UNION BRIDGE MD — Accidents

Total: 418 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
07/09/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted EE WAS SHOVELING LIMESTONE DUST AND STONE ONTO A CONVEYOR BELT THAT WAS NEAR SHOULDER LEVEL.AS MATERIAL HIT BELT, IT FLUSHED BACK INTO EE FACE &EYES. EE WAS WEARING WRAP AROUNG SAFETY GLASSES, HOWEVER...
06/28/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost EMPLOYEE WAS REORGANIZING ELECTRICAL STORAGE AREA AND EXERTED HIMSELF BY LIFTING MOTORS THAT WERE TOO BIG. MUSCLE STRAIN TO RIGHT SIDE OF ABDOMEN. HELPER WAS AVAILABLE BUT WAS NOT ASKED TO ASS IST. AL...
06/08/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted WHILE INJURED EE WAS INSTALLING KILN BURNER LANCE, IT CAME OFF OF ROLLER, STRIKING AND STRAINING HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.
06/03/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING MILLWRIGHTS SPLICE A BELT. AS HE REACHED UNDER BELT TO GET BOTTOM HALF OF CLAMP, THE CLAMP SLIPPED CATCHING AND BREAKING SMALL LEFT FINGER.
05/27/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 19d restricted INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS PLACING A LINER IN A CONFINED CHUTE. HE LOST HIS FOOTING ON THE STONES, CAUSING A STRAIN TO HIS LOWER BACK.
05/27/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 24d restricted INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING DOWN TUNNEL WALKWAY CARRYING HIS BUCKET OF TOOLS. HE SLIPPED ON WET WALKWAY, CAUSING DISLOCATION TO HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.
05/20/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING ONTO CABLE LOOP TO HOOK HIS SAFETY HARNESS TO. IT SLIPPED OUT OF HIS GRASP, STRIKING HIS RIGHT EYE, CAUSING A CORNEAL ABRASION.
05/20/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted AS INJURED EE LIFTED HIS BUCKET OF TOOLS, HE FELT A PULL IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER.
05/18/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 63d restricted AS INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS EXITING BOBCAT, HE SLIPPED AND FELL, STRIKING AND SPRAINING HIS LEFT SHOULDER.
05/15/2003 OTHER DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted AS INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING CLINKER DUST INTO A HOPPER, WIND BLEW DUST INTO HIS RIGHT EYE.
05/14/2003 OTHER DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted INJURED EE WAS DOING INSPECTIONS WHEN THE WIND BLEW ROAD DUST INTO HIS RIGHT EYE, CAUSING A CORNEAL ABRASION.
04/25/2003 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 34d restricted MECHANICS AND LOADER OPERATOR WERE REMOVING TIMBERS FROM DEBRIS PILE. LOADER OPERATOR MOVED SUPPORT AND STACK OF RAILROAD TIES FELL OVER, PINNING HIS RIGHT FOOT BETWEEN TIMBERS.
04/10/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None AS INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS DUMPING A LOAD OF SPILLED MATERIAL INTO HOPPER, CEMENT DUST ENTERED BOTH EYES BY COMING UP UNDER HIS GLASSES.
04/08/2003 OCCUPATIONAL SKIN DISEASES OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None AS INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING VACUUM TRUCK IN DUSTY AREAS, HE DEVELOPED CONTACT DERMATITIS TO NECK AND ARMS.
04/07/2003 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted AS INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS USING A CIRCULAR SAW TO CUT PANELING, LOOSE MATERIAL WENT BEHING HIS GLASSES, ENTERING HIS LEFT EYE.
04/02/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 32d restricted AS INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS OPENING A SLIDING WINDOW TO TALK WITH A TRUCK DRIVER, WHE HAD TO PUSH HARDER THAT NORMAL, CAUSING STRAIN TO RIGHT SHOULDER (CEMENT DUST BUILDUP).
03/29/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 12d restricted AS INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS JACKHAMMERING, HE SLIPPED AND FELL, BRUISING HIS LEFT RIBS.
03/29/2003 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted AS INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING IN WINDY CONDITIONS, A PIECE OF SLAG WENT BEHIND HIS WELDING SHIELD AND SAFETY GLASSES, AND BECOMING LODGED IN HIS RIGHT EYE.
