MULCOA PLANT NO 2 — Accidents

Total: 59 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
08/15/2024 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was welding a piece of small metal plate to cover a hole in some ductwork. After tack welding the plate the employee raised welding hood up to adjust the welding rod. Employee then heard a no...
08/31/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A maintenance supervisor was walking up the Kiln 4 upper product belt carrying a piece of chute to be installed and EE's right forearm contacted a piece of expanded metal which was in close proximity...
02/11/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 12d restricted Employee was walking down a set of stairs carrying a box in one hand and a cup of coffee in the other. EE misjudged the last step causing ee to fall forward onto hands and knees. The fall caused a con...
08/02/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 23d restricted Two maintenance employees were engaged in horseplay involving a pocket knife. The injured employee attempted to grab the hand of the other employee but instead grabbed the blade of the knife causing...
04/02/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Employee was assisting with the installation of a tail roller which required lifting and maneuvering the part in a tight small area. At the end of the shift the employee was experiencing some minor d...
01/20/2017 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A maintenance technician was operating a Kubota utility vehicle on a wet slippery unpaved surface and then transition onto a paved roadway, lost control of the vehicle and then fell out striking the b...
08/05/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 40d restricted Employee was inspecting a v-belt and inadvertently got left little finger caught between the v-belt and pulley.
04/13/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee assisting two other maintenance personnel install 14 V belts on Pug Mill Extruder drive. Employee maneuvered the belt into position while other personnel rotated the top sheave (pulley). Co...
07/31/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cleaning out a coal chute when his right forearm contacted a small metal burr on the side of a railcar causing a laceration to his forearm.
04/04/2014 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 178d lost Worker was using a JLG450A Man lift while welding on a hopper. He failed to realize that the boom was in a reverse direction. He moved the lift in the wrong direction and was pinned. He had fractur...
02/13/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Drop hopper fell off track, EE attempted to help operator get hopper back on track, he slipped on clay on the ground and fell backwards and as he caught himself with right hand, breaking middle finger...
01/22/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While assisting in lifting a guard, employee felt pain in right calf muscle
07/25/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted Employee was lifting and installing a bearing and later felt pain in his lower back.
04/11/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was changing out a Sweco screen when the ring finger on his left hand contacted the edge of the screen cutting through his cut resistant glove causing a laceration just above the knuckle.
10/02/2012 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was mixing mortar when whipper drill bit broke throwing him off balance into a nearby vertical I beam. When he collided with the I beam his middle finger got pinched between the handle of th...
01/16/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 43d restricted Employee was repairing a tire for a skid steer loader using a pry bar when he felt a slight pain in his stomach. The employee did not report the injury until two days after it occurred and did not fe...
04/20/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee opened a door to an electrical control room to access the control panel for a bucket elevator. After entering the room the employee rested his right hand on the door frame and the door close...
10/27/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using a metal rod to loosen material in a hopper when his right index finger struck the edge of an i-beam support causing a laceration on his knuckle.
02/20/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was tightening structure bolts with another employee using torque wrench. Injured employee was using a backup wrench. The employee using the torque wrench asked IE if he was ready & he said y...
01/15/2009 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was at home when he felt something in his right eye, employee had been using a hand held grinder earlier that day at work and thinks a small piece of metal shaving got into his right eye at t...
11/07/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 160d lost Employee was walking between the Plant Two office and the Plant Three Mill building when he tripped over a culvert for a storm water drain and fell. The employee sustained a fracture to the right hip...
07/16/2008 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 20d restricted Employee was operating a small skid steer loader. While backing the unit, his elbow struck a support brace, jamming his right wrist into the steering handle. The injury caused some swelling of the ri...
04/02/2008 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 20d restricted EE was lifting a machine part using a mobile crane.EE placed left hand on the cable of crane to move the part away from I-beam,the glove he was wearing got caught in head pulley, pinching his finger b...
01/22/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 362d lost Employee was lifting a 50 lb bag of material when he felt a pain in his right shoulder. Possible muscle strain in the right upper arm and shoulder.
05/15/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee tripped and fell over a pallet. While falling the employee extended his left arm out and fell on his his left hand and elbow. The fall caused a bruise along the medial side of his left elbo...
03/13/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 14d lost, 80d restricted Employee was assisting another employee in lifting a motorized trolley into place onto a monorail I-beam when he felt a pain in his left shoulder.
01/02/2007 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Dust blew into right eye.
