Tata Chemicals Mill — Accidents

Total: 260 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
10/07/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost EE lost footing and hit hand rail on left side.
09/13/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 28d restricted EE was walking down stairs and twisted his ankle. EE restricted to no overtime on 9/14/07.
09/05/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Empoyee pinched finger while installing filter leaves requiring sutures.
07/30/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted Employee was pulling a feed tube funnel and pinched his hand between the funnel and the feed tube. EE's hand continued to bother him so he went to the doctor on 8/20 and they took x-rays. They determi...
07/18/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted Employee jammed left wrist while barring centrifuge restricted to no overtime for 10 days.
06/13/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee cut finger on sharp edge of glass in door.
04/10/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Employee was helping change out belt on conveyor and snub roller fell and hit him on the leg. He was given a restriction of no overtime for 10 days, making this injury reportable.
04/03/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee was tying a hand brake on a single rail car when he lost his grip and fell backwards. He landed on his back on the rail.
03/27/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 18d restricted Employee smashed his thumb while installing a race ring in a centrifuge.
03/12/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 9d lost, 11d restricted EE was hitting a feed chute with a sledge hammer and felt a pull in his abdomen.
03/01/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 308d lost Original Report: Employee was pulling on a hose while cleaning the showers and felt a pull in his hip.**Amended Report: Employee was pulling on a hose and fell down, injuring his shoulder. Employee co...
02/20/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Employee was climbing onto cat and slipped on the step straining his left quadrisep muscle.
01/18/2007 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was opening valve using electric valve wrench and pinched his finger, causing a laceration requiring sutures.
01/17/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted Employee was walking out the door and slipped on the ice and hurt his neck. He is restricted to no overtime.
01/11/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee slipped and fell onto grating and lacerated his hand.
01/02/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 24d restricted Employee was clearing a blockage in the feeder and his hand was struck by a rock.
12/19/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee slipped on a stair and hit his elbow requiring sutures.
11/06/2006 STRIKING OR BUMPING DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 44d restricted Employee stepped onto railcar and hit the side of his foot on door latch, causing fracture.
11/03/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was setting down an electrical cabinet and set the cabinet down onto his right middle finger causing a laceration requiring (2) two sutures.
10/25/2006 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 8d lost Employee was diagnosed with carpal tunnel and went in for surgical repair on 10/25/06. Incident occurred over an extended period of time - no specific incident.
09/13/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 15d restricted Employee was dropping conveyor belting to the ground and belting whipped him in the leg causing a friction burn abrasion.
09/09/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 28d restricted Employee was performing maintenance on a calciner bull gear and was struck L. the ankle by a piece of falling metal.
08/11/2006 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 28d restricted On 8/11/06 employee reported that he has been experiencing some pain & tenderness in his right wrist. He was diagnosed with Carpal Tunnel Syndrome-no specific incident or causation.
08/09/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was removing worn flights out of a screw and cut his hand on a sharp flight requiring sutures.
08/08/2006 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 44d restricted Employee was cleaning up using a shop vac and strained his lower back while stretching the hose out.
07/24/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Employee was opening a dump valve and got splashed with hot liquid, causing 2nd degree burn on ee's left arm.
07/12/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted EE walked through hot ash and burned his right foot.
06/23/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 11d lost, 39d restricted Employee was removing an impeller off of a pump and cut his finger on a sharp vain on the impeller.
06/22/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was removing a drain plug and pipe wrench slipped causing EE to hit his forearm on a piece of tin resulting in a laceration requiring sutures.
03/22/2006 FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Customer light fixture fell from ceiling and im- pacted right index finger on platform.
01/23/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 90d lost Employee was walking and stepped on uneven surface and twisted his ankle. His ankle continued to bother him so he went to see a doctor. Employee had previous problems with his ankle and the doctor fel...
01/13/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 6d lost, 14d restricted Employee was lifting pipe and felt strain in his abdomen. This case is being disputed due to the fact that employee had a pre-existing hernia. Worker's comp. accepted this hernia as an exascerbation o...
10/27/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 161d lost EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS SWINGING A SLEDGE HAMMER ON #1 ORE BIN. HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
10/19/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 10d lost, 7d restricted Employee strained his lower back while pulling bags on Hivac or running 6"" hose on Hivac.
09/22/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee picking up shaft and cut finger in key way.
09/20/2005 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 28d restricted Employee was closing Warman valve using an electric valve wrench and got his finger pinched between the trigger on the valve wrench and a 6"" pipe.
09/14/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Man was working on the 4th floor of a surface mill when he was asked to go to the bottom level and act as a hole watch. Although the stairs were right next to the work area, he went approx. 60' to a m...
08/15/2005 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 11d restricted Not attributed to a single incident - due to repetitive use of left arm over time. Employee is restricted to no overtime.
08/06/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING DOWN STAIRS AND HOOKED TOE OF HIS BOOT ON STAIR GRATING CAUSING HIM TO TWIST HIS KNEE. HE REPORTED THE INJURY ON 8/24
08/06/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT None While opening valve using a valve wrench, Employee lost footing and fell onto tailbone.
07/21/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 70d restricted EE WAS WALKING AND SLIPPED ON WET FLOOR INJURING RIGHT ANKLE
06/13/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted While working on dryer housing, employee got his leg pinched.
06/06/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Ee was lowering extension ladder & caught left ring finger between two of the rungs.
06/03/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 18d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING THE NOZZLE TO THE ALUMINUM PIPING ON THE HI-VAC TRUCK WHEN HAND SLIPPED AND EMPLOYEE STRUCK LEFT THUMB AGAINST EDGE OF PIPE
04/04/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Employee was performing maintenance on filter and filter leaf support bar fell onto ee's neck and shoulder area.
03/30/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE CAUGHT LEFT HAND BETWEEN SHAFT AND GUARD WHILE REMOVING FAN AND SHAFT OUT OF MOTOR
03/14/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 151d lost EE was walking and fell. When ee attempted to catch himself, he injured his shoulders.
03/06/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Employee caught his rt. boot under grating & twisted his rt. knee. Incident occurred on 3/6/05 & EE did not see a Dr. until 3/14/05.
02/14/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted EE felt pain in upper left arm and shoulder area when lifting.
02/11/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted EE was swinging sledge hammer and hit his left foot.