South Chicago Plant — Accidents

Total: 64 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
12/18/2014 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using hand grinder to grind down weld. After shutting off and preparing to set the grinder on the bench, the wheel became tangled in the string of his hooded sweatshirt, which then wrapp...
08/11/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Two employees were in the process of opening a rail car hopper gate. Both employees were using bars to rotate the gate mechanism when the injured employee felt a pop in his elbow.
05/14/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 33d restricted Injured stepped up to the 10 belt ramp in the north plant hummer house when his foot slipped and he began to fall. Injured reached out with his left hand to catch himself when his middle finger conta...
12/22/2012 ELECTRICAL ACCIDENT ONLY None Security reported an explosion and fire in the south plant at approximately 11:05 am. CFD was contacted and extinguished the fire. Investigation determined that a ComEd transformer had experienced an...
03/28/2011 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 31d lost, 9d restricted Injured was loading trucks from a stockpile with a 980H loader when a large piece of material rolled down and struck the loader arms jarring the machine. Injured initially requested medical attention,...
02/24/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 2d restricted The employee was walking from a work location carrying a shovel and broom. The employee reportedly slipped, fell, and struck his head while walking from the pay loader to the main office. The employ...
06/29/2009 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted The employee was cleaning out a lime elevator, he went up the stairs to get a sledge hammer and while walking down the stairs he stepped on a piece of lime and twisted his right ankle.
05/27/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Employee was performing clean up of a maintenance job and came into contact with lime dust causing irritation to his forearms and thighs.
05/13/2009 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee operating Hi-Vac for routine housekeeping, struck a structural cross beam with the hose, causing settled lime dust to fall down and make contact with employees eye which caused irritation.
12/05/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted Injured was carrying a piece of angle iron through a doorway. The door closed and pinched his finger between the angle iron and the door, causing a laceration.
07/05/2008 NONPOWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted EE was moving a pallet of brick, 3,900 lbs, via manuel pallet jack. He felt pain in his neck (right side). Electric pallet jack was not working.
05/20/2008 OTHER DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Injured was walking down the stairway in the south loadout, when she stepped awkwardly and twisted her left ankle.
05/05/2008 STRIKING OR BUMPING DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 39d restricted Injured was angry over a discussion that he had with his supervisor. While exiting the plant, he punched the side of the building by #4 coal hopper. Injured reported to work the next day with a cast...
10/04/2007 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None A fire ignited on the L-500 conveyor at approximately 3:10 am on October 4. The fire was the result of hot lime contacting the tail pulley area of the conveyor. The hot lime fell through a small floor...
09/07/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 45d restricted Injured was attempting to feed coal throught the Kiln 4 coal grates when he stepped into an opening twisting his knee. It occurred on 9/7 but medical attention was not requested until 9/20 when the co...
07/28/2007 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None Kiln 4 was in the process of being shut down when the oil in the bull gear housing caught fire. The fire was fully contained within the gear housing and was extinguished in approximately 30 minutes.
01/18/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost DRIVER WAS COMING DOWN LADDER FROM TOP OF TRAILER, WEATHER WAS NOT AN ISSUE, MISSTEPPED AND FELL. WAS NOT WEARING FALL PROTECTION HARNESS.
09/09/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 19d restricted Injured was attempting to remove a drive guard from a crusher to change the V-belts. While positioning the guard, the employee's pinky finger was pinched between the guard and the mounting structure...
07/09/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured was cleaning in grinding mill area when lime dust entered his left eye.
05/04/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 7d lost, 149d restricted Injured was climbing down a ladder in the #5 baghouse when he felt a pop in his right shoulder.
04/24/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 42d restricted Injured was throwing a rail switch near the main office. When he flipped the switch handle into the alternate position with his left hand, his pinky finger was pinched between the handle and a concre...
02/19/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted Injured was attempting to unplug stone chute with a bar when he pinched his finger between the bar and the chute.
01/19/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Injured slipped while walking down a ramp and struck his right foot on the structure causing a contusion to the foot. Incident was reported on 1/19, but medical treatment was not requested by the emp...
12/18/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Injured was walking down a coal pit ramp to clean up spilled coal when he slipped and twisted his ankle.
12/16/2005 NONPOWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 69d restricted Injured was attempting to move a wheelbarrow full of material. When he lifted the wheelbarrow, he strained his back.
08/10/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 27d restricted Injured was closing warehouse door when his right thumb was caught and pinched causing a tuft fracture.
05/31/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Injured was shoveling lime on the grinding mill crusher floor. Injured received lime burns to both wrists.
05/27/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 48d restricted EE was changing a lightbulb outside of the lunchroom. He placed a 6' ladder on the landing and climbed the ladder. One of the ladder legs was not on solid footing and the ladder tipped, causing EE t...
10/11/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured was attempting to remove a broken piece of a coal mill plow from the reject chute when the piece dropped and pinched his left index finger tip causing a contusion/laceration.
07/07/2004 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 58d restricted Injured was palletizing 50 pound bags when he developed pain in his right shoulder.
07/04/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Injured was attempting to remove a rod from an oxygen analyzer when he overexerted and strained his back.
05/03/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None Employee was lifting basket out of truck when he felt pain in his lower back.
