Hannibal Plant — Accidents

Total: 174 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
09/16/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 67d restricted Forklift operator, attempting to crib up a piece of steel stock in holding rack, stood on an I-beam to gain height. While standing on the edge of the I-beam, the I-beam rolled, coming to rest with th...
09/01/2013 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was attempting to remove cap from fuel tank. Pressure in the tank due to clogged vent caused the cap to strike employee in the face. Laceration on lower lip required stitches to close.
04/10/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 70d restricted Employee was replacing a light fixture, which was never properly fastened during original installation. Fixture began to fall during process of unhooking. From the ladder that he was working on, emplo...
03/19/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 7d lost, 34d restricted Initial indicators are that employee attempted to rack out a 4160 cabinet that was under load. Lower cabinet door or two door vertical cabinet remained closed, upper cabinet door struck employee in t...
03/16/2013 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee was pulling air lance from a 4"" diameter inspection port when he felt a burning sensation in the groin area. Employee was diagnosed with a hernia that required surgery to repair. Incident di...
02/27/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 14d lost, 20d restricted Employee was lifting a section of air slide. Upon lifting, he felt pain in his lower back. Employee was diagnosed with degenerative disk. This incident was to reportable until employee had surgery on...
01/30/2013 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was assigned the task of changing sizing screen sections. To get to the work area, stairs are utilized. To perform work, employee positioned himself in a kneeling or squatting position. Pain...
11/13/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 12d restricted No one significant event that caused lower back pain, employee had back pain after shift that ran into overtime. Pain persisted and worsened over the next two days, when medical treatment was sought.
11/07/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was opening end gate of overloaded dust truck. When gate opened, dust got into eye.
10/08/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 30d restricted Employee was removing doors from FFM2 for inspection of interior of mill. When employee lifted the door cross bar, he felt a sharp pain in his back. He was lifting the bar from a kneeling position.
08/25/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 10d lost, 15d restricted Maintenance crew was repairing FK Pump. No specific movement or event caused pain, back became more sore as the day progressed. Injured has had suffered from frequent back pain, although with this i...
07/13/2012 DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee was working in the Raw Mill area and began to feel light-headed. He asked for a co-worker to drive him to the maintenance shop. Once at the shop, he began to walk to the lunchroom to get a...
06/25/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 20d restricted Employee was descending a fixed ladder, and misjudged the number of rungs to the ground. He stepped down, thinking it would be to the ground, when there was another rung to the ground. His right knee...
06/20/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Injured employee was using a combination wrench to remove a nut and bolt. The nut was difficult to remove, and employee used a hammer to strike the wrench. When the hammer struck the tool, the wrenc...
05/01/2012 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Employee was removing bung from steel drum of waste material to sample contents. Was using a spark resistant tool, but apparently the steel bung caused a spark when it was being removed from the stee...
04/24/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted Employee was replacing bin valve at packhouse, and due to over-use, strained his back. Injury did not become reportable until 10/29/2012.
04/02/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 18d restricted Employee was removing cutter head from rock drill when the cutter head dropped, crushing the tip of his finger between the drill bit and limestone. Required 3 stitches.
03/24/2012 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 50d restricted Employee extended his left foot out of the operator compartment of a Case Skid Steer. At the same time he lowered the bucket catching his foot between the bucket assembly and the frame. (He had recei...
02/15/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 22d restricted Injured employee was working from a kneeling position, and another worker in the area stepped on his foot. This twisted the knee and caused damage to the joint. Injury did not become reportable unti...
02/14/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cleaning waste fuel drum when he struck his elbow on sharp metal where lid had been removed. (5 stitches required.)
09/16/2011 OTHER DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 25d restricted Employee twisted his knee while trying to access bolts to remove drive motor (awkward position). (Did not become reportable until 11/03/11 due to surgery)
09/13/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cleaning the inside of a waste fuel drum when his cut his thumb on the top of the drum.
08/12/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Employee was walking to hydropulper control panel when he caught his foot on an anti-fatigue mat and twisted his knee. (Did not become reportable until 10/27/11 when he had surgery.)
07/28/2011 DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 1d restricted Injured and coworker were welding a patch on the preheater tower. System running at normal heat. Employees were working 10 minutes and cooling off for 10 minutes away from heat source. Were using f...
07/19/2011 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 7d lost, 17d restricted Miner was operating rock drill on 52' highwall, bit stuck & attempt to get bit unstuck,diagaonal section of the highwall sloughed,drill steel did not break,mtrl around drill steel pulled drill down wi...
