ADAMS — Accidents

Total: 93 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
11/16/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted An employee was aligning an auger shaft to a drive shaft in a confined area. When he picked up the shaft he felt a pull on the right side of his lower back. He was seen at the local clinic and give a...
09/14/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 11d restricted Employee was cleaning floor with a water hose and slipped and fell. His left knee came in contact with a cement floor causing a contusion. He was seen at a local medical clinic and placed on restricte...
08/17/2004 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 23d lost Employee reported an illness of repetitive trauma to his right lower arm. There is no specific date as this has happened over time. He continued to work full time through 1/25/05 at which time he went...
06/10/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 18d restricted Employee was climbing a fiberglass step ladder to install a new water line and the rear support leg of the step ladder split. Employee fell onto existing piping and injured his ribs. He was lowered t...
05/07/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 67d restricted Employee was working on A filter press, when he stood up he hit his hard hat on part of the machine. The next day he felt pain in his neck and shoulder. He went to the Dr on May 13th and was placed on...
02/15/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 16d restricted EE WAS LIFTING A 50 LB. BAG TO STACK ON A PALLET. WHEN HE TURNED TO STEP TOWARD THE PALLET HE FELT A POP, IN HIS LEFT KNEE. HE WAS SEEN AT THE E.R. AND THEN BY AN ORTHOPEDIC DR. & WAS PLACED O N RESTR...
01/14/2004 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS UNDER THE HEAT EXCHANGE FOR KILN #4 ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE THE BELLOWS FROM THE HEAT EXCHANGE TUBES USING AN AIR HAMMER. ONE 30' TUBE LOOSENED IN THE TUBE SEAT AND FELL STRIKING HIS LEFT TH...
09/13/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS LIFTING A 50 LB BAG OF PRODUCT AND FELT SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. HE WAS SEEN AT A LOCAL CLINIC AND IS CURRENTLYON RESTRICTED DUTY. HE HAS A FOLLOW UP APPOINTME NT ON 9...
03/11/2003 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None AS EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING FROM THE PARKING LOT TO THE LUNCH ROOM TO REPORT FOR WORK A PIECE OF SAND BLEW INTO HIS LEFT EYE. HE WAS TREATED AT ADVANCED EYE CARE WHERE THE PARTICLE WAS REMOVED. HE ALSO RE...
03/03/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE CARRYING A PIECE OF PIPE, HIT FOOT ON PIPESTAND AND FELL. PIPE LANDED ON LEFT THUMB, INJURY REQUIRED STITCHES. NO LOST TIME OR RESTRICTED WORKDAYS. INJURY OCCURED AT SPECIALTY MINERALS M INE NAM...
01/08/2003 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS OBSERVING REMOVAL OF ICE HANGING FROM A ROOF AND FELT DUST BLOW INTO HIS EYE. HE WAS UNABLE TO FLUSH THE PARTICLE OUT OF HIS EYE AND WAS REFERRED TO AN OPTOMOLOGIST. DR FLUSHED THE EYE OUT. HE...
06/27/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 26d lost EE WAS LIFTING LARGE THREADED RODS TO CLOSE UP A HEAT EXHANGER AND FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. THE INCIDENT WAS NOT REPORTED AS WORK RELATED UNTIL JULN 3, 2002 HE BEGAN MISISNG WORK AN JUNE 28, 200...
05/09/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 49d restricted WHILE LOADING LAST COMPARTMENT OF A BULK TRUCK, EE LOST BALANCE WHEN HE STEPPED FROM A PLATFORM ONTO THE TRUCK. HE TWISTED HIS RIGHT ANKLE, FELL ONTO THE TRUCK AND BRUISED HIS RIGHT ELBOW. RAI LINGS A...
03/28/2002 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 16d restricted EE WAS REMOVING A BEARING FROM AN EXTRUDER WITH A PRY BAR. THE PRY BAR SLIPPED OFF OF THE BEARING AND HE HIT HIS RT. ELBOW ON THE DISCHARGE CHUTE. HE WAS TAKEN TO MEDICAL CLINIC. X-RAYS WERE NEGATIVE....
03/19/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 140d lost, 72d restricted EE LEANED OVER A RAILING & FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK. THIS IS A CHRONIC PROBLEM THAT HIS MEDICALDOCUMENTATION HE HAD SOME PAIN IN LOWER BACK AT THE START OF THE SHIFT, THIS IS BEING REPORTED AS AN ILLNE...
02/28/2002 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING IN THE PCC SEMI BULK AREA AND SOME FOREIGN MATTER GOT INTO HIS RIGHT EYE. HE WAS SEEN BY AN EYE DOCTOR WHO FLUSHED HIS EYEAND GAVE HIM PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION. EE WAS WEA RING SAF...
