Hannibal Plant — Accidents

Total: 174 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
02/23/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 5d lost, 10d restricted Injured employee and co-worker were carrying part of an airslide up a small set of stairs, when he felt pain in his knee.(This injury did not became reportable until EE started to miss work on May 4,...
01/23/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost As employee was investigating plugged temperature probe on preheater tower, hot cement puffed out of port entering employee's eyes (was wearing protective clothing including face shield).
11/25/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 16d lost Employee and coworker were carrying a pallet jack downstairs when he felt a strain in his back. (Was not reportable until he had surgery on 3-26-09. Was on layoff status at the time.)
11/19/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 6d lost, 20d restricted Employee was operating chain fall when he felt a popping sensation in his shoulder. (Did not become reportable until he had surgery on 4-20-09)
11/17/2008 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 85d lost, 33d restricted Injured and coworker were moving an empty Con-Ex shipping container with two forklifts. The forklift the injured employee was operating started to tip and employee unfastened seat belt and attempted...
10/22/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 6d lost, 24d restricted Employee was performing routine maintenance on vacuum truck, when a large hose fell from an elevated position, striking him in his left chest. (Did not seek medical treatment until 102408.)
09/22/2008 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None Employee was utilizing front end loader to load waste dust into haul truck when he noticed a glow at the rear of the truck. Employee attempted to extinguish the fire with a hand held extinguisher, bu...
09/02/2008 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Side of dozer slipped when employee passed crest of stockpile causing him to be partially ejected from seat. Seat belt came unhooked (Seat belt was not defective, but was apparently not securely fast...
08/07/2008 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee hooked up air hose to cement silo cone and turned on air. As he was inserting safety clip into coupling, he heard air leak. As he was adjusting the coupling, it came apart, striking him in...
07/22/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 10d restricted While moving concrete blocks from flood wall to bed of truck, employee strained his back. (Did not start missing work until 7/24/08)
06/17/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee was climbing a stationary vendor ladder attached to equipment. He was grasping for the next rung and his hand slipped and he fell backwards 4'. His back hit against an adjacent railing.
05/19/2008 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While moving mill grinding ball hopper into position, the ball on the hopper rolled over, pinching the employees hand between handle and ball. (Required stitches)
04/20/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE FELL OFF SCAFFOLDING.
03/27/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 29d lost, 16d restricted As employee entered new cooler, he stumbled catching foot between rollers.
03/17/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Three workers were handling several lengths of pipe. Pipe slipped, pinching middle finger of left hand of one of the workers, breaking the finger just below the fingernail.
03/03/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 6d lost, 73d restricted Employee was using steel bar to remove hardened materials when he felt a strain in his shoulder. (Did not become reportable until he started to miss work due to surgery on 5-08-08.)
02/25/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None As plate was being removed from junction box, the cover slipped, pinching employees finger. (Stitcfhes required).
02/01/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 19d lost, 59d restricted Employee was climbing onto loader when his foot slipped, causing him to strain arm and shoulder. (Did not become reportable until he started missing work due to surgery on 2-29-08.)
01/13/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Dismantling elevated boom section about 5 feet in the air, while stepping off of boom section he got foot caught in lanyard. Uneven contact with ground resulted in twisting of right ankle.
01/08/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured was removing E-stone pan feeder guard to repair it, when the guard slipping and a broken piece of metal cut his finger. (Received 4 sutures)
12/19/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 9d lost, 45d restricted Employee was standing on a 6' step ladder when the pipe wrench he was using slipped causing him to lose his balance and fall to the floor. (Was less than 5' above floor level.)
12/19/2007 FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee & his crew were disassembling a light plant above ground. Buildup of ice on roof of auxiliary building broke loose & fell approximately 30-40 feet striking EE in the head & neck, knocking him...
11/23/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 19d lost, 32d restricted Injured was removing sign from access platform when he felt burning pain in his arm. Did not become reportable until he started to miss work due to surgery on 12-06-07.
10/11/2007 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 7d lost, 15d restricted As employee was walking around crane to string cable, he stepped on clinker, causing him to twist his knee. (Did not become reportable until he started to miss work on 2/11/08 due to surgery.)
09/15/2007 HOISTING DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 132d lost, 92d restricted A bolt, connecting a roller guide and mounting plate to the top of the temporary construction personnel hoist, broke. The EE was struck with a glancing blow to the head and left shoulder and resulted...
