SX-EW — Accidents

Total: 39 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
01/01/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 36d restricted Employee had finished inspecting equipment and was walking when his ankle buckled causing it to twist. Employee tried to walk off the injury as he continued to work, toward the end of his shift he not...
10/26/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost While walking to personal vehicle in the employee parking lot, the employee's states his ankle gave way causing him to fall and land on his elbow.
08/17/2011 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee found a leak on inlet line to cell, locked out line and began to repair it. As he cut the 2"" PVC line, the lined rocked back and forth, causing the glued part attached to the valve to come o...
03/31/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 12d lost, 66d restricted An SXEW employee was unloading a pump off of the warehouse pickup with a forklift as a warehouse employee spotted from the side of the pickup. While pulling the pallet, the pump got hung up and the se...
09/28/2010 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 85d lost, 53d restricted A maintenance technician was in the process of loosening a hose on a pump. As the mechanic pulled on the wrench, the fitting came loose unexpectedly and the mechanic felt a pop and pain in his right...
09/11/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was exiting his vehicle in the employee parking lot when he arrived for work and poked himself in the eye with his newspaper. This caused a painful scratch on his eyeball. He was taken to t...
01/15/2010 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Tig Welding rod slid off left hand coming into contact with the right forearm, burning through several layers of clothing and burned employee's forearm.
12/07/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Employees were evaluationg the weight of the stainless steel pipe material when it rolled around and the employee's right hand made contact with the pickup tailgate, lacerating the end of his middle f...
07/02/2009 OTHER INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES 1d lost, 43d restricted UNDER INVESTIGATION - Employee alleges that light from lightning caused a seizure. Employee was taken to the hospital emergency room and taken off work.
10/15/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee was servicing equipment, he was pulling fuel hose from service truck to loader, when he felt a pain in his lower right back and hip.
07/28/2008 POISONING (TOXIC MATERIALS) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 1d lost Employee drives a pickup around property checking all offsites for concerns. Is in and out of the vehicle. Employee was experiencing chest pains and headache. He was taken to the local hospital and...
07/14/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 16d lost Employee was pulling (hanger) bars when he first felt the pain in his lower back. When he got on the forklift is when he was in a lot of pain. He was taken to the doctor, and taken off work for 72 h...
04/25/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While employee was setting up to unload lead anodes, he felt somthing in his left eye. The eye was flushed immediately, and he was taken to the clinic where the optometrist removed a foreign object f...
02/21/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Employee was fusing pipe and tripped on a rock. When he fell his hand got caught between a pipe and the ground spraining his left wrist.
02/04/2008 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 3d lost, 4d restricted Employee stepped on a rock and twisted her right ankle.
11/21/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 35d lost, 13d restricted Unhooking drisco pipe from a loader, energy from the pipe being rolled up caused the pipe to unwind, once turned loose hitting employee in the right knee. She initially refused professional medical ca...
10/19/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Employee parked her truck on a slope. When exiting the vehicle the door closed on her right hand.
08/06/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Loading 8"" valves into a pickup truck, felt pain on his left side of body.
06/01/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 60d lost Employee was doing site inspections checking an electrical box on a post on an incline. When she was coming down, her feet went out from under her and she slid, hitting her arm and shoulder. EE was...
11/29/2005 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE FATALITY Fatal THE EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO IDENTIFY LEAKS IN A PONTOON ON A PUMP BARGE. APPARENTLY HE CONNECTED A COMPRESSOR TO THE END PLATE OF THE PONTOON VIA A THREADED NIPPLE, A HOSE WITH A VALVE AND AN AIR PRESSUR...
10/22/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost EE WAS OPERATING THE EAST CRANE COMING BACK WITH STARTER SHEETS DURING THE HARVEST. HE SLIPPED ON THE GRATING WHICH WAS WET AND INSTALLED UPSIDE DOWN. THE EE FELL BACKWARDS AND STRUCK HIS HEAD ON THE...
02/02/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None During cathode harvest in the east tankhouse, he was descending the stairs when his pant leg caught on a grating clip and he fell down the stairs, straining his right shoulder. He was taken to ER, giv...
08/04/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost TWO EMPLOYEES WERE REMOVING A CATHODE SLIPPER FROM THE BOTTOM OF AN ELECTROWINNING CELL. ONE WAS IN THE CELL HOLDING THE CATHODE AND PLACING TONGS ON THE CATHODE WHILE THE SECOND WAS OPERATING THE CRA...
