Huber Engineered Materials — Accidents

Total: 16 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
03/11/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 19d lost, 2d restricted EE was in the process of cleaning TK96/97 bulk scale with water hose when he stumbled and felt a slight muscle pull in his lower back. After task was completed he parked the water truck and started to...
02/27/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 6d restricted Employee was climbing ladder at TK13 with a 45 degree angle pipe on shoulder when employee lost contact with 4th or 5th rung causing him to fall to ground level about 4 to 5 feet. Employee received a...
09/13/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 17d lost Employee sustained a lower back muscle strain while lifting a 50lbs. bag of product
04/25/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 73d lost, 21d restricted Employee knee gave out as he was navigating around a pallet. Employee had a pre-existing condition that may have caused his knee to fail .
03/08/2011 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was splicing telephone wire and employee cut his left hand and required 4 sutures. Employee was wearing gloves and was using the right knife for the job a splicing knife. Employee stated that...
05/13/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was doing pre-shift inspection on the Road Grader. The employee climbed backward down (normal routine) off the Grader, placed his right foot first on the ground, turned to place his left foot...
04/25/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 59d restricted While employee was bagging 50 # bags of material at bagging station he strain stomach muscle.
11/14/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Laceration of wrist - small cut.
07/21/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Loader tripped over open hatch while in process of retrieving load out ramp. Injury to right knee and lower back.
04/29/2006 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 102d restricted Dump truck was crossing a railroad track inside the plant. A heavy rain had washed out the grade crossing site. The site was covered with standing water. It was rough enough to jerk the steering whe...
05/02/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 9d restricted EE was running the M200 bag station and was also training a new employee on the bagging process. EE had placed about 12 bags on the pallet and was up to layer #5 of the pallet when he felt a sharp pai...
12/16/2004 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee was loading bulk trailer when driver removed chocks and stop sign. Employee jumped so he would not get crushed by ramp and hit the safety rail on trailer, causing a puncture wound to his rig...
06/30/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 45d restricted EE WAS CLEANING THE MEN'S ROOM WHEN SOMEONE CAME TO THE FRONT WINDOW AND RANG THE BELL. EE HURRIED OUT OF THE MEN'S ROOM INTO THE HALLWAY, MAKING HER WAY TO THE FRONT OFFICE TO ANSWER THE BELL . HER F...
03/05/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE HAD CLEANED OUT ELEVATOR ROCK CHUTE AND TURNED THE ELEVATOR BACK ON THE ENSURE THE PIPE WAS CLEAR. ONCE THE CHUTE WAS CONFIRMED TO BE CLEAN, THE COVER WAS LOWERED BACK INTO PLACE AND APPREN TLY THE...
02/24/2003 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 57d lost EE ALLEGES HE HURT HIMSELF WHEN HE WAS TRANSPORTING BAGS FROM UNIT 2 TO UNIT 3 ON A FORKLIFT ON FRIDAY, 2-21-03. DURING TRANSPORT, THE EE ALLEGES HE HIT A POTHOLE THAT JARRED HIM, AGGRAVATING HIS LOWE...
09/30/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 14d restricted AFTER DUMPING A LOAD OF ROCK IN HOPPER A ROCK WAS BETWEEN TAILGATE AND BED. THE DRIVER TRIED TO KNOCK THE ROCK OUT. WHEN IT FELL OUT HIS FINGER TOP WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN TAILGATE AND BED, BREAKIN G BONE...