Galveston Grinding Plant — Accidents

Total: 11 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
10/31/2007 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A contract company was hauling crude ore into the plant and the driver rolled his truck. The only injury was a bump on the head.
07/06/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 55d lost Employee was trying to change a belt on an electric motor pulley by himself and his hands got stuck between the belt and pulley. Second degree burn and contused left hand and wrist.
11/22/2006 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 27d lost Maintenance crew was repairing bucket elevator when injured employee called out for another employee to STOP advancing the elevator. The instruction was misunderstood and the elevator was advanced ins...
03/17/2006 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was removing bolts on a loader bucket when bolt spun off cutting though his gloves and lacerated left hand.
09/27/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 26d lost Employee was pulling conduit to re-connect the compressors. Musculskeletal pain.
09/12/2005 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Employee was trying to remove a rattle snake in truck loading area. Snake bit employee on finger of right hand.
12/01/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost EE WAS WORKING ON A PIPE WHEN IT ROLLED OFF OF THE WORKBENCH, FALLING ON HIS RIGHT FOOT.
02/10/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 199d lost EE WAS HOLDING A MOTOR IN PLACE TO BE BOLTED.
01/21/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 63d lost EE WAS REPLACING THE TANK INSPECTION DOOR, WHEN THE DOOR SLIPPED PINNING HIS THUMB BETWEEN DOOR AND TANK.
06/05/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 32d lost EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING STAIRS TO A MILL TO SERVICE IT WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED, CAUSING HIM TO BRUISE HIS RIGHT KNEE.
02/21/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost EE STEPPED OVER THE SCREW TO THE DUST COLLECTOR AND SLIPPED, SCRAPING HIS LEFT LEG.