04/22/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 96d lost EE WAS CLOSING ONE OF THE LATCHES ON THE ANODE STRONGBACK. WHEN HE PULLED ON THE HANDLE, HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER. DIAGNOSIS: DISLOCATED SHOULDER.
04/16/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost EE STEPPED ON EDGE OF GRATING AND TWISTED RIGHT ANKLE.
04/16/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 96d lost EE WAS ASISTING WITH REPOSITIONING OF A HARVEST CATHODE IN THE CELL CUPBOARD. THE SUSPENSION LOOP ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE FROM THE EE FAILED OR SHIFTED. THIS CAUSED THE CATHODE TO DROP, COMPRESSING THE...
09/10/2003 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost EE WAS CHANGING INTO HIS WORK CLOTHES, WHEN HE FELT SOMETHING BITE OR STING HIM ON THE RIGHT HAND. HE SHOOK HIS HAND BUT DID NOT SEE ANYTHING. EE WAS TAKEN INTO THE HOSPITAL AND GIVEN PRESCRI PTION LE...
08/26/2003 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS TRYING TO ADJUST HANGER BAR ON STRONGBACK THAT HAD BEEN LOCKED. AS HE ADJUSTED ONE SIDE, THE OPPOSITE SIDE CAME OFF CAUSING THE BAR TO GO UPWARDS, SMASHING HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE BAR & STRONGBA...
07/22/2003 OCCUPATIONAL SKIN DISEASES OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None EE REPORTED SKIN DERMATITIS ON HIS LOWER LEFT LEG ON 7/26/03. HE STATED THAT HE THOUGHT HIS LEG MAY HAVE COME IN CONTACT WITH SOLUTION WHILE CLEANING A MIX BOX ON 7/22/03. HE WAS TREATED WITH ANTIBIOT...
03/15/2003 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None THE EE INDICATED ON 3/16/03 THAT HE HAD RECEIVED DUST IN HIS EYE WHILE CHANGING AN ELECTRICAL OUTLET IN THE TANKHOUSE. HE STATED THAT HE FELT THE OVERHEAD CRANE WORKING NEARBY WHICH CAUSED DUS T FROM...
08/29/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 24d lost THE EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CLOSE THE DOOR ON A NEW STORAGE CONTAINER. THE DOOR WAS JAMMED & NOT CLOSING PROPERLY. THE EMPLOYEE WAS EXERTING A LOT OF FORCE WHEN THE LEVER FINALLY GAVE, CAUS ING THE...
06/28/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 4d lost, 2d restricted EE HAD JUST PULLED A SAMPLE AND TURNED TO WALK TO THE CENTER AISLE. HIS RT. FOOT WENT BETWEEN THE GRATING AND THE ANODE, CAUSING THE EE TO FALL BACK. EE STATED HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK , HE WAS...
04/16/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE CAME IN CONTACT WITH A MIXTURE OF PREGNANT LEACH SOLUTION (PLS) AND ORGANIC, WHILE ATTEMPTINGTO DRAIN AND CLEAN THE EIA SETTLER. THE EXPOSURECAUSED EE TO DEVELOP CONTACT DERMITITIS (RASH).
04/16/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE CAME IN CONTACT WITH A MIXTURE OF PREGNANT LEACH SOLUTION (PLS) AND ORGANIC, WHILE ATTEMPTINGTO DRAIN AND CLEAN THE EIA SETTLER. THE EXPOSURECAUSED EE TO DEVELOP CONTACT DERMATITIS (RASH).
04/16/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE CAME IN CONTACT WITH A MIXTURE OF PREGNANT LEACH SOLUTION (PLS) AND ORGANIC, WHILE ATTEMPTINGTO DRAIN AND CLEAN THE EIA SETTLER. THE EXPOSURECAUSED EE TO DEVELOP CONTACT DERMITITIS (RASH).
11/12/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WALKING ON A CONCRETE FLOOR, SLIPPED AND FELL.
10/07/2001 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None THE EE STATED HE SAW SOME B0 STARTER SHEETS THAT WERE BUNCHED UP ON ONE CORNER. HE WAS GOING TO REJECT THEM AND AS HE PICKED UP THE BUNDLE, ONE SHEET FELL AND STRUCK HIS LEFT KNEE.
12/08/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None THE EMPLOYEE NOTICED A RASH ON HIS RIGHT HAND AFTER REMOVING RUBBER GLOVES.
04/28/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None MOVING METAL PIPE, 1"" IN DIAMETER.