Lake Wales Dry Plant — Accidents

Total: 20 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
04/08/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 13d lost Employee was carrying out routine maintenance on the dryer drum drive belts. While changing the 2nd belt, the belt backlashed & pulled right hand causing a cut on pinky & ring finger
09/25/2023 OTHER INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES None Employee walked out of break room. EE stumbled for unknown reasons and fell. A few seconds later EE started having convulsions. This is when EE struck head on the ground causing EE to bleed. EMS w...
09/01/2021 NONPOWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cleaning up area around dryer. As they backed up the wheel barrow started twisting causing them to loose balance & roll their left ankle.
07/07/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee was stacking bags and had index finger caught by a bag.
05/19/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was trying to clear a stuck flow hole in the bin knife gate, when it released and caught EE's hand.
01/13/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Employee was stacking 50 lb bags onto a pallet. Employee over extended while stacking a bag and twisted/strained back
12/11/2018 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 3d lost, 26d restricted Operator moving 2 pallets of material stacked on top of each other, the material weight exceeded the forklifts moving capability. Operator raised the load too high from the ground and when the forkli...
12/28/2015 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 35d restricted Employee was removing drain plug on oil pan on tractor. Felt shoulder pop when he pulled on wrench.
08/14/2013 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 108d lost, 1d restricted Employee was operating forklift. Back started hurting (twitching and minor spasms).
05/20/2010 OTHER INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES None This was not an accident/injury. The employee collapsed while leaning on bagging machine table. Fellow employee found ee on the floor and called 911 and administered CPR. Employee later died at the ho...
04/30/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was moving pneumatic tanker after loading and grabbed handle on side of truck to enter drivers cab, handle was wet with dew and hand slipped. EE fell hitting right inner thigh on truck step and le...
09/20/2004 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS ON LIFT CAGE OF LULL FORKLIFT, REMOVING TRIM FROM BLDG. DAMAGED BY HURRICANES. FORKLIFT BACKED UP TO LOWER LIFT CAGE & WENT FROM CONCRETE TO SAND. WHEN THIS HAPPENED, THE LIFT CAGE SHIFTED &...
09/24/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 11d restricted EE WAS CHANGING A SHEAVE. HE PLACED THE SHEAVE ON TOP OF A PUMP FACE AND THE SHEAVE SLIPPED AND SMASHED HIS FINGER. FINGER WAS LACERATED.
09/19/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted EE WAS ASSISTING IN CHANGING A CABLE ON THE DREDGE FROM THE WORKBOAT. EE STEPPED OVER THE SEAT, SLIPPED AND SCRAPED RT. LEG - SHIN.
09/05/2002 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 107d restricted AFTER CUTTING A PIECE OF POLY-PIPE, EE STEPPED ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE PIPE TO DETERMINE WHY THE PIPE HADN'T RELEASED. JUST AFTER HE WAS ON THE OTHER SIDE, THE TENSION RELEASED AND THE PIPE HIT EE IN...
07/25/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS TAKING 0PROPANE TANK OUT OF RACK AND PLACING ON FLOOR, DOR TO RACK CAME BACK AND CAUGHT HAND BETWEEN TANK & DOOR CUTTING HAND.
06/11/2002 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost EMPLOYEE WAS USING A TORCH TO SHRINK-WRAP A PALLET OF SAND BAGS. HE HELD THE TORCH TOO CLOSE FOR TOO LONG AND THE FILM CAUGHT FIRE. HE USED HIS HAND TO PUT THE FIRE OUT, BURNING HIS HAND.
05/06/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING TARP OFF HIS TRUCK LOAD WHEN THE HOOK FROM THE TARP STRAP HIT HIS EYELID, CUTTING IT.
10/02/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 13d restricted EE WAS LIFTING CABLE & SUSTAINED A LUMBAR STRAIN
09/11/2001 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 34d lost EMPLOYEE WAS STACKING BAGS AND CO-WORKER WAS MOVING PALLETS ON FORKILFT AND EMPLOYEE WAS PINNED BETWEEN STACKING TABLE AND FORKLIFT.