3M CORONA PLANT — Accidents

Total: 227 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
01/03/2003 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 4d lost, 12d restricted SINCE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR HAS HAD TENDERNESS IN RT POSTERIOR FOREARM AT DISTAL ASPECT OF ELBOW THAT CAME & WENT. DUE TO OTHER CHRONIC MEDICAL CONDITION HE FELT THAT IT WAS NOT WORK RELATED. DURING T...
11/10/2002 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 53d lost EE REPORTED TO SUPERVISOR WITH GROSS SWELLING & REDNESS OF RIGHT LOWER LEG. STATED IT WAS FROM A SPIDER BITE. WAS TRANSPORTED TO E.R. ON 11/21 EE CONTACTED 3M STATING THAT IT WAS WORK COMP. SI NCE HE...
09/16/2002 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 9d restricted THIS CLAIM IS A CTD WITH AN INSIDIOUS ONSET. EE STATES HE STARTED NOTICING DISCOMFORT IN 4/02, HOWEVER IT PROGRESSIVELY BECAME WORSE. FOR THE PAST MONTH HAD BEEN DILIGENT IN FIRST LINE COMFORT MEASURE...
09/11/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO MOUNT A BRACKET WALL.AN EXTENSION CORD WAS BEING UTILIZED FOR POWER TOOLS AND HAD DRAPED OVER BOTTOM STEP. EE STEPPED ON THE CORD AS HE WAS GOING UP STEPS AND SLIPPE D LANDI...
08/28/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS PUTTING AWAY PARTS, WHEN HE REACHED FOR A BEARING. THE BEARING ROLLED AND WENT UP OVER HIS LEFT MIDDLE FINGER. SUSTAINED SMALL LACERATION WHICH REQUIRED 2 SUTURES TO CLOSE.
07/19/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost CHANGING SCREENS ON #5 ROTEX. EE ALONG WITH ANOTHER SLID OFF OF ROTES. LID SLIPPED AND PINNED HIM BETWEEN LID AND ROTEX. FELT TWEAK TO BACK, BUT NO PAIN. REFUSED TO BE SEEN BY CLINIC. CALLED O FF 24TH...
07/12/2002 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted EE WAS USING HAMMER TO REMOVE AND PLACE PARTS ON LOADER BUCKET. METAL FRAGMENT FLEW OFF AND HIT HIM ON MID ANTERIOR THIGH. SUSTAINED LACERATION WITH RETAINED FORIEGN BODY. LACERATION WAS ENLAR GED FOR...
07/12/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 83d lost WAS IN PROCESS OF A STEEL CHANGE. THE POSITION OF THE ROLL HEART WAS HINDERED AS A CRUSHER MAIN FRAME WAS TEMPORARILY STORED ALONG THE EASTSIDE OF THE CRANE FRAME. THIS PREVENTED THE ROLL HEAR T FROM...
06/21/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 89d lost EE WAS WALKING DOWN STAIRS WHILE HOLDING A USED HUMMER SCREEN. MISSED STEP AND INVERTED LEFT ANKLE RESULTING IN A FX OF LT. LATERAL MALLEOUS.
06/17/2002 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost EE WAS DRIVING SE ON THE RIGHT TOWARDS EXTREME CENTER. ANOTHER EE DRIVING NW TO THE EXTREME RIGHT. COLLISION OCCURRED AT FRONT LEFT QUARTER PANEL. SUSTAINED NECK AND BACK STRAIN.
06/07/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost STATES THAT HE WAS LIFTING AND TWISTING TO UNLOAD AND DUMP 50LB COLOR BAGS. PAIN AND TIGHTNESS DEVELOPED IN LOWER BACK.
05/31/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None WAS CLIMBING DOWN OUT OF A TRUCK AND WHEN STEPPED OFF THE LADDER TO THE GROUND HE FELT INCREASED DISCOMFORT IN RT KNEE. DX STRAIN OF RT KNEE.
