Alcoa World Alumina LLCMining Incidents in 2002

EE CLAIMS WRIST AND KNEE INJURY OCCURRED BECAUSE SHE STRUCK A WOODEN BENCH. SHE CLAIMS SHE STRUCK THE BENCH BECAUSE SHE HAD AN ANXIETY ATTACK DUE TO WEARING A RESPIRATOR. SHE WAS WEARING THE RESPIRATOR BECAUSE OF A PREVIOUS SITUATION WHERE HER DR. SAID SHE COULD NOT BE EXPOSED TO CHEMICALS, DUST OR PAINTS.

EMPLOYEE SUSTAINED A SEVERE HEAD INJURY WHEN HE WAS STRUCK ON THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS HARD HAT BY A PIECE OF METAL. THE INJURY OCCURRED WHEN A PUMP EXPLODED AFTER A SCREENBOX HAD BEEN CLEARED AND THE PUMP RESTARTED.

EMPLOYEE'S HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN FORKLIFT MAST LACERATING HIS LEFT WRIST.

EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING #89 PRIMARY TANK OUT OF SERVICE AND PUTTING #81 IN SERVICE. THIS REQUIRES CLOSING AND OPENING TWO VALVES WITH A SLEDGEHAMMER. THE 8-LB SLEDGEHAMMER HAD AN EXTRA LONG HANDLE ON IT. WHILE HE WAS OPENING THE VALVE WITH THE HAMMER, HE FELT A TWINGE IN HIS LOWER BACK.

WHILE CHIPPING SCALE INSIDE THE VESSEL WITH A JACKHAMMER, A PIECE OF SCALE WEIGHING APPROX 25 # BROKE LOOSE AND FELL ON EMPLOYEE'S FOOT.

EMPLOYEE SUSTAINED A TUFT FRACTURE AND ALSO REQUIRED SUTURES TO HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER. HE WAS WORKING AT 18 JUNCTION USING A JACKHAMMER TO TRY TO CLEAR A CHUTE PLUGGED WITH BAUXITE. AS HE WAS WORKING THE JACKHAMMER BACK AND FORTH, HIS FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE CHUTE AND THE JACKHAMMER.

EE SUFFERED AN ANKLE INJURY THAT HAS RESULTED IN SIGNIFICANT LIMITATIONS TO HIS WORK ACTIVITIES. HE WAS WORKING IN THE 25A TANK AREA & WAS CROSSING A TRENCH. THE GRATING WAS BENT OUT OF SHAPE & THE LEFT HEEL OF HIS RUBBER BOOT CAUGHT ON THE GRATING. THIS CAUSED HIS ANKLE TO ""ROLL"", RESULTING IN A SPRAIN.

EE WAS COMING DOWN STAIRS CARRYING A BUCKET OF TOLLS. HE ALMOST MISSED THE STAIRS AND HIS FOOT POPPED AND HE FELT SEVERE PAIN. HE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A HEMATOMA OF THE METTARSAL. BECAUSE HIS FO OT CONTINUED TO HURT HIM, AN XRAY WAS ORDERED ON 10-10-02, AND THE RESULTS WERE RECEIVED ON 10-11-02. XRAY INDICATED HE HAD A FRACTURE TO HIS METATARSAL, WHICH IS PART OF THE FOOT.

EE WAS WALKING TO THE RESTROOM WHEN HE SLIPPED IN THE MUD, LOSING HIS BALANCE, SLIPPING & TWISTED KNEE.

EE SUSTAINED A LACERATION INJURY TO THE PALM OF HIS RIGHT HAND WHEN CHANGING OUT A FLOCCULENT PUMP. HE WAS TRYING TO MOVE THE PUMP OUT OF POSITION TO REPLACE IT WHEN IT SHIFTED & CAUGHT HIS HA NDS BETWEEN THE PUMP & THE MOTOR MOUNT. THE RESULTING LACERATION REQUIRED 10 SUTURES.

