US Vanadium, LLC — Accidents

Total: 66 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
10/16/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None At the time of the incident, the injured employee had just cut a sheet loose and was trying to pry it up, they went to stand up and missed a step, stepping off the edge of the sheet and fell through t...
04/21/2025 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 54d lost The injured employee was attempting to blow argon through the VOCL3 transfer line to clean out the system's transfer pump. When they charged the line with argon, it ruptured the filter housing, sprayi...
02/18/2025 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 15d restricted The injured employee was walking down a catwalk at the feed station and slipped on some ice. As EE fell, EE grabbed the handrail, pulled EE's shoulder, and landed on EE's right knee and elbow.
06/06/2024 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 11d lost, 34d restricted The injured employee was working on the Leach belt filter vacuum box. As EE was adjusting the lifting arm, EE slipped, and EE's left leg went under an I-beam, causing EE to twist EE's left knee.
01/17/2024 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The injured employee was thawing out a frozen water line in EE's work area. As EE was working EE's way along the line EE slipped on a patch of snow/ice.
01/16/2024 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 9d lost, 41d restricted The injured EE was exiting the hourly employee clock in building and slipped on a patch of snow/ice, causing EE to twist and fall to the ground.
05/11/2023 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Feed Operator was walking across the concrete feed pad and stepped on a rock, rolling left ankle.
05/08/2022 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted EE (Plant Operator) was checking the circuit. As EE exited the vehicle and begin walking up to the stairway, EE rolled right ankle, resulting in an ankle sprain.
09/09/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The EE was working on a 60"" shaker screen and as EE was installing a section ring, it slipped causing EE's left forearm to slide across the edge of the unit resulting in a laceration to EE's left for...
01/12/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted The injured EE was helping free a frozen gate latch on the bed of a Mack dump truck. EE inadvertently placed EE's hand between the gate latch and the truck bed and as the air latch closed it pinched E...
10/14/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 23d restricted The employee was operating a forklift in the Mill yard helping unload feed material and doing general cleanup. As EE stepped off the forklift EE rolled EE's left ankle.
09/13/2018 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 25d lost, 35d restricted The injured employee was tightening a 2"" flange and felt a pop in right elbow.
05/08/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 101d restricted The injured employee was installing new HDPE piping on the pipe rack at SX. As they were pulling a section of pipe into place, they felt a sharp pain in the right shoulder.
04/30/2018 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 15d restricted The employee was using a 24"" inch pipe wrench to remove a fill spout from a shipping tank. The pipe wrench slipped off the fill spout mashing finger between the wrench and tank.
08/14/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted The injured employee was traveling up a staircase with a flashlight to inspect a piece of equipment, as ee reached the midway point of the stairs ee felt a pop in ee left calf muscle.
08/09/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 101d lost, 11d restricted The injured employee was installing a fill valve assembly on a product tank. As the employee was adjusting the valve with a 24"" pipe wrench it slipped off the valve assembly causing employee to fall...
01/06/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted The injured employee was working on top of the #1 Crystallizer at MVO. As ee took a step ee lost balance and put right hand down to help steady self. EE hand flexed open a thin sheet metal joint and r...
12/14/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 12d restricted The injured employee was re-stacking a pallet of fiber drums so he could load them on a sea container for shipment. As he was lifting on one of the drums he felt something pop in his right elbow. Empl...
09/21/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 29d restricted The injured employee was helping rebuild a Denver pump. The pump assembly slipped out of the workbench vise and landed on the employee's left hand smashing the tip of his middle finger between the wor...
04/07/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 311d lost The employee was washing down the bottom floor of her work area. She attempted to step over a rolled up wash hose that was still connected and hung her foot, causing her to fall and land on her right...
03/31/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 11d restricted EE was helping hold the Johnson Glad (approx. 55lbs) in place as another mechanic was trying to thread it into the end of a cooling screw. After completing the job ee was removing his white suit and f...
08/14/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted The injured employee was using a utility knife to cut/split a 1/4"" rubber hose. He was holding the hose in his left hand and cutting with his right hand. The knife came out of the rubber hose and cut...
07/19/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 67d restricted The injured employee was replacing the seals on the small pod. As he was positioning the west end housing back into place, a small amount of caustic cleaning solution got into his left boot causing a...
06/14/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 24d lost, 4d restricted The injured employee was working as part of the maintenance crew assembling and installing new sections of piping. A section of the HDPE pipe hung on the forks of the forklift and the injured employee...
04/20/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 28d restricted The injured employee was walking up the stairs to the area control room. The area's external process control alarm sounded, startling the employee, causing him to fall at the top of the stairs and lan...
03/27/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted EE was lifting the lid on the trona railcar to prevent a vacuum from occurring the lid slipped out of his right hand striking the top of his left hand, pinching it between the lid and board used to pr...
06/21/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was taking a sample from a VOCL3 tank. As he was removing the sample bottle and snorkel from the tank he reached up to closed the valve on the bottle. As he was turning the valve he felt...
05/04/2013 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted The employee was unplugging an overflow pipe in a tank with an air lance. As he was working the lace up and down the pipe he felt a sharp pain in his lower back. Did not request to see Company Doctor...
