Elco Plant — Accidents

Total: 61 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
03/14/2002 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 15d restricted EE WAS DRIVING FORKLIFT ACROSS DOCK PLATE @ TRUCK LOADING DOCKS. THE TRUCK THAT WAS BEING LOADED WAS UNEVEN, CREATING A 2"" RISE. WHEN THE FRONT WHEELS OF FORKLIFT HIT RISE, FORKLIFT STOPPED SU DDENLY...
01/29/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted EE WAS LIFTING AND PLACING A STEEL PIPE THROUGH AN OPENING IN A WALL. THE WEIGHT OF THE PIPE AND AWKWARD POSITION THE WORKER WAS IN CAUSED A MINOR MUSCLE STRAIN TO HIS LEFT FOREARM. THE EE WAS TAKEN F...
10/09/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE A 50 LB BAG OF PRODUCT FROM A CONVEYOR BELT BY PULLING A LIFTING THE BAG. THIS LIFTING AND PULLING MOTION CAUSED THE EE TO STRAIN HIS LEFT FOREARM. THE EE DID NOT S EEK MED...
08/27/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A 50 POUND WOOD PALLET WHICH CAUSED HIM TO STRAIN MUSCLE IN HIS LOWER LEFT ARM. EMPLOYEE COMPLAINED OF PERSISTENT PAIN AND WAS PROVIDED MEDICAL SERVICES ON 8-27-01. EMPLOY EE WAS...
05/30/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None ON 5-30-01 EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO OPEN A VALVE THAT HAD NOT BEEN OPENED FOR SEVERAL YEARS. THE VALVE WAS STUCK AND EMPLOYEE EXERTED EXCESSIVE PRESSURE TO OPEN VALVE. DUE TO PERSISTENT PAIN , EMPLO...
03/26/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS TRYING TO MOV A PALLET OF PRODUCT BY PUSHING AGAINST IT CAUSING A MINOR BACK STRAIN. THE EE WAS TAKEN FOR MEDICAL ATTENTION ON 4-5-01 BECAUSE OF PERSISTENT PAIN IN HIS BACK WHEN HE WAS DIAGNOSE...
02/13/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 109d restricted EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LIFT ROLL OF POLY FILM AND PLACE IN DISPENSER WHEN HE STRAINED A MUSCLE INHIS LOWER BACK. EE WAS PLACED ON LIGHT DUTY AND PROVIDED MEDICATION.
02/07/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 13d restricted EE TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE WHILE TURNING CORNER WHILE WALKING ALONG WALKWAY CONSTRUCTED OF STEEL GRATING. THE SPRAIN RESLUTED IN RESTRICTIVE DUTIES.
10/16/2000 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None THE MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR WAS TROUBLESHOOTING A NEW INSTALLATION OF A BAG PLACER MECHANISM ON A BAG FILLING MACHINE MAKING ADJUSTMENTS TO LIMIT SWITCHES AND RELAYS DURING INSTALLATION OF THE EQUIPMEN...
09/07/2000 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted WHILE EE WAS OPERATING THE FOUR SPOUT BAGGER HISLEFT LEG WAS STRUCK BY A FILLED BAG AS IT WAS BEING DISCHARGED FROM THE BAGGER TO TAKE AWAY CONVEYOR LOCATED BELOW THE OPERATOR
07/16/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 81d restricted EE WAS LIFTING THE ACCESS DOOR TO THE DRYER WHICH CAUSED HIM TO STRAIN HIS RIGHT WRIST DUE TO OVER EXERTION, RESULTING IN RESTRICTIVED DUTIES.