KITTANNING PLANT — Accidents

Total: 93 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
01/15/2025 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was walking to locker room at the end of EE's shift to go home. Incident occurred by the Sweco/Duavac in Building #02. Employee was walking and felt a sharp pain in left knee and lower back m...
10/18/2024 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 22d restricted Removing drive pulley off of Jet Mill #01 classifier, using hydraulic puller to remove pulley from classifier off of JM#1. While coworker was applying more pressure to hydraulic puller; puller strippe...
09/25/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 30d lost, 210d restricted Operator was bagging pallets on Screen 5, picked up pallet to place under new sack and felt pain in left shoulder. Continued to work through shift. Did not report to foreman until pain persisted throu...
04/24/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 54d lost, 112d restricted Employee was climbing up ladder outside screen #5 to check bin for fullness with headlamp, when climbing down ladder, employee felt sharp pan in left shoulder. Ambulance was called at 9 pm and was tak...
01/05/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Was doing a screen change on Screen #1 and bottom screen needed stretch out and employee left middle finger popped.
09/19/2023 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employer was notified that there were 3 msha reportable audiogram shifts during annual medical review bus. Employee will be informed of shift/results and determine next test to proceed.
09/19/2023 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Received notification of three reportable MSHA audio shifts and must be reported within 10 working days. Will notify all three employees and those will be re-tested for determination and acquire more...
09/19/2023 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employer was advised that there were three MSHA reportable audiogram shifts per annual med bus testing. Employee will be informed and any future testing may be advised.
07/12/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 36d lost, 137d restricted was upstairs doing screen change, went to pick up screen something hurt in EE's right shoulder
11/09/2022 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Tripped on beam lying beside tank outside building by ball mills and hurt knee and then back hurt the day after
10/06/2022 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost was performing work in the forklift and knee buckled.
08/09/2022 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Tripped over fan cord stacking pallet with fifty pound bag in arms.
06/27/2022 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 22d lost, 18d restricted Was walking in to the plant and slipped on graphite pile in packing room
05/31/2022 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 4d lost, 23d restricted Employee was working around the sack hanger when they missed a step coming down the stairs causing them to fall and land on their bottom.
09/24/2021 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None failed annual audio test
09/24/2021 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None failed annual hearing test
08/19/2021 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 29d lost EE was trying to get the sack back on to the pallet by kicking it when EE's left knee twisted.
07/16/2021 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 11d restricted walking to work station and stepped in small hole in the floor and foot rolled over
06/22/2021 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Going down stairs that had a thin layer of graphite on them.
05/24/2021 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Thin layer of graphite on the floor
05/12/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 35d restricted Pulling back on screen two strap got sharp pain in right elbow
10/21/2020 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Was getting off forklift at roller mill 1 when right knee popped. Fell onto right knee after it popped.
10/19/2020 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 17d restricted Went to step up on forklift and right foot slipped off of forklift. Grabbed handle to keep from falling, twisted, and felt a pop in the right side of back.
09/03/2020 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 33d lost, 26d restricted Was removing a pipe nipple from Jet Mill 2 cooler system with a pipe wrench using my legs to hold me in place.
08/04/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Doing screen change on Screen 5, EE got right pinkie caught under deck while letting it down.
04/14/2020 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 18d restricted Going down vertical ladder. Slipped going down and jammed right foot.
03/03/2020 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 13d restricted Slipped on piece of wood on stair well and fell
01/20/2020 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 15d restricted Employee was helping to position a gear box onto a screw conveyor when the gear box fell from the chain fall it was being lifted by contacting the employee on the left thigh.
01/20/2020 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None By compactor, employee was pulling a box full of junk, box ripped and employee fell backwards. When Employee fell backwards employee jammed left wrist. Employee was given a velcro splint to wear for t...
01/06/2020 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Locker room at Asbury; felt something in right eye. Used eye wash station and also the squeezable tubes of saline solution to try and wash out right eye. Couldn't seem to get out was was in eye.
07/29/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 24d lost, 54d restricted Employee was walking to reset 10 scale in packing room when EE tripped onto a pallet of cardboard. The employee fell onto the cardboard on EE's right side and arm.
07/25/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 11d restricted Employee was helping the loader operator make a mix when EE picked up a pallet and experienced pain in EE's back.
07/10/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee was bagging onto a pallet when EE experienced pain in back and neck.
04/22/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Working on trying to remove pulley from JM1 either dirt of piece of metal got in eye.
03/28/2019 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 31d lost, 20d restricted Employee was working at Ball mill #1 tightening the door on the top. When EE went to turn the bar, EE ""felt a pop and a tear in the groin area"". EE was taken by ambulance to the ER. released ""off w...
03/27/2019 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Cutting bottom out of pint cup to tape together
01/29/2019 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 37d restricted Driving down to clean railroad tracks. On way back up to main road passing rail car hit frozen piled up material and hit head on plastic heater column. Seat belt held me down head and neck hit heater...
12/21/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 26d restricted Cutting bags in mill floor dump
09/21/2018 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 29d lost, 38d restricted I was in BLD3 looking for a pallet and slipped and twisted my ankle
06/26/2018 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 4d restricted Was cutting a bag of material on Scr. 1 pad/pit
06/15/2018 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 10d lost, 32d restricted Coming down spiral staircase thought I was down but missed last step and fell on floor my radio was on R front pocket.
03/08/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Was lifting blank screen, it started to bend, when it did something happened to lower back and right shoulder.
01/04/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 10d lost, 56d restricted Experiencing numbness, tingling, and loss of strength in right hand while bagging on Jet Mill 3.
10/11/2017 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None After annual audiometric testing one employee was found to have a reportable change in hearing.
07/21/2017 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cleaning bathroom and was stung by a bee. Taken to hospital on 7/21 and released on 7/21. Returned to work 7/24 (Monday).
07/20/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 14d restricted Employee was removing strap and shackle, bar or strap moved, pushing left hand into the sheet metal side of the cooler. Causing laceration to 4th finger on L hand .Employee received medial treatment,...
09/02/2016 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Driving forklift into aisle 3, hit the brakes and slid into I beam. Then before hitting I beam, I put my hand out and it cut my middle finger.
02/22/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 3d lost, 19d restricted Employee was lifting 50lb. bags onto pallet in which last two rows exceeded above head; hurt lower back, right leg.
02/01/2016 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 72d lost Cutting shot coke sacks into loader guys bucket with co-worker; co-worker was on L side and I was on Right; trying to get sack into bucket; was steadying left hand on loader bucket below sack & then w...
07/22/2015 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 15d restricted right elbow pain caused by employee was drilling holes in a cement wall, with a hammer drill and it got caught on something and it twisted his right arm. injury was on 7/22/15 first dr. apt. 8/28; x-r...