Florida Power Development LLC — Accidents

Total: 57 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
12/19/2017 OTHER DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 47d lost, 12d restricted A technician approached a valve set and slightly bent over to check the superheater drain alignment. After checking the alignment, they stood up and walked a few steps. Afterwards, the technician felt...
09/26/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A Fuel Yard Technician dismounted a wheel loader, when right foot touched the ground, the technician felt a ""pop"" and pain discomfort. The Control Room was notified. Respondents performed an injury...
09/19/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 65d restricted A FPD Supervisor's right foot slipped which caused the EE to fall to the floor. Respondents performed a quick initial injury assessment, informed the Control Room & provided first aid treatment. Respo...
03/07/2017 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 18d restricted A ee stepped awkwardly onto a piece of metal grating and experienced a pain in right foot. Technician stated that no medical assistance was necessary. On 3/8/17, the technician experienced additional...
10/03/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee removed glasses to view settings on survey device. Afterwards, EE attempted to don safety glasses, misjudged the clearance and inadvertently inserted the end of the safety glasses into the c...
04/14/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted Lifting beam into place. When the rigging bottomed out the employee lifted the beam to unhook the choker.
07/22/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 7d lost, 22d restricted Emp stepped off bay and R foot went down into channel between two bays causing employee to lose balance falling forward. Emp attempted to break fall with hands which slipped off bay causing face to im...
06/05/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 37d restricted Spreader bar was dropped in between tubes to be turned 90 degrees to open gap between tubes for cleaning. Spreader bar was caught between 1st tube in bundle and tube below. Employee tried to remove st...
03/05/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Worker was moving a piece of steel rod and it cut his right forearm
06/22/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted Employee was moving 4 schedule 40 carbon steel pipe (35lbs) into position at a receiver tank. The employee he felt pain in his stomach but he thought it was something he ate. The employee reported his...
04/15/2013 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted While erecting structural steel components, an employee was using a sleever bar to align holes in preparation for inserting bolts. The employee was pulling the bar with both hands when it became dislo...
03/21/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 28d restricted Employee was laying steel checkered plate at the hog tower when he felt a pop in his left arm.
02/12/2013 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost A millwright was assembling a drag chain by using a crane to stretch out sections of the chain so the next section could be attached to the end. While a section of one of the drag chains was hanging f...
12/18/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was driving rebar stake to establish danger barricade around an excavation. He picked up too high and missed the stake pinching his finger between rebar and driver.
10/05/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 26d lost, 97d restricted After installing a girder beam in the ESP, all rigging was removed from the crane. The employee was attempting to remove a tag line from the girder beam. He pulled on the rope to see if it was entangl...
02/24/2012 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Insect bite, cellulitis (soft tissue infection).
05/01/2011 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cleaning an area for a weld repair. Employee right eye became irritated with what felt like a foreign object.
11/04/2010 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was welding and stopped to replace the welding rod, picked up his hood and something got in his left eye.
07/09/2010 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 64d restricted Operating front end loader in coal yard. While scooping a load of coal, tried to roll the bucket back, rear end went up in air. Coal pile gave way, rear end came down hard . The air seat came down and...
03/23/2009 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was mowing lawn around office building, grass & dust was blowing around. Later in the day he noticed something in his left eye. He washed out his eye & it felt better, later in the evening he...
05/16/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Oil gun was attempting to retract from the boiler, when it jammed against the igniter. EE lifted up on the igniter to free the oil gun and the gun shot back and pinched his right hand ring finger.
03/06/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Two employees were moving the Sandpiper Portable Sump Pump out from between the Sump Pumps 1A & 1B. One was pushing the Pump forward while the other was lifting it up with the chain hoist. The Pump st...
02/20/2005 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Working on Coal ramp with loader, was bouncing in loader. Back started hurting around end of shift.
12/19/2004 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was repairing tube leaks on reheat header. we were using the pneumatic grinder to clean tubes and dirt blew in his left eye.
11/22/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost EE WAS CLEANING OUT THE HOPPERS ON THE BAGHOUSE.EE OPENED THE DOOR AND THE MATERIAL WAS PACKED IN TIGHT. WHEN THE MATERIAL WAS BROKE IT STARTED FLOWING OUT, AND THE HOT MATERIAL WENT DOWN INDIDE HIS B...
07/07/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted EE WAS LEAVING BOILER THRU CHAIN CONVEYOR. HE STEPPED FROM TOP LEVEL ONTO BOTTOM SCAFFOLD BAORD. THE BOARD BROKE AND HE FELL 6 FEET INTO CHAIN CONVEYOR.
11/02/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 24d lost EE LOST HIS FOOTING WALKING ALONG RAILROAD TRESSELL GOING TO HIS CAR.
06/12/2002 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS SWEEPING, REMOVING DIRT FROM UNDER TABLE WITH A BROOM, WHEN HE FELT SOMETHING IN HIS EYE.
05/21/2002 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS PREPARING A BOILER TUBE TO REPAIR A CRACK IN THE TUBE. AIR FROM THE PNEUMATIC GRINDER BLEW DUST UP UNDER HIS WELDING HOOD.
