Tata Chemicals Mill — Accidents

Total: 260 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
01/03/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 24d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS LOOSENING BOLTS ON FLOW METER. AS HE PULLED ON THE WRENCH, THE BOLT SUDDENLY BROKE LOOSE & HURT HIS LEFT SHOULDER.
12/28/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 11d restricted WHILE PULLING WIRES, EMPLOYEE BEGAN TO FEEL PAIN IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER. REPORTED 1/3/05.
12/14/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted Employee slipped on some ice and twisted his back.
11/10/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Employee was climbing/working inside precip and felt a pain in groin area when he climbed out.
10/22/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING ALONG RAILROAD CARS TO SET BRAKE ON THE SCAMP AND TRIPPED ON UNEVEN SURFACE, TWISTING LEFT KNEE.
10/09/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 11d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING AND SLIPPED ON FOAMY WATER, SPRAINING RIGHT ANKLE.
09/29/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted EE was bent over replacing a valve on #1 filter and strained back. Reported 10-14-04.
09/25/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS USING A HAMMER WRENCH TO LOOSEN BOILER DOOR & HIT LEFT HAND WITH 8LB. SLEDGE HAMMER.
09/13/2004 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS OPENING DRAIN VALVE AND AS HE FINISHED HE TURNED TO WALK AWAY AND BUMPED INTO A WATER LINE. EE HAD A 1/2 INCH LACERATION TO HIS LEFT EYEBROW.
09/08/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 17d lost, 29d restricted Ee bent over to unlatch hatch on railcar and felt pain in back and hips. Pain persisted while squatting & standing. Ee originally thought injury was a kidney problem and later reported it as a back in...
07/15/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING PIECES OF BROKEN CERAMIC BALLAST AND CUT HIS RIGHT HAND ON THE SHARP EDGE OF THE CERAMIC WHEN ADJUSTING IT TO LIFT. EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING GLOVES AT THE TIME AND EDGE CUT THRU GLOV...
07/12/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO RELEASE A MANUAL HANDBRAKE ON A RAILROAD CAR. THE BRAKE WAS SET TO TIGHT AND EMPLOYEE PULLED/STRAINED MUSCLE IN GROIN WHEN HE PULLED THE BRAKE LEVER.
07/12/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 14d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON A PUMP MOST OF THE DAY. HE WAS LOSSENING TIGHT BOLTS AND HAD PAIN IN LEFT ELBOW FROM OVER USE.
07/02/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 16d lost Employee was opening a feed valve with a valve wrench. when he felt pain in his groin area.
07/01/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Ee was re-installing a guard, and when tightening the bolts, wrench slipped causing ee to strike hand against corner of guard resulting in a laceration of appx 1 cm, requiring sutures.
06/02/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 26d restricted Employee stated he was removing a double nut locking system with a wrench when nut broke free sending employee backwards.
05/22/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted EE STATED HE WAS GOING TO CHANGE ROOM AND WHILE OPENING THE DOOR CAUGHT HIS RIGHT HAND BETWEEN THE HANDLE ON THE DOOR AND THE ANGLE IRON STRUCTURE.
05/11/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted EE STATED WHILE HE WAS PULLING OLD LINERS OUT TO PUT ON A TWO WHEEL CART, FELT A STRAIN IN LEFT SHOULDER, AND ARM.
04/11/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee and another ee were removing a guard from a motor shaft when they raised the guard over shaft the guard started to shift and ee tried to stop the shifting and caught/ pinned his right little...
03/22/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 15d restricted EE stated he stepped in some mud when he tried to pull his boot out he twisted his lower back.
03/17/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost EE STATED HE WAS CLIMBING LADDERS ALL DAY AND EITHER PULLED OR STRAINED HIS KNEE. EE CONTINUED TO WORK - FOUND OUT EE HAD SURGERY ON 6/3/04.
02/10/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted EE STATED HE WAS WALKING FROM CHANGE ROOM TO CRUSHER BUILDING TO GO TO WORK WHEN HE SLIPPED ON ICE IN ROAD AND FELL.
