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. |