Accident: 170562227 - Employees Suffer Burns From Caustic Material
On August 12, 1993, Employees #1 through #5 at the Penzoil refinery were attempting to remove a thick layer of crust from inside the potassium hydroxide treater. The employees attempted to melt the crust with hot water from the bottom of vessel, instead of from the top as had been done before. The hot water converted to steam in the void space under the crust and created enough pressure to blow the crust out of the top of the vessel. The caustic material blew into the air and rained down onto the employees and equipment. Employees #1 through #5 suffered first- and second-degree burns. Two of the five employees were kept overnight in the hospital for observation, and the other three were released after several hours.
abrasive burn, caustic, steam, high pressure, cleaning, refinery, accidental discharge, falling object
Accident: 170089510 - Suffers Cuts And Rope Burns As Manlift Cable Breaks
Employee #1 was using a manlift in a fertilizer plant. The manlift is a manual lift that is suspended by a single cable. It has a counterbalance so that when one pulls on the rope, the manlift will either be raised or lowered. Employee #1 had reached the top floor, approximately 60 feet above the ground, when the cable broke. To keep from falling, Employee #1 grabbed the pull rope and held onto it until the manlift hit the ground. Employee #1 suffered serious rope burns and lacerations to both hands.
fall, abrasive burn, laceration, rope, hand, broken cable, aerial lift
Accident: 886085 - Fall - Slipped From Communication Tower
An employee was assembling a 100-foot-tall radio transmission tower. He descended the tower to take a lunch break. He reached across the northeast face of the tower to disengage the safety rope grab locking lever. Although he was attempting to maintain position with his right hand, the employee fell about 60 feet. His attempt to raise the rope grab during his fall prevented the rope grab's engagement. He tried to decrease his rate of descent by grabbing the safety line with his right hand, causing burns to his right palm. He struck the base of the tower as well as a plastic bucket containing excess safety line and suffered multiple fractures to his right thigh. He was hospitalized for his injuries.
fall, fall protection, lifeline, telecom work, communication tower, communication worker, fracture, abrasive burn, hand, thigh
Accident: 170697197 - Injured When Caught In Conveyor Hold-Down Rollers
At 4:15 p.m. on May 13, 1993, Employee #1 was injured as he stepped over a portable fertilizer conveyor, slipped on a piece of pipe lying on the ground, stepped onto the moving conveyor belt, and fell down. He was pulled up between the two hold-down rollers and the rapidly moving conveyor belt, where he was caught for a short time until he was able to stall the motor. He called for help and was released by other employees with the help of a cutting torch. He was taken to Ride Out Hospital in Marysville where he was treated for a fractured right 2nd metatarsal, 2nd- and 3rd-degree friction burns to the right arm, 2nd-degree burns to the back, and lacerations to the left leg. He was released after 17 hours in the hospital. He underwent skin grafts on two small areas on June 14, 1993.
caught between, roller--mach/part, conveyor, slip, pipe, conveyor belt, abrasive burn, fracture, laceration, work rules
Accident: 170196976 - Arm And Hand Injured By Conveyor Belt/Roller Drum
At approximately 2:27 p.m. on September 4, 1992, Employee #1, of Sierra Hills Packing, Inc., was final sorting/guiding apples on the box line, tray lane #12. An apple had fallen from the conveyor line and was caught in the belt opening. Employee #1 attempted to reach underneath the conveyor belt area, but her left hand and arm were caught and pulled into the motor-driven conveyor belt and roller drum area. Employee #1's left hand and arm were fractured and she sustained flesh damage/friction burns to her left palm. She was hospitalized.
agriculture, fruit packing, hand, conveyor belt, roller--mach/part, caught by, abrasive burn, fracture, work rules, drum
Accident: 170200513 - Injured When Arm Caught In Oven Conveyor
At approximately 7:30 a.m. on May 21, 1991, Employee #1 was working on the line 2 oven conveyor at a tortilla manufacturing plant. He normally worked at the old press line, but it was not running. Employee #1 saw some coworkers cleaning the machine, so he wrapped a rag around his left hand and started wiping off the metal surface of the conveyor. As he was cleaning, the rag became caught by the moving conveyor and his left hand and lower arm were dragged into the nip point. He sustained friction burns and lacerations, and was taken to Brookside Hospital for treatment.
caught by, cleaning, conveyor belt, conveyor, abrasive burn, inexperience, laceration, work rules, clothing, forearm
Accident: 170196331 - Suffers Multiple Fractures Due To Rotating Shaft
At approximately 9:00 a.m. on March 12, 1991, Employee #1 was driving a farm tractor with a double-bladed chopper in tow through a peach orchard. He got off the tractor without turning off the engine or disengaging the power take-off (PTO). He was removing branch cuttings from the top of the chopper when his jacket and raincoat wrapped around a rotating PTO driveline. He was pinned between the driveline and the lower chopper housing for 2 hours as the driveline rotated inside his jacket and raincoat. He suffered multiple fractures of his ribs, collarbone, and arm, third-degree friction burns, and lung injuries. The employer was cited for a serious violation for failure to guard the three PTO driveline shafts.
rotating shaft, abrasive burn, agriculture, power take-off, pinned, caught by, clothing, fracture, rib, work rules
Accident: 14541577 - Window Washer Fell 25 Floors
EMPLOYEE USING RAPPELLING RIG BECAME UNRIGGED AND FELL DOWN ROPE 25 FLOORS, STRIKING WINDOW SILLS. HE RECEIVED ABRASIVE BURNS TO HIS HANDS AND ARMS. NO BROKEN OR FAULTY EQUIPMENT WAS FOUND.
fall, window washer, rappelling, burn, abrasive burn
