Alcoa World Alumina LLCMining Incidents in 2000

CREW WAS CUTTING AND REMOVING SECTIONS OF FLOOR PLATE. AFTER CUTTING A SECTION LOOSE, THE EE AND A CO-WORKER CARRIED THE 90# SECTION TO ANOTHER LOCATION TO STACK FOR RE-USE. AT THIS TIME THE E E FELT A SLIGHT PAIN.

2 PIPEFITTERS WERE ASSIGNED TO REMOVE A VERTICAL3"" PIPE PROTRUDING FROM THE FLOOR OF BLDG. 1 USED A PORTABAND SAW TO SEVER THE PIPE AT ITS BASE WHILE THE OTHER WATCHED. THE TOP OF THE PIPE WAS UNATTENDED AS THE CUT WAS COMPLETED THE PIPE TOPPLED THE EE WATCHING PUSHED THE EE CUTTING OUT OF THE WAY THE PIPE STRUCK THE WATCHERS' LEFT FOOT

EE WAS HYDORBLASTING A STEEL VALVE STEM GUARD SECURING IT WITH HIS LEFT FOOT WHICH WAS NOT DONNED WITH THE CORRECT PPE AS REQD BY W-S INDUSTRIAL POLICIES & STANDARDS. THE EE SLIPPED LOSING HI S FOOTING CAUSING HIS LEFT FOOT TO ENTER THE WATER STREAM PATH, LACERTING THE METAARSOL AREA OF HIS LEFT FOOT

EE SUSTAINED A SMALL TEAR TO THE BICEP MUSCLE OF HIS RIGHT ARM. HE WAS PICKING UP A 4"" BALL VALVE TO SWING IT TO THE GROUND WHEN HE FELT A POP IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER AREA. HE FIRST REPORTED TO MEDICAL AND A FEW DAYS LATER, TO AN OUTSIDE PHYSICIAN. THE DIAGNOSIS OF THE TEAR WAS FOUND THEN. HE WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTIONS.

AS PART OF THE PLANNED WORK THE SCI CREW HAD THEOVERHEAD CRANE ENERGIZED TO ALLOW ITS USE TO LOWER MATERIAL FROM THE TOP FLOOR TO THE GROUNDFLOOR AFTER LOWERING THE MATERIAL THE CREW TOOK A BREAK AFTER THE BREAK, THE CREW RESUMED DEMOLITION OF THE DUCTWORK IN THE VICINITY OF THE CRANES POWER BUS RAILS WITHOUT THE DENERGIZING THE BUS DURING THIS DEMOLITION WORK, EE MADE CONTACT A BR

GRINDING A BURR FROM A METAL FILER BAR WHEN HAND GRINDER KICKED BACK AND CUT OPERATOR'S KNEE, RESULTING IN 20 STITCHES.

EE WAS HELPING MECHANIC TO FIND LEAK IN RADIATORAND STRUCK RIGHT HAND INTO BLADE OF FAN.

EE INJURED HIS RIGHT LEG WHILE WORKING AT THE R-52 CAR UNLOADING AREA. HE WAES ATTEMPTING TO CLIMB BETWEEN TWO COUPLED RAILCARS TO GET TO A VEHICLE SO HE COULD DRIVE TO A NEARBY RESTROOM FACIL ITY. IN DOING SO, HE STEPPED ON THE COUPLING RELEASE BAR WHICH CAUSED HIM TO LOSE HIS BALANCE AND FALL TO THE GROUND 9ABOUT 3-4 FEET).

EE SUFFERED A DEEP LACERATION TO HIS LEFT LOWER LEG. HE AND CO WORKERS WERE HOISTING A COVER USING A CHAIN FALL AND HE WAS USING HIS HAND TO COUNTERBALANCE THE COVER WHICH WAS HEAVIER ON ONE E ND. THIS CAUSED THE RIGGING TO SHIFT AND THE ""0""RING IN THE HOOK PUSHED THROUGHT THE SAFETY LATCH ON THE CHAINFALL HOOK. THIS RESULTED IN THE COVER DROPPING AND STRIKING HIS LEG. ABOUT 20 SUT

EE & COWORKER WERE CARRYING A SECTION OF CABKE TRAY WEIGHING APPROX 104 LBS. AS HE WAS WALKING EE'S LEFT ANKLE GAVE WAY.