02/07/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 22d lost, 10d restricted EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS STEPPING OVER A CONDENSATE PIPE WHEN HE FELT A POPPING SOUND IN HIS KNEE. EMPLOYEE WORKED UNTIL 3-1-04 WHEN HE WENT INTO THE HOSPITAL FOR SURGERY.
02/04/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 54d restricted EE WAS SWINGING A SLEDGE HAMMER ON BIN TO REESTABLISH FEED TO BELT. EE LATER COMPLAINED OF A SORE NECK.
02/01/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 90d lost, 27d restricted EE WAS STANDING ON LADDER, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO COVER A LEAKING PIPE-EXTENSION LADDER SLID OUT FROM UNDER HIM CAUSING EE TO FALL.
01/12/2004 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS INSPECTING THE FEED BOX ON #5 DRYER WHEN ONE OF THE SPRINGS CAME OUT STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON LEFT CHEEK CHIPPING A TOOTH AND BRUISING CHEEK.
01/05/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 73d lost EMPLOYEE STATED THAT AFTER HAMMERING ON BINS FOR ABOUT FOUR HOURS THE NEXT DAY HIS LOWER BACK WAS HURTING. EMPLOYEE CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 3-24-04 WHEN HE WENT OFF FOR BACK SURGERY.
12/16/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None EE WAS INSTALLING METAL INSULATION COVERINGS. HE HAD ONE SECTION OF COVER THAT WAS PARTICULARY TIGHT SO HE WAS PUSHING HARD ON COVER WHEN HE FELT HIS LEFT SHOULDER MUSCLE PULL. EE CONTINUED WORKING UN...
12/15/2003 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS SCRAPING STICKER OFF EXTINGUISHER & RAZOR BLADE SLIPPED & CUT MIDDLE LEFT FINGER.
11/26/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted EE WAS CARRYING GARBAGE IN OUR GEIII PLANT. HE MISSED THE BOTTOM STEP AND CAUGHT THE HAND RAIL RE-INJURING HIS BACK. WENT TO OUR COMP-ANY PHYSICIAN AND WAS GIVEN NO OVERTIME.
11/04/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 97d lost INJURY WAS REPORTED AS FIRST AID CASE AND EMPLOYEE CONTINUED WORKING DOING HIS REGULAR JOB. ON APRIL 6, 2004 EMPLOYEE NOTIFIED COMPANY OF SURGERY ON HIS RIGHT SHOULDER ON APRIL 27, 2004. IT WAS CONFIR...
11/04/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 8d lost, 30d restricted EE STATED WHILE HE WAS SHOVELING ON THE 2ND FLOOR OF CRUSHER BLDG. HE FELT A POP IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER. EE NOTIFIED COMPANY ON 11-17-03.
11/03/2003 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 28d restricted EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS WORKING ON GR III IMPACTOR CHANGING ANVILS WITH AN IMPACT WRENCH. THE SOCKET SLIPPED OFF OF SWIVAL AND STRUCK LEFT MIDDLE FINGER CAUSING LACERATION REQUIRING SUTURES.
08/21/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 132d lost EMPLOYEE WAS OPENING A SLUICE VALVE ON #7 FILTER IN OUR GRII PLANT. AFTER HE OPENED THE VALVE HE COULD NOT BRING HIS ARM DOWN. HE WENT TO AN ORTHOPEDIC SURGEON AND SURGERY WILL BE DONE ON THE SHOULDER...
08/17/2003 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost EE WAS USING A HAMMER TO CLEAN DRYER BOXES. HE FELT A POP AND A SLIGHT PULL IN HIS BACK, BUT DID NOT THINK ANYTHING ABOUT THE DISCOMFORT. HE HAS A HISTORY OF BACK PROBLEMS. WHEN HE WENT HOME T HE PAIN...
08/07/2003 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS CLEANING A DUCON W/ A SLEDGEHAMMER WHEN HE STRUCK HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN A PIPE HIPPLE AND THE BOTTOM OF THE HANDLE, RECEIVING A FX OF THE FINGER. THIS REPORT WAS FILLED OUT AS SOON AS...
07/19/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON A PUMP, BENDING ALL DAY. HE SAID WHEN HE GOT OUT OF BED THE NEXT DAY HE HAD PAIN. HE WENT TO THE HOSPITAL AND WAS GIVEN LIMITED DUTY FOR THREE TO FIVE DAYS.
