Gramercy Operation — Accidents

Total: 579 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
10/25/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Operator was pulling on 1B cloth to realign on roller. While pulling on cloth, operator slipped backwards, their hard hat and goggles fell off. When the cloth picked up the ""cake"" again, it then s...
10/01/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost EE WAS WASHING DOWN AT THE WETCAKE LOADOUT AREA. EE'S HOSE GOT STUCK AND EE PULLED IT TO FREE IT, WHEN EE DID, EE FELT SOME DISCOMFORT IN RIGHT LOWER BACK. EE ATTEMPTED TO WORK THROUGH IT BUT THE PAIN...
09/10/2023 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost Employee was descending the stairs on the cold end of calcination when they stepped onto the ground where the concreate was cracked and twisted their ankle.
09/04/2023 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 71d lost EMPLOYEE WAS DOING HOUSEKEEPING AFTER JOB WAS COMPLETE AND EE WAS MOVING A VALVE USING THE ELECTRIC HOIST TO REMOVE THE BEARING MOUNT ASSEMBLY. WHILE USING THE PULL CHAIN TO MOVE THE HOIST TOWARDS TH...
08/26/2023 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 12d restricted Operator was working on A2 PAP, swinging a maul when operator felt a sharp pain in back.
08/22/2023 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 69d lost Employee was mopping the floor when EE slipped and fell. Incident was originally classified as a first aid. On 9/14/2023 worker went for a follow up visit to GCOM after complaining of pain and was pl...
08/13/2023 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 26d restricted While employee was putting together a SEN for tk 76 to be put back in service, worker was tightening fittings and pipe wrench slipped striking EE's left ring finger, immediately felt pain.
08/07/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted While trying to move a large suction hose by #5 filter, employee felt a burning pain in left shoulder. EE immediately reported into the ERT and was taken offsite to GCOM for assessment. The incident...
07/14/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted While descending step ladder with a steam hose, employee felt a strain in their back.
06/29/2023 DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 1d lost An employee working in the Warehouse reported to the supervisor that was feeling ill. Employee experienced heat related illness.
06/25/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted The Employee was hosing down around the #4 Settler Underflow pump when EE was contacted with mud on the top of EE's nose.
05/11/2023 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 3d lost, 7d restricted Employee was descaling 2/3 Hopper when a piece of scale fell and hit the gun. The gun in turn struck the employee in the face area
05/07/2023 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 14d restricted Employee was attempting to open tk 67DOV with a sledgehammer when they felt discomfort in their wrist
04/22/2023 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted Employee was walking inside 0 washer replacing rake arm cables and accidentally stepped in hydraulic fluid that was on the floor and which had leaked from a bobcat. In doing so EE's left foot slipped...
04/18/2023 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost Employee was descaling the #9 press when spicket broke off and EE was contacted with caustic on EE's face and body.
04/16/2023 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 5d restricted Operator was using a maul to open the manual beater on tk35 DOVw when they felt a pop in right elbow and pain.
03/20/2023 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted Employee was going down the stairs by Kiln #3 when EE slipped, sustaining a leg injury.
03/11/2023 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was opening the gate on the pan feeder. The gate was jammed. Employee forcefully pulled down to release the gate. Upon attempting to free the gate, employee smashed left pinky finger between...
03/08/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 15d restricted Employee was lifting chain wheel to place on valve when EE felt a pull in EE's lower left side of EE's back
02/16/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 36d restricted Employee was attempting to close a valve when employee felt a pain in right shoulder
02/06/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 348d lost Employees were in the process of draining the South Wash Liquor Tank. Upon turning on the air on the tank, the material (caustic and ore) came out of the top of the tank, contacting two of the worke...
02/06/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 51d lost Employees were in the process of draining the South Wash Liquor Tank. Upon turning on the air on the tank, the material (caustic and ore) came out of the top of the workers.
02/04/2023 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 38d lost Employee was getting off work in Alumina Shipping. After employee clocked out, employee was walking down the tracks near railcars that were being unloaded and when crossing over tracks when employee s...
01/18/2023 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Maintenance GR personnel was on top of Tray # 3 assisting with the disconnect of torque mechanism. EE began removing the bolts that secure the torque mechanism. Upon the removal of the last bolt, the...
