Columbia River Carbonates (Woodland Mill — Accidents

Total: 74 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
08/21/2025 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Miner was kneeling down on concrete floor performing clean-up activities and injured knee.
01/23/2025 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Miner was putting in a seal on a bucket elevator by hammering it in place with a brass punch when they missed the punch and hit their hand with the hammer.
08/14/2024 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 13d restricted Miner was using a scraper to remove rock from a walkway and slipped on the loose material and did the splits. Miner felt a pop in lower back area followed by discomfort.
05/03/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 42d restricted A miner was struck in the side of their foot by a piece of wood while standing in a area where wood splitting activities were happening.
02/23/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 4d lost, 13d restricted Miner was carrying a magnet when it suddenly pulled them into a beam column trapping their right thumb between the column and the magnet.
01/19/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted Miner twisted while stacking 50lb bags of powder and felt a pop like sensation in EE's upper right side causing discomfort.
01/17/2024 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted Miner was moving a tool cart back to the shop from a work area when EE slipped on ice. EE was able to use the tool cart for support to avoid a fall, but EE's feet slipped out from under EE in opposite...
03/16/2023 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A temporary employee was resting an arm on a gravity roller conveyor when the employee moved it into contact with an energized incline conveyor head pulley, trapping the arm between the gap of the two...
06/30/2022 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 34d restricted Miner experienced back pain after getting off a forklift.
06/15/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Miner experienced back pain during shoveling activities.
09/30/2021 ALL OTHER OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESSES OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 4d lost Miner was in close contact with another employee who tested positive for COVID-19 and has now tested positive.
09/27/2021 ALL OTHER OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESSES OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 5d lost The miner was in close contact with another employee who tested positive for COVID-19 and has now tested positive themselves.
09/25/2021 ALL OTHER OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESSES OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 8d lost A miner was in close contact with another employee who tested positive for COVID-19 and has now tested positive.
09/23/2021 ALL OTHER OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESSES OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 4d lost A miner was in close contact with another employee who tested positive for COVID-19 and has now also tested positive.
09/19/2021 ALL OTHER OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESSES OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 4d lost A miner was in close contact with another employee who tested positive for COVID-19 and has now tested positive.
09/18/2021 ALL OTHER OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESSES OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 9d lost A miner was in close contact with another employee who tested positive for COVID-19 and has now tested positive themselves.
07/16/2021 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Miner had finished cleaning buildup below the tail pulley of an incline conveyor and as miner was standing up, struck head on the steel braces for the structure knocking off hard hat resulting in a he...
04/28/2021 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted Miner was operating a Vermeer Dingo to clean around the grizzly. The equipment EE was operating shifted unexpectedly, pinning EE's left pinky finger between the controls of the Dingo and the structure...
12/02/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 3d lost, 20d restricted Miner was disassembling area guarding and moving the metal pieces to a staging area when one of the pieces started to fall. Miner thought was out of the way, but EE's hand became pinned between the me...
05/26/2020 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was trying to turn guard on grinder while grinder was still powered and moving. Employee's finger got caught and pulled into wheel, sliced into the top of left index finger.
05/18/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 9d restricted Miner was changing screens on 1205 from a bent position and felt a pop in EE's lower back when EE was staging bottom screen frame for removal.
01/28/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 3d lost, 8d restricted Miner was bagging grit material using a roller conveyor to transport the bag from the fill station to the seal station. The corner of the bag caught in the roller and stopped moving suddenly causing t...
12/19/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Miner was removing a guard off a rotor above miner's head. When the last bolt was removed, the guard assembly fell down striking miner in the face resulting in two lacerations above the left eye.
11/12/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 25d lost, 101d restricted Miner stumbled getting out of a chair in the control room. A coworker reached out to steady EE and they both fell to the floor. The miner who stumbled ended up with a broken leg.
09/09/2019 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted Miner was unplugging a sump line that was charged with compressed air. The line was disconnected at one end and when the plug released, the line kicked backed and hit the miner in EE's hip/pelvis area...
03/22/2019 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Miner was bagging grit material and used left hand to guide a stuck bag up the belt resulting in hand getting pinched between the bag and feed roller. Miner did not report the incident to a supervisor...
