Sylacauga Plant — Accidents
Total: 5 accidents | Fatalities: 0
| Date | Classification | Injury | Days Lost | Narrative |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/03/2005 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 137d restricted | EE WAS LIFTING ONE END OF A 5 FOOT BEAM TO REMOVE A LIFTING CHAIN WHEN HE FELT A BURNING SENSATION AND A PULL IN LEFT SHOULDER. AGGRAVATION INCREASED OVERNIGHT AND REPORTED AT START OF NEXT SHIFT. |
| 09/15/2004 | MACHINERY | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 14d restricted | Employee was washing tail pulley of belt. He was positioned below the jaw crusher below and protective deck. A rock virbrated through an opening below the protective deck, falling and hitting the empl... |
| 07/01/2003 | MACHINERY | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 40d lost | EE WAS ON A DOZER BACKING UP A STOCKPILE AND RANOVER A LARGE ROCK CAUSING THE DOZER TO RISE UP AND COMING DOWN ON TRACKS. HE HURT BACK FROM THE JARRING OF THE DOZER. |
| 06/05/2003 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 47d lost | EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING AT FEEDPAN WITH A BAR AND PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK WHEN HE WAS REINSTALLING THE GUARD. |
| 09/18/2002 | MACHINERY | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | EMPLOYEE WAS HIT ON THE HEAD WITH A ROCK (20-25 LB) THAT WAS SLUNG OFF THE CRUSHER SCREEN. HE RECEIVED A SLIGHT CONCUSSION & A LACERATION TO THE FOREHEAD THAT REQUIRED 10 STITCHES. |