01/11/2002 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING A GUARD IN THE WELDING BOOTH IN THE MAINTENANCE SHOP. HE STOPPED WELDING AND LIFTED HIS HOOD TO OBSERVE HIS WORK. THE WELD POPPED AND A PIECE OF SLAG WENT BEHIND HIS SAFET Y GLASS...
12/31/2001 STRIKING OR BUMPING DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 60d restricted EE WAS WALKING THROUGH A DOORWAY WITH A LOW OVERHEAD. AS HE WALKED THROUGH HIS HARD HAT HIT THE TOP OF THE DOOR FRAME INJURING HIS NECK. HE CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 1/23/02 AT WHICH TIME HE WAS SEEN BY...
12/08/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None IT IS BELIEVED THAT THE EMPLOYEE GOT A FOREIGN PARTICLE IN HIS RIGHT EYE WHILE WORKING IN THE KILN BUILDING. HE DID NOT REALIZE HE HAD SOMETHING IN HIS EYE UNTIL 12-10. THE DR WHO REMOVED THE EMBEDDED...
09/24/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted EE WAS REMOVING GEER BOX FROM A QUARRY TRUCK. HEFELT OK THAT DAY BUT HIS SHOULDER STARTED BOTHERING HIM THE NEXT DAY. HE REPORTED INJURY ON 9/26& WAS PLACED ON LIGHT DUTY ON 9/27 & RETURNED TO FULL DU...
09/16/2001 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING AN ARTICULATED DUMP TRUCK WITH APPROXIMATELY 18 TONS OF MATERIAL. AS HE TOOK THE CORNER AT THE MAINTENANCE SHOP TO GO UP THE HILL THE LOAD SHIFTED TO THE RIGHT AND THE DUM P BODY...
08/26/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 54d lost EE WAS WORKING ALONE AND IS NOW HOSPITALIZED AND HAS NOT BEEN SPOKEN TO ABOUT THIS INCIDENT. IT IS SPECULATED THAT HE WAS WORK OFF OF A 10 FT EXTENSION LADDER AND FELL APPROX SEVEN FEET AND HI T THE R...
08/08/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A LARGE GUARD AND IT SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HANDS AND FELL ON HIS RIGHT FOOT. HE WAS WEARING STEEL TOE BOOTS BUT HE INJURED THE TOP PART OF HIS FOOT. XRAYS WERE NEGATIVE. HE HA D ONE D...
07/25/2001 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost DRIVING DOWN EMPTY PAVED ROAD WET FROM WATER TRUCK SPRAY, TRUCK IN FRONT STOPPED AND SECOND TRUCK SLID INTO IT. APPROX. SPEED 5 TO 10 MPH.
06/15/2001 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted WHILE DRILLING OUT THE DIESEL GUN PART FOR #3 KILN LIGHT-OFF, THE DRILLED LIME PARTICLES BLEW BACK AND MADE CONTACT WITH EE S RIGHT FOREARM. THE LIME CALCIUM OXIDE STRUCK TO THE ARM AND DISOLV ED IN T...
05/15/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 15d restricted EE PULLED LANG HANDLE VACUUM SYSTEM ATTACHMENT FROM A BENCH AND HIT HIMSELF IN THE LEFT RIB AREA CAUSING A CONTUSION. HE DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL 5-20-01 AND WAS PLACED ON RESTRICT ED DUTY...
05/01/2001 POWERED HAULAGE INJURIES INVOLVNG NONEMPLOYEES None EE FROM TRUCKING COMPANY WAS PICKING UP AG LIME IN A EXTENDED OPEN DUMP BODY TRUCK. HE WAS STANDING ON A LADDER AT THE FRONT OF THE DUMP BODY. AS HE WAS DIRECTING THE LOADER OPERATOR WHERE TO DUMP THE...
04/17/2001 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO MOVE A FULL PALLET THAT HADCOME DOWN SIDEWAYS ON THE MOVING CONVEYOR. HE STOOD ON THE CONVEYOR WHILE ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS AT FLOOR LEVEL WITH A PRY BAR. THE EMPLOYEE ON TH E CONVE...
04/01/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE HAD JUST FINISHED STRETCHWRAPPING A PALLET. HE CUT THE STRETCHWRAP AND TUCKED IT IN AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PALLET. HIS LEF THAND CAME IN CONTACT WITH BAR ON DIAMOND PLATE STEEL TURNTABL E AND H...
