South Area safety activity

Ee reports numbness/tingling in rt hand/fingers for 2 weeks. Symptoms wake EE up. Fingers swollen. Ee also reports tingling in lt hand/fingers, not as bad as rt. Ee operates a shovel, suspected diagnosis is carpal tunnel. Referred to hand surgery.

Employee was directed to retrieve a part from another on-site location. A loader blocked the roadway, requiring travel around it on uneven terrain in a side-by-side. While driving, rough ground caused the vehicle to jerk toward the loader. The employee's left hand, holding the safety handle, was caught in a pinch point during impact, causing an open fracture to the left wrist area

EE was installing 42" pipe when the wind blew into the pipe causing dust and debris to enter EE's left eye. Seen at eye doctor on 4/23, diagnosed with a foreign body in the eye which was removed and prescription eye drops given. Released to full duty on next shift.

EE was repairing a defective windshield wiper unit. EE saw motor linkage was disconnected. While reconnecting the linkage, the wiper motor unexpectedly activated, pinching their left ring finger between the linkage and the ball. Seen at clinic, diagnosed with fractures to the left ring fingertip, and wound closed with sutures. Released to modified duty.

Ee had climbed up into EE's haul truck and sat down. EE dropped a paper, pulled the arm rest up to reach the paper, when EE felt a pop in the right side of EE's right shoulder, then instant pain. Seen at ER, diagnosed with a right proximal humerus fracture. EE has been diagnosed with osteopenia which can lead to non-traumatic fractures.

At approximately 10:35 PM on 4/1/26 smoke was observed inside the refinery via camera feed in the AARL Control Room. Security was notified. By 10:50 PM the affected cells were fully engulfed. Fire suppression was activated at 11:01 PM, and the fire was fully extinguished by 12:25 AM. No personnel were inside the refinery, and no injuries occurred during incident.

The crew was pulling the liner down the slope and pulled a little to fast when the liner unraveled and caught speed, they tried to hold it with the forklift, it began to roll down the slope when the slope and the crew on the corners got out of the way, the employee in the middle tried to avoid by jumping and it caught their feet and they slipped down.