Mettiki General — Accidents

Total: 122 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
04/13/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None PERSON WAS USING A PIPE WRENCH TO TIGHTEN BELTS ON #1 BLEND FEEDER BELT DRIVE. THE PIPE WRENCH SLIPPED AND PERSONS HAND WAS PINCHED BETWEEN GUARD AND HANDLE OF PIPE WRENCH CAUSING LACERATION TO LITTLE...
02/17/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 117d lost EE HAD DESCENDED STEPS FROM #25 BELT TAIL AREA & WHEN HE REACHED GROUND LEVEL & STARTED WALKING TOWARDS LOAD-OUT BLDG., HE SLIPPED ON ICEY AREA & FELL. EE'S RT. ANKLE TURNED AND HE FELL ON HIS ANKLE C...
09/04/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None INJURED TWISTED HIS KNEE WHILE CROSSING UNDER U98 BELT. A SMALL AMOUNT OF SPILLAGE WAS PRESENT. HE WENT TO A CHIROPRACTOR FOR TREATMENT ON 9/10 - HE WAS TREATED AND RELEASED WITHOUT RESTRICTIO NS. HE...
09/03/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 23d lost TWO EMPLOYEES WERE CHANGING OUT A SIEVE ON THE 3RD FLOOR OF THE PREPARATION PLANT. WHEN THE TWO MEN WENT TO LIFT THE SIEVE BACK INTO PLACE, THE INJURED PERSON FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS ABDOMINA L AREA....
09/02/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted EE WAS COMING DOWN A SET OF STEPS AND CAUGHT THE HEEL OF HIS BOOT CAUSING HIM TO SLIP & FALL. HE HIT THE GROUND AND STRAINED HIS RT. FOREARM TRYING TO BREAK HIS FALL.
06/27/2002 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE TOOK OFF SANBLASTING HELMET TO CHECK AREA THAT HAD BEEN BLASTED WHEN TRIGGER ON BLASTER HOSE ACCIDENTALLY GOT HIT CAUSING BLASTER TO START WHICH CAUSE BLASTING MEDIA TO HIT EE ON LEFT SID E OF FACE...
03/21/2002 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost INJURED WAS STEPPING OFF MAN LIFT. HAD HIS HAND ON MAN LIFT TRACK WHEN MAN LIFT MOVED PINCHING RIGHT RING FINGER CAUSING A FRACTURE.
01/27/2002 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None USING AN IMPACT WRENCH (ELECTRIC) WHEN IMPACT WRENCH WAS TURNED ON, SOMETHING FLEW OUT OF THE FAN HITTING PERSON IN THE RIGHT EYE.
02/22/2001 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS USING DRILL PRESS TO DRILL SCREW OUT OF WELDING LEAD COUPLER WHEN DRILL CAUSED COUPLER TO SLIP CAUSING EE TO STRIKE LEFT HAND THUMB ON DRILL BIT CAUSING INJURY TO THUMB.
01/23/2001 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost EE WAS ATTEMTPING TO PULL A PIECE OF STONE THAT HAD LODGED IN A GRIZZLY, USING A STEEL J-HOOK TO PULL THE ROCK FREE WHEN THE ROCK CAME LOOSEIT PULLED THE J-HOOK ALONG WITH EE'S HAND INTO ANGLE RUNNING...
12/30/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None PERSON WAS CLEANING UP METAL SCRAPS & STEPPED ONA PIECE OF METAL SHEETING WHICH WAS COVERED WITHSNOW. HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON THE METAL & HE TWISTEDHIS LOWER BACK, CAUSING PAIN. PERSON WENT TO THE CHIROPR...
12/12/2000 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None PERSON WAS LIFTING AND PUSHING O9N BELT AT DISCHARGE ROLL. THE WIND WAS BLOWING EXTREMELY HARD AND DIRT ALONG WI6TH PPIECE OF RUST OF STRUCTURE WAS BLOWN INTO RIGHT EYE. WENT TO DR. TO HAVE EY E CLEAN...
11/30/2000 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 33d lost A BIT ON THE JACKHAMMER SLIPPED OFF OF THE CONCRETE & MASHED THE END OF HIS INDEX FINGER ON HIS RIGH THAND FROM THE END OF FINGER TO 1ST JOINT
10/27/2000 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None PERSON WAS GRINDING ON SIDE PLATE FOR DESLIMING SCREENS. PERSON GOT PIECE OF STEEL IN HIS LEFT EYE WHILE GRINDING. PERSON WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES AT TIME OF INJURY. PERSON DID NOT GO TO DR UNTIL 10...
10/04/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None PERSON WAS CHANGING SCREEN DECK AT REFUSE SCREENS ON 2ND FLOOR OF PLANT. PERSON STOOD UP AND STRUCK HIS HEAD ON PIPE THAT WAS LOCATED ABOVE SCREEN, JAMMING HIS NECK. PERSON WENT TO CHIROPRACTO R ON 10...
08/29/2000 OTHER ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None PERSON WAS PREPARING TO GO TO WORK AND WHILE INSERTING THE EAR PIECE FOR HIS COMMUNICATION GEAR, THE RUBBER PIECE OF THE EARPHONE CAME OFF AND LODGE IN HIS EAR. PERSON WENT TO HOSPITAL TO HAV4 OBJECT...
08/22/2000 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted WHILE PRYING ON A LARGE STUCK ROCK IN COAL CHUTE, PRY BAR SLIPPED AND INJURED STRUCK LEFT HAND LITTLE FINGER AGAINST STEEL PLATE OF COAL CHUTE AND PRY BAR.
06/19/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 128d lost PERSON WAS CLIMBING INTO SKIDSTEER TO OPERATE IT TO CLEAN UP SPILLAGE AT BELT TRAIL. HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HIS RIGHT LEG WENT BETWEEN BUCKET AND FRAME OF SKIDSTEER. PERSON FELL BACK INTO BUCKET WITH HI...
06/12/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None TWO PEOPLE HAD UNLOADED CORE BOX'S FROM BACK OF PICK-UP. INJURED PERSON WAS GOING AROUND BACK OF TRUCK AND LOST BALANCE. HIS LEFT HAND REACHED OUT TO TRUCK BED AS OTHER PERSON WAS CLOSING THE TAILGATE...
03/02/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS GOING DOWN STAIRS WHEN HE LOST HANDHOLD ON HAND RAIL DUE TO SMALL AREA OF ICE CAUSING HIM TO SLIP AND TWIST ANKLE ON STEPS CAUSING SPRAIN TO ANKLE.
02/11/2000 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None PERSON WAS USING AIR IMPACT WRENCH TO INSTALL ""J"" BOLTS IN WIRE SCREEN DECK IN VIBRATING SCREEN. THE BOLT KICKED SIDEWAYS WHILE TURNING IT, AND IT CUT THE MIDDLE FINGER ON HS LEFT HAND.
01/06/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost PERSON WAS CLEANING SPILLAGE AT TRANSFER POINT AT BREAKER BLDG. WHEN CHUTE ABOVE HIM PLUGGED UP WITH ROCS. THE MATERIAL STARTED TO SPILL OVER AND PERSON TURNED TO LEAVE THE AREA AND PULLE MUSC LE/HAMS...