CUSHENBURY PLANT — Accidents

Total: 211 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
01/15/2009 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted Miner was pulling a conveyer belt into place. A C-clamp grasped the belt, being pulled via a choker by a forklift. The clamp pulled loose and sprung back, striking the miner in the face. He had a lip...
11/13/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 14d restricted EE was descending an A-frame ladder from an elevated (5') work area. His foot slipped off the 3rd or 4th rung of the ladder, causing him to fall 3-4 feet, landing on his left leg and tail bone. Back-t...
10/14/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Assisting coworker lifting and sliding sideways a 250 lb pipe onto steel table, pipe coated with nonslip material creating more resistance, Employee felt sharp pain in lower back. Employees should hav...
09/28/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 188d lost Employee experienced a sharp pain in his left shoulder on about Jul.2,2008 while installing conduit at the Roll Press and again on Aug. 29 while performing similar work at the Blend Silos. The pain co...
09/24/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted Loading 20 foot piece of 8 inch wide channel iron, hand on end of channel to steady it. Material slid sideways 4 inches, finger pinched between metal and ground and cut on end requiring stitches. No g...
08/13/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 45d restricted Employee was assisting in opening a rail car bottom dump door by attaching a come-along to the door to try to pull it open. The day after the event, he felt discomfort in the left side of his back. On...
07/10/2008 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While jack hammering on clean-up project, jack hammer slipped off of rock causing left ring finger to be pinched between jackhammer and frame of T-Bird crusher.
07/03/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 249d lost There were no witnesses to accident. Injured appeared to have been closing the lids on truck trailer and fell to ground between platform and trailer while attempting to traverse the opening between to...
06/24/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 12d restricted Employee was pushing upward with a long metal rod trying to dislodge a tire that was jammed up on the tire rollers (conveying system). In doing so, employee strained his lower back.
06/04/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted WHILE EE WAS ADJUSTING THE PULLER, HE PULLED HIS BACK MUSCLES CAUSING SPASM TO HIS MID BACK.
04/15/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 21d restricted Rubber tires were moving along a roller conveyor. A tire became jammed against a steel beam, other tires continued to tighted up the row of tires. The injured employee attempted to 'unjam' the tires b...
03/14/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 70d restricted Employee bent down to pick up box and aggravated prior injury to left knee. He properly lifted the box.
03/05/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 123d restricted Installing gauges on bottle on top of rig truck bed. Turned & slipped off edge falling to ground-broke fall w/arms on ground. Did not go to doctor until 3/20/08. Dr deemed he was able to work w/no lim...
01/28/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 10d lost, 8d restricted Climbing down from access hatch approx 10' above landing and 50"" above walkway, employee slipped, scraped right lower back on metal step. Reacting to the injury, grabbed bar, swung down to walkway st...
01/25/2008 FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 360d lost Employee was working in 4cy5. At 10:30 pm a large piece of coating fell from the upper walls of 4cy5. The coating fell on his head and left leg.
01/23/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was walking from her car to her office when she stepped on a small rock in the roadway, causing her to slip and fall. There was a slight down hill angle and it was not yet daylight although t...
11/28/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 134d lost Climbing ladder to dust collector, when at top of landing reached up 4 feet and felt pull in right elbow.
10/17/2007 RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS (TOXIC AGENTS) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Miner had a respiratory distress situation. Miner had problems breathing at beginning of shift, but insisted she was fit for duty. During work activity cleaning up a raw material spill she had further...
08/24/2007 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted While assisting another employee with unplugging a rock feeder, a rock, approximately 4"" in diameter, came out of the poke hole, ricocheted and struck employee in the pelvic area causing a bruise.
08/05/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 43d restricted Using sledge hammer, swung and missed piece of angle welded to shaft on screw for 4SC29. Pinched right middle finger between handle of sledge and the angle iron that was sticking up.
07/16/2007 OTHER INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES 185d lost Employee was sitting in crusher control room assumed to be sleeping. when awakened he said that he forgot to take his insulin shot for diabetes. He was talking and acting like he just woke up.
07/13/2007 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 37d restricted Dusty floor.
06/18/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted When reporting the incident, employee stated that his foot was hurting when he woke up. After starting work, the condition was aggravated when he stepped down from a step in the pre-heater tower. He h...
03/01/2007 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None This is a claim of repeditive motion injury to the left shoulder. The minor did not report this claim until after a non-work related vehicle accident, where the physician indicated that a clai med sho...
03/01/2007 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Miner diagnosed with mesiothelioma which may be work-related.
