MPLX Omega Plant

An employee was operating a sit-down type of material handling equipment (MHE). They were turning the MHE with the clamp attachment in the air when the MHE fell over onto its right side. The employee's right foot was caught under the battery cover of the MHE. The employee sustained a chemical burn from the battery and a fractured right ankle.

An employee was driving a snowmobile when it flipped over. The employee suffered a broken rib.

An employee was driving an unloaded forklift outside a building. During a left turn, the forklift drove off the paved area onto an unpaved surface, became unstable, and tipped over. The employee was pinned under the forklift and suffered two broken leg bones and a broken hip.

An employee was riding in a utility task vehicle when it overturned. The employee sustained a broken leg.

An employee was trimming tree branches from an aerial lift. As they were maneuvering the aerial bucket lift from inside, the truck drove over soft ground and tipped over. The bucket lift fell to the ground with the employee tied off inside, resulting in rib fractures.

An employee was walking from their truck to a dehydrator unit when a rattlesnake bit the back of his left calf.

An employee was responding to a gas leak on a second-stage piping that contained natural gas. After identifying the leak, he began to walk toward his truck when the pipe ruptured, causing a fire. The employee sustained second- and third-degree burns to his ears, neck, back, and arms.

An employee was walking down stairs when she tripped and fell, injuring her left leg and ankle.

An employee was trying to restart an engine on a compressor that went down. The engine flywheel and starter were not aligned. The employee attempted to use a bar to roll over the flywheel when built-up air pressure caused the entire engine to roll over. The bar then slammed into the employee's left arm, resulting in an injury.

An employee was stepping from the back of a truck onto a 4-foot step ladder. The ladder fell over and the employee fell to the shop floor on his left side. He sustained a broken pelvis.

An employee was helping to move a 1,300-pound coil on a cart. The steel caster hit a crack in the concrete, the weld holding the caster onto the cart broke, and the coil and cart tipped over onto the employee. He was hospitalized with a laceration on his forehead and a pelvic fracture on his right side.

An employee was working in the food service warehouse when he experienced chest pain, difficulty breathing, and lost consciousness. The employee sustained carbon monoxide poisoning.

An employee was cutting a piece of metal rod with a metal cutting machine. His right middle finger became caught between the rod and the machine's table. The employee's fingertip was partially amputated.

An employee was working at her desk. She went to stand up and fell to the floor beside the desk. The employee sustained a hip displacement and required surgery.

An employee was processing wood boards at a chop saw when the saw malfunctioned and the blade cut her left hand and fingers. She was hospitalized and her little finger was surgically amputated.