CLARKSVILLE PLANT — Accidents

Total: 177 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
03/31/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS ASSISTING OTHER EE CHANGE THE VALVE ON THE CEMENT LINE AT THE TOP OF THE SHIPPING SILOS. PLANT AIR PRESSURE HAD NOT BEEN SHUT OFF, SO WHEN VALVE WAS OPENED, CEMENT SPILLED OUT AND ONTO HEAD OF...
02/22/2001 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS USING A 4"" HAND-HELD DISK GRINDER TO GRIND METAL IN THE MAINTENANCE SHOP. HE APPLIED PRESSURE AT AN ANGLE TO THE GRINDER WHEN HIS LEFT HAND CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE GRINGING WHEEL. THIS RESULT...
01/29/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted EE'S RIGHT ANKLE GAVE AWAY AS HE WALKED ACROSS THE FLOOR IN THE MOBILE SHOP, CAUSING HIM TO FALLINTO AN ENDLOADER BUCKET AND CUT HIS RIGHT FOREARM ON A PIECE OF METAL WELDED TO THE BUCKET. 4"" LACERAT...
01/18/2001 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS USING A PIPE WRENCH IN THE SHIPPING MAINTENANCE SHOP. HE FELT A ""POP"" IN THE KNUCKLE OF HIS RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER WHEN HE TIGHTENED A FITTING ON A PIECE OF PIPE WITH THE WRENCH. FINGER LA TER S...
01/09/2001 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS USING A WELDER AND PATCHING A HOLE IN THE RECLAIM DUST LINE AT PIER 4 WHEN HE GOT DUST IN HIS LEFT EYE. HE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES ANDWELDING HOOD AT THE TIME(DUST MAY HAVE COLLECTED ON INSI...
12/13/2000 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None DURING KILN SHUTDOWN, EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING INSIDE THE RAW MILL ALONG SIDE OTHER WELDERS REPAIRING DIVISION SCREENS IN THE MILL. HE WAS TREATED FOR FLASH BURN ON 12-14-00. A METALLIC FOREIGN BODY WAS D...
12/07/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE STRAINED BACK WHILE LIFTING AND TWISTING ON LADDER IN THE PROCESS OF MOVING AN I-BEAM ON TOP OF THE SHIPPING SILOS. EMPLOYEE SAW DOCTOR ON 12-8-00 WHEN HE RECEIVED AN OSTEOPATHIC MANIPULATIVE...
12/03/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted EE WAS OPERATING ENDLOADER. HE PARKED IT AT THE CRUSHER SHACK & DISMOUNTED IN ORDER TO GET A CUPOF COFFEE. HE TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE AS HE STEPPED OFF THE LOADER, CAUSING A STRAIN OF THE LEFT M EDIAL L...
09/29/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS CLEANING UP THE THE MECHANICAL MAINTENANCE SHOP WHEN HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK PICKING UP AND MOVING BEARING PULLERS THAT WEIGH 30-50 LBS. DR. ADMINISTERED OSTEOPATHIC TREATMENT.
08/22/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS ASSISTING A SHIPPING HELPER IN EMPTYING A NORBLO SUCTION HOSE THAT WAS PLUGGED WITH CEMENT AT THE RAILCAR LOADING AREA. HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK WHILE LIFTING ON THE 8"" X 8' FLEXIBLE HOSE. H...
08/14/2000 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE STRAINED LOW BACK AND HIP WHILE STANDING IN SCISSOR LIFT BASKET AND INSTALLING OVERHEAD WATER LINES TO AIR CONDITIONING UNIT ON SECOND FLOOR OF BUILDING. JOB INVOLVED PULLING ON PIPE WRENCH WHILE I...
08/10/2000 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None THE EMPLOYEE WAS SITTING IN THE CAB OF THE 9 CATTRUCK THAT WAS BEING LOADED WITH SHALE BY AN ENDLOADER IN THE QUARRY. A LARGE PIECE OF SHALE FELL OUT OF THE ENDLOADER BUCKET INTO THE BED OF TH E EMPTY...
07/28/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS WORKING BENEATH W-20 LOADER REMOVING THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION BOLTS. ANOTHER EE WAS RUNNING AN AIR IMPACT WRENCH ABOVE H8IM, WHICH STIRRED UP DUST AND DIRT. WHEN HE TURNED HIS HEAD, A FOREIG...
