U.S. Vanadium - Benton, LLC — Accidents

Total: 33 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
06/09/2025 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Bent over to pick up a folded up 4 ft ladder and when they bent over they fell forward and caught themselves with left arm and strained or tore a tendon near bicep/shoulder area.
11/12/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was emptying a hopper containing hot material and opened the clam shell under the hopper the wrong way and hot material fell on top of EE's right foot resulting in the burn. The employee was...
07/22/2024 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was using a utility knife to cut a piece of conveyer belt. The knife slipped and punctured a 1/4 inch cut into EE's left forearm requiring 2 stitches.
06/03/2024 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Baghouse pulsed air which blew dust into right eye when worker looked into an inspection port door to see why screw wasn't working correctly.
02/28/2024 NONPOWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using a wheelbarrow with a reasonable load but it was on a slight slope and it gained momentum and they were holding onto the handle as it rolled into an outer equipment guard. Employee w...
01/03/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was closing a diverter and put EE's foot up on a ledge/lip to use leverage and the boot tip stuck as EE put EE's strength into closing the diverter and the torque caused a pop in the right knee. E...
03/16/2023 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE walked out of EE's control room and the toe of EE's boot caught the grating which made EE fall down to EE's knee which caused a cut to EE's knee requiring stitches.
08/23/2022 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was cutting a hose with a knife and it slipped resulting in EE cutting their front right thigh. 3 stitches were required.
07/29/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Was pulling bags off of cages in the baghouse and they were full of material and when EE torqued with EE's arms to pull bag off the shoulder popped out of socket. It did not appear to be a full separ...
05/06/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was removing the guard on the bearing housing near the heat shield and smashed the finger between the heat shield and the guard.
10/06/2015 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was turning a bolt with a fixed point (standard) wrench to tighten it. The wrench slipped unexpectedly off the bolt and the employee's arm came into contact with a metal angle nearby. The emp...
05/09/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted Employee was performing maintenance troubleshooting on a Rotex. Upon climbing down onto the platform, he placed his foot onto a chunk of dirt causing him to lose his balance causing pain in his right...
04/08/2014 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Two employees were bagging material into totes. The forklift operator raised the forks while the other employee's hands were close by, pinching one finger between a fork and a chute. The employee wa...
03/10/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 50d lost On 4/1/14, the employee informed Human Resources that he had injured his back while assisting maintenance employees work on a mixer. He did not report this injury to any supervisors, and witnesses ha...
12/10/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 36d lost, 18d restricted Employee was walking from his workstation to the bathroom when he slipped and fell on a concrete surface. The employee broke his ankle in the fall. He was transported to the hospital for treatment.
10/30/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Two employees were fitting a pipe flange on ground level. The flange was tack welded in place. The tack weld failed causing the flange and assembly to fall approximately 8' pinching the mechanics fi...
10/02/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 185d lost EE did not use his safety equipment as required by company policy. He had on his harness and tie off cables were attached to his harness, he did not tie off. He fell and broke arm and bruised hip.
06/28/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted Employee slipped and struck his knee causing a fracture.
06/06/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Employee tripped on protruding bolt causing him to jam his hand between two doors and dislocate his small finger.
05/21/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 16d restricted Picked up an empty 5 gallon bucket and felt pain in his back
04/17/2013 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cutting brackets when a gust of wind blew debris into his eye. Glasses and face shield were used.
04/11/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A maintenance employee was retracting a short length of compressed air hose into the reel. The air hose forcefully hit the stop and whipped. The hose whip caused the metal fitting to strike him in t...
04/05/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While rotating pipe to finish weld, flange rotated pinning employee's foot causing a contusion.
04/02/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While rotating pipe to finish weld, flange rotated pinning employee's foot/ankle causing a fracture.
03/21/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 16d restricted Employee was removing metal shavings from a table when a piece of metal punctured his glove and then his left hand. He was taken to the clinic for this injury on 3-25-13.
02/14/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 9d lost Employee was assisting with staging of materials and an iron beam rolled over onto her ankle and fractured the tibia bone above the ankle. Two screws will be put in it to stabilize and help the bone t...
12/06/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 27d lost Picked up two steel beams with a forklift. One of the beams was not centered on the forks. By hand, worker pulled the beam to center and left thumb was pinched between the beams. The bone of the thu...
09/12/2012 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Operator Error-Operator was backfilling area blind. View was blocked by injured employee
08/27/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A subcontractor was using a home made tool to bend silo panel flanges during the installation of finished product storage silo walls. The employee was pulling the tool towards himself and it slipped...
07/12/2012 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Cutting pointed ends on wood stakes. Skill saw kicked back and under Employee holding stake with left hand.
05/31/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Installing earth tooth on auger using a 3lb hammer. Piece of tooth broke off hitting face and cutting eyebrow.
02/16/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was stripping CB antenna wire with a razor knife; the knife slipped and employee received a laceration in the palm of the right hand. He received 6 sutures to close the laceration.
09/21/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost INJURY HAPPENED IN 2 STAGES. EMPLOYEE WAS CLEARING AN OBSTRUCTION FROM THE KILN DISCHARGE CHUTE. THE OBSTRUCTION BROKE FREE & HOT ORE CAME OUT RAPIDLY. THE EMPLOYEE TURNED QUICKLY TO RUN AND F ELT SOM...