EAST RIDGE PLANT & GIESEKE PLANT — Accidents

Total: 115 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
05/08/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE BLOWING DOZER BLADE OFF, PREPARING IT FOR WELDING JOB AND AIRBORNE PARTICULATE GOT IN HIS RIGHT EYE.
04/19/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 184d lost, 10d restricted EE WAS REPLACING HOSE ON SHAKER- WHILE PUSHING HOSE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK AREA.
04/18/2002 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None KNIFE SLIPPED AFTER CUTTING SPLICE IN CONVEYOR BELT.
04/12/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE MAKING REPAIRS TO CRUSHER, BURNER RING DROPPED DOWN WHEN EE WAS LINING UP WEDGES, PINCHING LEFT FOREFINGER.
03/16/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE WELDING, STARTED SWEATING AND THE SWEAT WAS RUNNING INTO HIS EYES, SO HE STOPPED AND PIKCED UP WHAT HE THOUGHT WAS A CLEAN RAG AND WIPED HIS FACE, LATER HIS LEFT EYE BECAME IRRITATED.
07/24/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost STRAINED GROIN AREA ON LEFT SIDE PERFORMING MAINTENANCE ON EXTRACTOR CLOTH.
06/25/2001 OTHER DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 3d restricted BENT OVER TO PICK UP A PIECE OF PAPER ON SHIP FLOOR AND FELT A SHARP PAIN IN LOWER RIGHT SIDE OVER GROIN.
06/07/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost TOOK SAFETY GLASSES OFF TO WIPE PERSPIRATION OFFOF FACE, SMALL PARTICULATE GOT INTO EYE.
06/03/2001 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None HOOKING UP AN AIRLINE AND ACCIDENTALLY PRESSED THE TRIGGER AND THE GRINDER CAME ON.
05/16/2001 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None FAN IN TRUCK BLEW DUST IN SIDE GLASS OF TRUCK BLOWING AN AIR BORNE PARTICULATE IN HIS RIGHT EYE.
03/02/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 14d lost EMPLOYEE WAS TURNING CRANK TO LOWER WHEEL ON CONVEYER FRAME TO MOVE FRAME WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
10/05/2000 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None DUST BLEW INTO HIS EYE WHILE CLEANING MAGENT CHUTE IN AIR SEPARATOR BUILDING.
08/28/2000 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 11d lost, 23d restricted UNSCREWING CAP ON TOP OF MILL RETURN SCREW HOUSING, CAP WAS CROSS THREADED, TAPPING BOLT WITH HAMMER ON CAP FLANGE, HAMMR SLIPPED AND STRUCK LITTLE FINGR ON RIGHT HAND.
03/24/2000 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost PIECE OF KYANITE BLEW INTO EYE WHILE CHECKING ON MAINTENANCE WORKER.
02/10/2000 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted WHILE TAKING ROOTS OFF CONVEYER BELT, ROCK CAUGHT RIGHT RING FINGER UNDER SMALL HOLD DOWN WHEEL.