Linwood Lime Plant — Accidents

Total: 134 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
08/28/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cleaning out railcar and developed breathing trouble and eye irritation.(220062630028-narrative: Employee was cleaning railroad cars of corn and soybeans had allergic reaction.
02/28/2006 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was walking to supply shed between two kilns when dust blew into his right eye.
08/22/2005 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 18d restricted Employee was in basket of a J&G lift raising it up so as to repair an overhead light fixture. The ""stop"" control on the foot control pedal did not respond causing employee's left index finger to get...
03/23/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was performing maintenance work on the back of #4 kiln and felt something in his right eye.
04/12/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS USING A WRENCH TO TORQUE A BOLT ON A CYCLONE WHILE WORKING OUT OF AN AERIAL PLATFORM.
04/06/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 15d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING DOWN STEPS AND TWISTED ANKLE AND FELL.
01/15/2004 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 17d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS LIGHTING ROSEBUD WITH THE NOZZLE IN A 50 GALLON BARREL. PROPANE FLASHED AND BURNED BOTH HANDS.
01/14/2004 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A 35 TO 40 MPH WIND BLEW POWDER OFF OF THE ROOF OF THE SURROUNDING BUILDINGS.
12/19/2003 NO VALUE FOUND NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE BRUISED LEFT FOOT WHILE LOWERING MOTOR OFF BASE; MOTOR SWUNG AND HIT FOOT.
11/25/2003 NO VALUE FOUND DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 25d restricted EE WAS CHECKING ON SYSTEM CHUTES; WENT TO STEP BACK DOWN ONTO CATWALK AND ROLLED HIS RIGHT FOOT.
10/21/2003 NO VALUE FOUND DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted WHILE WORKING ON LIMIT SWITCH, HAND GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN BINDERATOR TAB AND LIMIT SWITCH, CUTTING RIGHT HAND.
10/06/2003 NO VALUE FOUND DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS OVERSEEING WORK BEING PERFORMED ON CRUSHER, TRIPPED AND FELL INTO SHOVEL LAYING IN CORNER.
09/12/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON FEEDERS, BENT OVER TO PICK UP BOLT AND BUMPED FEEDER WHICH CAUSED LIME TO FALL INTO HIS LEFT EYE.
04/28/2003 NO VALUE FOUND DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted EE WAS LIFTING PUMP HOUSING INTO BACK OF TRUCK TO TAKE TO MAINTENANCE SHOP FOR REPAIRS WHEN HE FELT A POP, AND PAIN TO HIS RT. ELBOW.
10/10/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted EE RELATES THAT ABOUT A MONTH AGO HE FELL OFF A CHEST-HIGH PLATFORM AND CAUGHT HIMSELF ON AN I- BEAM, HOWEVER HE HAD AN EXACERBATION OF INJURY WHEN HE WAS DOING REPETITIVE PULLING, PUSHING AND WRENCHI...
08/29/2002 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted EMPLOYEE REPORTED THAT HIS LEFT HAND WAS INJURED WHEN HE WAS HOLDING A SHAFT WITH BOTH HANDS AND A CO-EMPLOYEE MISSED THE SHAFT TO BE HIT WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER AND STRUCK HIS HAND. EMPLOYEE GIV EN MINO...
07/18/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost EMPLOYEE REPORTED TO SUPERVISOR ON 7/30/02 THAT ON 7/18/02 HE WAS HANDLING A BAGGING PALLET WHEN IT STRUCK HIS GROIN AREA AND THAT HE IS CONTINUING TO HAVE PAIN AND SWELLING AS A RESULT. EE WAS TREATE...
06/14/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost EE WAS CHANGING SCREENS WHEN LIME DUST GOT INTO HIS EYE. EE DID NOT REPORT INCIDENT IMMEDIATELY & SOUGHT TREATMENT THE FOLLOWING MORNING. EE WASREFERRED ADDITIONAL OPTHOMOLOGY AS A RESULT OF SEVERITY....
