Mettiki General — Accidents

Total: 122 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
09/16/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was struck on right cheek with compress air while performing maintenance work. The employee was examined and released by a medical provider at the time of the accident with no reportable tre...
08/27/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 200d lost, 4d restricted Employee was setting up scaffolding-while moving scaffolding employee felt a sharp pain in back & going down left leg.
02/20/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 12d lost Employee was sitting metal plates 3/8 x 48 1/2 x 16 inches against pallet of flock when plate fell over hitting him left leg.
12/14/2012 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cutting off bad handrail with grinder & cutting wheel when wheel got pinched causing grinder to kick back & wheel hit employee on left arm causing small laceration.
08/07/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was making repairs to refuse screen and while doing so the tip of his left index finger was pinched between the out of balance weights as they were being positioned on the shaft.
03/04/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 9d lost EE was working to clear frozen coal from feeder when large charge of coal broke loose knocked EE off balance while falling in feeder EE caught his ring finger on left hand on something sharp and cut i...
01/05/2012 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost EE was using porta power to push in side of feeder chute when porta power was kicked loose it hit EE in left side of head above ear causing a knot and small puncture.
07/18/2011 ELECTRICAL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost Immediate notification was made when information was received that an incident occurred at the thermal dryer. There was an arc inside the electrical cabinet which resulted in a fire and injury. At t...
05/09/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was unloading a 5 gallon can of grease from the back of a pickup truck. When he slid it off the tailgate the can dropped slightly causing a jerking action straining the employees back.
04/19/2011 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was brushing dirt off of a truck frame when strong wind blew dirt up under his safety glasses getting dirt in his right eye. EE went to the hospital and got his eye cleaned out.
03/09/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 94d lost As employee was investigating a leaking pipe, the step ladder he was using kicked out from beneath him. Ladder was positioned on stable ground - all four legs. Employee fell from the fouth step, gla...
03/03/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 36d lost EE was approaching steps at the dryer and lost his balance and tumbled down the steps hurting his left hand.
02/21/2011 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was chipping rust off of steel with hammer when piece flew under safety into left eye. Accident was not reported until 2/24/11.
01/07/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 87d lost Employee slipped on ice covered roadway while working outside at the loading facility. Employee continued to work until May 16, 2011 when his doctor took him off awaiting knee surgery.
09/19/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Person pulled back top of 54 sieve chute to allow sieve to clear when rotated. Person was standing on platform and tripped on chute and fell forward and scraped his shins on the top of chute causing i...
06/15/2010 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Two persons were removing the drive unit on the unit 79M dust screen. The injured person was using a slate bar to pry unit back when the bar slipped and he mashed his little finger of right hand betwe...
06/09/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured person was using hammer to clean mag screw of old mag and rust build up. While doing this a piece of rust steel got into right eye. Person went to eye doctor to have it removed.
05/05/2010 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost EE was cutting off screws on old sheeting when sheeting started to fall causing the grinder to be knocked into his left forearm causing a laceration. EE needed 6 stitches.
04/08/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost Injured person was changing pump impeller with another person. Injured had pipe wrench on impeller trying to break it loose. The pipe wrench slipped, causing person to fall backwards on his left leg a...
01/17/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured person was inspecting center well section that had been removed from thickner and was on the ground. Person slipped on metal and lost footing, he put his hand out to catch himself and cut his...
01/11/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost 2 men were rotating cross flow sieve body on #80-B cross flow. While rotating the sieve injured person got his little finger on left hand caught between pipe and body of cross flow sieve causing lacer...
01/05/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Person was working on electrical problem on DNR Dozer. He was getting off dozer to go to service truck and when he stepped off push arm he twisted his right ankle and fell on ground.
09/08/2009 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost EE was tightening bolt on screen feed lip with right hand when torque gun slipped out of right hand falling app 2 feet hitting left hand causing a laceration which required three stitches on back of h...
06/18/2009 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee was holding plastic in chute while other employee was drilling from outside chute to install bolts when employee inside chute put hand in way of drill bit causing puncture wound
05/22/2009 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was restocking screen decks on shelves in the warehouse and when he was staighening decks to put on more, he struck his left elbow on end of a deck, causing a cut that need five stitches.