EE WAS PULLING ON THREE STACKED FILE BOXES ON THE FLOOR WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACJ, THE EE WAS TREATED AT THE LOCAL CLINIC AND RETURNED TO WORK WITH WORK RESTRICTIONS.

EMPLOYEE WAS PROCESSING THE PRESS OPEN WATER DRAIN ON #26 AND CAUSTIC VALVE DRIPPED IN THE BOOT OR HOLE IN SEAM OF BOOT.

EE WAS STENCILING EMPTY BAGS WHEN HE BENT OVER TO RETRIEVE SOME BAGS WHICH WERE ON THE BOTTOM AND IN THE REAR OF A PALLET. IT WAS AT THIS TIME THE EE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK. THE EE WAS TREATED AT THE LOCAL MEDICAL CLINIC AND PLACED ON WORK RESTRICTIONS.

EE SUSTAINED FIRST AND SECOND DEGREE BURNS TO HIS LEFT ARM, RIGHT ARM, CHEST/NECK, LEFT LOWER LEG, AND FACE. HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CLEAR A PLUGGED LINE AND HAD THE SCREEN BOX OPEN. THE SYSTEM H AD BEEN DRAINED, SUCTION AND DISCHARGE VALVES WERE CLOSED AND THE PUMP HAD BEEN SHUT OFF. HE WAS INCREMENTALLY CLEANING THE SCREEN BOX WITH A HOSE (WAQTER HOSE) WHEN STEAM AND MUD BLEW OUT ON

EE WAS WALKING DOWN STAIRS TO THE FIRST FLOOR, WHEN AT THE SECOND STEP FROM THE BOTTOM, THE EE STEPPED IN A 3"" X 3"" HOLE CAUSING HIM TO TWIST HIS ANKLE. THE EE WAS TREATED AT THE LOCAL CLINIC AND RETURNED TO WORK.

EMPLOYEE SUFFERED A NECK STRAIN WHICH RESULTED IN RESTRICTIONS. HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO MOVE A PIECE OF GRATING AT THE TOP OF R-25 THAT HAD BAUXITE ON IT. AS HE WAS PULLING ON THE GRATING, HE FEL T A PULLING IN HIS NECK AREA RESULTING IN PAIN WITH MOVEMENT.

EMPLOYEE RECEIVED A CHEMICAL BURN TO HIS RIGHT EYE. HE WAS TREATED WITH PRESCRIPTION MEDICATIONS AND WAS RESTRICTED IN HIS WORK DUTIES. HE WAS CHECKING A VALVE SPOOL FOR A LEAK; THERE WAS A SMALL HOLE CLOSE TO THE UNDERFLOW CONTROL VALVE & LIQUOR/MUD SPRAYED OUT AND GOT INTO HIS EYE.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING A SECOND EMPLOYEE LIFT A FILTER PRESS LEAVE INTO A BOX WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. THE EMPLOYEE WAS TREATED AT A LOCAL CLINIC AND RETRURNED TO WORK WITH R ESTRICTIONS.

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CLOSE A 3 X 2 DRAIN VALVE, WITH HIS RIGHT FOOT, WITH HIS LEFT FOOT ON AN ADJACENT PIPE. HIS RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED ANDWAS SUBMERGED INTO ABOUT 10"" OF 200 DEGREE, 500 TC LIQUID. HE SUSTAINED A SECOND DEGREE BURN TOHIS RIGHT FOOT.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING A VALVE ON A FLOCCULENT HEADER BETWEEN F9 AND F10. DURING THIS ACTIVITY FLOC MATERIAL DRIPPED INTO HIS LEFT RUBBER BOOT RESULTING IN A SECOND DEGREE BURN TO HIS FOOT.

EMPLOYEE WAS EMPTYING A SAMPLE PAN IN THE MILL WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. THE EMPLOYEEWAS TREATED AT THE LOCAL CLINIC AND RETURNED TO WORK.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A CART WITH A SCREW LOADED ON IT, WHEN A CART WHEEL BECAME STUCK IN SOME WET ALUMINA PRODUCT. THE EMPLOYEE PULLED THE CART AND FELT DISCOMFORT IN HIS LOWER BACK. THE EMPLOYEE WAS TREATED AT A LOCAL CLINIC AND RETURNED TO WORK.

