BPM Lovell Mill — Accidents

Total: 36 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
09/03/2023 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was traveling down a grated walkway covering a 2-foot ditch. One of the grates was loose and the employee stepped through the gap and scraped the shin area of the left leg. On 9/11/2023 Emplo...
05/17/2022 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using a forklift. The forks were too wide, parked the machine, chocked the wheels, and went to move the forks. The procedure - raise the boom, tip forward to release pressure on the forks...
10/19/2020 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None 10-19-20 at 3am the socks inside the #2 dryer baghouse caught fire, the fire moved to the outside of the baghouse. The fire department was called, the fire was extinguished within 35 mins. MSHA was i...
02/09/2019 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None An employee was barring out a chunk of frozen material caught between the conveyor belt and the tail end roller. The employees left hand got pinned between the bar and the bracing of the conveyor, lac...
03/08/2018 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 38d lost As of 3/8/2018 this was a first aid incident, upon further review from medical advisers this became a Recordable/Lost time as of 4/4/2018 at 7:00am.
07/26/2017 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Collecting rail road ties for a contractor the employee climbed on the pile to get some short ties. When coming off the pile, the footing was unstable and they stepped back off the pile directly onto...
04/20/2016 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee bent over in front of hole plug packer when inadvertent material came out of machine hitting employee under the safety glasses, making contact with the eye.
06/12/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employees left index finger was pinched between a pallet of material and a live roller as the pallet was being moved from the hooder system. The tip of the left index finger and part of the finger...
05/08/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 72d lost Employee's left ankle gave out and his left leg went through a small hole (approximately 11"" diameter) in the catwalk he had just uncovered. He was holding onto a handrail with his left hand. When...
10/18/2007 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 11d restricted EE was working on palletizer 2. Part of the frame came down crushing his left index finger between the two pieces of iron.
03/21/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was banding a boxcar with another co-worker, using utility knife to cut fiber bands. Injured stepped back into path of knife arc swing of co-worker.
01/23/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY None Employee was throwing 50# bags from belt to pallets when he felt popping in his shoulder. Note: Was considered first aid until he went to Dr. in Billings on Fri, 2-3-07. Was given Rx & placed on restr...
08/30/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Picking up a broken 100# bag of aquagel from slide before palletizer, when another bag bumped it, causing bentonite dust to get in his left eye under his safety glasses.
03/01/2005 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured was attempting to grind bentonite sample for testing, motor would not start, turned switch off & on rapidly - still wouldn't start. Reached hand underside of guard. Touched belt & motor starte...
02/16/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted EE was changing shrink wrap roll, when he started to lift roll, felt a pop in his left forearm. He felt minor soreness at that time. Upon awaking at 10 am Thurs, felt sharp pain in arm.
02/12/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 44d lost, 10d restricted EE was walking out of North Lab door down a slight slope which had some snow & ice which had been melting. Both feet slipped from under him, causing him fall, landing flat on his back.
04/05/2004 MACHINERY PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 3d lost Ee had put 1/2"" pins in tablet machine. He started it without guards in place. He thought there was a loose part & reached his rt hand into operating machine to see if it was loose. The moving machin...
01/29/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS REPALCING SHRINKWRAP ROLL ONTO RACK. THE CARDBOARD CENTER OF ROLL WAS OUT OF ROUND MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO GET ROLL ONTO RACK. RACK MOVED AWAY FROM INJURED, CAUSING PIPE TO FALL ONTO RAC K SUPPO...
01/16/2004 OTHER NO VALUE FOUND None WHILE UNWRAPPING PALLET OF EMPTY BAGS, DUST BLEW PARTICLE IN EYE, UNDER HIS GLASSES.
01/08/2004 NO VALUE FOUND DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 24d lost MAINTENANCE CREW HAD CHANGED BAG DELIVERY EQUIPMENT FROM AN ADJUSTABLE BELT CONVEYOR SYSTEM TO A FIXED ROLLER SYSTEM 3 HOURS EARLIER, WITH NO WAY TO STOP BAGS ON CONVEYOR FOR 2ND EE TO GRAB & THROW BA...
11/20/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None RT. SHOULDER HURTING AFTER REPETATIVE THROWING 50 LB BAGS OVER PAST 3 OR 4 MONTHS. PAIN WAS GETTING WORSE WENT TO DR. HE TOLD HIM TO TAKE IT EASY IT MAIGHT BE CAUSE FROM BONE SPURS. HE CONTINU ED WORK...
