MAIN PROCESSING PLANT — Accidents

Total: 149 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
05/03/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was repairing a water leak at 2 & 3 Tracks, using a ratchet to tighten flange bolt. The ratchet slipped off the bolt and struck him in the upper lip, requiring stitches.
10/06/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost While performing work on a Denver Mill reducer shaft, it slipped and fell crushing right hand between shaft and cement floor resulting in laceration between thumb and index finger requiring stitches.
09/01/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using a pipe to open a waste line quick open valve and got his finger caught between pipe and concrete resulting in a fracture to his distal phalynx on right third finger.
07/12/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 17d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO POUR SOME CLEANER FROM A 55 GALLON DRUM INTO A SMALLER CONTAINER WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. THE 55 GALLON DRUM HAD APPROXIMATELY 12"" T0 18"" OF CLEANER I...
06/28/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Emp was replacing shaft and bearings on calciner metric ton bagger when left index finger got mashed between upper and lower framing of equipment.
04/13/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost IN AN ATTEMPT TO PREVENT AN 1,100 LB. BAG OF KAOLIN FROM FALLING OFF TOP OF STACK, EMPLOYEE TWISTED HIS KNEE AS HE MADE AN EVASIVE MOVE TO KEEP BAG FROM FALLING ON TOP OF HIM AS HE FELL TO FLOOR.
01/27/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMP WAS SENT TO UNSTOP A SODA ASH LINE, HE ACCIDENTALLY OPENED A UCARCIDE 750 CHEMICAL LINE (THAT WAS NOT MARKED) AND CHEMICAL SPLASHED IN HIS LEFT EYE AND FACE.
12/23/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was leaving Floc & Leach Control Room to go back to Lab when she stepped in some polymer causing her to slip. She reached for door handle to break her fall and jammed her left little finger.
05/18/2005 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cutting wood on a table saw when the wood kicked back cutting right hand requiring stitches.
02/25/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Emp was unloading hydrogen peroxide tote bins with forklift wearing all the appropriate personal protective equipment. As he was removing PPE some of the chemical residue got on his hands causing ligh...
09/20/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted EE WAS WASHING INSIDE TANK CAR WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL. THE NOZZLE HE WAS USING CAUGHT BETWEEN HIS LEFT RING FINGER AND LITTLE FINGER, CUTTING IT. REQUIRED STITCHES.
06/19/2004 DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 1d lost EMP WAS LOADING AND UNLOADING TANK CARS IN EXTREME HOT AND HUMID WEATHER CONDITIONS. HE BECAME NAUSEATED AND SICK. HE STARTED FEELING DIZZY AND FELLOW WORKERS APPLIED COLD COMPRESSES AND CALLED FOR AN...
05/12/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted EMPLOYEE TRIPPED OVER CHAIR WHILE GETTING UP FROM MEETING TABLE. HE CAUGHT HIMSELF ON DOOR WITH RT. ARM SPRAINING/STRAINING RT.TRICEP MUSCLE.
03/19/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 15d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A 55 GALLON DRUM OF OIL AND EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. AFTER SEEING PANEL PHYSICIAN, HE IS TO HAVE PHYSICAL THERAPY.
12/10/2003 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 2d restricted EMP HAD JUST LOADED A METRIC TON BAG OF CLAY ONTO TRUCK AND WAS TRAVELING ON FORKLIFT TO GET ANOTHER BAG WHEN ANOTHER EE STEPPED FROM BEHIND A ROW OF BAGS STARTLING DRIVER CAUSING HIM TO APPL Y BRAKES...
08/15/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost EE WAS WALKING FROM PARKING AREA TO WORK SITE. HE STEPPED ON RAILROAD TRACK RAIL, TRIPPED & FELL RESULTING IN A BADLY SPRAINED LEFT WRIST & BRUISED LEFT HIP, SIDE & KNEE.
07/21/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS PERFORMING BRIGHTNESS TEST. A GLASS PLATE SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HAND & SHATTERED CAUSING AN UNKNOWN OBJECT TO IRRITATE RIGHT EYE.
07/08/2003 NO VALUE FOUND NO VALUE FOUND None GRINDING RUBBER ADHESIVE OFF WALLS OF DENVER MILL AND FOREIGN BODY GOT IN HIS EYES CAUSING IRRITATION.
