Mill 6 — Accidents

Total: 32 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
08/16/2025 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 16d restricted EE completed putting pump PP131 online. They walked by pump and the spool piece around the intake started spraying hot slurry. Hit them on right arm and right side. EE reported injury, seen by on-site...
04/26/2025 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Ee was working to dislodge mill balls from the discharge chute when one fell on EE's finger. Seen at clinic, diagnosed with a tuft fracture, left distal ring finger. Released to full duty and referred...
04/15/2025 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Ee was moving forklift and placed EE's hand in a pinch point between the fork and the assembly. Reported and did not seek treatment. On 4/28 EE requested to be seen at the clinic. Seen and diagnosed w...
03/29/2025 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was tightening a bolt when the wrench slipped and smashed right ring finger. EE was seen at the ER, diagnosed with a tuft fracture. Seen at Health the following day and released to return to work.
01/14/2025 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Pinch/Cut on palm of left hand requiring sutures - employee using a pry bar to position a plate, plate slipped, slid down and pinched palm
07/11/2024 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 122d restricted EE started climbing up the ladders and scaffolding platforms to help at the top of the ball mill discharge. EE got to the 4th scaffolding Deck and turned body away from the ladder and towards the deck...
07/04/2024 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None During the demolition and removal of 30"" HDPE piping, IE utilized a Sawzall hand tool to cut piping. The Sawzall blade broke and became lodged in the pipe. IE was not aware that the broken blade was...
06/20/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted EE was opening door on a tank. Door fell off the hinge, landing on EE's foot. EE was seen at the clinic, diagnosed with a fracture to right foot. Released with restrictions and referred to ortho.
01/10/2024 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 39d restricted Ee was walking outside at Mill 6 by the shack for RTO (oxidizer). Slipped on ice and fell. Seen at clinic, diagnosed with fracture, released with restrictions site can accommodate.
10/11/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 27d lost, 147d restricted Ee reached around another ee to help hold discharge gate, and ee felt a pop and burning sensation in right shoulder. Sought treatment on 11/20, initial diagnosis was pain and arthropathy. MRI on 12/4,...
04/04/2023 ENTRAPMENT ACCIDENT ONLY None The elevator attendant in Mill 6 was operating the elevator and had dropped a crew off on the 7th floor and was coming back down when due to loss of power the elevator stopped between the 5th and 4th...
01/02/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Ee was cleaning metal shavings from the lathe machine. While pulling the shavings by hand, some got struck and cut through ee's leather gloves and ee received a laceration to the tip of the right thum...
06/29/2021 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None While preparing to replace patch on acid storage tank, a rapid energy release out of the vent line caused the line to burst, causing unexpected release of acid to spray through the deaerator on top of...
04/26/2021 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee loaded hat channel into bed of truck which stuck out approximately 3'. The employee walked into the channel during EE's lunch break while talking on EE's phone
04/20/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 16d restricted Ee was pulling a metal hose. The hose caught on something and the ee's hand slid along the hose and left pointer finger was cut. Seen at a health clinic, sutures required to close the wound and ee rel...
03/31/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was removing a steel flexible guzzler hose from a scaffold. When they pulled on the hose it came apart exposing sharp edges that cut through the leather glove lacerating a finger. The employe...
11/20/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 16d restricted Ee reports feeling pain in the shoulder when pulling self into mill. Diagnosed with a strained shoulder and released to full duty. Subsequently released with restrictions on follow-up.
07/30/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 16d restricted Ee was putting a baghouse cage into its holder and the cage fell, pinching right middle finger between cage and holder. Ee seen at ER, diagnosed with fractured fingertip and laceration requiring stitc...
05/13/2019 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee placed hand on boom of liner handler. Handler retracted pulling employee's finger into pinch point resulting in a pinched finger
09/19/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee opens valve and gets debris in both eyes
02/08/2017 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 30d lost, 11d restricted A process operator was digging a ditch with a pick axe and inadvertently struck self on top of right foot.
10/03/2016 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None An employee was using a mill bar to clean out a chute. As the employee was bringing the bar back, EE struck EE's hand on a cross member bar, causing a laceration to EE's right hand. The employee rec...
04/29/2016 ENTRAPMENT ACCIDENT ONLY None Contract elevator operator let employees off at level 8 and as EE began descending, the operator felt a jolt. The elevator came to a rest and was between levels 7 and 8. Employee was unable to exit...
01/09/2016 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee slipped on ice and dislocated EE's left thumb.
05/01/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was completing inspections and got foreign debris in left eye. EE rubbed eye suffering a corneal abrasion and was prescribed antibiotics.
05/01/2014 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 24d restricted Employee was using an air lance to unplug the bottom of a tank that had acid solution in it. Received second degree burns.
04/28/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted The employee fell five feet from scaffold during erection. The deceleration device on his personal fall protection was deployed.
05/10/2011 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 21d lost Employee reported a swollen right knee near the end of his shift on 5/10/2011. He had been performing electrical work and had to work on his knees (with knee pads) for periods of time. He was diagnos...
01/22/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 21d lost, 17d restricted Driver unloaded product hose to start unloading crushed lime, he was connecting 4 inch cam lock fitting to silo and his back started hurting. He was able to stand up with help holding on to silo leg....
07/28/2010 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While using a utility knife cutting a 2 inch plug out of a piece of rubber mat the employee's right hand slipped cutting his left index finger which required stitches.
06/23/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While removing a piece of scale from the quench tank, the employee's left thumb was caught between the scale material and the tank, fracturing his left thumb.
12/30/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While descaling a tank, the process tech slipped and fell, hitting his chin, requiring sutures.