GRAHAM-VIRGINIA — Accidents

Total: 35 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
08/13/2025 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None EE was operating a loader while working on a ramp in the plant yard. The bucket was fully loaded, and fully raised when the loader tipped over on its side.
07/19/2024 FIRE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 34d lost Employee had finished using a cleaning solvent and lit a cigarette. Ashes from the cigarette caught residual solvent on the employee's shirt on fire.
11/29/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost IW was in chute above P4 tail pulley when EE's hand was impaled with a piece of steel that was sticking away from the wall causing a laceration to EE's right hand.
06/16/2023 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cutting a piece of wear metal out of a chute. As employee was cutting, the 42-inch x 21-inch x 1-inch plate popped free and smashed their left thumb between the chute and the plate.
09/27/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was onloading a small pipe bender by hand. When EE set the bender on the ground the handle came around and hit the employee in the ear, resulting in a laceration to the ear lobe.
11/10/2020 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 298d lost The employee was changing the drill bit when left index finger was caught between the hammer and the drill bit.
06/06/2019 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted On 6/6/19 at approximately 1330 hours WAH employee #11992 was using a metal pry-bar and the suction hose from a VAC-CON truck attempting to locate an existing water line. The pry-bar was sucked by the...
09/21/2018 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee slipped while attempting to get into track loader. Employee sprained their left ankle. Did not want to seek medical attention on injury date.
02/20/2018 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost EE got a piece of concrete in EE's left eye while working in a man hole. Concrete flew onto EE's safety glasses and into EE's left eye causing 2 abrasions. EE was taken to the ER.
05/31/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 24d restricted Employee was helping move a 150lb plate when right thumb got caught in between the two overlapped plates resulting in a laceration and fracture.
01/28/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was in the process of assisting in removing loader bucket hardware on a 988K loader. Employee reached under the bucket to push the bolt up as another employee spun the bolt. This resulted in...
08/09/2013 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost EE was welding and a piece of hot slag rolled into his boot, EE had his pant leg tucked in. EE worked the rest of his shift and part of the next before it started to swell. EE went back to his house a...
05/16/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Pressing bearing into hydraulic cylinder when a piece of the bearing broke off and went into knee.
02/13/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 24d lost Employee injured shoulder while picking up chain wrench.
01/13/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost Employee was walking up Gyro tower stairs and tripped, spraining his ankle.
09/03/2009 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using a grinder with a sanding pad to clean the mantle liner. The grinder jerked and came in contact with his right forearm creating a laceration.
07/14/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Pulling nail out of a board, when the nail came out he hit his arm on a pencil rod/all-threaded rod.
07/24/2007 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A splinter entered the EE's left forearm when he brushed against a rail tie while assisting another EE load a front-end loader onto a lowboy trailer.
03/06/2007 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 3d lost, 17d restricted Employee's right arm was pinned beneath the handrail and in the roller at the same time as his hand was drawn into the troughing roller while inspecting the #2 conveyor belt, receiving ten stitches an...
09/22/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE left index finger was lacerated after cutting it with a utilityknife while trying to cut through a wire tie for a Teledyne.
03/15/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Skirtboard lacerated employee's right hand palm, receiving stitches.
11/01/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Employee was in the control booth and walked out the door, stepped with his left foot and twisted his ankle. He did not step on any obstruction.
09/07/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Ee was removing the center rail hold down bolt with a ratchet wrench. The wrench slipped off the bolt head and pinched his finger between the socket and the angle bolt head protector causing the accid...
08/11/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Working on the middle deck of a creen shaker and the screen was handed into the shaker the wrong way. Ee then had to turn the screen around before sliding it into place. Also note that this did not be...
11/20/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 52d lost WAS THROWING AWAY OLD ELECTRIC PUMP & OTHER STEEL INTO THE BUCKET OF A BOBCAT. STEPPED OVER THE METAL, GETTING READY TO TAKE IT TO THE DUMPSTER, WHEN HE NOTICED ANOTHER PIECE OF STEEL. HE WENT TO GET...
10/03/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None CHANGING THE SHAFT ON THE DRIVE HEAD PULLEY OF CONVEYOR 15, AFTER REMOVING THE SHAFT TO ADJUST IT SO WE COULD PULL IT OUT THROUGH THE ROOF OF THE TOWER, THE SHAFT SLID DOWN AND SMASHED THE LEF T INDEX...
03/26/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost TRUCK DRIVER TOLD ROCKBREAKER OPERATOR THAT HE HAD AN OIL LEAK. THE OPERATOR PULLED OVER AND SWUNG MACHINE AROUND. IT WASN'T FULLY LEVEL. HE CALLED FOR A MECHANIC. MECHANIC & OPERATOR ADDED OI L TOT H...
10/04/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 4d lost, 4d restricted EE WAS DISMOUNTING A R65 EUC HAUL TRUCK.
05/08/2001 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 18d lost USING A PORTABLE WIRE BRUSH GRINDER TO CLEAN DIRTAND OLD BACKING MATERIAL OFF OF THE MAIN SHAFT AND CRUSHER HEAD. WHILE DOING THIS JOB A PIECE OF THE WIRE BRISTLE BROKE OFF AND LODGED IN HIS L OWER RI...
04/06/2001 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 4d lost, 3d restricted HOLDING DRIFT PIN TO DRIVE BASE PIN INTO TELEDYNE BREAKER.
03/30/2001 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None EMPLOYEE HAD A PERIODIC SCREENING CHEST X-RAY READ BY TWO ""B"" READERS. USING THE ILO PROCEDURES. THE X-RAYS WERE CHARACTERIZED AS CONSISTENT WITH PNEUMOCONIOSES WHITH READINGS OF Y, AND 1/2. D AMAGE...
11/29/2000 FIRE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted HOSE & WIRING HARNESS HAD RUBBED TOGETHER OVER TIME. RUB HOLE IN HARNESS SHORTED OUT ON HOSE CAUSED FIRE UNDER CAB
06/05/2000 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 9d lost EE WAS USING A 988 CAT LOADER TO SELECT ROCKS FROM A PILE ABOUT 15 FEET TALL. WHILE RETURNING TO THE PILE AFTER SETTING ASIDE ONE OF THE ROCKS. A ROCK ROLLED DOWN THE PILE AND HIT THE LOADER B UCKET W...
04/04/2000 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted EE WAS REMOVING A PIECE OF WEAR METAL FROM A WA-600 KOMATSU BUCKET. HE WAS USING A SLEDGE HAMMERTO HIT THE PIECE OF WEAR METAL IN ORDER TO KNOCK IT IN TO THE RELEASE POSITION. THIS WAS A SPARE LOADER...
02/28/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost WHILE SERVICING EQUIPMENT IN THE SERV LANE IN THE SHOP EE WAS WALKING AROUND THE EQUIPMENT WHEN HE STEPPED IN SOME MUD THAT HAD DROPPED OFF SOMEOF THE EQUIPMENT THAT WAS BEING SERVICED. THE EE SLIPPED...