Imerys Sylacauga Operations — Accidents

Total: 366 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
03/12/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Employee reached for a bag coming down slide on conveyor. Bumped hand on bag bending thumb backward.
02/04/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 12d restricted Employee was pulling on a pipe wrench. Felt burning sensation in back.
01/28/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Employee picked up 50 lb. bag sample, placed on his shoulder and later lowered to chest area and proceeded to truck. Later experienced pain in lower left chest area.
01/22/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted Employee cutting conveyor belt with box cutter blade. Blade slipped cutting left index finger. Stitches required.
01/12/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 135d lost, 10d restricted Employee lifted and held pipe to align with pump. Placed on restrictions 1/19/09.
01/08/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee tripped on c-channel at #6 silo. Fell on channel striking right knee.
11/04/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 20d lost Employee attempted to move Aljet fan using a pry bar. Felt something pull in his stomach. Amendment: Surgery 12/29/08. First lost day 1/5/09.
10/13/2008 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 13d restricted Employee had cut bearing off shaft on #34 Tube Mill feeder then attempted to pick up shaft with bare hand.
10/08/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 194d lost While using sledge hammer, employee felt something ""Pull"" in right side. Dr released to full duty at time of accident. Beginning December 2008 began seeking med treatment from personal dr. Taken o...
09/12/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 12d restricted Stepped in mud, slipped and fell.
06/26/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None Lost grip on wooden pallet, pallet fell pinning hand between pallet and wall.
06/18/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 140d lost, 19d restricted Employee was lifting dust collector cage when the cage became hung on something. As employee freed cage, the impact snatched his lumbar area.
05/29/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Employee using shovel to dig debris from around feed screw.
05/19/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted Strained muscle while stacking bags of coated material. 50+ lbs per bag.
04/26/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 17d restricted Stepping to railcar when Self Retracting Line jerked him back. Employee fell and injured wrist.
04/14/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted EE was decending ladder of railcar when his foot lost traction on ladder and became entangled in rungs. Hands lost grip and EE fell onto concrete landing on upper back and shoulders.
02/20/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 15d restricted Employee was stepping over berm to get slurry sample from tank farm and felt ""twinge"" in lower back.
02/19/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted Employee picked up a loaded tool bucket and strained back.
02/11/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted As employee was swinging a 4-lb hammer to remove a plug from the #1 flash dryer product line blower, he felt pain in right shoulder.
01/24/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted Employee was working on sifter blower. Shaft of the motor was turning due to draw from dust collector. Employee attempted to slow motor to a stop by creating friction against shaft with pair of pliers...
12/14/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted Employee injured while removing guard, guard slipped out of co-worker's hand transferring weight to injured employee.
12/14/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 23d restricted While employee was removing a 120# bearing off the raymond mill drive, the sprocket began to fall. He attempted to hold it up to keep it from falling.
12/11/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 14d restricted EE was using pry bar to line up poly pipes for connection. Bar slipped.
11/27/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Employee was helping with cleanup around the #2 Flasy Dryer when he picked up a scrap screw and felt a pull in his lower back.
11/22/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted While checking the #36 Raymond Mill Feed Belt Tail pulley, employee slipped and pulled his left knee. Restricted duty began 11/27/07.
11/16/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 36d restricted Employee tripped over a box sticking out from under a table in the maintenance shop. Placed on restricted duty 11/20/07.
11/16/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost He was opening a lid and turned it the wrong way and pulled lower back.
11/12/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 29d restricted Employee picked up butterfly valve and turned and dropped it to the floor. Placed on restricted duty 11/27/07.
10/23/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was training a belt at shipping, when he cut his left index finger on a sharp edge of a guard near the belt adjustment.
10/13/2007 OTHER DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 117d lost, 43d restricted Employee bent over to pick up empty bag. As he bent over he twisted and pulled a muscle in his back.
09/26/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 15d restricted He was climbing under and around machinery and pulled something in the groin area.
09/22/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Employee was backing away from forklift in operation when he backed into the safety chain across the dock doors. The latch gave and employee fell approx. 6 ft to the ground.
08/07/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted Employee completed loading truck and stepped from back of truck to ground. Had pulley in left hand and lanyard in right hand to prevent feet from entanglement. When he landed on ground the pulley retr...
07/19/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using personal pocket knife to dislodge pencil stuck in his hard hat. Knife slipped cutting hand. Required stitches, was not work related.
06/30/2007 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 16d restricted 6/30/07 employee stepped on a pipe and rolled ankle. The following night (7/1/07) he stepped on a water hose and turned ankle again.
05/31/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 43d lost Dropped table bushing on fingers. 3 mashed fingers.
05/30/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee tripped on a piece of metal attached to floor at Plt 3 504 Bagger. Injured fell against the spout on the 504 Bagger cutting his upper lip. Required stitches.
05/21/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted Employee was using pry bar to put cribbing under pipe. Strained back.
05/18/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted Employee tripped on raised forks of forklift.
05/14/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 86d restricted Employee was descending the steps on Plant 2 #3 tube mill collector when he twisted his right ankle.
05/10/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted Employee was stepping off stairs onto track #3. Twisted right ankle.
05/09/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted IE was coming down ladder. Lost balance. Grabbed piece of tin cutting hand. Required sutures.
05/07/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 33d lost, 67d restricted Employee was working on a feeder and had to remove a 2 HP motor and then re-install it.
04/19/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 21d restricted Employee was exiting company vehicle. Door of vehicle slammed on finger.
04/03/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 98d lost, 71d restricted Employee was pulling and lifting boxes of bags out of a manlift. He injured both shoulders.
02/28/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 17d restricted Employee had descended stairs and stepped onto floor grate. Caught toe in floor grate and twisted ankle.
01/22/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted EE was running under a catwalk and raised up too quickly. Struck his head on catwalk and fell backward onto ankle.
01/14/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted Employee got into company vehicle, pushed himself back, and knee popped.
11/20/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 128d lost Employee was washing floor using a water hose. As he was backing up he stepped off a low retaining wall, straining his back. Refused medical treatment at time of accident. Sought medical treatment 12/...
07/14/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was pushing against pry bar. Bar slipped and employee fell forward striking left jaw on angle iron. Required 4 stitches.