CUSHENBURY PLANT — Accidents

Total: 211 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
12/22/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted Cut finger while using a knife to cut lunchmeat. Finger was cut to the extent that it was necessary to seek medical assistance. Stitches were required..
12/09/2004 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 162d lost Employee, not paying attention to safety precautions, bruised his hand. No impairment or broken bones.
12/06/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 39d lost TIGHTENING BOLTS IN OSEPA INLET LOUVER AND STRAINED SHOULDER. *EMPLOYEE DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION AT TIME OF INCIDENT NOT REPORTED UNTIL RECENTLY.
12/05/2004 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 5d lost, 30d restricted While Air Lancing the Bauxite feeder with a stretched out position, employee felt a pull in the lower back while making a twisting movement.
09/16/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING A BAG ALONG A CONVEYOR AND FELT A POP IN HIS ARM.
07/27/2004 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee was involved int he process of are gouging out cracks when object flew into his right eye causing them to be embedded.
06/27/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 50d lost Employee fell through the grizzly, a grid was missing.
06/17/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 12d lost Ee was part of a team relaying 67# plates from the floor around a corner & up stairs to a silo. Ee was at the past of the stairs passing plate from one person to another. He felt a pop on the right si...
06/17/2004 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted REPAIRING PRIMARY CRUSHER, A LIFTING TASK. A PIECE GOT CAUGHT & JAMMED. USING A HOIST & COME-ALONG TO AID IN LIFTING OPERATION, THE PIECE LOOSENED UP & SLID INTO PLACE & THE WORKER HAD HIS FOOT IN T...
06/14/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A CREW WAS WORKING INSIDE OF CYCLONE, ONE WORKER WAS RECEIVING A 10'SCAFFOLD LEG TO PLACE INSIDE THE CYCLONE WHEN IT CAUGHT ON THE INSIDE RING. AS HE PULLED IT AWAY FROM THE RING A LARGE PIECE OF REFR...
05/07/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted EE STATES HE GOT OUT OF CAB AND LEANED ON AIR CUTTING TOOL AND IT RELEASED AIR, CAUSING LACERATION TO LEFT ARM REAR ELBOW.
03/19/2004 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 313d lost EMPLOYEE GOT HIS GLOVE CAUGHT IN A MOVING CONVEYOR.
03/06/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 12d lost, 10d restricted USING BREAKER BAR TO UNCLOG FEEDER - RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER WAS SMASHED BETWEEN BAR AND RAIL.
03/01/2004 STRIKING OR BUMPING DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 40d restricted EE HAD A DISPUTE WITH HIS SUPERVISOR ABOUT MISSING ITEMS. EE HIT THE DOOR WITH HIS HAND.
02/21/2004 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 39d lost WHILE JACKHAMMERING FOR A PERIOD OF TIME - HANDS WENT NUMB
01/07/2004 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT NO VALUE FOUND None WHILE REPLACING LINERS IN RAW MILL PRIMARY COMPARTMENT, TURNED LEFT ANKLE. STEPPED ON MILL BALL.
10/09/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 23d restricted EE JUMPED ONTO SCAFFOLDING FROM THE NOSE RING CASTING, CAUSING INJURY TO RT ANKLE (SPRAIN).
08/06/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost EE GETTING A TOOL FROM OUT TOOL CRIB, TOOL BUMPED A PIECE OF THICK WALL 4""PIPE, WHICH SUBSEQUENTLY FELL OVER, STRIKING EE ON TOP BONES OF RIGHT FOOT.
07/02/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost EE USED POOR LIFTING TECHINQUES AND CAUSED STRAIN TO MUSCLES OF LUMBAR SPINE.
07/01/2003 NO VALUE FOUND DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 251d lost EE WAS WIRING UP 4FA13 AT MOTOR JUNCTION BOX. WHILE CLIMBING OUT, HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL BACK INTO THE HOLE, TWISTING HIS RIGHT KNEE.
06/04/2003 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 12d restricted WHILE REPLACING A WATER CONTROL VALVE. WRENCH SLIPPED ON FITTING WHILE REPLACING A VALVE, HITTING HAND ON STRUCTURE.
05/22/2003 NO VALUE FOUND DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 95d lost CLEAN UO SCRAP MATERIALS AT 2 FE-10, THROWING DOWN OF MATERIALS IN BARRICADED AREA. FOREMAN RE-ENETERED AREA BEFORE THE EE WAS STRUCK BY A PIECE OF 1/4"" PLATE MATERIAL. SMALL CUT BACK OF HEAD AND A L...
03/19/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost EMPLOYEE STEPPED DOWN FROM ONE STEP TO ANOTHER AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT ANKLE.
03/17/2003 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS A PASSENGER IN A MANLIFT CUTTING BOLTS OFF THE RAW MILL. THE OPERATOR MOVED THE MANLIFT. THE BASKET CONTACTED BOTTLES CAUSING THE BASKET TO JERK CAUSING THE EMPLOYEE TO HIT THE RA IL. INI...
10/25/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 168d lost DRIVER WAS ACCESSING TOP OF TRAILER TO OPEN COVERS. HE FELL FROM TRAILER WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO JUMP TO THE TRAILER PARKED 3 FEET AWAY FROM THE END OF THE EXTENDED ACCESS STAIRS.
07/20/2002 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost EMPLOYEE WAS OPENING VALVE ABOVE 5FK10 WITH PIPE WRENCH - PULLED ARM AND SHOULDER.
05/27/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 68d lost EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING OUT THE TRASH FROM THE QUARRY LUNCHROOM AND WAS STARTLED BY A PAIR OF RACOONS UNDER THE LUCHROOM STEPS, FALLING OFF THE STEPS AND BREAKING HER FALL WITH HER LEFT HAND, BREAKING HER...
