Bridgeport Stone Plant — Accidents

Total: 136 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
04/11/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS FUELING THE PIECE OF EQUIPMENT HE WAS OPERATING. WHEN HE INADVERTENTLY TRIPPED ON THE FUEL HOSE CAUSING HIM TO FALL STRIKING HIS FACE ON A CONTAINMENT BERM. THE EE WAS TAKEN TO THE DOC TOR, EE...
10/31/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None ON 10-31-02 EE WAS WASHING OUT FROM UNDER A TAILPULLEY TO REMOVE MATERIAL THAT HAD BULIT UP CAUSED BY RAINY WEATHER. EE GOT A PIECE OF FOREIGN MATERIAL IN HIS RIGHT EYE. EE DID NOT REPORT IT T IL 11-1...
09/13/2002 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 20d restricted EE WAS OPERATING MAN-LIFT CHANGING LIGHTS THROUGHOUT THE PLANT & TERRAIN WAS ROUGH. EE WAS EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS AROUND 11:00 AM, DID NOT REPORT IT UNTIL 3:00 PM THAT DAY. EE WAS RELEASED TO F ULL DUT...
07/11/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted THE EE WAS DOING A PRE-SHIFT ON HIS LOADER. WHENHE FINISHED HIS WALK AROUND INSPECTING, HE CLIMBED UP ON HIS LOADER TO START IT UP TO WARM IT UP, HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LEFT ARM. EE WAS TAKEN TO...
06/20/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 14d restricted EE WAS CHANGING A PUNCH PLATE SCREEN ON A METSO SCREEN TOP DECK. HE AND ANOTHER WERE LETTING THE SCREEN DOWN TO THE CATWALK WHEN IT GOT HUNG UP ON THE SIDE OF THE SCREEN. WHILE TRYING TO FREE IT, THE...
05/12/2002 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO MOVE A HOOD ON THE DISCHARGE END OF A SHAKER SCREEN TO GET INSIDE THE SCREEN TO DO SOME WORK. THE EE WAS USING A COMEALONG TO MOVE THE HOOD BACK. HE HAD A SMALL CHAIN TO H OLD THE...
04/26/2002 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted EE WAS REPLAICNG FRAME PIPE IN A SHAKER SCREEN. EE WAS USING COME A LONGS AND A PRY BAR TO MOVE THE PIPE IN PLACE TO BE WELDED THE PRY BAR HE WAS USING SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO STRAIN HIS LOWER BACK MUS...
04/18/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted THE EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING CHANGE OUT A SLURRY LINE. HE WAS ON ONE END OF THE PIPE, WELDING A FLANGE ON THE END. AS HE WAS CHANGING SIDES HIS LEFT BOOT GOT STUCK IN THE MUD. WHEN HE TRIED TO FRE E IT HE...
04/05/2002 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS HAULING BOULDERS TO THE LEVEE IN THE EASTPIT, THEY HAD BEEN WORKING ON FOR A FEW MONTHS. THE LOADER OPERATOR HAD PUT ONE BUCKET IN THE BED OF THE HAUL UNIT FOR CUSHION WHEN THE OPERAT OR WAS AT...
03/06/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 13d restricted EE WAS REPLACING A 52"" BREAK OVER PULLEY. WHILE STANDING ON THE TOE-BOARD HE WAS REACHING FOR A CHIPPING HAMMER THAT WAS LYING ON THE BELT. HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF TOE-BOARD CAUSING HIM TO FALL A GAINST...
02/15/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE FELL WALKING UP STAIRS, FALLING ON BOTH KNEES& LT. HAND ON 2/15/02. EE DIDN'T WANT TO GO TO A DR. TILL 3/28/02, X-RAYS WERE TAKEN & NO DAMAGE WAS FOUND. DR. SAID POSSIBLE TENDONITIS. AFTER SEVERAL...
12/17/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted EE WAS HELPING REPLACE AN OLD BELT AND PUTTING ON SOME NEW IDLER'S. AFTER THEY HAD PUT THE IDLER ON THE FRAME OF THE BELT WAY EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LINE THE IDLER IN PLACE WHEN THE END SLIPPED OFF THE...
