El Paso Plant — Accidents
Total: 5 accidents | Fatalities: 0
| Date | Classification | Injury | Days Lost | Narrative |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/30/2004 | ELECTRICAL | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 123d lost | Employee was going to start up the Iron Pyrite circuit and went to turn on the safety switch box lever. The lever got stuck half way up and he lower it, he then tried to lift the lever up again with... |
| 12/12/2003 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 5d lost | EE WAS BAGGING MATERIAL, WHEN HE TURNED HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK THAT WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FRONT. HIS ENTIRE LEFT SIDE STARTED TO HURT FROM THE WAIST UP, ARM. |
| 03/20/2003 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 5d lost | EE WAS BAGGING 100 LBS. BAGS, WHEN TOOK THE BAG OFF THE MACHINE HE TURNED TO PLACE IT ON THE PALLET AND HIS RT. KNEE BUCKLED, CAUSING HIM TO HIT IT ON SOME OTHER PALLETS THAT WERE NEXT TO HIM. |
| 04/20/2002 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 13d lost, 82d restricted | EE CAME TO LOAD A TRUCK ON SATURDAY MORNING. HE WAS OPENING THE SLIDE DOOR TO THE STORAGE ROOM WHERE THE FORKLIFTS ARE KEPT AND IT SUDDENLY GOTSTUCK, CAUSING HIM TO JAM HIS SHOULDER ON THE DOOR. |
| 04/26/2001 | OTHER | INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES | None | EE FAINTED AT WORK. HE FAINTED WHILE WALKING AWAY FROM THE MILL AT THE END OF HIS SHIFT. EE RECOVERED, SHOWERED AND DROVE HIMSELF HIME. LATER THAT SAME EVEING EE FELT WORSE AND WAS TAKEN TO TH E HOSPI... |