CUSHENBURY PLANT — Accidents

Total: 211 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
03/07/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Employee was trying to loosen a hydraulic line on a unit and sprained lower back due to excess tightened fitting.
12/10/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 2d restricted High winds, Blowing dust, Paved uneven surface with coating of clinker dust. Employee was walking to break and his foot slipped out from under him, causing him to wrench his back while falling.
09/14/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost While trying to install a blank to block the flow of material, the section in which the blank is installed began to eject dry lime striking the employee in the chest and rebounding into his face.
07/21/2015 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 25d restricted Employee was cleaning down-comer when he smashed his pinky finger between the door frame and air-lance
06/10/2015 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While on top of a silo cleaning silo 5556 at mine site, silo whip hit handrail and hit miner on the nose causing it to bleed.
03/13/2015 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted Employee was working on a moisture analyzer which had a small amount of water that overheated and sprayed out a blast of steam and hit him causing burn to his abdomen.
03/05/2015 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Current test indicates that hearing levels have deteriorated from the most recent baseline/ref test, as per OSHA criteria for Standard Threshold Shift.
03/05/2015 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Hearing test levels reduced from 2014 to 2015
03/05/2015 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Current test indicates that hearing levels have deteriorated from the most recent baseline/ref test, as per OSHA criteria for Standard Threshold Shift in right ear.
03/02/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 195d lost Driver was attempting to open lids on top of pneumatic trailers when the rack had become jammed and the lid had wedged in the rack. When he tried to free the lid, the rack jumped up causing the emplo...
02/20/2015 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost While working inside Dust Collector baghouse, blowing off buildup dust got inside goggles and irritated miner's left eye.
02/17/2015 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost While Miner was assisting inspection of Baghouse, dust got in miner's left eye. He was wearing proper eye protection. (Goggles). The dust entered the goggles and irritated his eye.
02/16/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted While testing the Stowage of the jib on the boom, it fell off the locking mechanism dropping two feet to the top of the Stabilizer guard. It hit employee on the shoulder bruising it, The sheave mount...
12/08/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost Employee states while removing bad thermocouple hot material exited hole and struck his face, causing 1st and 2nd degree burns to ears, eyes and head.
10/21/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While manually loading bricks in the bucket of a bobcat with 3 other employees, a brick being tossed into the bucket hit employees right hand and smashed his index finger against the brick he was toss...
09/05/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Employee was walking to get a bucket for an oil leak on a loader when he stepped wrong and twisted ankle
06/17/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 9d lost Employee was organizing top shelf in the tool room and while stepping down from the step stool, the stool slipped out from under him.
06/16/2014 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 16d restricted While trying to break up a chunk of rock with a jackhammer, the jackhammer slipped off the rock puncturing his toe.
04/29/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Employee injured his left hand while doing repairs to a sledgehammer in the tool room. Employee was hammering a wedge into the top of sledgehammer to tighten the handle to the head, the sledgehammer...
03/17/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 15d restricted Employee was relieving the pressure on the lime slurry injection system the discharge was plugged of the relief valve. Employee thought the pressure was gone and opened the line when it hot lime wate...
03/01/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted While Poking down in the tower employee states he was sweating, going into his left eye causing irritation and blurred vision.
02/01/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 12d restricted Employee started walking towards 48 forklift when he slipped, tripped and fell over a pipe that was sticking out in the dark. He hit the ground cutting and splitting his left hand.
01/27/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 169d restricted While closing the knife gate, the Porta Power slipped pinching the employees hand between the frame.
10/22/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 58d lost, 249d restricted (Weather - dry/calm) Accessed fall protection rack then activated air operated gangway to lower it to top of tank trailer. Operator then walked out across gangway to trailer to open lid. The gangway w...
09/27/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted Laceration to right hand
09/09/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 66d lost, 27d restricted Employee was trying to turn a steel liner over and sprained his rt. torso
07/09/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost Employee was inspecting walls between bag houses standing on electrical raceway, weld broke and he fell to deck below landing on feet. (8 feet) Not wearing Harness, nor following procedure of scaffold...
