Colado Plant — Accidents

Total: 108 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
12/16/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 11d restricted Employee was walking down stairs and his boot was caught in the grating. To stop his fall, he twisted and grabbed the handrail with his loose hand. This caused a strain to his back and aggravated a...
12/12/2008 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee has worked for EP Minerals for 20 years, and through an annual chest x-ray, likely signs of silicotic nodules were detected.
10/28/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted The employee had finished putting a bulk bag on the bulk bagger and tripped over the angle iron in front of the bulk bagger that is used for a forklift guide. He twisted his back. He was given restr...
09/23/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While rolling a metal rolling pin over ore, the employee felt pain in her right elbow. The doctor diagnosed her as having ""Tennis Elbow"" and prescribed Physical Therapy and Naproxin. No work restr...
08/05/2008 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None The employee has been diagnosed with ""Silicosis"" from prolonged exposure to crystalline silica (cristobolite). HSE Manager was notified on 8/05/2008 via e-mail
06/17/2008 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None The employee has been diagnosed with an occupational illness (silicosis). At this time there is no medical treatment required or prescribed and the employee does not have any work restrictions.
06/17/2008 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None The employee has been diagnosed with an occupational illness (silicosis). At this time there is no medical treatment required and the employee does not have any work restrictions.
06/07/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While placing a bag on the left hand packer spout, the bag that was on the right hand spout broke on the end that was facing the employee and he got DE in his right eye which caused a corneal abrasion...
06/06/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted When the employee went to place a 50 LB bag of product on the conveyor belt, he had to stop his forward progress abruptly because the belt had stopped and it was full. He suffered a shoulder sprain a...
03/05/2008 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee has an occupational illness (silicosis). The employee has been terminated and is on workers compensation because his doctor wrote that he must permanently avoid exposure to diatomaceous eart...
09/28/2007 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Occupational illness. Employee has been diagnosed with silicosis
07/23/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted While reaching around a guard, the employee's right hand touched the conveyor belt and was pulled between the conveyor belt and the air slide table. He received deep abrasions. The employee's post a...
07/05/2007 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Occupational illness. The employee has been dignosed with Silicosis. The company was notified via letter on July 05, 2007
07/04/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 7d lost, 49d restricted Employee was helping another employee manually turn the v-belts so the bearings could be adjusted. He got his little finger on his left hand pulled between the sheave and the v-belts, which amputated...
04/25/2007 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee has an occupational disease. She has been diagnosed with silicosis and her doctor has required her not to return to work.
11/15/2006 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Employee was driving a forklift in reverse and he pivoted his upper body to get a clear field of vision when he felt a pull in his left lower back. Diagnosis is mechanical low back pain with sciatica...
11/04/2006 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee failed to relieve the air pressure in a 2"" air line before removing the air line from the air compressor. The air hose fitting hit the employee in the right leg and caused a 1-1/2"" long la...
05/14/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Packing 25 lb bags all day/went home with left wrist hurting.Then middle of palm started hurting & could not bend the middle finger on L. hand. Diagnosis is trigger hands tendonitis. EE was given inje...
05/06/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted While filling a 50 lb bag of diatomaceous earth, the top seam of the bag ripped open and caused product to get into the employee's right eye. Object was removed by medical staff but employee was diag...
09/06/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 18d restricted Miner was repetitively twisting to lift 50 lb. bags to refeed into kiln.
08/04/2005 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Horseplay"" Employee was arm wrestling with another employee and he fractured his right humerus bone. Doctor put his right arm in a hard cast.
07/16/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Right foot slipped off the bottom rung of ladder on 966 Cat Loader and employee twisted his right hip. Employee was diagnosed with a sprained/strained right hip and was given 4 days of restricted wor...
05/04/2005 ALL OTHER OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESSES OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 1d restricted While on break in the lunchroom, the employee had a panic attack and was taken to the ER. The doctor's diagnosis was anxiety and hyperventilation triggered by wearing a half mask respirator.
02/28/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 75d lost Employee was clearing out the chute feeding the soda ash hammermill when his middle finger came in contact with a hammer and amputated 3/8"" off of the tip of his middle finger on his right hand
02/08/2005 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 13d restricted Employee was driving a sit-down lift truck and when he turned the steering wheel to the right, he heard and felt his left elbow pop. Diagnosis is an elbow sprain. Work restriction of no lifting with...
12/26/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee strained his right shoulder when he lifted a 45 lb from the floor to a chest high pallet. Doctor released him on 12-27-04 w/o restrictions or medical treatment. Went to another doctor on 5-...
10/07/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted While crushing ore samples with a 35 lb. rolling pin, the employee tried to lift the pin up while she was bent over at the waist, which caused her to feel a sharp pain in her lower back. Doctor presc...
09/10/2004 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted While removing the JLG manlift from a tight area of which the boom of the manlift was caught under a pipe flange, when the basket was moved sideways it slipped from under the flange and caused the bas...
02/04/2004 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE WALKING UNDER MILL #1 ORE PAN FEEDERS, A GUST OF WIND CAME UP AND BLEW DUST UNDER THE EMPLOYEE'S SAFETY GLASSES AND INTO HIS LEFT EYE. THE EMPLOYEE FLUSHED HIS EYE WITH SALINE SOLUTION A ND WENT...