09/05/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 24d lost, 166d restricted EE was in the laydown yard, cleaning trash and moving railroad ties. EE alledged he hurt his back while moving ties by hand. EE did not seek medical help for 2 weeks. EE's doctor recommended days away...
09/05/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 39d lost EE was setting a 6 foot concrete column form and when the form started to tip over, he attempted to keep it from falling and he stepped off the concrete footing and fell approximately 3 feet to the gr...
07/24/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cleaning parts of disassembled grinder when he cut his finger on a piece of sharp metal. (Required stitches.)
06/11/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 9d lost Employee twisted knee as he was stepping down from raw mill. (Did not become reportable until he started missing work due to surgery on August 2, 2007.)
04/28/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 11d lost, 69d restricted Employee was using sledge hammer to drive in bars on slide of 1E clinker tank prior to calibration, when hammer slipped off end of bar, flew from his hands becoming wedged between clinker hut and hand...
04/26/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 67d lost, 17d restricted While manually adjusting forks on forklift, employee felt strain in his back. Did not become reportable until he started to miss work due to surgery on December 14, 2007.
04/23/2007 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 28d restricted A brace was being hoisted by a crane. The connector was climbing into position. The flagman for the crane was not properly positioned and did not wait for the connector to get into position. The flagm...
03/14/2007 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 9d lost, 81d restricted While participating in MSHA inspection, employee stepped on a clinker twisting his knee. (Did not become reportable until he started missing work due to surgery on August 2, 2007.)
02/23/2007 OTHER DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 7d lost, 13d restricted Employee was stepping up onto berm block when he felt something snap in his knee. (Did not become reportable until he started missing work due to surgery on 6-21-07).
02/21/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 80d lost, 36d restricted Employee was one of five employees pulling on a 5"" concrete pump truck hose when his right foot became entangled in a horizontal rebar mat. When the other employees tugged on the hose to move it, th...
02/14/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 8d lost, 55d restricted Employee slipped on ice while carrying sample buckets. Fell backwards straining both shoulders. Did not become reportable until he started missing work on 5/24/07 due to surgery.
01/16/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 10d lost, 21d restricted Injured slipped on ice on top of cement silos, twisting his knee.
11/02/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 154d lost Yanking a chains when injured person started to complain of lower back pain running down his left leg.
10/28/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Lifting liner section in ball mill with another ee, the injured party had lifted two other sections prior to this one. While lifting the third section he felt his right shoulder ""give out"".
04/25/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 55d restricted While removing piece of flat steel from a bench vise, employee's hand slipped, allowing piece of steel to fall on his foot. (Diagnosed fracture on 5/5/06)
09/30/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 6d lost, 11d restricted Employee was climbing out from under a haulage truck after repairing leak in hydraulic tank when he twisted his knee. (Did not become reportable until he started missing work due to surgery on Decemb...
09/17/2005 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 12d lost, 72d restricted Employee was connecting cable to rolloff truck when truck wheel rolled over his foot.
08/17/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 43d restricted Employee was assisting in removal of kiln chain from clinker cooler when he fell, striking his elbow. Did not seek medical treatment until August 23, 2005 (radial head fracture).
07/12/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 24d restricted Employee was getting on a Cat D6 tractor dozer to fuel when his foot slipped on the step and he fell forward striking his mouth on the handhold then fell backwards and struck his head on the side of t...
06/18/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 14d restricted The employee was stepping down off of a dozer when his right foot hung up on the step between the tracks and caused his left foot to strike the ground with a jolt which caused pain in his lower back....
06/15/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 18d lost While cleaning dust pug mill, employee did not anticipate addition of water to hot dust causing eruption of steam causing burns to arm and hands.
03/07/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured was helping to secure motor on trailer when his finger was caught in a tie down clamp.
03/04/2005 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was replacing belt on air handler for waste fuels lab when he tried to stop pulleys by grabbing the belt resulting in finger being pinched between belt and pulley. unit was locked out and pulley wa...
02/10/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 26d lost, 110d restricted Employee was measuring bin levels on river silos when he slipped on the ice (freezing rain). Did not become reportable until 4/18/05 when he started to miss work due to surgery.
01/20/2005 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 102d lost, 9d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING IN PLACING WHEELED PLATFORM UNDER PORTABLE CONVEYOR WHEN CONVEYOR TIPPED, STRIKING EE.