EE reports on 10/8/18 EE was carrying 5 gal. buckets of sand all week and EE's back began to feel sore but EE continued to perform job all week. EE did not report to Supervisor until 10/12/18, Health Bridge notified, self care measures were provided. EE came to work 10/15/18 complaining back still hurt & was sent to clinic. EE was placed on restricted duty.
Riverside Plant #11Metal/Nonmetal
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 73
- Years on record
- 2000–2018
- Latest incident
- Oct 2018
Reportable incidents
73 on file2018 · 1 incident
2016 · 1 incident
Employee was working on 824J loader, while removing pin from tilt cylinder, strained left bicep.
2015 · 3 incidents
Stepping into galley door on Sibley(boat). Hit right knee on the door frame.
Employee was lifting and turning an 18"" elbow to position to hard rod (welding).
2014 · 3 incidents
The slurry water supply hose appeared to be leaking, it was under ice so we attempted to raise it's pump by cranking the hand crank. I felt a sharp pain, pull or tear in right shoulder.
Employee was pulling cables off from the shackles on a crane when his pinky finger to the right hand got smashed in between the pin and the shackles. He noted that he was wearing gloves when the incident happened this morning. Did not become reportable until 10/13/14 when he went to the doctor and his finger was splinted.
employee was bending over using a hammer when he felt his back tighten up then it went into muscle spasms
2012 · 1 incident
Shifting of ladder, causing loss of balance. Contusion & strain to right thigh.
2009 · 2 incidents
The employee was working as a Deck Hand, pulling a cable, hooking up a barge when he felt a pull in his abdomen. The injury was diagnosed as a Symptomatic Umbilical Hernia, reducable. He was referred to a surgeon and is scheduled to have outpatient surgery on Friday, November 13, 2009.
Miner was injured when his finger was smashed between the parts of a pump he was working on. He sustained a broken finger and 10 stitches were used to close an 8 cm laceration.
2008 · 1 incident
Employee was walking up hill and he twisted his right knee. Said he stepped wrong.
2007 · 5 incidents
Employee was climbing over wall, slipped and caught himself causing a strained shoulder. This is now reportable because he has to have therapy. Before, he was on regular duty and waiting to see if shoulder improved. Reportable as of 7/24/07.
Employee was climbing stairs on his front-end loader. There was a bolt under the handrail, he caught his right thumb on the bolt which resulted in a laceration that required four stitches.
Employee was cuting rubber belting. The blade came out of the box cutter and cut employee's right thumb. It required 4 stitches.
Employee's eye became inflamed. Possible foreign body in eye. He will be having surgery on July 10 to remove scar tissue. Until then he is on full duty but was given a prescription for his eye. Will amend report when he has surgery.
Employee was at this plant location to change out a printer. He is our computer analyst and is not a miner. He had a massive heart attack, was transported to North Kansas City Hospital, where he passed away. He is considered office personnel and his regular location is at our main office.
2006 · 4 incidents
Employee was carrying a spool of cable up a catwalk. He felt pain in his left side. He has not yet been diagnosed but could have a hernia. Employee is going to the doctor on 10/26/06.
Employee was lifting a headwire off the barge and strained his lower back.
Employee was swinging a sledge hammer and strained his lower back. He went to his family Chiropractor and he is now fine and back to work full duty. No lost time, no restricted duty.
This accident has just become reportable. Employee hurt his knee in January, but doctor thought it was only a slight strain. He was on full duty and was taking over the counter Aleve. It has been determined after an MRI that he has a slight tear in his right knee. He is continuing to work full duty but may have to have surgery in the future.
2005 · 8 incidents
Employee was breaking ice off of the tipple shack, slipped and fell on stairway at the dredge. He hurt his left knee. There were no fractures. This is lost time.
Employee was working on a highloader, he lit a torch and burnt his right arm. He has second degree burns on his right arm.
Employee was jumbing down from a barge and hit foot on a timberhead. He was wearing his steel toed shoes. He has a slight fracture of the small toe on the left foot.
Employee was checking rollers on the conveyor when he tripped and hit his right elbow on the catwalk. This accident just became reportable because employee is going to therapy to improve his forearm and shoulder.
Employee was working on our dry dock. He was pushing on a lever and it flew back and struck him in the palm of his left hand. This injury required 19 stitches. This is not a lost time accident.
Employee was standing on the dock barge when the wind blew a piece of metal in left eye. EE did have safety glasses on at the time. The piece of metal went between the glass and INTO eye.
This accident just recently became reportable. EE was thought to have a bruised shoulder. Missed no time and was not under restrictions. However, EE is now going to therapy which makes it reportable. EE was using a pry bar and strained left shoulder.
Employee claims that her wrist and fingers hurt as a result of computer work and using a handle repetitively. Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
2004 · 10 incidents
Employee was unhooking a hose. He slipped and fell landing on his right wrist. He has a strain of the right wrist.
Employee was climbing down from the highloader and misjudged his last step. He tried to grab the rail and strained his shoulder and lower back.
Employee hit his knee on the steering column of a Front end loader and injured his right knee
Employee was welding and a quartz light fell and hit him in the head. It required three stitches.
Employee was welding and somehow got slag in left eye
Employee was changing an oil filter on a highloader. He reached and tried to lift the filter straining his back.
Employee was checking tail pulley at dock barge. Stepped wrong and sprained his right ankle
EE WAS MOVING BARRELS AND SEVERAL DAYS LATER HIS RIGHT ELBOW STARTED BOTHERING HIM. CLINIC ADVISED THAT HE HAS A STRAIN.
EE HAS A STRAINED SHOULDER & ARM DUE TO REPETITIVE MOTION. (HE IS A LOADER OPERATOR.)
