Sherwin Alumina, L.P. — Accidents

Total: 802 accidents | Fatalities: 3

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
08/14/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 11d restricted Employee was working on a 300# steam line to remove a skillet blind from the flange when residual condensate sprayed out onto the employees left mid section.
08/04/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was climbing out of sump, when the top of hard hat made contact on top of sump. This resulted in the hard hat contacting the chemical goggles, repositioning them and exposing eyes as the hard...
07/12/2016 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None On 7/12/2016 at approximately 11:15 am, EE (Area Lead) was working the recirculating valve on #3 Deep Bed Washer when the wheel wrench ee was using, slipped off of the valve and smashed right ring fin...
06/20/2016 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A wheel wrench fell onto EE's left foot and fractured the fifth toe (tiny toe)
05/23/2016 OTHER INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES 10d lost Employee fainted outside the Dust Collector Trailer.
05/20/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While hosing down the screen box on 10 settler, employee was splashed in the face and eyes with hose water.
03/03/2016 DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 3d lost Employee was hosing down inside 10 settler, for approximately 40-45 minutes with 1"" hose down hose, and had PPE on. Employee called to have hose shut off, walked to the man-way. Employee suffered...
02/07/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 350d lost Employee was walking and tripped on grating. Sustained a fractured left patella. Employee required surgery to repair injured body part.
12/09/2015 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE knocked a drain valve off piping at 2 SOF pump, liquor contacted lower leg area.
11/18/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 22d restricted Employee was moving valves in order to retrieve the required valve that he was moving rotated over and caught his right pinky finger between the two valves.
11/05/2015 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 228d lost Employee dropped bottom of Precipitation Tank that was plugged, hitting the barrel with a sledge hammer and when plug broke loose, liquor and hydrate engulfed the employee.
10/27/2015 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted EE reported he got sprayed in the right eye when portable pump 4"" hose ruptured. EE reported that he took his goggles off to clean them when he got sprayed in the eye. EE washed eyes for about 20 min...
10/15/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 33d restricted EE was overhauling 3-1 sweetner transfer pump. EE pulled bowl off of pump using carry deck. As the bowl was being placed on the ground in a vertical position the liner fell out striking EE on right f...
10/07/2015 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted Employee working at #8 Combine floor. Condensate hose came loose and sprayed him on the left shoulder and arm, causing a 2nd degree burn.
09/14/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 24d lost, 42d restricted 2nd. degree burn to right foot when hot mud entered from the top of his boot.
08/22/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 12d restricted Employee was checking 15 and 16 precipitator, after checking 15 and 16 precipitator employee crossed over pipes to close 3 fill header, employee tripped over pipes and fell on his back.
08/20/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE approached the sump to the north and perched himself onto a fixed concert support base and attempted to use a shovel to clean-off the grating. While cleaning off the grating, the EE repositioned hi...
07/06/2015 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Employee was setting up the welding leads and was checking to make sure ground was hooked properly. He struck an arc at when injured employee walked up with his hood up and received welders flash.
06/28/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 80d restricted EE was clearing restriction in PO 1-3 #1 GSC when hot alumina sprayed back causing 2nd. degree burns to the employees' face, nose, mouth, arm and shoulder. Employee was wearing required PPE including...
06/25/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee slipped in unit 26 as he broke is fall his goggles came off causing caustic to get into Eyes. Right Eye was ok and required no treatment. Left Eye required prescription medication.
06/03/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was running in lukie on 3-2 DFP lukie with a nut runner while squatting. He lost his balance and fell forward, hitting his head on 90 degree pipe.
05/26/2015 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 80d restricted An employee was using sledge hammer to clear a plug on the bottom of #61 PPT. Employee was working off a stand, and lost control of the sledge hammer, striking injured employees' on top of his left fo...
05/25/2015 ALL OTHER OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESSES OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee was working cleaning chutes at top side 24 in Rod mills. Employee started feeling like he was having an asthma attack. Employee went to control room where he lost consciousness. Employee was...
05/05/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Setting up drip pan on 2-16 heater. One end of the 6"" PVC drain pipe fell off the jack stand causing the other end to rise pinching EE left thumb against the drip pan. EE was treated at medical with...
05/04/2015 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 3d lost, 26d restricted Employee was using a wheel wrench to turn the 126 wheel valve when the wrench slipped out of the wheel valve. Employee's left right finger was crushed between the wheel wrench and angle iron (guarding...