05/23/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 22d restricted WAS ASSISTING WITH A SCREEN CHANGE AND FELT SOME SORENESS IN UPPER LEFT CHEST. THE NEXT DAY HE AGAIN ASSISTED WITH SCREEN CHANGE AND IT FELT A LITTLE WORSE. DX STRAIN OF CHEST WALL MUSCLE.
05/13/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost WHILE ASSISTING WITH A SCREEN CHANGE, AND USED A JERK MOTION. THIS CAUSED DISCOMFORT IN RT ELBOW, WHICH HAD RESOLVED BY 2:30 AM WHEN HE MENTIONED IT TO THE SUPERVISOR. DENIED OFFER OF MEDICAL EVALUATI...
05/08/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 44d restricted EE SLIPPED & FELL IN MUD & FELT A ""POP"" IN RT KNEE & REPORTED FLEETING PAIN WHEN STEPPING DOWN FROM BOBCAT & WITH LONG STRIDES. EVALUATED AT CLINIC & TREATED WITH KNEE SUPPORT & ANTI-INFLAMMAT ORY M...
04/27/2002 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS DEBURRING A WRENCH AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. ALTHOUGH THE WHEEL WAS GUARDED HE BRUSHED HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER AGAINST IT. HE HAD GLOVES ALTHOUGH HE WAS NOT WEARING THEM AT THE TIME. HE SUSTAI...
04/20/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 37d lost EE WAS ASSISTING TO INSTALL LADDER TO #4 ROLL CRUSHER ON THE MAIN FLOOR OF C&S DEPT. STATES THAT TURNED TO STEP AWAY AND FELT HIS KNEE POP. DENIES CATCHING FOOT ON EQUIPMENT. STATES THAT DISCO MFORT W...
03/31/2002 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 15d restricted EE WAS CLOSING THE DOORS TO THE MAN LIFT ELEVATOR IN C&S AND CAUGHT HIS HAND BETWEEN THE DOORS. HE SUSTAINED A CRUSH TYPE OF INJURY RESULTING IN A SEVERE CONTUSION ONLY. PREVIOUSLY THESE DOO RS HAD BE...
02/24/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 55d restricted REMOVING CLUMPING PUMP FROM REAR OF TRUCK. SUSTAINED SPRAIN WHILE LIFTING TO LOWER BACK.
01/25/2002 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 88d lost WAS ON 3RD FLOOR OF C&S REPAIRING VERTICAL DOORSON FREIGHT ELEVATOR. THE INNER AND OUTER DOORS WERE STUCK TOGETHER. APPLIED INCREASED EXERTION TO PRY BAR, WHICH CAUSED A VENTRAL HERNIA TO BE SUSTAINED...
01/14/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 12d restricted DURING THE PROCESS OF MAKING PREHEATER ADJUSTMENTS, THE EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING DOWN AND UP STAIRS. DENIES ANY TRAUMA, STATING THAT FELT A PAIN IN LEFT KNEE WHILE RETURNING UP STAIRS. UPON INSPEC TION OF...
12/27/2001 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 80d restricted WHILE DRILLING HOLE INTO METAL, DRILL CAUGHT AND SENT TORQUE BACK UP RIGHT ARM CAUSING TRAUMATIC TWIST TO RIGHT ELBOW.
12/13/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS RESTACKING A PILE OF PALLETS. WHEN LIFTING SOME PALLETS THE WEIGHT TWISTED IN LEFT HAND. LEFT THUMB SLOWLY BECAME PAINFUL AND WAS SWOLLEN BY THE NEXT DAY. TREATED WITH RX MEDS ONL Y.
11/15/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WAS LEAVING THE LUNCH ROOM TO RETURN TO ROTEX FLOOR. WAS NOT USING HANDRAIL ON THE STAIRS AND SLIPPED ON THE BOTTOM STEP. EMPLOYEE LANDED ON RIGHT KNEE AND FELT A POP.
