Thermocal Minerals of Idaho LLC — Accidents

Total: 16 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
12/19/2023 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee touched a hot metal piece after welding a spot without gloves. Caused a burn on the palm of EE's right palm area.
09/11/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Replacing a screen on a five deck screen, failed to hook the bottom hook correctly. The screen jumped hitting employee in the right ear.
08/29/2023 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was filling 50 pound bags of product. The employee activated the bagger unit while hand was under the pneumatic bag holder. The bag holder pinched employee's right little finger.
11/16/2022 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE exited a truck, put right foot on the ground and slipped off the steps of the vehicle. EE did not fall to the ground, as EE was holding onto the handrail. EE twisted right knee.
08/18/2022 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost EE dropped a piece of trash into a trash can. The item fell onto the cement. EE picked up the trash and was bitten by a snake. The snake was hidden in a small piece of rubber belting. Employees att...
08/16/2022 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Contract employee was replacing a tire on a haul truck. The crane/forklift arm slipped, hitting CE on the top of the head. CE was wearing the required safety gear, a hardhat.
02/15/2022 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE struck their head on a door handle of a 320 loader.
04/29/2021 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was driving T post in the ground at each gate opening. The post driver came off the T post and the top of the drive hit EE in the head causing a laceration to EE's head.
03/23/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was walking down the stairs and EE's left boot got stuck on the rung. The boot slipped off EE's foot. EE put EE's boot back into the boot. The large toe nail hooked the safety toe edge. The toe nai...
03/11/2019 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 326d lost An employee was lighting a propane weed burner to heat the under side of a hammer mill. EE must have let the propane run too long before trying to light it. It apparently accumulated gas under the h...
08/30/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Employee tried to start a fire in a furnace attached to a cyclone. EE decided to use gasoline to start the fire. EE opened the door because ee thought it had not ignited. It allowed air to rush in...
03/06/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None He reached up to release the garage door opener and the rod hit him in the forehead.
03/31/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 30d restricted Bent over to pick up 2 gal bucket of coal - strained back.
03/09/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Bent over to pick up wire, sprained back. Was given 5 days off to heal, managers decision.
04/07/2008 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 21d lost Stooped down to pick up hammer.
06/14/2005 OTHER INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES 19d restricted Was working on gate at the entrance of private homestead to keep the cows inside of homestead pasture. Suffered heart attack while working cows.