McIntyre Plant — Accidents

Total: 44 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
09/21/2024 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cutting corrugated pipe with a razor knife. Knife slipped and stabbed them in the left forearm, resulting in four stitches in the left forearm.
01/15/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted EE and co-worker were relocating a 32ft. extension ladder. When they stood it up straight, the ladder retracted suddenly with the upper half sliding suddenly downward and struck EE's left hand, causin...
02/15/2023 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was walking around a bag and tripped on the pallet the bag was sitting on, causing EE to fall on the ground and land on EE's right shoulder.
08/16/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee replaced caustic pump 4150, then handled tools that had come in contact with caustic soda & rubbed left eye with fingers. Bottom eyelid became irritated so employee flushed eye several times...
02/06/2022 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 4d lost, 23d restricted Employee was dislodging material from dryer transition using a sledgehammer. EE struck the flange for the access door and smashed the tip of middle finger on right hand. As a result, EE has a ""disp...
01/13/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cleaning up around Kiln back spill hopper. Material falling to floor got behind EE's safety glasses and created irritation in and around EE's eyes. EE rubbed eyes with EE's hands, later i...
06/01/2021 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted Employee was swapping valve from bagging bin to truck bin. The truck valve would not open, and while troubleshooting and concentrating on the truck valve EE placed left hand on part of the bagging val...
01/22/2021 ELECTRICAL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Miner (Service Technician) with amp meter inside live 480V Electrical Panel performing maintenance on air compressor without proper PPE. Unknown short across bottom of motor starter causing arc flash...
04/10/2018 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Employee was checking the atmosphere in a confined space in #1 Kiln. While ascending a ladder, left foot hit a leaf seal, causing employee to lose balance. Employee then fell backwards and hit the lef...
11/01/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 137d restricted Employee was moving a wheelbarrow of material from under the Dryer Baghouse screws when the employee tripped on a toe plate.
05/12/2016 DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 6d lost Employee had cleaned out slide gate around 8:30 a.m. and then again around 11:30 a.m. After cleaning the employee took lunch break, ate lunch and drank a bottle of water. Afterwards was sitting listen...
11/30/2015 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using a grinder to remove small section of the belt feed chute. He was using all required PPE & a properly maintained grinder. As the employee was cutting the metal, the 6"" blade becam...
09/29/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted EE entered the uniform locker area located in the employee break room. He dropped his dirty uniforms into the collection receptacle and as he turned to walk away, he tripped over a mounted floor benc...
05/24/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee cut his right leg with a utility knife. He was cutting towards himself when the knife slipped off the hose and into his leg. He is on blood thinner therefore extra precautions were take...
05/20/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted While replacing a water valve, employee experienced strain to lower right ribcage/torso.
08/23/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was working on a bucket elevator. While walking up steps to access welder, he tripped and fell resulting in laceration above his left elbow.
02/14/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While working on a stalled bag house screw, employee placed his left hand on the belt. His fingers were pulled into the pulley and caught between it and the drive belts. The tip of his index finger...
05/08/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted Employee was installing an over-running clutch on the ball mill main drive. While putting the sprocket on the over-running clutch, part of the clutch came apart and fell on his left foot causing a fr...
04/11/2010 ELECTRICAL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 17d lost Employee was trouble shooting a power control panel using a voltage meter rated for a maximum of 600 volts. He used it to check voltage that was 2,080 volts. An arc flash occurred which resulted in...
04/03/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Employee, along with two other employees, was hoisting a steel beam and steel plate up to one of plant top levels. While attempting to pull beam & plate across handrail to stage up for work, the load...
07/03/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was closing a railcar discharge gate. The compartment gate was stuck. He put pressure on the gate and it broke free causing him to lurch forward and overextend his right arm. Resulted in ri...
05/21/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Employee was attempting to remove screw conveyor drive shaft with sledge hammer - handle cracked and caused him to strain his lower back.
04/18/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was loading starch hoppers from normal work platform, which had been pushed 1 foot from normal location. He turned to address another employee and stepped in gap where platform normally woul...
