El Grande — Accidents

Total: 13 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
11/02/2022 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 110d lost Employee tripped demounting a platform in a packaging area hurting their knee. Employee finished working the shift and returned to work the following day to complete their weekly work schedule. On N...
06/10/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 161d lost, 10d restricted EE was on top of railroad car to move storm lids from opening on the car to prepare to move the car to the next loading position. He stated that he was moving the lid and slipped falling into the hop...
09/08/2006 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was hauling pallets to warehouse and wind blew perlite into his eyes.
01/09/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY None EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING A FINISHED BAG OF PRODUCT TO WAREHOUSE, BAG STARTED TO FALL OFF FORKLIFT & EE TRIED TO STRAIGHTEN BAG ON PALLET. EE PULLED A MUSCLE ON THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS ABDOMEN RESULTING IN A H...
12/15/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee got a perlite rock in eye while filling bulk bag.
12/12/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Got a perlite rock in eye while loading trucks in warehouse.
09/27/2004 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None PERLITE BLEW INTO RIGHT EYE WHILE CHANGING BAG ON FURNACE #5. EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES. WIND PICKED UP.
08/16/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 48d lost Employee was packing material in bags then lifting bag and placing on conveyer.
07/28/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS COMING BACK DOWN STEEL LADDER AFTER CLEARING #6 ORE TRANSFER SCREW CONVEYOR ON DECK NEXT TO #6 FURNACE AND MISSED A STEP AND FELL. INJURIES TO LEFT SHOULDER, LEFT LOWER SIDE/BACK AND HEAD...
07/21/2004 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was changing plus material bag on #7 system. Wind blew perlite particle into left eye.
01/27/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS BREAKING LOOSE A FROZEN AIR LINE. TAKING FROZEN LINE APART, PULLING ON WRENCH TO DISCONNECT PIPE. PAIN IN LOWER BACK AND RIGHT SIDE GROIN AREA.
01/20/2004 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS BLOWING OFF THE FORK LIFT AND SLIPPED, ACCIDENTALLY HITTING TRIGGER ON AIR HOSE. THE AIR HIT HIS LEFT EAR, CAUSING SOME PAIN AND DISCOMFORT. THE ROOF HAS A LEAK AND THERE WAS ICE IN THA T CORNE...
11/20/2003 NO VALUE FOUND DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 154d lost STANDING ON A PALLET OF PRODUCT NEXT TO THE DOUBLE STACKED PALLET AND TRYING TO STRAIGHTEN PALLET THAT HAD TRIPPED BACKWARD. EE WAS TRYING TO PUT A STRAP AROUND TOP PALLET, AND STEPPED OFF PALLET AND...