McCall Mine — Accidents

Total: 30 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
06/30/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 55d lost Employee had finished his shift & was ready to leave site from parking lot. He remembers leaving his overshirt in work area & went back to get it. It had rained much of the day & the area he was walki...
04/11/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 5d restricted Operator came up behind Supervisor who was cutting super sacks with a utility knife. Startled Supervisor, swung around and cut Operator on the buttocks.
02/06/2008 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Maintenance employee had been using a 4.5-inch hand grinder for 30 minutes on a bull gear in the shop when a metallic sliver ricocheted inside the face shield, around his safety glasses and imbedded i...
08/20/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 11d restricted Helping another maintenance employee lift and position the metal refractory door to the combustion chamber to the No. 1 Hammer Mill, he strained his lower back. Treating physician issued work restric...
06/27/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 3d lost, 12d restricted Injured employee (Maintenance Oiler) was helping another maintenance employee lift & position the product pipe on top of Roller Mill #2 and twisted his left knee. Pre-existing condition is the primar...
02/21/2007 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 9d lost Crusher operator stepped on rock causing left ankle sprain. Reported to supervisor on 2/22/07. Doctor issued work restrictions resulting in lost time. Employee expected to return to work full-duty...
06/23/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While re-installing a mesh guard, the maintenance mechanic's right hand's forefinger was lacerated (stitches were needed to close the wound).
04/14/2006 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost Per the treating physician, metal shavings with some rust entered his left eye causing discomfort, blurred vision, & an infection the following week. It is unclear exactly when & how the injury took...
03/16/2006 FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 314d lost Alleges that railcar bulk loading spout fell & struck lower back resulting in an alleged low back strain.
01/06/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 361d lost While positioning No. 1 Roller Mill's 150-hp fan motor with forklift boom, chain, & cable, the motor became wedged. Three maintenance mechanics physically pulled & pushed and the motor came free, swu...
11/14/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 64d lost, 8d restricted Injured employee was physically pulling the vacuum hose of the HiVac with 2 other employees and alleges he felt pain in his back. Begain losing time due to alleged back pain on November 30. Interest...
06/15/2005 MACHINERY PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 9d lost Employee was manually (by hand) turning the drive belts to a screw's drive motor to try to get the screw started. The belts pulled his right hand in between the belts and the pulley causing amputatio...
05/26/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Employee was bagging & stacking 50-lb. bags of product when he alleges he felt pain in his back, neck, shoulder blade area, and down the right arm. Treating physician diagnoses as an aggravation to h...
05/24/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured employee was bagging at the No. 5 Bagger and brushed his right elbow up against the bagging machine's loading spout, which was sharp due to the natural wear of the product, causing a laceratio...
05/03/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY None Injured employee was using a cast hammer mill hammer to try to open a slide gate. The employee slipped when swinging the hammer and struck his left hand with the hammer. The force and hammer's sharp...
10/28/2004 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Metal being lifted by a forklift shifted and fell causing forklift extension to hit a nearby employee in the face/lip. Laceration required two stitches and employee had work restrictions for two days...
08/02/2004 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Physicians have documented a ""Fuller's Earth Pneumoconiosis,"" as of August 2, 2004. Employer attempted to obtain an ""ILO Verification"" of this diagnosis; however, the employee has recently obtain...
07/06/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 150d lost EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A 48 X 48 WOODEN PALLET WHEN HE FELT A TINGLE IN HIS BACK. ON THE WAY HOME THAT EVENING HE EXPERIENCED PAIN AND NUMBNESS IN HIS BACK AND LEG.
04/26/2004 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 5d lost THE EMPLOYEE HAS HAD DIABETES FOR APPROXIMATELY 17 YEARS. THESE PRESSURE ULCERS ON HIS FEET WERE DIAGNOSED AS BEING THE RESULT OF 8-12 HOUR DAYS OF WORKING ON HIS FEET. THE EMPLOYEE'S DIABETES IS ALSO...
04/14/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING AN ITEM IN AN AWKWARD POSITION AND STRAINED HIS BACK. THE ITEM WAS REPORTED NOT TO BE VERY HEAVY. EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING A RAIL CAR. HE WAS M0VING A LOADING HOSE FROM ONE HOLE TO AN...
04/10/2004 ELECTRICAL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost EE WAS SHIFTING ELECTRICAL LOAD FROM ONE BREAKER TO ANOTHER. BREAKERS WERE THROWN, LINES WERE CHECKED FOR RESIDUAL LOAD. WIRES WERE MOVED AND EE WAS TIGHTENING STUDS. THE LINE OR BREAKER REENERGIZED A...
09/02/2003 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None SAND/DUST WAS BLOWN INTO THE RIGHT EYE OF THE EMPLOYEE WHILE DOING HIS JOB.
08/12/2003 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted THE EE WAS BAGGING PRODUCT AND AS HE WAS THROWING THE FILLED BAG HE TWISTED HIS BODY CAUSING A LUMBAR SPRAIN IN HIS BACK. INJURY WAS MINIMAL, THE EE WAS GIVEN A PRESCRIPTION, AND ALLOWED TO RETURN TO...
08/07/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS ON UPPER LEVEL. SOME MATERIAL WAS KICKED OFF THAT LEVEL AT THE SAME TIME THE INJURED EE LOOKED UP. MATERIAL FELL INTO EE'S EYES AROUND HIS SAFETY GLASSES.
06/17/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 5d lost, 107d restricted EE WAS EMPTYING SAND FROM HOPPER INTO TRUCK. HE PUSHED THE HOPPER TO INCREASE THE TILT. THE HOPPER ROLLED BACK AS HE ATTEMPTED TO RESTRICT THE ROLL BACK. HE STRAINED HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.
05/08/2003 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None THE BAG ON THE SPOUT BLEW UP IN HIS FACE JUST AS HE WAS TURNING TOWARD THE BAGGER BLOWING CLAY INTO BOTH EYES. EE IS COMPLAINING OF A WHITE FILMOVER HIS EYES.
03/03/2003 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 13d restricted EE WAS SWEEPING THE SHIPPING FLOOR. CO-WORKER WAS ON THE FORKLIFT MOVING A LOADED PALLET AND WHILE BACKING THE FORKLIFT UP, EE'S LEFT ANKLE WAS HIT BY FORKLIFT TIRE.
08/29/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS BAGGING CLAY WHEN HE HIT HIS HAND ON BAGGING MACHINE & CUT HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER CAUSINGA LACERATION REQUIRING 3 STITCHES
12/13/2000 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost EE WAS OPERATING FORKLIFT WITH FOOT HANGING ON ONE SIDE OF THE LIFT. FOOT STRUCK A PALLET OF BAGS OF CLAY TWISTING HIS FOOT & CAUSING SPRAIN
08/14/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 12d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING INSTALL A GEAR BOX ON ELEVATOR SHAFT. BOX FELL AND CAUGHT EMPLOYEE'S RIGHTRING FINGER BETWEEN GEAR REDUCER AND GUARD SUPPORT AND TORE OFF FINGERNAIL.