RELIANCE PLANT — Accidents

Total: 37 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
09/05/2024 DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 1d lost Repairman reported experiencing symptoms of heat illness. Emergency Medical Services were dispatched to assess the employee. At the employee's request, the employee was transported to the emergency ro...
06/24/2024 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 17d lost, 29d restricted On 7/10/24, operator reported that turning the knobs on the loadout system caused a cyst on EE's right index finger over a span of two days. The medical evaluation diagnosed EE with a ganglion cyst of...
09/21/2020 OTHER INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES None Symptoms experienced were dizziness and blurred vision. EMS was summoned for precautionary assessment due to personal health condition. EMS decided to transport employee to hospital for evaluation. EE...
08/04/2020 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 65d restricted On August 4, 2020 the employee struck a welding rod on the top side of EE's right hand in the thumb area causing an arching burn. The employee was returned to work without restrictions. On November 9...
08/03/2017 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None On November 2, 2020, it was learned, through the litigation process, that an alleged loss of hearing was found to have industrial causation.
09/14/2015 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None On 9/14/15 the employee was taken to the Company clinic, received stitches for a left eye orbit laceration and was released to regular work on 9/15/15. The employee was struck in the orbit of his left...
03/29/2014 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted On 4/02/14, the employee requested medical treatment and was placed on modified duty which was accommodated. A conveyor belt flopped loose during a repair and made contact with the employee's hard hat...
07/21/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted The employee went to the company clinic on 8/1/11 and was placed on restricted duty. The employee reported that he lost his footing, fell and struck his R-knee cap on a protruding 5/8"" bolt that secu...
11/14/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted The employee went to the company clinic on 11/14/09 and was placed on restricted duty. The employee was using a putty knife to remove a decal, when the knife tore through the decal and struck L-palm,...
08/28/2009 DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 8d lost The employee went to the company clinic on 8/28/09 and was taken off work. Employee was bolting pull plate on conveyor belt. As he finished, he informed his supervisor that he wasn't feeling well.
04/01/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Employee was taken to the Company clinic on 4/2/2009 and was placed on restricted duty which is being accommodated. He alleges that he struck his head on the transmission filler tube on a loader which...
09/18/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted The employee went to the company clinic on 9/19/08 and was placed on restricted duty. While the employee walked to collect his tools, he tripped over caution tape, lost balance and fell forward agains...
09/16/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted Employee went to the company clinic on 12/3/08 and was placed on restricted duty. The employee received a Right Lateral Epicondylitis (tennis elbow) to R-arm while raking through material on the conve...
10/28/2005 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 13d restricted The employee went to see the company doctor on 11/9/2005 and was placed on restricted duty. While cutting a chute liner with a welding torch, the flame burned through the glove and burned the employee...
04/04/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Employee went to see company doctor on 4/4/05 and was placed on restricted work. Employee was struck in the face by a piece of metal that broke off from a damaged loader bucket tooth that was being ha...
05/26/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee went to see company doctor on 5/26/04. Stitches were applied and employee was returned to full duty. Employee was removing/installing teeth on loader when a small piece of steel broke and bec...
05/05/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted Employee went to see company doctor on 5/10/2004 and was placed on restricted duty. Employee was performing service on dozer when he slipped due to grease/oil on sole of shoes and strained his back.
10/15/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 20d restricted WHILE STEPPING DOWN THE LADDER OF A LOADER, EMPLOYEE STEPPED ONTO HIS FUEL HOSE WITH THE HEEL OF HIS FOOT WHICH CAUSED HIM TO SPRAIN HIS RIGHT ANKLE (ALLEGED). EMPLOYEE WENT TO SEE COMPANY DOC TOR ON...
09/02/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted EE WENT TO SEE COMPANY DOCTOR ON SEPT. 3, 2003 AND WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY. EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO RELOCATE DESK TO ITS PREVIOUS LOCATION AND WHILE PUSHING UNIT, HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HI S LOWER...
07/26/2003 NO VALUE FOUND DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 234d lost EMPLOYEE WENT TO HOSPITAL ON 7/26/03 AND STAYED OVERNIGHT FOR OBSERVATION. WHILE DRIVING A COMPANY CRANE IT ROLLED OVER, PARTIALLY PINNING EMPLOYEE AND EMPLOYEE RECEIVED MULTIPLE INJURIES. EMP LOYEE W...
12/16/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted EE WENT TO SEE CO. PHYSICIAN ON 12-12-02 AND WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY. WHILE INSTALLING SOCKET FOR 7' CRUSHER, EE CUT R FINGER ON SOCKET LINER.
