AMRIZE RAVENA PLANT — Accidents

Total: 189 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
10/19/2019 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 29d restricted While removing buckets from the stacker reclaimer with torches and hand tools a bucket fell off and landed on EE's foot. Bucket landed just above the steel toe of EE's right boot.
09/30/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 17d restricted Employee was at the north coal feeder. EE was shoveling coal from around the base of the feeder. While twisting the shovel to dump it they felt a pain in the right bicep.
09/03/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was tasked with cleaning out return roller guard of built up material on Mill #1 feed conveyor. While employee was reinstalling the guard they tore left bicep muscle.
08/19/2019 DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None River Belt Conveyor system (8A + 8B) caught fire. The fire was due to a malfunction in the tail pulley bearing on 8B which caused excessive heat and tracking issues with the conveyor belt. A fireman,...
03/14/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 101d restricted EE was walking down the east side staircase from the second floor of the pug mill to the ground floor when at the second to last step EE felt EE's right leg give out and EE fell. EE noted pain in the...
03/14/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While working on the stone box floor of the primary crusher on the lube system an EE and IE had the power go out without notice at 07:45. As they were leaving the lighting was very dim as only the eme...
03/09/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 14d restricted EE hit their head on a pipe line for compressed air on the second floor of the packhouse by the inside lane conveyor belt which jerked EE's head back causing EE's neck to pop. At this time EE felt min...
12/21/2018 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 128d lost Installing steel plates and shoring in open excavation to perform work on plant drainage lines.
11/15/2018 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 69d lost Employee working from manlift next to conveyor beltline. As they were leaning on the belt it unexpectedly started up pulling them in their harness away from the manlift.
10/31/2018 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None On 10/31/2018 around 1300 ee was traveling in the PreHeat Tower area on windy day. Dust particular had entered left eye under eye PPE.
08/22/2018 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While removing concrete from a core drilling operation, the tool used to remove the concrete core slipped and pinched the employee's hand. EE's right hand was caught between a piece of plywood and th...
06/20/2018 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The ee was performing the routine task of cleaning the feed shelf in the PHT. EE was using an air lance through a poke hole to move material when some material exited the poke hole and fell into the...
04/30/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The EE was closing a hatch on 332BE01 bucket elevator when EE struck EE's forehead at the left eyebrow level on the hatch keeper located above the hatch. The keeper is normally in the ""up"" position...
03/09/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While installing new cassette parts in the clinker cooler, a millwright pinched the fleshy pad on the back of rt thumb between the porta-ram shim plate and the bottom of the cassette when the cassette...
01/28/2018 FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None An apprentice millwright attempted to remove by hand a frozen chunk of bauxite from the feeder. The chunk rolled pinching right ring finger between the chunk and the feeder frame. The wound is a lac...
11/06/2017 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A new production control supervisor (PCS) was assigned the task of changing valve positions in the buffer silos. The PCS used the incorrect tool for the task (too large). When tapping the actuator ee...
11/05/2017 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was grinding a shim plate on top of the kiln (9' grinder). The grinding wheel flew off of the grinder, struck the Tyre, deflected back and struck employee in the right thigh. First aid was ad...
09/27/2017 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The EE was working with a vacuum truck crew cleaning spillage. EE used a utility knife to cut through duct tape at the joint of one hose. The blade became stuck and EE exerted upward force. The knif...
06/23/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The L8 drill operator was exiting the cab of the drill when EE pinched and cut the pinkie finger of right hand on the door grab bar and latch. The operator had removed the leather utility gloves was...
06/20/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While cleaning the pre-heater tower at the level 1A feed shelf, and wearing the proper personal protective equipment, a large plume of dust came up and under EE's face shield and safety glasses and go...
05/15/2017 OTHER DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted EE was assigned clean-up work on Belt #9. The weather was windy with strong gusts. When leaving the MCC after locking out, a strong gust of wind blew material into their right eye. The EE was wearin...
12/29/2016 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Electrician was stripping cable and using leg as a brace while stripping. Knife slipped off cable and cut leg through the pants making a 3"" incision requiring stitches.
11/21/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 76d restricted EE and another ee were moving a 3"" steel pipe. The other ee dropped end causing the pipe to bounce on ee shoulder. EE worked for a few days and was than later seen by a doctor on 11/25/16, which brou...
10/06/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee(EE) was working with a crew to install a platform which consisted of rigging with chain falls and slings. While adjusting the nylon sling the rigging slipped and caught the EE's finger betwee...
10/03/2016 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was attempting to cut a zip tie from a flange when knife slipped off and stabbed self in the left wrist. Employee was taken to Albany Med urgent care and received 4 stiches. Return to work af...
