Leeds Plant — Accidents

Total: 178 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
02/21/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted EE WAS LIFTING A BAG OF OIL DRY WHEN HE FELT A PULL IN HIS CHEST.
01/30/2003 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted EE WAS LIFTING MATERIAL WITH A COME A LONG AT LURGI SCREW. THE COME A LONG SLIPPED A GEAR WHILE HE WAS CRANKING THE HANDLE. THIS IS WHEN HE FELT SMOETHING PULL IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.
01/18/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted EE WAS REMOVING DUST COLLECTOR BAGS FROM COLLECTOR WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS NECK. SOME OF THE BAGS WERE HALF FULL OF DUST.
01/11/2003 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 31d restricted EE WAS CLEANING OFF WELL OF PREHEATER WITH A BAR WHEN A CHUNK FELL HITTING THE END OF THE BAR CAUSING THE BAR TO STRIKE EE'S RT. SHOULDER.
08/31/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING SPILLED ROCK OUT OF #2 BELT WALKWAY. HE LIFTED A LARGE ROCK AND FELT A PAIN IN HIS LEFT ABDOMEN.
08/29/2002 FIRE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 12d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING PUMP AND HEAT EXCHANGE TO COOL OIL IN BEARING AT #2 KILN PIER. WHEN PUMP STARTED RUNNING EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING RETURN LINE FOR FLOW WHEN A FLAME CAME OUT OF THE PORT IN THE TOP...
08/07/2002 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS DISMOUNTING A WA-500 FRONT END LOADER. WHEN STEPPING FROM THE LADDER TO THE GROUND HE STEPPED ON A ROCK CAUSING HIM TO LUNGE TO THE RIGHT IN AN AWKWARD POSITION.
06/16/2002 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 37d lost EMPLOYEE WAS JACKHAMMERING #6 MILL FEED ELEVATOR CHUTE. HE WAS BENT OVER IN CHUTE BREAKING OUT MATERIAL. HE PULLED JACKHAMMER UP TO START ANOTHER CUT & FELT SOMETHING PULL IN HIS BACK.
04/01/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted INJURED WAS REMOVING MATERIAL FROM BEHIND LOSHE MILL ROLL WITH 4"" HOSE OFF OF THE GUZZLER TRUCK. THE FORCE FROM THE HOSE PULLING THE MATERIAL CAUSED A JERKING MOTION CAUSING A STRAIN TO THE LO WER BA...
02/01/2002 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted EE WAS CLEANING OFF RETURN ROLL ON D-10 BELT WITH A METAL BAR. THE BAR WENT THROUGH THE MUD, CAUSING HIM TO STRIKE HIS HAND AGAINST THE METAL FRAME OF THE BELT.
01/30/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 50d restricted EE WAS PULLING ELECTRICAL CABLE FOR MOTORE AT #1 BELT. HE STEPPED DOWN ONE STEP TO MAKE ANOTHER PULL AND STEPPED ON A PIECE OF ROLLED STEEL, CAUSING HIM TO TURN HIS ANKLE.
12/31/2001 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted EE WAS OPENING A PLASTIC CONTAINER OF WEAR COMPOUND WITH A BOX CUTTER WHEN THE CONTAINER SLIPPED CUTTING HIS LT. HAND ACROSS THE PALM..
11/26/2001 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS PRYING CHAIN ONTO SPROCKET OF #6 MILL BUCKET ELEVATOR.
08/01/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted INJURED WAS PUTTING CABLE TRAY ONTO SCISSOR LIFT. CABLE TRAY BEGAN TO FALL AND EE ATTEMPTED TO CATCH IT STRAINING HIS LOWER BACK.
07/10/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 3d lost, 88d restricted INJURED WAS WALKING UP STEPS GOING TO TOP OF SILOS. AFTER THE FIRST LEVEL OF STEPS HE TURNED ON THE PLATFORM TO THE NEXT LEVEL OF STEPS. THIS IS WHEN HE TWISTED HIS KNEE.
06/01/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted EE WAS PLACING A O.5 LB LEDGER BOOK IN OVERHEAD BIN WHEN HER LEFT SHOULDER GAVE WAY.
05/30/2001 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 3d lost, 90d restricted DIGGING OUT TOE WITH WA700 FRONT END LOADER WHEN BUCKET JUMPED THE TOE AND HIT THE QUARRY FACE OF THE 370' WALL CAUSING HIM TO SNAP HIS NECK IN A WHIPLASH TYPE EFFECT.
04/20/2001 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE ACCIDENT ONLY None AN UNPLANNED EXPLOSION OCCURRED IN THE COAL MILLDUCT WORK. TWO RELIEF VALVES WERE BLOWN, NO OTHER DAMAGE RESULTED. NO INJURIES OCCURRED.
04/02/2001 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None THE PLANT EXPERIENCED AN UNPLANNED EXPLOSION OF COAL DUST INSIDE THE COAL MILL SYSTEM. DAMAGE WAS SUBSTAINED TO THE COAL CYCLONE, COAL MILL AND DUCT. NO INJURIES OR BUILDING DAMAGE. THE IGNITI ON SOUR...
01/26/2001 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS BURNING BOLTS OUT OF GUARD. HOT BOLT BURNED HIS LEG. FIRST AID WAS GIVEN. LEG BECAME INFECTED & HE WAS SENT TO SPECIALIST 2/4/01, DIAGNOSED AS HAVING A REACTION TO THE MEDICATION HE HAD RECEIVE...
01/17/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 3d lost, 17d restricted EMPLOYEE'S NECK AND SHOULDER WAS HURTING FROM PICKING UP AUTO TIRES WITH RT ARM AND PLACING THEMON THE TIRE CONVEYER.
10/09/2000 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None THE PLANT EXPERIENCED AN UNPLANNED EXPLOSION WHEN THE COAL MILL WAS IN THE PROCESS OF SHUTTING DOWN DAMAGE WAS SUSTAINED IN THE COAL MILL SYSTEMFAN, PRIMARY AIR FAN, COAL MILL CYCLONE & DUCT. THE IGNI...
08/10/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted INJURED WAS HELPING REMOVE A MOTOR FROM FAN ON PREHEATER FLOOR #3, WHEN HELPING HE TURNED AND FELT HIS BACK TWIST AND HURT.
08/10/2000 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 30d restricted INJURED DIAGNOSED WITH CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME TO LEFT WRIST.
05/22/2000 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 21d restricted WHILE WALKING IN THE QUARRY THE EE TRIPPED ON ROCK AND TWISTED ANKLE.
03/27/2000 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE TAPING THE GUZZLE HOSE, THE AIR CANNON DISCHARGED BLOWING DRY CEMENT UNDER HIS SAFETY GLASSES INTO THE LEFT EYE.
03/07/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted INJURED WAS FILLING NO. 1 SULLAIR COMPRESSOR WITH OIL. INJURED REMOVED TOP VALVE AND FILLED SPOUT WITH OIL, SPLASHING SOME OIL IN HIS EYE.
02/04/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted MUSCLE SPASM R LUMBAR AREA.