Omya Arizona — Accidents

Total: 28 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
01/28/2026 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Employee fell from a chair roughly 56"" inches from the ground. On impact, majority of body wait landed on the the left elbow causing a sprain.
10/06/2023 ELECTRICAL DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted Maintenance supervisor was disconnecting an electric forklift battery power connection. Employee came in contact with battery frame and received shock on the right wrist. Electric shock ran through th...
06/04/2021 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Miner stacked pallets 20 high for use in packaging supersacks. When they reached for the top one a foot got caught under the pallet stack and when they went to step back was unable to. They fell back...
07/01/2019 DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee worked for about 30 mins packaging product in super sacks then started to clean for 60 minutes. EE felt light headed & went to get a drink of water. Went back to work. EE felt light headed st...
06/18/2019 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost During a bulk truck loading and packaging Temporary worker was kneeling on the top of the truck closing the truck hatch after finishing bulk load out. When the employee stood up EE felt a sharp pain...
09/14/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted Employee was lifting a pallet to place it under a loading spout when ee lost grip causing the pallet to fall onto the left foot above the steel protector resulting in a bruise.
06/09/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was pulling a vacuum hose when it got stuck between crossbeams. He yanked the hose which ""slingshotted"" towards him striking and chipping his front tooth.
12/11/2012 OTHER DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted Employee was sweeping the packaging/warehouse floor when he bent down to pick up an empty bay he felt a sharp pain in his back.
06/05/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 211d lost Employee was on top of a bulk truck trailer trying to align a loading spout with the trailer opening, when he tripped and fell through the space between the bottom rail of the gangway and the trailer,...
12/20/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Employee was lifting slipsheets when he felt sharp pain in his lower back.
10/16/2006 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Employee was removing 300.20.04 screw conveyor when he stepped on the edge of a section of floor grading that had been removed and placed on the floor.
05/09/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted The employee was stepping down from the forklift, lost his footing, and injured his left hand and wrist falling to the ground. Employee is on restricted work duty.
08/24/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING DOWN FROM THE DFA ROBOT PALLET DISCHARGE CONVEYOR AND TWISTED HIS LEFT ANKLE. THIS WAS AN UNAUTHORIZED WALKING ROUTE AND HE WILL BE RETRAINED. HE IS ON RESTRICTED WORK ACTIVITY
03/28/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS PERFORMING LAB TESTS. AFTER DIGESTION OF THE BONE MEAL SAMPLES, EE WAS RINSING THE LID OF THE VESSEL USING A 2:1 NITRIC ACID SOLUTION WITH A SQUIRT BOTTLE. THE BONE MEAL AND NITRIC ACID SPLAS...
12/09/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was attempting to lube throttle linkages with a can of WD40, when retracting his hand he came in contact with a fan blade. He cut his left palm area and the tip of his left thumb, requiring...
09/15/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted EE WAS UNLOADING DRUMS FROM A PICKUP TO BE USED TO CATCH OIL BEING DRAINED FROM THE ROLLER MILL.AS HE SET THE DRUM DOWN, & TURNED IT, HE RECEIVED A 2CM LONG LACERATON TO HIS RIGHT THUMB
05/24/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted EE WAS SHOVELING CALCIUM CARBONATE INTO A HOPPER AND HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. EE WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED WORK ACTIVITY.
12/09/2003 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 69d restricted EE ALLEGES HE INJURED HIS BACK AT WORK WHILE WORKING ON A ROTARY ASSEMBLY. HE DID NOT REPORT THIS TO THE COMPANY UNTIL 12/16/03 AFTER HE WENT TO HIS OWN PHYSICIAN. CLAIM IS BEING QUESTIONED SINCE HE D...
07/17/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 36d restricted THE EE WAS USING CAUTION TAPE TO TAP OFF THE NORTH #1 BULK LOADOUT SCALE BECAUSE THE LOADOUT SPOUT WOULD NOT RETRACT. AS THE EE STEPPED OFF OF THE SCALE, HE STEPPED ON THE SCALE FOOTING CAUSIN G HIS F...
01/23/2003 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE CLOCKED IN AND WAS CLEANING HIS POCKET KNIFE. HE ALLEGES HIS HAND SLIPPED AND HE LACERATED HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER, WHICH REQUIRED 10 STITCHES. CLEANING HIS OWN PERSONAL POCKET KNIFE I S NOT O...
10/18/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost EE WAS UNFOLDING A LADDER AND PINCHED HIS THUMB BETWEEN TOP STEP AND RAIL.
06/12/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted TWO EMPLOYEES WERE PLACING A WALK GRATE. ONE DROPPED HIS END SO THE OTHER EMPLOYEE'S END SLIPPED FROM HIS HAND AND ONTO HIS RIGHT INSTEP. INJURY WAS A CONTUSION.
05/16/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted EE WAS WALKING DOWN THE WEST STEPS TO THE BULK LOADOUT AREA AND TRIPPED. HE TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE. EE WAS SEEN BY A PHYSICIAN AND PLACED ON MODIFIED WORK.
07/19/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 12d lost, 19d restricted EE'S LEFT KNEE BEGAN TO SWELL IN THE MIDDLE OF HIS SHIFT. HE ALLEGES IT WAS CAUSED BY KNEELING WHILE WORKING ON THE CRUSHER SYSTEM. IT IS QUESTIONABLE AS TO WHETHER OR NOT IT IS WORK RELATED B ECAUSE...
06/14/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted THE EE WAS INSTALLING A MAGNET HOUSING. HE HAD THE MAGNET LAYING ON THE FLOOR WHERE HE WAS WORKING. HE STEPPED BACK ONTO THE MAGNET AND TWISTED HIS LEFT ANKLE.
05/02/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS TAKING INFORMATION FROM A CLASSIFIER MOTOR TAG PLATE WHEN DUST PARTICLES FELL FROM ABOVE.SOME OF THIS MATERIAL GOT INTO HIS LEFT EYE. A SMALL PIECE OF METAL BECAME INBEDDED IN HIS EYE.
01/03/2001 FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted EE WAS WALKING INTO THE SPARE PART WAREHOUSE WHEN A METAL DOOR THAT WAS PROPPED UP FELL ON HER CAUSING HER TO FALL TO THE GROUND. EE WAS NOT SEEN BY A DOCTOR UNTIL 2 DAYS LATER.
12/16/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None AFTER COMPLETING JANITORIAL DUTIES, CONTRACTOR WHITE GLOVE PRO CLEANING SVCS EE LOCKED THE DOORTO THE ADMIN BLD. SHE TURNED QUICKLY, STUBBED HER TOE & FELL TO THE GROUND ON HER RIGHT SIDE. FI RST AID...