King William — Accidents

Total: 77 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
10/22/2025 OTHER DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted Employee stood up from a squatted postion using both legs and felt a sudden pop in left knee with onset of pain.
10/11/2025 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted An employee was climbing a vertical ladder to access the head section of a conveyor to perform a scheduled bearing replacement. While climbing the ladder with 3 Points of Contact they lost their grip...
06/25/2024 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was drilling a hole and felt pain in left shoulder
10/17/2023 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None two maintenance technicians were removing a wear plate out of hammermill B. While the employees were removing the first wear plate, the injured employee placed their left hand near a worn bolt head to...
08/01/2023 OTHER DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 60d lost, 30d restricted Employee's right knee locked up when EE attempted to stand from a kneeling position
06/15/2022 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While working on plattco valve 7089 underneath bag house 7888, tech was finishing up job, stepped back hitting head on the surrounding structure. As tech was turning around tech lost footing, cause te...
10/11/2021 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 22d lost At approximately 9:30 am on Monday, October 11, 2021, EE was helping other miners clean underneath a conveyor line. EE made contact with the conveyor belt and as a result, appeared to have friction or...
07/15/2021 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee tripped over electrical wires that were being used to perform our annual grounding checks. The employee extended right hand to catch self from the fall which led to EE's right pinky finge...
08/02/2018 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While cutting a coupling on the vertical band saw the coupling rotated in the maintenance tech's hand causing the sharp edge of the coupling to cut left middle finger.
02/02/2017 OTHER INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES None Witness: EE was conducting shovel labor work around Nestle Purina processing area when EE fell backwards on own. EE was non-responsive. Nestle Safety team applied defibrillator to EE. Its instruction...
10/25/2016 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using a hammer to clear a blockage in a chute, while striking the outside of the chute the employee became distracted and incidentally struck left index finger with the hammer.
06/17/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Part time employee fell from height, fractured ribs, perforated lung, cuts and abrasions.
05/02/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was carrying two pieces of liner materials on right shoulder. When EE began to lay the material down one of the pieces slid making contact with left forearm causing a laceration. The liner ma...
07/29/2015 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 12d restricted Miner was using a hammer to break off the shank of self-drilling screws (Tek screws) when one broke, deflected off of a beam and struck the miner in the left eye. Miner was wearing dark safety glasses...
06/17/2015 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was climbing down an access ladder using 100% tie off procedures. He was wearing a double retractable lanyard. One side attached overhead and other hanging loose. Loose end became hooked on ladder'...
05/27/2015 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was part of a team involved in removing an auger from a conveyor for replacement using a chain fall to elevate it up and out of the conveyor. The flights of the auger were very sharp from wea...
04/04/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 62d lost Employee tripped over a stud prodruding from the packaging floor and fell, hurting his right leg, thigh and back.
04/01/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Worker reached into his tool bag to retrieve a pair of scissors and cut his right index finger on a paint scraper
03/04/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Concrete slab walking surface covered in wet clay causing slippery footing.
01/27/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 12d restricted Employee was properly dismounting CAT 416 backhoe. While stepping down onto ground level, employee ""rolled"" his ankle resulting in a sprain. Employee was evaluated by a physician and placed on lig...
01/25/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 14d restricted Employee bumped his elbow while pulling a stuck cardboard box out of a box erecting machine.
11/05/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee leaned the edge of his left hand against the back wall of the chute he was clearing and cut it, requiring stitches, tetanus shot and antibiotics.
07/14/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 20d restricted Employee felt back pain lifting pallet on 7/14, but declined medical attn. On 7/28 he sought treatment and requested a back specialist. Employee missed two days of work because a specialist was unavai...
05/30/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee had recurring pain from handling packaging materials the week before and was diagnosed with a finger sprain and administered prescriptions and a finger splint
03/12/2014 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was raising the conveyor on line 6 when the air-ratchet slipped off the bolt, fell and caught his gloved hand between the ratchet handle and the frame, creating a laceration to the right pink...
08/11/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Laceration to right arm from chute while cleaning on conveyor 6174 in engineered litter process building required 6 stitches and antibiotics.
01/24/2013 OTHER INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES None Associate was found unresponsive in her office at 10:05AM. The plant emergency response team was called and performed rescue breathing and CPR until the King Willliam EMT service arrived and removed h...