06/24/2003 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost EE WAS TROUBLE-SHOOTING CENTRIFUGE MOTOR CUBICLE WHEN THE PRIMARY BUS STAB PHASE LEADS SHORTED PHASE TO PHASE.
05/26/2003 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS TIGHTENING BOLTS ON THE 101 PAN FEEDER. THE SOCKET SLIPPED OFF OF THE NUT. THE EE SLIPPED STRUCK AGAINST THE PAN FEEDER. HIS SAFETY GLASSES JAMMED AGAINST HIS HEAD CAUSING A LACERATION REQUIRIN...
04/07/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 7d lost, 46d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS PLACING A SECTION OF GRATING ON GR-2 BURNER DECK. HE FELT A PULL IN HIS BACK. HE WENT TO A CHIROPRACTOR WHO PLACED HIM OFF WORK.
03/23/2003 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted EE WAS CLEANING #3 DRYER SCREW WHEN THE HANDLE ON THE LEVER OF THE DUCKON BROKE CAUSING THE GATE TO SLAM SHUT. THIS CAUSED STEAM TO EXIT THE DOOR WHERE EE WAS STANDING, CAUSING 2ND DEGREE BURN S ON TH...
03/19/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 163d lost, 31d restricted EE WAS PULLING ON A HOSE & MOPPING. HE WENT TO OUR COMPANY DR & WAS DIAGNOSED WITH TENDINITIS OFTHE SHOULDER. ACTIVITY AS TOLERATED NO OVERTIMEEE HAS HAD SHOULDER PROBLEMS IN THE PAST. DEG 7
03/13/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 9d lost, 40d restricted EE WAS STANDING ON THE STAIRS BY THE ID FAN IN THE BOILER HOUSE (C) SIDE WHEN HE SLIPPED & FELL. HE REACHED TO CATCH HIMSELF ON THE HANDRAIL BENDING HIS ARM BACK & UP. FX TO LT. UPPER ARM.
03/13/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted EE WAS PUTTING COVERS ON THE 409 A&B SCREW CONVEYOR. AS HE WAS DOING SO, HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LEFT ABDOMINAL REGION. THE DR HE WENT TO STATED NO LIFTING OVER 26 LBS. OR TWISTING NEXT 3 DAYS EE DID NO...
02/10/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted EMPLOYEE STATED LEFT SHOULDER PAIN. EE STATES DOES A LOT OF REPETITIVE MOTION. EMPLOYEE DX TENDONITIS RIGHT SHOULDER. EE RETURNED TO REGULAR DUTY WITH EXCEPTION OF NO OVERTIME.
01/29/2003 NO VALUE FOUND NO VALUE FOUND None EE STATED HE WAS WORKING ON CALCINER AND HIT LEFT HAND INDEX FINGER WITH PIPE WRENCH WHILE TRYING TO HOLD PIPE.
01/16/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 25d lost EE STATED THAT WHILE COMING DOWN STAIRWAY AND STEPPING ONTO 3RD FLOOR LANDING, EE FELT HER RT. FOOT TWIST AND HER ANKLE ROLL.
12/23/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 71d lost EE WAS PULLING ON A CHAIN OPERATOR ON #5 PRODUCT BIN & FELT A STRAIN IN HIS SHOULDER. HE HAD SURGERY ON HIS SHOULDER AND STARTED MISSING TIME ON 5/28/03.
12/13/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost EE WAS EXITING THE CONTROL ROOM IN POWERHOUSE #1 WHEN HE FELT A PARTICLE IN HIS EYE. HE WENT TO THE FIRST AID KIT AND FLUSHED IT WITH EYE STEAM. HE THEN WENT TO HIS LUNCH BUCKET AND TOOK OUT A BOTTLE...
12/12/2002 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS CHANGING THE HOSES ON THE WAREHOUSE FORK-LIFT. HE HAD TAKEN THE HOSE CLAMP OFF AND WAS TRYING TO PRY OFF THE HOSE WITH A SCREWDRIVER WHEN IT SLIPPED, STRIKING HIM IN THE RT. THUMB, WHICH CAUSED...