Clinchfield Plant — Accidents

Total: 118 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
03/30/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING WHITE IRON BRG. BLOCK FROM TRACTION SHAFT. EE CUT BOTH SIDES OF BEARING WITH TORCH. EE STRUCK BEARING WITH SLEDGEHAMMER & BEARING BROKE & SLIVER OF METAL BECAME EMBEDDED IN AREA...
12/22/2003 NO VALUE FOUND DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 128d lost INJURED WAS WALKING FROM VAC TRUCK TO CEMENT SILO. HE ENCOUNTERED A BUGGY PLACE AND HIS FOOT SUNK AND STOPPED, EE'S MOTION CAUSED KNEE TO TWIST.
09/02/2003 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS USING A BAR TO TURN COUPLING ON ROLLER MILL MOTOR. THE BAR HUNG AND HIS FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN BAR AND BOTTOM OF COUPLING GUARD.
07/24/2003 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE STUCK AN AIR LANCE IN A DISCHARGE PIPE FROM CEMENT SILO (SILO HAS 4 DISCHARGE PIPES). HE NOTICED CEMENT BLOWING OUT OF ANOTHER PIPE. THE CEMENT STOPPED BLOWING AND WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO PLU G THE HO...
05/15/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 63d restricted EE WAS PUTTING A PIECE OF METAL INTO A BANDSAW. THE END OF METAL WAS RESTING ON A ROLLER STAND. WHEN EE MOVED METAL IT TIPPED THE STAND OVER AND METAL. FELL ON TOP OF FOOT. NOTE: ORIGNAL X RAY SHOWED...
01/14/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted EE WAS WALKING AROUND THE CORNER OF QUARRY SHOP. HE DID NOT SEE THE TONGUE OF THE WELDER AND TRIPPED OVER IT, CAUSING HIM TO FALL ON HIS SHOULDER. THE LIGHT IN THIS AREA WAS DEFECTIVE AND HAS SINCE BE...
03/25/2002 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS USING PEDESTAL GRINDER TO GRIND THE BEVELS ON A PIECE OF 1"" PLATE. THE PLATE SLIPPED OFF THE END OF GRINDER WHEEL AND FINGER CONTRACTED GRINDER WHEEL.
10/18/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None INJURED WAS CLEANING HARROW (SOUTH) BLAD WITH JIMMY BAR. PALM OF HAND CONTACTED A SHARP OBJECT BELOW THIS AREA. THIS RESULTED IN CUT TO PALM OF RIGHT HAND (4 STITCHES). GLOVES MIGHT HAVE PREVE NTED TH...
05/29/2001 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None LAB TECHNICIAN DECIDED TO POUR A GLYCERIN ETHONOL AMMONIUM SOLUTION IN A CLINKER DRAG THAT TRANSPORTS CLINKER FROM CLINKER COOLER TO STORAGE. THE MATERIAL COMBINED WITH THE TEMP AND RED HOT CL INKER T...
05/29/2001 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO BEND A BAR BY WEDGING IT BETWEEN 2 STATIONARY OBJECTS. THE BAR BENT SOME AND THEN THE BAR SLIPPED AND HIT HIM IN THE FACE. RIGHT SIDE OF UPPER EYE.
05/04/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 95d lost, 193d restricted EMPLOYEE STEPPED ON A PALLET TO REMOVE ROPE THAT WAS HOLDING AC UNIT ON PALLET. AS EMPLOYEE STEPPED BACK OFF OF PALLET, HIS RIGHT FOOT GOT HUNG ON THE EDGE OF TOP BOARD AND HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND CAU...
10/30/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None INJURED WAS TRYING TO MOVE A BELT PULLEY (HEAD) TO CENTER IT UP ON THE SHAFT. HE USED A SLEDGE HAMMER AND DUE TO THE CONFIGURATION OF THE BELT FRAME HIS FINGERS WERE CUT ON THE IRON FRAME.
09/18/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None INJURED WAS REMOVING HARROW BLADE FROM THE BED OF HYDRALIFT. HE WAS PULLING WITH HIS RIGHT HAND AND SUPPORTING WITH LEFT HAND. THE HARROW ROLLED AND THE SAWTOOTH EDGE OF HARROW BLADE CONTACT ED HIS LI...
07/18/2000 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS USING BAR AND SLEDGE HAMMER TO REMOVE BUILD-UP FROM ISNIDE A PREHEATER VESSEL. HAMMER HIT BAR A GLANCING BLOW RESULTING IN FINGER BEING PINCHED BETWEEN HAMMER HANDLE AND AIR BLAS TER.
06/21/2000 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING GRINDING BALLS FROM BALL MILL SCREENS USING A PRY BAR AND HAMMER. HE WAS STRUCK IN LEFT EYE BY BALL WHEN HE HIT IT WITH HAMMER. FROM ALL INDICATIONS, HE WAS NOT WEARING PPE (SAFE...
05/09/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING ACCESS LADDER ON STACKER- RECLAIMER. HIS FOOT SLIPPED FROM BOTTOM RUNG DUETO OIL BEING ON RUNG. HE FELL APPROXIMATELY 2', LANDING ON LEFT HEEL RESULTING IN FRACTURE.
04/25/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None EMPLOYEE WAS DESCENDING LADDER FROM 491 ELEVATORPLATFROM TO 492 CONVEYER SCREW. EMPLOYEE LOST GRIP AND FELL APPROX 3 FT TO WALKWAY, RESULTING IN CONTUSION TO LOWER BACK AREA AND ABRASIONS TO LEFT HAND...
01/21/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None EE WAS DESCENDING STEPS IN HOMO SILOS. BOTTOM STEP CONSISTED OF BAR GRATING, WHICH WAS NOT CENTERED PROPERY AND WAS COVERED WITH DUST. EE TWISTED RIGHT FOOT ON GRATING RESULTING IN ANKLE SPRAI N.