DUNDEE PLANT — Accidents

Total: 121 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
02/16/2009 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Employee was operating a Caterpiller 990 Endloader to remove remaining shot rock from work area. Bucket slipped off rock and machine jerked side to side in a violent motion and employee struck knee on...
01/14/2009 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using a hand held grinder to cut off a 2"" nut from a bolt when a piece of metal struck the employee's eye. He was wearing safety glasses and face shield. First aid eyewash was given at t...
12/30/2008 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was attempting to position himself to tack-weld bolts and nuts on a drive shaft of enclosed piece of equipment. Employee was not wearing welding eye protection and the welding rod touched the...
08/21/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was moving scrap tires on a turntable. He was jammed in the finger by a piece of tire wire in the right index finger, first digit. The wire was stuck in finger past the bone.
07/17/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 17d restricted He was climbing into the cab compartment of a 345B Excavator and heard popping noises and felt pain in his left knee. He was able to return to work that day with lifting, walking and standing restric...
06/25/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Cement mill #3 elevator discharge airslide removal; employee was walking the airslide out by hand when he slammed his hand into the handrail while walking backwards.
05/10/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Employee was attempting to exit the pug mill and twisted his right ankle while descending the steps.
03/06/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 26d restricted When the EE was cranking on a jack stand to raise a trailer to line up with a truck hitch, the bolts that hold the jack to the trailer gave way. The EE's foot was positioned under the frame of the tra...
02/28/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None Injured EE and another EE were cutting chains from the chain section of the lime kiln. Scaffold boards are hung from these chains. The other EE cut the chain holding the boards. Both men fell. Injured...
01/31/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted EE was descending from a freight box trailer and stepped awkwardly on an unlevel area of frozen ground. The step caused his ankle to twist inward which resulted in him falling to the ground.
12/13/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted EE was shoveling material from the inside of a mixing tank while positioned on the outside of the tank. This created an awkward working position which resulted in the employee suffering a strained mus...
07/18/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted Employee was working in a bent over position beneath the mill. Another worker was in the mill arc gouging steel bolts. The person arc gouging discarded a spent rod onto the mill floor. The rod fell th...
05/19/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted EE was using a cheater bar to pull on a valve handle. The weld on the handle broke, causing the EE to fall backwards & strike his lower backon a protuding flange 5' away.
05/15/2007 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted He stated that the continuous loading of limestone into the 50-ton haul truck he operates has resulted in back strain. The employee also reports that this issue is an accumulative injury and not the r...
04/03/2007 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None Excessive temperatures caused an unplanned ignition of two non-electric detonators in the Kiln 1.
04/02/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE stripping wire on existing 250MCM cut his left thumb approx. 1/2 up the underside. This occured while attempting to strip the insulation off the conductor. His blade became stuck and with the add...
01/23/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Piece of sheet metal slid onto hand and cut index finger on right hand. No gloves were being worn at the time of the accident
09/11/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 189d restricted Employee was inspecting kilns when he stepped on a foreign material. He lost his balance and fell which probably led to the employee using his right arm to brace his fall. The employee suffered a disl...
07/07/2006 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was removing tramp metal from division screen with electric grinder, when a small piece of metal ricocheted back and struck the EE in the neck, below his face shield. EE had metal removed, did not...
05/30/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was getting down from an elevated (2.5'- 3.0') platform when he landed on an area of unlevel surfaces. This caused his right knee to buckle. A more detailed description is included in the attached...
01/30/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted EE was working to put coal mill back together after outage. EE states that he was working while lying on his back, performing several twists and turns and performing several unnatural movements. ee do...
10/05/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS USING A #8 HAMMER & SLUGGING WRENCH TO REMOVE A BOLT FROM THE RETAINING CAP OF A GEAR BEARING. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STRIKE THE SLUGGING WRENCH, THE EE HIT A NEARBY GEAR WHICH CAUSED THE HA...
05/09/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost THE EMPLOYEE BELIEVES HIS CONDITION STARTED ON THE PREVIOUS FRIDAY AFTERNOON BUT SAYS HE EXPERIENCED NO PAIN OVER THE WEEKEND BUT WHILE SHOVELING DRY MATERIAL HE BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE PAIN IN HIS CHEST...
04/14/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted Employee was lifting a 10' section of 8"" pipe when he suffered a back strain. The injury resulted in the employee being assigned restricted duty activities.
04/11/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted WHILE WORKING ""SHOVELING MATERIAL ONTO CONVEYOR BELT"" THE LABORER LOST HIS FOOTING ON SOME LOOSE MATERIAL & FELL FORWARD. HE TRIED TO BREAK HIS FALL BY EXTENDING HIS ARM & THEREFORE CAUSING A SPRAIN...
04/05/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 6d lost, 2d restricted EE wa pulling and straightening kiln chain through the rotary kiln in preparation for the chain to be re-hung. EE was working in a bent over position for a majority of the time period.
01/24/2005 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 116d lost THE CONVEYOR WAS NOT DEENERGIZED. EE WAS SWEEPING UNDER CONVEYOR AND GOT CAUGHT/ENTANGLED IN RETURN IDLER.
01/07/2005 MACHINERY PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 6d lost, 50d restricted Employee was attempting to remove plugged material from dust feed line with a 8' -10' steel rod when the rod came into contact with a rotating agitator in the bottom of the mixing tank. This resulted...
11/03/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS USING A BATTERING RAM TO DRIVE CLAY HAMMER PIN BACK INTO PLACE WHEN HIS FINGER WAS PINCHED BETWEEN THE BATTERING RAM AND THE CLAY BREAKER PIN. EE WAS WEARING LEATHER GLOVES AT THE TIME OF THE...
