Clarkdale Facility — Accidents

Total: 317 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
07/15/2005 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None He cut his thumb using the lunch room can opener.
07/10/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 15d restricted While removing an air cleaner from a dart loader he strained his right shoulder. This individual felt that he did not need medical attention at the time of his injury. On Sept. 22, 2005 his should...
07/10/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 86d restricted He lifted a 5 gallon bucket full of bolts, which was very heavey. As he twisted around he injured his back.
06/01/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted He was cutting a radiator hose with a utility knife and the blade came out of the blade holder cutting his hand.
04/20/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was closing the shop bay doors on the east side of the shop and caught his finger in the door.
04/19/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 13d restricted Pulling bags at DC-445 and suddenly felt a sharp pain.
04/03/2005 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 21d restricted While jackhammering above his head to loosen build-up in BM-302 feed bin. He lowered the jackhammer back to grating and felt a pop in his wrist.
03/28/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted While removing retaining bolts on RM-306, #1 roll, his finger got pinched between the frame and the head bolt.
03/10/2005 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost WHILE PALLETIZING, A BROKEN BAG CAME DOWN ON THE PALLETIZER AIR FLOAT BLOWING CEMENT DUST UP INTO THE EMPLOYEES EYES.
03/04/2005 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted He was operating the skid steer and ran over a rock causing sharp motion and injuring his back.
02/23/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted He was in the process of dismantling a position sensor when the bracket slipped and the sensor cut his R-index finger.
02/22/2005 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 5d lost, 35d restricted He was using a jack hammer near a take up pulley. There was a backhoe working in the area that slid pinning the employee between the out rigger of the backhoe and the conveyor tail pulley guard.
01/31/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 20d lost He was air lancing the ends of BC-205, also jack hammered the end - was using his left arm to hammer with.
01/22/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 3d lost, 63d restricted He hit the top of his hard hat on the door frame jamming his neck while getting into his work truck.
01/19/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 16d restricted As he was walking down the stairs at the feed end of the kiln onto the ground level there is a 2"" drop from one concrete slab onto another and as he stepped off he twisted his left ankle.
12/29/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None He was lifting wheel chocks from holders mounted on the front of a truck approximately shoulder height. This caused a shoulder strain. Employee did not seek medical attention at the time of injury...
12/09/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Closing inspection ports on the tower vessel, using a sledge hammer and pipes. the sledge hammer slipped striking him in the hip area.
11/22/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None When he finished fueling a cat truck, he disconnected the quick-connect hose. The spring got stuck causing the fuel to come back out of the tank splashing him from head to toe with fuel.
11/05/2004 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None AS HE WAS WORKING AROUND BM304 IT WAS WINDY AND DUST GOT INTO HIS EYES.
10/27/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost 2 EMPLOYEE'S WERE CHECKING OUT BC213 WHEN THEY GOT TO HORSING AROUND. ONE STATED THAT THE OTHER WAS POKING HIM WITH A BAR, HE TOLD HIM TO STOP & HE DIDN'T. HE THEN THREW INJURED TO THE CATWALK.
10/22/2004 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 33d restricted While he was working in mud he stepped down on a rock and twisted his left ankle.
10/14/2004 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None THE BAG SLID OFF FROM SPOUT #3 BLOWING AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF CEMENT TO THE MID SECTION OF HIS BODY AND THEN DIRECTLY INTO HIS FACE AND EYES.
10/14/2004 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None He was loading a cement bag onto the packer spout when suddenly it blew cement into his R- eye.
10/07/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While he was stacking cement bags the back corner of a bag broke and blew cement into his face and eyes.
10/05/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted WHILE PICKING UP THE WHEEL CHOCKS FOR THE WATER TRUCK HE TWISTED AND FELT A POP IN HIS RIBS.
09/20/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE HE WAS CLEANING E350 AREA MATERIAL FELL FROM THE UPPER LEVELS AND GOT INTO HIS LEFT EYE.
08/19/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None He was stacking bags of cement and as he attempted to stop a bag from falling on top of another bag this action caused him to strain his ribs.
08/18/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 8d lost, 120d restricted HE WAS CLIMBING ON THE DRILL AND HIS FOOT SLIPPED, AND AS HE CAUGHT HIMSELF, HE PUT ALL HIS WEIGHT ON HIS RIGHT ARM AND HE FELT A SHARP RIPPING PAIN IN HIS SHOULDER.
08/06/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None He was installing liners in the lower wobbler chute and noticed that his lower back was bothering him. This employee didn't report the injury until 8/17/04.
07/28/2004 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted Ee was heading towards the stairs that go to RM 305 to check area out. Before reaching the stairs ee stepped on a clinker ball that was on the concrete floor causing him to twist his right ankle.
07/27/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING OUT A RAIL CAR. THE MATERIAL WAS STUCK IN THE HOPPERS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE CAR. HE USED A SLEDGE HAMMER TO TRY TO CLEAN THE MATERIAL OUT AND WHILE DOING THIS HE FELT A STRAIN IN...
07/22/2004 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was running a paletizer to stack cement bags on pallet; ee opened slide door to drop bags on to pallet, when slide door started to close it caught the left arm and wrist between a cement bag...
