Portage Plant — Accidents

Total: 17 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
06/24/2022 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 25d lost The individual was driving a 988H front end loader around stacker 3 when the tire went in a hole or ditch causing the machine to shift side to side and EE felt a pain in EE's back. The individual wo...
04/19/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 15d lost The employee was picking up parts to put into the loader for garbage and scrap. When EE picked up a backing plate off the heavy media cyclone pump to get started into the loader, EE felt a strain in t...
10/01/2019 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 66d lost Employee was laying down greasing discs on tractor when they went to get up they felt a strain in their knee. This resulted in a torn meniscus and a lost time accident.
03/20/2018 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 70d lost Walking from Rock Truck to Loader. When EE got to the Loader EE felt a sharp pain in the right leg/ankle. This resulted in a spiral fracture to the tibia.
11/14/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Taking down a light to replace ballast. Piece of scale came off of beam hitting hand, causing laceration. 2 stitches.
02/17/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 122d lost Steam 3 chute plugged up, cleared chute with water hose, threw hose down to next level to clear pan under belt. Needed more hose to reach further and it was stuck on top plate. Pulled hose across my...
02/06/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Moving man made scaffolding to the next work site when one section of scaffolding pivoted and came down on his head. Hard hat was on at the time, when scaffolding came down tipped his hard hat off an...
01/14/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While using sledge hammer in an attempt to switch over a stuck flop gate, employee caught his little finger between the hammer handle and the lever for the flog gate resulting in a laceration.
09/19/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 75d lost Employee was lying on the catwalk reaching out to paint steel angles when he lost his balance and slipped falling through the belt structure landing on uneven ground striking a rock and fracturing his...
07/12/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee went to check the 4-inch water valve at the fresh water pond. As he turned to walk away, he tripped over the 4-inch waterline and fell onto his left wrist causing a hairline fracture that req...
02/07/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee and co-workers were replacing the motor on the clean-up pump. The motor was hanging on a chain hoist. As the motor was turned from from horizontal to vertical, it slid on the chain pinching t...
03/29/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 87d lost Injured and co-workers were attempting to dislodge filter cake stuck to the inside and door openings of the stacker tube, when some loose material fell from the stacker. Injured was struck by the mate...
06/12/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cutting ties off his hard hat using a utility knife when the knife slipped cutting the palm of his left hand requiring stitches
12/07/2005 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost Injured was clearing a return roller on an outside plant belt that was blocked with frozen material. He lost his balance and his forearm was momentarily caught between the belt and idler roller causin...
08/09/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Employee, while observing grates over surface feeder for blockage, slipped and fell causing a mild fracture to his left wrist.
08/02/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 217d lost Injured and co-workers were replacing decking material on the main belt catwalk on the previous operating shift. The workmen left this job site prior to replacing a 2' x 8' section of flooring that ha...
07/22/2004 POWERED HAULAGE ACCIDENT ONLY None Sub-contractor was operating a company owned 50 ton haul truck. At the start of the shift he moved the haul truck with the bed in the raised position. The raised bed came into contact with overhead 15...