Liberty Processing — Accidents

Total: 109 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
03/01/2002 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None INJURED WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE A FUEL FILTER FROM REFUGE FUEL PUMP. THE PIPE WRENCH SLIPPED AND SMASHED HIS LEFT RING FINGER BETWEEN THE WRENCH AND THE FILTER HOUSING. HE WAS TAKEN TO THE HO SPITAL...
02/28/2002 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None CLAIMANT HAS FILED AN OCCUPATIONAL PNEUMOCONIOSIS CLAIM WITH WV WORKERS COMPENSATION.
02/25/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 17d restricted EE WAS MOVING T-BAR BRACE FROM ONE SIDE OF CLIP TO THE OTHER. THE SLACK WASN'T OUT OF 2"" NYLON CHOKER WHEN COWORKER REMOVED SPUD WRENCH, LETTING BRACE FALL, HITTING EE ON RIGHT HAND & FOREARM.
02/02/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 20d lost LIFTING D10N SPROCKET SEGMENTS AND STRAINED LOWER BACK.
10/08/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 22d lost EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING A BUCKET OF SCRAP METAL WHEN HE STEPPED ON A SLICK PLACE ON THE FLOOR, HE CAUGHT HIMSELF AWKWARDLY AND CAUSED A SPRAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
09/18/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING LOAD SIPPLIES OFF THE GROUND ONTO A PALLET TO BE MOVED BY A FORK LIFT, AND WHILE DOING SO HE FELT PAIN IN HIS UPPER BACK. HE THEN WENT TO THE HOSPITAL, AND BEGAN MISSING WORK THEN...
08/22/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 25d lost EE WAS HAULING REFUSE MATERAIL TO STACKER BELT ON IN POUNDMENT. HE WAS DUMPING MATERIAL, IT STUCK IN BED AS IT WAS RAISED. THE CMB OF TRUCK WAS LIFTED UP AND IT SWIVLED ONTO ITS SIDE. HE ALLEG ED IT S...
01/10/2001 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 57d lost EE WAS BACKING THE D10 REFUSE DOZER WHEN THE LIGHTS ON THE STACKER MADE IT HARD TO SEE THE REFUSE PILE. EE BACKED INTO THE PILE & STATED HE FELTPAIN IN HIS NECK. RECOVERY TIME IS UNKNOWN
07/03/2000 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None INJURED HAD TAKEN ALL BOLTS OUT AND WAS REMOVINGSIEVE WHEN HOOK BENT AND SLIPPED OFF. HAND SLIPPED UP SIEVE CUTTING SKIN OFF OF RIGHT LITTLE FINGER DOWN TO BONE AT THE KNUCKLE.