Seattle Plant — Accidents

Total: 121 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
10/02/2019 POWERED HAULAGE PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY None An employee was troubleshooting a flow issue on a volumetric feeder. During the course of troubleshooting, an access hatch was opened and the feeder was jogged. At some point, the employee's hand ent...
09/26/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was shoveling on top of the load bins, when wrist started hurting. Employee changed how employee was shoveling in a different way.
09/15/2017 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A yellow jacket nest on the new side, employee got bit, employee was ran up to Urgent Care in West Seattle, they did not treat employee. Employee returned to work and was okay the remainder of the shi...
11/02/2016 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None EE had a recordable hearing shift during our annual on site mobile hearing test held on Nov 1st and Nov 2nd 2016. Employee was notified and required to go into the hearing facility to retest with in 3...
03/27/2015 STRIKING OR BUMPING DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 6d lost, 6d restricted 3/27/2015 in the AM Employee was taking a short cut and was scooting by a band saw table and caught his upper left leg (thigh) on a piece of steel. He states there was a minor poke and he did not thin...
02/17/2015 OTHER DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 34d restricted There no factors that contributed to this injury, The employee stated that he was walking at a normal pace.
12/27/2013 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Contractor was exiting a Bobcat when he stepped on to the face of the jack hammer and slipped. He rolled his ankle, resulting in an ankle sprain. No meds prescribed. No modified duty available.
10/11/2013 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None There was a cable looped through grated walkway. Employee tripped but did not feel as though an injury occurred. a week later when his back hurt and he went to the doctor, this report was completed.
09/12/2013 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None I was trying to loosen the motor base of the Silo 41 Pod Blower to remove the belts to test run the motor. Using a combination wrench, I was pulling on the wrench when I felt a slight tightness on my...
07/31/2013 OTHER INJURIES INVOLVNG NONEMPLOYEES None A rail car was shipped to Seattle Plant from Canada and arrived at Seattle Plant on July 31, 2013. When the rail car was spotted and opened a decomposing deceased individual was found inside. The coro...
06/21/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Was playing basket ball when i was blocked by an opponent. Side stepped and my knee popped and crunched. I quit the game
05/16/2013 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Cutting 1/8th aircraft cable, a tooth caught on the blade, pulling finder into the blade, leaving a 1' cut. Contractor did receive stitches.
04/12/2013 OTHER INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES None Miner complained of chest pains as he was walking to a job. Supervisor on shift called 911. The Seattle facility followed internal procedures that are in accordance with MSHA requirements and immediat...
01/30/2013 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A contract employee was working on a refrigerated air dryer when a copper tubing line catastrophically failed. MSHA was already on site for our first regular inspection and an investigation is current...
05/30/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 62d restricted Chipping away buildup in a silo to remove chunks. Multiple locations, angles and positions. August 13 21012 the investigation on this matter was closed and the injury was deemed a new claim and not an...
01/18/2012 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None I was working on the max flow meter. I turned to my right and felt a pain in my lower back.
05/06/2011 OTHER INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES None Employee reported chest pains in the packhouse office, operator reported to supervisor, who called 911 immediately. Employee was suspected of having a heart attack when emergency personnel came to pl...
10/18/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted EE was trying to close steerhorn and the feeder was jammed so he had to yank on it. The next day his back started hurting. Complained of back strain later and visited doctor on 11/16/2009.
07/17/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Injured was unloading pet soil from truck. After unloading, He put both hands on top of dump gate and rocked the gate to empty out extra pet soil. The gare caught his left pinky and ring finger in a p...
06/29/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 24d restricted Three employees were replacing the canvas on an air slide. EE was attaching a chipping hammer to an air line to begin work while the other two employees were working on the opposite sides. When EE wa...
02/04/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None During routine chain maintenance for our shutdown an employee got his finger caught in between the drag chain and the tooth of the sprocket on the C6 drag line. The employee received 6 stitches and re...
11/06/2008 INUNDATION ACCIDENT ONLY None The natural gas boiler fired incorrectly resulting in a carbon monoxide (CO) emission in the main office. It was discovered by the presence of an odor. Immediately upon discovery all personnel were...
11/04/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT None Employee was on ladder watch when he ascended ladder to assist work partner with tarp. The ladder slipped and he fell from the 3rd rung.
08/19/2008 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 100d lost Empl. turned ankle when stepping on mill ball. Reported that ball was not covered but just didn't see it. Incident reported as first aid because Empl. indicated he was fine and did not seek medical...
