Andersonville Plant — Accidents

Total: 12 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
04/25/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 73d lost, 14d restricted Employee was working with a group of other employees to unstop the blower line from Silo 6 to Silo 7. Pipe was being supported by a come-along. The pipe was cleared and employee reached for the elbow...
07/25/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cutting 3/4 inch rubber hose with pocket knife when knife slipped cutting thumb on right hand requiring 4 stitches.
11/20/2013 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A mechanic was removing a bearing from the ball mill discharge auger shaft with a hammer and a shard of metal stuck another mechanics right arm.
05/28/2013 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Employee was grinding on a pipe when some metal filings struck his eye. The employee was wearing safety glasses and a full face shield.
02/23/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 166d lost, 31d restricted Employee was installing screens on screening tower and felt a pain in arm while pushing screen into position.
04/13/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 34d restricted A Maintenance employee was walking down a stairway carrying a grease gun in his left hand and had his right hand on the handrail and mis-stepped placing his right foot in an awkward position and twist...
08/30/2011 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost The employee was removing angle iron framing and wood from a MCC building. The employee used methods of drilling and cutting during the task, and all work was above the employee's head. The employee...
12/19/2008 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was moving moving railcars, when the bracket on the railcar that the cable is attached to broke and struck the employee in the face, causing a laceration on his right cheek.
05/22/2008 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost EE was removing an air exhaust muffler from a compressed air dryer system.After releasing the residual air from the air tank and line the EE unscrewed the valve not realizing there was still some stor...
03/04/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE CUT FOREARM WITH RAZOR OPENING A BOX OF PAPERBAGS.
05/28/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 39d restricted WASS RETRIEVING SAMPLE BUCKET FROM WORK PLATFORM WHEN THE PLATFORM BROKE CAUSING THE EMPLOYEE TO FALL. EMPLOYEE SPRAINED BOTH ANKLES.
06/19/2000 MACHINERY PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 34d restricted EE WAS CLEANING A DUST COLLECTION PIPE (BY HITTING PIPE WITH A HAMMER) WHEN FOR UNKNOWN REASONS THE EE REACHED INTO THE DOOR AND UP APPROX 8 INCHES WHERE HE CAUGHT HIS 3 FINGERS. (INDEX-ABOVE 1ST JOIN...