06/30/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Employee was pushing an oversize tire over a gate as two coworkers were pulling on tire when it rolled backwards and tweaked his right wrist.
12/29/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost While moving dust bags on shoulder, materiel shot from bags into face and eyes. Employee was wearing eye protection and dust got into left eye around the safety glasses. Employee rinsed eye and didn't...
12/14/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 23d lost, 22d restricted While installing a 160 double roller chain around a set of sprockets, EE left index fingertip was cut off at base of the fingernail.
08/06/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost While changing bags in bag house, with system disabled, cement dust flew into eyes and face from above, causing irritation to the eyes.
06/19/2012 OTHER DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Foreign body in right eye, not initially felt. Began to bother miner next morning. Physician removed item from eye.
01/18/2012 STRIKING OR BUMPING DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee was working on 4CY10 plug up. While walking pass the tipping valve, he hit the end of the tipping valve arm at his nose and teeth.
12/29/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Miner's arm contacted edge of a heat shield causing laceration
08/21/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON INJURIES INVOLVNG NONEMPLOYEES None Truck driver from customer (Double Eagle) fell on flat ground after checking his trailer while filling. Driver stooped under his trailer to check butter fly valve. when he turned to stand up he bumped...
06/10/2011 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 7d restricted Backed over bolder with loader and jarred his back.
04/14/2011 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 51d restricted While trying to realign the ram with the hole in the plate on the slide wrench for 013 drill the operator was holding the plate with his left and operating the ram with his right hand, The ram jerked...
03/30/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted A staging platform to open/close truck lids for loading cement powder had a step on the loading dock of the platform which needed resecuring. One step was lifted to expose the repair area of the step...
02/22/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted Shoveling a pile of mud at counterweight of 2BC2 belt conveyer, and strained lower back
11/19/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 89d restricted Climbing up a scaffold ladder, our employee IE's hand slipped out of his glove. While compensating, foot slipped, He fell backwards and down 5.5 feet hitting another EE who caught him and broke his fa...
06/07/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While walking on a slope, employeed slipped and fell.
06/01/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 4d lost, 9d restricted After removing 7DC8 Dust collector roof hatch using proper lifting techniques, EE stood up and felt a pinch in his lower back which continued to his left side. He refused to go to the doctor and worke...
04/08/2010 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Using a porta power to remove a bearing from a shaft, EE put his hand on the bearing to see if there was any movement. The bearing broke free and a spacer popped off the shaft and hit EE in the left i...
04/08/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted On December 8, 2009 EE reported to his supervisor that his Rt knee was bothering him when he was kneeling to change dust collector bags, He refused to go to the doctor at that time (Not Reportable). O...
06/12/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 56d restricted Felt sharp pain in left lower abdomen while lifting 60# Actuator onto bed of Rig truck 30 inches fm gnd. Doctors first report says Employee has abdominal muscle strain.
04/05/2009 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 100d lost, 52d restricted IE was using an air lance to clean build-up from inside of feed hood. As he pulled the air lance out of the poke hole, he slipped backward, grabbed onto handrail(gate) bumping his right knee and left...
03/17/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 27d restricted Picked up 5 gallon water bottle, approx 50 lbs, and turned to place upside down on top of fountain, employee felt sharp pain in lower back. Twisting motion on back under load caused problem.
03/13/2009 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None Wood chips/dust burned on the conveying area of the wood chip 'Wood Hog"" system. The fire lasted approximately five to eight minutes. The extent of the damage was a piece of burnt rubber skirting. Th...
03/09/2009 NONPOWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee Layed off 3/31/2009, Dr's First Report of Injury Received 5/12/2009, I was notified and received copy of Dr's first report on 5/21/2009. Employee did not lose time or see Doctor during employ...
01/16/2009 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Driving pickup to job, stopping, seat slid forward unexpectedly, wrenching lower back. Seat was not latched in driving position. Driver new to pickup and unaware seat was not latched. Seat belt in use...