Carmeuse, Port Inland Operation — Accidents

Total: 87 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
03/05/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 19d lost While trying to put new support tube in scalper, tube got jammed up in back. When we went to free it, one end slipped down and struck top of employee's foot.
02/14/2007 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted While working on 200 bonnet with co-worker, EE was burned by co-worker. Both employees were kneeling down in close proximity, when co-worker turned with a lit torch and passed near EE's left hand and...
08/04/2006 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee was in the process of dumping a car at the crusher. As the employee pulled the handle, the car started to dump. A rock fell back toward the employee glancing off his head and right shoulder.
06/11/2006 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee was in the process of separating two railroad cars. The employee positioned himself too close to the air hose coupling. When the railcars separated the metal glad hand on the air hose of the...
02/27/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While welding at jaw crusher, chipped slag from weld and slag flew in behind safety glasses into right eye.
01/25/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None On 150 Screen, working on 140 stone box - going down, slipped - striking left elbow and hip on screen deck.
09/14/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE REMOVING 60"" TROUGHING ROLLER, FINGER GOT PINCHED BETWEEN ROLLER AND FRAMEWORK. (CRUSHED BONE AT END OF LEFT MIDDLE FINGER, BUT AMPUTATION NOT REQUIRED. DOCTOR SAID BONE FRAGMENTS WILL GROW B...
08/12/2005 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 214d lost Employee left truck parked in neutral without setting parking brake. Truck rolled pinching him between steel tool locker and truck.
01/31/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE POUNDING OUT BOLTS ON TUBE COVER FOR SCN-50-102 AT DOLOMITE PRIMARY GRIZZLY, THE HAMMER SLIPPED OFF THE BAR AND STRUCK EE IN TOOTH, CHIPPING THE TOOTH.
08/30/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 20d lost, 40d restricted EMPLOYEE PASSED UNDER THE CONVEYOR THEY WERE WORKING ON AT THE SAME TIME THE CREW ABOVE STARTED TO CLEAR OFF THE CONVEYOR. HE WAS UNNOTICED AND A WOODEN PLANK WAS THROWN DOWN STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON BACK...
04/27/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS HIT BY CABLE BEING HANDLED BY ANOTHER EMPLOYEE CAUSING SORENESS AND SWELLING TO HIS LEFT FOOT.
03/04/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE INSPECTING AN OVERHEAD WELD, A PIECE OF SLAG FELL INTO HIS EYE.
07/11/2003 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WALKING THRU CROSS TUNNEL AT #1 XT CHUTE, I DUCKED IN WALKWAY TO CLEAR LOW CLEARANCE DRIBBLE PAN AND STOOD UP TOO SOON, JAMMING NECK. I WAS WEARING HARD HAT AT THE TIME.
05/23/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WIRE CABLE USED FOR DOSCKING BOATS BACKSLASHED AND HIT EMPLOYEE IN THE FOEHEAD WHILE MAKING ROUND TURN OFF WINCH.
12/23/2002 NONPOWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE MOVING A FULL OXYGEN TANK OUT OF THE WARE-HOUSE ON A TWO WHEELED CART, PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK.
11/08/2002 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE USING THE BIG SPLINE DRIVE IMPACT TO TAKE CUTTING EDGE BOLTS OUT OF 105 LOADER EE ATTEMPTED TO HOLD HEAD OF BOLT INTO POCKET. BOLT SPUN WHEN IMPACTED CAUSING INJURY TO FINGER.
11/08/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None OPENED THE DOOR ON 406 TO HAND LOADER OPERATOR VOLUME KNOB FOR 2-WAY RADIO, HITTING HEAD ON TRUCK CANOPY.
04/22/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE REMOVING CAMERA FROM ITS PROTECTIVE HOUSING, HAND SLIPPED, HITTING THE METAL HOUSING, CUTTING KNUCKLE ON LEFT HAND.
03/19/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost HAULING IRON UP TO STACKER #3, INJURED BACK.
