Louisville Yard — Accidents
Total: 18 accidents | Fatalities: 0
| Date | Classification | Injury | Days Lost | Narrative |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/28/2023 | POWERED HAULAGE | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 3d lost | Going up in man-lift and vulcanizer started to slide out they grabbed the vulcanizer and caused laceration to left hand. |
| 03/01/2016 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Setting workstation table back in place after mounting chop saw cord became trapped behind table, removing cord from behind table. Laceration to left hand ring finger |
| 10/20/2014 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee picked up 5HP motor being moved from the towboat to the electrical shop. As he was carrying the motor to the pump flat he encountered un-level surface. He over extended and lost his balance,... |
| 04/07/2014 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 167d lost, 334d restricted | Installing clam bucket on excavator, trying to hook up hydraulic line on 375L excavator CLCN05 hydraulic line to bucket, popping in right elbow. It happened on 4-7-14 but still working full time, was... |
| 01/16/2013 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Removing Filter on a 375L Excavator, nut broke loose, employees face hit step on top of machine. |
| 11/27/2012 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Trimming piece of rubber for side skirt under crusher at gravel plant. Cutting a hole for a bolt to go thru. |
| 05/12/2010 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 12d restricted | Sometime, the aftenoon of 5/12/10, the employee was helping load a 55 gallon drum into the bucket of a front end loader, when he felt a pain in his upper back. Employee states the pain is a direct res... |
| 07/09/2007 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee was cutting conveyor belts while doing maintenance repair. While cutting belt with utility knife, knife slipped cutting upper right leg. |
| 07/07/2007 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee was preparing to load sand into a railroad car. Before sand could be loaded, hopper door on railroad car had to be closed. As employee was pulling the door shut, he experienced a burning sens... |
| 06/30/2006 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | EE was attempting to cut a piece of conveyor belt using a box cutter. Cutter slipped, striking left forearm. |
| 05/11/2006 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 99d lost, 174d restricted | Approx. 2:15 AM EE was cleaning around gravel plant. EE attempted to walk outsde the guardrail on the plant and fell from the plant to ground. |
| 08/06/2005 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 45d restricted | Placing cable on end of barge to serve as safety devise. Strained chest wall cavity while pulling cable from one side of barge to the other side. |
| 09/15/2004 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee doing maintenance type work on gravel plant, changing screens, pulling out old screen, pinched fingers between screen and sidewall. |
| 08/20/2004 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | While employee was working on conveyor cutting skirt board rubber with razor knife, knife slipped and cut employee. |
| 08/02/2004 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | WHILE REPAIRING COMPUTER & CABLES, EE WAS KNEELING DOWN TO CONNECT CABLE & WHEN HIS KNEE CAME IN CONTACT WITH A CABLE ON FLOOR, EE JERKED & HIT HIS HEAD ON EDGE OF DESK. |
| 11/08/2003 | NO VALUE FOUND | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 161d lost | INJURED EE STATES HE WAS CLEANING HIS SAFETY GLASSES WHILE A CO-WORKER ATTEMPTED TO CUT WINCH CABLE USING A SLEDGE HAMMER & CABLE CUTTER. WHEN CO-WORKER STRUCK THE CABLE CUTTER WITH THE HAMME R, A ROC... |
| 05/14/2002 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | EE WAS REPLACING A WATER VALVE ON THE PREPARATION PLANT USING A PIPE WRENCH. THE WRENCH SLIPPED, STRUCK HIM IN HIS TEETH, CAUSING CHIPS IN TWO FRONT TEETH. |
| 02/28/2000 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | EE UNLOADINNG SHEET STEEL FROM PU TRUCK & CAUGHTFINGER BETWEEN GROUND & METAL. EE WAS WEARING HEAVY GLOVES |