12/12/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 36d restricted EE WAS CLEANING MATERIAL OFF A CATWALK THE MATERIAL WAS 8"" TO 12"" ROCK THAT HAD BEEN SPILLED OVER ONTO THE CATWALK, BY THE DISCHARGE CHUTE STOPPING UP. THE EE HAD MOVE A ROCK WHEN ANOTHER ROCK MOVED...
10/20/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING TABLES IN A TRAILER. HIS FOOT WENT THROUGH A HOLE IN THE FLOOR AND HE SPRAINED HIS BACK. X-RAYS WERE NEGATIVE. HE WAS PLACED ON A 25 LB MAX LIFTING RESTRICTION UNTIL 10/29 /01.
10/08/2001 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS WORKING ON A PUMP. THE IMPELLER WAS FULL OF MATERIAL. EE WAS USING A PIPE WRENCH TO WORK THE PUMP BACK & FORTH TO FREE IMPELLER. EE DIDN'T REPORT THIS UNTIL 10/22/01. SAW CHIROPRACTOR.
08/01/2001 DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 3d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING SAMPLES OFF OF 4 DIFFERENT WITHT HE HELP OF OTHER EMPLOYEES. AFTER GETTING SAMPLES EE AND ANOTHER WERE WORKING ON REPLACINGSIDE BOARDS ON SS-14 SCREEN. EMPLOYEE WENT HOME AROUND 4:...
07/13/2001 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS RUNNING MATERIAL THRU THE LOADING TIPPLE. EE WAS HAVING PROBLEMS GETTING CLODS IN FEEDER CAUSING IT TO STOP UP. EE WENT DOWN THE THE TUNNEL TO SEE WHAT PROBLEM WAS. EE STUCK RIGHT HAND UP...
06/28/2001 OCCUPATIONAL SKIN DISEASES OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING ROAD ENTRANCE ON VULCAN SIDE SCALEHOUSE. ENTRANCE ROAD RIGHT OF WAY WAS BLOCKING VIEW OF TRAFFIC LEAVING THE PLANT. EE REPORTED THIS ON 6-28-01, WENT TO DOCTOR ON 6-28-01 , RECEI...
06/21/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING TO HIS WORK VEHICLE, WHILE TALKING TO ANOTHER EE, FROM TALKING TO WITNESSES, EE TRIPPED OVER HIS OWN FEET, EE STARTED TO FALL, EE WALKING WITH HIM REACHED OUT TO KEEP HIM FROM FAL...
06/20/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 19d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS INSIDE VSI CRUSHER CHANGING SHOES OUT. SHOES HAVE TO BE LOWERED IN FROM THE TOP BY A SPACE IN CRUSHER, YOU CAN NOT STEP WHILE TURNING YOUR BODY, ALL YOU CAN DO IS TWIST YOUE TORSO . EE DI...
05/16/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO HELP OTHER EMPLOYEES CHANGE A SCREEN OUT ON 110 SHAKER SCREEN. EMPLOYEE WAS IN A HURRY. WHEN EMPLOYEE STEPPED FROM PLATFORM TO SCREEN WHILE IN PROCESS, EMPLOYEE SLIP PED, TW...
04/28/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None THE EE WAS ASKED BY ANOTHER EE TO HELP INSTALL SOME TROUGHING IDLERS ON C-5 BELT. THE EES WERE USING A CRANE TO HELP LIFT THE ROLLERS IN PLACE. THESE IDLERS WEIGH ABOUT 200# EACH. ONCE THE IDL ERS ARE...
04/19/2001 OCCUPATIONAL SKIN DISEASES OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None EE ALLEGED HE WAS CLEANING RAIL CARS BEHIND WAREHOUSE, WIND WAS BLOWING. THERE WAS SOME POISON IVY IN THE AREA(AT THE TIME IT WAS NOT KNOWN). THE POISON IVY WAS IN BLOOM. THE EE SAID HE DIDN'T TOUCH T...
04/07/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 12d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS AT WAREHOUSE TO PICK UP A PULLEY TO PUT ON A BELT. PULLEY WAS STANDING UP ON ONE END. (THE PULLEY STANDS ABOUT 58 INCHES TALL) EMPLOYEE CLIMBED ON TOP OF PULLEY TO PUT A CHAIN ON IT. EMPL...