02/24/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 19d restricted Employee stated he was on one knee removeing a cover on a poke hole (a metal cover approximately 1/4"" X 4"") on a 4"" round pipe. As he went to put the pin (1/4"" X 1"" X 6"" steel pin) back in he be...
12/14/2006 ALL OTHER OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESSES OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Miner filed claim of stress related illness alleging it is caused by working with his supervision.
12/14/2006 ALL OTHER OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESSES OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Miner filed claim of stress related illness alleging it is caused by working with his supervision.
08/25/2006 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS CHIPPING SLAG INSIDE THE KILN. SLAG ENTERED EMPLOYEES RIGHT EYE. HE DID NOT REPORT IT UNTIL THE NEXT MORNING WHEN HE SOUGHT MEDICAL TREATMENT.
08/24/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Employee installing air slide in place when his hand got pulled between the flanges. EE rec'd 3 stitches on middle finger.
08/17/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON FATALITY Fatal Plywood was covering the manhole inside the kiln. The EE pushed the plywoood forward and walked through the manhole, falling approximately 20'. (The victim died August 21, 2006 as a result of his inju...
08/15/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Employee removing top of airslide when his arm slipped back causing him to hit his elbow on the handrail. He verbally refused medical treatment. On 8/18/06 he complained of swelling and pain in his el...
08/14/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 208d restricted Lost grip on handhold while stepping up on bearing housing to take measurements. Fell onto pipe and uneven footing causing sprain of left ankle and bruise to left shoulder. Sprain of ankle necessitate...
08/11/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT None While checking links and bucket on the bucket elevator, a steel pipe used to secure the chain and bucket flipped hitting employee on the head. The employee received 9 stitches on the head.
06/22/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 46d lost, 37d restricted Employee manually unloading tires from semi-trailer reached up to pull down tire and legs collapsed pulling tire down with him while falling.
06/20/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 14d restricted Hitting side of chute, smashed ring finger between sledge handle and fin on ball hopper chute. Employee not watching clearances.
03/23/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 5d lost, 55d restricted Forklift operator lifting k-rail to release lock pin, Laborer reached for pin when it moved before given clearance by operator to remove it. Finger pinched in between rails.
01/12/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 27d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS STACKING 94 LB. BAGS OF POOL SAND & HE FELT PAIN IN HIS SHOULDER.
12/21/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was leaning on shelf in the warehouse with his head resting on his arm. He lifted his head up, spun around and fell, striking his head on the shelf, resulting in a cut over the right eye requ...
10/10/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Employee was cleaning above area of stairs. Walked down stairs, stepped on clinker pile made from cleaning, slipped and sprained right knee. Darkness in area contributed.
09/24/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 129d lost, 26d restricted In darkness walking on east side of mill/kiln, he slipped on thin coating of mud on concrete slab. Mud was same color as slab, so not easily seen in the darkness.
07/19/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 13d restricted Employee tripped on the edge on a floor matt in his work area and fell to his knee. He has a strained (or sprained) knee and was released to modified duty with the use of a knee brace. He will perform...
07/15/2005 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 234d lost Driving down hill Sweeper gained speed attempting to brake, brakes failed. Used Ebrake, operator's adjustment of handle being too loose. When fail to stop, drove into hillside. Seatbelt in use. Driver...
07/11/2005 ALL OTHER OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESSES OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee complained of stress caused by his job. He stated that he is on medication for high blood pressure. He stated that he can not work any overtime and whenever that subject comes up, it stresses...
05/11/2005 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 278d lost EE was passenger sitting in rear seat of 4-door truck. While driving from Service Yard, driver fell asleep and the vehicle idled into a tree on the left side of the road. Impact with back of front p...
04/13/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 24d lost While unloading Bauxite from a train car EE slipped on chunks of white bauxite that had accumulated on the grizzly grating during the process of clearing a clogged chute on the train car..
03/26/2005 HOISTING DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 36d restricted While entering elevator car, outside door closed on right hand as injured reached to close the door smashing right thumb between door and jamb.
03/01/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 30d restricted Employee was opening a heavy door on a preheater vessel (kiln was down). A pin was missing from the door hinge that allowed it to fall, striking the employee on the top of the right foot. Employee was...
02/16/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 119d lost, 9d restricted Employee stated he was stacking bags with no energy (very tired that day) & thought he had pulled a muscle. EE HAD HERNIA REPAIR SURGERY ON 6/1/05.
01/05/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost Air Lancing Hopper, Air pressure caused loss of balance. When stepping back to brace, his right foot slipped past edge of catwalk. Frame edge poked inner side of his right knee.