United Plant — Accidents

Total: 262 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
12/17/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Operator was hosing material off of a grate side plate and got spray-back in their eyes. Employee received antibiotic drops for their eye.
12/03/2020 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 37d lost Employee walking outside rolled their ankle resulting in closed fracture of right fibula.
11/19/2020 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee strained left thumb when grabbing handrail while descending stairs. Received medical brace to immobilize thumb.
10/26/2020 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Crew was hydroblasting sludge off the walls at Utac Pellet Plant Line 2 Scrubber Rod Manifolds. A large piece of sludge came loose and landed on the employee's leg.
08/19/2020 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While building a plywood form, a worker was drilling a hole from the bottom and the bit came in contact with the workers hand above.
06/13/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE struck hand against guard causing laceration to right ring finger requiring sutures.
12/18/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 130d lost Employee experienced a torn tendon in their shoulder due to diagnosed severe tendinosis of the supraspinatus tendon and of the bicep.
12/12/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 12d lost, 3d restricted Employee was setting up for a job cleaning out the caustic soda tank when employee walked through what employee thought was water. Upon further investigation, it was the caustic soda that was being dr...
12/12/2019 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Electrician cut the palm of their hand with a utility knife when it slipped after cutting a plastic zip tie.
10/10/2019 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Mechanic chipped their front tooth when the tool they were using to change a screen panel slipped and hit them in the mouth.
09/19/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted EE was plugging off a water hopper on a dust collector when EE's grip on the drain lever slipped resulting in their right thumb being pinched. The pinch required medical treatment.
08/21/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 159d lost EE was standing on temporary 5'x5' grate platform on feed end of L5 Ball Mill. As EE leaned into the mill to apply sealant to joints the grating slipped off the angle iron it was resting on, sliding...
08/09/2019 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Electrician reported soreness in right knee on August 9 with no associated incident or work related event. Soreness appears to be idiopathic in nature. Due to the knee soreness continuing to bother th...
07/10/2019 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None Line 2 coal mill caught on fire while operating. Emergency services were called, the mill was isolated and the fire was put out. No injuries occurred during this incident.
05/07/2019 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Setting up a hoist to lift gear cover off an engine. Injured employee was giving commands to mine mechanic who was running the hoist remote. Injured employee had said ""hold on"" but the mine mechanic...
04/17/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was opening a sliding man door when the door came off the door rollers and scraped the employees left shin when it landed on the ground. One suture was required.
03/11/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 121d lost Employee was lifting the lid on a gangbox and felt pain to right shoulder. No medical treatment was provided at the time of the incident. Treatment and diagnostics were done weeks later.
02/28/2019 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured EE was using a 6"" powered hand grinder to remove the old bolt flange on the West #3 scrubber inlet. While cutting off flange the blade pinched in the cut resulting in the grinder kicking bac...
01/16/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 124d lost, 24d restricted While opening the hood on a rental compressor to fuel it the ee felt pain in left arm. Inspection of compressor hood shows it to be in good working order. EE was lifting it up normal without any strai...
12/13/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Maintenance Mechanic noticed back was sore at the end of the shift. There was no instantaneous event the EE has a history of back issues. On 12/20/18 the EE went to the Dr. and was diagnosed with foot...
11/19/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Replacing overhead LED high bay lighting fixtures, the ee was lifting the light fixture when they felt soreness in their lower back. EE was sent to medical provider and medial treatment was provided.
11/01/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was unplugging a dust valve when a slug of dust released. The EE got dust into their eyes. EE was brought to a medical provider and antibiotic drops were prescribed.
09/09/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was removing steel rail lining wall of chute. As EE was attempting to break loose a previously cut section of rail it broke free and fell, pinching the tip of EE's right thumb between it and the r...
09/08/2018 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE became distracted when their gloves fell off the seat of the pickup while driving. EE swerved off the road while retrieving the gloves from the cab floor hitting two used tails basin pipes. EE suff...
08/22/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was removing 14""x2"" ball mill flange bolts by cutting heads off the bolt and using another bolt and sledge hammer to drive the bolt out. The bolts weigh approx. 15#. The EE was holding the bolt a...
07/26/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 25d restricted EE thumbs were pinched while changing grate castings, the EE reported the incident but did not want medical attention. On 8/6/18 the EE sought medical attention due to continued pain and was diagnose...