08/25/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None NOT WEARING PROPER PPE GLOVES, EE PUNCTURED HAND WHILE SHOVELING.
07/11/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Ee was tightening a bolt on the coal mill when his hand slipped. this caused the cc to strike his hand against the housing.
06/28/2004 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted EE ATTEMPTED TO UNPLUG COMPRESSOR WITH A WELDING ROD WHICH CAUSED HOT WATER TO SPRAY ON HIS RIGHT ARM.
05/19/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 7d lost, 19d restricted EE WAS REMOVING LINER PLATES FROM SLURRY MILL NO. 1. EE WAS STRIKING LINER PLATE WITH SLEDGE HAMMER TO MOVE THE PLATE WHEN HIS FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN SLEDGEHAMMER HANDLE AND A PORTA-POWER RAM THAT...
05/18/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted EE WAS REMOVING LINER PLATES FROM SLURRY MILL NO.1. EE WAS STRIKING LINER PLATE WITH SLEDGE HAMMER TO MOVE THE PLATE WHEN A PIECE OF METAL CAME LOOSE FROM THE LINER PLATE & STRUCK THE EE
05/11/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO GET INTO WATER TRUCK & SLIPPED. EE CAUGHT HIMSELF WITH HIS LEFT SHOULDER & FELT SOMETHING PULL. EE HAS HAD SURGERY ON SAME SHOULDER SEPT.2003 FROM NON-WORK RELATED INJURY. PUT ON...
03/09/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 10d lost, 5d restricted EE states that he was walking outside the logistics office when he slipped on some ice and fell to the ground.
03/09/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 168d lost Plant man came to work on overhead crane it was hooked and didn't act hooked back up men was welding out a flange duct fell striking his leg
10/31/2003 NO VALUE FOUND DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 4d lost, 15d restricted EE WAS CHECK SILO DISTRIPUTION SETUP AT THE TOP OF CUSTOMER SILO. WHEN HE TRAVELED DOWN ELEVATOR TO THE GROUND FLOOR THE ELEVATOR DOOR BECAME STUCK. EE EITHER PANICKED OR BECAME ANGRY AND KICK ED THE...
08/21/2003 DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None IT WAS A EXTREMELY HOT HUMID DAY WITH NO BREEZE BLOWING. EE HAD JUST FINISHED SHOVELING STONE FOR 45 MINUTES EE WENT TO GET A DRINK OF GATORADE WHEN FAINTED & COLLASPED. EE WAS TALKING THE HOS PITAL A...
07/22/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS GREASING A BULLDOZER AND LOST FOOTING ON THE TRACK ON WHICH HE WAS STANDING. THE TRACKS HAD WET CLAY AND HE SLIPPED WHEN GREASING THE MACHINE. HIS HARD HAT CAME OFF AND HIS HEAD HIT THE MACHINE...
07/18/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted EE SUFFERED SERIOUS SKIN IRRITATION WHEN HE CAME INTO EXTENDED CONTACT WITH CEMENT KILN DUST. CEMENT KILN DUST (CKD) IS A HIGH ALKALINE MATERIAL THAT CAUSES SKIN IRRITATION AND SOMETIMES SKIN BURNS IF...
05/24/2003 NO VALUE FOUND DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 62d lost, 5d restricted EE WAS REMOVING REFRACTORY FROM KILN #1, AS BRICK WAS REMOVED FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE RING, THE TOP COLLAPSED ON TOP OF EE.
05/24/2003 NO VALUE FOUND DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 150d lost EE WAS REMOVING REFRACTORY FROM KILN #1, AS BRICK WAS REMOVED FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE RING, THE TOP COLLAPSED ON TOP OF EE.
05/17/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None ALIGNING GRATES IN THE UNDERCOOLER COMPARTMENTS,DUST FELL OFF RAILS ONTO EE'S FACE.
05/02/2003 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 36d lost EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LOWER DOORS TO LOGWASHER VIA HAND WINCH. WHILE PERFORMING THIS FUNCTION, THE WINCH HANDLE SPUN AROUND & STRUCK THE EE IN THE FACE
04/30/2003 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None DUST PARTICLES FELL INTO EYE WHEN LIFTING FACE SHIELD.
04/23/2003 NO VALUE FOUND NO VALUE FOUND None TESTING FOR VOLTAGE ON A RECENTLY INSTALLED MOTOR CONTROL CENTER. EE PLACED METER PROBES ON CONNECTING TERMINALS AT THIS POINT THERE WAS A LARGE ELECTRICAL ARC. THIS BURNED EE'S HAND & FACE.
03/05/2003 ELECTRICAL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost EE WAS VACUUMING DUST FROM BAGHOUSE COMPARTMENT WHILE VACUUMING EE WAS STRUCK BY STATIC ELECTRICITY BUILD-UP IN HOSE OF VACUUM TRUCK.
02/18/2003 NO VALUE FOUND DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 52d lost, 98d restricted EE STATES THAT HE WAS EXITING A BULLDOZER USING THE FIXED HANDRAIL. EE STATES THAT HE LOST HIS GRIP W/RIGHT HAND AND WHEN HE GRABBED THE HOLD W/HIS LEFT HAND HE INJURED HIS SHOULDER. EE STATES THAT HE...
01/23/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS OPENING THE MANDOOR ON A SCRUBBER VESSEL THAT HE THOUGHT WAS EMPTY. THE VESSEL ACTUALLY CONTAINED A LARGE AMOUNT OF WATER. WHEN THE DOOR WAS OPENED. THE WATER RUSHED OUT COVERING THE EE AND KNO...