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Employee was kneeling to tighten bolts down on #2 dust valve (Calcination), upon standing EE felt something pop in EE's right knee.
An employee was inspecting a vehicle at the main gate when they were stung/bite by an insect on the right ear.
Another employee was using a maul to strike a metal wedge positioned between two flanges during disassembly work under a tank in the V2 area of the alumina plant. While striking the wedge, a fragment broke off and traveled approximately 15 feet, striking and penetrating the injured employee in the shoulder/neck area while the employee was working nearby.
Employee was descending the steps coming from the #1 dryer hummer screen platform (Calcination) when one of the steps broke from under them causing them to fall to the next step.
Employee was performing housekeeping activities at the alumina tail pulley. These activities require the employee to pull a hose from the north side of the tail pulley to the south side. During this process the employee felt a pain in the middle of their back.
Employee was opening a manual valve on the bottom of the density tank in section 3/ calcination #5 filter when EE felt a pain in EE's back.
Employee was working on a diesel pump (west side alley by #1 settler) and tripped on a piece of two by four (wood) while walking. Which caused them to fall.
After employee removed a 90 (pipe) on east surge basin pump. Wasps flew out and stung employee on EE's right hand.
At approximately 5:20am, while employee was conducting routine cleaning of spigots; a spigot came loose. This resulted in caustic contacting the right side of the employee body (right eye, right arm, right chest, right lower side of back, and right buttock).
Employee was adjusting the cylinder head on a Clarkson valve on #1 secondary in precipitation. The weight of the cylinder head shifted and smashed EE's left index finger.
While doing normal operations by the south high pressure back pressure to bring up the plant, employee had a hole in their left boot causing caustic to get inside. Their left great toe/foot started to hurt.
The employee was assisting a co-worker in positioning the track mobile onto the tracks in alumina shipping. While EE's hands were resting on the top rail, the track mobile slipped off the tracks, causing EE's hands to drop onto the bottom handrail and resulting in an injury to this right wrist.
Operator was attempting to unplug the west silo (the south leg) with a hooked water hose, as employee was moving the water hose in and out of the opening, they started feeling pain in Left Lower Side of Back.
Employee was moving around buckets of bolts by 9 and 10 heaters in digestion. They felt some discomfort in left lower side of back after they moved bolts.
An operator was in the process of completing a check on top of the bag house at the Hot End in calcination, when the employee fell and hit EE's left thumb.
Operator reported that operator's right shoulder was hurting from beating on tanks tonight and operator couldn't lift arm.
Operator was opening a 2-inch valve to catch sample when EE swung the mull and miss the valve handle and hit EE's right little (5th) finger.
The evaporator operator was moving an air tool when they felt a strain in their back.
Employee was heating up a keyway to remove from a valve bushing. In the process of doing so the key popped and hit the employee in their right forearm.
Security Officer was at the main gate conducting a routine vehicular inspection. During the process the employee was struck by 18-wheeler truck causing injuries to the right leg.
OPERATOR WAS CLOSING SCREEN BOX WHEN TANK 104 OVERFLOWED AND MADE CONTACT WITH THE OPERATOR.
While reassembling the centrifuge at #3 steam turbine the operator smashed EE's Left Pinky Finger.
Employee was exposed to a caustic leak on the Mez deck in precipitation.
Employee reported to the supervisor on 02/16/2025 that EE was in section 4 shipping unloading rail cars on 02/14/2025 when EE slipped and fell on liquid product on the ground while EE was walking towards the hook of the cable during the pulling up of the next rail car. Employee stated that EE sustained injury to left side and leg.
Operator was changing cloth on the # 3 filter and struck their L Index Finger with the hammer.
Operator was attempting to fix leaking packing on #7 washer under flow pump by loosening the nuts on the packing gland. EE got sprayed in EE's face with mud and liquor. This incident occurred in Clarification.
Employee was cutting rope for filter cloth and accidentally cut Left 4th finger.
Employee was breaking off some rail cars and as EE was walking, EE's foot shifted in EE's boot. EE continued to work and making the switch. After going home and taking their sock off, EE saw that their foot was swollen and tight after about two hours.
Employee caught left heel under a wheelbarrow while taking scale to dump into T4.
Employee stated that EE walked by a pump and felt something spray EE's boots. EE didn't notice immediate signs of caustic exposure, EE proceeded to EE's tasks. Employee later began feeling an irritation where EE's boots touch EE's legs. Sent to medical for evaluation.
Employee was closing the door off the fire extinguisher and sustained an insect bite to right arm.
While scaling, a piece of scale fell overhead and punctured through EE's right glove.
Employee was in the process of washing down in the mud thickener area utilizing a water hose, and attempted to pull more slack out of the hose to wash a further distance away, and in doing so lost EE's footing and started to fall forward to the ground, in an attempt to not fall face down EE changed EE's positioning of EE's body while falling and landed sideways on EE's left ankle.
PUMP WAS WASHING, OPERATOR WAS WALKING BY WHEN GASKET BLEW.
WHILE CLEANING THE SCREEN BOX, LIQUOR MIXTURE (CAUSTIC) GOT INSIDE MY CHEMICAL SUIT AND THEN INTO MY BOOTS. MY RIGHT LEG STARTED TO BURN.
EE WAS INSTALLING MOTOR WHEN IT SLIPPED OUT EE'S HAND AND SMASHED EE'S RIGHT THUMB AGAINST THE HUMMER SCREEN.
Employee reported the incident on 06/13/2024 to EE's trainer, stating that while EE was training in batch precipitation on 06/12/2024, from 7:00am until 3:00pm after arriving at home later that night EE noticed irritation on EE's right ring finger.
Employee was removing bolts to install skirt on the DLA hopper when the wrench employee was using was caught by the conveyor and pinched the right index finger between the wrench and a hopper bracket.
Employee was adjusting 1B filter cloth when EE's hand slipped off the cloth causing EE to fall backwards into the handrails, resulting EE to hit EE's back against the railing.
Employee was performing a job task at the filter acid tank on 05/02/24 and did not report injury until 05/04/24. Employee stated that employee's left finger was swollen.
Employee jammed right thumb while catching sample from press feed.
Employee complains of pain to right wrist after changing air filters on #4GT.
Operator was attempting to close A7 lowers valve to fill tank with liquor for storage. In the process on doing so, the weld broke on bushing of valve free spinning beater contacting worker on right hand cutting their index finger through the glove.
Employee pulled a muscle (right elbow) assisting with lifting a small pump onto a cart.
Employee reported during the 5pm shift huddle that they have blisters to their feet(bi-lateral) due to extreme walking during the past week.
Employee was closing the discharge valve on the H1 East Flash pump. After closing the valve, EE pulled the eliminator off the pinon gear. The air hose disconnected and hit EE above EE's left eye.
Maintenance personnel were removing a valve in the HpBp area near v5. When removing the valve, a restriction that was in the upper side of the pipeline gave way causing a fan of hot material to spread out contacting the employees.
Maintenance personnel were removing a valve in the HpBp area near v5. When removing the valve, a restriction that was in the upper side of the pipeline gave way causing a fan of hot material to spread out contacting the employees.
Maintenance personnel were removing a valve in the HpBp area near v5. When removing the valve, a restriction that was in the upper side of the pipeline gave way causing a fan of hot material to spread out contacting the employees.
Maintenance personnel were removing a valve in the High pressure Back pressure area near v5. When removing the valve, a restriction that was in the upper side of the pipeline gave way causing a fan of hot material to spread out contacting the Maintenance Personnel.