08/29/2002 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 65d lost WHILE TIGHTENING A FITTING ON THE SHOVEL HOPPER DOOR (HYDRAULIC CYLINDER) HIS WRENCH SLIPPED AND HIS HAND STRUCK 2"" PLATE EDGE OF THE DOOR WHICH RESULTED IN A LACERATION AND FRACTURE TO HAND.
04/01/2002 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE CUTTING V-BELTS OFF OF MOTOR, EE WAS PULLING KNIFE TOWARDS HIMSELF & PUNCTURED HIS L-CHEEK. EE WENT TO SEE COMPANY DOCTOR ON 4/1/02, STITCHES WERE APPLIED & EE WAS RETURNED TO FULL DUTY.
02/06/2002 OTHER ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None EMPLOYEE WENT TO SEE COMPANY DOCTOR ON 2-8-02 AND WAS RETURNED TO FULL DUTY; PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION WAS PRESCRIBED. EMPLOYEE HAD AN ALLERGIC REACTION TO LUBRICANT SPRAYED ON LOADER CAB WHICH CAUSED A...
12/18/2001 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted WHILE HE WAS OPERATING THE JAW CRUSHER, A TOOTH FROM THE DRAGPLATE SHOT OUT OF THE JAW CRUSHER, GLANCED OFF ANOTHER OBJECT AND WENT THROUGH A CRUSHER WINDOW STATION AND STRUCK HIS SHOULDER.
10/23/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted EE WENT TO CO. CLINIC ON 10-23-01 AND WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ATTACH A MAGNET STROKE GAUGE TO A RUNNING SCRREN HEAD, EE'S LEFT MIDDLE FINGER WAS PINCHED BEWTWEEN MOV ING EQU...
08/30/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted EMPLOYEE WENT TO THE COMPANY CLINIC ON 8/30/01 AND WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY. WHILE REMOVING SCREEN CLOTH FROM SHAKER, WHILE PULLING ON SCREEN, EMPLOYEE STRAINED RIGHT SHOULDER.
08/07/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A FELLOW EMPLOYEE WAS DISCONNECTING SOCKET FROM IMPACT WRENCH; THE AIRLINE CAME LOOSE & THE AIR HOSE HIT THE OTHER EMPLOYEE ON THE MOUTH. HE SAWCOMPANY DOCTOR ON 8/7/01 & STITCHES WERE APPLIED
05/29/2001 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted EMPLOYEE WENT TO SEE COMPANY DR. ON 5-29-01, RECEIVED STICHES IN HIS L-MIDDLE FINGER AND WAS RETURNED TO MODIFIED DUTY. RIGGING SLIPPED WHEN REMOVING PIN FROM GANTRY; 3 L-MIDDLE FINGERS WERE P INCHED...
05/09/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted EE WENT TO SEE THE COMPANY DR ON 5-9-01 AND WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY. WHILE INSTALLING HANGER, HANGER HIT FEEDER WITH EE'S FINGER IN THE MIDDLE WHICH CAUSED A LACERATION TO R-RING FINGER.
04/21/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted EE WENT TO SEE COMPANY DR ON 4/23/01 AND WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY. EE SLIPPED IN MUD AND BUMPED HIS KNEE AGAINST CONVEYOR WHEN HE ATTEMPTEDTO SPLICE A BELT. THE INJURY RESULTED IN A CONTU SION TO...
03/29/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted EE WENT TO SEE A DR ON 3/30/01 AND WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY. WHEN PUTTING IN A CONVEYOR SECTION, EE WAS LINING UP CONVEYORS WITH A BAR. CONVEYOR SLIPPED JERKING THE BAR DOWNWARD STRAINING ROTATOR...
03/12/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted EMPLOYEE WENT TO SEE A DOCTOR ON 3-15-01 AND WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY. EMPLOYEE STRAINED BACK WHILE CLEANING UP LIFTING ROCKS ONTO WHEELBARROW.
08/04/2000 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING A WATER TRUCK AND WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN, DUE TO EXCESSIVE SPEED THE TRUCK ROLLED OVER. EMPLOYEE SAW DOCTOR8/4/00 AND WAS RETURNED TO FULL DUTY; STITCHES WERE APPLI...
07/24/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted EE WENT TO SEE DR. ON 7-24 AND WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY. EE WAS CLIMBING UP THE LADDER OF SKIP LOADER AND SLIPPED OFF OF TOP STEP, STRAINING LOWER BACK.
02/07/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted WENT TO SEE DR. ON 2/8 AND WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY. WALKING TO LOADOUT, EE FELL IN SCALE ACCESS WAY AND INJURED HIS SHIN AND LEFT SHOULDER.
01/26/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted EE WENT TO SEE DR ON 1/26/00 AND WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY. WHILE SHOVELING, REPLACEING A GUARD, HAND SLIPPED OFF GUARD AND EE SMASHED PINKY FINGER OF RIGHT HAND.