River Rouge Facility — Accidents

Total: 63 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
03/12/2002 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS SUPERVISING THE UNLOADING PROCESS OF LIME FINE FROM CONTRACT DRIVER, A GUST OF WIND BLEW A CLOUD OF LIME FINE DIRECTLY INTO EE'S FACE, EEWAS WEARING PPE.
03/04/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS ROUTINELY INSPECTING WORK AREA WHEN HE SLIPPED ON ICE THAT WAS ON CATWALK.
02/02/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 35d restricted EE WAS SHOVELING STONE UNDER #1 BELT WHEN HIS BACK LOCKED UP.
11/22/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 49d lost, 56d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON 10 FT LADDER HOSING DOWN FIRING FLOOR WHEN LADDER TIPPED OVER AND HE FELL TO FLOOR LANDING ON HIS FEET.
10/23/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING FEED PIPE THAT SLIPPED & STRUCK HIM IN THE HEAD. NOTE: EMPLOYEE REFUSED TREATMENT UNTIL 11/6/01. SENT FOR PHYSICAL THERAPY 11/7/01.
10/19/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING DOWN OFF OF A LADDER IN THE BAGHOUSE WHEN HE STRUCK HIS ARM ON A METAL PLATE EDGE WHICH CUT HIS FOREARM.
10/17/2001 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 8d lost, 8d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS WASHING DUST CHAMBER WITH A 300 PSI HOSE WHEN THE MALE TO FEMALE CONNECTION SPLIT APART AND THE HOSE STRUCK HIM IN THE FACE.
08/15/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 19d lost, 22d restricted WHILE WALKING FROM THE LUNCH ROOM TO THE CONTROL ROOM, EE SLIPPED IN MUD AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE.
05/01/2001 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 23d restricted EE WAS HEATING SPROCKET WHILE TWO OTHERS WERE HAMMERING IT. SPROCKET FELL LANDING ON HIS FEET.
01/09/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OUT OF HIS VEHICLE IN THE PARKING LOT TO COME INTO WORK AND SLIPPED ON SOME ICE AND FELL.
12/13/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted EE WAS WORKING IN TUNNEL #2 WHEN HE LIFTED A SMALL CATWALK AND WRENCHED HIS LOWER BACK.
05/04/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 20d lost EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO EMPTY THE COATING POCKET. AT THE SAME TIME, ANOTHER EE, WHO WAS NOT AWARE OF HIS POSITION, SPRAYED THE COATING FROM ABOVE HIM WITH WATER. THIS RESULTED IN HIS BEING BURNT BY THE S...
01/04/2000 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None GUST OF WIND BLEW DUST FROM THE DUST CHAMBER INTO THE EMPLOYEE'S EYE.