04/23/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 34d restricted EE WAS STEPPING OVER PIPE & CAUGHT HIS FOOT & FELL LANDING ON HIS RIGHT HAND. EE WAS DISTRACTED & WAS NOT PAYING ATTENTION TO HIS FOOTING.
04/12/2002 NONPOWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS MOVING A 450# DRUM OF OIL ACROSS SHOP FLOOR WHEN HE CAME TO A NARROW OPEING BETWEEN THE 4160 ROOM, DRUM CART ROLLED OVER A SEAM ON THE FLOOR. DRUM CART HIT THE SEAM IN THE FLOOR & JARRE D THE C...
03/15/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 20d restricted EE STEPPED ON A PIECE OF AROMA FLEX (BLOCK FROM INSULATION), THAT WAS PARTLY UNDER WATER AND HADMUD ON IT. EE SLIPPED AND FELL ON HIS RT. HIP, WHEN HE FELL HE HIT THE LOCKER ALONG THE POWER HOUSE AND...
03/12/2002 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost KNEELING ON CONCRETE, SCRAPING GASKET SURFACES. IMPROPER KNEELING & BENDING PROCEDURES.
02/07/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS INSIDE CATIOR VESSEL ON PT #1 TAKING FINGERS OFF DISTRIBUTION READER FOR REPAIRS. AS HE WAS PUSHING HIS WAY OUT OF THE VESSEL, RE CUT HIS LEFT HAND ON THE STAINLESS STEEL DISTRICUTION H EADER.
10/11/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None HAND WAS IN PRONE POSITION WHEN PIN WAS PULLED HAND WAS PINCHED IN BETWEEN A PINCH POINT IN MOWER.
10/03/2001 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEES WERE CUTTING AND WELDING PATCHES ON SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT.
08/24/2001 OTHER INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES None WORKING ON GATHERING SCREW AT E-40 BAGHOUSE. CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WAS HEAT.
08/02/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None THE AREA WHERE EE FELL WAS SLIPPERY WITH ALGAE GROWING, BECAUSE OF A STOPPED UP DRAIN.
07/31/2001 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost KNOCKER WRENCH FELL FROM LEDGE OF EXPADSHION JOINT AND DOWN ONTO TOP OF FOOT.
06/28/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None DO NOT KNOW EXACTLY EE FELT PAIN WHEN HE WAS WALKING DOWN FRON E-40 BAGHOUSE.
06/15/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WORKING ON FLY ASH VALVE 141 HAD END COVER OFF AND WAS APPLYING AIR PRESSURE TO VALVE WHEN VALE PISTON FLEW OUT HITTING RIGHT HAND AND CUTTING RIGHT THUMB.
06/08/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON THE FENDER OF THE LOADER WASHING THE WINDOW. HE WAS HOLDING ON TO SIDE MIRROR WITH ONE HAND. HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL TO THE GROUND. HE WAS COMPLAINING OF A HURT B ACK AND...
04/06/2001 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 28d lost DRILLING HOLE AT AN ANGLE WHEN DRILL LOCKED UP AND CAUGHT EE'S HAND BETWEEN STEEL.
03/26/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 154d lost CLIMBING DOWN BETWEEN BOILER AND CATWALK. EE PUT HIS KNEE ON A ROUND PIECE OF SKIM CAUSING TO GET HIS FOOTING BELOW WHEN HE FELT HIS KNEE POP.
03/05/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 26d lost LIFTING CHUTE OUT OF MILL WHEN RIGGING WAS BINDING. LET OFF RIGGING TO ADJUST STRAP CHUTE WAS WEDGED BUT WHEN ADJUSTING STRAP IT FELL ON HAND.
02/22/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 43d restricted TRYING TO LINE UP SPRINGS IN PULVERIZER BY TURNING COUPLING. HE FELT SHARP PAIN IN CHEST. HE AT THAT TIME DID NOT REPORT ACCIDENT BECAUSE HE DID NOT THINK IT WAS THAT BAD.
01/29/2001 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 31d lost TAKING CENTER POST FROM D COAL MILL & CENTER POST FELL FROM MILL LANDING ON UPPER CHEST
08/10/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 79d lost EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WHO WAS MOVING A WELDING MACHINE. THE INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING THE MAJORITY OF THE LOAD. THE INJURED EMPLOYEE FELT A PAIN IN HIS GROIN AREA.
07/24/2000 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 16d lost EMPLOYEE WAS USING A PIPE WRENCH & STRAINED HIS BACK. EMPLOYEE DID NOT REPORT INCIDENT TO SUPERVISOR UNTIL 7/25/00 & DID NOT REQUEST TREATMENT UNTIL 7/28/00.
06/27/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost EE WAS COMING OUT OF A SPACE & THE PERSON ABOVE HIM DID NOT SEE HIM THERE. THE PERSON ABOVE OPENED THE BUILER DOOR AND HOT GLY ASH FELL ONTO THE INJURED EE'S NECK & SMALL SECTION OF HIS RIGHT ARM.