01/16/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted EMPLOYEE INJURED HIS BACK WHEN HE PICKED UP TWO 5 GALLON BUCKETS FILLED WITH CRUSHED STONE. EACHBUCKET WEIGHED 59 LBS. EMPLOYEE WAS SEEN BY A DOCTOR AND PLACED ON RESTRICTED WORK.
12/04/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 15d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING MECHANICS WITH THE REMOVAL OF A LARGE GUARD AND PULLED MUSCLES IN HIS BACK. HE DID NOT SEE A DR UNTIL 12-12-00 AT WHICH TIME HE WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY AT 4 HOURS PER DAY...
12/02/2000 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 5d lost, 16d restricted EE WAS USING SLEDGE HAMMER TO UNPLUG A HOPPER & FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK. EE RECD MED ATTENTION A FEW DAYS LATER HE IS NOW WORKING WITH A LIFTING RESTRICTION RECEIVING PHY THERAPY & FOLLOW UP MED ATTENTI...
11/03/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted EE WAS CLEANING THE ELBOW ON A HEAT EXCHANGER ON KILN #3. HE REACHED HIS LEFT ARM INTO THE ELBOW TO LOOSEN UP SOME MATERIAL AT WHICH TIME A PIECE OF SCALE FROM ABOVE FELL ONTO HIS LEFT WRIST A ND HAND...
10/19/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS PERFORMING MAINTENANCE WORK IN THE KILN BUILDING AT THE DERRICK SCREENS AND HE GOT SOME LIME DUST IN HIS EYES. HE WAS WEARING GOGGLES BUT THE DUST GOT IN THROUGHT THE VENT HOLES. HE WAS TREATED...
09/12/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE HAD JUST CLOSED A HATCH TO A TANK. AS HE WAS WALKING BACK TO THE CONTROL ROOM HE FELT A BURNING SENSATION IN HIS RIGHT EYE. HE WAS TAKEN TO AN EYE DOCTOR AND WAS GIVEN A PRESCRIPTION MEDICA TION. E...
09/12/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted EE WAS CLEANING AREA WITH A SHOVEL ADN FELT SORENESS IN HIS BACK. EE SAW A DOCTOR ON 9/13 AND WAS GIVEN PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION. THE COMPANY PLACED EE ON RESTRICTED WORK FOR 3 DAYS.
06/27/2000 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS CLEANING UNDER A DRYER WITH AN AIR CHISLE. THE HOSE ON ANOTHER EE AIR CHISLE CAME OFF AND BLEW SOME MATERIAL UNDER HIS CO-WORKERS SAFETY GLASSES AND INTO HIS RIGHT EYE. THE OPTOMOLOGIST HAS TO...
05/21/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted EE WORKING ON AN AUTOMATIC STRETACH WRAP MACHINE STEPPED OFF OF AN 18"" LANDING ONTO A RAMP GOING INTO THE WAREHOUSE. WHEN HIS FOOT HIT THE RAMP HE ROLLED HIS LEFT ANKLE AND FELL ONTO THE RAMP. HE SPR...
05/10/2000 ALL OTHER OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESSES OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None EE REPORTED THAT HIS BACK WAS BOTHERING HIM AFTER DOING CLEANING/UTILITY TYPE WORK. SEE ATTACHED LETTER AND MEDICAL INFORMATION. THIS IS BEING REPORTED AS AN ILLNESS DUE TO HIS CHRONIC BACK CO NDITION...
04/12/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 30d lost EE WAS LIFTING A 33 LB CHOCK BLOCK WHICH WAS UNDER THE FRONT WHEEL OF HIS 40 TON CAT TRUCK. HE TURNED TO PUT THE BLOCK ON THE HOLDER LOCATED ON THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK AND HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS L...
03/23/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 127d lost, 92d restricted THE EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING TWO OTHER EMPLOYEE TO SLIDE A LARGE COVER GUARD INTO PLACE ON THE BACK OF A TUNNEL DRYER. WHILE DOING THIS THE EMPLOYEE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK. HE DID NOT REPORT TO WORK ON...
01/30/2000 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted EE WAS GRINDING THE TIP OF A SHEAR PIN AND IT APPEAR THAT HE PIN WENT INTO THE GRINDING WHEEL IN THE ARE TO THE SIDE OF THE WRENCH THE PIN CAME AROUND THE WHEEL AND HIT THE EE ON THE TOP OF TH E LEFT...
01/13/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 9d lost EE REPORTED FOR WORK AT 0945. IT WAS A STORMY NIGHT. WHEN HE EXITED HIS TRUCK, HE SLIPPED ON A PATCH OF ICE. HE GRABBED THE DOOR OF THE TRUCK AND TWISTED HIS BACK. HE DID NOT FALL. THE INJURY WAS REPO...