MULCOA PLANT #1 — Accidents

Total: 31 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
02/17/2025 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was in the process of loosening a bolt on a piece of machinery. While pulling back on the wrench to loosen the bolt, the wrench slipped off the bolt and hit the operator in the mouth, str...
04/11/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Driver was rolling tarp. EE released the handle, it spun back hitting ee on the cheek.
10/24/2017 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted Employee was adjusting the kick plate on a bagging station when they placed left hand between the raised kick plate and the support structure underneath. They then cycled the machine by depressing the...
01/30/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 74d restricted Employee was assisting with a Ball Mill Screen installation when employee's left thumb struck the backside of a structural bar on the frame of the screening system causing a hairline fracture.
01/16/2015 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee reached inside the engine compartment of a Kubota ATV to adjust the throttle cable and his left index finger contacted a linkage pin causing a small laceration just below the fingernail.
03/19/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 322d lost Employee was assisting another employee remove a screening deck from the SWECO screening system when he felt a pain in his lower back.
07/05/2013 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee contacted the end of a bagging spout with his left little finger causing a laceration.
03/13/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 109d restricted Employee picked up a sheave (pulley) that weighed 35 pounds and he turned the part over using his right hand to locate a part number on the sheave when he felt a pain in his right shoulder.
02/03/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 20d restricted Employee was removing a bag of material from the reject line when the back of his right hand contacted the conveyor belt causing a friction burn.
07/25/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Employee was carrying a small fan up a flight of stairs when he noticed a pain in his lower back.
05/31/2011 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 110d lost Employee states that he was getting down off a forklift and when he put his left foot down on the floor he heard a pop. Later that night his foot began to swell so he went to the emergency roo m where...
05/16/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 12d restricted Employee was lifting a bag of material when he felt a pain in his lower back.
04/26/2010 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 31d restricted Employee was stepping down from one catwalk onto another when he stepped on a piece of clay with his right foot which twisted his right ankle causing a sprain.
08/04/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 131d restricted Employee was lifting a 100 pound bag of material off of a pallet, when he felt a pain in his left shoulder, which subsided and he finished his shift. Three weeks after the initial injury, the employe...
03/24/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 126d lost Employee was repairing a light fixture on the top level of Plant 1 Tyler System. While repairing the fixture, employee fell down a flight of stairs. The fall dislocated his left shoulder, ring and p...
01/15/2008 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost Gas leaking from pipe ignited and caused burns on head and arms.
12/14/2007 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee was at the control panel for the pug mill at Plant 1 when he heard a pulley belt making a loud noise. The employee walked down a short flight of steps to go investigate what was making the n...
05/08/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Employee was picking up a pallet that had fallen off a conveyor onto the ground. The employee reached down and grabbed the pallet with his right hand and began lifting it, when he felt a pain in his...
04/29/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Employee bent over and picked up a bag of material without bending his legs and felt a pain in his lower back. Diagnosis - acute lumbar strain. Prognosis - Good.
04/25/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted Employee was walking down a stairway and missed the third to last step causing him to lose his balance, fall forward and strike the concrete floor with his chest. Diagnosis - Chest Contusion.
05/05/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 16d lost, 10d restricted The management employee slipped on wet pavement while traveling to the office and twisted his knee. He returned to work and continued working at his regular job until continued pain and problems with...
01/07/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 54d restricted A bag of material fell off the pallet and wedged between the pallet and elevator frame. Employee tried to pick it up with one hand and felt a pain on right side.
12/03/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 24d restricted Installing side plates on JC Steele feeder. Went to help pull side plates to re-insall and twisted or overextended and felt something pull in lower back.
10/14/2004 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 5d lost, 41d restricted Employee was cleaning under east clam shell with bobcat removing material when clam shell opened releasing material. Material went inside his boot causing burns on both feet.
08/11/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 51d lost, 12d restricted EMPLYOEE WAS WALKING OUT THE DOOR FROM THE FOREMAN'S ROOM IN THE SHIPPING DEPT WHEN HE TRIPPED ON A PIECE OF BAR GRATE. EE LANDED ON HIS HANDS. THIS CAUSED AN IMPACT ON HIS ELBOW WHICH TOR THE TENDON...
04/24/2003 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS CUTITNG A PIECE OF GUM RUBBER WITH UTILITY KNIFE, WHEN EE CAME TOT HE END OF THE RUBBER THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT HIM ON THE LOWER RIGHT THIGH AREA. THE LACERATION REQUIRED 3 STITCHES.
10/30/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS REMOVING WIRE CABLE FROM FRONT END LOADER. CABLE HAD A FRAY WHICH PUNCTURED EE'S RIGHT HAND PINKY FINGER. EE RECEIVED 3 STITCHES.
07/24/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted EE WAS FOLLOWING KILN SHUT-DOWN PROCEDURES. WHEN THE KILN IS SHUT DOWN, THE KILN ASST MUST KEEP THE ZURN FAN SPINNING FOR APPROX 1/2 HR. HE BUMPS THE FAN WITH A 2X4 BOARD. EE CAUGHT THE BOARD IN THE F...
01/25/2001 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost EE WAS REALIGNING BAGGED MATERIAL ON THE SOUTH PALLETIZER WHEN HE WALKED OVER THE SAFETY LINE, CROSSED AN ELECTRIC EYE WHICH ACTIVATED THE RAKE ARM, WHICH PINNED HIM BETWEEN THE ARM AND ACROSS BAR. EE...
02/18/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 10d lost, 3d restricted EMPLOYEE ALLEDGES THAT HE SLIPPED, HYPER-EXTENDING HIS GROIN AREA WHILE WALKING OFF A PLATFORM OF A SUPER SACK MACHINE. EMPLOYEE WAS OBTAINING A SAMPLE OF PRODUCT. EMPLOYEE WAS DIAGNOISED WI TH A HERN...
02/12/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None INSTALLING COUNTERWEIGHT BOX IN MAST GUIDE WITH ASSEMBLY LAYING FLAT. BOX ROLLERS NET ALIGNED AND WEDGED IN GUIDES. EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO ALIGN BY HAND. BOX SLID FORWARD AND MASHED FINGER TIP.