Berkeley Plant — Accidents

Total: 71 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
03/29/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee had climbed a ladder to access a platform in order to unplug a chute. As the employee was looking up, he stepped through the access hole, slipped and caught himself on a piece of grating. B...
01/13/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was on top of a railcar trying to open a lid. When he bent down to open the lid he pulled something in his lower right back. Employee had experienced a non-work related back injury in Oct. 19...
07/23/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A PLASTIC TIE TO REMOVE A BAG ATTACHED TO A DRAINPIPE COUPLING. POCKET KNIFE SLIPPED & EMPLOYEE CUT HIS LEFT WRIST, REQUIRING 4 STITCHES. NO RESTRICTIONS FOR WORK.
05/03/2004 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 2896d restricted The filing of the report is not to be construced as an admission by the company that an occupational respiratory disease or illness was occurred. ee is not on vacation and will retired june 1, 2004.
01/13/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost CLIMBING STAIRS TO 2nd STORY IN WAREHOUSE, HIT RIGHT KNEE ON STAIR POLE.
11/18/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 25d lost, 19d restricted WALKING ALONG RAILROAD TRACKS & STEPPED IN A SMALL POTHOLE. TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE.
07/29/2003 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS EXITING THE OFFICE BLDG WITH AN ARMLOAD OF IREMS. SHE PUSHED THE DOOR OPEN, IT LOCKED INT HE OPEN POSITION. SHE USED HER RIGHT FOOT TO CLOSE THE DOOR AND IN DOING SO, HER BRUISE ACROSS A SHARP...
03/26/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost EMPLOYEE WAS ON 3RD OR 4TH STEP OF AN ""A-FRAME"" STEP LADDER, INSPECTING THE BEARING AT THE FEED END OF A SEPARATOR SCREW. AS HE STARTED DOWN THE LADDER HIS LEFT SLEEVE STUCK ON SOMETHING. AS H E TUR...
02/27/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 147d lost EE WAS ASSISTING WITH SCREEN CLOTH REPLACEMENT ON #4 ROTER SCREENER. WHEN SHE PREPARED TO EXIT THE SCREENER HER FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE GUARD SHE WAS STANDING ON. SHE GRABBED THE FRAME SUPPORT CA BLE WIT...
12/05/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 53d lost UNCOVERING A TRUCKLOAD OF FILTER SAND PREPAIRING TO LOAD THE TRUCK, WHILE REACHING AND STRAINING TO UNWRAP THE PLASTIC COVER, EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE.
09/05/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 91d lost, 49d restricted SLIPPED ON WET SAND LAYING ON GROUND AT WAREHOUSE US SLIICA BERKELEY SPRING WV
08/23/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 18d lost EE WAS CARRYING A PIECE OF CHANNEL WITH ANOTHER EE, WITH ONE AT EACH END. THE OTHER EE BEGAN PLACING THE CHANNEL, CAUSING THE INJURED EE TO LOSE BALANCE & FALL AGAINST BUILDING WALL, WHERE HE CUT HIS...
07/16/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 56d lost EE WAS TIGHTENING OIL FILTER ON TM400 TRACKMOBILE. AFTER HE GOT THE FILTER SNUG HE CLEANED HIS HANDS TO GET A GRIP TO APPLY FINAL TORQUE BY HAND. HE FELT A TEAR & HEARD A POP IN LEFT SHOULDER.
07/09/2002 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS MODIFYING BRACKETS FOR A RETURN ROLLER. HE HAD TO GRIND THE WELD OFF THE BRACKET, REPOSITION & REWELD. HE REMOVED HIS WELDING GLOVE TO GRIND. SWEAT WAS RUNNING DOWN HIS FOREHEAD & INTO HIS EYES...
04/22/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 161d lost EE STEPPED OUT OF LEFT SIDE OF DOZER WITH HIS LEFT FOOT FIRST FACING THE BLADE. AS HIS LEFT FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE STEP HIS RIGHT FOOT HUNG UP ON THE STEP. HE FELL BETWEEN THE TRACK & PUSHER ARM WHILE H...
04/11/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 35d lost, 21d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS RESAMPLING RAILCAR CXST 228137. AFTER OBTAINING SAMPLES FROM THE TOP OF RAILCAR, HE WAS RETURNING ON THE GRATING WALKWAY ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE DOWN LADDER. AS HE CROSSED THE ""A"" E...
03/05/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost EE WAS GOING TO REPLACE ROLL OF STRETCH WRAP. IN HIS MOVEMENT TO PICK UP THE 32 LB ROLL, HE FELT A SNARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK AT BELT LEVEL. HE HAD NOT PICKED UP ANYTHING, HE MERELY BENT OVE R.
01/26/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING THE BALL TRAY SCREEN, ATTACHING IT TO THE BALL TRAY OF #3 ROTER SCREENER, SITTING IN THE UPRIGHT POSITION. EMPLOYEE LAID THE SCREEN ON THE TRAY WHILE ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS SCREWI...
11/05/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS FUELING BOBCAT LOADER. UPON EXITING THE BOBCAT THE EMPLOYEE TRIPPED ON THE BACK EDGE OF THE BUCKET AND FELL FORWARD HITTING LEFT SHIN ON EDGE OF BUCKET AND HER RIGHT KNEE HIT THE GROUND.
07/10/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 23d restricted GOT ON CONVEYOR BELT TO TURN SIZE 4 (PRODUCT) OFF, WENT TO GET BACK DOWN, FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE BOX (STEP) WHEN STEPPING DOWN TO THE FLOOR. SLIP RESULTED IN BACK SPRAIN.
02/25/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS ASSIGNED TO DO REPAIRS TO THE #25 DUST COLLECTOR. IN ORDER TO DO THIS JOB, THE PLANT'S MANLIFT WAS USED TO GAIN ACCESS TO THE AREA. WITH EE IN THE MANLIFT, HE LIFTED A PIECE OF 10"" DU ST LINE...