MLC - Ste. Genevieve — Accidents

Total: 418 accidents | Fatalities: 4

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
02/12/2009 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 33d lost Employee stated his right wrist became painful and goes to sleep after years of working on the brick crew and sandblasting. He began missing time with sugery on 09/09/2009. This is an occupational ill...
01/26/2009 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using an electric saw to cut boards. The saw kicked back, hit employee in the stomach causing laceration to stomach.
10/26/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While scaling, employee stated he had his scaling bar in a crack, when the bar slipped out and he lunged forward. The momentum caused something to pull in his right shoulder. Employee was given sever...
10/22/2008 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 87d lost Employee stated he was using the mechanical scaler when a rock broke under the outrigger causing the machine to shift and straining his shoulder. Employee did not report incident right away and did no...
09/24/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee stated he was installing an idler when he used his finger to check why the bolt wouldn't go through the frame.
09/12/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 17d restricted Employee stated while dismounting a drill he stepped onto the platform and his right foot got hung up between the step and emergency ladder box causing him to fall and strain his right ankle.
08/22/2008 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 39d lost Employee has been bagging manually for 11 1/2 years and felt pain in both his wrists and they fall asleep. He was diagnosed with carpal tunnel and began missing time from work on 12/05/2008 with surge...
07/27/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 55d lost While chocking railcars he got his finger and thumb between the chock and the railcar wheel. No bones were broken but the tips of the middle finger and thumb on the left hand has tissue damage on the...
07/24/2008 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None At approximately 5:10 AM on 07/24/2008 AM the kiln operator noticed a spike in the temperatures in the coal mill. A piece of metal had entered with the coal causing a fire. The operator shut off the a...
07/21/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 13d restricted While retrieving a broken pick off of a mechanical scaler up from the mine floor he strained his groin.
07/16/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted While scaling at the crusher site preparation area, they began pulling down some loose rock and more came down than they anticipated. Some of the broken pieces landed on the employees back, causing co...
07/07/2008 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 25d restricted While using an air lance to clean out the pre-mixer on the hydrate mill, a small steel door fell on top of his fingers. As the door fell, he jerked his hand out, causing a small fracture and a lacerat...
06/05/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 42d restricted While unchoking a scrubber pipe with a water hose his arm received 2nd degree burns.
04/28/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 215d lost Employees were scaling loose rock from the back when a large piece fell into the basket striking the employee.
03/19/2008 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None Employee noticed a fire on the pocket belt at the Maerz Complex. The pocket belt (Fairfield Engineering #K462460453) and Beltwall belt #BWX222 caught on fire and burned. The cause is yet to be determi...
02/22/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 115d lost Employee was loading a railcar. He was squatting down and slipped on some ice and fell backward. He was caught by his harness and experienced back pain. He did not fall off the side of the railcar, on...
12/14/2007 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 33d lost Employee stated while bagging stone product his wrist became sore. He was diagnosed with carpal tunnel and had surgery on 01/30/2008.
12/06/2007 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While cutting a bolt with a hand grinder his hand slipped into the wheel and he received three sutures to his left middle finger. He was wearing gloves.
11/11/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While lifting a tail pulley into place he caught his finger in between the pulley and a piece of steel. The end of his right ring finger was fractured and received 4 sutures.
10/22/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 90d lost Employee was working on a hydraulic line (non pressured) when fluid came pouring out on him. He was on a ladder and when the fluid came out he climbed down the ladder and fell the last 3 rungs.
10/17/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 107d lost Employee was raking coal spalls out of #7 kiln hood when he felt pain in his shoulder. He did not beging missing time until 01/09/2008 when he had shoulder surgery.
08/28/2007 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was walking and stepped into a hole. He caught his leg onto a piece of grating and cut his leg which required sutures. He did not miss any time from work and was not placed on light duty work...
08/23/2007 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 5d lost, 20d restricted Employee stated he was cleaning scrubbers when the recirculating pipe came apart and he received second degree burns to his arm and chest.
07/30/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 3d lost, 7d restricted While employee was throwing a hose, he felt pain in his low back.
07/24/2007 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 49d restricted Employee stated he was looking for a hydraulic leak when he lacerated his finger on his right hand. The laceration required a minor surgical procedure to repair.