04/29/2002 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WORKING WITH FLOOR BUFFER - CAUGHT ON UNEVEN PORTION OF FLOOR. EE WAS PULLED INTO AN AWKWARD LEVERAGE POSITION STRAINING RIGHT & LEFT TORSO, SIDE & LOWER BACK.
04/27/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted WHILE PICKING UP A ROLLER FOR 7-BC-5 & SETTING IT ON THE FLOOR, EE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.
04/25/2002 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 101d lost 5/6/02 SPOKE WITH IRENE- EE WAS USING A SLEDGE HAMMER & OVER EXTENDED. REOCCURANCE OF OLD.
03/09/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 55d lost, 21d restricted EE FELT A SHARP PAIN ON RIGHT GROIN AREA WHILE PICKING UP HIS TOOL BOX.
03/01/2002 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 18d lost DRIVING ON ROUGH ROADS ON THE EXPANSION NEAR THE5080 ELEVATION CAUSED JARRING OF THE NECK.
12/07/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING UP THE STAIRS TO TOP OF 4SS4 WHEN HE FELT SOMETHING HITHIM IN THE RIGHT EYE.
11/15/2001 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 104d lost UNKNOWN AT THIS HIME SUPPOSED HE WAS REPORTED BACK TO HIS PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIAN BY THE ER. DR WAS FAXED EE HE HAD A ASHMASED BACK MUSCLE LOW TORN MUSCLE AND THAT HIS DR WAS RELEASED HIM BACK FOR WORK...
10/24/2001 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted EE WAS TRIMMING SCREEN PANEL TO FIT. KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT LEG ABOVE RIGHT KNEE.
10/09/2001 RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS (TOXIC AGENTS) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 179d lost EE REPORTED BACK INJ 9/27/01 TO HIS SUPERVISOR THE EE STATED THIS WAS AN OLD INJ FROM HIS PRIOREMPLOYMENT WITH MCC DATE OF INJ 9/1/94. ON 10/9 01 MCC REC'D LETTER FROM THE EE'S ATTORNEY CLAIM ING BACK...
10/09/2001 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None EE REPORTED BACK INJ ON 9/27/01 TO HIS SUPERVISOR. THE EE STATED THIS WAS AN OLD INJURY FROM HISPRIOR EMP WITH MCC, DATE OF INJURY CT 9/1/94. ON10/9/01 MCC REC'D LETTER FROM EE'S ATTORNEY CLAI MING BA...
09/26/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 188d lost EE REPORTED BACK INJURY ON 9-27-2001 TO HIS SUPERVISOR. THE EE STATED THIS WAS AN OLD INJURY FROM HIS PRIOR EMPLOYMENT WITH CO., DATE OF INJURY9-1-94.ON 10-09-01 WE RECEIVED A LETTER FROM THE EE'S ATT...
09/20/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 25d lost, 95d restricted EE WAS WALKING DOWN FROM 4DDC1 ON THE DOWN GRADEWHEN HE SLIPPED ON CLINKER.
08/30/2001 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 7d lost, 4d restricted JACKHAMMERING HARD MATERIAL OUT. IT BROKE LOOSE RAMMING RIGHT HAND AGAINST 2 PIECES OF METAL BEAMS THAT WERE COMING OUT OF THE WALL.
08/22/2001 OCCUPATIONAL SKIN DISEASES OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 3d lost WORKING IN 6-BE-6 CEMENT IRRITATED SKIN.
08/20/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS PICKING UP TRASH & DEBREE IN THE TIRES, MCC HAS TO BURN, WHEN HE WAS POKED IN THE FINGER WITH HYPERDERMIC NEEDLE.
07/24/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted EE WAS REMOVING THE TAIL PULLEY FROM 7BC1Q. WHEN HE REACHED OVER AND PULLED ONT HE TAIL PULLEY EXPERIENCING A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
07/22/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 234d lost BURNED RIGHT HAND WHILE PERFORMING POKEDOWN OPERATION. HOT MATERIAL BLEW BACK AT HIM FROM VESSEL AND BURNED HIS HAND THROUGH HIS GLOVE.
07/06/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted THROWING SAFETY CHOCKS OFF OF ENGINE COMPARTMENT, LOST BALANCE, FELL 10' TO THE GROUND. LANDED ON HIS FEET AND ROLLED.
06/05/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted EMPLOYEE DROPPED TOP TRAY OF TOOL BOX(FULL OF TOOLS) INTO BOX AND HAND GOT PINCHED IN BETWEEN CUTTING HAND AT JOINT OF MIDDLE FINGER AND PALM OF HAND.
05/30/2001 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 20d restricted EE WAS REMOVING A LOOSE TIRE FROM EXTERIOR OF THE TIRE CHUTE. HIS ARM ACCIDENTLY CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE EXTERIOR WALL OF THE TIRE CHUTE CAUSING A BURN TO HIS LEFT FOREARM.
03/25/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 24d restricted INJURED WAS SETTING UP ACTUARIES ON FAN DECK AT DUST COLLECTION BAGHOUSES. FINISHED ONE AND TURNED AROUND TO CHANGE ANOTHER WHEN HE STEPPED INTO A VOID LEFT BY A PIECE OF GRATING THAT HAD BEEN REMOVED...
02/16/2001 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted EE WAS POKING DOWN WHEN DUST CAME THROUGH THE SAFETY EQUIPMENT INTO LEFT EYE.
10/22/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted EE WAS CARRYING ONE END OF EXTENSION LADDER DOWN STAIRS AND AROUND CORNER BY #1 TIRE OF 4RK1 KILN. LADDER GOT HUNG UP ON PIPING BY #1 TRUNION. EE PICKED UP END OF LADDER THATHAD BEEN RESTING O N HANDR...