Macon Plant — Accidents

Total: 45 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
07/22/2025 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Teammate attempting to cut board on a benchtop in the maintenance shop. Using angle grinder, teammate worked on a section which was not properly secured. Unsecured section shifted caused mechanic to l...
04/05/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 74d restricted Mechanic was completing housekeeping in maintenance shop. During the clean up under work bench, the employee had two magnet bars that connected pinching EE's right thumb. The employee received medical...
12/13/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 134d lost, 107d restricted Employee was lifting core samples when they felt a pop rupturing the bicep tendon.
07/23/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee attempting to catch product bag from falling off of a line experienced discomfort in shoulder.
05/25/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee pinched finger in swing gate requiring sutures.
10/18/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Packaging employee loading fiber drums on #7 bagger. After completing load into a 95 lbs. container, employee began rolling off drum for palletizing. While placing onto storage pallet, employee noted...
12/30/2021 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 26d lost Verifying potential blockage at bottom of drag box, employee completed steps to clear blockage by normal methods. Removed flexible hose connected on top of transfer pump. While pulling hose off the co...
04/25/2018 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 11d lost, 3d restricted Employee stated that EE was rocking back and forth on shoe heels that snagged EE's pants causing the fall.
04/16/2018 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 14d restricted Employee lost grip on tank trailer ladder and fell from 2nd rung of ladder. Employee has a rib fracture and was placed on restrictive duty for 14 days but is working in a different capacity for those...
03/21/2018 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost Co-worker was operating Genie manlift inside tank in front and above door sheet working on upper shell vert weld above scaffold. When booming lift up, we think bottom of lift or weld lead caught hand...
03/19/2018 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Using a hammer to bend a bracket strap to fit contour of tank. Metal strap 1/4""x 2""x 14"". Strap was placed at a 45 degree angle and hit with a 4 lb. hammer in the center of the strap, bending strap...
09/29/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 20d restricted Maintenance employee tweaked their back. Employee was standing on the cat walk in front of T/C blunger feeder assisting contract worker to remove cross auger guard. After leaning over to hand a portab...
09/19/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 69d lost Maintenance employee slipped and fell as EE stepped from the concrete pad down approximately two inches to the ground in our North tank farm.
01/26/2017 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Maintenance employee was holding a piece of flat bar being cut by coworker when employee felt something pass behind the safety glasses and into eye. Employee when to local ER and had a small piece of...
02/09/2016 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee noticed pain in arm and thumb was swollen and painful. Reported issue and doctor diagnosed lateral epicondylitis of right elbow from improper use of mouse; Thumb had medical issue so employee...
10/16/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE fell from extension ladder striking upper neck area on a 4"" protruding vertical pipe.
06/12/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 9d restricted Employee using chemical (Naphta) for routine cleaning of lab equipment, complained of headache, disorientation, and nausea.
06/20/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None Employee was transporting 55gal drums of crude kaolin from Wrens to Macon. While on route one of the drums tipped over on the trailer. Employee stop and attempted to stand drum up on trailer, when he...
03/24/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was moving HVAC unit into place by sliding across floor. The unit came to a stop and the employees hand slipped and was cut by a piece of metal. The cut was where his thumb meets his hand a...
02/18/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Two workers were installing the drive belts on an Elliott Pulverizer Mill. One was guiding the belts onto the sheave while the other worker turned the rotor by hand. The worker turning the rotor by ha...
01/09/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 31d lost Employee was standing on portable steps working on #5 Magnet close loop pump. When employee climbed down and reached last step to ground level, he felt pain radiating inside his right knee.
04/05/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 15d restricted While stacking 50lb bags employee suffered a muscle strain to his lower chest wall.
02/11/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 104d lost, 87d restricted Operator experienced a strain to the lower lumbar region while moving a pallet.
06/15/2009 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 49d lost Employee was helping operator set up the drill rig to begin drilling. As the operator was lowering the kelly into the turntable the employee allowed his right index finger to be pinched between the k...
05/21/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 35d restricted Employee was lifting 50 lbs bags and strained his left shoulder. Employee did not notify his supervisor until 5/22/09.
01/23/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 27d restricted On January 23, 2009 at 9:30 pm, a plant employee experiened a slip, trip, and fall, that was duly reported to his supervisor and first aid was applied. It was not until later when a doctor's office v...
07/17/2007 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None An operator cut his right ear on a pneumatic fitting while trying to remove a busted bag from a conveyor. Operator was moving from the backside of the bagger between the bagger spouts to remove the b...
07/16/2006 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 40d lost Employee rested left hand on bagger frame crossarm. When hook ctrl arms were raised, his index finger was pinched between the crossarm and the metal part of the lifting arm. Employee works for a tempo...
06/07/2006 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None On June 7, 2006 employee reported to human resources that he thought he might have carpel tunnel in his right wrist.