08/12/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None On 8/14/08 Employee reported a strained back which he linked to work he was doing on 8/12/08 when he was working on tail pulley on additive belt, using a pipe wrench to free belt so belt would track....
06/20/2008 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None EE had received a hearing test that resulted with finding that the test results discovered a MSHA Record-able. In his right he has no response for 6000 Hz and 8000 Hz.
03/25/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 71d lost While working around briquetter, pulled guard up but did not secure prior to working beneath it. Guard fell, striking him on his hard hat (head).
01/25/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None An employee was attempting to push a glass tube through a hole in a rubber stopper (tube has a 90 degree bend in it). When pressure was applied to the tube, the tube broke at the bend. The employee'...
11/01/2007 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While working in Precip Hoppers employee broke out with hives. Until we received a report from his doctor on November 7, we were not aware that this was an industrial related illness.
09/04/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 145d restricted Employee working with another employee rebuilding a slurry pump bearing barrel. Partner was using hammer & brass drift to drive shaft free while employee was holding bearing. Shaft shot out catching...
06/26/2007 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted On 6/27/07 employee reported that at approx. 2:30 P.M. on the previous day, his eye started bothering him, which he thought was his contact lense, because he could not identify anything in particular...
05/22/2007 NONPOWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 4d lost, 15d restricted Employee was pushing Oxy/Acetylene bottle cart across the first floor mill room. He stepped on some mill balls, which he did not see, and lost his balance. He fell and the cart came down on his leg.
05/21/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee was moving under trailer tipper to check a sensor. As he walked toward the sensor, he tripped on hydraulic cylinders. Employee fell to the ground bumping knee and shoulder on concrete pavemen...
04/09/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 222d restricted Plank slipped causing 2"" fall.
01/06/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 14d restricted Employee working on main collection drag sprocket when a link flipped backward pinching and cutting his thumb.
12/04/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None On December 6, 2006, EE reported soreness and stiffness which came about on the 4th when he was working in the precipitater and climbing in and out for a long period of time.
11/20/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 45d restricted Employee lifted the shaft removal cap to place on coal mill roll assembly. While lifting, his back became strained.
11/02/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 27d restricted Employee first reported incident on 11/3/06 but did not seek medical attention until 11/16/06. He reported bumping knee on steel plate while working on a pump.
10/26/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost Two employees were replacing return idlers on raw reclaim belt #3 when idler was released by fellow worker causing injured to hold it alone and he couldn't. The injured employee caught the idler with...
10/07/2006 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost On 10/11/06 employee reported to supervisor that his back was sore due to work he was doing on 10/7/06. Employee reported using chipping gun overhead to remove buildup of material in elephant trunk of...
09/19/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 38d restricted While lifting a 94# cement bag, experienced pain and felt a pop in arm.
08/10/2006 NONPOWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 15d restricted On 8/11/06 employee reported a sore lower back to his supervisor. He said the soreness was the result of pulling a cart of tools up several flights of stairs on the previous day.
05/30/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While back flushing slurry pumps, tripped on grate and slipped in mud. First reported as first aid.
05/05/2006 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee backed into pet soil pile, stepped out of loader to check for damage to equipment. Part of pile sloughed and pushed him against loader.
02/10/2006 FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While installing slinky wires, existing weld on overhead support failed and support bar dropped striking contractor on hard hat and shoulder.
01/17/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Pulling air tugger up to jip with rope attached. Reported feeling a pop in mibble finger knuckle. Incident was first reported as a first aid. EE first saw Dr. on 01/19/2006.
01/10/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None ON 1/16/06 EMP FIRST REPORTED TO SUPERVISOR THAT HE WAS EXPERIENCING DISCOMFORT WHICH HE BELEIVED WAS RELATED TO AN INCIDENT THAT OCCURRED THE PREVIOUS WEEK. HE WAS CHANGING A FITTING FOR THE HOSE ON...
12/01/2005 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE HEATING SCREW GUDGEON WITH OXY/ACETYLENE ROSEBUD TORCH A FLASH BURN OCCURRED TO BOTTOM BACK RIGHT CALF. EMPLOYEE NOTED THAT OXYGEN LINE HAD BLED OFF WHILE AT ER, POSSIBLY OXY LEAK.
11/08/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 83d lost When leaving mens restroom to go to the lunchroom, contractor slipped and fell. Maintenance had just finished mopping floor at bathroon entrance & lunchroom floor was wet. There was no signage indicat...
08/30/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee's wedding ring caught on the stem of a 2"" ball valve when he was stepping down off of a work platform. Did not seek medical opinion until 9/1/05.