South Area — Accidents

Total: 564 accidents | Fatalities: 3

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
10/11/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Employee was carring an old impingement plate down a flight of stair, when he slipped straining his grion area. Medical treatment was sought on 10/12/04 and he was placed on restricted duty.
10/07/2004 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was dismounting a haul truck when the flex step under the bumper swung back and struck him in the left shin. He recieved two small lacerations which became infected. He was treated by a phy...
10/04/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 12d lost, 86d restricted Employee stepped off from a 2 1/2 ft. flat bed trailer when his righ knee collapsed. This resulted in an ACL tear to his right knee. He was placed in a knee brace and given a light duty work releas...
10/01/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted While conducting lighting PM's employee was desending down a fixed ladder when he slipped and fell, striking he lower back on an handrail. Medical treatment was sought on 10/04/04 and he was placed on...
09/29/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was sweeping the mill deck as he backed up the back of his heel hit the metal edge framework of the feed chute on ball mill. Medical treatment was sought and he was diagnosed with a fracture...
09/20/2004 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was leaving the property, when he felt something in his eye. He sought medical treatment after repeated attempts to remove the irratant. He was given prescription eye drop medication for his...
09/18/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was removing grinding ball from feed chute of ball mill when a grinding ball rolled down and hit his left hand. Medical treatment was sought and the X-rays were positive for a fracture. He wa...
09/13/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was retrieving wood lathe out of the back of light vehicle #EX18 and in doing so his foot slipped causing him to fall onto the tailgate fracturing two ribs on has left side. Employee sought m...
09/09/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was standing on a three foot step ladder using a handled piano wire to cut the windshield loose from the frame of a truck. The wire broke and the employee fell backwards lacerating his arm o...
08/18/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was throwing away a pallet with metal banding attached to it. As he tossed it into the dumpster the banding cut his right forearm. Medical treatment was sought and sutures were placed to clos...
08/13/2004 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted EE came off of the acid tank because of flow problems. Went to have mask placed on face when the air was turned back on a small flake of acid went into his eye.
08/12/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee put on his work coveralls at the start of shift and a piece of wire wheel must have been caught in the clothing from previous work day, as the employee sat down in a chair the metal wire piec...
08/06/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Employee was pouring samples from a sample mug into a sample bag. She raised her hand and hit the edge of a plexiglass.
08/05/2004 NONPOWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted EE brought a wheel barrel from third floor to the first floor to dump refractory into the dumpster. While unloading the wheelbarrel it tipped over and landed on the side of his left foot.
08/04/2004 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Employee stepped on a roll of duct tape twisting his left ankle. Medical treatment was sought on 8/04/04 and he was placed on restricted duty.
07/29/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Employee was tripping pipe and doing helper job and for several days had progressively increasing pain in his left groin. Went to doctor on 7/29/04 to get pain checked out. Diagnosis was left groin s...
07/20/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Co-worker was striking metal object with large hammer. Metal splintered and struck employee.
07/13/2004 NONPOWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was pushing a portable cart when it hit a small crack in the floor. This caused the cart to move suddenly and caught her finger between the cart and a sample bin. The cut she recieved resulte...
07/03/2004 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A gust of wind blew through the open shop door, employee thought he got the particle out of his eye. He returned to work the next day with irritation and sought medical attention. The doctor removed...
06/25/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee states while retrieving core he placed same on top of truck. It struck end of pipe and unlatched, striking his finger
06/23/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was barbequing steaks for a service awards luncheon and was in the process of adding charcoal to the barbeque when the lid of the barbeque fell and struck him on the forehead. The impact cau...
06/22/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None On 06/22/2004, employee got a small piece of dirt in his left eye and flushed it out. On the evening of 06/30/2004 his wife noticed a black spot on his eye and he sought medical attention and the opt...
06/21/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 17d lost, 3d restricted Employee was lifting a five gallon water bottle and as he placed it on his shoulder he heard a popping sound. Medical treatment was sought on 07/03/04 and he was relaesed back to work. A follow up on...
05/19/2004 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None After an employee had finished sandblasting, he felt he had something in his eyes. Medical treatment was sought on the 20th and he was issued some prescription eye drops.
05/12/2004 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted EE SPRAINED ANKLE WHILE WALKING TO WORK AREA, HE STEPPED ON A SMALL BOLT CAUSING ANKLE TO TURN UNDER.
05/03/2004 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None As ee was removing a nut from a liner bolt, the nut came out of the impact socket and bounced off mill shell striking ee in the upper lip. Medical treatment was sought and sutures were used to close...
04/18/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Employee was climbing into pipe truck and his hand slipped off of handle resulting in a strained wrist. We question the validity of this accident since there were no witnesses, but Dr prescribed lig...
04/15/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Employee was running out pipe on pipe truck while tripping from an exploration drill hole. As he was pulling pipe to front of truck, he strained a muscle in his lower back.
04/15/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Was throwing away trash bags and back started to bother her.
04/05/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted EE WAS INSTALLING SCREEN PANELS. THE SCREEN DECK MOVED CAUSING HIM TO FALL FORWARD. HE EXTENDED HIS ARM OUT TO CATCH HIMSELF AND FELT A POP IN HIS WRIST.
