Calcium Products Plant — Accidents

Total: 48 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
08/11/2025 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE stepped backwards in JLG man basket, heel came down on a piece of strut, injuring heel.
02/10/2025 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None EE was sweeping and shoveling material off of floor, felt pain in right forearm and elbow. 2/10/2025 was a report only. EE asked to see Dr on 3/17/2025, at which time it became a recordable event.
05/14/2024 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee torch cutting activities, was done for the shift, and felt something in right eye. Next day went to doctor and had foreign object flushed from eye. Received prescription drops for eye.
02/28/2024 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 33d restricted Employee was working at work bench cutting belt flashing and twisted left knee wrong and heard/felt a pop in kneecap.
03/09/2023 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 2d restricted Worker slipped on black ice that was not visible between office building and East scale area. Pad had been removed of snow and ice, needed more ice melt applied to area. Fell on right side bruising ba...
01/03/2023 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Individual was parking a company vehicle overnight in a building and fell on icy parking lot when getting into personal vehicle. Individual went to doctor in morning with pain and was treated for brok...
12/18/2022 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Individual was holding a shaft driving punch tool while coworker was striking sledgehammer. The tool bounced; employee lost grip causing left hand little finger to be pinched between handle and hammer...
05/19/2021 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 180d restricted Repetitive motion over a long period of time causing injury to shoulder. Torn muscle requiring corrective surgery
02/23/2021 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted While using a chain hoist to open the door on a hammermill the door moved more than expected after passing center balance point causing the employees hand to get pinched between the door and the clevi...
09/08/2020 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 94d restricted Stepped wrong descending staircase and twisted knee resulting in a sprain
07/17/2020 MACHINERY PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 75d lost Person was injured during routine cleaning of pin mixer. Machine was locked out, operator did not wait until it came to a complete stop before opening door. EE used EE's foot to get through buildup in...
10/02/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 15d lost, 136d restricted Shoveling material off of truck scale and started to feel a popping in right shoulder causing pain
02/26/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Pulling material from under a conveyor while hunched over. felt pain in neck and right arm.
01/31/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 69d lost, 233d restricted Lifting a speed reducer weighing approximately 80 pounds and cleaning up spillage. Strained both shoulders as a result of over exertion.
12/31/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Installing belts on hammer mill. Fingers were pinched between the belts and pulley.
12/30/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 27d restricted Changing belts on hammermill. Rotating pulley by hand when it moved unexpectedly causing the employee to move forward and strike chest against the guard frame
11/18/2018 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 3d lost, 31d restricted Pulling on wrench to tighten jam nut on bucket elevator tensioning bolt. Strained cartilage in chest.
06/24/2018 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted EE felt a ""pop"" in left shoulder while using a rubber mallet to strike a bag house; resulting in left shoulder strain.
04/19/2018 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Snow/ice led to a slip/twisted ankle. Undiagnosed injury; employee did not initially report injury to management, called in to work due to injury, and reported injury upon return the following day. Em...
11/18/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 32d restricted Pulled muscles in left while team lifting a large speed reducer onto an auger drive shaft.
03/08/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 32d restricted Fell off of last rung on a ladder while exiting a crane. Did not maintain 3 points of contact until on the ground as EE was trained to do. EE was roughly 12 - 18 inches off of the ground. Landed on le...
02/03/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 20d restricted Got right foot caught in the bottom rung of fixed ladder while coming down, fell backwards and twisted right ankle.
02/02/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 34d restricted Sprained right ankle walking on edge of plywood decking on gravel surface; twisting ankle on loose gravel.
04/11/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 28d restricted Employee was performing housekeeping duties, racking material from under a bin and pulled something in lower left side of back. Took to doctor next day, and found out that EE had pulled a muscle. Was...
03/28/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 230d lost, 253d restricted Employee was shoveling loose materials around a piece of equipment and felt something pull/pop in left upper shoulder area. MRI taken and showed deep bruising. Pain pursing and tingling in fingers, se...
02/29/2016 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None Unknown. Fire started in Pellet Plant, Old Lignin room. Total loss of lignin storage room (batch treatment area) and majority of plant operations.
01/25/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 41d lost, 17d restricted Getting out of parked front end loader and slipped on icy ground, trying to catch balance and twisted right knee.
12/22/2015 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Worker hit right elbow on frame of forklift while getting off machine. Safety notified on 12-24-15 that swelling on elbow wasn't going away. Sent to doctor on 12-29-15 and had fluid remove and steroid...
05/14/2015 MACHINERY PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY None Worker was cleaning out a plug air locking device under bag house unit and air lock engaged catching his hand while removing blockage amputating two ends of his right hand fingers.
04/20/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 16d restricted Worker was caring a section of piping with his co-worker and caught the pipe on a cross section I-beam causing them to loose there grip and dropping pipe. Pipe fell less than 3 feet on upper section o...
02/17/2015 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 2d lost, 2d restricted Tripped on door jam and fell on left knee. Didn't report injury was work related to supervisor. Employee assumed he knew it happened at work and company didn't found out until private doctor called on...
10/07/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 38d lost, 79d restricted Twisted right knee. Refused to go to doctor, swelling went away put pain persisted. Sent to doctor on 10/15/14 for treatment.
08/04/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 63d restricted Lift bag of material from pallet and placing into hopper unit. Strained right shoulder/dislocated.
05/12/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 36d restricted Was putting tools away after repairing belt and left wrist gave out/locked up.
02/18/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 15d restricted EE fell on wet surface when going outside to fill forklift propane bottle. He indicated was alright and refused medical treatment. 2-24-14 EE requested to see doctor for back pain and was sent to medi...
02/16/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted EE was shoveling snow in alley when slipped on snow covered ice and fell onto his back. Suffered an ""acute lumbar sprain"" to his back. Treatment was take over counter ibuprofen and perform exercise...
09/10/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was using belt knife to cut a conveyor belt. Knife slipped cutting EE's left hand index finger, required 6 stitches.
07/17/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was carrying a bucket of pins and strained his right elbow. Did not report the injury until noon on 7/19/2012.
07/09/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was using a belt knife to cut belt. Knife slipped cutting EE right hand. Required 10 stitches.
07/01/2012 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost EE was blowing off the dryer and felt the heat by his hand so reflexively pulled his arm back bumping his right elbow. He did not report it until the next day and declined to see a doctor. IT was stil...
01/06/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 136d lost, 4d restricted In the process of stacking pallets, pallets shifted. Employee was not positioned well and injured his left shoulder. Damage includes possible torn muscles and hyperextension of left elbow.
08/25/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None Taking liner off door of Hammermill equipment. It was wedged, so he used a hammer to beat it loose while using hands to hold the liner of the door. It popped loose, but was heavier than he thought, as...
08/19/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None Doing some remodeling of Lignin Room. Removing the plywood floor to which EE was now walking on to perform task. He had a piece of 4x4 plywood in his hands and stated he didn't pay attention and walke...
07/21/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Lifted a chute to put on top of conveyor. (50-100lb).
04/14/2010 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Some sort of bite.
09/26/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Removing Calcium oxide from a bin. Dust cloud formed when it went into wheelbarrow. Some got into left eye. EE was wearing safety glasses but not goggles which were available.
01/19/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WORKING WITH BAGGING FOR ABOUT 1 WEEK FELT SORE ON RIGHT SIDE OF CHEST, SHOULDER & BACK UNTIL FRIDAY. WORK WITH SUPER SACK THEN STARTED TO FEEL PAIN BEFOR WORK WAS OVER. PAIN GETTING WORSE.
11/15/2000 OTHER INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES None HEART ATTACK.