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... |