12/29/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 123d lost Employee was burned when he removed the drain plug of a hot melt glue system reservoir and the glue splashed onto his ungloved left thumb and finger.
10/27/2012 RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS (TOXIC AGENTS) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee was walking through our additives department when he started itching and difficulty swallowing. The operations had been shut down at 7:00AM for preventive maintenance activities. He was tra...
10/05/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While feeding the box erector machine in packaging, the employee quickly bent down to retrieve falling cardboard packaging materials when he felt a pain in his upper right side.
07/25/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 49d lost, 11d restricted Employee was pushing pallet across concrete floor when pallet stopped abruptly, jamming his left wrist causing pain and a small knot on the back of his hand.
07/18/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 18d restricted Employee was shoveling clay from floor when he felt a pain in his lower back while twisting and bending.
05/07/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Contract trailer driver came into trailer drop lot to pick up loaded trailer. The trailer he was picking up was too high, so he went to adjust the landing gear to allow him to pick up the trailer. D...
02/28/2011 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was trying to insert a connecting wire joining two sections of a conveyor belt. While pulling the wire through the connecting splice, his pliers holding the wire slipped off, striking him in...
02/13/2011 POWERED HAULAGE ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None Employee, upon approach to employee entrance gate, lost control of motorcycle he was riding, slid into control box and under gate, striking head resulting in fatal injury.
12/15/2010 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using a multi-tool knife to cut a cover . Knife(open) was placed on top of the tarp covering burner opening approx 3.5 feet above ground. The wind blew the tarp up and off the burner, cau...
12/05/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted Employee tripped on deck floor grating and while falling, reached out with left hand to arrest fall. The trauma from grabbing railing pulled something in upper left arm. (Employee is left handed)
08/06/2010 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None She stepped in the area to pull out a bag that had jammed and the machine cycled and the support forks rotated up and lacerated the top of her right index finger causing an avulsion. Employee was tre...
04/21/2010 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Warehouse employee putting away pallet of finished goods, felt something under his shirt. Employee swatted at area and continued working. Approximately 1 hour later, employee felt nauseous and went to...
09/03/2009 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 209d restricted Employee notified of fault on conveyor, utilized LOTO, opened gates to return rollers. While opening gate, it struck left wrist. Did not break skin or swell. Ice provided, he continued to work. Saw d...
06/10/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE clearing 40 lb. boxes from pallet line. EE reached for a box between two pallets, boxes on the front pallet fell onto his right thumb causing a contusion and hyper-extending the tendons in the firs...
04/26/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE working with another technician installing a coater bowl, manually moving the coater bowl, in an inverted position. EE moved his hands from under the edge of the coater bowl, the bowl shifted down....
09/22/2008 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost 2 Workers walked up to box conveyor to check the tracking of the belt following the replacement of some rollers. Inspection door removed to visualize the belt. EE drop a wrench & Bent down to pick it...
09/06/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 36d restricted An employee states he was climbing down from the hammermill when his right foot rolled off the edge of the grating causing his knee to twist inward. He claimed to be stepping down about 2 feet. He sai...
07/28/2008 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE walking north along the west side of the main building towards the Maintenance Shop. He reached the shop door & turned right through the open roll-up door. A Genie aerial lift had been left parked...
07/08/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While walking across the concrete pad near the shop, the worker slipped on wet clay and sustained a pulled muscle to the groin area.
05/29/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 268d restricted Employee was lifting 27# pails to and from check scale on Line 1 in the Packaging area. Employee had pain in her back. Initially not reported by the employee as work related. Employee was checked imme...
03/20/2008 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cleaning the photo eye lens in the pail stop section of Line #1. The stop air cylinder extended and as it retracted, the employee's left ring finger was pinched and lacerated. The lacerat...
01/10/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 26d lost On 1-10-08 at 10:00 PM, a packaging operator was clearing a jam at the second level of the line 3 palletizer. The operator was attempting to carry 3, 10 pound bags of product down the steps from the s...
11/30/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted Employee was clearing a discharge chute on the EL wet screens with a shovel. While using the shovel to dislodge the clay, the handle struck the EE's left hand at the base of the thumb causing a contus...