Glens Falls Plant — Accidents

Total: 164 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
07/07/2003 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None THE EE IS NOT SURE WHEN THE INJURY OCCURRED. THE EE ALLEGEDLY NOTICED SPOTS ON HIS CHEST AFTER THE JULY 4TH HOLIDAY WEEKEND. THE EE NOTIFIED US ON MONDAY, 7/7/03. PRIOR TO NOTICING THESE SPOTS , THE E...
05/31/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 130d lost THE EE STATES THAT HE HAD COME IN FOR AN EXTRA DAY OF WORK, AND WAS CLEANING UP ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE CONVEYER BELT. THEY WERE USING THE FAST TRAC TRUCK AND A CHIPPING BAR TO PRY UP ON MATER IAL. TH...
05/22/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None THIS EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO REMOVE A 1/4"" STEELCOVER FROM THE PALLETIZER. THE COVER SLIPPED OFF THE LEDGE AND PINCHED THE EE'S RIGHT MIDDLE ANDINDEX FINGER AGAINST THE RAILING, CAUSING A CUT TO THE...
04/25/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost THE EE WAS SWEEPING THE BURNER FLOOR. THE EE ALLEGEDLY TURNED TO THE RIGHT WHILE SWEEPING & ALLEGEDLY FELT SOMETHING PULL ON HIS RIGHT SIDE. NOTE: THIS EE HAS A PRE-EXISTING HERNIA ON HIS RIGHT SIDE,...
04/24/2003 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 11d restricted THE EE WAS USING A CHAIN WRENCH TO HOLD THE #3 FAN FROM ROTATING, WHILE A SHEAVE ALIGNMENT WAS PERFORMED AND HEAT SLINGER INSTALLED. WHILE REMOVING THE WRENCH THE BACK FLOW PRESSURE FROM THE C OOLER C...
03/25/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 29d lost THE EMPLOYEE WAS ALLEGEDLY SHOVELING MATERIAL UP IN THE FINISH MILL. THE EMPLOYEE ALLEGEDLY PICKED UP A SCOOP OF MATERIAL, TURNED AROUND TO PUT IT IN THE BOBCAT AND ALLEGEDLY FELT A PULL IN HI S LOWER...
03/04/2003 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None THE EE WAS USING A 35 LB JACKHAMMER IN THE COOLER. THE JACKHAMMER WAS STUCK IN MATERIAL. AND THE EE WAS SWAYING THE JACKHAMMER BACK AND FORTH TO GET IT LOOSE. WHILE SWAYING IT BACK AND FORTH, HE JAMME...
02/17/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 16d restricted THE EE SLIPPED ON ICE UNDER DUST, FELL BACKWARDS AND USED LEFT ARM TO BREAK FALL.
02/17/2003 FIRE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None THE EE WAS REBUILDING RETURN ROLLS. THE EE'S LEFT PANT LEG CAUGHT ON FIRE DUE TO CLOSE CONTACT WITH A GAS HEATER NEARBY, CAUSIN A 2ND DEGREE BURN TO LEFT LEG BEHIND KNEE.
11/21/2002 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None THE EE WAS TRYING TO REMOVE BEARING HOUSING FROM THE FINISH MILL 2 FK PUMP WITH HYD. PULLER. THE PULLER WAS SUSPENDED WITH A NYLON SLING FROM THE FORKLIFT. FORCE WAS APPLIED TO THE PULLER VIA ELECTRIC...
10/26/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 43d lost THE EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A HELIUM TANK ONTO THE TANK CARRIER, WHEN HE ALLEGEDLY STRAINED HIS BACK.
09/26/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 11d restricted THE EE'S LEFT MIDDLE FINGER BECAME PINCHED BETWEEN THE HEEL OF THE FORK & THE BACK REST ON THE FORKLIFT.
07/16/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None THE EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING THE TENSIONING SPRING OF THE CLINKER CRANE TROLLEY BRAKE. WHILE MOVING THE TENSIONING SPRING OF THE CLINKER CRANE TROLLEY BRAKE, EE FAILED TO UNLOAD SPRING TENSION PRIO R TO RE...
07/09/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost THE EE WAS HELPING TO CLEAR A PLUGGED FASTVAC LINE IN THE FINISH MILL BUILDING. THE EE'S PARTNER DROPPED A 3 1/2"" STEEL BALL THROUGH THE PIPE TO CLEAR THE BLOCKAGE. WHEN THE STEEL BALL DISCHAR GED TH...
05/28/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost THE EMPLOYEE WAS CLOSING THE GATE ON THE CEMENT BIN. CEMENT IN THE BIN CAVED IN AND SHOT DOWN THE CHUTE WITH FORCE, ALLOWING CEMENT TO SQUIRT OUT ALL SEAMS, AND SOME DUST GOT INTO EMPLOYEE'S LEFT EYE.
05/17/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None THE HOPPER FROM THE DUST COLLECTOR TO THE ROTARY AIR LOCK WAS PLUGGED. THE EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CLEAR THE PLUG BY PUSHING THE MATERIAL THROUGH. THE MATERIAL GAVE, LOOSENED AND WENT THROU GH, AS...
