York Plant — Accidents

Total: 114 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
04/29/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING GREASE/OIL PAN FROM BALL MILL AND FELT A SLIGHT PULL OR SHARP PAIN IN GROIN AREA.
04/15/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING THRU WORK AREA AND STRUCK HARD HAT HEAD ON FRAME WORK OF #7318 CONVEYER.
04/03/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS INSPECTING SNUB DRUM AND WAS WALKING UNDER 15 CONVEYER AND STRUCK HEAD ON FRAME WORK.
04/30/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE BENT OVER TO PICK UP A PIECE OF METAL STRAPPING AND STRAINED A BACK MUSCLE WHILE BENDING OVER. STRAIN NOT A RESULT OF LIFTING, JUST BENDING OVER. EE HAS A HISTORY OF BACK PROBLEMS. EE RECEI VING CH...
04/19/2001 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS USING AIR ARC TO CUT OFF STEEL CLIPS INSIDE #1 KILN. THIS IS A CONFINED WORKING AREA. HE WAS USING WELDING HOOD BUT WITH THE COMPRESSED AIR, THERE WAS A LOT OF AIR TURBULANCE. EE NOTICE D AFTER...
01/19/2001 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 42d lost, 27d restricted AFTER CHOKE UP OF A SCREW CONVEYOR, EE WAS SUMMONED TO TROUBLE SHOOT AND HELP WITH REPAIRS. BREAKER HEATER WAS KICED OUT SO EE INSTRUCTED OPERATOR TO RESET AND TRY SCREW AGAIN. MOTOR SWITCH WA S TURNE...
11/20/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING THE TRIPPER OVER THE RAW FEED BINS. A LEVER ALLOWS THE TRIPPER TO MOVE, PULLING UP TO MOVE, PUSHING DOWN TO LOCK IN PLACE. A PIECE OF STEEL IS WIELDED ONTO THE TRIPPER FRAM E TO HO...
08/23/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 16d lost, 10d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS REPAIRING OVERHEAD LIGHTS THE DAY BEFORE ONSET OF PAIN. REACHING OVERHEAD TO REPAIR LIGHTS TUESDAY, 8/22/00. HE WOKE WEDNESDAY, 8/23 WITH PAIN. WIFE DROVE HIM TO WORK AND HE OB TAINED MED...
08/10/2000 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING BOLTS FROM A DIVERTER FLANGE, USING A WRENCH, EMPLOYEE STRAINED LEFT ARM MUSCLE WHILE PULLING ON WRENCH TO LOOSEN BOLTS.
05/05/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS REPLACING A SCREEN CLOTH ON SCREEN. EE WAS WEARING GLOVES. AS EE WAS LOWERING DECK INTO SCREEN FRAME, GLOVE CAUGHT SCREEN AND WAS PINCHED BETWEEN SCREEN DECK AND FRAME CAUSING SIMPLE FR ACTURE...
03/22/2000 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 312d lost EE OPERATING BRODERSON 15 TON CRANE WITH 14 - 51 FOOT BOOM. OPERATOR RETRACTING OUTRIGGERS, RETRACTING BOOM AND RAISING BALL HOOK AT SAME TIME. BALL STRUCK STOP BLOCK BUT CONTINUED OVER BLOCK, BOUNCIN...
02/28/2000 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A RUBBER BELT TO FIT IN 03 SCREEN HOPPER FOR SPLILLAGE PREVENTION. WHILE CUTTING BELT, KNIFE SLIPPED AND EMPLOYEE CUT INTO RIGHT LEG, REQUIRING SUTURES. UNSAFE ACT OF CUTT ING TOW...
01/13/2000 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 31d lost EE WAS MOVING AN ACCESS DOOR FROM A MATERIAL ELEVATOR. AS HE WAS REMOVING THE LAST CLAMP ON THE DOOR, IT FELL STRIKING HIM ON THE RIGHT FOOT JUST BEHIND THE STEEL TOE OF HIS BOOT RESULTING IN DOUBLE M...
01/12/2000 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost EE WAS SETTING UP AN AUTOMATIC WELDER. AS HE WAS REPOSTIONING THE WAND ASSEMBLY, THE ELECTRODE TOUCHED THE SIDE WALL OF THE CRUSHER AND FLASHED. EE SUFFERED A WELD FLASH OF BOTH EYES. EE MUST DE-ENERG...