LA CYGNE PLANT — Accidents
Total: 9 accidents | Fatalities: 0
| Date | Classification | Injury | Days Lost | Narrative |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/25/2002 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 22d lost | EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING THE BUCKET AND INSTALLING CLEAN-UP STINGER ON CASE UNILOADER WHEN THE STINGER FELL AND SMASHED THE TOP OF HIS LEFT FOOT. IT FRACTURED THE 3RD METATARSAL ON HIS LEFT FOOT. |
| 07/29/2002 | OTHER | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | EMPLOYEE ALLEGES HE WAS HAULING LIME AND SOME DUST BLEW INTO HIS EYES. DIDN'T REPORT UNTIL 7/29/02. EYE DOCTOR COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING IN HIS EYES BUT APPLIED DROPS TO RELIEVE IRRITATION. |
| 07/10/2002 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | EE WAS CHAINING DOWN THE DRILL WHEN THE CHEATER PIPE BROKE, CAUSING THE PIPE TO REBOUND AND STRIKE HIM ON THE FOREHEAD. THE LACERATION REQUIRED 10 STITCHES. |
| 05/15/2002 | MACHINERY | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | EMPLOYEE HAS JUST STARTED RUNNING A BULLDOZER FOR THE FIRST TIME. HE SAYS THAT THE JOLTING OF THE DOZER HURTS HIS BACK. HE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH LUMBER STRAIN. |
| 12/13/2001 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | EE WAS CLIMBING OUT OF HIS HAUL TRUCK AND MISSED THE LAST STEP, FALLING APPROXIMATELY 4 FEET TO THE CONCRETE FLOOR. NO WITNESSES. HE REFUSED MEDICAL TREATMENT BUT COMPLAINED OF SORE ELBOW. ON 2/18/02... |
| 06/11/2001 | MACHINERY | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A UNILOADER AROUND THE PLANT. THE HYDRAULIC HOSE BROKE AND SOME HYDRAULIC FLUID DRIPPED INTO HIS EYES AROUND HIS SAFETY GLASSES. THE CLINIC IRRIGATED HIS EYE. |
| 06/04/2001 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING A JUG OD OIL AND SLIPPED ON THE PLATFORM OF THE SCALEHOUSE AND SCRAPED HISLOWER LEFT LEG. HE DECLINED MEDICAL TREATMENT FOR TWO DAYS AND WENT TO THE DOCTOR ON 6-6-01, TREATED FOR... |
| 03/19/2001 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | EE WAS USING KNIFE TO STRIP WIRE TO PUT OFF A SHOT AND CUT HIS LEFT FOREARM REQUIRING STITCHES. |
| 03/09/2001 | MACHINERY | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING ON A CHUTE AND A PIECE OF SLAG BURNED HIS STOMACH. |