04/30/2002 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost THE EE WAS ALLEGEDLY USING A JACKHAMMER TO CLEAN UNDER THE GRATES ONT HE COOLER ROOF. THE JACKHAMMER ALLEGEDLY GOT STUCK AND WHEN THE EE ALLEGEDLY PULLED THE JACKHAMMER BACK, HE ALLEGEDLY FELT A SHARP...
04/10/2002 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost ELECTRICIAN WAS CUTTING RIGID CONDUIT W/BANDSAW,WAS WEARING GLOVES & EYE PROTECTION. AS CUT WAS ALMOST DONE THE CONDUIT BENT OVER. CONDUIT LENGTH BEING CUT OFF WAS 4"" LONG. WHILE THE SAW WAS S TILL O...
03/14/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost THE EE WAS WALKING DOWN THE COAL CRUSHER STAIRWAY WITH A TOOLBOX OVER HIS SHOULDER. THE EE ALLEGEDLY TURNED JUST RIGHT & STATED THAT ""HIS BACK WENT OUT ON HIM"", ALLEGEDLY AGGRAVATING AN ONGOIN G BAC...
02/11/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost WHILE THE EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING INTO THE 1104 DRAGLINE, THE TIPPING VALVES OPENED UP, BLOWING DUST OUT OF THE INSPECTION COVER, HITTING EMPLOYEE IN THE EYES, CAUSING A CORNEAL ABRASION TO THE LEFT EY...
02/11/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost WHILE THE EMPLOYEE WASHOVELING INTO THE 1104 DRAGLINE, THE TIPPING VALVES OPENED UP, BLOWING DUST OUT OF THE INSPECTION COVER HITTING THE EMPLOYEE IN THE EYES, CAUSING AN ABRASION TO BOTH EYES.
10/24/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 1d restricted THE EMPLOYEE WAS RUNNING CEMENT IN ALLEY 4. CEMENT IN THE BIN FELL FROM THE SIDES OF THE BIN AND MADE AN UNCONTROLLABLE RUSH AT THE GATES. THE EMPLOYEE CLOSED THE GATES BUT THE CEMENT SQUIRTED OUT OF...
09/28/2001 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None THE EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING BELTING WITH A UTILITY KNIFE, WHEN THE UTILITY KNIFE SLIPPED CAUSING A LACERATION TO THE EMPLOYEE'S ABDOMEN.
09/06/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None THE EE WAS WORKING ON THE BLENDING GATE. WHILE WORKING ON THE BLENDING GATE, CEMENT DUST FELL FROM A PIPE OVERHEAD AND WENT INTO THE EE'S LEFT EYE.
08/08/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 13d restricted THE EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING IN THE MIAG BUILDING WHEN HE ALLEGEDLY FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK.
07/31/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 15d lost, 8d restricted EE ALLEGEDLY PICKED UP A 40 LB BAG OF SPEEDY DRYFROM THE FLOOR WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK.
07/18/2001 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None NOTE: THIS IS NOT AN INJURY REPORT. THE EMPLOYEE HAS A SIGNIFICANT HEARING LOSS IN HIS LEFT EAR IN COMPARISON WITH LAST YEAR'S TESTING. THIS LOSS IS NOT RELATED TO ANY SPECIFIC INJURY DATE OR CURRENT...
07/08/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 24d lost, 4d restricted EE WAS CLIMBING OVER THE CEMENT LINES TO CLOSE AVALVE. HIS RIGHT LEG WAS STATIONARY ON THE BOTTOM PIPE LINE AND HE THREW HIS OTHER LEG OVER THE UPPER LINE AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE.
06/07/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted THE EMPLOYEE WAS TURNING THE DRIVE SHAFT ON THE 1932 ROLL BY HAND. WHILE PULLING ON THE DRIVE SHAFT, THE EMPLOYEE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS RIGHT ARMPIT AND SHOULDER AREA.
05/22/2001 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None THE EE WAS OPERATING THE BIG BOBCAT TO CLEAN UNDER THE FINISH MILL FEED BELTS. WHILE CLEANING IN THE AREA, DUST CREATED BY THE BELT CONVEYORS AND OPERATION OF MOBILE EQUIPMENT GOT INTO EMPLOYE E'S RIG...
05/13/2001 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 28d restricted THE EE HAD POSITIONED HIS FEET ON THE GRIZZLY BARS AND THE LOWER LIP OF THE COOLER DOOR FRAME, AND HIS BODY WAS UP AGAINST THE SOUTH WALL, IN ORDER TO USE A SLEDGE HAMMER TO BEND A PIECE OF ST EEL. WH...
05/07/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 7d lost, 2d restricted EE DROPPED OFF A PALLET OF BLUE RAM AT THE FEED END OF THE KILN WITH THE FORKLIFT. AS EE WAS BACKING THE FORKLIFT OUT OF THE KILN THE TIRES HUNG UP IN A LOAD OF LOOSE MATERIAL THAT HAD BEEN CL EANED O...
