Hurtsboro Plant Metal/Non-Metal

During a holiday weekend while the equipment was not running, a propane vaporizer that had recently been refurbished had a gas regulator fail causing a localized fire in the vaporizer. The fire spread to the second vaporizer before the fire department could extinguish the fire. Damage to equipment is estimated to be approximately $6,000.

The seal around the sand cooler cleanout access door was being replaced. Excess gasket material was being trimmed from around the outer edges. A utility knife was being used to trim the hard gasket material. Employee was cutting the gasket material using his right hand when the knife slipped off the gasket and made a 3" cut on the underside of his left forearm, requiring stitches.

INJURED, ALONG WITH OTHER CO-WORKERS PULLED DISCHARGE BEARING COVER AWAY HANGING ON CHAIN FALL.LIFTED BEARING. MADE INSPECTION(VISUAL). PUT BEARING BACK AND ROLLED TO BOTTOM. BEARING ROLLED QU ICKLY AND INJURED HAD HOLD OF EYE BOLT WITH SHACKLE WHEN HAND WAS PINCHED BETWEEN BEARING AND CAP DURRING ROTATION.

ASSISTING LEADMAN IN COUPLING TRAILER TO MAINENENE VAN. AFTER LOWERING HITCH ONTO BALL, EE PUT HIS FINGER BETWEEN BALL & HITCH TO CHECK CONNECTION.LEADMAN SHUT OFF VAN & TOOK HIS FOOT OFF BRA KE. THIS CAUSED A SLIGHT MOVEMENT OF HITCH & BALL. EE'S FINGER WAS PINCHED BETWEEN HITCH & BALL POOR COMMUNICATION & INATTENTION TO DETAIL OFTASK AT HAND CAUSED THIS ACCIDENT

EMPL WORKING BETWEEN 2 SCREENS IN SCREENHOUSE AT THE SMALL DRYER AND STEPPED THROUGH THE CATWALK WHERE A SECTION HAD BEEN REMOVED.THE RESULT WAS AN OPEN FRACTURE OF RIGHT LEG.

INJ WAS LIFTING A GEAR BOX DURING A MAINT. JOB. THIS RESULTE D IN PULLED MUSCLE IN SHOULDER. INJ WAS GIBEN MED TO RELIEVE PAIN ATER A DR. APPT.

EMPL WAS CLEANING AROUND FEEDER HOPPER WITH SHOVEL. TRUCK WAS DUMPING IN FEEDER HOPPER & HOPPER OVERFLOWED SPILLING DIRT ON EMPL. RESULT WAS STRAINED MUSCLES IN HIS NECK.

I.NAME WAS HOLD3NG UP AN A BELT TO GET A ROLLER UNDERNEATH & PULLED THE MUSCLES IN HIS CHEST

EMPLOYEE WAS ST5NDING NEAR THE TOP OF A LADDER WHICH WAS SUPPORTED BY A SANDY GROUND. THE SAND SHIFTED CAUSING THE LADDER TO SWAY. EMPLOYEE JUMPED FROM FALLING LADER, LANDING ON HIS FEET. THE IMPACT OF THE 4UMP/FALL CAUSED A FRACTURE IN THE EMPLOYEE'S LEFT LEG.

HE WAS WALKING 0ROM STORAGE TANKS TO DRYER STUMBLED AND FELL FORWARD CATCHING HIS RIGHT HAND BETWEEN PULLEY AND BELT OF BLOWER.

HE WAS IN SCREE3ING RM OF DRYER #2. REMOVING PARTICLES OF SAND FROM SCREENS ABOVE WITH WIRE BRUSH RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED OFF CASING OF SCREEN AND HE FELL OVER ON SCREEN CASING ON RIGHT SHOULDER.