West Valley — Accidents
Total: 6 accidents | Fatalities: 0
| Date | Classification | Injury | Days Lost | Narrative |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/05/2024 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | EE was standing on ladder to check progress of the Maintenance work being completed when a co-worker pulled out the screen unaware of EE's hand placement on the ladder. The screen caught EE's finger p... |
| 07/08/2024 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | EE was installing a troughing Roller on Cone feed 1 belt and when EE was pushing new roller set into position troughing roller flipped up pinching EE's hand between the frame and the roller causing a... |
| 09/12/2023 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 37d restricted | EE rolled left ankle when descending down the control room ladder. |
| 08/10/2023 | OTHER | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee was cleaning the magnet when the wind blew and dust and Metal shavings got behind EE's safety glasses and into EE's eyes |
| 01/30/2012 | MACHINERY | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 354d restricted | An employee operating a Komatsu dozer was pushing an ripping material on a downward grade, somehow the dozer slid sideways and continued to slide 35 feet off a 27 ft high embankment. The equipment ro... |
| 08/02/2008 | MACHINERY | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 227d lost | The employee was retrieving a piece of metal (flipper tooth) from a jaw crusher by cutting the tooth with a torch. When most of the tooth was cut, the jae closed a little bit and shot the tooth into t... |