05/02/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted While repairing #1 lime reclaim screw employee felt a irritation in his left eye.
04/29/2015 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was loading tools and material on to the back of a truck. There was a 4 inch hose and pump running through the lay down and fab area where he was loading truck. His right foot got caught under the...
04/20/2015 OTHER DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 48d restricted Condensate sprayed on employee
04/14/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE fell into a storm drain that was covered in water during a rain storm. Bruised backside.
04/08/2015 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted Employee was using a condensate hose to wash down the pad under #4 hydrate tank. When EE turned the main valve back on the pressure from the condensate caused the ball valve on the other end of the ho...
04/02/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 13d restricted Unknown. EE was found with dirt on face sitting in control room. EE stated he fainted and hit face on desk, breaking orbital bone.
04/02/2015 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using a hammer wrench to tighten up some structural bolts. While swinging a sledge hammer, he made contact with a nearby overhead beam that caused the hammer to ricochet and hit employee'...
03/20/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was hosing down in a washer when hose water splashed back and entered his eye. Employee immediately flushed his eyes and reported to the medical facility for evaluation and treatment. Emplo...
03/18/2015 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A hose ruptured spraying hose water into the employee's eyes. The employee's eyes were irrigated and the employee was evaluated the following day at the onsite medical facility and released to full d...
03/18/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 83d restricted Employee was riding a bike when contractor walked out right in front of the bike causing the employee on the bike to swerve in order to avoid striking the pedestrian and ended up losing control of the...
03/15/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 67d restricted Employee strained his left shoulder while closing a valve. The treating physician placed the employee on restrictions as of 4-15-15; back dating the restrictions to 3-25-15.
03/04/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost PMIC EE left work and after getting home felt irritation on his left calf. EE cleaned up the area and went to sleep. When he woke up, the area was worse, so he went to the ER and had it treated. EE w...
02/11/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was descaling a washer when caustic liquor seeped under his goggles and into his eye. The employee flushed his eye with water and reported to the Medical facility for evaluation and treatment...
02/11/2015 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was taking care of a water pump at 3-3 cooling tower basin. Employee noticed a small oil leak and started to look for it and at the same time clean up the oil. He was using several rags and h...
02/07/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 19d restricted EE was in the process of replacing the hose down hose on 39 press. EE was unscrewing the old hose. The ball valve (two piece valve) separated at the ball retainer ring instead of the piping, allowing...
02/03/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 12d restricted The EE was walking from the main road to get on #3 WOF tank pad to perform housekeeping duties when he misjudged his step getting over the curb. The EE attempted to step over the curb when his left he...
01/29/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 13d restricted Moving Drill Mast from 4-18 heater to 4-11 heater. Employee was trying to help direct the mast between the middle and inboard body of 4-18. EE's left ring finger got caught between the mounting foot...
01/13/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was attempting to place a compressor on to a vehicle hitch. The compressor's chocks had been removed so that the compressor could be rolled on to the hitch, causing the compressor to roll for...
01/02/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost Employee slipped off 3rd rung from the bottom of a scaffolding ladder, falling to the ground. Fractured Right ankle.
12/31/2014 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted EE walked out of the elevator and down the stairs to move the hose on the hose tamer 12/31/14. He reached down and moved the hose tamer and when he backed up to see if the hose was spraying in the rig...
12/21/2014 STRIKING OR BUMPING DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted EE was cleaning the top of #5 Washer when he bumped his head on a metal beam. He was going under the beam and raised his head before he cleared the beam. Neck Strain
12/18/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 49d lost Employee was opening suction valve to 5-1 slurry booster with sledge hammer employee felt pain in his right shoulder area. Shoulder strain.
12/18/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Employee was cleaning under the east cross conveyor and he stooped down to clean and when he stood up he struck the hand rail as he stood back up-lower back strain. Employee did not become reportabl...
12/15/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted EE was trying to pull apart two hoses (Chicago style) using a pipe wrench. EE stated that he was holding the hose down on the floor with his left leg/foot and pulling the pipe wrench towards himself w...
12/10/2014 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 45d restricted Employee was operating a nut runner when it slipped out of his hands and hit employee in the left shin. EE reported incident on 12/14/14--incident happened on 12/10/14 no report made on 12/10/14.