04/07/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 14d lost, 18d restricted AS PART OF EMPLOYEE'S JOB AS A LAB TECH HE HAS TO CLOSE CLAY SAMPLE BUCKET LIDS. HE HAS REPETITIVELY CLOSED THESE LIDS WITH THE PALM OF HIS HANDWHICH HAS RESULTED IN NERVE DAMAGE CAUSING PAIN AND NEED...
02/08/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost EMPLOYEE PULLED MUSCLES IN LOWER BACK WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE A LOADING HOSE FROM A FRESHLY LOADED SLURRY TANK CAR ON #1 TRACK. HE IS CURRENTLY OUT OF WORK DUE TO DOCTOR'S ORDERS FOR BED R EST. RET...
11/26/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None STEPPING OVER WET PIPE AND SLIPPED FALLING AND CUTTING SHIN ON LEFT LEG REQUIRING THREE SUTURES.
10/22/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS PUSHING AGAINST DISPENSER ON ""SLIPLINE"" OVER SWECO SCREEN. THE PIPE WAS RUSTY & BROKE CAUSING ""SLIP"" TO SPLASH INTO HIS EYES. HE ALREADY HAD PIN EYE WHICH MADE IRRATATION WORSE.
07/22/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted EE WAS HELPING TO LOAD A WATER BLASTER ONTO GOLF CART WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK ON RIGHT SIDE BETWEEN BELT AND TOPOF SHOULDER.
06/10/2002 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE GRINDING ON BAG PACKER SOMETHING FELL IN EYE BEHIND FACE SHIELD. ANOTHER EMP WAS GRINDING IN THE SAME AREA.
05/21/2002 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING AND GRINDING IN THE SHOP. HE NOTICED HIS RIGHT EYE GETTING IRRITATED. HE WASHED IT SEVERAL TIMES AND TOOK SOME SOLUTION HOME TO WASH OUT ALSO. HE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLA SSES AND A...
03/18/2002 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 25d lost CUTTING RIGHT OF WAY WITH BUSH HOOK AND FELT SEVERE PAIN TO LEFT SHOULDER WHILE SWINGING BUSH HOOK. DID NOT GO TO DR. UNTIL WEEK LATER THINKING PAIN WOULD GO AWAY.
12/17/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING ON #7 AND #8 FILTER LINES. AS HE BENT OVER HIS HARD HAT FELL OFF. AS HE BENT OVER TO RETRIEVE HARDHAT AND COME UP, HE HIT HIS HEAD ON A VALVE HANDLE THAT HAD A SHARP EDGE . THIS...
12/11/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING MECHANIC CLEAN OUT ROTARY VALVE. CORNER BOLT WAS LEFT IN FLANGE TO HOLD UP VALVE. WHILE LIFTING ROTARY VALVE TO PUT BOLTS BACK IN, FLANGE BROKE CAUSING VALVE TO FALL (VER Y HEAVY)...
12/04/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost THE FEED BOWL WAS STOPPED UP ON #6 SPRAY DRYER. EMP FLEXED HOSE TO CHECK PRESSURE AND UNCLAMPED CLAMPS AND HOT SLURRY SPRAYED OUT ONTO HIS ARMS AND FACE RESULTING IN 1ST & 2ND DEGREE BURNS.
08/02/2001 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS THREADING CONDUIT IN RIGID 300 THREADING MACHINE. HAD THREADED CONDUIT, WENT TO REMOVE BUT DID NOT WAIT FOR MACHINE TO STOP. PIPE HUNG IN JAWS OF MACHINE, CAUSING PIPE TO CATCH HIS RIGHT...
07/11/2001 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS RIDING IN GOLF CART IN EARLY MORNING AND DID NOT SEE ROPE BARRIER. GOLF CART WENT THROUGHAND UNDER ROPE BARRIER CAUSING IT TO CUT AND BRUISE LEFT EYE AND CHEEK REQUIRING 6 STITCHES.
05/16/2001 RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS (TOXIC AGENTS) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None EE WAS GOING DOWN STAIRS TO COLLECT SAMPLE FROM FLOC AND LEACH. SHE WAS OVER TAKEN BY FUMES AS SHE ENTERED INTO THE BUILDING CAUSING HER TO GET SICK AND LOSE HER VOICE. AS A RESULT OF THIS SHE WAS DIA...
05/07/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE EE WAS CHECKING LAB SAMPLE, A PRODUCTION WORKER BROUGHT IN ANOTHER SAMPLE AND WALKED UP BEHIND HIM WITHOUT HIS KNOWLEDGE AND PICKED HIM UP FROM BEHIND WALKING ACROSS FLOOR JOTLING HIM UP AND DOW...