05/07/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost EE REPORTED ON 5/8/02 THAT ON 5/7/02 HE WAS REPAIRING A SECTION OF ELEVATOR & HAD THE TOP OFF TO PUT THE CHAIN BACK ON. THE CONDITIONS WERE WINDY & HE WAS WEARING PRESCRIPTION GLASSES WITH SID E SHIEL...
04/12/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE NOTICE WHITE LESION ON LATERAL ASPECT OF EYE, WITH NO FOREIGN OBJECT SENSATION. EE TRIED TO TAKE OUT WITH TWEEZERS AND PULLED OUT SOME UNKNOWN TISSUE. EE WENT TO ER FOR TREATMENT ON HIS OWN . EE DI...
03/20/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 26d restricted EE REPORTED HE WAS PULLING A LOT OF WIRE REPETITIVELY. HE IS AN ELECTRICIAN AND NORMALLY HAS TO DO THIS, BUT WAS HAVING TO DO A LOT MORE ON DAY OF INJURY. HE WAS HAVING PAIN IN HIS WRIST, ALON G WITH...
01/15/2002 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE PERFORMING MAINTENANCE ON A KILN, EMPLOYEE REPORTED LIME GOT IN HIS EYE WHEN THE WIND BLEW THE PARTICULATE.
08/21/2001 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 37d lost, 40d restricted EE HIT FINGERTIP WITH HAMMER WHILE INSTALLING NOSEBRICK IN KILN
07/09/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS WALKING INTO TUNNELWHEN HIS EAR PROTECTIN SNAGGED ON A CORRUGATION WHIC SUBSEQUENTLY JERKED HIS HEAD AND NECK.
04/25/2001 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE DRIVING FORKLIFT ACROSS RAILROAD TRACKS, MATERIAL SHOOK LOOSE & DROPPED OFF TOP OF FORKLIFT. IT GOT INTO HIS LEFT EYE CAUSING IRRITATION.
04/11/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING ON HIS PROTECTIVE EYEWEAR WHEN LIMEDUST FELL IN HIS EYE! THE LIMEDUST HAD SETTLED ON THE EYEWEAR.
04/11/2001 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS PERFORMING CLEAN UP OPERATIONS AND WHILE SWEEPING A GUST OF WIND BLEW LIME DUST AFTER A DOOR WAS OPENED. THE LIME DUST WENT UNDER EE'S PROTECTIVE EYE WEAR AND RIGHT EYE BECAME IRRITATED .
11/16/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 13d lost EE EXITING JL6 BASKET AND HIT KNEE ON EDGE OF BASKET. EE DID NOT REPORT INCIDENT UNTIL 11-20-00.
09/24/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A HOSE TO A NEW LOCATION WHEN LOOSENING FITTING AND BREAKING SEAL. THE FORCE WHEN HOSE BROKE FREE FLIPPED THE END UP AND ITO EMPLOYEE'S MOUTH, SPLITTING EMPLOYEE'S LIP ON THE INSID...
08/19/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted EMPLOYEE PULLING STEEL PLATE UP TO A PREHEATER IN ORDER TO WELD IT. EMPLOYEE FELT STRAIN IN TESTICLE AREA.
06/20/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 9d lost, 5d restricted EE PULLED BUCKET OF TOOLS UP TO AN ELEVATED CATWALK, TURNED AND WALKED APPROX. 10' WHEN HIS BACK BEGAN TO HURT.
06/09/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPTYING HOPPER, HAND WAS CAUGHT BY STEEL PIPE AND BRACING.
05/04/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost WHILE GETTING WELDING CABLES IN KILN SO THAT ANCHORS COULD BE WELDED, LOOSE LIME DUST GOT BEHIND SAFETY EYE WEAR IN EMPLOYEE'S EYE.
01/31/2000 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None COMPRESSED AIR WAS BEING USED TO DISLODGE ICE FROM A PIPELINE. AS THE ICE BECAME DISLODGED THE COMPRESSED AIR AND ICE WERE FORCED OUT OF THE END OF THE PIPE. THE COMPRESSED AIR EXPANDED AND TH E FORCE...