EMPL TRYING TO TAKE 4 BOLTS OUT OF CLUTCH PLATES POSITIONED ON PALLET.ANOTHER INDIV.USED PRY BAR TO LIFT PLATES UP WHILE EMPL REMOVED BOLTS.PINCH BAR SLIPPED AND INDEX FINGER WAS CAUGHT UNDER EDGE OF PLATES.
New Cornelia Branch Mill Metal/Non-Metal
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 65
- Years on record
- 1983–1984
- Latest incident
- Jul 1984
Reportable incidents
65 on file1984 · 56 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS PUSING A WHEEL BARREL FULL OF CEMENT. HELOSSED HIS FOOTING CAUSING HIM TO FALL AGAINST THE WHEEL BARREL.
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A PIPE THAT SLIPPED CAUSING A SUDDEN JERK. THIS REAULTED IN A PINCHED NERVE TO THE EMPLOYEE\S NECK.
EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND SCRAPPED BELOW HIS KNEE IN A ROCK. AFTER A FEW DAYS INSIDE THE INJURY APPEARED TO BE POSSIBLY INFECTED.
EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING ON A PIPE ANDA FOREIGN PARTICLE SCRATCHED HIS RIGHT EYE.
EMPL ADDING BALLS TO #6 BALL MILL USING BALL BOAT.WHEN CRANE LIFTED BALL BOAT TO BEGIN POURING BALLS INTO MILL,BOAT SHIFT SLIGHTLY PINCHING RIGHT RING FINGER AGAINST MILL DISCHARGE BOX.
EMPL WORKING IN AREA WHERE ACID DUST IS PRESENT AND HE DEVELOPED SKIN RASH AS A RESULT.
THIS EMPLOYEE WAS HOELPING TO INSTALL A GEAR ON A TRIPPERCAR DRIVE WHEEL WHEN ONE OF THE SHARP FLANGES CUT THROUGH HIS GLVE AND LACERATED HIS LEFT MIDDLE FINGER.
EMPL INHALED SMOKE AND GAS FUMES THAT HAD ESCAPED FROM UPTAKES BELOW WORK AREA.
EMP WAS WORKING UNDER A FLASH TANK OVERFLOW PIPE THERE WAS AN OVERFLOW OF H OT WATER FROM THIS PIPE THE HOT WATER FELL FROM ABOVE CAUSING BURNS TO HIS BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING UNDER A FLASH TANK OVERFLOW PIPE. THERE WAS AN OVERFLOW OF HOT WAT E R FROM THIS PIPE. THE HOT WAT E R FELL FROM ABOVE CAUSING BURNS TO HIS BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS BREAKING DUST LOOSE FROM A COLLECTOR BIN WHEN THE INLET VALVE BECAME STUCK CAUSING THE AIR PRESSURE TO BLOW SULFURIC ACID DUST INTO HIS FACE AND EYES
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A LARGE POWER VACUUM WHEN THE HOSE CAME OFF AND BRUISED HIS HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A CUTTING TORCH AND BURNED HIS LEFT HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS SCRAPING OVERHEAD IN A MIST PRECIPITOR AND HIS EYES BECAME IRRATATED.
EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING OVERHEAD IN A CONVEYOR UPTAKE AND A PIECE OF HOT SLAG FELL INTO HIS RIGHT EAR
EE SLIPPED & FELL OFF A SCAFFOLD PLANK & RECEIVED A BRUISE TO HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.
EE WAS CLIMBING UP A SCAFFOLD & RAN INTO A SCAFFOLD BRACE WHICH RESULTED IN A SCRATCH TO HIS LEFT EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON A PUMP AND HIS CRESENT WRENCH SLIPPED, CAUSING A MINOR SPRAIN TO HIS KNUCKLE ON HIS LEFT HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING OVERHED AND A SLAG PARTICLE BECAME EMBEDDED IN HIS LEFT EYE
EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING A WELDER AND RECEIVED FLASH BURNS FROM AN ARC WELDER.
EMPLOYEES SHIRT WAS CAUGHT IN A G RINDER HE WAS OPERATING AND HE RECEIVED MINOR SCRATCHES AND CUTS TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF HIS STOMACH
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING IN A CONVEYOR UPTAKE AND A FOREIGN PARTICLE(S) BECAME EMBEDDED IN HIS EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS BURNING HOLES IN AN EXPANSION FLANGE WITH A TORCH AND RECEIVED A BURN TO HIS HAND.
WHILE USING A PIN DRIVER AND A SLEDGE HAMMER A PIECE OF STEEL CAME OFF OF THE PIN DRIVER AND LACERATED THE EMPLOYEES THIGH
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING IN AN EXTREMELY DUSTY AREA AND FOREIGN PARTICLES EMBEDDED IN HIS LEFT EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS HAMMERING ON A LODGED JACKHAMMER BIT AND THE TIP OF THE BIT BROKE OFF AND BECAME EMBEDDED ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE EMPLOYEES FACE.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS USING A SCREWDRIVER TO PRY SHAFT GRID COUPLINGS OFF OF THE #5 GYRATORY CRUSHERS DRIVE COUPLING. THE SCREWDRIBER SLIPPED CAUSING HIS HAND TO STRIKE A SHARP PART OF THE COUPLING
EMP WAS WORKING IN AN AREA WHICH HAS AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF DUST AND DRBRIS. WHILE WORKING IN THIS AREA A FOREIGN PARTICLE BECAME EMBEDDED IN HIS RIGHT EYE
EMP WAS PLACING JACKHAMMER ON THE GROUND WHEN HAMMER FELL ON ITS SIDE HAMMER HANDLE HIT EMP CAUSING LOSS OF HIS FRONT TOOTH
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING IN AN EXTREMELY DUSTY AREA AND RECEIVED EMBEDDED FOREIGN PARTICLES IN HIS LEFT EYE
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING ACROSS A CATWALK WHILE ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING A BEAM THE AREA HAD DIRT PARTICLES SCATTERED AND A FOREIGN PARTICLES EMBEDDED IN THE EMPLOYEE EYE
EMPLOYEE FELL OFF A SCALLOLDING BOARD AND CAUGHT HOLD OF A ROPE TO BREAKE HIS FALL AND RECEIVED ROPE BURNS TO BOTH HANDS
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING IN AREA WHERE ACID DUST IS PRESENT AND HE DEVELOPED A SKING PRESENT AND HE DEVELOPED A SKIN RASH.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING ON AN EXPANSION JOINT COVER AND ACID DUST PARTICLES BECAMEEMBEDDED IN HIS RIGHT EYE.