09/28/2016 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None Smoke & steam were observed rising from the southernmost coal stockpile in the secondary reclaim area. A dozer operator was dispatched to spread and compress the stockpile. The operator was task trai...
09/19/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 11d restricted EE was working with a Journeyman who was working on a lift. EE knew the lift was to be moved shortly and saw a metal pipe in the way. EE decided to move it. It was wet and heavy and it slipped while l...
09/06/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 44d restricted EE tripped on low step and fell forward. As EE fell, threw arms in front of self to catch self. Rt. hand struck a pipe on the west side of the walkway. The EE tore the triceps muscle in rt. arm.
08/16/2016 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was trimming packing material with a serrated knife for a tail bearing installation on FM3 dust collector. EE stated was not having efficient success, so switched to using a box cutter. During the...
08/11/2016 OTHER DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 20d restricted Employees were manually moving a welding machine. After they rolled the welder into place and set it down, the employee stood up. EE twisted to walk away and felt a pain in lower back. EE went to one...
05/12/2016 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Crew member was cutting a piece of intermediate diaphragm. As employee was cutting through the piece, the piece broke free, swung and hit the employee on the head and hand.
04/27/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Employee fractured right pinky finger when it became caught between two pedestals. Employee was terminated on 5/29/16 due to becoming incarcerated.
04/19/2016 INUNDATION ACCIDENT ONLY None Slurry was found to be leaking from a crack on the SE quadrant of the north slurry basin (tank no. 2). The crack is located approximately 20 ft above grade. Slurry was spilling into a bermed area ea...
03/15/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The injured EE lost footing and fell backward (fall on same level) while pulling a return roller into place. As EE fell attempted to brace self with rt arm and felt a ""popping"" sensation as EE stru...
08/19/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was turning a large nut onto an anchor bolt. A co-worker lost his grip on the anchor bolt and it dropped 6 inches. Employees finger was caught between the nut and the equipment base. His ri...
07/10/2015 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost EE was using an air lance to clean the grizzly at the discharge of K2 coal belt when the steel tube unthreaded itself from the ball valve installed after the Chicago fitting. EE attempted to pinch th...
06/17/2015 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was cutting out damaged re-bar with a burning torch. EE did not realize that the piece he was cutting had stored energy. As he cut through on one end, the re-bar sprung up and struck him on the r...
05/30/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was prescribed physical therapy on 8/28/15 after a shoulder strain that occurred on 5/30/15. Strain was treated with first aid until 8/28/15.
02/18/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY None EE was pulling heavy cable from an old cable tray that was being replaced when he felt a twinge across his mid-section. EE continued to feel worse as the shift proceeded. EE has an umbilical hernia.
10/24/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted EE was shoveling spilled material from the floor around the shuttle-belt puller motor when he felt a burning sensation in his right groin. Took short break, felt well enough to continue, changed up p...
09/19/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted EE was pulling a new section of conveyor in place when he lost his footing and tripped, falling backward.
07/08/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 25d lost, 2d restricted A construction worker was forming columns on the second floor of a new pre heater structure. He was located inside of the beam form. There was another worker on the beam side of the concrete form, whe...
04/15/2013 OTHER INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES None The affected ee has a pre-existing history of heart and seizure disorders. The ee was working in his office when he felt he was about to have a seizure. He reported this to his co-worker who helped p...
08/27/2012 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None Fire and smoke was reported from Belt 1 drive tower to the Control Room at ~1:55PM. The control room called 911. All ee's were evacuated and accounted for. Fire depts arrived ~2:15PM. The MSHA Cal...
04/23/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 295d restricted EE was walking behind hydraulic drive cabinet on kiln 1 drive pier when he began to slip and fall on an oily surface. EE caught himself but the motion strained his lower back.
02/06/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted The EE made a repair to a D9T dozer. After climbing down from the dozer he stepped backwards and tripped in a frozen rut. He landed on both hands spraining both wrists.
01/16/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 12d lost EE rigging comealongs when repairing drag conveyor. The comealongs were anchored to a steel pipe whick broke striking the EE in the head. EE was stabilized and transported by ambulance to local ER....
12/03/2009 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY None The EE was pushing a hand truck into the Mill room thru the center overhead door and stepped on a mill ball with his left foot. As he stepped on the mill ball he felt a sharp pain in his left knee, as...
12/01/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted EE was attempting to clear a jam on Raw Mill No. 2 circ pump with modified 4' pipe wrench and come-along on shaft of locked out pump when the pump housing shattered. The EE was struck on the left sho...
11/25/2009 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None EE using a bench grinder to dress 1/8"" thick steel band. Work piece, glove and then right hand was pulled into the grinding wheel. Right pinky finger broken in two places and badly lacerated.