02/17/2011 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 19d restricted Repetitive use of various hand tools. (Did not become reportable until he had carpal tunnel surgery on 4/8/11.)
02/13/2011 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 16d restricted Employee developed pain and tingling in hand and fingers after using hand tools. (Did not become reportable until he had carpal tunnel surgery on 6/10/11.)
02/10/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 7d lost, 34d restricted While making repairs to dozer, employee slipped on the ice and fell to the ground. (Did not become reportable until he started to miss work due to surgery on 10/06/11.)
01/28/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 20d restricted Employee was using 20 lb sledge hammer to remove mill door. He picked up a door jack (weighing 5-6 lbs) with right hand. As he set it down, his right elbow would not straighten. (Did not become rep...
01/03/2011 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 7d lost, 15d restricted Employee was using pry bar to open inspection door on preheater tower. Pry bar slipped striking employee in knee. (Did not become reportable until employee started to miss work due to surgery on 2/1...
12/25/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 22d lost While collecting cement samples, employee slipped on ice falling to the ground. It was still snowing at the time of the accident.(Did not become reportable until he started to miss time due to surger...
12/20/2010 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 22d restricted Develo0ped pain and numbness in both hands from operating 75 ton haul truck. Did not become reportable until he had carpal tunnel surgery on 5/13/11.
12/01/2010 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 6d lost, 33d restricted Employee was using shovel and jackhammer to remove hardened buildup inside the clinker cooler when he developed pain in his shoulder. (Did not become reportable until he started to miss work due to s...
11/20/2010 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 22d restricted Injured was using water lance to remove build up in preheater tower when he felt numbness and tingling in his hand. (Did not become reportable until he had carpal tunnel surgery on 5/13/11.)
11/16/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 6d lost, 52d restricted While using an air lance to remove kiln feed build up in preheater tower, employee tripped over support beam. (Did not become reportable until he started to miss work due to surgery on 2/24/11.)
10/06/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 6d lost, 76d restricted While pulling old dust collector bags off cages in main baghouse, employee felt strain in his shoulder. (Did not become reportable until employee started to miss work on 1/10/2011 due to surgery).
10/01/2010 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 19d restricted While working on various pieces of production equipment, employee felt pain and tingling in his hand. (Did not become reportable until he had carpal tunnel surgery on 11/19/10.)
09/15/2010 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 14d restricted Employee developed pain and tingling in hand and fingers after using shovel and jackhammer. (Did not become reportable until he had carpal tunnel surgey on 11/12/10.)
06/10/2010 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee was welding on guard rail when his auto-darkening welding lens failed. He immediately replaced lens with a standard welding lens.
03/23/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was installing chain fall in a choken when the chain fall slipped out of his hand striking his finger. (Reportable due to stitches.)
01/04/2010 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None Ignition source not isolated or separated from combustible liquids.
12/17/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 7d lost, 14d restricted While carrying tools up steps, employee twisted knee resulting in sharp pain. (Did not become reportable until employee started missing work due to surgery on 3/25/10.)
10/17/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None As employee was responding to fire alarm, he slipped on concrete floor, striking his chin on desk. (Stitches required.)
10/12/2009 FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 34d lost, 48d restricted Supervisory employee walked a short distance into the kiln (system shutdown and locked out) to determine if temperature had dropped sufficiently to allow brick peeler to remove built up coating. As h...
10/10/2009 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 18d restricted While working to replace roll in coal mill, employee noticed pain and tingling in his left hand. (Did not become reportable until he had carpal tunnel surgery on 1/27/10.)
10/01/2009 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 18d lost, 20d restricted Employee was welding on finish mill shell (overhead and in awkward position). Felt pain in shoulder. (Did not become reportable until he started to miss work due to surgery on November 16, 2009.)
08/19/2009 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 6d lost, 13d restricted While fabricating an access platform, employee stepped on a piece of angle iron causing him to twist his right knee. (Did not become reportable until September 28, 2009 when he started to miss work d...
08/05/2009 OTHER DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 6d lost, 19d restricted Employee was kneeling while reconnecting wiring on mill bearing temperature detector. As he stood up, he felt a pop in his knee. (Did not become reportable until employee started to miss work due to...
06/18/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 16d lost, 16d restricted As employee was removing guard from apron pan conveyor, the guard caught, causing him to lose his balance and take a couple of steps backwards. As he did so, he stepped in a pool of hot kiln feed.
05/16/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 21d lost, 49d restricted Employee was climbing ladder on loader when he slipped. He held on with his right arm to prevent fall, resulting in strain to shoulder. (Did not become reportable until employee started to miss work...