11/08/2001 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted EE WAS IN A KNEELING POSITION WHILE CUTTING A CONVEYOR BELT SECTION FOR SPLICING. THE KNIFE JUMPED OUT OF THE BELT CUT AND HE SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO THE MEDIAL ASPECT OF THE KNEE JUST ABOVE THE KNE...
11/05/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted EE WAS TRANSFERING 50LB BAGS OF COLOR (ONE AT A TIME) TO MIXER WHERE SHE EMPTIED THE COLOR. FELTA SNAP IN WRIST AND EXPERIENCED DISCOMFORT PROGRESSING TO PAIN IN WRIST & HAND.
10/27/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted EE WAS MOVING A GUZZLER HOSE OFF A SCREEN. WHILESTEPPING BACK AND AWAY FROM THE SCREEN HE CAUGHTHIS PANT LEG AND FELL, LANDING ON LEFT SHOULDER.AT THE TIME HID DID NOT PERCEIVE THE INJURY TO B E ANYTH...
10/05/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted WALKING ACROSS BASEMENT OF COLORING DEPT. SLIPPED IN SLURRY FALLING BACKWARDS ONTO OPEN RIGHT HAND. SUSTAINED RIGHT WRIST SPRAIN.
09/14/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 18d lost, 18d restricted EE WAS LIFTING 50 LB CHEMICAL PIGMENT BAGS & EMPTYING THEM INTO A MIXER POT. HE FELT PAIN IN HISLOWER LEFT BACK AT THAT TIME & IT PERSISTED. HE REPORTED THE INJURY ON 9/19/01 AFTER SEEKING MED ICAL TR...
09/07/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost HAD JUST PARKED FORKLIFT AND WAS STEPPING OFF. WHEN PLACED WEIGHT ON RIGHT FOOT, FELT POP AND HAD INTERMITANT PAIN DURING WEIGHT BEARING AND GAIT. SLIGHT SWELLING TO INSTEP, ALSO TENDERNESS ON PALPATI...
09/04/2001 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS DRIVING THE 988 LOADER, BRINGING IN STOCK PILE TO TRUCK HOPPER. WHEEL OF LOADER WENT INTO A LOW SPOT IN THE ROAD CAUSING HIM TO MAKE A TWIST MOTION TO REGAIN PROPER BODY ALIGNMENT. HE T HEN EXP...
08/29/2001 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None PREVIOUS BROKEN HAND HAS PREDISPOSED EE TO GRIPPING DIFFERENTLY. OVER LAST 2 MONTHS PAIN HAS PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN WORSE. HAD ORIGINALLY THOUGHT IT WAS RELATED TO OLD INJURY. UPON MEDICAL EVALU ATION,...
08/15/2001 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost EE WAS CUTTING METAL WHEN SMALL PIECE OF SLAG FLEW UP AND STUCK TO DENTAL CROWN. SUSTAINED BURN TO INSIDE LIP AND UPPER MARGIN OF CROWN CRACKED AND BROKE.
08/12/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 4d restricted WHILE REMOVING A FORK FROM THE BACK OF THE TRUCK, LOST GRIP AND LEFT HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN FORK AND GAS TANK.
08/08/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 27d lost, 3d restricted AS MIX OPERATOR, EE LIFTS 50 LB BAGS OFF PALLETTS, AND EMPTYS CONTENT INTO MIX POT. INCIPIENT DATE UNCLEAR, ALTHOUGH HE STATES THAT HE WAS AWARE OF LOW BACK DISCOMFORT STARTING NEAR THE END OF HIS SHI...
07/31/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost WHILE DOING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE ON #5 ROLL CRUSHER, HE STEPPED OUT ONTO A BOARD THAT HE HAD PLACED OVER CHUTE. BOARD SLIPPED & HE FELL 3' SUSTAINING BILATERAL SHOULDER STRAINS IN THE ATTEMPT T O BREAK...
07/25/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost WHILE CLOSING LID ON RAIL CAR FELT SET OF LOW BACK PAIN.