04/21/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted Injured was changing oil in coal mill gearbox. When he removed drain plug, hot oil from the gearbox splashed and contacted his right forearm. The contact with the hot oil caused a second degree burn...
03/20/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 21d restricted Injured slipped while going through door, caught left hand in door when it shut, causing closed fracture to left third finger.
02/11/2004 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 25d restricted EE WAS WORKING ON #4 BRIQUETTER WHEN A FLANGE HE WAS WORKING ON CAME DOWN AND SMASHED HIS RIGHT HAND CATCHING HIS FINGERS, HE WAS TAKEN TO THE COMPANY CLINIC.
06/19/2003 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted A METAL CHILZEL HIT EE ABOVE HIS LEFT EYE, BRUISES UNDER HIS RIGHT EYE. THIS HAPPENED WHILE WORKING ON THE RAIL KNUCKLE OFF OF THE OLD PAYLOADER. HE WAS WORKING WITH A FELLOW EE. THE CHILZEL P OPPED O...
06/17/2003 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted EE WAS WORKING WITH A CO-WORKER TO CHANGE A PLOW PLATE AND ONE OF THE PLATES SHIFTED CATCHING EMPLOYEE IN RIGHT HAND.
05/19/2003 OTHER INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES None EE STARTED WORK @0600. NORMAL DUTIES DRIVING PAYLOADER UNTIL 0800. AT 0800 EE WENT ON BREAK. HE WAS EATING A SANDWICH & STARTED TO SEIZE UP. WITNESSES CLEARED MOUTH, CALLED 911. E.R. RESPONSE SHOWED U...
04/07/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted THE EE WAS DECENDING A LADDER FROM AN ELEVATED WORK PLATFORM AND SLIPPED OFF OF THE NEXT TO LAST LADDER RUNG RESULTING A STRAIN OF THE EE S LOWER BACK. THE EE WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY FOR 10 DAYS...
11/18/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None EE WAS REMOVING TARP, SLIPPED ON ICE & STRAINED LOWER BACK. EE WAS TRANSPORTED TO MEDICAL CLINIC FOR EVALUATION. EE WAS GIVEN 600 MG IBUPROFEN FOR PAIN & INFLAMMATION.
11/18/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted EE SLIPPED ON STAIRS COMING INTO OFFICE BUILDING DUE TO SNOW & ICE.
11/14/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 39d restricted EE WAS WALKING DOWN A FLIGHT OF 5 STAIRS. THE BOTTOM STAIR HAD A SMALL CHIP ON THE CORNER. EE SLIPPED ON BOTTOM STAIR & FELL BACKWARD. HE ATTEMPTED TO BREAK HIS FALL WITH HIS LEFT WRIST. HE SU STAINED...
11/12/2002 NONPOWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 156d lost EE WENT TO SOUTH CHICAGO MARBLEHEAD LIME TO RETRIEVE A WELDER FROM THE JOB SITE. AS THE EE WAS HOOKING THE WELDER UP TO THE TRUCK, HE DROPPED THE TRAILER TONGUE ON HIS ANKLE.
10/10/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS WALKING DOWN STAIRWAY AND MISSED LAST STAIR. TWISTED KNEE.
09/14/2002 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None HOT LIME LEFT THE LIME COOLER ONTO THE TAKE-AWAY BELT AND THE HEAT FROM THE LIME STARTED A FIRE ON THE BELT AT THE HEAD PULLEY AREA. THE FIRE DEPT RESPONDED IN APPROX 20 MINUTES AND CONTROLLED THE FIR...
07/25/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted EE WAS UNCLOGGING AN OZ PIPE, ROTARY KILN LIQUID IN PIPE EJECTED OUT OF PIPE CAUSING BURNS ON EE'S LT. ARM AND SIDE OF CHEST. BURNS CAUSED BY HOT WATER.
07/08/2002 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost EE WAS PERFORMING NORMAL WORKING DUTIES WHEN HE RECEIVED LIME DUST INTO HIS L EYE. EE WAS TAKEN TO OCCUPATIONAL HELATH CLINIC WERE HIS EYE WAS FLUSHED OUT AND EE RELEASE BACK TO NORMAL WORK DU TIES. W...
06/19/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO PLACE A HIGH PRESSURE HOSE INTO A SURFACE DRAIN IN ORDER TO FILL WITH WATER A SURFACE PIT USED TO WASH LIME FROM SEMI TRUCK. THE EE PLACED THE HOSE INTO THE DRAIN, WHILE W ATER WA...
04/18/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted EE WAS LOADING FLUE DUST INTO A TRUCK. A ROPE USED IN THE LOADING PROCESS BECAME ENTANGLED AROUND HIS LEG. THE EE ATTEMPTED TO BREAK HIS FALL BY GRABBING A HANDRAIL. THE EE'S LEFT SHOULDER WAS IN THE...
01/23/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE DUMPING A HOPPER WORKER WAS RESETTING REEASE HANDLE. WORKER WAS DUMPING HOPPER. RELEASE HANDLE IS LOOSE NOT PER PIN TO THE FRAME OF THE HOPPER WORKER WAS PULLING HOPPER BACK INTO PLACE. WITH HIS...