03/29/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO OPEN DOOR ON GREASE HOUSE TO GET OIL OUT TO SERVICE PLANT. DOOR WAS STUCK SHUT. EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO OPEN DOOR WHEN EE PULL HARD ON DOOR, THE DOOR HIT EE'S LEFT THUMB.
03/17/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted EE WAS CLEANING RAILCARS USING A VACUUM HOSE.EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO GRAB HOSE FROM ANOTHER EE. WHEN THE EE HANDED IT TO HIM, EMPLOYEE'S LEFT HAND BENT BACKWARDS. EE WAS INJURED ON 3-17-01. EE DI D NTO R...
03/01/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 11d restricted EE WAS WALKING TO C-19 AND C-20 CONTROL PANEL TO START PLANT UP. EE WAS RETURNING BACK TO VECHILE, HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO STEP ACROSS A WATER PUDDLE WHEN HE PUT HIS LEFT FOOT DOWN AND IT SLIPPED CAUSING...
11/27/2000 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None EMPLOYEE WENT TO SEE DOCTOR WITH NUMBNESS IN HI SLEFT HAND, AFTER TEST WERE DONE THE DOCTOR SAID HE HAD CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME IN HIS HAND. THE DOCTOR ALSO SAID HIS RIGHT HAND IS EXPERIENCING SOME SYM...
09/20/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted EE WAS CLIMBING OUT OF GONDOLA RAIL CAR OVER THE END. HIS FOOTING SLIPPED. HE FELL ABOUNT 4' TO THE GROUND RECEIVING BRUISES TO BOTH LEGS. THE DR PUT A SPLINT ON ONE SIDE OF LEFT LEG AND ASKED HIM TO...
07/13/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEES WERE INSTALLING KNIFE VALVE IN SLURRY LINE. ONE BOLT INSTALLED IN ONE SIDE, ANOTHER SHOULD HAVE BEEN ON OPPOSITE SIDE. INJURED PUT HISFINGER IN A HOLE TO REMOVE SAND, VALVE SHIFTED, CAUGHT F...
07/13/2000 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted INJURED EMPLOYEE NORMALLY WORKS IN SCALEHOUSE. HE WAS ASKED TO RUN A LOADER IN PLANT OT HELP LOAD RIAL CARS. HE DID THIS FOR TWO HOURS AND ALLEGED HIS BACK WAS SORE 7-14-00. HE SAID HE FELL IN HIS YAR...
06/19/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 16d restricted EE, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, WAS DOING PRE-SHIFT INSPECTION ON AN END DUMP HAUL TRUCK. HE TRIPPED, BROKE HIS FALL WITH HIS RIGHT HAND. HE COMPLAINED TO SUPERVISOR AT 9:30 PM THAT HIS R SHOULDER WAS HURTING...
05/10/2000 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS REPLACING SPIRAL BOLTS IN SCURBBER ON DISCHARGE END A PIECE OF HOT METAL FELL AGAINST THETORCH HOSE, BURNING THE ACETYLENE HOSE CAUSING A SMALL FIRE. EE GRABBED THE HOSE TO PINCH IT TH E GAS OF...
04/13/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 171d lost, 117d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A COVER OFF THE SUCTION LINE ON THE DREDGE, TO REMOVE SOME ROCKS THAT HAD PICKED UP DURING DREDGING OPERATIONS. THE COVER TO BE REMOVED IS UNDER THE OPERATOR'S CAB. EMPLO YEE HAD...
04/10/2000 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING ON FEEDER PLATE FOR A SHAKER SCEEN. HOT METAL GOT INTO R. EAR. IT BURNED FOR ABOUT 3 HOURS AND STOPPED. HE REPORTED IT ON 4-19-00. DR STATED INFECFTION FROM BURN CAUSE D EAR TO CL...
03/30/2000 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS USING HAND HELD GRINDER TO SMOOTH UP EDGE OF METAL ON 3-30-00. HE WAS NOT AWARE OF ANYTHING IN EYE. LATER HE USED EYE DROPS THINKING EYE WOULD GET BETTER. A FEW DAYS LATER HIS VIS ION WAS...