While working on plant, tool failed causing finger to be smashed against structure. Went to ER had stitches applied. Returned to normal work at 13:30 7/17/2018.
Mims PitMetal/Nonmetal
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 15
- Years on record
- 2010–2018
- Latest incident
- Jul 2018
Reportable incidents
15 on file2018 · 1 incident
2017 · 1 incident
EE was moving some metal screens around in the back of pickup truck with the help of a vendor. Doing so, EE's finger got caught between two of them and caused the thin edge of the screen to cut into finger tip. It cut part of the nail so it required 2 stitches.
2014 · 3 incidents
Employee was working in a heavily wooded/grassy area.
Employee was attempting to mount the ladder on a CAT 740B haul truck. His right hand grabbed hold of rail with some grease on it. As he shifted his weight up on ladder his hand slipped and he fell from ladder. His weight came down on his left foot/ankle.
Employee was stepping from an elevation off his trackhoe and twisted ankle when left foot contacted pea gravel and stick.
2013 · 3 incidents
Employee was cleaning his hands with a shop rag that had slivers of metal in it. As he wiped grease from hands a sliver of metal from rag entered his right thumb at the joint.
Employee was hammering on tooth on a machine bucket. Chip came off and entered his stomach.
Employee was welding on pipe and burnt his eyes from the welding flash.
2012 · 5 incidents
Doing normal work duties, as the day when on he complained with his eye getting irritated and redness to the eye. He used first aid eye wash to treat at the time. Next morning right eye was swollen shut and he went to the doctor. The doctor did not find anything in his eye, but said he had infection in right eye. Treated with medication.
EE was working on log washer. He pulled the trash rubber out and turned to throw it away and his knee popped.
Employee was under the hopper washing the slab with a water hose, when a piece of mud fell off belt and hit him in the back.
Doing maintenance on log washer and dropped part on leg
Hitting a pen on a track hoe with a sledge hammer. A piece of the pen broke off and lodged in left shoulder
2011 · 1 incident
Slipped and fell on wet plywood while nailing a board onto a piece of chute resulting in twisting ankle and bumping head.
2010 · 1 incident
Doing maint. on plant EE walked up behind EE using grinder and was hit in the left knee with the grinder. This caused a laceration.