Charlottesville Plant — Accidents

Total: 13 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
09/20/2023 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While removing a spring in the tunnel feeder with a wrench, associate's hand slipped & the force caused the associate to hit mouth.
01/04/2022 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost BECAME REPORTABLE ON 3/15/2022 AFTER EMPLOYEE HAD TO HAVE SURGERY & LOST TIME. While stepping down scale office steps, slipped on a patch of ice & fell causing injury to right shoulder.
06/08/2015 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 18d restricted Employee was working in the basket of the Man lift. He was using a pry bar to force a wing pulley back into the frame. As he was applying force to the pry bar it slipped from the corner of the GTU fr...
06/22/2011 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted The operator observed the bucket above the ground and the loader hydraulic pressure valve settings were within limits or only slightly out of adjustment which are determined not to have caused the tub...
02/16/2010 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE had a second degree burn on wrist while using torch. Investigation for more details is still underway.
10/29/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 36d lost, 75d restricted Associate was working in crusher, ladder was let go by helper and ladder slid into crusher. Associate fell, hitting his head on rocks and damaging his arm.
01/16/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 20d lost, 18d restricted Assoc was standing on back edge of welding truck platform throwing scrap metal and conveyor belts into the dumpster, bent to pick up a 3' x 42"" piece of conveyor, lost balance and fell backwards brea...
08/03/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured EE was installing a 2"" rigid conduit tee fitting overhead at arms reach when the fitting slipped from his hands and struck him on the forehead, under the brim of his hardhat.
08/04/2005 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Associate wetting down muck pile with water truck ""cannon"" older model and associate needed to be on outside of vehicle. Truck was approx. 10 feet from pile. While spraying rock 3 to 4 feet in diame...
01/27/2005 ALL OTHER OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESSES OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None No injury associate. 4/5/05 informed mgr diagnosed with Post Tramatic Stress Disorder from a near miss that occured on 01/27/05 - associate removing material from #3 to #4 transfer box. Associate on...
05/06/2003 NO VALUE FOUND DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 44d lost ASSOC. GOT IN PICK UP PUT IN REVERSE, RELEASED PARKING BRAKE, PARKING BRAKE DID NOT DISENGAGE ASSOC. GOT OUT OF TRUCK (STILL IN REVERSE) HOOKED CABLE BACK ON PARKING BRAKE. BRAKE DISENGAGED TRUCK STAR...
03/20/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 9d lost, 5d restricted ASSOCIATE STEPPING DOWN FROM LADDER ONTO LOOSE FINE MATERIAL FROM CONVEYOR-TWISTED KNEE.
01/10/2000 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS REMOVING A WEAR EDGE FROM LOADER BY STRIKING EDGE WITH A HAMMER. WHEN THE EE STRUCK THE WEAR EDGE A SMALL PIECE OF METAL FLEW OFF & IMBEDDED ITSELF IN THE EE'S LEG.