United Plant — Accidents

Total: 262 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
10/20/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 52d lost INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING UNDER THE ROUGHERS ON CONCENTRATOR LINE 1 USING A HAND SHOVEL, WORKING IN TIGHT AREA WITH LIMITED HEAD ROOM USING TWISTING MOTION. HE DEVELOPED PAIN IN LOW BACK THAT HAS...
08/01/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WORKING ON #8 TRIPPER CAR RAIL IN FINES CRUSHER. ON SUNDAY HE SAID HIS RIGHT THUMB BECAME SORE. AS THE WEEK WENT ON IT BECAME MORE PAINFUL RESULTING IN A CLINIC VISIT AND DIAGNOSIS OF TENDONITIS ON 8/...
07/14/2004 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Walking to parking lot talking w/another ee (witness). Decided to race each other to their cars resulting in (r) plantar tendon strain & physical therapy.
07/02/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost TAKING PELLET SAMPLE, EMPLOYEE EMPTIED SAMPLE BUCKET (14 QT PAIL) USING UNDERHAND TOSSING POSITION. WHILE HOLDING BUCKET HORIZONTALLY AFTER DUMPING THIS BUCKET, HE TOOK ANOTHER SAMPLE. WHEN HE STARTED...
06/25/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 13d lost ASSISTING WITH MOVING EQUIPMENT IN AND OUT OF PELLET PLANT FREIGHT ELEVATOR. EMPLOYEE LIFTED UP DOOR BY PUSHING ON UPPER HALF OF DOOR & HE EXPERIENCED LOW BACK PAIN. REVIEW OF OLD INJURY INVESTIGATION...
06/06/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 75d lost, 40d restricted ON ROOF TO INVESTIGATE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM, EE STEPPED OVER ELECTRICAL CONDUIT, FOOT SLIPPED ON GRAVEL AND EE TWISTED KNEE, WILL HAVE SURGERY 11/22/2004.
05/21/2004 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Cutting hole in classifier flight to get bolt to fit, while cutting piece of slag rolled down pant leg and burnt hole through coveralls, burns to right ankle. Report from doctor stated whirpool treatm...
05/15/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None REFUELING 9763 D9 CAT. FUEL LEAK OCCURRED ON TRACK. EE NOTICED LEAK, STEPPED OFF TRACK WITH RIGHT FOOT ATTEMPTING TO AVOID LEAK BUT LEFT FOOT SLIPPED ON LEAK RESULTING IN FALL. FELL ONTO LEFT THIGH. D...
03/03/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 13d lost Crouched down holding a roller in both arms, he stood up. He felt pain in his back muscle after standing up. Became reportable due to lost time which began on 3/10 (informed by employee of lost time o...
01/08/2004 NO VALUE FOUND NO VALUE FOUND None 31B CONCENTRATE REJECT CONVEYOR BECAME OVER LOADER WITH CHUNKS. EE HAD TO CLIMB INTO DISCHARGE CHUTE AND TOSS OUT FROST CHUNKS. HAD TO REENTER CHUTE AND MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND FRACTURED.
12/10/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 30d lost PULLING NEW BELT WITH TUGITS. WHILE USING TUGIT FELT PAIN IN LEFT SHOULDER. BURSITIS/ ARTHRITIS ALSO HAD SUSPECTED INFECTION. DID NOT RECEIVE ANY NOTES FROM PHYSICIAN UNTIL DEC 29, '03.
12/02/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 18d lost EE STATED FELT PAIN AT HOME - NO INDICATION OF WORK RELATED ACTIVITY. DID THINK HE WAS PULLING EQUIPMENT BUT WASN'T SURE IF WORK RELATED. UNABLE TO OBTAIN ANY INFO FROM PHYSICIAN AS EMPLOYEE D IDN'T I...