EE WAS TEARING DOWN AN OVERFLOW PUMP. AS HE STEPPED OFF OF THE BASE OF THE PUMP. HIS LEG BUMPED A BALL VALVE HANDLE ALLOW LIQUOR TO SPRAY OUT ONTO HIS LEG. HE SUFFERED SECOND DEGREE BURNS TO A A LARGE AREA OF HIS LEFT LOWER LEG.

EE RECEIVED SUTURES TO HIS RIGHT HAND BETWEEN HIS THUMB AND INDEX FINGER. WHILE WORKING AT R-31, HE WAS USING A HAMMER TO DRIVE A WEDGE INTO A FLANGE AND ACCIDENTALLY STRUCK HIS HAND.

EE WAS AT #1 TRAY TANK CHANGING OUT THE FLUID DRIVE COUPLING. HE WAS PICKING UP THE COUPLING AND AS HE MOVED IT AGAINST THE BEAM, HE CAUGHT HIS FINGERS BETWEEN THE COUPLING AND BEAM. THE X RAY INDICATED A TUFT FRACTURE TO HIS RIGHT RING FINGER.

TWO EMPLOYEES WERE REMOVING THE HEAD FROM A HEATER AFTER IT HAD BEEN TAKEN OUT OF SERVICE. THEY HAD CLEANED THE TOP BY BLOWING IT OFF WITH AIR & WERE READY TO REMOVE BOLTS. THEY LEFT FOR A SHO RT TIME & UPON RETURNING BEGAN REMOVING BOLTS. HOT LIQUID BEGAN SPRAYING OUT CONTACTING BOTH. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THEY HAD BEGUN WORK ON AN ADJACENT HEATER THAT WAS STILL IN SERVICE.

EE SUFFERED A TUFT FRACTURE TO THE END OF HIS LEFT LITTLE FINGER WHILE ATTEMPTING TO USE A PIPE WRENCH TO REMOVE A HOSE CONNECTED TO A DRAIN VALVE WITH A CROW'S FOOT FITTING. THE FITTING WAS S TUCK SO HE USED A HAMMER TO TAP THE END OF THE PIPE WRENCH. THE CONNECTION RELEASE & SUDDEN DOWNWARD MOTION CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN WRENCH HANDLE & LOCKING HANDLE OF THE DRAIN VALVE.

EMPLOYE IS UNSURE ABOUT HOW OR WHEN A FOREIGN BODY ENTERED HIS EYE WHILE ON DUTY. MEDICAL TREATMENT WAS RECEIVED.

GENERAL MECHANIC FROM CLARIFICATION REQUIRED SUTURES IN HIS RIGHT LITTLE FINGER. HE WAS MOVING A PIECE OF PIPE FROM ONE BRODERSON CRANE TO ANOTHER & CAUGHT HIS FINGER IN A PINCH POINT.

AREA OPERATOR FROM CLARIFICATION SUSTAINED THERMAL BURNS TO HIS LEFT LOWER LEG. HE WAS RODDING OUT A 1"" VALVE WHEN HOT LIQUOR SPRAYED OUT ONTO AN INSTRUMENTATION BOX, THEN ONTO HIS PANT LEG. 1 ST & SOME EXTENSIVE 2ND DEGREE THERMAL BURNS RESULTED.

EE WAS REPOSITIONING A RATCHET COMALONG WHEN HE SLIPPED AND SCRAPED HIS SHIN ON THE BEAM.

THE EE WAS WATERBLATING A PUMP PART AT THE GATE 9 WASH PAD. THE EE RELEASED THE SURFACE CLEANING TOOL TRIGGERS TO RELIEVE AIR AND WATER PRESSURE TO FREE THE ROTATION OF THE LANCE. WHILE MANUAL LY ROTATING THE LANCE, THE EE S HAD MADE CONTACTWITH THE RESIDUAL WATER STREAM AT THE LANCE TIP CAUSING A MINOR LACERATION TO HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER.