07/22/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 7d lost, 10d restricted PROCESS OF STEEL CHANGE ON GYRONATORY. WAS PLACING BOLTS INTO MAINFRAME WHEN ONE BECAME STUCK. RELEASED HOLD ON BOLT TO LOOK UNDERNEATH. AT THAT MOMENT THE BOLT FREED AND SLID INTO PLACE CATCH ING THE...
07/11/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted WAS IN BASEMENT OF COLORING DEPT TO FIX ELEVATOR. BASEMENT WAS FLOODED WITH SLURRY AND WHILE WADING THRU SLIPPED OFF SMALL UNSEEN LEDGE AND FELT KNEE GIVE. MILD TO MODERATE PAIN, NEGATIVE FOR ANTALGIC...
06/29/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE MOVING HOPPER FROM A-12 TO A-13, POSTERIOR ASPECT OF LEFT FOREARM CAME IN CONTACT WITH HOT SURFACE OF THE CHUTE. HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF REMOVING THE PORTABLE HOPPER AND HOSE ASSEMBLY. SUSTAINE...
06/29/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE MOVING HOPPER FROM A-12 TO A-13, POSTERIOR ASPECT OF RIGHT FOREARM CAME IN CONTACT WITH HOT SURFACE OF THE CHUTE. HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF REMOVING THE PORTABLE HOPPER AND HOSE ASSEMBL Y. SUSTAI...
06/13/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted HE WAS IN BASEMENT OF THE COLORING DEPT. DOING ASYSTEM CLEAN UP. DEBRIS HAD BUILT UP IN THE BASEMENT AND HAD BECOME WET. HE WAS WALKING THROUGH DEBRIS AND GOT STUCK. HE FORCEFULLY PULLED HIS RIGHT LEG...
05/30/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None IN THE PROCESS OF CHANGING STEEL AT THE SHORT HEAD CRUSHER, EMPLOYEE WAS APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE JACK HANDLE. WHILE DOING SO THE CRUSHER BOWL MOVED RELEASING THE PRESSURE AND HE SUSTAINED CONTUSION T...
05/30/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted WHILE INSTALLING #3 ELEVATOR FLOP GATE, EMPLOYEE WAS IN AN AWKWARD POSITION. AS HE WAS INSTALLING HAFT THROUGH THE BEARING, HAD ONSET OF SHARP NEEDLE LIKE PAIN IN LEFT GLUTEAL MUSCLE.
04/23/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 24d restricted REPORTED TO EMPLOYER ON 5-31-01, STATING GRADUALONSET, TREATED AS FIRST AID WITH IMPROVEMENT, HOWEVER ONCE COMFORT MEASURES STOP PAIN RETURNED, BECAME REPORTABLE ON 6-11. AS DEPT HELPER JOB DU TIES IN...
04/12/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted SUSTAINED RIGHT SHOULDER STRAIN WHILE SHOVELING GRANULE PILES ON #109 CONVEYOR.
04/04/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 104d lost, 36d restricted WAS ACTING AS SPOTTER WHILE TAKING RAILCARS DOWN. WALKING DOWN GRADE, STEPPED ON BURN THAT WAS OCOVERED WITH VEGETATION. LT KNEE HYPEREXTENDED.
02/14/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 3d lost, 6d restricted CAT 21 SLIDE CAME OUT AND HAND WAS WEDGED BETWEEN CONVEYOR AND PLATFORM. LACERATION TO RIGHT INDEX FINGER AND NOTABLE SWELLING TO RIGHT HAND.
02/08/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted STANDING IN OFFICE, WHILE PUTTING ON HARD HAT IT HIT THE FLORESCENT BULB OVERHEAD. IMPACT CAUSED BULB TO BREAK AND GLASS CUT RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER.
01/31/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 25d lost, 38d restricted EE REPORTED TO HIS SUPERVISOR THAT HE HAD BEEN IN PAIN SINCE SOMETIME IN 1/15/01. DR'S EVAULATION SHOWED A HERNIA