EMPLOYEE WAS WASHING SAND INTO A SUMP PUMP AND WAS WALKING TO TURN OFF THE VALVE WHEN SUDDENLY HE LOST CONTROL OF THE HOSE. THE HOSE SPRAYED FULL FORCE ONTO HIS FACE KNOCKING HIS GOGLES AND SA FETY GLASSES OFF. HE SUFFERED A CHEMICAL BURN TOHIS LEFT EYE AND IS RESTRICTED TO WEARING A PATCH ON HIS EYE.

EMPLOYEE SUSTAINED A LOWER BACK STRAIN AND WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTIONS. SHE WAS REMOVING A LOADING SPOUT FROM A RAILCAR WHEN SHE FELT A POP AND PULL IN HER LOWER BACK.

EE WAS CONTACTED BY LIQUOR IN LEFT EYE WHILE USING A TAPE MEASURE. THE TAPE MEASURE EVIDENTLYCAUSED THE LIQUOR TO SPLASH INTO HIS EYE. HE WASREFFERED TO AN OPTHALMOLOGIST AND AN RX MEDICAIT ON WAS PRESCRIBED. OUR MED DEPT ISSUED RESTRICTIONS

EE & COWORKERS WERE MOVING A PORTABLE PLATFORM WHEN ONE OF THE WHEELS ROLLED OFF THE UNEVEN SURFACE OF THE FLOOR CAUSING THE PLATFORM TO SHIFT TO THE SIDE, TRAPPING EE'S HAND BETWEEN THE PLATF ORM AND HANDRAIL.

EE SUFFERED A BACK STRAIN WHILE SHOVELING MATERIAL AT R-32. HIS BACK WENT INTO SPASM AND HE WAS TAKEN TO MEDICAL CENTER WHERE HE WAS TREATED AND RELEASED. HE WAS ISSUED RESTRICTIONS.

EE WAS LOWERING A SUBMERSIBLE PUMP INTO A PREXIPATOR TANK WHEN HE STOPPED AND ALLOWED IT TO FREE FALL. THE PUMP STARTED TO FREE FALL TOO FAST WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO FLIP THE STOP BACK. UNSUCCESS FUL, HE THEN TRIED TO GRAB THE CRANK HANDLE WHENTHE JAMMED HIS THUMB. ON 1-5-01, EE HAD SURGERY ON HIS RIGHT THUMB.

EE WAS HELPING TO ADD RODS TO #2 ROD MNILL WHEN ONE OF THE RODS, WEIGHING APPROX. 200 POUNDS, ROLLED OVER ONTO HIS RIGHT HAND. HE SUFFERED A FRACTURE TO HIS RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A PORTABLE GRINDER. THE PIPE HE WAS GRINDING GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE GUARD AND GRINDING DISC. WHEN PULLING FREE THE DISC HIT END OF PIPE CAUSING GRINDER TO KICK BACK STRIKING EMPLOYEE'S WRIST.

EE SUSTAINED A SECOND DEGREE BURN TO HIS RIGHT FOOT. HE GOT LIQUOR ON HIS PANTS WHILE WALKING THROUGH LIQUOR TO SHUT OFF A VALVE. SOMEHOW THE LIQUOR GOT DOWN THE LEG OF HIS PANTS, CAUSING THE BURN TO THE ARCH AREA OF HIS FOOT.

EE WAS WALKING ACROSS THE GRATING AT R-31 WHEN HE EVIDENTLY HUNG HIS BOOT TOE ON THE GRATING, CAUSING HIM TO FALL FORWARD & STRIKE HIS CHIN & LIP ON SOMETHING. HIS LIP REQUIRED 2 STITCHES.

EE RECEIVED AN HF BURN TO HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER. HE HAD BEEN DOING SOME WORK ON A CONVERTER THE AFTERNOON OF SEPT 14 AND THEN CLEANED HIS TOOLS BEFORE LEAVING FOR THE DAY. LATER AFTER HE GOT H OME, HE BEGAN TO HAVE PAIN AND BURNING TO THE FINGER. HE REPORTED TO MEDICAL THE MORNING OF SEPT 15. HE WAS REFERRED TO A DOCTOR IN VICTORIA WHERE THE BURN WAS TREATED WITH CALCIUM GLUCONATE.

EE WAS USING A HOLE SAW IN A DRILL PRESS MACHINE, THE MACHINE HUNG ON THE OBJECT BEING DRILLED AND THREW HIS HAND INTO THE HOLE SAW AND CUT HIS FINGER. THE EE WAS TREATED AT THE LOCAL HOSPITAL EMERGENCY ROOM AND RETURNED TO WORK.

