GARWOOD PLANT — Accidents

Total: 11 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
05/15/2023 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Socket slipped off the allen head bolt and allowed forearm to hit the machining rail causing a cut. The cut was wrapped and employee was taken in to the doctor for 11 stitches. Dr report states: lac...
05/17/2021 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was stepping down off the ladder and slipped grabbing the handrail to break fall. This wrenched the employee's shoulder causing an injury. Oily residue was identified on the ladder.
02/17/2017 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Technician was removing parking brake assembly from excavator final drive. Tech used a hydraulic press to release parking brake. When tech went to remove snap ring retaining brake piston, piston blew...
08/28/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 237d restricted Employee was using an extension ladder in order to patch a hole on the sand screw chute. Ladder shifted and employee fell about 6ft on his right foot and broke heel bone on his foot.
05/21/2010 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 36d lost Two employees were relocating a plastic water line in the field. One employee was on the ground directing the other employee in the loader. When the loader moved, the plastic pipe shifted striking t...
12/02/2008 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was changing bucket teeth on dragline, the weather was windy and his eye started to water, he rubbed his eyes with his sleeve and a particale went into his eye. He flushed his eye at the sit...
06/15/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Picked up cable loop to attached to pin on loader when small piece of wire punctured into employees left little (pinky) finger.
06/01/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Doing Maintenance on screen replacing bearing housing, holding wrench on nut to back up while tightening bolts. When pulled wrench off nut, wrench struck employee on tooth chipping tooth.
03/27/2004 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE CUTTING STEEL CABLE ON GROUND, PIECE OF CABLE CAME LOOSE AND STRUCK EE ON HIS LOWER LIP. CAUSING LACERATION TO HIS LIP.
03/15/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY None WHILE REMOVING DRAG CABLE FROM DRUM TUGGER, CABLE CAME LOOSE STRIKING LEFT EYE WITH FORCE & THE TRAUMA CAUSED IMMEDIATE LOSS OF VISION. EYE SURGICALLY REMOVED. MEDICAL LOST TIME.
03/31/2001 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None USING KNIFE TO CUT CONVEYOR BELT. KNIFE SLIPPED AND LACERATED 4TH FINGER (PINKY) KNUCKLE.