Hamilton Mill — Accidents

Total: 20 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
07/18/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 240d lost EE was sacking 100 pound bags and stacking them on pallets. He felt overloaded with the amount he was sacking and he started feeling pain in his lower left lumbar area. The same illness was reported...
05/12/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 285d lost EE was in the process of stacking 100lb. bags on to pallets. He was completing stacking bags on the last pallet of his shift when he felt a pain in his left shoulder. He reported that he felt fatigu...
02/25/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 19d restricted EE was cleaning the overchute above the cone crusher and was pulling the rock away and then felt a sharp pain starting at his shoulder and ran down his arm. This incident is considered an illness, du...
08/03/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 105d restricted Injury strained his back while climbing a ladder. He has had previous problems with lower back strains and inflamation prior to this incident. He did not have what would be considered an accident. I...
08/15/2008 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None During inspection of dust collector baghouse, employee got dust in left eye. Employee was wearing proper PPE provised for performing this procedure. Employee was wearing half mack respirator nstead of...
02/27/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted While climbing ladder to install swing gate, employee had sharp pain starting in left ankle and going up left leg.
04/04/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted While installing a haul road warning sign, employee stepped onto berm to pack dirt around the sign when he felt a sharp shooting pain in right ankle. Diagnosed with soft tissue strain or sprain to rig...
01/22/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted During replacement of defective pump employee suffered muscle strain in left lower lumbar area of back. Conditions were wet and muddy and poor design by previous owners.
10/05/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee cut finger tip of left index finger requiring stitches while installing bulk sack on air activated slide gate.
10/24/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was examining bad skirting and cut his hand on the conveyor belt. During inspection of guarding and skirting on conveyor #9 (BC-09) the injured employee was directing the maintenance man to a...
02/18/2004 OTHER DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted SAFETY SUPERVISOR NOTIFIED PLANT SUPERVISOR THATEE WAS COMPLAINING OF BACK PAIN. EE WAS CONTACTED AND HE STATED HE DIDN'T KNOW WHEN IT OCCURRED OR WHAT HE WAS DOING. THIS IS AN AGGRAVATION OF A PREVIO...
01/21/2004 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 40d restricted WHILE INVESTIGATING LOUD NOISE AND EXCESSIVE VIBRATION FROM USI CRUSHER. A STEEL PLATE WELDED ON CHUTE BROKE LOOSE AND FELL STRIKING EE ON HEAD. CALL PIPE WAS IN USE AT TIME OF ACCIDENT.
01/06/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None MATERIAL IN HOPPER FROZE WHILE PRYER WAS BEING REPAIRED DURING THE THAWING OF HOPPER. EE WAS USING T HANDLE BAR TO BREAK UP MATERIAL. BAR BECAME STUCK AND WHEN HE PULLED ON IT, IT CAME LOOSE A ND STRU...
02/04/2002 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE OPERATING THE CUTTING TORCH TO REMOVE METAL FROM MIXER, THE HOSE TO THE TORCH STARTED LEAKING AND CAUGHT ON FIRE CAUSING MINOR BURN TO RIGHT ARM.
01/17/2002 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted WHILE OFF LOADING PALLETS FROM TRUCK, A PALLET ON ADJACENT STACK WAS HUNG UP ON PALLET STACK BEING REMOVED AND FELL OFF STACK AS OPERATOR PULLED AWAY FROM TRUCK. PALLET STRUCK OPERATOR ON RIGH T ARM E...
05/29/2001 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted EMPLOYEE TURNED TO WALK FROM ONE AREA TO ANOTHER IN FRONT OF THE BACK TIRE OF A FORKLIFT THAT WAS PASSING BY. THE FORKLIFT RAN OVER HIS RIGHT FOOT.
04/05/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS PICKING UP SOME EXPANDED METAL WHEN IT CAUGHT ON A LADDER AND CUT HIS THUMB.
01/04/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 34d restricted EE WAS WORKING ON A DRIVE BELT AND HAD HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER TIP PINCHED AT THE SHEAVE WITH COMPRESSION RESULTING IN SURGICAL REPAIR.
07/25/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING OFF THE FORKLIFT WHEN HE SLIPPED ON HYDRAULIC FLUID ON THE FLOOR OF THE FORKLIFT. HE FELL HEADFIRST TOWARDS THE CEMENT FLOOR, CATCHING HIMSELF WITH HIS HANDS AND INJUR ING HIS LE...
01/18/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING OUTSIDE TO CHECK ON A SURGE TANK WHEN HE SLIPPED ON AN ICY PATCH FALLING ON HIS LOWER BACK. HE REPORTED THE ACCIDENT THE FOLLOWING AFTERNOON (1/18/00) AND DID NOT REPORT I NJURIES...