EE STEPPED OVER A CURB ONTO A PORTABLE STAND AND SLIPPED ON THE STAND STEPS AS HE WAS TAKEN A SAMPLE AT BUILDING 450. ON SEPT 19, EHS OFFICE RECEIVED A FACSIMITE COPY STATING THE EE HAD RECEIV ED PRESCRIPTION MEDICAITON FROM THE LOCAL MEDICAL CLINIC. EE CONTINUES TO WORK.

EMPLOYEE SUFFERED A SECOND DEGREE THERMAL BURN TO HIS LEFT THUMB. HE WAS BURNING A PAN OFF A KILN DRIVE WITH AN 0XYGEN ACETYLENE TORCH. HE WIPED THE OIL OFF THE TIP OF THE TORCH & THE OIL ON HIS GLOVES MIXED WITH OXYGEN, SUDDENLY EXPLODED, BURNING HIS HAND.

EMPLOYEE SUFFERED CHEMICAL BURNS TO HIS EYES. HE WAS CLEANING A SCREEN BOX AND PULLED ON THE FULLY UNROLLED HOSE TO WASH THE SCREEN BOX DOWN. AS HE PULLED THE HOSE, IT SUDDENLY SPRAYED HIM I N THE FACE. HE INDICATED HE DOES NOT KNOW IF IT SLIPPED FROM HIS HAND OR THE HOSE HUNG ON SOMETHING THAT CAUSED THE NOZZLE TO TURN UPWARD.

EE SUFFERED A SECOND DEGREE BURN TO HER LOWER RIGHT LEG. SHE WAS ISNIDE F3 TANK PUSHING MUD OUT OF THE TANK WITH A UNI-LOADER. THE MUD SLIPPED AND AS SHE WAS BACKING UP TO GET AWAY, THE HOT MU D SPLASHED ON HER RIGHT LOWER LEG.

EMPLOYEE SUFFERED FIRST AND SECOND DEGREE BURNS TO HIS FACE, RIGHT FOREARM, AND SIDE. HE HAD DRILLED A TAP, FLUSHED IT OUT, AND REPLACED THE TUBE FITTING. INSTEAD OF REPLACING THE PLUG IN THE T HE OPENED THE VALVE BELOW IT AND HOT LIQUOR SPRAYED OUT ONTO THE RIGHT SIDE OF HIS FACE, FOREARM, AND SIDE.

EMPLOYEE SUFFERED A LACERATION TO THE TOP OF HIS HEAD. HE WAS OPERATING A PAYLOADER TO MOVE MUD OUT OF 5D TANK. PAYLOADER BOUNCED AND KNOCKED HIS HARDHAT OFF & BOUNCED AGAIN, CAUSING HIM TO STRIKE THE TOP OF HIS HEAD ON THE HEADACHE BAR. HE WAS TAKEN TO MEDICAL CENTER BY AMBULANCE, WHERE THEY CLOSED THE CUT WITH STAPLES.

EE WAS OBTAINING METAL OUTOF A STORAGE RACK WHENA STRONG WIND BLEW DUST &DEBRIS INTO HIS AREA. THE EE WAS TREATED AT THE LOCAL CLINIC & RETD TO WORK

EMPLOYEE WAS OPENING A DOUBLE DOOR WHEN THE 2ND DOOR CLOSED ON THE TIP OF HIS LEFT LITTLE FINGER. HE RECEIVED STITCHES AT LOCAL MEDICAL CLINIC & RETURNED TO WORK.

EE SUFFERED SECOND DEGREE BURNS (THERMAL & CHEMICAL) TO HIS LEFT THUMB AND LITTLE FINGER. HE WAS INSTALLING AN 8"" SLIP LINE ON 1A1 RECIRCULATING LINE. THE LINE WAS EVIDENTLY PLUGGED WHEN HE OP ENED THE FLANGE AND HOT LIQUOR RUSHED OUT, CONTACTING HIS LEFT HAND.

EMPLOYEE RECEIVED A SECOND DEGREE BURN (THERMAL)TO HIS LEFT LOWER ARM. HE WAS CHANGING OUT A BLEEDER VALVE ON #14 PRESS. THE VALVE WAS STILL UNDER PRESSURE AND HOT MATERIAL BLEW ONTO HIS ARM.

