All MSHA-reportable accidents at CalPortland, Co. operations in 2011. Fatalities appear first.
EE stood up at desk in order to reach for the scotch tape dispenser and when ee went to sit back down the chair had rolled back and away from the desk. As ee sat down the chair was no longer there and the ee tumbled to the ground injuring the back, neck and left shoulder.
Employee drove front end loader into a dip in roadway causing the loader to bounce which caused the employee to strike his abdomen on the steering wheel and along with tension from the seat belt resulted in an aggravation of an off duty injury.
On 7/26/2011 the employee indicated to his supervisor that he had injured his back on 7/22/2011 while changing out a bearing and coupling on a reverse air fan.
EE caught finger in the hoist block - resulting in sutures and fracture of the right fourth distal phalanx.
The incident took place in the pit at the dragline. Employees were upending drag cable. employee was setting socket by pulling cable through the beckets. While he was pulling he felt a pop in his right arm. Employee suffered torn right bicep.
Employee claims he slipped on loose debris. He says he fell and landed on the outside of his left thigh. The resulting contusion caused swelling in the left knee and lower leg. Employee reported this injury on 6 July 2011.
While dismounting a railcar the employee's foot slipped off of the last step causing him to land abruptly on his right leg which caused the employee pain in his right knee.
Employee was disassembling a 30 HP water pump for inspection when he took off his gloves to remove the bolts, he then turned the impeller without gloves and lacerated his right index finger. The finger required 9 stitches.
The ee was positioning a rail car opener. He then activated the opener which then caused the opener to lift pinching his hand between the opener handle and the rail car.
Employee was pulling a 2"" water hose up onto a screen deck approximately 17 feet off the ground utilizing a tag line. As the employee was pulling the last 10 feet of hose up ee felt pain in his lower back which was diagnosed as a lumbar strain.
EE & contractor were removing a bearing contractor hit bearing with hammer causing piece of metal to chip off and enter the right leg of EE. EE didn't report injury until 10-21-11 EE taken to clinic Dr cleaned wound. EE was prescribed antibiotics on 10-26-11.
Electrician was drilling 3/4 hole in electrical J box with right hand. He was using his left hand inside the box to hold wire out of the path of the hole saw. Hole saw unexpectedly came through the box & impacted electrician left index finger.
Cement dust burned eyes. Employee was given prescription medication.
While replacing a guide vane liner, the employee's left index finger was cut when the top half of the liner fell on the employee's hand which required medical treatment.
Cement dust burned left eye and required prescription medication. Employee rubbed eyes with contaminated gloves.
Employee was using a 4"" grinder with flapper wheel attached in a kneeling position. Upon completing his task effected employee released the trigger and started to stand up when the back of his right hand came in contact with the still rotating flapper wheel causing a laceration to the back of his hand requiring 4 stitches.
Effected employee was handing a return roller guard up to a co-worker; the guard slipped out of the co-worker's hand and fell striking the effected employee on the hard hat and shoulder. The force of impact caused the employee to bite down breaking 1 front tooth and chipping the other front tooth, he also sprained his neck and bruised his right shoulder.
Employee was sorting through metal plates, in a storage rack, looking for a sheet of expanded metal to use. As the employee separated the metal plates in the rack, his fingers were pinched between two plates.