02/11/2019 STRIKING OR BUMPING DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Miner had punched out for the day and was leaving the mine site when EE struck the top of EE's head on the buildings outside awning.
10/25/2018 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Miner was welding in an area where other work activities were taking place. Miner was measuring the transition and wind blew particles under miner's safety glasses from grinding activities into miner'...
03/29/2018 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Miner was stripping a CAT5 communication wire to expose the inside wires and the blade of the utility knife EE was using cut into EE's right thigh causing a deep laceration requiring stitches.
08/31/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Miner was descending stairs on the outside of the Roller Mill Building when miner heard a loud popping sound and felt intense pain in right knee.
05/24/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted Miner was moving railcars remotely from the ground when the gravel under feet shifted causing ee to loose footing and fall, injuring back.
05/01/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 15d restricted Miner was removing metal grating segments, which weigh in range of 25 to 50 lbs, from the process ditch when miner had a sudden sharp pain in miner's lower back.
03/08/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Miner was moving/lifting tote bins of soil samples weighing approx 30 lbs each when they felt lower back pain that did not diminish with time.
10/25/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 18d restricted Miner was using a shovel to move material at the Hammer Mill Chute two to three feet so it could be accessed with a Dingo Compact Utility Loader. Miner hurt upper back during shoveling process.
04/20/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted As the miner was descending a rock car they misplaced a foot while stepping from the rock car to the ground and stumbled causing miner to strain back. Miner had previously washed out a railcar and was...
04/06/2016 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 42d restricted Miner noticed pain and locking issues with EE's ring and middle finger on both hands a few weeks ago. Symptoms were increased when tying super-sack strings and operating the grit bagging station....
05/20/2015 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Miner was in chute of Hammer Mill grinding welds. Area is small/dusty as debris is dislodged from vibrations. Miner was wearing face shield and safety glasses. Miner had eye irritation after job. Flus...
04/08/2015 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 73d restricted Miner moving rail car into position. Railcar travelled past drain approx. one foot. Miner attempted to back car with a manual rail car mover tool (mule), a pry bar designed for this task. While pulli...
02/26/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 7d lost, 55d restricted Miner was attempting to move a file cabinet in the Electrical Shop by himself. While moving backwards, he tripped, file cabinet came towards him and he caught it which strained/contused his left shoul...
02/09/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted Miner was washing screens. He bent over to pick up a bolt on the ground and his back spasmed and tightened. On 02/10/2015 he was sent to the physician for evaluation and treatment. Most likely relat...
11/12/2014 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Miner was inside and cleaning storage tank 316 with tank mixer locked out. As worker passed by mixer blade, his little finger brushed against mixer blade. Blade was sharp and cut finger requiring four...
04/13/2011 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted Miner was grinding a bevel into a rubber boot material. The grinder blade jumped off the belt and nicked/cut his right thumb. Grinder was equipped with guard and miner was wearing leather gloves at ti...
01/19/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Miner was carrying 2 each 50# bags of product (in separate trips) into office trailer. On Friday 1/21/11, miner' s final day at the company(retired thereafter), miner complained of knee inflammation &...
12/23/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 129d lost iner was walking across plant site during heavy snpw/ice weather, slipped on ice covered pavement and fell to the ground striking right shoulder.
12/22/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was going up extension ladder leaned against a tank. The ladder slid when he reached about the 4th rung. The cleat of the ladder hit the employee in the right shin. He received 7 stitches and...
12/11/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Miner was driving bearing shaft out of gearbox with hammer and brass punch. Shard of punch broke off and was driven into right hand between thumb and index finger. Miner transported to physician and...
11/11/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted EE was loading palletts into bagging pallet dispenser and pinched middle finger between pallet and pallet dispenser frame, bruised and swollen, treating Dr prescribed 3 days of light hand use.
11/05/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 26d restricted Miner was removing and re-stacking 50# bags on a pallet and strained lower back. She did not report this to anyone, however, until December 8, 2008 at which time she was transported to physiciaan for...
07/14/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Miner attempted to expedite the unloading of a screw conveyor unit from a truck. He attempted a single arm lift of a part and strained his shoulder. Treating physicain placed him on restricted duty an...
12/06/2007 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Miner was using a hand grinder on a steel framework. He was wearing safety glasses but a piece of metal lodged in his eye. He was transported to an optometric physician who removed the fragment(s) and...