04/30/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 19d restricted THE EE WAS REMOVING THE COUPLING FROM THE CLASSIFIER REDUCER, WHEN THE COUPLING DROPPED PINCHING THE EE'S FINGER BETWEEN THE COUPLING AND THE MOTOR BASE PLATE.
04/21/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 20d restricted THE EMPLOYEE WAS CONCENTRATING ON TAKING MEASUREMENTS BETWEEN THE TABLE AND HOUSING INSIDE THE ROLLER MILL. HE STEPPED INTO THE REJECT CHUTE ON THE WEST SIDE, CAUSING HIM TO FALL INTO THE CHUT E AND H...
03/16/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 44d restricted THE EE ALLEGEDLY CAUGHT HIS FOOT ON THE FORKLIFT WHEN HE WAS DISMOUNTING AND FELL ONTO THE FLOOR. HE ALLEGEDLY CAUGHT HIMSELF WITH HIS RIGHT HAND ON THE FLOOR ALLEGEDLY CAUSING PAIN IN HIS RIG HT WRIS...
03/12/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 25d restricted THE EE PICKED UP ABAG OF CEMENT AND CARRIED IT INTO THE LAB. THE EE SAID HE DID NOT FEEL ANY PAIN WHEN HE PICKED UP THE BAG. ALLEGEDLY, AS THE DAY WENT ON THE EE'S BACK AND LEGS ACHED MORE.
03/12/2001 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 20d restricted THE EE WAS INSERTING PINS IN THE PREBLEND FEEDER. THE EE HAD INSERTED THE PINS BY HAND, AND WHEN FELLOW EE WAS SWINGING THE 8# SLEDGEHAMMER TO DRIVE THE PINS IN THE HEAD CAME OFF THE HANDLE OF THE HAM...
01/28/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 25d restricted THE EE BENT OVER TO PICK UP A 50 LB BAG OF SAND FROM FLOOR LEVEL, WHEN HE ALLEGEDLY FELT A PAIN IN HIS LWOER LEFT SIDE OF BACK.
01/09/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 28d restricted THE EE WAS SHOVELING A PILE OF STONES OFF THE ROLLER MILL FLOOR INTO THE BOBCAT BUCKET, WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
01/03/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 12d lost WHILE STACKING KILN BRICK, THE EMPLOYEE STEPPED BETWEEN 2 PALLETS TO CUT AWAY SOME PLASTIC COVERING. WHEN HE MOVED BACK, HIS LEFT FOOT GOT CAUGHT UNDER A PALLET WHICH CAUSED HIM TO LOOSE HIS BALANCE A...
12/30/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 50d lost, 22d restricted THE EE WAS ALLEGEDLY BENDING OVER TO PICK UP A CEMENT SAMPLE BUCKET, WHEN HE ALLEGEDLY FELT PAININ RIGHT SIDE OF LOWER BACK
12/20/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 45d lost THE EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING AND SLIPPED ON SNOW COVERED GROUND, CAUSING HIM TO FALL AND LAND ON HISRIGHT SHOULD.
12/11/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 94d lost EE WAS REMOVING CHAIN BINDERS FROM A ROLL ON THECONTRACTOR'S TRUCK WHEN THE CHAIN BINDER DISENGAGED THROWING EXTENSION PIPE WHICH STRUCK EE ON RIGHT KNEE CAP.
11/21/2000 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted THE EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING IN MEASURING A PIECE OF FLAT STOCK ON THE IRON CRAFTER SHEAR MACHINE.AFTER HE MEASURED THE PIECE OF METAL & WITH HIS MIDDLE LEFT FINGER STILL UNDER THE FLAT STOCK, THE OTHER...
11/16/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None THE EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING OUT THE BLUELR MILL & CAUGHT HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER ON A SHARP PIECE OFMETAL.
11/02/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS OPENING A GATE IN THE CEMENT LINE WHEN PRESSURE LEFT IN THE LINE CAUSED A PUFF OF CEMENT DUST TO BLOW INTO BOTH EYES.
10/30/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 83d restricted THE EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING IN KILN FEED SILO #2 WHEN HE SLIPPED ON THE FLOOR CAUSING HIM TO FALLONHIS LEFT KNEE.
10/23/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 12d restricted THE EE WAS INSTALLING THE COVER ON THE #1 FINISH MILL JOURNAL AND WAS SWINGING THE SUSPENDED PIECE INTO PLACE, WHEN HIS RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER WAS PINCHED BETWEEN THE COVER AND THE MILL END BOLTS , CAUSI...
09/11/2000 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None THE EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ONT EH BURNER PIPE, WHE HE TAPPED ON THE BURNER PIPE, DUST FELL INTO THE EMPLOYEE'S LEFT EYE.
07/14/2000 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 13d lost, 5d restricted THE EMPLOYEE WAS USING A SLEDGE HAMMER TO LOOSEN THE DOOR ON THE FINISH MILL. WHEN USING THE SLEDGE HAMMER THE EMPLOYEE ALLEGEDLY FELT A SHAR PAIN IN HIS BACK.