Ottawa Plant — Accidents

Total: 92 accidents | Fatalities: 2

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
07/22/2024 OTHER INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES 1d lost Employee is reporting blood clots associated with sitting in a excavator. This claim is being contested by the site.
03/05/2024 OTHER DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 3d restricted Employee was walking up stairs when pain was felt in the lower back/right hip area and it was reported to the supervisor that evening. The employee took the following day off 3/6/24 and visited the cl...
07/07/2023 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None An anonymous member of the public reported a grass fire along County Road 23 that is not part of the active mining area. Sherriff and Fire Department arrived on scene at approximately 4:30pm, which i...
02/09/2022 OTHER DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 10d lost, 2d restricted An employee was exiting the main plant when a gust of wind forced the door to close quickly. The employee tried to catch the door to keep it from slamming but ended up catching the tip of the middle...
04/13/2020 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 31d restricted The employee reported feeling pain in left shoulder towards the end of shift. The next day the employee stated that the pain was a little better and wanted to continue to monitor it. On 4/22/20 EE r...
06/26/2019 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While using a utility knife employee cut arm which resulted in stitches.
12/13/2018 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee struck hard hat/head on overhead conduit causing neck strain.
11/16/2018 OTHER DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 36d restricted Employee felt soreness in lower back and reported it to the supervisor. Went to the doctor for medical treatment and requires physical therapy.
11/29/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 145d lost Employee was tied off to a live beam. The live beam became dislodged and fell causing the employee to fall as well.
11/13/2014 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted EE operating excavator-back pain at lunch, told FM, but didn't know what happened worked to end of shift, came in Monday 11/17/14 - wanted to seek medical attention - taken to clinic as precaution.
10/11/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Employee was loosing bolts on ME-51's cutting edge when he felt discomfort in his lower back. Employee was put on modified duty.
10/09/2014 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 13d restricted EE was using a 4 1/2"" grinder with wearing gloves, the grinder also did not have a guard on it and he was not wearing the required PPE to protect his eyes. He ended up injuring his finger / requirin...
08/22/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 30d restricted EE was welding on a pipe fitting with fitting sitting on saw horses. EE bumped the saw horses with his leg & the fitting started to sup. EE tried to catch it & the fitting crushed his right pinky fing...
07/17/2014 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 5d restricted Employee reported back pain as a result of the air-ride suspension seat's air compressor not functioning at full capacity. Employee woke the following day experiencing intensified pain and did not re...
03/31/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee strained his back after picking up a bucket. Employee went for chiropractic treatment on 4/18/2014.
03/24/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 15d restricted Employee was attempting to close a knife gate valve. After the valve was closed, the employee began feeling pain and discomfort in his lower back. The pain continued after a night's rest, so the empl...
01/12/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 16d restricted Employee was shoveling spillage from under a portable crusher and strained his back on 12 January. The employee woke the next day experiencing pain which he thought would go away. He tried to work t...
01/06/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 7d lost, 16d restricted Employee reported shoulder soreness after cleaning in quarry. Reason for reporting at this time: Employee had additional cortisone treatment on 6/17/2014. Employee did not notify company of addition...
10/31/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was fixing a coagulant pump and was splashed in the eyes with coagulant. He was given a sample of prescription eye drops from the doctor.
08/01/2013 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee strained his back with trying to loosen a bolt from a pump platform. Employee went for chiropractic treatment on 8/5/2013.
07/14/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Hot sand got blew out the door onto employee causing burns to right forearm and right hand
07/11/2013 DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 1d lost Employee exhibited signs and symptoms of heat related illness/dehyration and was transported to ER for IV fluids
06/13/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee bumped right side of head while unplugging wet scrubber collection box. Employee went for chiropractic treatment on 6/19/2013.
06/11/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was stripping forms off of a 6X6 pad. He was dragging a corner and went to toss it into the skid steer bucket and the head of a duplex nail cut the back of his arm.
12/26/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 12d restricted Employee was installing a new impeller on slurry pump while manually spinning the sheave to thread on the new impeller. Two fingers were pinched between the v-belt and the sheave which resulted in sti...
11/12/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee removed his gloves to change a rubber sleeve on a rotex screen he cut two fingers on his right hand on the metal discharge boot. This resulted in 5 stitches on his ring finger.
09/11/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was re-adjusting the water stand sock in order to load the water truck. As he was climbing up the ladder to position the sock his foot slipped and his right shin contacted the ladder rung resulting...