04/20/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured was replacing a pump adn was manually operating. A cable come along and when the pump was lowered into position he stepped down from elevated position approx 20 inches and when he tunred to wa...
03/23/2009 ELECTRICAL ACCIDENT ONLY None The top of a power pole owned by Allegheny Power supplying our 138,000 volt feed caught on fire and fell to the ground. This caught some brush on their right of way catch fire. The fire burned across...
02/25/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 127d lost Person was changing seive screen with two other persons. When he lifted the screen over a handrail to get it into the screen deck, he felt a pain in left shoulder.
01/31/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured employee was removing old conduit. One end of conduit was broken off. As conduit was pulled free it struck the back of injured employee's right hand causing a laceration.
01/12/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None Injured person was changing pump barrel for unit 115B pump with two other workers. While moving parts into place to install, person felt pain in lower back and down left leg. Person began to miss work...
03/13/2008 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was installing liners on skirt board of belt when wind blew dirt or metal into left eye. Employee didn't think much of it. Eye was irritated so he went to Dr on 3/21/08. Piece of material was...
01/14/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Person was guiding shaft into vertical housing when his finger was caught between the bearing housing and shaft causing injury to middle finger on left hand. The finger had crack in last bone (tip) of...
10/30/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using chain hoist to lift filter barrel when shackle pulled through beam it was fastened in, hitting employee in head causing small laceration.
09/17/2007 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Person was using hand held grinder to grind off piece of steel. There was another person grinding also in same area. A particle from one of the grinders got into injured person's eye under his safety...
06/26/2007 STRIKING OR BUMPING DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee was relacing weirs on thickener when he stepped on pontoon boat. As it started to tip he jumped back on weir already in place hitting his legs on sharp edge of new weir causing small lacerati...
02/24/2007 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost EE was running Micro Traxx, cleaning out ash in combustion chamber of dryer, when machine broke the ash loose causing machine to kick sideways. This caused EE to hit middle of his back on the wall of...
01/25/2007 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 66d lost Injured was flagging traffic when he was struck by a pickup truck. The pickup was passing loaded ash truck. Heavy snow and high wind conditions.
01/18/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 80d lost Employee was using sledge hammer to free up frozen door on hammer crusher, when he struck his right ring finger between hammer handle & crusher resulting in fracture at end of finger.
10/19/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 30d lost Person was working on changing a hydraulic valve boom. While tightening a fitting, the ladder he was standing on shifted and he grabbed onto a pipe pulling his right shoulder. Person now has to have s...
09/13/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Person was walking down a bank that was slick and lost his footing. He fell and landed on his right arm causing injury. Person has gone to chiropractor.
09/09/2006 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Person was working on 3rd floor of plant on vibrator for Wedag changing ""V"" belts. Person tried to go to other vibrator and ran head into valve for waterline causing him to jam neck. Person went to...
06/06/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Person was cleaning inside off at chute to do some welding. While cleaning, some dirt and rust got into his right eye. Person went to ER after work and they removed a small piece of metal.
05/12/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 82d lost EE was walking up grade from propane tank to company truck. As he was walking up hill he felt a sharp pain in right ankle and leg. EE went to chiropractor on 5/15/06. *Person had to have surgery on r...
04/26/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost EE was helping move steel beam, which struck him in the left knee.
03/15/2006 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was grinding metal on bench grinder when a piece of metal went behind safety glasses hitting employee in left eye.
10/24/2005 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING KEY STOCK FOR CRUSHER BARS WHEN HE FELT SOMETHING HIT HIS RT. EYE UNDER HIS GLASSES.
04/29/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 84d lost WAS RUNNING CHAIN HOIST WHEN HOIST FELL HITTING EMPLOYEE IN BACK OF SHOULDER AREA.
03/15/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 7d lost, 20d restricted EE SAID EE WAS PULLING SANDBLASTING HOSE UP LADDER WHEN EE TOOK PAIN IN BACK AND SLIPPED OFF LADDER LEAVING EE HANGING FROM SAFETY HARNESS APPROX 2 FT OFF FLOOR
01/31/2005 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Person was walking to piece of equipment and stepped on a rock and twisted ankle and fell.
06/11/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was unloading rock stuck in chute with sledge when he smashed finger in between beam and handle of sledgehammer.