2003 · 9 incidents
EE HAD HIS HANDS FULL AND TRIED TO OPEN TOOL BOX LID. THE LID FELL AND SMASHED HIS RIGHT HAND.
EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON ICE AND FELL ON HIS ELBOW AND ARM. HE FELL ON THE DOCK BARGE.
EE WAS STANDING ON A PILE OF SAND. HE STARTED SLIDING & HIT A CATWALK WITH HIS SHOULDER. BRUISED RIGHT SHOULDER.
EE WAS PERFORMING REGULAR DUTIES HE CUT HIS RINGFINGER (LEFT HAND) ON THE CAT WALK REQUIRED TWO STITCHES HIS OCCURRED AT THE SLURRY.
EE TRIPPED AND FELL ON HIS RIGHT KNEE. HE RECEIVED WHAT WE THOUGHT WAS A BRUISE. HOWEVER, IT'S STILL BOTHERING HIM SO THE DR. IS GOING TO PUT HIM IN THERAPY WHICH NOW MAKES THIS REPORTABLE.
EE WAS CHANGING A MOTOR WHEN HE CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE CONVEYOR AND MOTOR. EE DID NOT GO TO CLINIC UNTIL 3-28-03
EE WAS TIGHTENING A TAIL PULLEY, THE WRENCH SLIPPED AND HE HIT HIS RIGHT HAND, CONTUSION
EE HURT KNEE ON 1-28-03, NOT REPORTABLE AT THIS TIME, IT WAS ONLY A STRAIN (DOCTOR THOUGHT), SENT HIM BACK TO WORK FULL DUTY. KNEE STARTED HURTING AGAIN 6-9-03. MRI SHOWS SLIGHT TEAR.
2002 · 11 incidents
EE REACHED UNDER A PIECE OF FOIL ON A PLATE AND PICKED UP WHAT HE THOUGHT WAS FOOD AND IT WAS A ROCK. HE BIT DOWN AND BROKE HIS DENTURE A TOOTH OUT OF HIS DENTURE AND DAMAGED TWO LOWER TEETH. APPARENTLY SOME OF THE MEN TOOK HIM A PLATE OF ROCKS AS A JOKE FOR HIS CHRISTMAS DINNER.
EE FELL ON DREDGE & HIT HIS KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING AIR CONDITIONERS IN PILOT HOUSE. HE TWISTED & CAUSED AN UPPER BACK STRAIN.
EE STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH HIS RT. WRIST & HAND. DR. SUSPECTS CARPAL TUNNEL, HOWEVER, HE ADVISED HIM TO WEAR A WRIST BAND- NO SURGERY AT THIS TIME.
EE IS HAVING TROUBLE WITH HIS RT. WRIST. DR. SUGGESTS SURGERY FOR CARPAL TUNNEL. HE WILL BE HAVING SURGERY AT SOME POINT.
EE WAS WALKING ON A BARGE WHEN HE STEPPED IN A HOLE AND CUT HIS LEFT LEG. IT REQUIRED STITCHES.
EE WAS SHOVELING THE TUNNEL. HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.
EE STEPPED ON A PIPE. IT MOVED. HE STRAINED HIS RIGHT KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING AND LIFTING STEEL & STRAINED HIS BACK.
EE WAS USING A PRYBAR. THE BAR SLIPPED & HIT EE IN THE RIGHT EYE.
2001 · 5 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO SPIKE A BARGE. HE WAS CROSSING OVER & CAUGHT HIS RAIN JACKET WHICH CAUSED HIM TO FALL. HE HAS A CONTUSION ON HIS LEFT INNER THIGH.
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING & LOADING A DIGGER CHAIN. HE OVER EXTENDED HIS ARM & WAS TRYING TO LIFT PART OF THE CHAIN. HE HAS SINCE HAD PAIN INHIS ELBOW & IT HAS NOT GONE AWAY, THEREFORE, HE DECIDED TO FILE A CLAIM.
EE WAS GOING UP CATWALK AND BUMPED HIS RIGHT KNEE. IT STARTED TO SWELL AFTER SEVERAL DAYS.
EE WAS PULLING & PUSHING ON A WRENCH. HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.
EE WAS STEPPING OFF BARGE ONTO DOCK BARGE WHEN HE SLIPPED ON THE KEVEL & TWISTED HIS KNEE. HE HEARD SOMETHING IN HIS KNEE POP.
2000 · 9 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING CONVEYER ROLLERS. HE WAS TOSSING ROLLERS TO ANOTHER EMPLOYEE AND STRAINED HIS UPPER BACK.
EE WAS COMING TO WORK & STEPPED OFF SIDEWALK HE TWISTED HIS KNEE & HAS KNEESTRAIN
EE WAS ADDING OIL TO CAT HIGHLOADER HE STEPPED OFF CATWALK & SLIPPED TWISTING HIS LEFT ANKLE XRAY INDICATED A SMALL CHIP IN BONE
EMPLOYEE WAS STACKING METAL PIPES. ONE FELL AND FRACTURED HIS LEFT THUMB.
CLIMBING ON LOADER, EMPLOYEE MISSED A STEP & FELL. THIS CAUSED AN INJURY TO HIS RIGHT SHOUL-DER.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING WRENCH TO TIGHTEN PACKING ON PUMP. HE PULLED UP AND STRAINED CAUSING LOWER BACK PAIN.
EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING SAND FROM THE SLURRY TUNNEL. HE HAS LOW BACK STRAIN.
EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO UNBOLT SHACKLE FROM THE ANCHOR WHEN HE FELT HIS SHOULDER PULL.
EMPLOYEE WAS TYING UP A BARGE WHEN THE PULLEY BROKE AND FLEW BACK AND HIT HIS UPPER RIGHT THIGH.