Nora Preparation Plant — Accidents

Total: 10 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
04/22/2008 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 106d lost Employee was pressurer washing a skid loader when his right hand came in contact with the washer wand causing a laceration to the top wrist area of the right hand. Due to complications he missed work...
08/02/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 44d lost Employee was pulling a water hose down a set of steps in the sample building when he slipped and fell hitting the steps with his butt. Due to complications he started missing work on August 14, 2007.
05/16/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 268d lost Employee was exiting the thickener site and five steps from the ground he slipped and fell on his rear and rolled to the ground causing a deep bruise to his tail bone.
01/06/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 361d lost Employee was prying on an old pump bracket with a pry bar for a cyclone pump when he felt a pain in the center of his back.
09/01/2005 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was pulling check valve out of a hydraulic control valve on a 313 Excavator that had high pressure oil in it. When the valve was pulled, the pressure cut left index finger, which allowed oil...
09/01/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost Employee was using a chain hoist to lift a facing from a water pump and magnetite fell from the chain and into his eyes. First day of missing work was 9/9/05. Employee notified us on 9/16/05 that he h...
02/18/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 19d lost EE WAS HELPING INSTALL A NEW SLIEVE ON A CHUTE WHEN THE PIECE OF METAL HE WAS HOLDING SLIPPED AND CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN ANOTHER PIECE OF METAL.
04/21/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 36d lost ON THE AFTERNOON ON APRIL 21, 2003, EE INFORMED ME THAT HIS BACK WAS HURTING. HE WAS WORKING ON THE BRAKES OF A 350C PAYHOULDER DUMP TRUCK. WHEN ASKED IF HE WANTED TO FILE AN ACCIDENT REPORT, HE STATE...
03/19/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost EE WAS CLEANING UP SPILLAGE AROUND A ROTARY BREAKER CHUTE WHEN HE GOT A PIECE OF COAL IN HIS RT.EYE. EE WAS NOT WEARING SAFETY GLASSES.
07/31/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 14d lost EMPLOYEE HAD CHANGED THE REFUGE FILTER OUT AND WAS CLIMBING DOWN WHEN HIS FEET SLIPPED AND HE PULLED OR JERKED HIS LOWER BACK. HE FELL APPROX 3-4 FT.