HT Plant — Accidents

Total: 18 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
08/10/2023 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 31d lost 2 employees were barring out a hopper together. One employee was brushing loose material away while the other continued barring and crushed the first employee's left middle finger between the bar and...
08/10/2022 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cleaning material out of the Mill Hopper when an air cannon purged and shot dust and debris at the employees legs causing bruising and abrasions the front of the thighs and shins.
10/06/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 30d lost Employee had completed a welding project on the hopper. The employee was cleaning up the work area and packing tools out of the area. As the emplyee was lifting a 5 gallon bucket full of tools up onto...
08/02/2020 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 54d lost While unclogging a pin mill, the employee accidently stepped on the remote switch lowering the pin mill lid on top of themselves, crushing them between the lid and the pin mill. This resulted in a fra...
07/16/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost While working with metal, performing maintenance duties, the worker cut their hand while trying to catch a falling piece of metal.
08/12/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A roofing contractor was in the process of installing new sheet metal at the plant, when the sheet of metal they were holding slipped in their hands cutting through the leather gloves they were wearin...
02/11/2019 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While cleaning the plant at the end of the shift the employee struck their elbow on an elevator, the elbow became swollen and needed to be checked out.
10/08/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 38d lost The employee was installing heater pipes when they struck their shoulder against an upright pipe flange. The employee went to the doctor a couple weeks later due to the pain they were experiencing, an...
04/29/2018 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was barring mud out of a dryer conveyor belt tail roll. The bar slipped in the employee's hands, crushing the pinky finger on the right hand between the bar and the tail roll housing.
10/15/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Employee was climbing out of the front end loader when they slipped off the ladder pulling and hurting a shoulder
10/14/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 55d lost Employee was changing a carbon bag when he slipped and fell coming off the stairs he fell from the bottom step and landed on his left wrist breaking it in 2 places.
07/12/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 81d lost EE was spotting slow moving railcars with PPE on when he stumbled and fell on top of a car onto his right shoulder and back. He did not file an accident report until now, having worked for many weeks...
05/02/2013 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 28d lost EE was operating front-end loader over rough ground when he felt pain in lower back. EE experienced herniated disc in 2005; may be re-occurrence. EE is now seeing Chiropractor.
12/12/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 132d lost Third deck hammer-mill area had 28x48 inch deck plate removed for transporting maintenance equipment. It was left open and employee went into area to clean magnets in feed chute, apparently forgot or...
07/20/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cutting string on bulk bag when the knife slipped around his left thumb, causing a laceration that required 10 stitches at the emergency room. The employee has not missed time at work.
04/27/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost Employee was bending over a railing to clean out a pin-mixer when he felt a sudden pain in lower back. He visited Chiropractor several days later; x-rays reveal a slipped disc in lumbar region. No w...
03/31/2002 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost INJURED WRIST WHILE OPERATING FRONT-END LOADER. AT THE END OF SHIFT, EE FELT SOME DISCOMFORT IN HIS LEFT WRIST, PROBABLY DUE TO REPETITIVE MOTION WHILE OPERATING THE FRONT END LOADER. A VISIT TO THE D...
11/03/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost EE WAS STEPPING DOWN FROM A 4' LADDER WITH TOOLS IN HANDS WHEN HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL DOWN ON TOP OF SOME OF THESE ITEMS, BEING STRUCK IN THE PUBIC REGION AND SUSTAINING A BRUISE NEAR TH E RECTU...