04/27/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost EE WAS GETTING OFF BIG BAGGING MACHINE AND TWISTED HIS LEFT ANKLE - SPRAINING IT.
04/23/2001 OCCUPATIONAL SKIN DISEASES OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 2d lost EE WAS MOVED TO OUT LIMESTONE FACILITY, DUE TO CONTACT WITH CHEMICALS, HIS HANDS BROKE OUT AGAIN IN A SEVERE CASE OF DERMATITIS.
03/29/2001 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None CUTTING STEEL PLATES WITH TORCH WEARING GOGGLES WHEN FIRE (METAL) GOT IN EYE CAUSING IRRITATION.
03/13/2001 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE ALONG WITH OTHER CO-WORKERS WERE CHANGING A SHAFT IN A BLUNGER. THEY HAD TO USE A HYDROLIFT TO LIFT SHAFT THEN TRANSFER IT TO A CHAIN HOIST. THE SHAFT SLIPPED THROUGH THE HOIST AND THE BLAD E OF TH...
01/16/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WALKING TO CALCINER TO SEAL HOPPERS AND STEPPED ON A PATCH OF ICE, FALLING AND HITTING RIGHT ELBOW ON CONCRETE CAUSING PAIN AND CONTUSION LATER.
11/09/2000 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS INSTALLING SUPPORT BRACKETS TO HOLD WATER LINE. HE WAS USING GRINDER AND GRINDING OVERHEAD AND PARTICLE OF METAL GOT IN LEFT EYE. HE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES WITH SIDESHIELDS.
11/08/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE WASHING OUT F-9 TANK, EE EXPERIENCED PROBLEM WITH RIGHT ARM. FOREMAN ADVISED EE TO SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION AT EMERGENCY ROOM. ER PHYSICIAN DETERMINED PROBLEM TO BE TENDONITIS.
11/02/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None FOREMAN WAS WELDING ROUND SEAM INSIDE OF TANK. AUTOMATIC HUNG ON HOOK LADDER BURNT HOLE THRU SHELL, FIRE FELL DOWN ON OUTSIDE AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE. HE GOT UP TO MOVE SAFETY LANYARD CRADDLED ARO UND LEF...
10/16/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE CLOSING FILTER PAN DOOR ON #1 FILTER, EE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK AREA.
10/12/2000 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS TRAVELING FROM MAIN ROAD INTO PLANT ENTRANCE AROUND RECEIVING WHEN A COMPANY TRUCK DRIVEN BY A CONTRACTOR EE WAS TRAVELING IN A WESTWARD DIRECTION TOWARD HER. HE DID NOT SEE HER AND STR UCK HER...
07/23/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 6d restricted AS EE WAS ENTERING BUILDING HE SLIPPED AND FELL ON WET SLOPED CONCRETE FLOOR. THE FLOOR WAS WET DUE TO RAIN. THE FALL RESULTED IN A SEVERE CONTUSION TO HIS LEFT HIP.
03/27/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted INJURED AND COWORKER LIFTED A ROLL OF LINING RUBBER WHEN INJURED FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
03/24/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS STEPPING FROM BUILDING ONTO RAILCAR WHEN HE SLIPPED ON WET CLAY CAUSING HIM TO FALL UNDERRAILCAR AND SUSTAINING BRUISES ON RIGHT LEG, LEFT SIDE AND BACK.
02/07/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS REMOVING GRATING FROM DRAIN DITCH TO CATCH A SAMPLE GOING TO WASTE POND. WHEN REPLACING GRATING, GRATING WENT IN AT AN ANGLE MASHING RIGHT INDEX FINGER REQUIRING TWO (2) SUTURES.
01/24/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS WALKING FROM LOADER AND SLIPPED AND FELL ON ICE AND MUD ON CONCRETE CAUISNG SEVERE STRAIN TO LEFT ELBOW. RETURN TO WORK DAYS DUE TO WEATHER CONDITION AND NON-SCHEDULED WORK DAYS.
01/03/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 7d restricted EE WAS WELDING ON A LOADING PLATFORM. HE WAS ADJUSTING LEG ON PLATFORM WHEN HOLDING PIN FELL OUT AND HIT HIS RIGHT FOOT CAUSING A SEVERE BRUISE AND ALSO SPLITTING OPEN SIDE OF FOOT.