11/18/2003 NO VALUE FOUND DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 145d lost WHILE WORKING 11-7 SHIFT THE 11-18-03 TOWARDS END OF SHIFT SHOULDER STARTED HURTING WAS. OFF WORK NEXT DAY FOR FAMILY FUNNERAL, SHOULDER STILL SORE, CALLED IN TO TAKE CO SICK DAY. FOREMAN TOLD HIM TO...
09/24/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE HELPING MOVE OXCAR BULKHEAD DOOR, THE HANDLE STUCK THEN BROKE LOOSE AND FLIPPED UP HITTING EMPLOYEE'S CHIN AND MOUTH. HE WAS EXAMINED AND SENT HOME, TOLD TO TAKE ADVIL FOR PAIN. GOT INFE CTION T...
06/23/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None INJURED WAS GETTING OFF FORKLIFT WHEN HE CAUGHT HIS RIGHT FOOT ON FORKLIFT FLOORMAT. HE STUCK HIS LEFT FOOT OUT TO BREAK HIS FALL, TWISTING HIS LEFT ANKLE.
03/07/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 19d lost, 1d restricted INJURED RETRIEVED 2 SHEETS OF 7/16"" OSB (4 X 8 PLYWOOD) FOR BOXCAR LOAD, REALIZED NONE WAS NEEDED, SO WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PLACE THEM BACK ON STACK, HAD THEM STANDING ON THEIR EDGE, THEN SLIPP ED OFF...
11/02/2002 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost INJURED WAS ATTEMPTING TO CLOSE LEAKING BOTTOM GATE ON BULK C-6 RAILCAR USING A SLEDGEHAMMER. HE PLACED HIS LEFT FOOT AGAINST GATE TO GIVE IT CONTANT PRESSURE. WHILE TRYING TO GET GATE CLOSED, HAMMER...
07/11/2002 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost AFTER PLACING LOCKING SEAL ON BULK RAILCAR, INJURED WAS EXITING FROM UNDER RAILCAR, WHEN WIND BLEW DUST UNDER HIS SAFETY GLASSES INTO HIS RT. EYE, HE CLEANED HIS EYE OUT ON 7/11, THOUGHT IT WA S O-K,...
10/20/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE MOVING BULK RAILCAR COVERS, TWISTED AND FELT PAIN IN UPPER BACK.
09/18/2001 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None STUNG BY WASP WHILE WORKING IN HOLEPLUG BUILDINGPUT COLD PACK ON HAND. WORKED NEXT DAY. AT END OF SHIFT ON 9/19 HAND WAS SWOLLEN WITH INFECTION.HAND WAS OK AT MIDDLE OF SHIFT.
09/05/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE PACKING HOLE PLUG, FELT PAIN ON LEFT SIDE OF BACK.
07/19/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE DESENDING GRANULAR LOADOUT LADDER WITH SAMPLE BAG IN ONE HAND, LOST HAND HOLD ON LADDER, FELL APPROX. 4 LADDER RUNGS TO LANDING, TWISTING LEFT ANKLE.
03/29/2001 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE ATTEMPTING TO UNPLUG CHUTE ABOVE HOLE PLUG PACKER AIR VALVE EE PLACED HIS HAND THROUGH AIR VALVE TO REACH PLUG. WHILE HIS HAND WAS INSIDE VALVE, IT CLOSED, PINCHING 3 FINGERS ON LEFT HAN D CAUSI...
01/22/2001 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None CLEANING OUT PLUGGED PIPE WITH PRYBAR, SMASHED RT. THUNB BETWEEN PRYBAR & PIPE WALL.
04/28/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE CLEANING TAIL PULLEY UNDER HOPPER, INJURED EMPLOYEE STEPPED ON ROCK, CAUSING HIM TO SLIP AND FALL FORWARD, STRIKING LEFT SIDE OF MOUTH ON CORNER OF METAL INSPECTION DOOR.
02/08/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None ON TUES, 2-8-00 APPROX 3 AM, INJURED'S WRIST STARTED GETTING SORE WHILE THROWING 50 # BAGS ONTO PALLETS. HE FINISHED HIS SHIFT, WORKED WED SHIFT OF 2/9/00 WITHOUT PROBLEMS. ON THURS. 2/10 AFTE RNOON A...
01/24/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None INJURED WAS HELPING STACK 100 LB BAGS ONTO EXISTING PALLET FROM 54"" HIGH TO 72"". HYE STATED THERE WAS NO PAIN OR DISCOMFORT AT THAT TIME. HE ALSO WARNED THE NEXT SHIFT FRI NITE. STATED HIS BAC K MUS...