03/06/2003 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None AN INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS USING A JACKHAMMER TO LOOSEN HARDENED MATERIAL, HE BRUSHED AGAINST WALL, CAUSING DIRT FROM ABOVE TO FALL AND ENTER HIS LEFT EYE.
02/21/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted AS INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING ACROSS ICY PARKING LOT TO START HIS WORKDAY, HE SLIPPED AND FELL LANDING ON HIS LEFT SHOULDER.
02/18/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted INJURED EMPLOYEE AND CO-WORKERS WERE REMOVING OLD REFRACTORY. AS HE BENT OVER TO PICK UP AN AIR HOSE, REFRACTORY FELL FROM ABOVE, STRIKING AND BRUISING RIGHT FOREARM.
02/05/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted AS INJURED EE WAS EXITING BUILDING DURING A POWER OUTAGE, SHE MISJUDGED THE STEPS, TWISTING AND SPRAINING HER RIGHT ANKLE.
01/31/2003 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted INJURED EMPLOYEE AND CO-WORKERS WERE CLEARING A BLOCKAGE IN THE CEMENT TRANSPORT SYSTEM. THE MATERIAL SUDDENLY BROKE LOOSE, COMING OUT OF OPEN PORT HOLES, AND ENETRING HIS LEFT EYE.
01/30/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 38d restricted AS INJURED EMPLOYEE AND CO-WORKERS WERE REMOVING HARD MATERIAL. A LOOSENED GUARD FELL, STRIKING HER LOWER BACK.
01/28/2003 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 34d restricted INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS USING A FOUR-FOOT PIECE OF KEYSTOCK TO PRY OPEN THE RAW MILL DOOR. AS HE WAS PULLING ON KEYSTOCK, HE SPRAINED HIS UPPER BACK AROUND RIGHT SHOULDER.
01/28/2003 OCCUPATIONAL SKIN DISEASES OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 1d restricted INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING IN EXTREMELY COLD WEATHER AND DUSTY CONDITIONS FOR SEVERAL DAYS, WHILE WORKING ON AIRSLIDES. HE DEVELOPED ECZEMA AND CONTACT DERMATITIS AROUND BOTH EYES.
01/26/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 14d restricted INJURED EE & CO-WORKER WERE TRYING TO LOOSEN PORT DOOR TO HOOK TO CHAINFALL. THE BOTTOM OF THE DOOR BROKE LOOSE, CAUSING THE TOP OF THE DOOR TO PINCH AND FRACTURE THIRD & FOURTH FINGERS OF HIS LEFT HA...
01/23/2003 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted WHILE WORKING ON A STEP LADDER, THE WORKER WAS USING AN AIR IMPACT GUN OVER HIS HEAD. THE WORKER STATED THAT HE FELT A BACK MUSCLE TIGHTEN UP, HE HANDED THE TOOL TO A CO-WORKER AND STEPPED OF F THE LA...
01/06/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted INJURED EE AND COWORKER WERE REMOVING A VALVE FROM BED OF TRUCK. AS HE LIFTED AND PULLED, HIS FEET SLIPPED ON MUDDY CONCRETE, CAUSING HIM TO TWIST HIS BACK.
01/06/2003 OTHER DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted INJURED EE WAS WORKING IN WINDY AND DUSTY CONDITIONS ALL DAY. AT THE END OF THE WORK DAY, HE FELT SOMETHING IN HIS LEFT EYE. THE FOLLOWING MORNING, HIS EYE WAS SWOLLEN.
12/31/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted INJURED EE EXITED VAN TO WALK THROUGH MUD TO THE FLYASH SILO. AS HE STEPPED ON TO COMPRESSOR PLATFORM, HIS MUDDY BOOTS SLIPPED ON CONCRETE PLATFORM. HE GRABBED A NEARBY BEAM FOR BALANCE, BUT S TILL TW...
12/27/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 13d restricted INJURED EE WAS PULLING ON TRAILER JACK CRANK HANDLE. SHE LOST HER FOOTING ON THE ICE, CAUSING HER TO FALL AND LANDING ON HER LEFT HAND, SPRAINING THE THUMB.
12/12/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted AS INJURED EE WAS REMOVING ACCESS COVER, IT SLIPPED FROM HIS HANDS, PINCHING HIS RIGHT HAND BETWEEN DOOR AND ADJACENT OBJECT, CAUSING A CONTUISON AND HEMATOMA.