06/13/2007 MACHINERY FATALITY Fatal EE and other co-workers were trying to connect a 42-in. inlet duct to a top reversal box through an opening in the building. The EE was inside the building between the inlet duct and reversal box. Whe...
03/06/2007 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 73d lost EE stated he has been using hand & vibrating tools for years causing numbness in both wrists. He did not miss work until 4/25/07.
02/14/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 30d lost While walking to plug in a block heater on the tractor he fell on some ice. He did not complain until recently when he was sent to a doctor and a problem was found. He began missing on 04/29/2008 for...
12/09/2006 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 18d restricted Employee was loading tailings into a dump truck. He didn't think the screw was working so he backed up to get a better view and was struck by the corner of a railcar. Employee stated he heard the loco...
10/17/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While using an allen wrench to tighten a bolt it slipped off and he hit his right forearm on a gear causing a laceration. The laceration required sutures.
10/01/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 24d restricted Employee was cooling down hot bearing, opened valve for coolant line. Hot liquid sprayed out, splashed off a heat shield and struck employee causing burns on hands, arms, back, neck and face. Also str...
10/01/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While assisting an FFE engineer, the engineer opened a line with heated glycol which sprayed on his back. Employee received second degree burns on his back.
09/01/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted EE was relocating a slide valve for a coal mill when the valve became wedged on a bolt between pipe. As the EE was trying to free the valve, a fellow employee shook the pipe. The valve came loose and...
08/11/2006 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 32d restricted While hand scaling with a bar employee stated he felt a pull and sudden pain in his left shoulder.
08/07/2006 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 6d lost, 11d restricted EE was installing coal mill ductwork above the building roof line. The ee welded the duct to hold it into place in order to fit all the duct together. The foreman called for the duct to be released fr...
07/15/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None While closing a bottom slide on a railcar the bar slipped out of the caption which caused his hand to hit the side of the railcar. He received a minor fracture to his right little finger. *Addendum:...
07/14/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 70d restricted Employee was off shift and walking to the parking lot and fell at his car. Employee stated he forgot his keys and was in a hurry.
05/02/2006 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 13d restricted EE was welding picking eyes on a rock box, when a piece of hot slag fell onto left glove, burning through glove and onto wedding band on left ring finger. 2nd degree burn around finger where wedding b...
04/10/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee stated while servicing a cylinder he attempted to take it apart and it suddenly came open striking him above his safety glasses.
02/21/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While unloading pallets from a dump truck, the employee cut his finger on a pallet. The cut required a couple of sutures.**original EDoc # 300870**
01/11/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 236d lost, 12d restricted Employee was pulling on a bar and fell backwards, spraining his left ankle.** original EDoc # 288402**
12/08/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 66d lost It was snowing heavily and employee was walking down a ramp when he slipped and fell causing a fracture to his leg.
11/01/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 179d lost Employee stated he was cleaning around a coal belt and was walking around a tail pulley with a shovel in his hand and his feet slipped out from under him.
09/15/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 106d lost Employee stated while walking down a ramp he slipped and felt pain in his right knee. Employee received conservative treatment until 11/17/05 when he had surgery and began losing time from work.
08/14/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Employee stated he was swinging a sledge hammer when he hit a piece of angle iron and it deflected off and hit him in the head causing a fracture to a facial bone. He was advised to stay off work.
07/24/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 101d lost WHILE RAKING SPALLS HIS RAKE SLIPPED OFF A SPALL AND HE FELL TO THE GROUND INJURING HIS ROTATOR CUFF. *ORIGINAL ON-LINE EDoc # 236556*
06/07/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 103d lost, 12d restricted While descending a verticle, fixed ladder the employee stated he fell the last three ladder rungs and landed on his wrist. His right wrist is fractured.*orginal on-line EDoc # 195425.*
04/22/2005 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Tightening a bolt on a scaler, wrench slipped, bolt sheared in half.
04/22/2005 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee stated while pulling lance burners out the oil flashed and burned his hands and face. He received second degree burns.
02/26/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Employee was standing on a bar trying to close a slide on a railcar and he slipped causing pain to his left lower leg. The doctor placed restrictions on him that could not be met so he began missing t...