Employee was taking bearing races off a pump shaft when it he hit the race with a hammer the shaft slipped and fell and caught his little finger on his left hand between the end of the shaft and the edge of the bench he was working on. Cutting his little finger and requiring 11 stitches.
Solar Sources Preparation PlantCoal
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 10
- Years on record
- 2002–2014
- Latest incident
- Sep 2014
Reportable incidents
10 on file2014 · 1 incident
2013 · 1 incident
Employee was removing wheel studs from a truck wheel he hit his left hand below the thumb. A bandage was applied but it kept bleeding so he went to doctor and received 4 stitches.
2011 · 1 incident
Employee was changing parts from one engine to another when he took a bolt out of an engine mount causing the engine to roll over on its side. He put his left hand out trying to catch the engine. When it fell it caused a deep laceration on his left hand thumb and fractured the tip of his thumb. 7 stitches.
2009 · 2 incidents
Employee was using an air die grinder when it slipped from his hand and he tried to catch it. The grinder was still running and it cut his left thumb requiring 6 stitches.
Employee was walking down a stairway. When he got to the bottom, he tripped on a rug that was at the bottom.
2008 · 2 incidents
Employee was holding a punchas it was being hit with a hammer a piece of the punch broke off and hit him on the left side of his face the piece of metal was embedded in his cheek. It was removed and he received three stitches.
Employee was removing a radiator hose from a truck. He slipped and pulled the hose off. Hot antifreeze burned his left arm and hand, second degree burn.
2004 · 2 incidents
EE WAS WORKING WITH THE STEAM CLEANER WHEN HE SLIPPED AND THE WAND HIT HIS ANKLE. HE HAD A 2ND DEGREE BURN. HE WAS STEAMING A TRUCK.
Employee was using the hydraulic hose press to take old fillings off old hose. Somehow he got his thumb in between the plates of the press and smashed his thumb.
2002 · 1 incident
EE WAS TRYING TO CUT A RUBBER HOSE WITH A POCKET KNIFE. THE KNIFE SLIPPED OFF THE HOSE & CUT HIS LEFT THUMB, REQUIRING 5 STITCHES.