Ginger Hill Synfuels Lp — Accidents

Total: 29 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
12/15/2006 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 19d lost Employee stated that continuous operation of a front-end loader and bouncing in the seat caused twisting and strain of the lower back.
07/23/2006 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was grinding a metal surface in preparation for welding. While wiping dust from his forehead, dust entered his right eye and caused an abrasion of the cornea.
04/30/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was changing the motor mount on an L-220D front end loader. While tightening the last bolt, employee slipped off the 3rd step of a ladder & struck the FEL battery box with his rib cage, frac...
10/02/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using a metal pipe to dislodge solids from the bottom of a sweeper truck refuse tank. The little finger on his right hand got caught in between the pipe and tank, was struck by the pipe,...
08/28/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 29d lost Employee was climbing down a ladder on a FEL. His left foot slipped off the bottom step, with his knee catching the step, causing his knee cap to push upward. Injury is inflammation of the left knee...
06/14/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee was pressure-washing a front-end loader. He slipped off the fender of the loader, falling onto the tire and loader lift arms. Injured left shoulder & right hand.
06/10/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee was carrying a 5-gal bucket and bending over while passing under a belt conveyor structure. Suffered muscle strain to lower back and hip.
06/07/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was exiting from a front-end loader. While climbing down the ladder, his right foot slipped off the bottom step & his right knee cap struck the ladder step. The employee suffered a sprain t...
11/07/2004 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost EE was using a utility knife to cut fiberglass pipe insulation. The wind carried the insulation into ee's face. Symptoms were not immediate. A few days later, ee's eyes became swollen and he experienc...
07/17/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 11d lost Shoveling coal from road when claimant felt a pop in his lower back.
07/06/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was holding hand wrench while another employee was attempting to remove nut from a bolt. The hand wrench slipped & spun around, hitting the injured employee in his right hand, resulting in a...
06/13/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost Employee was lifting & pulling with heavy wrenches, resetting the die and rollers on Mill #3. Employee strained upper & lower back.
02/01/2004 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING A WELDER BY HOLDING THE METAL PIECE TO BE WELDED. ALTHOUGH ATTEMPTING TO LOOK AWAY DURING THE WELDING PROCESS, THE EMPLOYEE LOOKED AT THE WELD SEVERAL TIMES WITHOUT THE PROTECTI...
12/15/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 48d lost Employee was walking across concrete pad, slipped and fell on the ice/snow. he fractured his right ankle.
08/11/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 13d lost STRAIN OF LOWER BACK WHILE LIFTING/MOVING A 55 GALLON DRUM OF MINERAL SPIRITS.
04/14/2003 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS DRILLING INTO A DRAG CONVEYOR BOX. THE DRILL BIT CAUGHT, TWISTING THE DRILL AND THE EE S HAND, BREAKING A BONE IN THE HAND.
03/04/2003 NO VALUE FOUND NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING A BOX-END WRENCH WHILE REMOVING NUTS FROM BOLTS WITH AN IMPACT WRENCH. WRENCH SLIPPED ON AND OFF, CAUSING HANDS TO VIBRATE.
01/05/2003 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS USING A POCKET KNIFE TO REMOVE ELECTRICAL WIRES TO TAKE EQUIPMENT OUT OF SERVICE. INDEX FINGER ON RIGHT HAND WAS CUT.
09/27/2002 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS USING HAND DRILL ON METAL. THE DRILL BIT CAUGHT IN THE METAL TWISTING EMPLOYEE'S HAND, WRIST AND LOWER ARM.
09/20/2002 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 17d lost BUMPED RIGHT KNEE CAP ON STEERING COLUMN OF LOADER.
07/15/2002 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS PERFORMING MAINTENANCE ON COAL CENTRIFUGE. TORQUE WRENCH SLIPPED OFF BOLT AND CAME DOWN ON THUMB, PINNING THUMB BETWEEN WRENCH AND MACHINE GEAR BOX, RESULTING IN DISLOCATION OF RIGHT TH UMB.
04/13/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 11d lost EE HAD TRANSPORTED ANOTHER EE FROM THE DREDGE TOTHE POND DOCK BY BOAT. DOCK ROLLED OVER AND EE JUMPED INTO THE BOAT. BOAT TIPPED FORCING EE INTO WATER. EE THEN GOT BACK ON SHORE AND FELT A THR OBBING...
03/15/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 7d restricted EE SLIPPED ON WET FLOOR OUTSIDE THE ENTRANCE INTO THE ELECTRICAL ROOM, FELL ON HIS BACKSIDE AND STRAINED LOWER BACK AND HIP AREAS.
08/19/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost EMPLOYEE WAS DESCENDING A 6'LADDER. THE HEEL OF HIS RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE LAST RUNG, CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO FALL BACK AGAINST THE LADDER.
07/22/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING IN THE SHOWER AND TURNING THE SHOWER ON. HIS FOOT CAUGHT ON A PIECE OF FIBERGLASS, CAUSING HIM TO PULL HIS FOOT AWAY AND HIS KNEE TO GO SIDEWAYS. EMPLOYEE'S KNEE BUCKLED AND TWIS...
01/05/2001 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS USING A WRENCH TO OOSEN A NUT ON A CONDITIONER PADDLE. THE WRENCH SLIPPED OFF THE NUT AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE ABOVE THE RIGHT EYE, CAUSING A LACERATION ABOVE THE EYE AND OUTSIDE OF THE RIGHT EY...
09/12/2000 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS HOLDING BREAKER BAR AND SLID HAND DOWN TORE-ADJUST THE BAR TO THE NUT. A CO-WORKER STRUCKTHE BAR WITH A PIECE OF WOOD TO ADJUST IT, AND STRUCK THE INJURED EMPLOYEE WITH THE WOOD. FINGE R LACERA...
05/12/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS MANUALLY ADJUSTING THE PADDLES INSIDE A CONDITIONER. PADDLES TURNED AND PINNED LEFT HANDBETWEEN PADDLE AND CONDITIONER FRAME. INJURY WASA CONTUSION OF THE LEFT HAND.
03/27/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS CLIMBING UP LADDER ON SIDE OF COAL TRUCK BED TO GET COAL SAMPLE. AS HE WAS CLIMBING BACK DOWN THE LADDER, HIS RING ON HIS LEFT HAND CAUGHT ON ONE OF THE RUNGS, CUTTING HIS FINGER.