12/11/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted AS INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING A 50-POUND BAG OF SALT AND SPREADING SALT ON ICY ROADWAY, HE SLIPPED STRAINING HIS RIGHT FLANK.
12/05/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 18d restricted EE WAS WALKING ON PLANT SITE DURING A SNOW STORM WHEN HE REPORTS THAT HE SLIPPED AND FELL.
12/02/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted AS INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS PERFORMING WALK-THROUGH INSPECTION, HE SLIPPED AND FELL ON WET SURFACE, BRUISING LEFT KNEE AND STRAINING BACK MUSCLES.
11/21/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS INSPECTING EQUIPMENT & TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE & LEG ON UNLEVEL WALKING SURFACE.
11/19/2002 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted AS INJURED EE WAS USING A LONG HANDLED SCRAPER TO REMOVE HARDENED CLINKER DUST, HE STRUCK AN OBSTRUCTION, CAUSING A STRAIN TO HIS RT. WRIST.
10/24/2002 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None INJURED EE STRUCK FOOT AGAINST FORKS OF PARKED LIFT TRUCK WHILE WALKING IMPACT CAUSED INGROWN TOE NAIL TO BE PUSHED INTO TOE.
10/21/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WORKER WAS COMING DOWN A STEP LADDER HIS RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED OFF OF THE SECOND RUNG FROM THE BOTTOM. HE FELL BACKWARDS LANDING ON THE FLOOR AND BROKE HIS RIGHT LEG ABOVE THE ANKLE.
10/16/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS DOING FIRE EXTINGUISHER INSPECTIONS. AS HE WAS EXITING TOWER AREA, HIS LEFT FOOT SLIPPED IN THE MUD, SPRAINING HIS LEFT ANKLE.
10/04/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted INJURED EE AND CO-WORKER WERE USING A 6"" VACUUM HOSE TO CLEAN UP CLINKER PILE. HE WAS PULLING AND TUGGING THE HOSE. HE DEVELOPED LOWER BACK PAIN BY THE END OF THE WORK DAY.
10/03/2002 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None INJURED EMPLOYEE AND CO-WORKER WERE USING A WELDER TO BURN THROUGH A CYLINDER RING. HE WAS NOT USING A WELDING SHIELD, THUS RECEIVING A WELDING FLASH TO HIS RIGHT EYE.
10/02/2002 OCCUPATIONAL SKIN DISEASES OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None DURING SEVERAL DAYS OF CHANGING CLINKER COOLER PLATES, INJURED EMPLOYEE DEVELOPED CONTACT DERMATITIS TO BOTH ARMS AND HANDS.
10/02/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 16d restricted AS INJURED EMPLOYEE STEPPED OFF STEP LADDER HIS RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED OF LEDGE CAUSING HIM TO FALL, TWISTING AND SPRAINING RIGHT ANKLE AND BRUISING LEFT KNEE.
09/17/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 18d restricted INJURED EE WAS WORKING ON ROLL PRESS. AS HE MOVED TO NEXT WORK SITE CARRYING BUCKET OF TOOLS, HE SLIPPED ON WET FLOORING STRAINING HIS LEFT ABDOMINAL MUSCLES.
09/03/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 15d restricted INJURED EE AND CO-WORKER WERE REMOVING HARD MATERIAL THAT WAS BLOCKING DIVERTER. AS THE MATERIALRELEASED, IT CAUSED HIS HAND TO BE CAUGHT BETWEEN THE DIVERTER AND HOUSING, CAUSING A CONTUSION.
08/22/2002 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted INJURED EE & CO-WORKER WERE USING THE VACUUM TRUCK TO CLEAN THE RAW MILL. A LARGE STONE WAS STUCK IN THE END OF THE 4"" HOSE. HE TRIED TO DISLODGE THE STONE WITH HIS RIGHT HAND. THE STONE MOVED & THE...
08/16/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted INJURED EE AND COWORKERS WERE REMOVING CAGES TO CORRECTLY INSTALL BAGS THAT CONTRACTORS INSTALLED WRONG. OVER SEVERAL DAYS OF DOING THIS JOB, HE DEVELOPED PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
08/14/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted AS INJURED EE WAS REMOVING ROCK ACCUMULATED UNDER CONVEYOR TABLE, OTHER NEARBY 4"" ROCK FELL STRIKING AND BRUISING THE TOPOF HIS RIGHT HAND.