COHOES MINE AND MILL — Accidents

Total: 70 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
03/13/2012 MACHINERY PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 77d lost The employee was working alone to clear the kiln 1 multiclone rotary valve.The employee exposed the bottom of the rotary by removing the venturi. The employee ran the rotary to clear out pieces of deb...
02/13/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Employee was pulling a clinker ball out of the grizzly when the ball rolled over the puller bar. His left arm got stuck and he felt a pop in his left shoulder. The next day he was sent for a medical...
02/07/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 16d lost The employee was dumping a self dumping hoper. After dumping, one side of the hoper slide out of line. The employee tried to lift the one side to put the hoper back on track. When the employee was...
01/25/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 56d restricted Employee was cleaning the K-2 middle chute and was climbing the fixed ladder that goes to the k-2 top belt. His foot slipped on the top rung and he hurt his right shoulder trying to catch himself. H...
02/03/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Worker was using a wrench to loosen a bolt, his hand slipped off the wrench handle, causing him to hit himself in the mouth. The hit to the mouth caused the front two bottom teeth to become loose. O...
01/15/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None An employee started down a set of icy stairs and. At the bottom of the stairs the employee caught his foot on a stair and strained his knee. At the time the employee did not want any medical attenti...
07/18/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Two employees were attempting to install a bearing on a tail pulley shaft. They attempted to ""drive"" the bearing on with a sleeve and a hammer. One employee was holding the sleeve while the other em...
01/03/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Operator was standing on a platform on a cone crushing plant cleaning a spill plate when he twisted and pulled a muscle in his lower back region.
10/29/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was descending a fixed ladder when his foot slipped on a ladder rung. He attempted to catch himself by putting his left hand below him on the next rung when he heard a crack in his left w...
06/26/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cleaning a chute with a 14'X2"" piece of flatstock steel when the steel became stuck in the chute. The employee tugged on the steel, freeing it up. When the steel was finally pulled out,...
03/27/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee tripped on a printer basket in the kiln control room on the date listed above, resulting in some discomfort to his right knee. The employee did not want any medical attention at the time of t...
03/10/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While making his rounds, a supervisor fell on a small patch of ice behind the wastewater treatment plant. Rock salt applied to patch of ice. All walkways were free of snow and ice buildup at the time....
06/21/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was removing a 4"" vacuum hose from a quick connect fitting that was apparently ""stuck"". When the employee freed the hose, his right fourth digit got caught beween a conveyor frame and the...
04/29/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 48d lost EE WAS POSITIONING A CROSS MEMBER TRANSMISSION IN A 50 TON HAUL TRUCK. WHEN THE SUPPORT SHIFTED, IT CAUSED THE EE TO TWIST HIS LOWER BACK REGION. THE EE BEGAN EXPERIENCING DISCOMFORT IN HIS LOWER BACK...
06/26/2002 MACHINERY PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 16d lost EMPLOYEE WAS FUELING PORTABLE COMPRESSOR DIESEL TANK WHILE EQUIPMENT WAS OPERATING. HE REACHED TO GRAB THE FUEL CAP WHEN HIS RIGHT HAND RING FINGER GOT CAUGHT IN THE FAN BLADES OF THE ALTERNAT OR. HE...
12/11/2001 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 17d lost EE WAS CUTTING A WELD ON A 30"" X 8' X 1/2"" SECTION OF STEEL PLATE WHEN THE STEEL PLATE MOVED, PINCHING THE EE'S RIGHT FOOT BETWEEN THE WALKWAY AND THE STEEL PLATE. EE WAS WEARING STEEL TOED BO OTS W...
05/08/2001 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 285d lost EE HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH POSSIBLE SYNOVITIS OF HIS LEFT KNEE. SYNOVITIS IS AN INFLAMATION OF THE JOINT WHICH WAS AGGRAVATED BY THE OPERATION OF THE LOADER.
03/01/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS PREPPING A LAB SAMPLE FOR ANALYSIS USING SULFURIC ACID. WHEN THE SULFURIC ACID WAS INTRODUCED TO THE SAMPLE, A REACTION OCCURRED CAUSING ACID TO BE BLOWN ON TO EMPLOYEE'S FACIAL A REA AS...
01/15/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 14d lost EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING MULTICLONE ROTARY VALVE TO PUT BACK IN PLACE WHEN HE FELT A ""PULL"" IN HIS GROIN AREA.
08/11/2000 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING TAIL PULLEY ON KILN #1 CLINKER BELT WHEN HE GOT HIS LEFT HAND RING FINGR CAUGHT BETWEEN THE TAIL PULLEY SHAFT AND HTE FRAME WORK FOR THE CONVEYOR BELT RESULTING IN A BROK EN FING...