02/20/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 59d restricted The injured employee was helping another mechanic remove bolts from the bottom of a shaker screen assembly that was propped up on its side. As the 2nd mechanic attempted to rotate the assembly to get...
01/07/2013 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted The injured employee was removing a series of bolts from a flow meter flange. As he moved his body position to reach the back of the flange he felt a sharp pain in his lower back. Which resulted in a...
12/19/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The injured maintenance employee was helping remove old HDPE piping from a plant pipe rack. In the process of removing the pipe he broke another line containing 50% caustic soda which sprayed him on t...
10/19/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted The injured employee was using a shop drill press to drill holes in a piece of flat metal. During the drilling process several metal shavings had built up around the bit. The employee then reached in...
07/24/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted The employee was opening a crate of shipping boxes. He removed the plastic binding straps and threw them on the ground next to the container. As he turned to walk away his feet became entangled in the...
12/04/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 38d restricted The injured employee was placing a pump barrel on the bottom shelf. As she maneuvered it into place one of the other barrels on the shelf fell over smashing her finger between the two pump barrels.
12/17/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted The employee was cleaning the plant bathroom and slipped on the wet floor, striking the left side of his face/eyelid.
10/03/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 54d restricted The injured employee was walking across the mill yard, stepped over a wash hose and slipped down.
01/24/2006 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost After EE completed grinding a weld on a handrail with a 4"" grinder, he raised his face shield and a small debris particle came off the faceshield, went between his eyebrow and glasses and got is his...
10/19/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 27d restricted Employee was moving/adjusting an extension ladder. He got his left wrist in between the lower and upper rung sections of the ladder, resulting in a bruise to wrist. Taken to emergency room-xray (no...
06/30/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was working in the warehouse, helping reorganize & clean the inventory shelves. As he was cleaning, a pump shaft rolled across an upper shelf, fell to the floor, bounced, and then struck him acros...
03/07/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 15d restricted EE had placed a 55 gallon barrel in a barrel inverter. As he was pulling up on the handle to tighten the chain around the barrel to lock it in place, he felt a pop in his left shoulder.
02/18/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 31d restricted The injured employee and his partner were transporting a welding machine from the bottom floor of the MVO building to the top floor. As EE was shifting the welder to fit through an opening he smashed...
12/06/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted Employee was removing old pump part from inventory that had been discontinued. As he was removing a casing for a galigher pump from the bottom shelf it fell over. EE stated he then reached down and tr...
10/11/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted THE INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS OPENING A 2"" WATER VALVE ON TOP OF A MIXER/SETTLER TANK. HE HAD REACHED OVER THE RAILING & BEGAN OPENING THE VALVE WHEN HE FELT A SLIGHT PAIN IN HIS UPPER BACK.
10/01/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted THE INJURED EMPLOYEE HAD RECEIVED A DELIVERY AT THE WAREHOUSE. UPON OPENING THE CONTAINER SHE DISCOVERED THAT THE PACKING LIST WAS UNDERNEATH THE PUMP PARTS. SHE REACHED DOWN & GRABBED THE LIST WITH H...
12/17/2003 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 1d restricted A PLANT MECHANIC WAS REMOVING A 3/4"" CAP OFF OF AN AMMONIA LINE TO PURGE THE SYSTEM. HE SHUT OFF THE MAIN VALVE TO THE TANK BUT NEGLECTED TO BLEED THE PRESSURE OFF THE LINE BEFORE REMOVING THE CAP. T...
11/21/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 57d lost, 39d restricted SEVERAL MECHANICS WERE USING AN ELECTRIC HOIST TO LIFT A PUMP UP TO THE THIRD FLOOR OF THE MVO BUILDING. AFTER HOOKING UP THE PUMP, THE INJURED STARTED UP THE STAIRS. AS HE REACHED THE SECOND FLOOR HE...
11/20/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 81d lost, 15d restricted EE HAD SPOTTED A RAILCAR FOR UNLOADING, AND HAD CLIMBED UP THE LADDER ON THE CAR TO SET THE BRAKE. AS HE WAS TURNING THE BRAKE WHEEL ON THE CAR HE FELT A PULL IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.
09/04/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 11d restricted THE INJRED EE WAS WORKING OUT OF A CRANE MANBASKET REPAIRING A FLANGE ON A WATER COOLING LOOP. HE ASKED HIS PARTNER TO HAND HIM ANOTHER BOLT FOR THE FLANGE, AND AS HIS PARTNER REACHED OUT TO H AND IT...
07/29/2002 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None INJURED EE & HIS PARTNER WERE REMOVING BOLTS FROM A FLOW METER ON AN OVERFLOW PUMP. AS EE WAS REMOVING LAST BOLT, HE WAS HOLDING THE HEAD OF THE BOLT W/HIS LT HAND & REMOVING THE NUT W/HIS RIG HT, HE...
03/15/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted THE INJURED EE WAS DRAGGING A 2"" WATER HOSE USED TO WASH DOWN THE MILL YARD AREA. AS HE WAS DRAGGING THE HOSE ACROSS THE YARD IT CAUGHT UNDERNEATH THE WHEEL OF A PARKED FORKLIFT, STOPPING HIS MOMENTU...