Ottawa Plant — Accidents

Total: 112 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
01/17/2013 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was attempting to open a gate on the bottom of the rail car. The gate was stuck from residual materials from external sources, in addition the whether was below the freezing mark. The EE atte...
12/05/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While conducting a 2 person lift of an office desk, the employee experienced pain in his lower back.
11/20/2012 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was injured while operating the Volvo A40F Haul truck. He was diagnosed with a shoulder strain. The employee reported the pain was an accumulation over a period of 3 to 4 weeks.
09/26/2012 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was turning a chuck key with a T-Bar on a lathe in the machine shop. As the chuck and the chuck key moved downward his left hand ring finger was caught between the chuck key and the lath...
09/25/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None After grinding on a piece of metal the employee noticed something in his eye. The employee was wearing the appropriate PPE and apparently received the metal contamination after wiping his brow followi...
06/28/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 24d restricted The employee was lifting into place an upper idler roll on the facility dozer the employee did not seek assistance from 2 other staff within the department to complete the task or did not wait for the...
02/11/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 24d restricted The employee was originally injured on 2-11-12 while descending a ladder in a fluid bed dryer the employee tripped on the bottom rung and fell 12 to 18 inches backward. The original diagnosis was brui...
12/21/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cleaning a railcar when the car cleaner bar popped out of the hub and hit his right knee on the inside. No medical treatment was sought at the time of injury. On 12/21/11 the employee ask...
11/20/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted Injured employee was assisting pipefitter crew during pipe installation. Pipe was in a bind and employee attempted to push it free. Pipe released from bind pinching fifth digit on left hand between pi...
08/03/2011 FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was looking up while inspecting a motor on a portable crusher machine. A small rock fell from the crusher and struck him in the top left side of the head, prior to the injury the employee...
06/13/2011 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was loosening packing gland when wrench slipped off nut and cut right pinky finger on a piece of steel. Employee taken to doctor and received stitches. Did not miss any work.
06/01/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None Employee was carrying heavy tools and a chain hoist. When he stepped up on the pump platform, his left foot hooked the pull-eye. This caused employee to lose balance and twist, driving his left knee...
05/19/2011 MACHINERY PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 3d lost, 39d restricted EE was operating a HDPE fusion machine fusing two 16"" HDPE pipes. While loading the machine, the section of pipe jammed on the saddle not allowing the pipe to feed properly. The ee attempted to repos...
02/08/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted EE was reposition a structural steel member so a forklift could move the material. EE stated that he thought he could push the member onto the forks. The structural member was approximately 300lbs and...
10/19/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was performing routine clean up when he fell and struck his leg against a piece of metal grating. The ensuing injury was a cut to his left leg requiring six stitches to close.
05/02/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While working in a flange overhead a piece of foreign material struck his eye. The object was removed by a physician and drops were prescribed. The injury wasn't reported until Monday 05/03/2010 at 13...
02/26/2010 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was struck in the eye by debris while working either on a door in the shop or while working on packing for a pump, both jobs were on separate days, the employee is not sure when it happened e...
01/18/2010 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was attempting to remove a loose flap covering a splice on a filter belt with a utility knife, when his hand slipped and came in contact with the blade, resulting in a minor cut on his hand t...
01/14/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 131d lost While connecting two sections of 16"" plastic pipe together in the pit the pipe slipped off 6x6"" wooden blocks on which it was resting and landed on the employees left shin. The weight of the pipe ca...
08/31/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost While climbing into the trackmobile the employee's hand slipped causing him to have a pain in his back. The employee reported the accident to the company on 9/2/2009.
03/16/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While closing the bottom hopper gate on a rail road car the employee didn't notice a piece of metal sticking out next to the latch and struck his finger. The resulting cut required 3 stitches.
01/23/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 30d lost While walking to his monitor in the pit he slipped and twisted his knee. The incident just became a reportable/lost time yesterday (5/4/2009) when it was found out that his injury requires surgery.
01/13/2009 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While grinding in the shop area, the employee got a sliver of metal in his eye that needed to be removed by a doctor.
01/02/2009 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While using a walk behind forklift, the employee was performing a turn when she felt a pain in her shoulder, initially refused medical treatment. Recently her shoulder was bothering her, so she sought...