02/28/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 19d restricted Employee strained his back in the process of bending over to pick up his hard hat. Employee went to the clinic and was placed on modified duty.
11/03/2011 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 162d lost Work was being done to remove a section of the railroad track, two excavators were in use. Excavator #1 moved into position and was directed to stop. Excavator #2 mirrored movement of excavator #1 wit...
10/01/2011 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was in a JLG boom lift. As he moved to the left the boom dropped. Employee lost balance and had his foot caught in the pedal housing causing a dislocation of right ankle and fracture of 5th...
09/27/2011 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted EMPLOYEE STEPPED ON A ROCK WHEN EXITING A BUILDING CAUSING HIM TO TWIST HIS ANKLE WHICH RESULTED IN MODIFIED DUTY.
03/17/2011 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 16d restricted Employee was removing a loading dock bumper with a cutting torch and bumper fell on employee's small toe resulting in surgery.
12/03/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 144d restricted Employee was exiting his vehicle and slipped on ice. Employee was taken to the clinic due to shoulder pain and was placed on modified duty.
07/28/2010 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 13d restricted Employee was vacuuming under a product bin and raised his head up; he hit his hard hat on the bottom of bin. Employee felt a strain in his neck. Employee went to clinic and was returned to work, em...
07/26/2010 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 24d lost, 152d restricted Employee was shoveling sand and he struck a beam, the shock from the shovel hitting the beam traveled to the employee's right elbow, resulting in pain & swelling. The employee is unable to work until...
06/12/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON FATALITY Fatal Incident is still under investigation. Cause of death is unknown, awaiting autopsy report. The victim was working from an elevated location that was provided with handrails. He was using an 8 foot ste...
05/03/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted Employee was standing by the bed of his maintenance truck and slid a toolbox to the edge of the truck bed as he grabbed the toolbox off the edge of the truck bed he experienced a pain in his lower bac...
02/27/2010 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted Employee was grinding slag off angle iron, the grinder caught the slag and jumped causing the employee's hand to slip resulting in the grinder cutting through the employee's glove and cutting his thum...
02/11/2010 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 84d lost, 64d restricted Employee was doing maintenance on a material handling boom (rake) attachment for the utility loader the rake rolled and the corner struck the employees foot breaking bones in the employees right foot.
09/10/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 14d restricted Employee was standing at the side of the catwalk to clear rocks, he was reaching and pulling the rocks toward him instead of getting on the catwalk and picking them up, he heard a ""pop"" in his stern...
08/27/2009 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Employee was mowing lawn on his shift. After his shift he went home and woke up in the middle of the night with an irritated left eye. He went to the eye clinic where he was given prescription eye dr...
05/05/2009 FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was installing a chute in the screen room adjacent to a ladder, vibration caused a wrench to fall from the ladder and struck the employee in the mouth chipping his front tooth. Employee had...
02/06/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 20d lost, 124d restricted EE was changing oil for 14G blade (unit 304002). As he reached in to change the filter, his arm was fully extended. When he pulled on the filter wrench, he felt a pull in his upper right arm, the musc...
08/27/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was doing maintenance on a catwalk, when he felt a foreign object in his right eye. Employee flushed his eye and object was still in there, so he was taken to the hospital where the object w...
08/18/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 32d restricted Employee lifted incorrectly, which caused a back strain. Employee is seeking chiropratic treatment and also has been seen by a physician.
07/14/2008 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was driving forklift and suddenly felt something in his eye which he thought was an eyelash. After his shift he was home and looked closer and discovered a foreign object which caused irritation....
01/14/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 4d lost, 1d restricted The employee was hammering on the bottom side of a conveyor in attempt to break the frozen belt loose, the belt broke free and the employee's arm was pulled between the belt and troughing idler, which...
01/12/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was installing a waterline when he was struck in the forehead by a piece of metal causing a laceration which resulted in 12 stiches.
10/11/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 5d lost, 92d restricted Employee was accessing bridge when he slipped and his knee buckled under his body. Employee had an x-ray, received a cortisone shot and is on modified duty.
08/19/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE TURNED TO SET A PIECE OF STEEL BEHIND HIM, IN DOING SO, HE STRUCK HIS FOREHEAD ON A PIECE OF STRUCTURAL STEEL ON THE SCAFFOLDING. CAUSED A LACERATION, RECEIVED 4 STITCHES.