01/04/2004 NO VALUE FOUND NO VALUE FOUND None EE NEEDED TO SHUT DOWN THE PALLETIZER QUIKLY, BUT WHEN SHE TYRNED TO GO TO SHUT DOWN THE SWITCH,SHE SLIPPED ON THE METAL GRATING AND THEN TRIPPED AND FELL ONTO THE GRATING. SHE HAS A CONTUSION ON THE...
12/14/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 55d lost WHILE THE EE WAS WORKING AT THE REFEED STATION, BREAKING 50# BAGS OF PRODUCT INTO THE BIN FOR THE REPROCESSING, HE WAS MOVING A BAG FROM THE PALLET TO PUT ONTO THE GRATING FOR THE REFEED BIN BUT HE DI...
11/06/2003 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted AFTER PUTTING A NEW CHAIN ON THE #2P-101A SCREW SPROCKET, EE WAS INSTALLING THE GUARD OVER THE CHAIN & SPROCKET & HE WAS BENT OVER SLIGHTLY BECAUSE THERE IS AN I BEAM 12"" ABOVE THE GUARD & WH ILE HE...
10/29/2003 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE EE WAS DRIVING HIS FORKLIFT IN FRONT OF THE MAINTENANCE SHOP, A STRONG GUST OF WIND CAME UP AND BLEW DUST FROM THE #1 MILL AREA INTO HIS LEFT EYE. HE FLUSHED HIS EYE WITH SALINE SOLUTION & WENT...
10/23/2003 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 57d lost EE STATED HER LEFT FOOT SLIPPED ON THE GRATING WHILE SHE WAS PLACING AN EMPTY PAPER BAG ON THE LEFT HAND PACKER SPOUT IN #1 PACKAGING AREA. WHEN SHE TRIED TO CATCH HERSELF FROM FALLING, SHE TWISTED HE...
09/11/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted EE WAS LIFTING AND CARRYING 50 LB. BAGS OF FINISHED PRODUCT FROM THE STAGING AREA TO THE BAG CONVEYOR WHICH IS LOCATED 6-10' FROM THE CONVEYOR. EE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HER LEFT WRIST AND DISCO NTINUED...
08/09/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON FATALITY Fatal EMPLOYEE WENT ON TO THE TOP OF WAREHOUSE #4 TO CHECK OUT THE WATER COOLER WITHOUT FALL PROTECTION. EMPLOYEE STEPPED ON SKYLIGHT AND FELL TO WAREHOUSE FLOOR 29 FEET BELOW. FALL RESULTED IN FATA LITY OF...
06/26/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS TAKING COVER OFF P4 TO CHECK WATER LEVEL AND HOT WATER COVERED BOTH ARMS.
05/28/2003 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 8d restricted EE STATES THAT SHE HAS PAIN & NUMBNESS WITH SWELLING IN HER HANDS WHEN SHE PACKS AND LIFTS #50 BAGS ONTO CONVEYOR BELTS.
03/04/2003 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS CUTTING OPEN A BOX OF BAGS, PULLING KNIFE TOWARDS HIMSELF. THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND HE CUT HIS LEG JUST BELOW THE KNEE.
02/19/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 56d lost PALLET IN PALLET DISPENSER WAS AT AN ANGLE, PUT HAND IN TO STRAIGHTEN, PALLET MOVED AND CAUGHT EE'S HAND. HE PULLED HIS HAND OUT AND STRUCK IT ON A METAL FRAME CAUSING A CUT AND BRUISING ON RI GHT HAN...
02/09/2003 POWERED HAULAGE PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 21d restricted WHILE INSTALLING A SLIDER ON A FORKLIFT, PRESSURE WAS APPLIED WITH THE HYDRAULIC RAM. THE SLIDER STARTED TO POP UP AND EMPLOYEE TRIED TO HOLD IT DOWN WITH HIS FINGER AND THE FORKS SHIFTED CUTT ING THE...
10/27/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING OFF #3 KILN SEALS, GRABBED A PIECE OF METAL WITH LEFT HAND, CUTTING LEFT INDEX FINGER THROUGH WELDING GLOVES.
06/11/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost EMPLOYEE STATES THAT WHILE CLEANING A BULK CAR SOMETHING BLEW INTO HIS EYES.
02/14/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 7d lost, 29d restricted EE SLIPPED ON THE LAST 4 STAIRS IN THE PACKING AREA.
01/31/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE STATES THAT WHILE BUILDING A BACK DROP GUARD FOR A LADDER IN #3 MILL, HE GOT A FOREIGN OBJECT STUCK IN HIS LEFT HAND BETWEEN THE THUMB AND INDEX FINGER.
01/23/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted EE STATES THAT WHILE PULLING BAG OUT OF PALLETIZER, SHE SPRAINED HER WRIST.
11/08/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE REMOVING A SEAL VALVE, CHANNEL IRON THAT THE RSV WAS SITTING ON SLIPPED OFF OF THE HANDRAIL, CATCHING EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT HAND UNDERNEATH.
09/14/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 5d lost, 57d restricted EE STATES THAT WHILE EXITING #1 P-6, SHE TWISTED HER KNEE.
08/02/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 28d lost, 198d restricted WHILE PUSHING A ROLL OF WIRE BACK ON THE FORKS OF A FORKLIFT SHE FELT SOMETHING POP IN HER BACK.
05/01/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 20d lost, 50d restricted EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS THROWING 45# BAGS ON TOP OF A PALLET WHEN HE HEARD HIS SHOULDER POP.