St. Nicholas Cogeneration Plant — Accidents

Total: 35 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
09/26/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted The employee was loading a scrap metal plate into a loader bucket. While the plate was being loaded, it slid out of the bucket and cut the lower left leg.
04/08/2025 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None When using a chain hoist to rig a conveyor belt, employee got hand caught between chain hoist and motor. Resulting in a finger laceration to the left pinky.
07/10/2024 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Noise exposure from work related and non work related sources. All employees are provided access to hearing protection.
01/21/2021 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Noise exposure from work related and non-work related sources. All employees are provided access to hearing protection.
01/01/2020 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 371d lost While climbing a ladder the employee's foot slipped and employee twisted their back.
04/11/2019 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Prying rock away from door employee hit right ring (4th) finger off C-channel.
10/25/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 24d lost, 12d restricted While cleaning up scrap steel employee felt sharp pain above belly button. (Date of surgery 11/8/17 - first missed work day)
06/23/2017 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Noise exposure from work related and non-work related sources. All employees are provided access to hearing protection.
01/24/2017 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 9d lost Employee walked up stairs and had a back spasm.
05/10/2016 POWERED HAULAGE INJURIES INVOLVNG NONEMPLOYEES None Trespassing vehicle traveling at an apparent high rate of speed ran into the barricades at pole line 4160 volt. Damage to vehicle and 3 locations along pole line. (Pole, 2 cross arms, and cross arm).
12/07/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 35d lost, 11d restricted Employee was opening a door on the fines conveyor to unplug the chute. When he took the bolts out of the door the material pushed the door open and pined him between the door and the handrail.
05/29/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Removing belt & keeper with air gun
12/20/2012 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT None EE was washing undercarriage of 2006 Ford F250 pick up truck when cable slipped off the JCB forklift.
07/30/2012 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee was welding pin back in place on left side of bucket and a hot spark went into left ear.
01/25/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 291d lost Poor winter conditions, snow covered ice, sub-freezing temperatures. Employee slipped and fell on left shoulder.
10/13/2009 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While ee was loosening nut on feeder gear box, nut free wheeled cutting finger on bolt that was sticking out.
09/02/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 30d lost Employee slipped while working on grating. All surfaces were clean and dry. Plant was idle and repair work was being done.
08/10/2009 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Working on the heavy media prewet screen. 6x6 beams were cracked in half. Screen sees a lot of water, so it was rusty. Took the screen off deck of prewet to be grinded. Was wearing safey glasses and h...
03/08/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 11d lost EE was removing the guard to get across to clean the chains & sprockets. While lowering guard to ground, it slipped out of his hands and landed on his right foot. Co-worker was also helping him remove...
01/09/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 42d lost While getting out of the loader injury slipped on the ice and pulled something in his knee.
10/07/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 11d restricted While changing acetylene tank, tank slipped off the frame and pinched finger between tank & frame.
09/25/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was welding inside inlet chute to heavy metals drum and got a foreign body in his right eye.
09/15/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost Lifting oxygen bottles & hurt back. *Employee hurt himself on 9/15/08 & did not tell us until 9/18/08.
07/10/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost Shoveling material into wheelbarrow and hurt his back.
09/17/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 18d lost While operating a 5 ton chainfall, employee felt a nip in his stomach.
05/17/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 268d lost Employee was prying on gear box with pry bar and hurt hard when gear box left loose he jarred shoulder and hand.
08/03/2006 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 9d restricted EE leaned up against previously cut hot plate and burned his right forearm. EE also has poison ivy on both arms, not sure where on the job he got that.
01/07/2005 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 42d lost While cleaning mud accumulation out of discharge chute the air lance got stuck in the muddy material causing employee a strain of the left shoulder.
04/11/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 153d lost While lifting iron plates and screens ee hurt his back.
09/11/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 35d lost WHILE LIFTING PLATES EE HURT HIS SHOULDER AND NECK.
01/25/2003 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted WHILE USING AN AIR CHISEL, A FROZEN LUMP OF MATERIAL BROKE FREE WITH THE TOP OF THE RIGHT HAND GETTING PINCHED BETWEEN THE HANDLE OF THE AIR CHISEL AND IRON FRAME OF CONVEYER.
09/18/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost WHILE HOOKING UP TRACTOR TO TRAILER, HE TWISTED LEFT KNEE.
04/14/2001 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE USING A HAMMER AND CHISEL EE STRUCK HIS LEFT POINTER FINGER.
01/19/2001 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 11d restricted WHILE SHOVELING OUT SCRAPER BUILDING SMASHED HIS RING FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND.
10/15/2000 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 11d lost WHILE SWINGING A PICK HANDLE EE HAND CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE CONVEYOR LINE. HIS LEFT MIDDLE FINGER GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE PICK HANDLE & THE CONVEYOR LINE. HIS FINGER WAS BUSTED OPEN