EE WAS WORKING ON A PUMP. HE WAS PICKING UP A BUCKET OF WATER AND HIS FOOT SLIPPED. HE FELL TO FLOOR HITTING RIBS.
MILFORD PLANT #815 Metal/Non-Metal
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 32
- Years on record
- 1984–1996
- Latest incident
- Aug 1996
Reportable incidents
32 on file1996 · 1 incident
1995 · 1 incident
WHEN EMPLOYEE STEPPED DOWN INTO THE PUMPHOUSE FROM THE WALKWAY HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE HIT HISBACK ON THE ANGLE IRON.
1993 · 2 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A [IECE OF RAILROAD IRON SOMETHING POPPED & SPIT BACK SHATTERING RT LENS ONHIS CUTTING GOGGLES EMPLOYEE FELT HE HAD A FOREIGN OBJECT IN RT EYE NONE COULD BE FOUND
EMPLOYEE STARTED DOWN THE STAIRS TO CRUSHER DECK LEFT KNEE BUCKLED & EMPLOYEE FELL HURTING BACK NECK AND LEGS AND BREAKING GLASSES.
1992 · 4 incidents
THE HOPPERMAN WAS CLIMBING DOWN THE LADDER FROM THE CATWALK WHEN THE OVERHEAD LIGHT WENT OUT AND HE SLIPPED OR MISPLACED HIS HANDS OR FEET CAUSING HIM TO FALL TO THE PLATFORMM AT THE BASE OF T HE LADDER WHERE HE THEN CRAWLED DOWN THE STEPS AND CALLED THE DREDGE FOR HELP.THE DREDGE OILER CAME OVER TO SHORE AND CALLED THE DAYSHIFT FOREMAN,IT WAS FOUND OUT WHEN THE FOREMAN GOT TO THE
HE WAS OVERSEEING TO MOVING OF REPLACEMENT PARTS FROM SHORE TO DREDGE WITH THE WORKBOAT. WHEN THEY WERE UNHOOKING THE WORKBOAT, THE HOOK CAME LOOSE AND SWUNG AT HIM. HE PUT HIS HAND UP TO STOP THE HOOK. HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND HIT HIS LEFT LEG AGAINST THE WORKBOAT. ACUTE CONTUSION OF LEFT LEG.
EE WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF RUBBER BELTING, MAKING GASKET FOR A FLANGED COUPLING AND WAS PULLING THE KNIFE TOWARD HIMSELF WHEN IT SLIPPED OUT OF THE RUBBER AND JABBED INTO THE INSIDE OF HIS LEFT THIGH. HE WAS PULLING THE KNIFE WITH HIS RIGHT HAND. THE FOREAMN EE THEN HELPED TO PUT ON A BANDAID AND THEN TOOK HIM TO THE CLINIC, WHERE HE RECEIVED 4 FOUR STITCHES.
38508OPPERMAN WAS COMING DOWN TEH STAIRS FROM CHECKING TEH SCREENS & CHUTES. THE STAIRWAY WAS WET WITH DEW AND HE EVIDENTLY SLIPPED ON THE EDGE OF A STEP AND FELL ON HIS BACK. HE THEN SLID A 33038E WAY DOWN TO THE BOTTOM WHERE HE CRAWLED TO THE RADIO AND GOT HELP. THE STAIRS DID HAVE HAND RIALS AND WERE MADE OF DIAMOND PLTE STEEL.
1991 · 5 incidents
EMPL WORKING ON A SCRUBBER BEARING.CLIMBING OVER THE HANDRAIL.WHEN STEPPING DOWN OVER THE RAIL HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND RIGHT KNEE BENT SIDEWAYS RESULTING IN A STRAINED KNEE.
EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS MOVING A FACE PLATE ON DREDGE FROM CENTER OF FLOOR AREA WHERE IT COULD BE SECURED WITH CHAINS TO BEAMS IN ORDER TO WELD ON IT. HE WAS USING A CHAIN FALL TO LIFT FACE PLA TE. PLATE STOPPED WHEN IT CAME UP AGAINST PUMP SHELL. EMPLOYEE THEN TRIED TO PULL IT BACK TO PLACE WHERE HE WANTED IT. HE STATES THAT AT THIS TIME HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK. CONTINUED TO MOV
EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS STEPPING OFF LADDER NEAR 7 X 16 SCREEN, WHEN HIS RIGHT FOOT CAME DOWN ON A ROCK WHICH ROLLED OUT FROM UNDER HIS FOOT CAUSING HIM OT FALL.
SHOVELING BELT STARTED HE FELL OFF BELT HITTING SIDE OF CONV
EE WAS USING PRY BAR TO REMOVE STEEL STRAP FROM 16 INCH SAND PIPE. WHEN STRAP BROKE, EE S RIGHT HAND FLEW BACK AGAINST T BOLT AND SLEEVE BAND CAUSING GOUGE TO RIGHT LITTLE FINGER AND SPRAIN TO HAND.
