Arkansas Operations Mill — Accidents

Total: 155 accidents | Fatalities: 2

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
06/26/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted Calcines employee was unloading chemicals on the 3rd floor Filter end. As he was pushing a dolly loaded with fluoride, he struck his right hand against the edge of a piece of sheet metal guarding tha...
12/28/2011 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee was tested on 12/28/2011 and found to have a Permanent Threshold Shift in his left ear.
12/28/2011 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee underwent yearly hearing test and was confirmed to have a Standard Threshold Shift in his right ear.
08/06/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee reported she was opening the bottom of a rail car door when she slipped and fell while attempting to pick up a piece of metal that fell from the rail car onto the knife gate.
03/31/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 34d lost Employee was lifting 50lbs bags from a high lift to a rework station. As he was twisting around to move the bag, he felt a sharp pain in his left lower back.
05/26/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A employee was cleaning the magnet located on the Tabular 112 Fired Ball belt. The employee had to place his hand and arm between the belt and magnet to clean the magnet. The cable which holds up th...
10/27/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 172d lost Injury was helping install ring in #2 cooler and pulled his back while holding ring up in cooler.
09/04/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was lifting up a steel door on a packing water tank when he experienced a sharp pain in his back. Pain was found to be a pulled ligament.
05/27/2009 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost While eating employee got something in her right eye. Other EE's washed it out and EE still complained about pain in her eye. She was taken to Concentra where her eye was determined to have been chemi...
05/19/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was getting off a forklift from the wrong side and his tyvek suit became caught on the battery connection causing the employee to fall onto a cement floor.
04/24/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was walking off a designated footpath and stepped into a hole and twisted his knee.
01/26/2009 STRIKING OR BUMPING DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Miner was shoveling tabular balls into a chute. When the miner finshed, he turned and hit his head on a support rail. Miner was wearing a hardhat at the time of the incident.
01/22/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Miner was shoveling material out of the #6 Tabualr elevator. The repetitive motion caused him to suffer a strain to his groin area.
12/07/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost Employee was repairing 106 Elevator Chute leaks, when she stepped off step ladder missing bottom step. Employee sprained her neck and lower back.
12/04/2008 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee was walking in Bldg 426, 7th floor when he lost his footing after stepping on a tabular ball injuring his lower back. He was taken for evaluation to a medical clinic and received work restri...
11/16/2008 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 34d lost After completing a series of tasks including supersack bagging, driving forklift, collecting samples, and housekeeping, employee was climbing a flight of stairs when he reported feeling pain in his lo...
08/18/2008 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Bldg 405A, 4th Floor trying to get #1 Kiln Dust Tank emptied, using air lance with low pressure, Hot material blew back on employee giving first degree burn on right forearm. Employee was sent for me...
06/30/2008 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None After making repairs to the Jet Mill Bagging Station, employee was watching the bagging process when the bag burst, forcing alumina into his eyes.
06/19/2008 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted Right middle fingers were caught between moving bars on super sack station. Employee's fingers were mashed and swollen. Injury was treated initially as first aid, then sent for medical evaluation on...
05/27/2008 FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None Metal weight (35-45 lbs) used to dislodge scale from tank fell 10-12' and struck employee on right knee and ankle.
05/10/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Employee was moving Bandsaw in B420 storage area when he felt pain in back.
03/11/2008 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 35d lost, 9d restricted Employee was working under Trays turning valve, when rubber hose blew/split, allowing caustic liquor to spray over employee's upper body, head, and eyes.
11/08/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was walking up metal stairs while wearing a tyvek suit. Tyvek suit limited mobility at top stair, causing her to fall, cutting her left knee. She received first aid and sent to the local ER...
10/22/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 12d restricted Miner was using shovel handle to open latch on #14 Converter. Converter is hot and latch requires some effort to operate. He then bent down to pick up sample bucket <10lbs and felt pain in his lowe...
10/10/2007 STRIKING OR BUMPING DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 62d restricted Failed to lower head enough when going under airslide at Bldg 415, R/R platform. Employee was wearing hard hat and bumped into airslide, causing Cervical and Thorasic strain.
09/26/2007 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was returning to Control Room, when he stopped to talked to another employee. A yellow jacket landed on his arm just above the elbow and stung him. He is allergic to insect stings and his a...
09/10/2007 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee had removed cutting goggles and was attempting to change to safety glasses when dust particle blew into his eye.
