Mills Plant — Accidents

Total: 68 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
08/07/2007 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 78d lost, 37d restricted EE was cleaning mud out of product screw, still running, when he grabbed for a chunk that had fallen in towards the elevator and before he knew it, the screw grabbed his hand, running it through the f...
09/21/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 3d restricted Employee twisted knee while stacking 100 pound bags onto a pallet.
08/16/2006 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 75d lost, 94d restricted Forklift operator backed away from trailer while looking over his right shoulder, then turned left hitting the unseen driver about 12 feet from initial backing point. The driver was knocked down; his...
02/23/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employed complained that his left rotator cuff was damaged from throwing a 100 lb. bag on a pallet. A visit to doctor that day revealed nothing definite. He was released to work with restrictions....
02/13/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 16d lost Employee lifted a bucket of samples and felt something pull in right elbow. It was diagnosed as a pulled tendon and was to be watched for a while. No time was lost. It was later decided to operate,...
09/30/2005 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost An employee on a forklift set a loaded pallet down on the toes of a fellow employee, causing trauma to foot. There were no broken bone according to x-rays and he returned to work after missing only o...
08/05/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE CLEANING A PIT FLOOR, EMPLOYEE STRUCK REAR OF LEFT ELBOW AGAINST IRON STEPS THAT LEAD INTO THE PIT. X-RAYS FROM 8/16/2004 REVEAL A HAIRLINE FRACTURE. HE HAS NOT MISSED WORK BUT WILL SEE DOCTOR O...
01/06/2004 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost HOT SLAG BURNED A HOLE IN 02 LINE WHEN CUTTING METAL WITH OXYACETYLENE UNIT ABOUT 6"" BELOW FITTINGS, RESULTING IN 1ST & 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO LOWER RIGHT ABDOMEN AT BELT LINE. THE 2 X 3"" AREA OCCURED...
11/06/2002 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost EE WAS USING A DIE GRINDER TO ENLARGE BOLT HOLES ON A BEARING WHEN A SMALL PIECE OF METAL GOT PAST HIS EYE GLASSES, STRIKING HIM IN THE RIGHT EYE. HE MISSED WORK THE FOLLOWING DAY AS HE SPEN T TWO HOU...
10/21/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 9d lost EE CLIMBED INTO THE FRONT END LOADER TO START AND WARM IT. THE KEYS WERE NOT IN THE LOADER SO HE CLIMBED OUT TO GET THEM. A HYDRAULIC LEAK IN THE CAB FROM THE CONTROL CONSOLE HAD SATURATED THE FLOOR A...
10/16/2002 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 12d lost WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ADJUST OXYACETYLENE PRESSURES FOR USE WITH A #8 ROSEBUD TIP TO HEAT AND REMOVE A FAN FROM A STRAIGHT SHAFT, THE OXYGEN LINE BLEW UP AND SET EE'S CLOTHING ON FIRE JUST ABOVE THE WAI...
05/20/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost EE WAS GETTING DOWN OFF A FORKLIFT WHEN HE STEPPED INTO A HOLE OR DEPRESSION, CAUSING HIS RIGHT ANKLE TO TWIST AND BECOME SPRAINED. HE WILL MISS 3 DAYS OF WORK.
04/10/2002 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 100d lost EE WAS OPERATING FORKLIFT WHEN ANOTHER FORKLIFT OPERATOR LIFTED HIS MACHINE OFF THE GROUND 6-8"" FROM THE REAR. THE FIRST MACHINE SLIPPED OFF THE FORKS OF THE OTHER LIFT AND DROPPED TO THE GROU ND, CA...
01/21/2002 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 93d lost COAL MILL GEAR BOX WAS BEING FLIPPED OVER WHILE IT WAS SITTING ACROSS FORKS OF LIFT TRUCK WHEN IT BEGAN TO SLIDE OFF. EE WAS STANDING IN FRONT & TRIED TO CATCH IT WHILE ALSO TRYING TO GET OUT OF THE W...
12/01/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 19d lost EE WAS PULLING ON A 100LB BAG WHEN HE TWISTED HIS RIGHT ARM INJURING THE ELBOW & FOREARM HE IS SCHEDULED TO RETURN TO WORK ON 12/13/00 (7 WORKING DAYS)
10/03/2000 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost APPARENTLY GOT SOME DUST IN EYE WHILE CLEANING, HE IS NOT CERTAIN WHEN IT HAPPENED.
08/01/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE THROWING BAGS, THE EE STRAINED A MUSCLE IN LEFT FOREARM NEAR THE WRIST. HE WENT TO THE HOSPITAL FOR XRAYS. THE MEDICAL REPORT INDICATED THAT HE HAS ACUTE TENDONITIS.
04/14/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None THE INDIVIDUAL WAS PULLING SOCKS AND CAGES OUT OF MILL BIN DUST COLLECTOR WHEN HE STRAINED LOWER BACK. HE THEN WENT TO A CHIROPRACTOR FOR MANIPULATION.