Imerys Lompoc Plant — Accidents

Total: 283 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
05/15/2013 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 95d lost employee was closing the door from his truck when he dislocated his shoulder.
02/25/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 24d restricted Employee was on top of a rail car making a connection with a bulk material line. Employee was squatting and had the bulk line in the right arm and was pushing with her left hand/arm to make the conne...
02/22/2013 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cutting straps off of a roll of plastic wrap. EE bent over and cut the strap pulling the box cutter toward his leg. When the strap separated, the knife blade was pulled into his leg.
02/19/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was packing a standard product in bags at 4AP when a bag corner failed allowing material to spray out onto the operator including his face and in his eyes. Employee was prescribed antibiotic...
12/08/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 59d restricted Employee stepped up approx. 10"" onto the take-up bolt for the feed belt. When he lifted his other foot off the ground to climb up onto the belt, the foot on the bolt slipped and he fell backward onto...
08/21/2012 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Was using a torch to cut off rusted bolts on the spinner blades in the Williams Mill.
08/14/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was setting down a worn discharge tube when it slipped through his hands to the floor. His left hand middle finger was caught by the worn edge and cut.
08/06/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 27d restricted Employee was pulling a bulk product hose from one point to another in an effort to make a connection when he felt something in his back ""pop"". Employee was taken to the hospital for medical care
05/23/2012 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was vacuuming out a waste bin with a line pump. The material in the bin sloughed down and the bin emptied rapidly, with some material coming out of the line opening. The material dusted the EE and...
05/08/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 52d restricted The EE was leaving the control room when he stepped off a 5"" concrete step onto the ground. His foot came to rest partially on the ground and partially on a metal grate walkway. His foot rolled to th...
04/19/2012 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 28d restricted Using a 7"" Buffer on a stainless Vessel when the buffer jerked forward pulling his right elbow.
04/08/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 135d restricted EE was exiting the truck facing out when he tripped and fell to the ground, striking his right hand. EE declined medical attention at the time but later in the shift requested evaluation. Medical eval...
02/28/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was removing a piece of metal caught between a conveyor belt and a bin chute. He was using a pry bar to pull the piece out when the bar slipped and his left hand came into contact with the edge of...
02/04/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cutting a hose using a box cutter. The blade was not long enough to go all the way through the hose so the EE flipped the hose over to cut on the other side. When the box cutter cut throu...
12/02/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted EE was reaching over an area guard trying to grab empty bags off the conveyor, following his attempt to remove the guard. The guard shifted when he leaned on it causing him to impact his right side ag...
11/23/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 144d restricted EE was pushing a filled #50 bag of material onto a conveyor when he felt pain in his right shoulder. EE declined medical attention at the time of the incident. EE came back to work after time off on...
08/30/2011 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A piece of steel fell from the turning kiln while the employee was standing beside it.
06/09/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was conducting a pre-shift inspection of a lugger truck when he found paper bags caught under a hook. Employee was pulling the bags loose when he felt a sharp pain in his left ring finger.
06/02/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 269d restricted Employee was inspecting liquid level in tank and had tank lid open. The lid fell on the employee's left foot mashing the top. Employee has broken bones in left foot.
04/28/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 228d lost Employee had exited the cab of his haul truck and had transferred to the access ladder when he apparently lost his grip on the ladder and mis-stepped on the ladder causing him to fall to the ground. T...
04/22/2011 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 46d restricted Employee was assisting with the closing of a kiln hood, using a come-along and a wire rope choker. While working the come-along, the wire rope choker snapped under tension. The choker flew back and st...
04/21/2011 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was inspecting a plugged discharge line which was creating a dusty work place. Wind picked up dust and blew it into the employees face, around his safety glasses and into his left eye. Initi...
01/26/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was closing the cover of a screw conveyor when the ring finger on his left hand was caught between the cover and the housing, crushing the tip of the finger. The skin was broken.
08/18/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 28d restricted Employee was moving a wooden pallet used to stack and move bags of finished product. The pallets weigh approximately thirty pounds each. He lifted a pallet to put it on top of another pallet when he f...