02/14/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 102d lost Employee was coming into work when he slipped and fell on some ice outside his work area.
02/03/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Disconnecting union on a 2"" water line that was connected to a 4"" water line that was being supported by the 2""line. When the 2""line came apart,the pipe dropped causing the pipe hangers on the 4""...
09/03/2005 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 11d lost An employee operating a forklift backed into a another forklift that was parked and loaded with empty pallets. The impact caused the parked forklift to move forward and strike an employee who was wal...
06/30/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 243d lost A Bagger Operator was descending the steps from a platform when he felt dizzy. Employee fell backwards on floor and bruised left shoulder. Defective stairs were in use that likely contributed to the...
09/22/2004 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Employee was bagging product on bagger machine when a bag burst and spewed kaolin clay upward onto employee. The force of the material covered the employee's upper body resulting in some of the clay g...
01/26/2004 NO VALUE FOUND NO VALUE FOUND None EE EXPERIENCED NUMBNESS IN HER RIGHT HAND AND EXPRESSED CONCERN THAT IT MIGHT BE WORK RELATED. EE ENTERS DATA INTO A COMPUTER AND TYPICALLY WORKS LONG HOURS WITH INFREQUENT BREAKS. REVIEW OF THE WORK...
04/11/2003 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost EE WAS STANDING AT A FIRST AID CABINET GETTING A BAND AID. ANOTHER EE WAS BACKING HIS FORKLIFT TO GET IN POSITION TO PICK UP A LOAD OF BAGGED PRODUCT. HE PROCEEDED TO BACK UP WHILE THE GATE OF A PROPA...
02/18/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted EE WAS HANDLING A 50 LB BAG OF PRODUCT AT NO. 2 BAGGER IN THE PLANT WAREHOUSE. AS EE WAS POSITIONING THE BAG ON A PLATFORM SHE FELT A SHARP PAININ HER RIGHT SHOULDER, ARM AND CHEST. FIRST AID WAS PROV...
12/11/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS WORKING IN ANALYSIS LAB. HE WAS TOWEL DRYING A 100 ML-GRADUATED CYLINDER (GLASS) FOR WEIGHING CLAY SOLIDS. THE CYLINDER BROKE IN EE'S HAND, CUTTING HIM ON HIS LT. HAND BETWEEN HIS INDEX FINGER...
08/05/2002 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A FORKLIFT IN THE CALCINE WAREHOUSE. AS HE TRAVELED DOWN THE AISLE NEAR THE BACK LOADING DOCK, A PIECE OF DEBRIS BLEW INTO HIS LEFT EYE. HE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES. EMPLOYEE...
05/14/2002 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 3d restricted EE WAS WORKING IN THE BAGGER WAREHOUSE. HE WAS PREPARING TO LOAD BAGGED PRODUCT INTO A BOXCAR AND PROCEEDED TO MOUNT A FORKLIFT. AS HE WAS POSITIONING HIMSELF IN TEH SEAT OF THE FORTRUCK, HE F ELT A S...
01/03/2002 OCCUPATIONAL SKIN DISEASES OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None EE WAS REPAIRING A PUMP AND CHEMICAL FEED LINE FROM A CAUSTIC SODA CHEMICAL TANK. WHILE WORKING ON HIS KNEES TO REINSTALL THE PUMP, HIS ACID SUIT DEVELOPED A HOLE AND ALLOWED THE DILUTED CAUST IC TO B...
08/03/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE MISSTEPPED WHILE EXITING PERSONNEL CONFERENCE ROOM, STUMBLED AND FELL ONTO GRATING. EE EXPERIENCED PAIN AROUND RIGHT KNEE AREA, THEN NOTICED A CUT BELOW THE KNEE. (LACERATION REQUIRED 7 SUT URES).
07/12/2001 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WENT TO RESET AIR CONDITION UNIT. WHEN HE WAS COMING OUT OF THE AREA OF DUCTWORK THAT HE HAD TO GO THROUGH HE BUMPED HIS HEAD ON A PIECE OF THE DUCTWORK AND IT LACERATED HIS SKIN. HE HAD 11 SUTURES...
07/25/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 4d lost, 1d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS DOING HOUSEKEEPING IN AREA OF #7 BAGGER. HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK AS HE STEPPED UP ONTO FORKLIFT AND SAT DOWN. THERE IS NO STEP ON FORKLIFT AND SEAT CUSHION IS DETERIORATED AND WORN...
02/25/2000 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS PREPARING STOCK AT #5 BAGGER. HE PLACED THE PALLET ON THE STRETCH WRAPPER TO BE WRAPPED. HE NOTICED THAT FILM WAS NOT WRAPPING PROPERLY, SO HE REACHED OVER TO ADJUST FILM. HANDRAIL GAVE AND HE...