Manitowoc Plant — Accidents

Total: 74 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
12/18/2024 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 25d restricted Millwright was loosening the bottom nut on the coal mill journal. When pulling to loosen the nut, it suddenly broke free and the wrench slipped off and struck the inside of EE's left knee.
12/05/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 17d restricted Kiln Assistant was moving an oxygen tank from the storage rack to the CAT 908 loader bucket for transportation. When EE bent over to lift up the bottom end of the tank, EE felt a pull/pop in the outs...
07/11/2024 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 16d restricted Injured reports that the haul truck EE was operating was jarred while being loaded which caused EE's shoulder to strike the inside of the door. Injured did not report incident until the following day...
04/16/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured was assisting another employee clean hydrate slurry from a 3' deep bucket elevator pit. One employee left the area for a few minutes. When they returned, injured was standing in the slurry in...
08/05/2020 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Injured was attempting to remove hydrator discharge pipe to clear blockage. After opening pressure relief valve and loosening pipe union, residual pressure caused hydrate material to spray into EE's...
01/29/2018 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 5d lost, 58d restricted Injured was attempting to get product to flow from silo into truck using a bar when ee felt pain in shoulder. Incident occurred on 1/29, reported initially on 1/31, and requested medical attention on...
01/15/2018 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 14d restricted Employee slipped on ice/snow and fell in roadway between kilns and hydrate building at ground level. Slip and fall resulted in an ankle sprain.
10/01/2017 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 12d restricted 3 employees were installing bushing on quarry hammer. While pounding on a plate to get bushing into place employee swinging hammer hit plate. Hammer slipped from plate hitting employee in mouth and sh...
09/06/2017 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 22d restricted Injured was using a punch and hammer to set a ring seal in a pump head. While striking the punch, the hammer slipped off the punch and struck left hand.
08/07/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured was assisting another employee replacing a steel plate in the crusher. Employee handed plate to injured and let go thinking injured had it securely. Plate rotated and struck injured's ear ca...
02/13/2017 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted Injured was using an air chisel to remove ash ring from #2 kiln when a piece of ash fell and struck shoulder/arm. Injured did not request medical treatment until 2/16/2017.
08/31/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 20d restricted Employee was lifting and pulling out cut metal from hopper when he felt pain in his left wrist. Injured reported the incident on 8/31 but did not request medical attention until 9/3.
06/15/2015 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 99d restricted Injured was using a hammer to remove a link from a chain when he felt pain in his lower back. Injured sought treatment after work when the condition didn't improve.
05/23/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured was removing rotary airlock from baghouse. While moving airlock, his hand was pinched causing a laceration.
10/10/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured was attempting to re-light kiln when a puff of lime dust blew out of the hood and into his eyes. Injured was wearing safety glasses but not face sheild as required.
03/30/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured was sweeping in the screening building when gust of wind blew dust into his eyes behind is safety glasses.
06/02/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 16d restricted Injured stepped from the bottom step at the bagging machine to the concrete floor and felt a pop in his right knee. Injured requested medical attention later in the shift and was given work restricti...
06/28/2010 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 22d restricted Employee was using a portable cutting tool to cut 1.5 inch metal rod. The cutting wheel blade broke and caused a laceration to the employees right forearm.
06/07/2010 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Employee was attempting to unplug a chute, while attempting to break the material free the employee struck his forearm on the top of the chute. The employee did not immediatley report the incident to...
02/01/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted While the employee was walking from his work location to the rest room he came in contact with a patch of ice. The employee slipped, but did not fall and reported a pain in his hip. On 2/9/2010 the...
12/11/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 28d restricted Employee (electrician) was working on Rail Scale project and was moving a piece of conduit. He slipped on snow and fell into an 18"" trench, causing soreness to his left ankle and calf. Diagnosed with...
08/18/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured was attempting to disolve a plug-up in a line using muriatic acid. The acid spalshed onto the employee's shoulder causing a small 2nd degree burn.
12/13/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured was preparing to weld anchors to the kiln shell and was cleaning dust from the area. When the employee cleaned the dust from the area, airborne dust entered his right eye.