EMPLOYEE RECEIVED SECOND DEGREE BURNS ON HIS RIGHT UPPER ARM. HE WAS PACKING A PUMP AND PULLED THE EXISTING PACKING WITH A PULLER AND HOT MUD AND LIQUOR SPRAYED ONTO HIS UPPER ARM AND BACK OF SHOULDER. THE SECOND DEGREE BURN AREA WAS TO THEUPPER PART OF HIS ARM.

EMPLOYEE WAS SERVICING DOZER. HE WAS GETTING OFFTHE DOXER AND SLIPPED AND HIT HIS SHIN.

EE SUFFERED SPOT SECOND DEGREE BURNS TO HIS LOWER LEGS. HE WAS PREPARING TO MOVE A 24"" PIPE SLIP ON A FLANGE BY ROLLING IT TO THE FAB TABLE. THE FLANGE SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HAND WHILE WORKING IN THE RAIN AND SPLASHED IN A PUDDLE THAT HE THOUGHT WAS WATER. THE PUDDLE MUST HAVE HAD CAUSTIC DILUTED BY RAINWATER.

EE WAS USING A SLEDGEHAMMER TO INSTALL A METAL DAM PLATE, WHILE TAKING A TANK OUT OF SERVICE. IN DOING THIS, HER LEFT INDEX FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE HAMMER HANDLE AND THE EDGE OF TROUGH O R THE DAM PLATE (NOT SURE WHICH).

EE SUSTAINED A FRACTURE TO A METARSAL BONE (TOP OF FOOT) IN HIS LEFT FOOT. HE WAS CLEANING A PUMP AND STEPPED ON A HOSE, TWISTING HIS FOOT.

EE SUSTAINED A FRACTURE TO HIS LEFT LITTLE TOE. HE WAS PULLING A VALVE ON A HOIST AND THAT VALVE BUMPED ANOTHER VALVE ON THE FLOOR. THIS VALVE FELL OVER AND THE VALVE STEM EVIDENTLY CAME DOWN ON HIS LEFT LITTLE TOE.

EE WAS WORKING WITH SECOND EE TO CHANGE A PRECIPITATOR VALVE. HIS HAND SLIPPED AND HE STRUCK HIS RIGHT ELBOW ON THE HANDRAIL OF THE MAN BASKET. THE EE WAS TREATED AT LOCAL CLINIC AND LATER TRE ATED AT SPECIALIST CLINIC IN MARCH WITH LOCAL ANESTHETIC AND STEROID. EE WAS NOTIFIED ON MARCH 21, 2000.

EE WAS WORKING WITH A SECOND EE INSTALLING A 4"" O.D. PIPE (17"" LONG WITH AN ELBOW). THE PIPE SLIPPED AND CUT THE EE'S RIGHT INDEX FINGER. THE EE WAS TREATED AT THE LOCAL CLINIC AND RETURNED TO WORK.

EWE WAS ATTEMPTING TO KNOCK OUT A BEARING FORM A ROLLER WITH A PPE. HIS HAND HIT THE ROLLER AND RESULTED IN A CUT TO LEFT THUMB. THE EE WAS TREATED AT THE LOCAL CLINIC AND RETURNED TO WORK.

30-DAY HEARING RETEST INDICATES HEARING LOSS TO 26 DB TO THE RIGHT EAR. 11-6-2000 DATE IF RETEST.

HEARING TEST INDICATED HEARING LOSS OF 28 DB TO THE RIGHT EAR.

HEARING TEST INDICATES HEARING LOSS OF 34 DB TO THE RIGHT EAR.

OCCUPATIONAL NOISE INDUCED HEARING LOSS.

OCCUPATIONAL NOISE INDUCED HEARING LOSS.

EE SUFFERED HEAT STRESS. HE HAD BEENWORKING ON THE PRESS FLOOR DOING HIS ASSIGNED TASKS AND BECAME OVERHEATED. HE WAS INITIALLY SEEN BY OUR MEDICAL DEPARTMENT AND LATER MEDICAL FINDINGS CONFIR MED HEAT STRESS.

THE EE WAS NOTICED BY LAB PERSONELL TO BE PALE AND DISORIENTED. HE WAS TAKEN TO MEDICAL AND TREATED FOR HEAT EXHAUSTION.

HEARING TEST INDICATES HEARING LOSS OF 25 DB IN BOTH EARS. *DATE HEARING LOSS CONFIRMED BY MEDICAL DEPT. 2/10/00.

HEARING TEST INDICATES HEARING LOSS OF 25DB IN RIGHT EAR. DATE HEARING LOSS CONFIRMED BY MEDICAL DEPT.