Huber Specialty Hydrates, LLC — Accidents

Total: 28 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
01/22/2025 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None At around 8PM on January 22nd, the Jet Mill Bagger was attempting to cut open a pallet of new bags and slipped causing a finger laceration that required stiches to repair. The bagger was using a box c...
01/15/2025 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 6d restricted Operator was stepping down off of a ladder after closing a valve when EE rolled their right ankle.
06/24/2022 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was removing a bearing from a pump shaft. The employee cut the bearing in two places then used a hammer and chisel to separate the races of the bearing. When hammering on the bearing race, a...
05/24/2022 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Operator was walking down a flight of stairs and sprained right knee. EE was not carrying anything, rushing and was using the handrail. EE was treated with prescription medication and physical therapy...
03/23/2022 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 14d lost The operator was hammering the locking ring handle on the discharge valve of the south EW pump. When the operator struck the locking ring and it broke free, the turning handle spun striking the operat...
03/09/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 28d lost Operator was shoveling material off of the mezzanine at the bulk loading area into a drop chute when they sprained their back. Reported incident to the supervisor Thursday 3/10/22 but didn't request m...
12/29/2020 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 56d lost Employee didn't follow procedure and attempted to clean the bulk loading belt while in operation. Employee's hand was pulled through the pinch point between the troughing idler and the conveyor. Rig...
02/29/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee was shoveling dry material from the ground. About 10 mins into the process, complained about shoulder hurting. Medical evaluation resulted in restricted duty for 3 days. Huber does not have a...
10/30/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 177d lost Facility had rain after several days and floors were wet causing the employee to slip and bend knee backwards.
08/26/2019 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost A B45 Operator was dumping the presses into the dump truck. The Operator backed the truck under the second press, turned off the truck and in the process of stepping out of the truck twisted an ankle...
03/26/2019 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee reported that EE has been experiencing pain in the groin area for about a week. Nothing was reported to management until 3-26-2019. EE was sent to the company doctor for evaluation. The tr...
10/21/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Operator was unhooking a 1"" hose when operator felt a pain in arm. ER visit determined a strained shoulder and issued Rx and a follow up visit.
07/02/2018 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee reported that they had slipped on flat, dry concrete causing an ankle to turn. The employee was treated at a local clinic for a pulled muscle and returned to work with restrictions. Company p...
06/28/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Construction co. employee cut arm on a metal building section while erecting a new building on site.
10/02/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Operator was placing an empty super sack on a forklift. During the act of pulling the loops in place employee felt a sharp pain in the right shoulder. Dr. determined the injury to be rotator cuff st...
05/30/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cleaning a filter and got caustic slurry on pants leg. The employee decided to put on rubber boots and tucked the wet pants leg into the rubber boots. The caustic caused the employee to...
02/27/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Associate was breaking in 50 lb bags at a rework station when the left hand cramped such that the associate was not able to open employee's hand.
01/07/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was thawing out frozen pipe lines with a torch. Employee immediately grabbed a valve handle to open it after applying heat from the torch. The employee burned the pinky and ring fingers on ri...
10/04/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Manual handling of 50 lb bags of finished goods in preparation for shipping.
08/28/2016 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 19d lost employee stated EE felt a pop in EE's back when using a sledge hammer to clear product from a blocked feeder.
08/19/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 127d restricted Employee was getting out of bobcat and foot slipped, causing employee to fall to the side of the unit. Right arm fell between two spare buckets next to the unit and was twisted, dislocating elbow.
08/05/2016 DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee got dehydrated and went to the hospital for some IV fluids.
07/13/2016 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 14d lost Employee went to the Dr. on their own. Employee said hand had been bothering them so they wanted to get it checked. The Dr. stated it was a repetitive motion injury and put the employee on restriction...
04/11/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 343d lost Employee was working 435 packaging line on 4/11/16. Employee states that left shoulder started hurting because of work at the rework station or getting on and off of the forklift.
02/22/2016 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 140d restricted The employee was working on tank 69/70 conveyor head pulley. To get the motor and gear assembly out from under the platform they had to use a pry bar so they could chain hoist it out. While moving the...
12/05/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was removing the east end of slurry heater. Employee dropped a nut and when the nut hit the floor it landed in some product and it splashed into the employees right eye. Employee was wearing...
03/28/2013 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee operating forklift on access road and was stung by a bee.
06/09/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 11d lost, 10d restricted On June 9, 2012 at approximately 6:40am an employee stepped in a puddle of caustic slurry. The employee did not notify supervision of the incident until Tues June 12th. The employee received burns to...