Nazareth Plant I — Accidents

Total: 176 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
03/31/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 65d restricted Throwing dust collector bags into the rear of the suck truck the employee felt a pop in right shoulder. Employee started treatment with our online Teladoc with no change in pain or discomfort. Employe...
03/10/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 9d lost, 15d restricted Employee was cleaning material off 117 conveyor belt when they felt a pull in is abdomen/groin they reported this to supervisor and denied care at this time. The employee reported to safety on the 27M...
01/28/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Employee injured right shoulder while install a piece of screw conveyor during the second shift on 1/27/25. EE reported it to the supervisor on 1/28/2025 at 10:30 am. EE called Teladoc and was referre...
01/17/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee got dust in is eye on 1-17-2025 and over the weekend the employee had medical treatment which changed the treatment process to a medical to a lost time incident.
02/08/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 16d restricted Employee was removing a new fine screw from the rear of a pickup truck into the freight elevator in plant 3 group 2 so they could replace the broken screw, in the process the employee pinched A thumb...
01/17/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 12d restricted Employee shoveling frozen stemming stone into loaded bore holes. Felt a pop in shoulder and is experiencing pain.
07/13/2023 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 239d lost While greasing the roller in the finish mill the lube tech slipped on loose gravel, they caught themselves, straining their left shoulder/bicep area.
05/24/2023 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted Employee tripped over a parking block and landed awkwardly on EE's right leg straining EE's hamstring.
03/28/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 50d lost, 28d restricted Employee pinched middle finger between a chain and sprocket resulting in a laceration to the middle finger resulting in stitches and a crush injury to the left ring finger resulting in a fracture to t...
03/17/2023 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was gouging when employee felt debris in right eye.
09/28/2022 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 22d restricted Employee was stepping down off the haul truck and foot hit the ground sooner than expected and felt a sharp pain in left lower back, also had numbness in left lower shin and foot.
08/03/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 52d restricted Employee was moving a tower mounted hoist when employee felt pain in right heel. The employee stopped right away and reported the injury to supervisor, they contacted work care for the initial treatme...
07/20/2022 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 136d restricted Employee was tossing a rake into a pond to clean algae which resulted in a muscle strain or possible tear. The employee is still awaiting MRI and results to have confirmation of type of injury. Employ...
03/20/2022 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 72d lost Stray hot metal from welding contacted work boot of employee and resulted in a burn injury to EE's left foot.
02/04/2022 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted Employee was shoveling debris in the raw mill when EE twisted improperly and strained EE's lower back.
01/21/2022 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 27d restricted Employee felt pain in the right arm while jack hammering in plant 3 raw mill.
10/29/2021 ENTRAPMENT ACCIDENT ONLY None An employee became trapped in the Finish Mill elevator at approx. 03:00 am while going to the 3rd floor. The elevator stalled between the 1st and 2nd floor. Otis elevator was contacted and assisted in...
10/27/2021 ENTRAPMENT ACCIDENT ONLY None At approx. 730 a contractor became trapped in a elevator. Otis was called and assisted removing the uninjured contractor from the elevator. the Otis tech advised us the first floor door contact was no...
09/17/2021 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While cutting gaskets for a heat exchanger, the utility knife blade slipped off the gasket, slicing through the glove and causing a laceration across the employee's left ring finger.
09/17/2021 ENTRAPMENT ACCIDENT ONLY None Two outside contractors were using the elevator to access the top of the 314 bucket elevator. At 4:45 PM they were taking the ""Silver Bullet"" elevator down to get some tools and it stopped between f...
09/09/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None 1) The area that the employee was working in was dusty. PPE does not help that. 2) A cover on the back of a small electrical motor was removed, exposing a shaft. That is what caught the employee's pan...
08/27/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 34d restricted The employee was cleaning up spillage from a conveyor. Some of that material penetrated through pants, socks and then onto the skin of EE's ankles, thereby causing irritation.
06/14/2021 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 22d restricted The incident happened on 6/14/21 and turned into a reportable incident on 6/17/21. The employee was using a torch and cutting above shoulder height above EE when a spark entered EE's right ear.
06/10/2021 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 45d restricted The employee was assisting on getting the grinding aid pumps flowing and was turning around to walk back to the control room when EE tripped over a short stool that was left in the walkway falling and...
05/14/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted The employee attempted to move an empty 55 gallon drum from inside a building to outside by picking it up and carrying it. As employee was carrying it employee felt a pain in their back.
04/24/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 26d restricted Employee was replacing door on DC when left side fell and smashed EE's left middle finger against handrail causing 6 stitches.
04/21/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 290d restricted Employee was stooped under a beam to do work. When EE stood up quickly EE struck EE's head on the beam and strained EE's neck.
03/24/2021 ENTRAPMENT ACCIDENT ONLY None Employees trapped in aboveground elevator.
02/14/2021 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted A come-a-long was being used to attach a bucket to the structure to prevent movement when it shifted and the hook came off striking the employee in the hand. The impact caused a laceration requiring 5...
08/19/2020 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted Employee was using a come-a-long and pry bar to get a pin back into place and after pushing and pulling with the pry bar employee felt a pop in lower back.
07/20/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 71d restricted Dragging 2"" discharge hose loading bulk explosives
07/13/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 44d restricted The employee was removing a silencer off of a dust collector fan with a coworker and as they were moving it out of the work area the employee took 2 steps backwards to the left and hit left leg on the...
01/29/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was removing a drag lid and pinched thumb resulting in stitches. Employee continues to work.
09/13/2019 POWERED HAULAGE PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY None Employee suffered an amputation below the knee while cleaning near the fine screw in the Grinding Facility.
09/02/2019 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 14d lost Employee was attempting to unclog a supply line. After turning off air they removed one end allowing material to blow into their eyes. This caused abrasions to the eye.
01/10/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Fork fell on left big toe while adjusting causing injury.
11/09/2018 ENTRAPMENT ACCIDENT ONLY None Employees were using elevator to take tools to top of the 309 silo. Governor switch tripped in control panel and had to be reset by Otis elevator. The car was not able to move while switch was tripped...
11/03/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None Employee came into contact with epoxy resin being used to repair cracks in concrete silo walls. Over a period of time employees' neck developed a rash and eyes became puffy/swollen.
09/26/2018 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE received laceration and bruise from jack resulting in NO LOST Days.
04/24/2018 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 38d lost Employee had been kneeling and felt a pop in left knee when ee stood up.
02/23/2018 OTHER INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES None Employee was waiting to begin work when the employee suffered a heart attack.
01/20/2018 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 46d lost An employee was exiting a work area when the SST hose struck EE in the back of the legs causing EE to fall on left side. The employee injured left ankle.
03/19/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 42d restricted While opening a silo gate the ee felt a strain in ee's lower back.
02/24/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Employee was lifting a heavy metal plate and experienced pain in the right side of lower back and down right leg.
02/23/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted EE was cleaning in pack house basement. While EE was dumping material EE tripped causing a strain to EE's left groin area.
02/02/2017 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was walking on a catwalk and struck a piece of metal, cutting employee's pants and leg.
10/27/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 39d lost, 72d restricted EE was helping lift a box of floor sweeping compound when EE felt a strain in the right shoulder.
10/26/2016 OTHER DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 6d restricted EE left ankle gave out while walking. This resulted in a sprain of the ankle.
10/25/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Employee twisted knee while servicing truck.
08/15/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted EE was walking from shop to roll press and strained calf.