03/30/2004 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was using an impact gun, when his finger got pinched. Medical treatment was sought and the x-ray was positive for a fracture. Also sutures were used to close the laceration.
03/10/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 27d restricted Operator was cleaning the quench tank when he fell fracturing his wrist.
02/25/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While removing a bolt on an expansion joint, it broke causing the ratchet to hit the employee in the mouth, chipping a tooth. Medical treatment was sought on 4/30/04 and the tooth was repaired.
02/23/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE WORKING ON EQUIPMENT EE JUMPED OPROX. FOUR FEET INTO THE PIT TO WORK UNDER THE TRUCK INSTEAD OF USING THE STAIRS THAT LEAD INTO PIT AREA.
02/12/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 163d lost Employee bent over and was picking up a piece of pipe, when he slipped. He caught himself before he actually fell. Medical treatment was sought on 2/12/04 and he was released to full duty. A follow up...
02/05/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING A TIRE ON A PICKUP USING A HANDYMAN JACK. WHILE LOWERING THE PICKUP THE JACK QUIT WORKING. HE LEANED ACROSS THE JACK TO LOOK AT THE SPRING LEVER AND THE HANDLE CAME UP AN D STRUC...
02/03/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE SLIPPED AND FELL ON THE ICE WHILE EXITING THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, A BRACE WAS APPLIED BY THE PHYSICIAN.
01/27/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE HAD LIFTED THE HOOD UP FROM THE SIGHT GLASS ON A 994 LOADER. HE THOUGHT THE HOOD LATCH CLICKED INTO THE LOCK POSITION, WHEN HE PUT HIS HEAD IN TO TREAD THE SIGHT GLASS THE HOOD FELL STRIKIN G HIM O...
01/18/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE WALKING ACROSS THE WELDING SHOP FLOOR, EE HOOKED HIS FOOT IN A LOOP HOLE OF A WELDING LEAD WIRE AND FELL DOWN. HE WAS CARRYING A CLAMP AND WHEN FELL HE STRUCK HIS KNEE ON THE CLAMP. HE W AS RELE...
01/11/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 7d lost, 15d restricted WHILE EE WAS DOING HER ROUTINE TASK SHE GOT OUT OF SECURITY VEHICLE AND PROCEEDED TO WALK TOWARD SECURITY CENTER. SHE SLIPPED ON ICE, CAUGHT HERSELF WITH RIGHT HAND AND DISLOCATED HER RIGHT EL BOW. SH...
12/23/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS REACHING DOWN TO PICK UP A PIECE OF SCRAP METAL & HAD PLACED HIS RT. HAND ON THE TABLE HE WAS WORKING FROM WHEN IT SLIPPED. AS IT SLID ACROSS A PIECE OF METAL ON THE TABLE IT CUT HIS FI NGER. M...
11/08/2003 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE SWINGING HAMMER, EE SMASHED HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE HAMMER HANDLE AND THE LIFT ARMS. THIS RESULTED IN A LACERATION TO HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER REQUIRING THREE SUTURES.
11/01/2003 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost WHILE OPERATING A DRILL PRESS & WIPING THE CUTTINGS FROM THE PLATE HE WAS DRILLING, THE BACK OF HIS GLOVE BECAME ENTANGLED IN THE DRILL BIT. THIS RESULTED IN A LACERATION TO HIS MIDDLE FINGER ON HIS R...
10/22/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A 20 LITER JUG AND FELT A PAIN IN HER BACK. SHE SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION ON 11/9/03 AND WAS GIVEN RESTRICTED DUTY FOR THREE DAYS.
10/02/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE LOOSENING FILL PLUG ON AN AIR COMPRESSOR, THE EE'S RT. THUMB WENT ACROSS A SHARP PIECE OF METAL ON THE COMPRESSOR HOUSING CUTTING IT. MEDICAL TREATMENT WAS SOUGHT & THE LACERATION REQUIR ED STIT...
09/30/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted EE WAS LIFTING ROLLS OF DRIPPER TUBE INTO THE BACK OF A PICK-UP. HE NOTICED SOME PAIN IN HIS BACK.
09/16/2003 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS SPLASHED WITH MILK OF LIME WHEN THE DRAIN LINE BURPED AS SHE WAS WALKING TOWARDS IT. EE WAS WEARING HER PRESCRIPTION GLASSES AT THE TIME OF THE OCCURANCE, HOWEVER SHE DID GET SOME UNDER THE GLA...
09/13/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost WHILE WALKING TO THE HOT CHANGE VAN, EE STEPPED ON THE SIDE OF THE SIDE WALK, TWISTING HER ANKLE. X-RAYS REVEALED A VERY SMALL FRACTURE ON THE NON-WEIGHT BEARING BONE OF THE RIGHT ANKLE.
08/27/2003 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS USING A RAZOR KNIFE TO CUT OUT AN OLD LINER. HIS FEET SLIPPED AND WHEN HE WENT TO GRAB A TIE OFF ROPE HE GRABBED THE BLADE OF THE KNIFE. THIS CAUSED A CUT THAT REQUIRED 4 SUTURES.
08/22/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 95d lost CLIMBED STEPS ONTO LOADER, SLIPPED CATCHING RIBSON LADDER.