South Area — Accidents

Total: 564 accidents | Fatalities: 3

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
06/04/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Crew was tripping out of hole. Helper began loostening the bolts on the wiper can. When the bit sub contacted the wiper rubbers, it pulled pulled the the deflector off of the clamp and pinched his han...
05/11/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee watching another operator try and remove rocks plugged in a discharge chute. A long metal tool the first employee was using, slipped off from rock and the end of the bar hit the second employ...
05/08/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE had just climbed down from the cranes ladder after checking oils for pre-shift start up. He went to step over a rock and stepped on an 8"" piece of pipe that was laying on the ground. He lost hi...
04/29/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While working in a mill on the customers site, the employee strained his lower back over a period of a few days of lifting heavy mill parts. He did not report it until the pain became too great.
04/27/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 28d restricted While working in a mill on the customers site, the employee strained his lower back over a period of a few days of lifting heavy mill parts. He did not report it until the pain became too great.
04/18/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 179d lost, 19d restricted Employee was airing up a tire when a part came loose, causing the employee to slip and fall, injuring his shoulder.
03/22/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was lifting an AC cover and a sharp edge cut his finger. He was treated and received approximately 5 sutures.
03/18/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost EE was making his normal rounds when he noticed a crane operater placing an NKM screen into a staging rack. EE noticed that the crane operator was having difficulty, he went to help the operator land...
03/14/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was removing front rotors with a hammer holding a strip of rubber on the rotor surface. The hammer hit and smashed the index finger on the right hand, requiring sutures.
03/02/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 62d lost While installing belts on 2350PP003 employee felt a pop in his right shoulder. As the day progressed it started to get sore. Medical attention was sought. Injury was classified as lost time on 10\14\...
01/02/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was lifting a cutting edge when the edge caught and caused the cutting edge to pop up and hit him.
12/27/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee was walking to ready line and slipped on a patch of ice injuring rear and left side of body. As of 12-28-08 this became a lost time accident.
12/24/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 126d lost Employee slipped on patch of ice and his right wrist. As of 12-30-08 this became a lost time accident.
10/27/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted An employee was walking in the pit on shot material, which is uneven ground. She was carrying approximately 20 sticks of lathe and the GPS on her back. After walking for a while she got a sharp pain...
10/26/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A shift mechanic was changing belts on a floor sump pump when he jammed his finger. He continued to finish the job and afterwards noticed decreased mobility in his finger.
10/16/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 118d lost Employee was moving pipes and tripped, causing the pipe to fall on his shoulder. He returned to work after treatment. He underwent physical therapy unsucessfully and had later had surgury. This is a l...
10/09/2008 FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 19d lost Two employees (welders) were dismantling a large tool rack. The welders were cutting 8'X4'X1/4"" plate steel from the frame. The rack became unstable and tipped over on top of the employees. One empl...
10/09/2008 FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS FATALITY Fatal Two employees (welders) were dismantling a large tool rack. The welders were cutting 8'X4""X1/4"" plate steel from the frame. The rack became unstable and tipped over on top of the employees. One empl...
10/08/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost There was no scene exactly, the involved employee, came to her supervisor the day after she began to notice pain. The pain continued to intensify through out the pevious day and got worse over night....
09/29/2008 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost The operator of GR020 developed pain in his lower back while performing his normal duties. The pain got worse with time so he was taken to see medical personnel.
09/23/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee smashed his right index finger on the bed of his truck while he was loading a bottle of oxygen. The employee fractured his right index finger; had to have stitches.
09/09/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 47d lost, 72d restricted While cleaning an over head duct pipe the bolts holding the mounting bracket broke allowing the bracket to bend. This caused the pipe to come down striking the right shoulder and knocking the employe...
08/12/2008 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted A light vehicle rolled on top of an employee's foot while he was getting supplies out of the bed of the truck.
08/07/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While removing an oil filter, an employee came in contact with the heat shield on the exhaust pipe and he cut his fifth finger on the left hand at knuckle on exhaust heat shield.
08/05/2008 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None Operator was tramming the shovel when it quit running. Another equipment operator advised the shovel was smoking and the shovel operator evacuated the equipment. Fire suppression went off however, c...
07/23/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost An employee tripped over the pump drive room door, striking the lower right side of his back on the stairs. The employee was placed on resticted duty making this a reportable.
07/17/2008 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While the employee was making a spacer on the lathe while parting off the spacer it started to fall when the employee reached to catch the part with his hand causing a laceration to two middle finger...
07/03/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While removing an O-ring with a pocket knife, the employee's hand slipped and he cut his thumb. He was instructed by the EMT that he would need stitches and he should wait until he got off work to go...
06/15/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted The mechanic was changing a plow head bolt on a loader. The bolt was spinning, so the mechanic grabbed the head of it. The bolt head had a sharp edge and it cut his hand. The cut required stitches,...
06/10/2008 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee turned compressed air on to a hose manifold and one of the air hoses whipped and struck him in the mouth. Employee will have 2 front teeth repaired.
05/19/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Employee stepped down off the bottom step of a backhoe and felt a sharp pain in his back. Employee was evaluated and given restricted duty making this incident reportable.
05/08/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The crew was inspecting an 8"" T pipe. They released the bottom and side sections of the pipe, as they started to loosen up the top section, they started to release the come along. They rested the pip...
04/23/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 19d lost Employee was descending the ladder of a haul truck when he felt a pinch in his shoulder. Employee sought medical attention at a later date and was taken off of work making this reportable.
04/17/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted Employee stated while standing in front of 40' ext. ladder, pushing up to release grabs, he dislodged scaffold jack that he just installed causing scaffolding jack to fall, striking his left forearm....
03/18/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee (Mechanic) was working on the fire suppression system on a shovel when he slipped hitting his knee on the frame work. Several days after the accident the knee required to be drained making t...
03/01/2008 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 36d restricted Employee complained of numbness and pain in his hands and wrists. employee stated symptoms were present for approximately 1 month. employee was treated and diagnosed with carpul tunnel. employee wa...
02/27/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted The employee had just got out of the water truck and was walking back to the drill site when she tripped and fell on her right side due to mud onsite. When she fell she dislocated her right shoulder....
02/10/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Fell from ladder while carying a screen panel.
02/09/2008 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using a hand held grinder when a piece of debris got under his face shield and safety glasses and became embedded in his left eye.
01/24/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was removing a seat pedestal from a bus to repair it. He was twisting on the broken pipe base with a pair of pliers when it broke loose. The pipe base struck the employee in the chin causi...
01/24/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Sliped on ice while exiting vehicle.
01/23/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Foreign object in eye. Possibly when he donned his PPE after line out.
01/21/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was lifting a bit basket off the ground when he felt discomfort in his back. Employee was referred to a chiropractor for follow up care making this incident reportable.
01/18/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 21d lost While closing the west gate into the carbon columns the employee slipped on the ice and strained his lower back and left knee At first it was Untreated later he went to the doctor 3/27/08 on 1/20/09 h...
01/05/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 29d lost Employee slipped and fell due to snowy conditions, which resulted in a broken leg.
12/21/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While using hammer worker struck his finger causing injury.
11/13/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 35d lost, 13d restricted While removing a bearing the puller failed causing part of tool to strike hand.
10/31/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Cut finger while removing cuttings from lathe.
10/31/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While using hand operated winch, handle struck worker in face.
10/17/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was working on Track Drill when a piece of debris fell into his eye. Debris became inbedded in his eye and had to be removed.