped in the process and he cut his hand. Employee received stitches and r...
03/01/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Removing bearing from conveyor and a small fragment of metal stuck in finger of repair person.
04/28/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 22d restricted While repairing springs on hopper gate, it wouldn't shut, so he lifted it and it slammed shut on his right hand index finger.
03/30/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted Employee was closing a garage door and caught his finger in a pinch point. The tip of the left middle finger was cut off.
07/26/2002 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 65d lost EE WAS LOWERING COUNTERWEIGHTS ON LONG BELTS. THERE WAS STORED ENERGY IN BELT CAUSING HOIST LEVER TO SWING HITTING EE ON LEFT ARM.
05/30/2001 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE LIFTING A SECTION OF PIT CONVEYER WITH CRANE SECTION CAME LOOSE FROM CRANE AND HIT EE TOO QUIKLY IN HEAD. HE WAS WEARING HIS HARD HAT.
04/18/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 15d restricted LOADING 55 GAL BARRLES INTO LOADER BUCKET. BARREL TIPPED QUICKLY PINCHING FINGER BETWEEN BARREL AND BACK OF BUCKET.
03/13/2000 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 38d restricted DRILLING THROUGH RUBBER IMPACT PLATE WITH 1/2"" DRILL, THE DRILL CAUGHT AND INJURED HIS RIGHT RING FINGER.