01/08/2002 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost WHILE HAMMERING WITH 8 LB. SLEDGE HAMMER, HAMMER GLANCED OFF OBJECT AND STRUCK INSIDE EDGE OF RIGHT KNEE.
11/26/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 85d lost INJURED WAS GOING UP STAIRS ON HAUL TRUCK, HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE FELL BACK TO THE GROUND. HE FELL ON A BIG RACK. IT WAS RAINING.
08/23/2001 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost REMOTE OPERATOR MOVING TRAIN FROM CRUSHER TO QUARRY TRAVELED OVER A FACING SWITCH POINT THAT WAS NOT SECURED AND DERAILED 2 EMPTIES.OUTSIDE CONTRACTOR WAS WORKING ON SWITCH AND DID NOT SECURE BEFORE G...
08/15/2001 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 101d lost WHILE DRIVING HAUL TRUCK IN EAAST QUARRY ON VERY ROUGH ROADS, INJURED NECK.
08/06/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None STONE FELL OFF TRAIN CAR BY CRUSHER BUILDING, ROLLED IT OFF THE TRACK WITH HELP OF ANOTHER EMPLOYEE, BY HAND.
07/18/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted WORKING ON HAUL TRUCK 402, FOUND CRACKED FRAME. WHILE PUTTING 4' PIPE BETWEEN BOX AND FRAME, AND LIFTING PIPE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
06/07/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS PUSHING LARGE STONE OFF SOUTH TRACK AT MINE BEFORE TRAIN APPROACHED.
05/20/2001 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 15d lost WHILE SHOVELING DEBRIES INTO THE BUCKET OF THE BOBCAT, THE TWIDTING ACTION ON RIGHT KNEE CAUSED PAIN AND SWELLING.
04/24/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted MOVING STEEL INTO STEEL SHED, HE DROPPED STEEL ON FOOT.
04/09/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 21d lost EE HAD STOPPED TRAIN, WALKED BACK TO CUT ENGINE OFF & TRIPPED OVER ROCK. WHEN HE FELL HE SUSTAINED ABRASIONS TO HIS LEFT KNEE, DISLOCATED HIS RIGHT FINGER & INJURED HIS BACK.
02/23/2001 MACHINERY ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None WHILE AT WELDING SCHOOL AT ALPENA COMMUNITY COLLEGE, A SMALL PIECE OF STEEL FLOATING IN THE AIR GOT IN MY RIGHT EYE.
11/02/2000 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 30d lost WHILE FLOPPING DAMPERS ON FINE SCREEN BONNETS, THE BAR HE WAS USING SLIPPED OUT & HE TWISTED HISLOWER BACK
10/06/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 45d lost WHILE TAKING OUT SCREENS SO WE COULD RUN TO THE BINS, HE CODE TO PULL ON THE ROPE TO GET THE SCREENS OUT;. THE SCREENS ARE VERY HEAVY.
09/24/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE OPENED THE MAIN RES. BEFORE HOOKING UP HOSES ON REMOTE CAR 12 WHEN THE HOSE AND GLAD HAND SWIUNG UP AND HIT HIS MIDDLE FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND.
08/29/2000 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost STEPPED ON ROCK WHILE DESCENDING THE LADDER OF A LOADER AND FELL.
07/31/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVING CARS OUT OF CRUSHER REMOTE SET UP WHICH CAUSED THE SLACK TO RUN OUT AND HE HIT HIS RIGHT ARM AND ELBOW AGAINST THE CABOOSE WHEN THIS OCCURRED.
07/29/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE STEPPING FROM THE NORTH ENTRANCE OF THE OUTSIDE LAB, FOOT LANDED ON THE EDGE OF THE DOOR MAT WHICH CAUSED THE LEFT ANKLE TO GIVE WAY. SHE IMMEDIATELY FEL PAIN IN THE LEFT ANKLE.
04/10/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost EMPLOYEE WAS MAKIGN HOSES BETWEEN REMOTE CAR AND FIRST CAR ON STRING WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.