12/09/2022 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 53d restricted Employee smashed their left index finger with hammer/maul.
11/19/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Supervisor caught index finger between valve and steel structure while rolling it over so that it could be hydro-blasted. Resulted in fractured index finger tip.
11/10/2022 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted OPERATOR WAS IN THE PROCESS OF CHECKING SEN. WHILE USING MAUL TO MAKE ADJUSTMENT, EE MISSED TARGET AND SMASHED RIGHT INDEX FINGER ON THE LADDER STAND.
11/07/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 34d lost, 26d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON THE CANYON SUMP TO PUMP WHEN EE WAS SPRAYED WITH A WATER LIQUOR MIX FROM SUMP CAUSING BURN TO EE'S LEFT ARM, LEFT CHEST AND NECK.
10/28/2022 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 165d lost Employee was tasked with performing routine housekeeping duties to wash down the area underneath the filter press. As the employee completed the wash down of the south side, EE laid down the hose and...
10/22/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 23d lost, 40d restricted Employee was walking down 5 filter stairs when EE stepped down awkwardly causing a shock up EE's leg. The employee then stated EE had numbness in right leg to EE's foot.
09/27/2022 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was welding a bracket on a 24 inch valve when eyes was exposed to a welding flash due to the failure of auto lens.
09/21/2022 DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 1d lost Employee experienced a heat stress related incident while working in the department. Employee began to feel hot and weak. Employee was taken to the medical department and then transported offiste via...
09/17/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted While getting ready to leave work when EE stated that EE had a hole in EE's boot and noticed a caustic burn on the bottom of EE's left foot.
09/10/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost While cleaning under tank 38, employee picked up large chemical hose to move out of the way and felt a slight pain in lower back area. It did not bother them at the time but did intensify during the n...
09/03/2022 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was unplugging spout with a maul and while swinging the maul EE's left hand contacted a support beam that was nearby. Upon further inspection after removing glove EE noticed a laceration on l...
07/27/2022 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 27d restricted While shearing a small piece of 1/8"" metal plate, the employee got 1 finger on each hand smashed = (2 fingers). EE was taken to Medical for evaluation and then off Site for further evaluation.
07/26/2022 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 31d lost, 21d restricted Employee was scaling inside #2 tray when employee felt a burning sensation on right index finger.
07/13/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 1d restricted While placing gratings back in the East Hopper after descaling, EE's right ring finger got caught between hopper and the grating which caused a deep cut.
07/06/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 245d lost Operator cleaning/back flushing washer upon completion they came to supervision and stated that they had pain in arm. Employee sent off site; evaluated and referred to ER for suspected dislocation. Ar...
06/15/2022 DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 1d lost Employee became overheated while working.
06/09/2022 DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None While working in the Clarification dept, the employee reported that EE was not feeling well. EE was taken to the medical dept where EE was assessed and taken offsite for further treatment. The emplo...
06/09/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 262d lost Employee was replacing the short entry nozzle on tank #41, while taking the nozzle out, liquor came out the line. Employee was contacted on EE's body.
06/07/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 39d restricted Employee was picking up and placing derailer in back of buggy. Felt pain in back.
05/24/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 273d lost Host client failure to properly label steam lines. Employee hooked up a hose to wash down and hooked to a steam line.
05/21/2022 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While removing a hose from a steam rig using a maul, operator's hand struck the bolt that sticks up on the coupler for the Boss fitting on the steam hose. Operator felt discomfort and reported the inc...
05/17/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted Operator was preparing to leave for the day when EE took off EE's right boot EE notices a small burn on EE's right lower Leg.
05/17/2022 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted After closing the screen box on zero cone pump, employee set the maul down when EE felt a sharp pain in EE's back.
05/16/2022 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Operator was using the swivel vice at the control room lean-to putting together a short entry nozzle. While tightening the 90 piping it slipped and hit EE in the ear, resulting in a small cut.
05/16/2022 FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Operator was working in the area when operator bent over to pick up maul. A beam broke free and contacted the employee on shoulder.
04/22/2022 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 21d restricted Employee was closing the V2 1st from the North PRV drain. As employee came down the ladder and stepped onto the platform, twisting left ankle.