South Area — Accidents
Total: 564 accidents | Fatalities: 3
| Date | Classification | Injury | Days Lost | Narrative |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/20/2000 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 4d restricted | EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING TIRES OFF OF A FIELD REPAIR TRUCK, AS HE WENT TO STAND UP HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. MEDICAL TREATMENT WAS SOUGHT AND HE WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED WORK ACTIVITY. |
| 04/03/2000 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | WHILE CLEANING SCALE OFF OF A PIPE, THE PIPE SHIFTED AND JAMMED HIS HAND BACKWARDS. THE DOCTOR APPLIED A SPLIT. |
| 03/27/2000 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A HOSE WITH A POCKET KNIFE AND SLIPPED AND LACERATED HIS LEFT THUMB. THIS RESULTED IN TWO SUTURES TO HIS THUMB. |
| 03/21/2000 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 41d restricted | EE WAS INSIDE A ELECTRO STATIC PERCIPITATOR CONDUCTION AN INSPECTION WHEN HE TWISTED HIS RIGHT ELBOW. THE INJURY DID NOT GET ANY BETTER AND HE UNDERWENT OUTPATIENT SURGERY FOR TENDONITIS ON DE C 12, 2... |
| 02/29/2000 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING A BELT AND A PIECE OF MATERIAL FELL INTO A MUD PUDDLE AND SPLASHED FOREIGN MATERIAL INTO LEFT EYE. DOCTOR PRESCRIBED EYE SOLUTION FOR ONE WEEK. |
| 02/28/2000 | MACHINERY | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 24d lost | EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO UNPLUG A LINE ON A PUMP. THEY PRESSURIZED THE LINE AND THEN HIT THE LINE WITH A HAMMER. THE ;OUG CAME OUT CAUSING THE LINE TO JUMP AND HIT THE EE IN THE FACE. |
| 02/26/2000 | MACHINERY | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 1d restricted | EE WAS USING AN IMPACT WRENCH TO LOOSEN BOLTS WHEN HE FELT SOMETHING IN HIS RIGHT EYE MEDICAL TREAMENT WAS SOUGHT & HE WAS TREATED FOR FOREIGNBODY HE WAS PLACED ON 1 DAY RESTRICTED DUTY |
| 02/01/2000 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 1d restricted | EE WAS STEPPING OUT OF ACCESSORY VEHICLE AND STRAINED BACK. EE WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY FOR ONE DAY. |
| 01/26/2000 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 14d restricted | EE HAD BEEN INVOLVED IN MOVING THE RADIO SHOP TO A DIFFERENT LOCATION FOR SEVERAL DAYS. WHILE RIDING THE BUS HOME AND ARRIVING AT THE PARKING HE COULD NOT STAND UP. MEDICAL TREATMENT WAS SOUGH T ON 1-... |
| 01/26/2000 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | EE WAS INSTALLING A RUBBER WASHER ON A BOLT OUTSIDE OF THE MILL AND INSERTED FINGER INTO THE HOLE CONTAINING THE BOLT. AT THAT TIME,THE METAL LINER WAS RELEASED FROM THE LINER HANDLER INSIFDE OF THE M... |
| 01/22/2000 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 30d lost | EE WAS BENDING OVER TO PICK UP A CHOCK BLOCK WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN LOWER BACK. MEDICAL TREATMENT WAS SOUGHT 1-24-00 AND HE WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED WORK ACTIVITY. |
| 01/20/2000 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | EE WAS REPLACING A DEFECTIVE DOOR HANDLE ON THE CHANGE ROOM DOOR. AS HE PULLED THE ASSEMBLY APART A SHARP PIECE OF THE MECHANISM CUT THE PALM OFHIS LEFT HAND. THE LACERATION WAS JUST BELOW THE INDEX F... |
| 01/11/2000 | POWERED HAULAGE | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 12d lost | EE WAS RIDING ON A BUS WHEN IT SLIDE INTO A BERM STOPPING ABURPTLY. SHE BOUNCED OUT OF HER SEAT STRIKING THE ARM REST OF THE SEAT ACROSS THE AISLE. MEDICAL TREATMENT WAS SOUGHT ON 1-11-00 AND SHE TAKE... |
| 01/06/2000 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A RUBBER WASHER OFF A LINERBOLT AND SLIPPED, LACERATING LEFT FOREARM WITH A UTILITY KNIFE. THIS REQUIRED 16 SUTURES. |