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... |