Manitowoc Plant — Accidents

Total: 74 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
03/22/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While filling quicklime bags, a piece of quicklime flew behind his safety glasses into his left eye.
03/09/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While doing maintenance to one of the pickup trucks, he hit the shaft with a hammer and a chip broke off the shaft, leaving a 1/2"" laceration on his right cheek on his face and a small piece of metal...
11/20/2003 NO VALUE FOUND DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 14d restricted Doing maintenance on dust tank, bottom floor. Assisting with another employee pulling a 48"" x 68"" x 3/8"" sheet of metal through a 5' x 6' opening in the wall of the building. A crane was supporti...
09/21/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted EE WAS WORKING WITH CO-WORKER TAKING COAL MILL APART FOR #2 KILN. THEY WERE IN THE PROCESS OF REMOVING A PLATE WEIGHING ABOUT 150 LBS. EE WAS REMOVING PIN HOLDING THE PLATE, WHILE CO-WORKER WA S SUPPO...
08/18/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 28d lost, 15d restricted WHILE WALKING ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE HAMMER MILL SCREW ON BOTTOM OF CORSON BUILDING, EE SLIPPED ON THE WET FLOOR. TRYING TO CATCH HIMSELF HE REACHED UP AND GRABBED THE CATWALK ABOVE FOR THE H AMMER A...
05/01/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 26d lost WHEN STEPPING OFF THE BAGGER, EE FELT A TWINGE IN HIS LEFT KNEE. ON JUNE 18TH HE WAS BEING TREATED FOR ARTHRITIS OF THE LEFT KNEE AND BURSITIS IN THE LEFT HIP. NULY 2ND EE HAD A MRI DONE, FINI DNG A T...
04/24/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted EE WAS REPAIRING ""BECK"" ON TOP OF BAGHOUSE.THEY WERE FINISHED AND WERE CLEANING UP AND PACKING UP THIER TOOLS. THE TOOLS WERE PLACED IN A 5 GALLON BUCKET AND AN AIR CHISEL WAS STICKING OUT 13"". EE...
02/19/2003 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE IS EXPERIENCING LOWER BACK PAIN AND PAIN DOWN THE BACK OF THE LEFT LEG ALL THE WAY TO HIS FOOT. HE HAS BEEN SEEING A CHIROPRACTOR WHO HAS SUGGESTED THAT THIS MAY BE A CUMULATIVE TRAUMA FROM 31 YEAR...
01/20/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING UP A LEVEL INDICATOR CORD FOR QUICKLIME #5 STORAGE TANK. THE CORD BECAME STUCK AND HE PULLED IT LOOSE AND FELT PAIN IN RIGHT SHOULDER AND NECK AREA.
12/23/2002 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None THE EE (A LICENSED BLASTER) DETONATED A BLAST, WHEN A PIECE OF FLYROCK STRUCK HIM ON THE CHEEKBONE.
10/19/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 20d lost, 24d restricted EE WAS SWITCHING GATES ON CONVEYOR TO SWITCH PRODUCT FROM #2 Q/L TANK TO THE QUICKLIME SILOS. EECLIMBED ON TOP OF CONVEYOR COVER TO SWITCH THE GATE. ON HIS WAY BACK DOWN HE SLIPPED STRIKING H THIGH ON...
07/16/2002 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 18d lost, 25d restricted EE WAS OPERATING AN AUTOMATED PACKER WHEN A SPOUT BLOCKED UP. THERE IS AN EMERGENCY STOP THAT MUST BE ENGAGED BEFORE ENTERING THE ROBOTIC AREA. THE EMERGENCY STOP CUTS AND RELEASES BOTH THE ELECTRICAL...
07/08/2002 ELECTRICAL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 14d lost #7 DISCHARGE ELEVATOR ON THE OLD BALL MILL SYSTEM STOPPED AND WOULD NOT START. EE WAS CHECKING THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND OPENED THE FUSE BOX FOR #7 DISCHARGE ELEVATOR. WHILE THE BOX WAS OPEN THERE WAS...
05/05/2002 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS PERFORMING SCHEDULED CLEAN UP UNDER A CONVEYER. HE WAS ON HIS KNEES REACHING MATERIAL WITH A SHOVEL WHEN HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER AND NECK AREA. THE PAIN PERSISTE D AND H...
03/05/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 12d restricted LOADING COAL INTO COAL SYSTEM FOR THE KILNS. CHUCK OF COAL LODGED IN BOTTOM FEED OF BIN. USE A 10 TO 12 FOOT POKER, WEIGHTING 30 TO 40 POUNDS TO BREAK UP COAL. HAD TO BEND AT WAIST TO REACH CH UNK OF...
11/12/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost ON MONDAY, NOV 12, 01 EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON A YARD VEHICLE. HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE A PULLEY USING A WOOD WEDGE. HIS LEFT HAND SLID DOWN THE WEDGE CAUSING A WOOD SPLINTER TO LODGE IN HI S MIDDLE...
10/26/2001 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON LOOSENING THE BRAKES ON A YARD TRUCK. HE WAS STRIKING A PIN WITH A HAMMER AND MISSED THE PIN HITTING HIS LEFT THUMB.
06/25/2001 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted EE WAS USING AN AIR HAMMER TO REMOVE BRICK AND AN ASH RING FROM A KILN. HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LWOER BACK. HE CONTINUED TO WORK, A FEW DAYS LATER WE SENT HIM TO THE DR. BECAUSE HE WAS HAVING PAIN INHIS B...
04/19/2001 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted EE WAS OPERATING AN AUTOMATED BAGGING MACHINE. A BAG SLIPPED OFF THE SPOUT ADN EE REACHED INTO THE RESTRICTED AREA AND AGAINST SAFETY PROCEDURES AND WAS STRUCK BY THE ROBOTIC ARM - BRUISING HI S RIBS.
10/22/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 15d lost, 34d restricted EE WAS WALKING IN THE AREA OF #1 KILN STONE TANK. STEPPED ON 2"" LIMESTONE AND FELL ON RIGHT LEG, HURTING HIS RIGHT KNEE. EE WAS ON GROUND LEVE IN YARD WHEN HE FELL. NO DISTANCE IN FALL. FROM S TANDIN...
05/30/2000 NONPOWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 11d lost, 103d restricted ON MAY 30, HE WAS CLEANING UP UNDER A CONVEYOR; HE ATTEMPTED TO LIFT THE WHEELBARROW AND FELT PAIN DOWN HIS LEFT LEG. ON JUNE 8, PAIN STILL PRESENT AND HE WENT TO DOCTOR.
05/11/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted EE WAS MOVING A LARGE PIPE AND AS HE WAS WALKING FELT PAIN IN RIGHT FOOT.
03/06/2000 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 4d restricted INJURED AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WERE GUIDING A CATWLAK INTO POSITION. AS THE CRANE WAS LOWERING INTO POSITION, INJURED FELT A PULL IN HIS LOWER BACK ON THE LEFT SIDE. (THE CATWALK WAS ON THE JAW CRUSHER)...
01/19/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted REMOVING A COVER OFF OF #2 KILN COAL MILL WITH CO-WORKER. THE COVER WAS SLIPPING SO THEY LET IT DOWN TO THE FLOOR. WHILE INJURED WAS MOVING AWAY, HE SLIPPED CATCHING HIMSELF WITH HIS LEFT HAND . THIS...