03/02/2007 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was hurrying from Plant to Loadout Shack in driving rainstorm. He had his head down to keep rain off his face and ran into the backguard of a ladder on a re-work stand by Silo 2-1. He hit h...
08/04/2006 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee used a bench grinder to smooth up a weld on a clip that went on an auto sampler. While grinding, a foreign object hit his cheek, went under his safety glasses and landed in his left eye. H...
02/15/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE stepped out of kiln between forms and caught his leg on a protruding sharp object cutting his leg 2"" above the knee.
01/06/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employees were checking baghouse for damaged bags. One employee slipped while moving a bag and cage full of material and the cage fell and cut the head of the other employee who was kneeling. This...
06/20/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Employee was standing in flat bed of company truck & lifting up on a crate so forklift operator could get forks under load to remove it from truck bed. The wooden crate board he was grasping broke wh...
08/22/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was attempting to unplug a welding machine that was being used to weld inside a calciner. His hand slipped and his left pinky finger was cut on a jagged piece of the plug. He was not wearin...
07/06/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Employee strained lower back while lifting a QC screener deck.-
04/12/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was installing belts on a drive motor and strained rt. shoulder
08/08/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS INSPECTING TOP FLOP GATE FOR AN AIR LEAK WHEN THE CYLINDER ACTUATED THUS PINCHING HIS RT.INDEX FINGER BETWEEN THE CYLINDER BODY AND THE FLOP GATE ARM. DR. PUT 3 STITCHES IN HIS FINGER & PLACED...
04/04/2003 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None BURN TO LOWER BACK TREATED AS FIRST AID, REVIEWED BY PERSONNEL PHYSICIAN.
10/16/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 30d restricted EE WAS MOVING A PIPE SPOOL PIECE SO THAT A FIT AND WELD COULD BE MADE. IN THE PROCESS OF MOVING, ONE END OF THE SPOOL PIECE WENT INTO A SMALL OPENING OF THE NEW VESSEL AND EE TRIED TO CATCH AN D KEEP...
10/09/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 20d restricted EE WAS MOVING A PIECE OF STRUCTURAL STEEL WHICH WAS BEING PLACED ONT HE FLOOR TO INSTALL. EE PLACED FOOT ON TOP OF BEAM FLANGE TO HELP STABLE IT. EE DID NOT REALIZE THAT PIECE WAS BEING HOISTE D AND F...
10/07/2002 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None USING HAMMER HE STRUCK LEFT SHIN.
05/07/2002 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None USING MINI-GRINDER HE GOT SOME MATERIAL IN EYE.
03/31/2002 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 14d restricted AIRLINE ON AIRHOSE BLEW APART CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO FALL.
08/07/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 78d lost EE WAS CLEANING AROUND CONVEYOR BELT, LOOSE MATERIAL ON CONVEYOR WHEN LOADER OPERATOR, LOADED A DRY HEATED BAUXITE MATERIAL IN HOPPER WHICH SPILLED OUT OF DISCHARGE CHUTE ONTO EE. LOADER OPERA TOR WAS...
07/18/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 20d restricted WALKING INTO RAW MATERIAL SILO AND SPRAINED L. ANKLE- (POSSIBLY MISJUDGED STEP).
07/12/2001 POWERED HAULAGE ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None PICKING UP A HOPPER WITH THE FORKLIFT LOOSE PROPPANT FELL DOWN INTO HIS LEFT EYE
11/20/2000 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None REMOVING A ROTO VALVE WITH COME-A-LONG. PUSHED THE VALVE WITH HIS HAND THE VALVE SWUNG OUT PINCHING HIS HAND BETWEEN 2 FLANGES.
07/12/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost WHILE BAGGING MATERIAL A PROPOUT BLEW OFF THE MAST OF A FORKLIFT AND GOT INTO LEFT EYE.
02/20/2000 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 6d restricted WHILE REPAIRING THE CALCINER, HOT MATERIAL COME OUT OF THE FLOP GATE STRIKING EE ON HANDS AND BACK OF NECK.