06/14/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 89d restricted EE was removing an old (60lb) W4 I-Beam using a cutting torch. The beam did not come free when ends were cut. EE shook beam resulting in the beam coming loose and pinching the left thumb between the I...
04/24/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted EE was placing the plug a distributor for a filter and got finger pinched between the plug t-handle and the lip of the tank. Sutures were required
03/04/2018 ENTRAPMENT ACCIDENT ONLY None Elevator stopped working with a person inside
02/23/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE lifted ee face shield after grinding to talk to ee supervisor and felt a particle enter into ee eye. EE was seen at the clinic and prescribed antibiotic drops.
01/31/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 11d lost, 29d restricted EE was installing conveyor belt idlers with three other mechanics, during the installing the EE began to feel heat in the stomach area. Upon completion of the work RR felt discomfort. EE was transpo...
01/23/2018 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 353d lost The employee was operating the Brokk machine into the kiln. The ramp was pushed off the discharge lip of the kiln causing the employee to fall into the cooler area below. The employee sustained fractu...
11/26/2017 OTHER DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 75d lost, 28d restricted Ee was squatting down inspecting a self aligning return roller assembly, as EE squatted EE felt something in EE's right knee slip. EE could not put any weight on it. EE was transported to the E.R. and...
11/22/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 17d restricted The EE and partner were fitting a new discharge pipe. While EE and partner were lifting the section of 2 - 1/2 inch pipe into place it became caught on another pipe so they pulled on it and it came fr...
11/22/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 20d lost, 12d restricted The EE was cleaning the upper walkway in the fine crusher with a water hose. EE stepped backwards and left foot slipped on the wet transition surface causing ee to fall backwards and roll right ankle.
11/03/2017 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was working on switching a slurry pump. When the pump started the discharge line immediately blew apart at the 10 inch roller grip clamp spraying three of the employees standing off to the side of...
10/08/2017 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 13d restricted Employee was using a 2' sleever bar to align bolt holes. Sleever bar slipped out of bolt hole causing employee to fall to right. Employee struck guarding latch below the employee with left arm pit a...
08/25/2017 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 20d lost The EE has been a miner for 40 years and has been diagnosed with carpal tunnel syndrome and has had surgery.
08/18/2017 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost The injured employee was arc airing a crusher mantle liner when a hot piece of slag contacted the employee's coveralls, burned through and caused a small on left ankle. It was treated as a first aid...
05/25/2017 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using a 6"" die grinder with a burr bit to clean welds as the employee progressed with welding. Employee got a small piece of metal in right eye.
04/10/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was walking in the Pellet Plant. EE tripped on a chain jack, marked with barricade tape, that was attached to the floor. EE fell and struck right knee. The ee was transported to the Clinic for eva...
03/25/2017 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A piece of channel iron got caught on expanded metal. The worker used a Johnson bar to pry the channel free. The channel sprung up and struck arm causing a laceration.
03/10/2017 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 26d restricted The ee was walking when their foot caught on a piece of grating. This caused pain in their right foot. On 3/17/17 the EE was seen by a Physician and diagnosed with a sprain foot and placed on restric...
02/15/2017 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 32d restricted The EE was doing demolition maintenance work and felt pain in shoulder/bicep and limited range of motion at the end of shift. EE was seen by a physician and was diagnosed with shoulder/bicep pain and...
02/08/2017 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 49d lost While attempting to remove a bolt, the EE was operating 18 volt cordless drill and pressed the trigger with the intent of loosening the bolt but it was set for tightening instead. This movement jerke...
01/20/2017 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While working in the pellet plant the EE got dust in eye and later had eye flushed and was prescribed antibiotic drops.
01/17/2017 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was installing a 3/8"" tubing adaptor with a 3/4"" combo wrench in a tight awkward position. As EE was torquing the adaptor into place the wrench slipped & EE's hand hit the orifice plate handle on...
11/27/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 26d lost EE stepped through a hole (Approx. 12""x18"") in the floor and struck a knee. The several days later the EE went to the Dr. and was taken off work for a knee strain injury.
10/28/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 14d restricted The EE was operating an overhead crane and installing cone crusher steel. The employee lost their balance and fell down (on the same level) onto the crusher base cable swivel. The EE suffered fractu...
10/26/2016 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured EE was tying a piece of rebar back into place after moving it to clear a concrete wall form. As EE was pulling the tie wire tight, the pliers slipped free, striking EE in the upper right side...