1990 · 3 incidents
WHILE DISCONNECTING LEFT FRONT SHORELINE I NAME WAS STANDING ON CABLE WHILE ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING CHAIN OFF OF CABLE CABLE TOOK OFF AND TWISTED MY RT KNEE
I.NAME RAISING BOOM UP TO GET OLD SCREEN OUT OF SAND PLANT.THE RAISE LEVER HIT FRAME OFG SAND PLANT AND CONTINUED TO GO UP WITH HAND CAUGHT IN MIDDLE OF BOOM AND FRAME.
EE FELL WHILE GETTING OUT OF THE DRIVERS SIDE OF A PICKUP.
1989 · 2 incidents
OPER FRONT END LOADER BACK HURTING
I NAME WAS CHANGING A LIGHT BULB & IT BROKE WHILE HE WAS REMOVING IT HE GOT SOME GLASS IN HIS RIGHT EYE-SCRATCHED HIS EYE
1988 · 1 incident
HE WAS CLIMBING TO THE TOP OF HOPPER WITH A LARGE STONE TO DROP OVER THE SIDE OF HOPPER WHEN HE FELT A PULL IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER.
1987 · 6 incidents
I NAME WAS REMO5ING A PALLET FROM THE OVERSIZE SURGE BOTT. THE PALLET SLIPPED OUT OF HIS RIGHT HANDAND PINCHED HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN THE PALLET AND THE 4 INCH PUMP.
I,NAME WAS THAW3NG ICEOFF OF THE IDLER PULLEY ON DRIVE SIDE OF #8 CONV. BY A CROSS SUPPORT ANGLE AND A PIECE OF ICE BROKE LOOSE AND CAUGHT THE END OF THE PROPANE TORCH AND PUSHED IT UP IN BETW EEN THE BELT & 3DLER.
I,NAME WAS OPR.3A FRONT END LOADER MOVING PIPELINE & STRIPPING AND HIS BACK START HURTING.
I.NAME WAS IN T2E LOADER BUCKET ABOUT 12' OFF THE GROUND CHANGING A BEAR ING ON A CONVEYOR HE HAD JUST FINISHED CUTTING THE OLD BEAR ING OFF FROM THE SHAFT AND WAS COMMING DOWN OT GET A PAIL O F WATER TO COOL3THE SHAFT. WHEN THE LOADER OPR. RELEASE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE THE LOADER ROLLED FORWARD BEFORE HE COULD STOP IT AND BACK UP HE GTOT BETWEEN THE BUCKET AND PULLEY
I,NAME WAS GETT3NG A SAND SAMPLE AND WAS WALKING OVER ROUGH GROUND WITH A SAND SAMPLE AND TWISTED HIS KNEE.
I AND TWO OTHER3EMPLOYEES WERE TAKING THRUST BEARINGS OUT OF WEST SIDE OF BUILDING. WE HAD THE BEARINGS HANGING ON THE TROLLEY BEAM WITH A CHAIN HOIST, THE BEARINGS WERE PUSHED OUT TO THE END OF THE BEAM, WH3CH HANGS OUT THE SIDE OF THE BUILDING, WERE TRYING TO HOOK IT TO THE LOADER BUCKET AT WHICH TIME THE BEAM BROKE AND THE BEARINGS FELL UNTO THE LAKE AND BEAM HIT THE SIDE OF THE
1986 · 4 incidents
I.NAME WAS WELD3NG IN A NEW PIECE OF PUNCH PLATE SCREEN ONTO THE UPPER GRIZZLIES & HE SLIPPED WHEN HE WAS WELDING FROM THE UPPER GRIZZLIES TO THE SHELF BETWEEN THE TWO SETS OF GRIZZLIES & SPRA INED HIS KNEE 3
I NAME AND I NA4E WERE WASHING DIN A DRUM OF MAGNETITE INTO THE SUMP I NAME WAS HOLDING DRUM AND I NAME WAS WASHING IT OUT OF THE DRUM I NAME LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL ON H IS RT ELBOW AND L LEFT KNEE WHEN 7HE DRUM MOVED AWAY FROM HIM
I.NAME WAS CHAN1ING SCREENS ON A 6 X 16 SCREEN HE BENT OVER TO LIFT UP ONE WIRE SCREEN PANEL HE INJURED HIS BACK WHILE LIFTING 1 SIDE OF THE SCREEN
I NAME WAS INST5LLING A GUARD ON THE CONVEYOR HE STEPPED ON A MEDIA BARREL TO WELD ON THE CONVEYOR THE BARREL TIPPED AND HE FELL TO THE GROUND HITTING HIS ELBOW ON A PIECE OF ANGLE IRON
1984 · 3 incidents
I NAME WAS REMOVING JET CASTING, THE CASTING WAS STUCK. WHEN IT SWUNG FREE IT PINCHED HIS THUMB.
II NAME WAS HITTING SPEED BAND WITH A HAMMER, TO TAKE UP SLACK I NAME WAS TRYING TO PUT A T-BOLT INTO SLOT ON SPEED BAND, HAMMER SLIPPED AND HIT HIS FINGER.
I,NAME WAS REPLACING STEEL IN A CHUTE, I,NAME BENT OVER TO GO INTO THE DROP BOX AND HIS KNEE POPED.