Middleton Operations — Accidents

Total: 107 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
12/27/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Employee had hand over auger box and finger went through duct tape, employee thought it was metal cut his right index finger and had to have stitches.
11/09/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was lifting 50 lb bags and stacking them onto a pallet and strained his lower back.
09/15/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 20d lost, 13d restricted EE was getting off of loader, when his foot slipped off of the last step and he hit his left knee cap on the step, causing swelling and discoloring and pain in his left knee.
09/12/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was sweeping floor and got something in his left eye.
08/30/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted The adjustment torque arm on # 3 elevator is rusted up, while forcing the belts on it and pulling on the belts, left hand and forearm began to hurt.
08/27/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Worker was handling bags, stacking them on pallets off the conveyor belt and caused a blister on 8/27/2007. The accident was not reported til 8/31/07 when employee's blister became swollen and discolo...
08/22/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Employee was checking hot elevator at # 1 plant and a small piece of refractory covered with hot grease fell on his face, burning his nose and upper and lower lips.
07/16/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Worker was taking link out of elevator and was pulling on come along cable when it gave way and extended. He then hit his right hand on side of elevator causing the right hand to swell. Reported 7-16-...
03/14/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Picked up chair to set on desk while cleaning control room and had a sharp pain under left shoulder blade. Causing swelling and muscle strain to left shoulder.
03/13/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted While flattening a 40 # bag on a pallet, the employee bruised his left thumb adn hand and his left thumb was swollen.
11/08/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 149d lost Reportedly this employee was injured on the job 11/8/06 but the injury was not reported until 2/5/07. The wrench he was using to replace the transmission slipped and caused his left elbow to strike th...
08/30/2006 ELECTRICAL DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 96d restricted Employee was replacing fuses in disconnect when the electrical box blew up causing fire to burn his right arm. His thumb, index finger, and top part of had rec'd 3rd deg burns, his wrist area rec'd 2n...
06/14/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 13d lost, 29d restricted Employee was replacing a conveyor belt and the rope that was holding the employee broke and caused the employee to fall. While pulling the belt together the employee pulled a muscle in his stomach
01/16/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employe was repairing a broke shaft on tiller and wrench slipped and stuck blade in right forearm.
11/15/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 91d restricted Employee was cleaning up silo concrete pad at plant 2 and slipped on mud and twisted right knee.
10/04/2005 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted EMPLOYEE POSITIONED TON BAG (STRAPS) ON FORKS OF FORKLIFT. CO-WORKER RAISED FORKS (TO FILL BAG) CATCHING EMPLOYEE'S ARM BETWEEN FORK AND DAY BIN CROSS BEAMS.
08/29/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Employee was stacking 50# bags on pallet. When he picked up bag to turn he heard a pop in his shoulder.
11/04/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was going to get a bag filter for canister filters leading to the firehead. His left boot hung in the catwalk and he fell, cutting his right knee.
10/15/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 58d lost EMPLOYEE PICKED UP EMPTY PALLET TO PUT IN SCISSOR LIFT.
09/27/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None PULLING CHAIN UP IN A ELEVATOR & CHAIN BROKE & PINCHED RING FINGER ON LEFT HAND.
06/18/2004 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING PIPE IN PLACE ON ELEVATOR & A PIECE OF SLAG DROPPED IN RT.BOOT & BURNED RT. ANKLE.
04/15/2004 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WELDING BUILDING MATERIAL PIPES & GOT WELDER BURN TO RIGHT EYE.
03/26/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS CLIMBING OUT OF HOPPER & TWISTED RIGHT KNEE. (NOTE: CONSIDERED FIRST AID AT TIME OF ACCIDENT, BUT LATER KNEE GAVE TROUBLE & HAD TO GO BACK & MRI WAS PERFORMED & THERAPY.)
03/06/2004 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Grinding and welding on feed hood when foreign object got in left eye.
03/04/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO BUST BIG CLOD OF CLAY IN DUMP HOPPER THAT WAS GOING THRU HAMMER MILL WHEN HE SLIPPED ON WET CLAY & HIT BRACE ON DUMP HOPPER & INJURED LEFT RIB & ELBOW.
02/19/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 21d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING UP BOXES OF REFRACTOR IN MAINTENANCE SHOP WHEN HE DROPPED A BOX OF 50# REFRACTOR ON LEFT ANKLE.
01/27/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None EE WAS CHANGING ADJUSTMENT ARM ON EAST MILL BOTTOM ROLLS WHEN WRENCH SLIPPED & HIT EE ON LEFT SIDE OF NOSE.