07/14/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 86d lost, 17d restricted After shoveling spillage from the crude conveyor area,EE felt pain in his right shoulder.
06/21/2010 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was changing out the cutting blade on the Shipping film applicator. When making final adjustments, EE noticed some film was stuck on the edge of the blade. EE tried to pull the film off the blade w...
06/14/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 67d lost EE was climbing down the vertical ladder of a bulk rail car. EE placed his left foot on the ground when his right foot slipped off the hitch pin rod. EE let go off the hand bar and put all of his weig...
06/09/2010 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 101d restricted Employee was adjusting the forks on a Champ Lift Truck so he could move a large tank. When pushing on the left fork with his left hand, the fork moved freely and he lost grip, catching his left index...
04/30/2010 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While walking in the plant near the 6 kiln cooler box, employee felt something go into his eye. EE was sent for treatment and received prescription medication for the eye.
04/10/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was removing a bag from the conveyor when he made contact with a nearby guard that had a sharp point. EE received a cut on his right forearm that required 3 sutures to close.
02/24/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 339d lost EE had just finished replacing a bulk line. As he stood up and walked away from the job, he felt numbness in his right leg and foot. Diagnosis was sciatica.
02/04/2010 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 56d lost, 5d restricted EE was driving a Genie Lift around a corner. As he pressed the lever to move forward, he pushed too hard and the lift basket jerked, causing ee to jerk front then back. His foot was in the foot-button...
01/27/2010 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Workers were repairing a broken water line. They were saw cutting a water main. The employee was pouring water from the bucket to irrigate the saw blade, when the saw got stuck and kicked back at hi...
01/22/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 58d lost Employee was taking down 4"" schedule 40 pipe & it slipped injuring employee's thumb. Employee needed minor/outpatient surgery to set broken thumb.
12/26/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost EE was cleaning up from replacing a hose clamp. As he put the hose clamp into the truck, a burr on the clamp caused a laceration to the left palm, requiring 5 stitches. This report was submitted onlin...
10/21/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 62d lost EE was removing bolts to an inspection door cover. As he removed the last bolt, the cover swung down and pinched his left hand between the cover and the lift. Neither ee nor his assistant had secured...
08/25/2009 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 34d lost EE was standing near the junction of a bulk hose that had just been repaired, checking for leaks. The hose connection broke and the end struck the ee in the knees, causing a bruise. EE placed himself...
08/04/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 19d lost EE was walking to an area to determine the source of a water leak when he slipped and fell to the ground, injuring his wrist.
07/09/2009 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 16d lost EE was operating a forklift to load a tractor/trailer container with product when the spring loaded dock plate came up out of position. He backed out of the container, he did not look in the directio...
05/06/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost As EE was exiting the vacuum truck, he stepped down and felt pain in his right calf and ankle.
04/28/2009 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 58d lost EE was performing a routine maintenance inspection of the administration building back up generator. While stepping away from the generator, he stepped onto the large cable and felt a pain/pop in his...
02/21/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost EE was turning to place a bag on the conveyor, when he felt a pull in his front lower right abdomenal area.
01/18/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 14d lost During the installation of belts onto a belt roller, ee pulled on the belt and felt a pop in his back, causing pain.
11/08/2008 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost EE is a forklift driver. He complained of lower back and leg pain and said it had been occuring all week but was worse at the end of shift. He was seen and returned to work. More pain occurred on 11/1...
10/25/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost EE walked on rollers to unjam a broken bag when her foot slipped, causing a roller to pop out and her leg to fall in the hole. She received bruising to her right thigh.
10/22/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None packing up tools and got dizzy and fell
10/17/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 12d lost EE was moving 50lb bags of product when he felt a strain in his lower back.
10/04/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY None EE was removing a bag from the packer when the bag felt slightly stuck. He pulled harder and felt a pop/snap in his abdomen and then felt pain.
09/30/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 39d lost EE bent over to pick up a misfed empty bag and felt his back tighten up. EE has had back surgery in the past.
09/29/2008 FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS ACCIDENT ONLY None Material fell from roof of Tunnel A, near 14 glory hole. Tunnel is a retrieval operation. Discovered at 11:30am, time of fall is unknown.