Ceredo Synfuel Plant — Accidents

Total: 11 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
12/07/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 21d lost While walking to the Briquetter Building, employee stepped off of the pugmill concrete pad, which is approximately 6-8 inches above ground level and rolled his right ankle. This resulted in a sprained...
08/23/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was helping with general cleanup duties while his co-workers were eating lunch. The employee was using a high pressure water hose to wash down the pugmill feed belt. The high pressure water h...
05/06/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Ldr oper. was helping change out training roller. Employee tried to pick up roller by himself from the dollie without employee assistance. This resulted in an abdominal strain. Employee felt that he w...
08/07/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was splicing a water hose with a banding tool. When he was finished, he pulled out what was left of the band. During the removal the extra band that was left in the banding tool, cut the left...
07/27/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Adjusting pin on trolley needed to be removed to provide a more secure fit to the structure beam. During the adjustment the trolley arm came loose from one end striking the employee in the left side o...
06/05/2003 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 26d restricted THE EE WERE MAKING ADJUSTMENTS TO A EXTRUSION ROLLER IN A SYNFUEL PELLETIZER. A SPECIAL WRENCHWAS USED TO BREAK LOOSE A LOCK NUT ON ADJUSTMENTSCREW. ON EE IS HOLDING WRENCH ON NUT OTHER EE APPLIES FOR...
03/12/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted EE WAS CLEANING PAINT OFF THE FEEDER & FELL THROUGH A HOLE IN THE FLOOR THATS USED FOR A LADDER.AS EE FELL HE REACHED OUT TO CATCH HIMSELF & HEARD HIS SHOULDER POP.
05/28/2001 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE DETECTED NOISE FROM OVERHEAD AIR CONDITIONER, IN CAB, HIS MIDDLE FINGER(R.H.) COMES IN CONTACT WITH FAN BLADE, CAUSING LACERATION TO FINGER, NEEDED STICHES.
03/07/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 74d lost EE TURNED A CORNER OF BUILDING WHILE WALKING ON UNEVEN, SLOPING ASPHALT AND ENCOUNTERED AN ISOLATED PATCH OF BLACK ICE. HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL, FRACTURING 2 BONES IN LOWER LEFT LEG.
11/16/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None THREE EMPLOYEES WERE CHANGING THE RETURN ROLLER.ONE LIFTING THE WEIGHT OF THE BELT, THE SECOND ALIGNING THE BRACKET, INJURED LIFTING ROLLER. THE ROLLER BECAME LODGED ON A GREASE FITTING AND HE REMOVED...
07/18/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS CLEANING PLANT WITH A WATER HOSE (200/250 PSI), WHEN THE EE NOTCIED A DECREASE IN WATER PRESSURE. EE WRAPPED END OF HOSE AROUND HIS HAND AND WALKED TO RELEASE A KINK IN THE HOSE. EE, HA VING HO...