09/21/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 20d restricted Employee was climbing an elevator ladder and felt a strain in his neck and shoulder.
09/17/2006 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 91d lost Miner states that he was placing a guard over the drive belt that had fallen off. His glove came in contact with the belt and the pulley, pulling his thumb into the belt.
07/25/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Maintenance Tech was hammering a plate that was just welded. When he struck the plate, a piece of slag flew into his eye.
06/29/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was working on a piece of equipment in Plant 3 Kiln MCC. When he was tightening the motor leads he felt a sharp pain in the left side of his back. EE was taken to the local physician and wa...
04/06/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 21d restricted Employee removed a bag from the bagging machine spout and strained his back when he turned to place the bag on a pallet.
03/12/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 32d restricted Employee was cleaning stuck feed from the Plant 2-3 roller mill chute with a crowbar. Employee hit the side of the chute causing him to hit his hand with the crowbar.
03/06/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 7d restricted The employee received a sprain to his left knee. A supersack of product was being moved off of a scale with a forklift when the material in the supersack shifted and pinned the employee's left leg bet...
11/09/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 24d lost Walking and stepped up when knee pain began. During his Christmas vacation, EE sought medical treatment with his private physician. Notified us of this action on 12/30/05.--220060680011--orthoscopic s...
09/21/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None When picking up a boxed printer, EE felt a strain in her lower back. Reported injury, but did not seek medical attention until 10/03/05. Physician gave her samples of a prescription anti-inflamatory...
09/07/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While replacing a fan motor, EE had to move the unit. When doing so, his left index finger was caught between the fan blade and fan housing resulting in a laceration
06/21/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 1d restricted Employee directed a truck in the work area to move forward. When he turned to walk away he slipped on some material on the ground and fell, hurting his left knee and right wrist.
04/28/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None 04/28 employee working on land leveler and got dirt in his ear. Ear washed out returned to work. On 04/29 ear still hurts, taken to doctor, small piece of dirt washed out of ear. 05/03 return to docto...
11/05/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Employee was cleaning out tractor bucket with a shovel. When the employee swung the shovel at the build up with a left motion the employee lost his balance. Falling backwards his left hip and left but...
10/07/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 3d lost, 41d restricted Employee was picking up a pallet when he felt a pain in the right lower elbow to the forearem.
08/27/2004 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 165d lost Advanced lung disease
06/11/2004 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 242d lost Claim arose out of pre-surgery physical for back surgery.
05/23/2004 OTHER INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES None Employee working as a kiln operator in the kiln control room complained of chest pains to his assistant. The local emergency medical services were contacted and put in route to the plant. The employee...
03/17/2004 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None An experience contractor employee failed to recognize the fact that a belt, made of combustible rubber material, within an elevator housing would catch on fire while they were using a cutting torch to...
01/20/2004 NO VALUE FOUND DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 13d lost, 110d restricted Miner raised shop overhead door 6"" with a fork truck to remove & repair a track roller. He didn't put a safety block under the door. To replace the roller, he sat on the floor & to reach the bottom c...
12/15/2003 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 23d restricted THE EE WAS USING A PNEUMATIC JACKHAMMER TO BREAK UP PRODUCT STRUCK IN A HOPPER. THE EE HAD POOR BODY POSITION WHILE PERFORMING THE TASK RESULTING IN STRAIN TO THE LOWER BACK MUSCLES. THE EE CO MPLETED...
07/09/2003 NO VALUE FOUND DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 246d lost EE ALLEDGES TO HAVE HIT A BUMP IN THE CLAY SHED AREA WHILE OPERATING A 980 G CAT FRONT-END-LOADER CAUSING AGGRAVATION TO HIS NECK AND LOWER BACKTHIS IS AN AGGRAVATION FROM A PREVIOUS INJURY EE LOST TI...
05/22/2003 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CATCH A BAG THAT FELL OFF THE BAGGING SPOUT WHEN HIS HAND HIT THE SPOUT CAUSING A LACERATION ON THE RIGHT INDEX FINGER. EMPLOYEE RECEIVED 5 STITCHES.
01/20/2003 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost EE WAS HEATING THE OUTSIDE OF A BALL MILL WITH A TORCH. THIS WAS TO LOOSEN THE GLUE ON THE INSIDE SO THE BRICK LINER COULD BE REMOVED. AT 3 A.M.THE NEXT MORNING, EE WENT TO THE MEDICAL CENTER COMPLAIN...