Chesapeake Plant — Accidents

Total: 25 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
02/25/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 23d restricted The employee was lifting an empty 55-gallon drum (~48 pounds). During this lift, the employee felt discomfort in left biceps.
01/05/2023 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee has a STS noise induced hearing loss per 62.174(b) in accordance with part 50 of the title.
10/25/2021 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE's description, 'While cleaning up from a job at 4:50pm in Alesa 1 building I was putting away my tools. While trying to remove a bit from my drill. My glove became caught on the drill and spun my g...
06/11/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None We were dumping the grinding media balls (metal balls) out of the CF1 Ball Mill into barriers (constructed of 4x8 plywood, etc). One of the balls bounced out of the barriers, bounced up and hit a supe...
08/07/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 12d lost Temporary Employee got dust in left eye. Rinsed at eyewash station, continued to work. Reported to work the next day with eye still irritated. The employee had shoveled up dust into a bucket and upon...
08/22/2018 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Spider bit employee's right ankle.
02/23/2018 MACHINERY PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 24d lost An operator was standing on the tracks of a bulldozer, when the operator inside the cab, accidentally hit the travel lever. The operator had foot pinched between the tracks and the dozer frame. EE bro...
04/29/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 74d restricted Employee dropped roll of plastic (90 lbs) when team-lifting the roll. The roll needed to be replaced on our stretch-wrap system. Roll fell and struck top of right foot. Fracture to metatarsal bone.
08/06/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 3d lost, 10d restricted Lab tech, moving 3 gallon buckets (weighing 7-10 lbs) from stacked on a pallet, to a pull cart. Some buckets that were stacked 5-6 high fell over onto him as he was kneeling. Buckets hit the employee...
03/02/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None The mill had 2 scall man doors removed for maintenance. The repairman entered through the upper door via a ladder. He accidently put one foot into the lower door hole, lost his balance and fell onto h...
06/25/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The production utility man was disconnecting a 4"" vacuum hose from a manifold and when it came loose it hit him on the lower lip and caused about a 0.25"" split. He was taken to the hospital where a...
07/09/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A repairman was hammering a pin punch with a 20 Oz hammer to drive out a pin. The hammer glanced off the punch and traveled down and hit his thumb. The thumb sustained an open fracture on the tip of t...
06/01/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Mechanic was hammering a wedge to hold a crusher liner in place. Hammer glanced off of the wedge and traveled down and hit his other hand. He was supporting his weight with the hand that was struck. T...
10/18/2005 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost The worker went to a mill bin to get the cement to flow. He attached high pressure to the internal air pads and tapped on the bottom to loosen the material. While checking for flow at the discharge, t...
09/13/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost A contract laborer was assisting cleaning up a lime spill with a shovel and a big bag with several others. After he went home he noticed a burns on the upper inside of his legs. He went to the doctor...
08/19/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 6d lost, 4d restricted A contract laborer was assisting a lime spill cleanup with a vacuum hose. He noticed a burn on his neck later that evening and went to a doctor on monday. It appears that some lime dust got on his ne...
10/27/2003 NO VALUE FOUND DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 53d lost EE WAS CALIBRATING A CEMEMTN PACKING MACHINE. THE 2 CALIBRATION WEIGHT WERE 25KG EA. AND EE WAS LIFTING THEM OFF TOGETHER. AS HE WAS LIFTING THEM OFF THE CRADLE, HE TURNED TO HIS LEFT TO EXIT THE PACK...
09/03/2003 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost EE USED A WELDING ROD TO HOLD THE LARGE SOCKET ON THE WRENCH AS DID EVERYONE ELSE. AS HE WAS RELEASING ENERGY BY RUNNING THE WRENCH OUT OF AIR, THE WRENCH HE WAS HOLDING SLIPPED AND HIT THE MI LL AND...
08/13/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 37d lost A REPAIRMAN WAS TOSSING 75 LB LINERS OUT THE MILL DOOR THAT WAS POSITIONED ON THE SIDE. THE LAST LINER HE THREW HIT THE SIDE OF THE DOOR FRAME AND BOUNCED BACK IN AND SMASHED 2 LEFT HAND FINGE R TIPS...
11/06/2002 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted EE WAS CHECKING A PUMP SYSTEM OUT FOR OPERATION AND NOTICED PRODUCT LEAKING FROM GASKET ON MAIN AERATION NOZZLE. HE KNEELED AND TURNED SIDEWAYS AND WAS LEANING AGAINST THE AIR MANIFOLD WHILE TIGHTENIN...
08/03/2002 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost EMPLOYEE WAS BREAKING UP LUMPS OF CLINKER THAT WERE CLOGGING A GRATE. THE HANDLE OF THE MAUL SHATTERED AND A WOODSPLINTER FLEW UNDER HIS SAFETY GLASSES AND LODGED IN HIS RIGHT EYE.
03/06/2002 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None THE INCIDENT OCCURED ON 3RD FLOOR OF PACK HOUSE. EE WAS REMOVING METAL COVER FROM A SLIDE CONVEYOR THAT WAS FIXED BY SILICON. EE WAS PRYING OFF COVER W/HAMMER & SCREWDRIVER. HE WAS STRUCK ON T OP OF T...
07/14/2001 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS UNLOADING A RAILCAR AT THE PLANT, HAMMERING ON A HOPPER TO IMPROVE PRODUCT FLOW. HE HEARDA SOUND CHANGE IN THE CAR'S AIRLINE THAT INDICATED LESS AIRFLOW AND HIGHER PRESSURE. AT THAT INS TANCE T...
01/18/2001 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING CLINKER INTO FEED HOPPER AND BREAKING UP LUMPS WITH MALLET WHEN A PIECE OF CLINKER FLEW UP TO HIS EYES AND CHATTERED THE RIGHT SAFETY LENS IN HIS GLASSES.
12/22/2000 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 50d lost EE WAS PACKING MATERIAL WHEN PACKING SPOUT TURNED AND CAUGHT HIS RIGHT HAND IN BETWEEN THE PACKING SPOUT AND THE BAG CAUSING LACERATION AND CONTUSION.