01/11/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None EE WAS TURNING DISCONNECT BOXES OFF ON COOLER & SLIPPED ON MUD & TURNED LEFT ANKLE OVER.
01/02/2004 POWERED HAULAGE ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None A employee was backing up forklift out of shop when other ee's motioned for him to stop, but the forklift hit employee on right side.
12/30/2003 NO VALUE FOUND NO VALUE FOUND None EE WAS WELDING ON FRAME FOR A TANK AND CHIPPED SLAG OFF OF WELD WHEN A PIECE OF SLAG FLEW OFF INTO LEFT EYE.
12/04/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS MOVING AN AIR LOCK TO SHOP FOR REPAIRS. PICKED UP AIR LOCK TO PUT ON PALLET & STRAINED LOWER BACK.
11/19/2003 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE HELPING PATCH KILN WHEN HE STEPPED ON A ANCHOR WHICH WENT THRU BOOT AND PENETRATED BALL OF RIGHT FOOT.
09/30/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING BAGS IN BAGHOUSE, BENDING OVER AND PULLING BAGS, STRAINED LOWER BACK.
09/08/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 12d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TAKE GUARD OFF TO REPAIR CHAIN AT #2 KILN, WHEN GUARD SLIPPED & CAUGHT LEFT HAND BETWEEN GUARD HANDLE & SUPPORT BRACKET AND PINCHED 5TH & 5TH FINGER ON LEFT HAND.
05/27/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING CRANE WHEN PIN SHEARED ON STABLIZER SHAFT THAT CAUSED FOOT TO FALL OFF. EMPLOYEE STOPPED CRANE TO PICK UP STABLIZER FOOT & PUT ON FRONT OF CRANE TO TAKE TO MAINT SHOP FOR R EPAIR W...
02/18/2003 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS INSPECTING EAST MILL & PIN SHEARED & ARM KICKED BACK & STRUCK RIGHT HAND & FOREARM.
02/01/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE TAKING HEATING ELEMENT OUT OF OIL HEATER, EMPLOYEE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.
01/13/2003 NO VALUE FOUND NO VALUE FOUND None IMPROPER POSITION OF HANDS WHILE RIDING IN BUCKET.
10/14/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS STACKING 50# BAGS OF OIL ABSORBENT FROM CONVEYOR LINE WHEN HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN RIGHT SHOULDER AREA.
10/14/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE HAD BEEN STACKING 40# & 50# BAGS OF PRODUCT ON A ROTATING SCHEDULE FOR ABOUT 2 1/2 DAYS WHEN HE EXPERIENCED PAIN AND SWELLING IN RIGHT WRIST.
09/27/2002 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS WALKING FROM THE MAINTENANCE SHOP TO THE EAST FINISH MILL AT PLANT 2 WHEN DUST ENTERED HIS RIGHT EYE.
08/26/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None IN THE PROCESS OF PROVIDING A WORKER WITH AN 8' LONG 3/4"" RIGID CONDUIT, THE CONDUIT FELL ONTO CONCRETE. THE CONDUIT BOUNCED UP TOWARD THE INJURED EMPLOYEE (WHO WAS STANDING ABOUT 6' AWAY) STR IKING...
07/26/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None POURING REFRACTOR IN #2 KILN AND METAL FRAGMENT FLEW INTO RIGHT EYE.
07/24/2002 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A SUDDEN STORM CAUSING HIGH WIND TO BLOW DUST FROM THE PARKING LOT.
07/18/2002 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None AIR HOSE CAME OFF CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO DROP JACKHAMMER, CAUGHT WITH RIGHT HAND AND BROKE RIGHT THUMB.
07/17/2002 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS USING 90 LB. JACKHAMMER TO BUST OUT REFRACTOR IN KILN.
07/09/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS REPAIRING BROKE WATER LINE WHEN OBJECT FLEW INTO RT. EYE. EE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES.
06/20/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS STACKING 50# BAGS ON PALLET, WHEN HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
05/07/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WORKING ON KILN AT PLANT 2 AND STEPPED IN HOLE. EE FELL TWISTING RIGHT ANKLE AND HIT LEFT ELBOW.
04/08/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS LOADING TRUCK OF PALLETIZED 40# PRODUCT WHEN PALLET BROKE SPILLING PRODUCT ON FLOOR. EE WAS RESTOCKING BAGS ON PALLET, WHEN HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN LOWER LEFT BACK.