EE FROM SERVICES MAINTENANCE SUSTAINED A THERMAL BURN TO HIS EARDRUM. THIS CASE IS BEING CLASSIFIED AS A RECORDABLE DUE TO THE LEVEL OF THE MEDICAL TREATMENT REQUIRED FROM A PHYSICIAN. THE EE WAS USING A CUTTING TORCH OVERHEAD AND SOME SLAG DROPPED INTO HIS RIGHT EARDRUM. NOTE: INJURY OCCURRED ON 3-22-02, BUT WASN'T REPORTED UNTIL 3-25-02.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING TO CONNECT TWO HOSE ENDS WHEN FELT PAIN IN HIS LEFT WRIST. THE EE WAS TREATED AT THE LOCAL DOCTOR'S CLINIC AND RETURNED TO WORK WITH RESTRICTIONS.

EMPLOYEE IN THE POWERHOUSE WAS STANDING ON A SECTION OF UNINSULATED PIPE TO ACCESS A VALVE. THE HEAT FROM THE PIPE PENETRATED INTO HIS SHOE CAUSING A SECOND DEGREE BURN TO THE RIGHT INNER PART OF HIS FOOT.

EE SUFFERED A CHEMICAL BURN TO HIS RT. EYE, WHICH REQUIRED RX MEDICINE. EE WAS LOOKING AT THE JOB IN A SQUATTED POSITION. AT THAT TIME A PIECE OF SCALE FELL FROM THE PRESS FLOOR GRATING . THE SCALE FELL INTO TROUGH SPLASHING LIQUOR INTO HIS EYE.

EE SUFFERED A LACERATION AND TUFT FRACTURE TO HIS LEFT LITTLE FINGER WHICH REQUIRED 4 SUTURES. HE WAS INSTALLING THE TOP OF A CHAIN GUARD ON A PAN FEEDER DRIVE WHEN THE GUARD SLIPPED, PINCHING HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE TOP AND BOTTOM SECTION OF THE GUARD.

EE RECEIVED SUTURES TO HIS LEFT LITTLE FINGER. HE WAS ASSISTING OTHERS IN SETTING A SUMP PUMP AT THE 25A TANKS. A BRODERSON CRANE WAS BEING USED TO SET THE MOTOR IN PLACE. DURING THE TASK, SOM ETHING JUMPED OR SHIFTED, RESULTING IN HIS LEFT LITTLE FINGER BEING CAUGHT BETWEEN TWO FLANGES.

EMPLOYEE WAS ADJUSTING A GATE PLATE TO POSITION FOR PROPER WELDING WHEN THE GATE PLATE CLOSED, CATCHING HIS GLOVE & RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER. HE WAS TREATED AT THE LOCAL HOSPITAL, RECEIVED SUTURES & RETURNED TO WORK.

EE WALKED THROUGH A FLOODED AREA AND REALIZED LATER HE HAD LIQUID ON HIS FOOT. HE RECEIVE TREATMENT AND RETURNED TO WORK. WHEN THE BURN DID NOT HEAL, HE WAS PLACED ON WHIRLPOOL TREATMENT.

EMPLOYEE WAS CONFIRMED WITH A NEW IMPAIRMENT TO HIS RIGHT EAR. HEARING LOSS HAS BEEN DETERMINED TO BE AN OCCUPATIONAL LOSS.

THE EE WAS SITTING IN THE TABULAR CONTROL ROOM WHEN HE BECAME ILL AND LOST CONSCIOUSNESS. THE EE HAD BEEN DOING CLEAN-UP WORK IN 2 AREAS AT 3 DIFFERENT TIMES WITH BREAKS BETWEEN EACH CLEAN- UP. EE WAS TRANSPORTED BY AMBULANCE TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT FOR HEAT EXHAUSTION AND RELEASED THAT SAME DAY. HE RETURNED TO WORK ON HIS NEXT SCHEDULED WORKDAY.