EMP WAS WELDING IN A PRECIPITATOR AND RECEIVED FLASH BURN
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING UNDER A DUCT AND DIRT PARTICLES BECAME EMBEDDED IN HIS RIGHT EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON WELDING LEAD AND PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON SOME CONSOLE OIL THAT HAD SEEPED ONTO A STEEL FLOOR AROUND THE NO. FINE CRUSHER, FELL AND CUT HIS HAND.
EMPLOYEE HAS BEEN WORKING IN AN AREA WHERE ACID IS PRESENT THE ACID CAUSED A BURN AND SKIN RASH
EMPLOYEE HAS BEEN WORKING IN AN AREA WHERE ACID IS PRESENT THE ACID CAUSED A BURN AND SKIN RASH
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING AROUND AN AUTOMATED TRIPPERCAR WHEN IT UNEXPECTEDLY REVERSED DIRECTION. IT STARTLED HIM, HE JUMPED BACK, SLIPPED AND F ELL. THIS RESULTED IN A FRACTURED LEFT TIBIA AND FIU LA.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A MACHINIST LATHE AND A SHAVING OFF THE LATHE CUT FINGER
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON A COMEALONG THE HANDLE ON COMEALONG SWUNG AROUND HITTING HIM ON THE SIDE OF HIS FACE CAUSING HIM TO LOSE A CAP ON HIS BRIDGE
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A MOP WITH A WOODEN HANDLE AND A SPLINTER ENTERED AND EMBEDDED IN HIS FINGER
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING INSIDE AN ACID TANK AND SOME FOREIGN PARTICLES GOT INHIS EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS PLACING SHIM PLATES BEHIND A BUTTRESS BEAM AND DUST PARTICLES FELL FROM ABOVE.
EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING AND A LOOSE BRICK FELL CAUSING THE EMPLOYEE TO FALL ON HIS SHOULDER.
FLASH BURN FROM THE ARC WELDER.
RUST PARTICLES FELL AS EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING ANBGLE IRON.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING DOWN A LADDER AND HIT A DOOR CAUSING HIM TO SPRAIN HIS ANKLE.
USING A GRINDER AND SMALL PIECE OF METAL ENTERED EYE.
CHAIN GUARD RAIL BROKE AND EMPLOYEE FELL BACKWARDS AND CUT THE BACK OF HIS HEADF.
GRINDING ON ACID TANK PARTICALE IN EYE.
SMASHED FINGER WHILE LOADING ANGLE IRON ON TRUCK.
GRINDING ON A PRECIPATOR OUTLET BURNS TO BOTH EYES.
1983 · 9 incidents
THE EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO REMOVE A SHIM FROM A STANDARD CONE CRUSHER ADJUSTMENT POST THE SHIM WOULD NOT COME ALL THE WAY OFF THE POST SO HE JERKED IT IN DOING SO HE CAUGHT HIS THUMB BETWEEN T OP OF THE ADJUST POST SLOT AND THE SHIM
CORDOVA WAS LOOKING FOR AN OIL CAN WHEN HE SAW A SNAKE CRAWLING OUT FROM THE BOTTOM OF A METAL BOX, HE JUMPED BACKWARDS BUT SLIPPED AND FELL. THE SNAKE STRUCK HIM ON THE LEFT ARM
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING A DISCHASRGE CHUTE WITH A SHOVEL. HIS HAND STRUCK A LINER BOLT INSIDE THE BOX, CAUSING A BROKEN FINGERNAIL ON THE SECOND FINGER OF THE LEFT HAND.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS OPENING A METAL, BOTTOM HINGED DOOR WHEN SHE LOST HER GRASP. THE DOOR FELL, HITTING AND LACERATING HER RIGHT LEG.
EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND FELL INTO A 3 FOOT DEEP SUMP HOLE FILLED WITH A SOLUTION OF LIME AND WATER
EMPLOYEE WAS PERFORMING ROUTINE DUTIES AS A FLOATATION OPERATOR WHEN FOR NO APPARENT REASON. HE SLIPPED ON A CLEAN, DRY FLOOR, TWISTING HIS RIGHT ANKLE.
WALKING ALONG CONVEYOR INCLINE WALKWAY,SLIPPED AND FELL BACKWARDS.
EMPLOYEE RECEIVED BURNS TO BODY WHEN THE 440 VOLT CIRCUIT HE WAS WORKING ON SHORT CIRCUITED TO GROUND.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING RUBBER PLUGS FROM A CIRCULAR CUTTING TOOL WHEN THE ROD HE WAS USING SLIPPED, CAUSING A PUNTURE WOUND TO HIS RIGHT HAND.