10/10/2007 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted Injured was using an impact wrench, with a 4 inch socket, to remove a nut from the axle of the plant dump truck. The socket broke and struck the injured's left index finger, causing a laceration.
07/24/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 135d restricted Employee was shoveling lime under conveyor by Robo Bagger-he felt a pull and twinge in lower back. On September 13, 2007 still has pain-Had MRI and found ruptured disc.
12/24/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured was closing a damper on the M tubes when he inadvertently let go of the handle on the chain binder. When the handle swung back, it struck the injured's chin causing a laceration and 2 chipped...
12/07/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted Injured was shoveling by conveyor, began experiencing lower back muscle spasms.
11/07/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured was attempting to unplug a blocked chute with a hammer when he struck his thumb with the hammer.
09/28/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured was replacing expansion joint for the kiln ID fan ductwork. Injured was using a hammer and chisel when a small piece of the chisel broke free and caused a minor laceration to left hand. Inju...
08/15/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted While he was working on #73 elevator, he was shoveling up lime. When he twisted he got a sharp pain in his back.
05/05/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 15d restricted While outside checking the stone silos, Employee stepped wrong and twisted his left ankle.
10/30/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Put tool back on hook improperly. Tool vibrated off the hook from the vibrations of the machine and hit his left calf.
09/22/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost While walking outside, employee stepped on a stone and twisted his right ankle and his right achilies tendon near the quicklime silos.
09/19/2005 STRIKING OR BUMPING DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 6d restricted When he went to shut off the scraper engine, he climbed up on the tire and hit his right knee on the toe hook.
08/31/2005 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost The pump blocked up and he went to unblock it. It was hydrating inside pump and it blew up in his face giving him burns from the lime in both his eyes.
07/13/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While changing a belt on the conveyor, he fell 4 feet through the belt and hit his left elbow and both shoulders and his chest. Did not need immediate treatment.
06/14/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost While employee was cleaning up a pile of lime, lime got into his boots causing a lime burn to the lower portions of both legs.
04/07/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While employee was bagging lime, one of the full bags of lime blew up and lime got into his left eye and burnt it.
04/02/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 58d lost, 174d restricted While trying to release an air valve in the Hydrator Compressor Room, employee jumped up to reach the valve and landed wrong, straining his left knee.
03/15/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None While EE was fixing the pump on the overflow tank because it was plugged up, he put it back in the tank after, and the hose/clamp let loose giving him lime burns to his left forearm.
02/14/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 14d restricted While EE was using a sledge hammer to clear the hopper repeatedly throughout the day, he hurt his lower back.
01/21/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While employee was walking across the parking lot to get to car to go home, employee slipped on the ice and sprained right ankle.
12/05/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While taking a broken flange off of a paper thin pipe, his hand slipped and he lacerated his right index finger about 1 1/2 centimeters long.
11/01/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted While replacing a belt for the kiln on top of the number six tank, he pulled the belt to get the ends together to splice, he pulled the muscles in his lower back.
10/25/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Glenn was working on a project of replacing a conveyor in our Quarry. He was climbing a 3-foot, 3-rung ladder on the east end of the new conveyor. His left foot was on the top of the platform and his...
08/19/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted EE was cleaning up a pile of lime. He was shoveling and strained his lower right side of his back.
08/02/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 89d lost, 6d restricted While cleaning the eye for the Kiln temperature gadget, he stepped back too far, slipping and fell on his left leg and hyper-extended his right leg.
07/12/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 49d restricted While fixing the dust collector, the handrail broke as he was standing up, causing a gash on his left thumb and hyper-extending his left elbow.
04/19/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 5d lost, 17d restricted While putting in coal, he lifted wrong and strained his lower back. (EE WAS SHOVELING COAL INTO COAL TANKS.)
04/19/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While he was poking the chute out for the #2 Kiln and then the #1 Kiln, the bucket slipped out of his hands (30-40#)and scraped his left shin leaving an abrasion.