PCS Phosphate Company Inc safety activity

Employee was tasked with installing a vulcanized splice in 17-6 conveyor belt. As part of the assigned task, employee tripped which caused them to fall forward and strike their mouth against the cooker. Contact resulted in a broken tooth and laceration to employee lip.

Maintenance Technician (M1) was tasked with installing the track on a Bulldozer. M1 used a hammer to align the track master link. During master link alignment M1 felt flying debris enter their right eye. M1 was transported to the onsite clinic for evaluation and then transported to an offsite medical facility.

Effected employee (EE) was helping load a grease barrel on a fuel truck when another employee was on top of the truck pulling the top of the barrel causing the bottom of it to slide out and pinch EE's left thumb under the barrel and deck of the truck. The barrel was 16 gallons and weight approx. 120 lbs. Weather conditions were gloomy and misting rain.

Operator in Training (O1) was tasked with wash down duties on the north side of the Mill Washer Building. While performing the assigned task O1 used both hands to close a 2" ball valve with an oval handle. While closing the valve, O1 felt a pop in their left ring finger. O1 was evaluated at an offsite facility, where imaging revealed a chipped bone in the finger.