12/27/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 94d lost While driving out of the pit and going up a hill the vehicle started spinning tires on the ice so the employee got out of the truck to see if the 4-wheel drive was engaged. When the employee exited th...
12/20/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Slipped on bottom step of short stairway while walking out of maintenance shop to start work truck. The slip resulted in the employee falling and striking his head the resulting cut required nine stap...
11/17/2008 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee knelt down to pick up a piece of metal, when he stood back up, a lump on his knee appeared. The employee went to the doctor, where blood was drained from the lump. Incident was not report...
03/26/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost While working to bolt a sandline together the chain holding the pipe off the ground came loose causing the pipe to come loose and hit the miner in the chest. The force of the pipe hitting him in the c...
03/20/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While lining up an adaptor piece on a valve the ring adapter slide down and struck his right thumb resulting in two stitches and a small bone fracture.
02/27/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While opening a RR car gate the bar slipped smashing his finger against car hopper.
02/08/2008 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Maintenance man was grinding overhead.
01/21/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was breaking RR cars apart by pulling on lock pin when his finger was pinched requiring 5 stitches to close cut.
12/18/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 104d lost Slipped on ice and twisted knee
12/10/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Employee slipped on an icy surface and fell, causing a hip contusion.
11/29/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While rebuilding a rotating assembly, employee's finger was pinched between the shaft and the bearing press, resulting in a cut that required five stitches.
11/25/2007 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was dilling a hole in sheet metal when the drill bit caught, causing the drill to turn. The turning drill caused his finger to be smashed, resulting in a hairline fracture to his right ring...
09/04/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost IE was working on a pick up truck when he got a small metal sliver in his left index finger. He removed the sliver and continued to work. He developed granuloma at the spot where the sliver was remo...
08/03/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was checking railcar supply in the rail yard. He started to climb up onto the brake platform of the car. He received a laceration on the tip of his middle finger on his left hand from a sha...
06/25/2007 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 37d lost As employee broke for lunch he started to feel pain slowly come on in his neck and left arm. The employee has a serious personal illness and has not been to work since 7/18/2007. The company receive...
05/16/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was installing a new MCC panel. He and his work partners were lifting the panel into place when it slipped and struck him just above his hair line. He was taken to the ER where he recei...
03/02/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 88d lost EE was walking around a coiled water hose and tripped over it. He then fell to the floor landing on his left hip, resulting in a ruptured disc in his lower back. This injury required surgery on 3/9/...
03/01/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The IE said on 3/6/2007 that he believed that he hurt his shoulder on 3/1/2007, but was not sure. He said he felt a pain in his shoulder when closing the outer doors of an elevator. Employee has sta...
02/02/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None IE was cutting plastic seals on railcar lids when he cut the tip of his right middle finger. He received three stitches.
03/04/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The IE was holding a door open when he felt a pain in his right hand. He was diagnosed by his doctor to have arthritis. We received new information in the past week that has changed this injury fr...
09/01/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 199d lost Employee was getting onto bagging machine when a foot rail broke. He fell and caught himself on the bagging machine platform, twisting his back.
05/27/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost While removing a vacuum pump the employee pinched his r. wrist and hand between a pump shaft and a cement wall. He didn't miss any work days and didn't require extended medical care. The injury was...
12/15/2004 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None HIGH WINDS ON TRACK CAUSING AIRBORNE MATERIAL (SAND). EE'S EYE VERY SCRATCHY. EE SAW DOCTOR AND RECEIVED DROPS.
10/21/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 162d lost EE WAS OPENING LID ON RAILCAR - HURT LOWER BACK INTO LEFT LEG. EE WAS BENT OVER THE LID AND THE LID WAS HALFWAY OPEN. TREATED AS FIRST AID UNTIL 12/13/04.
09/12/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 58d lost Ee stepped in a hole between tracks 4 and 5 south end, twisting his right knee.
06/25/2004 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 96d lost Employee was over valve, starting to open the 10' valve when victalic coupling blew apart due to the mainline being under presser 200 psi the force of the uncoupled pipe hit employee on right shoulder...