09/05/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 13d restricted Injured lower back while shaking fiber drums at Bldg 55, Jet Mill. Felt pain for a week until 9/12/2007 when he felt intense pain while working at the A-2 Mill Bagging station. Sent in for medical e...
08/11/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee sprained right ankle while walking across Bldg 55 Warehouse floor. Employee stated that he ""rolled"" his ankle, no contributing causes were identified.
07/02/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 21d restricted While recharging A-2 Mill, employee was in West access hole when access hole covering fell striking his hardhat. He refused medical evaulation until 7/3/07 where he was diagnosed with a contussion an...
05/30/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Employee stepped off platform ladder and slipped on wet surface injuring right wrist. Injury occurred on ground level.
05/11/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Employee was attempting to turn valve on Back Pressure Control, when he felt pain in his Left shoulder. Employee was using wrench and cheater bar. Employee quit upon feeling pain. Did not seek medi...
04/18/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON FATALITY Fatal Other ee was contructing a work scaffold, 5th floor, Bldg 450. Another ee was at the 10 foot level passing material to the top floor. While EE was re-locating he fell app. 60'.
03/27/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Employee attempted to measure the hole pattern on a Vibrator by rolling it onto its side. The Vibrator was heavy and the Employee let it back down. His right hand - small finger became caught betwee...
12/30/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted While walking from Bldg 450 Jet Mill Bagging Area to Stencil table, employee slipped on wet floor with left foot. He was able to prevent himself from falling, however he did report pain in lower back...
12/26/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 24d restricted Employee tripped on air hose lying across walkway in Bldg 415, 3rd floor. The area around the air hose was wet with water from an overflowed roof drain that had dripped down and mixed with alumina....
12/12/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted While adjusting #3 Pannivis Filter Head Pulley, employee was tightening the head bolts when he felt burning in lower back. Employee had been working on equipment for approximately 30 minutes, looseni...
11/08/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Held open pocket knife in right hand while opening bearing box, cardboard tore allowing hands to slip. Left thumb made contact with open kife blade, resulting in 4 stitches to repair wound.
10/07/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Employee retrieved Pannivis Filter Cloth from storeroom. He removed the Filter Cloth (128lbs 90""X10"") from storage rack, and carried it outside to truck. He stated that he felt pain in his lower b...
09/21/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Lying down in an awkward position while working #1 Filter at Bldg 400. Employee felt pain in lower right side of back, once he resumed normal upright body position.
09/04/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Mechanic was carrying a piece of pipe to a job site when he tripped on a hose and fell, scrapping his face and spraining his wrist. He was treated at the local clinic and placed on restrictions.
07/12/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 20d lost Employee suffered a lumbar area muscle strain while using wrench to tighten and loosen 3/4 nuts and bolts on #13 Precepitator Pump. He stated that he felt pain after completing task and self treated...
06/16/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 38d lost, 210d restricted While walking in the area of the #1 Cooling Tower, Employee slipped and fell on algae growing on concrete pad, striking concrete footing and I-beam, injuring his left shoulder.
06/09/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 59d restricted While assisting another employee manuever the charge bucket, employee was using the guide ropes to help control the location of the charge bucket. Employee was looking down when the charge bucket was...
05/30/2006 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 70d restricted Miner was using impact wrench to loosen bolts on South Door of 55 Mill. Bolt became stuck and resulting repeated jerking motion of impact wrench, body posturing being bent low, and fatigue from remov...
05/24/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injury Date of 5/24/2006, not reported until 6/6/2006. Incident occurred at #3 Bagging Station, employee had to manually remove sticking product bags weighing 50lbs from tube fill nozzle. Material w...
04/21/2006 OTHER DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 22d restricted During a rainstorm, the area around the Bathroom was flooded. Employee had to jump to get up on the metal walkway going to the bathroom stairs. When he jumped he reported feeling a sharp pain in his...
04/10/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was opening and closing an air valve in order to operate a slide gate on a tank. He pinched his finger between the handle and valve.
04/10/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 12d restricted Employee was walking to the oil storage cabinet and slipped and fell. The R Tank had overflowed and flooded the area with slick material.
04/03/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 14d restricted Operator was swapping tanks at the Bldg. 45 Tank Farm. He had just closed #67 and had opened #71 and had stepped down from platform. He took a step on the ground and felt a sharp pain in his right l...