CUSHENBURY PLANT — Accidents

Total: 211 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
10/02/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY None The employee experienced physical strain from repetitive wire pulling in an awkward position, which required a medical evaluation.
10/02/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY None The employee experienced physical strain due to the repetitive pulling of the wire, which was built up in a chute that was plugged in an awkward position, and required a medical evaluation.
09/23/2025 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Loose dirt from the rain and mud caused the employee to slip, causing an abrasion of the right knee.
06/17/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Individual was in the finish mill, shoveling out mill balls - breeze blew debris in EE's eye resulting in minor eye irritation.
03/11/2025 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 25d restricted Employee was struck in the left eye by a rivet buster piston. Employee was wearing safety glasses at the time of the incident.
02/24/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was climbing on a drill rig and strained EE's shoulder area
01/23/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 14d restricted Employee injured left pinky finger while trying to disengage a gear. Employee went to medical facility, was treated and release to light duty.
06/10/2024 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 260d lost Employee was releasing a pressurized line and it exploded and cut employee's hand.
01/18/2024 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 44d restricted Employee was climbing a ladder when they slipped and fell 8 feet to the ground. They sustained a fracture in their right hand, a contusion on their right hip and a contusion on their left foot.
11/05/2023 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using ladder, slipped and fell approximately 12 feet.
09/15/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 69d restricted Employee was staging grease drums, one pulled away and they stopped it with their right arm and their elbow popped an pain ensued.
09/13/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 19d lost Employee opened a poke hole on the hot air slide. It immediately went positive. The force blew off EE's hood and burned EE's neck and ear.
08/31/2023 NONPOWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 13d restricted Employee was moving a cart down a ramp when the items on the cart slid and lacerated left hand.
08/30/2023 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 73d lost Was lifting a hoist on a platform in the tower and EE reinjured a hernia.
07/12/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 29d restricted Finger was pinched by a roller on the tire system.
03/17/2023 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 32d restricted Smashed finger when lance slipped inside poke hole over refractory.
01/31/2023 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Operating the drill over a period of six months caused an injury on the right palm.
11/04/2022 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 45d restricted Walking down stairs and somehow rolled foot outward.
11/03/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 84d restricted Laceration to right hand caused by pipe stand striking employee while turning and wrapping shaft assembly.
03/07/2022 MACHINERY ACCIDENT ONLY None The control room monitored a variation in temperature within a bin which was handled by normal procedures, consistent with design capacity. There was no injury or illness resulting from this condition...
07/18/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None while moving an air lance arms, strained EE's left shoulder.
05/05/2021 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was climbing into North side of Pantleg to see if the welds were cut on a seal plate, not realizing it was under pressure and got hit by plate piece.
02/02/2021 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was holding a piece of wood to brace the metal while another employee was hitting in place. The other employee went to swing the sledgehammer getting it caught in the chain fall chains kn...
01/19/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Employee was picking up a case of 6 hams and 2 turkeys. While loading hams and turkeys into the tailgate of the truck, EE strained back.
11/01/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 28d lost Unplugging tire chute, strained back.
07/13/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Employee was Shoveling Material and twisted body they felt a pinch in lower back Note: Employee returned to work the following day on Modified Duty 7/14/2020
06/15/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 14d restricted Chemical Burn blisters to both ankles. Employee is reporting ""Working in a very dusty environment the product we were cleaning got into my boot and by the end of the day they were rubbed raw
05/25/2020 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted Employee was mucking out the cone of 4cy10 vessel and was struck in the right shoulder by piece of falling debris.
03/16/2020 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 13d restricted Employee was using a crowbar to break rocks stuck in the vibrating screen. one rock broke easier than expected, causing to reach farther then intended and fingers were smashed between bar and screens...
03/14/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 95d lost Burn to hands and knees due to hot material
02/03/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Shoveling into a skid steer bucket and felt a pop in back, experienced pain in lower back.
01/27/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Smashed thumb in between a pinch point.
11/25/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted Employee was attempting to close the isolation valve on 5AC1 and felt a pop in EE's right shoulder
09/30/2019 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 70d restricted Smashed little Finger on Equipment
05/31/2019 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 213d restricted Left rear wheel came off of cart and lost control of vehicle, braced for impact when cart fish-tailed. Initially, a first aid incident, follow up Dr. appt July 1, placed employee on restricted duty.
03/05/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 11d restricted Walking up stairs between f-2 and f-4 foot got caught between grates causing strain on left foot
02/25/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted During cleanup, pinched hand between chipping gun gat and equipment housing.
02/25/2019 NONPOWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 12d restricted Was pushing a loaded wheel barrow on an uneven surface and hit a bump causing pain in left lower back.
04/13/2018 ALL OTHER OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESSES OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 9d restricted EE States Exposure to dust in workplace water system with silica has caused EE to be diagnosed with Lupus in 2016
04/04/2018 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 14d restricted Walked down the staircase rolling ankle.
08/24/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 94d restricted Laceration to right hand finger.
06/08/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 11d restricted Strained back when turning to dump shovel.
06/05/2017 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 24d restricted Employee Stepped over an I-Beam, Clinker on the other side of I-beam, sprained left knee
05/15/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 18d restricted Lost grip of Hydraulic ram
05/05/2017 FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 19d restricted Mill Ball fell from above and struck employee on hand, bounced off and hit knee
12/17/2016 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 157d lost, 48d restricted 3 workers were welding on a flat 5' X 5' steel door for a hammer mill (4BR1), the door was turned upright resting on the ground & leaned against a forklift for the final welding position. The door bec...
06/28/2016 FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Employee placed a metal rake against a post while waiting for a bucket to fill. Metal rake fell and hit employee in the back. Employee had a personal motorcycle accident 6/28/16.
05/07/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cleaning under the kiln feed and dust hopper when shove bumped the chute and material came out covering ee. Dust got in eye causing an irritation and burn to face and right eye
05/02/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 12d restricted Employee was lifting a lock and load weighing about 20lbs. EE set the lock and load in the CAT bucket, stood up and felt a pinch in the back resulting in a strained back.
04/21/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost While employee was removing a large piece of Rebond from Cyclone opening, EE pinched EE's finger between the rebond and the side of the opening. The result was a minor bruising of the finger.