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Arc flash event involving electrical equipment that resulted in burns to the employee's arms and torso as well as electrical equipment damage. The employee was injured and hospitalized after the incident but, passed away in the hospital on 08/22/2024.
A contract employee was conducting maintenance duties at the number 6 cement cooler when the employee fell approximately 25 feet onto a concrete floor.
A delivery truck driver for Stericycle Environmental Solutions arrived at Alternate Fuels to deliver drums. After opening trailer doors, the driver walked back to the cab of his truck and proceeded to climb the steps to get back in the cab when he suddenly fell backwards onto the ground striking the back of his head.
The Employee was on the surface of a clean dry barge in daylight hours with no movement and light wind. The Ee passed through the #2 port hatch opening and made contact with the empty hopper floor. Cause is unknown. Ee was installing a dust prevention tarp across the port hatch opening before the incident. The operator contests MSHA jurisdiction.
OUR DRIVER WAS ON TOP OF OUT SEMI TRAILER OPENING THE CENTER HATCH IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO RECEIVE BULK CEMENT. IT APPEARS THAT THE DRIVER HAD ALSO TAKEN A TUBE OF GREASE TO APPLY TO THE LATCHE S FOR THE LID OF THE SEMI TRAILER. WHILE ON TOP OF THE SEMI TRAILER OUR DRIVER WITHER SLIPPED, LOST BALANCE OR SOMETHING, CAUSING DRIVER TO FALLTO THE GROUND.