Keystone Filler Plant — Accidents

Total: 20 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
05/12/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 16d lost EE & COWORKER WERE CLEANING A HOT COAL DUST BUILDUP OUT OF THE #4 DRYER CHUTE. WHEN THEY SHOVELED THE DUST INTO A BARREL, THE HOT DUST SPLASHED BACK ONTO BOTH EMPLOYEES, CAUSING 1ST DEGREE BURNS.
05/12/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 16d lost Employee and co-worker were cleaning a hot coal dust build up out of the #4 dryer chute. When the ee's shoveled the dust into a barrel the hot dust splashed back onto the ee causing 1st degree burns.
04/24/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost THE EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A 50 LB BAG THAT WAS ON THE FLOOR AND PUT IT ONTO THE SCALE. WHEN HE BENT OVER TO PICK IT UP HE USED HIS ARMS AND NOT HIS LEGS.
02/29/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 20d lost THE EE WAS TAKING A WHIZZER OUT OF A ROLLER MILL AND PUSHED ON A WRENCH WITH HIS FOOT, STRAINING HIS LOWER BACK.
01/19/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO VALUE FOUND None THE EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OFF A FORKLIFT & TWISTED HIS LOWER BACK
09/13/2003 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS CLOSING A SLIDE GATE ON A RAILCAR WITH A BAR AND HAMMER, EE WAS PUSHING ON THE BAR AND HITTING THE SLIDE WITH A HAMMER. THE BAR SLIPPED AND THE HAMMER HIT HIM IN THE HEAD.
08/01/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost THE EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING OVER THE FORKS ON THE FORKLIFT AND SPRAINED HIS ANKLE.
07/11/2003 HOISTING DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost THE EE WAS KNEELING DOWN ON LEFT KNEE TAKING BOLTS OUT OF A DOOR ON THE BUCKET ELEVATOR, THE BUCKET ELEVATOR CHAIN BROKE AND FELL DOWN PUSHING THE DOOR OUT AND HIT EE IN THE RIGHT KNEE.
06/18/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None THE EMPLOYEE WAS ADJUSTING THE SIDE MIRROR OF A JOCKEY TRUCK AND WHEN HE PULLED ON IT, THE MIRROR CAME BACK AND HIT HIM IN THE HEAD, CUTTING HIM ABOVE THE LEFT EYE.
05/30/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS HANDING A SHOVEL UP TO ANOTHER EMPLOYEE ON A DIFFERENT LEVEL AND IT SLIPPED OUT OF THE UPPER EMPLOYEES HAND AND HIT THE LOWER EMPLOYEE IN THE HAND.
04/18/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS WALKING FAST TO GET INTO THE SHOWER ROOM IT WAS RAINING AND WET, THE EE SLIPPED & HIT HIS HEAD ON THE DOOR AND CUT HIS FOREHEAD.
01/06/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost EE WAS CLEANING SNOW AND ICE FROM WALKWAYS AND STEPS. HE SLIPPED ON THE 2ND STEP AND LANDED ON THE LAST STEP INJURING HIS LOWER BACK.
09/19/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 26d lost EE WAS WALKING DOWN A SLOPING SURFACE AND LOST HIS FOOTING AND TWISTED HIS BACK.
07/17/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A 10"" X 12' SCREW CONVEYOR WITH A SLING AND HOIST. THE SLING SLIPPED AND THE SCREW MOVED SIDEWAYS AND PINCHED THE EMPLOYEE'S LEFT HAND BETWEEN THE SCREW AND MILL WALL. BRUI SED HI...
12/11/2001 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS HELPING REPAIR A STRETCH WRAP MACHINE, THE WRAPPER UNIT WAS STUCK ABOUT FOUR FEET ABOVE HIM. THE DRIVE CHAIN BROKE AND THE WRAPPER UNIT FELL. THE UNIT STRUCK THE MAINTENANCE MAN AND CUT HIS L....
09/27/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 35d lost LIFTING BARRELS AND FELT SOMETHING POP.
08/13/2001 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 39d lost RAISING DUST CURTAIN ON CRUSHER, HANDLE SLIPPED & CRUSHED FINGER BETWEEN HANDLE & PLATE CURTAIN USED TO STOP DUST.
01/23/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost EE WAS CLEANING OFF ONE OF THE TRUCKS WHEN HE TWISTED HIS BACK.
11/08/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 36d lost EMPLOYEE STEPPED DOWN FROM A LOW PLATFORM ON SUPER SACK FILLING MACHINE AND TWISTED HIS KNEE.
01/25/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 15d lost WALKING IN #1 MILL ROOM AND STEPPED UP ON ANOTHER LEVEL TWISTING HIS ANKLE CAUSING A FRACTURE.