LANCASTER PLANT E — Accidents

Total: 9 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
06/27/2003 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None CARPAL TUNNEL RELEASE SURGERY ON R-WRIST ON 6-27-03. FIRST DIAGNOSE ON 11-29-01. EE ALLEGES INJURY TO BE CAUSED BY REPETITIVE MOTOR OF OPERATING CONTROL OF EQUIPMENT.
11/29/2001 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None DIAGNOSED BY DOCTOR AS HAVING CARPAL TUNNEL IN BOTH WRISTS. EMPLOYEE ALLEGES INJURY TO BE CAUSED BY REPETITIVE MOTION OF OPERATING CONTROLS OF EQUIPMENT.
10/11/2001 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING CONVEYOR BELTING WHEN THE TOOL SLIPPED AND CAUGHT HIS LEFT FOREARM, RESULTING IN LACERATION WHICH REQUIRED SUTURES.
10/06/2001 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None GRINIDNG ON METAL FEEDER WHEN EE REMOVED SAFETY GOGGLES, A PIECE OF METAL BLEW INTO LEFT EYE.
09/24/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 36d lost, 12d restricted EE STOOD UP TO EXIT EQUIPMENT AND FELT HIS LOWERBACK START TO ACHE.
08/15/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY None EE WAS REPAIRING A HOLE IN A 10 INCH DIA RUBBER WATERLINE. EE BENT OVER TO WORK ON RUBBERLINE. HE PICKED UP A SECTION OF THE HOSE AND FELT A PAIN IN HIS GROIN AREA.
05/15/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS REMOVING SCREEN CLOTH FROM SCREEN. CLOTH CAUGHT ON PANEL TAILGATE. EE TIPPED SCREEN AND DROPPED IT ON HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER (LACERATION)
05/04/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING THE FEED DISTRIBUTION TO SECONDARY CRUSHER BY CLOSING A FLOP GATE. HIS RIGHT HAND WAS PINCHED WHEN HE WAS CLOSING THE GATE BETWEEN THE HANDLE AND THE STOP.
11/10/2000 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost EE WAS WALKING ON GRAVEL GROUND AND ROLLED HIS LEFT ANKLE BY STEPPING ON A LARGE ROCK. HE SPRAINED THE ANKLE.