07/17/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE INSPECTING WORK SITE AT B43 CONVEYER BELT HEAD PULLEY, EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON RAIN SLICKENED INCLINED WALKWAY (CAUSED BY WET SHALE DUST) HE STRAINED HIS BACK AND RIGHT HIP AS HE CAUGHT HIMS ELF ON...
06/23/2000 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE'S LEFT EYE BECAME IRRITATED, RED AND STARTED WATERING WHILE HE WAS GETTING WORK ORDERS FOR THE DAY IN THE MAINTENANCE SHOP. DR. LATER REMOVED PIECE OF BLACK DIRT AND PRESCRIBED MEDICATION.
06/16/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE AND OTHER EMPLOYEE WERE TRYING TO PUT A PIECE OF OVERBENT 1/4"" STEEL BACK UP ON THE METAL FORMING BREAK TO TRY TO STRAIGHTEN IT, WHEN THE METAL SLIPPED, TRAPPING THE EMPLYEE'S FINGER S BETWE...
05/18/2000 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None DURING KILN SHUTDOWN, EMPLOYEE GOT THREE SMALL PIECES OF METAL IN HIS LEFT EYE WHILE HE WAS USING A DISC GRINDER TO GRIND DOWN WELDED UP AREAS ON KILN TIRE TRUNION. DOCTOR REMOVED FOR- EIGN BODIES AND...
05/05/2000 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost DURING KILN SHUTDOWN WHILE JACKHAMMERING LOOSE CASTABLE OFF OF WALL IN THE CLINKER COOLER PIT, A PIECE OF LOOSE CASTABLE FELL FROM ABOVE AND STRUCK RIGHT SIDE OF EE'S HARD HAT. INSIDE LIP OF H ATER LA...
05/05/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK WHEN HE TURNED WHILE LIFTING AN APPROX. 50# BOX OF HEATED SAMPLE LINE IN THE FEED END BUILDING NEAR THE CEMENT KILN STACK. DR. ADMINISTERED OSTEOPATHIC MANIPULATIVE TREATMEN...
05/02/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE STRAINED HIS BACK WHILE CLIMBING THE FMC CRANE BUCKET AND PULLING ON THE HOIST CABLE IN ORDER TO ATTACH THE CABLE TO THE BUCKET SLINGS. SAW DR. ON 5-4-00 AND RECEIVED OSTEOPATHIS MANIPULATI VE TREA...
04/10/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE INSPECTING THE WEIGH BELTS AT THE WEIGHTROL LEVEL PLATFORM UNDER THE RAW MATERIALS SILOS, THE EE STEPPED DOWN FROM THE PLATFORM WHILE LOOKING AT THE COAL BELT. SHE MISSED A STEP AND FELL A SHORT...
03/08/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted EMPLOYEE TWISTED AND PULLED UPPER BACK WHILE DISMANTLING SCAFFOLDING BOARDS THAT WERE HANDED DOWN TO HIM BY ANOTHER EMPLOYEE. WAS GIVEN SOFT TISSUE OMT AND PLACED ON LIGHT DUTY ON 3-9-00.
03/03/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE SLIPPED IN WET SNOW WHILE WALKING ALONG RAILROAD TRACK AT SHIPPING AND STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK. HE WAS CLOSING EMPTY RAIL CARS WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. RECEIVED OSTEOPATHIC MANIPUL ATIVE T...
02/28/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHEN DESCENDING LADDER AT ELECTROSTATIC PRECIPITATOR, EMPLOYEE MISSED THE LAST STEP AND FELL BACKWARDS ONTO FLOOR, STRIKING HIS LEFT ARM AND HAND. HE DISLOCATED HIS LEFT RING FINGER, WHICH THE EMPLOYE...
02/02/2000 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE AND OTHER MECH. WERE WELDING PATCHES IN CEMENT MILL #1 SEPARATOR AND WERE TAKING TURNS WELDING AND HOLDING PATCHES. THEY HAD TO LAY ON THEIR BACK OR SIDE TO WORK. SOMETIME DURING THE DAY A METALLIC...
01/31/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK AFTER HE GRABBED FOR A 50 LB. BOX OF WELDING RODS THAT SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HANDS AS HE WENT TO LOAD IT INTO A 2-WHEEL CART IN THE PLANT STORE ROOM. SAW DR. ON 2-1-200 0 AND W...
01/10/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE'S BACK WENT OUT WHEN SHE WENT TO PICK UP A PALLET OUT OF THE BED OF A PICKUP TRUCK. PHYSICIAN ADMINISTERED OSTEOPATHIC MANIPULATIVE TREATMENT.