07/12/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 12d lost, 10d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING TWO BUSHINGS FROM ONE LOCATION TO ANOTHER. HE WAS KNEELING AND PARTIALLY PICKED UP THE BUSHINGS AND SLID THEM INTO A CART, DOING THE SAME AT THE NEXT LOCATION. BEARINGS WERE APPROX...
07/05/2004 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Ee was filling out a truck log at the security office when a bug flew into her eye. Ee went to doctor & was given a prescription.
06/23/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted EE WAS CUTTING ZIP TIES FROM A HOSE AND THE KNIFE SLIPPED, CUTTING HIS FINGER.
06/18/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 3d lost, 20d restricted THE FLOOR WAS SLICK AND AS SHE WENT TO STEP OUT OF HER OFFICE SHE SLIPPED BACKWARDS AND FELL AGAINST THE WALL AND TO THE FLOOR HITTING HER LEFT SIDE. THIS EMPLOYEE DID NOT SEEK ANY MEDICAL ATTENTION...
06/10/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted PART TIME SUMMER STUDENT. EE WAS CLEANING UP AROUND THE PLANT IN DIFFERENT AREAS. EE REPORTED THE NEXT DAY THAT HER FINGERS ON HER RIGHT HAND WERE SWOLLEN & HER ARM WAS SORE & IT HURT TO HOLD THINGS I...
06/07/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING OUT A DUST COLLECTOR BAG AND DURING THE PROCESS OF PULLING THE CASE OUT OF THE BAG, THE LEFT THUMB CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE METAL CAGE CUTTING IT.
06/02/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 25d lost, 45d restricted EE WAS CLEANING CATWALK UP TO DOME. EE STARTED BACK DOWN ON A SLANTED CATWALK AND OVEREXTENDED HER LEFT KNEE COMING DOWN. EE FELT SWELLING AND BURNING SENSATION BEHIND HER LEFT KNEE.
05/02/2004 FIRE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted THE KILN WAS IN AN UPSET CONDITION PUSHING HOT DUST THROUGH THE PAN CONVEYOR CATCHING THE RUBBER SKIRTING ON FIRE. THE EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF EXTINGUISHING THE SMALL FIRE AND THE HOT MATERIAL...
04/16/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 3d lost, 28d restricted EE WAS KNEELING ON THE FLOOR CHANGING FILTERS OUT OF THE XRAY MACHINE. WHEN HE STOOD BACK UP HIS KNEE POPPED AND HE FELT A SHARP PAIN AND HE COULD NOT PUT ANY WEIGHT ON IT.
04/13/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 15d restricted EE WAS LIFTING BUCKET SEGMENTS FOR E502. HE WAS BENDING DOWN TO MOVE SEGMENTS AND FELT A PULL IN HIS BACK.
04/02/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 22d restricted RAIN & MUD CONDITION"" EE WAS RETURNING A TROUGHING ROLLER SET TO THE BACK OF THE MAINTENANCE TRUCK. HE THEN BACKED AWAY FROM THE TRUCK AND SLIPPED IN THE MUD. WHEN HE STARTED TO SLIP, HE TRIED TO C...
03/22/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 21d restricted EE was getting off a rail car to disconnect empty car. it was a long step to the ground and ee's shoe caught on the step of the car, twisting his knee.
03/10/2004 STRIKING OR BUMPING DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted Employee walked into transformer, knee high when tracing conduit raceway above his head. Left knee struck the corner of the transformer & the blood vessel under the skin or knee cap was broken. Bruisi...
03/08/2004 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Dust fell off the inside of cab onto EE & into his eye. While moving piles of dirt in the storage area. Eye was flushed out & EE went home & came back to regular shift on the next day, he worked 1/2 h...
01/02/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 27d lost, 108d restricted SERVICING 992 LOADER, REMOVING FILTER, PULLED ON WRENCH TO REMOVE FILTER, FELT A POP IN RIGHT SHOULDER.
12/22/2003 NO VALUE FOUND DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 91d restricted WAS REMOVING CARDBOARD FROM SACK PALLET, PULLED AT WRONG ANGLE, FELT EXTREME PAIN IN LOWER BACK. OUR EMPTY BAGS COME ON A PALLET WRAPPED WITH PROTECTIVE CARDBOARD, EE TRIED TO RIP IT OFF INSTE AD OF C...
12/19/2003 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 24d restricted EE COMPLAINED OF WRIST PROBLEMS OFF AND ON FOR LAST FEW MONTHS. AS SEEN A DOCTOR ON 12-22-03 AND WAS DIAGNOSED AS HAVING CARPAL TUNNEL. THAT'S WHY I CAN'T GIVE A DEFINATE TIME OF INJURY. HE HA S LOADE...
12/15/2003 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 63d lost, 58d restricted CAT TRUCK WAS TRAVELING TO B-6 PIT. THE TRUCK SLID OUT OF CONTROL ON A MUDDY, ICY CURVE. THE 35T WATER TRUCK WAS COMING DOWN THE HILL FROM THE SAME PIT. THE HAUL TRUCK SLID SIDEWAYS, THE BED OF THE HA...