New Braunfels Plant — Accidents

Total: 141 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
01/16/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 188d lost, 16d restricted Employee was stepping upon a stair step and his foot slipped and his left knee struck a stair step.
12/30/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 37d lost, 82d restricted Employee was trying to lift a bearing grease cover to take a temp. check. The cover did not open and he applied more force, resulting in a tendon rupture to his left biceps at the elbow.
12/18/2005 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 23d restricted Two employees were working with a Pressure Washer unit. After changing a tip-end of the pressure wand they tested it by sending water pressure through the wand. The recoil on the wand caused the wan...
12/04/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted Employee was lifting a hatch lid on a railroad car. The hatch lid was heavy and the gravity force of it caused a severe strain to the employee's right wrist ligaments causing a bone in his wrist to f...
11/12/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 29d restricted EE was walking with a 5 gallon pail of steel balls. His feet slipped and he fell against a metal guard rail, bruising his left rib cage. 2nd physician diagnosed broken rib.
09/12/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted Employee was attempting to lift a heavy component without sufficient help or use of a proper lifting device. He stated that when he turned with the heavy load he felt pain in his lower back muscles.
07/05/2005 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted EE was raking ash from lime kiln firing hood. There was a pulse of air which blew lime dust into his face shield. He stated that some material got in his eyes. He washed eyes out for several days but...
07/02/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS HOLDING AN ELECTRONIC SENSOR IN PLACE WITH HIS RIGHT HAND WHILE PULLING A DRIVE BELT ON ANOTHER PART OF THE MACHINE WITH HIS LEFT HAND. HIS RIGHT HAND CAUGHT IN BETWEEN TWO SURFACES AND HE RECI...
06/10/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY None EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING DOWN A STAIR SECTION CARRYING A PAIL OF STONES IN EACH HAND. HE STUMBLED AND FELL 3 STEPS TO THE GROUND SPRAINING HIS RIGHT KNEE
05/10/2005 FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING THROUGH THE HYDRATE OPERATION ON THE BOTTOM FLOOR. HE HAPPENED TO LOOK UP TOWARD THE FLOOR ABOVE. SOME HYDRATED LIME MATERIAL FELL FROM THE FLOOR ABOVE AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE IN HIS...
04/04/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 304d restricted Ee was using a metal pry bar to move rocks that were bridged in a secondary cone crusher. He jerked to pry a rock loose and strained his right shoulder. after monitoring his condition for a few days,...
03/29/2005 OTHER DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Employee was driving a pickup truck through the plant site. A gust of wind picked up some lime dust and the dust was blown into his left eye.
03/06/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS USING A PIPE WRENCH TO RELEASE A FITTING FROM A MACHINE. THE FITTING RELEASED AND THE WRENCH HANDLE STRUCK EE OTHER HAND AND MASHED IT AGAINST THE EDGE OF A FLANGE. EE RIGHT RING FINGER TIP WAS...
02/04/2005 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE states he was using portable grinder to dress a piece of metal. In course of operation a piece of hot metal flew over his safety glasses & got into rt eye. Several days later EE began having discom...
11/19/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 143d restricted Employee was dragging a water hose up an inclined walkway. He stumbled and felt a pain in his lower back.
11/15/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was stepping off of a ladder and twisted his ankle when his foot slipped as his foot touched the ground.
11/08/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 135d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING DOWN A SET OF CONCRETE STAIR STEPS. HE LOST BALANCE AND FELL TO THE GROUND INJURING HIS KNEE (LEFT).
07/28/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY None EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING UP A RAMP WITH WOODEN BOARDS FASTENED TO THE RAMP WALKWAY PROVIDING A SAFE FOOTING. HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON ONE OF THE FOOT BOARDS, STRAINING A MUSCLE IN HIS GROIN.
07/22/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE CAME IN CONTACT WITH POWDERED LIME AND RECEIVED BURNS TO HIS FOREARMS.
06/09/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 13d restricted INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS HANDLING A HEAVY METAL PLATE, CARRYING IT WITH ANOTHER CO-WORKER. INJURED EMPLOYEE'S FOOT SLIPPED AND THE LOAD HE WAS CARRYING SHIFTED. AS HE MOVED TO KEEP FROM FALLING HE RECEIVE...
05/24/2004 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE CAME IN CONTACT WITH POWDERED LIME AND RECEIVED ALKALINE BURNS TO HIS FOREARMS.
04/21/2004 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS BEGINNING AN ELECTRICAL MAINTENANCE JOB, WHEN OTHER WORKER BEGAN USING AN AIR TANK CAUSING LIME DUST & GRIT TO BECOME AIRBORNE DUSTING EMPLOYEE IN HIS FACE & BOTH EYES. EE RECEIVED IMMEDIATE ME...
04/12/2004 OTHER DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 8d restricted EMPLOYEES HAD REMOVED 3 DOOR SECTIONS FROM THE TOP OF THE BAGHOUSE IN PREPARATION TO PERFORM MAINTENANCE. ONE DOOR SECTION WAS PLACED VERTICALLY AGAINST A HANDRAIL AND NOT TIED DOWN. A WIND GUST BLEW...
03/17/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 14d restricted Employee was walking down stairs holding a bearing housing (150 lbs.) not wearing work gloves. The bearing housing slipped from his hands and fell a short distance, striking his left foot.
01/08/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost EE WAS SUPPORTING A HEAVY COUPLING WHILE ANOTHER EE ASSISTED. THE OTHER EE LOST GRIP OF THE CONE HE WAS HOLDING AND IT HIT THE FIRST EE S HAND CRUSHING HIS RIGHT HAND RESULTING IN BROKEN LITTL E FINGE...
12/11/2003 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 15d lost, 119d restricted WHILE USING AN INDUSTRIAL VACUUM TRUCK, HIS LEFT ARM WAS PULLED INTO THE VACUUM HOSE CAUSING INJURY TO LEFT ARM. INJURED WAS ON REGULAR DUTY UP UNTIL 12/18/03 WHEN HE WAS PLACED ON MODIFIED DU TY DUE...
08/13/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted TIME OF INJURY IS UNKNOWN. SOMETIME DURING HIS SHIFT APPARENTLY GOT LIME IN HIS BOOT WHICH CAUSED TWO DIME SIZED BURNS THAT WERE DIAGNOSED AS THIRD DEGREE BY A DR VISIT ON 8/20/03. THE INJURY WAS REPO...
06/24/2003 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 3d lost, 71d restricted A ""SPIDER"" BUSHING WAS BEING REMOVED FROM THE SECONDARY CRUSHER. A COME-A-LONG WAS BEING USED & WAS UNDER TENSION. THE COME-A-LONG SNAPPED AND HIT THE INJURED AS HE WAS WALKING BY. THE SAFETY LATCHE...
06/17/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost EMPLOYEE SLIPPED IN THE MUD, SEVERELY SPRAINING HIS RIGHT ANKLE. HE WAS RELEASED FOR MODIFIED DUTY THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT BUT WAS UNABLE TO DRIVE HIS COMMERCIAL VEHICLE WITHOUT SEVERE PAIN TO THE INJ...
06/04/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 43d lost, 128d restricted WHILE DISMOUNTING THE LINK BELT CRANE, THE INJURED LOST HIS BALANCE AND LANDED HARD AND AWKWARDLY WITH HIS RIGHT FOOT. THE IMPACT CAUSED A BIMALLEOLAR CLOSED ANKLE FRACTURE. INJURED WAS RETURN ED TO W...
06/02/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None INJURED WAS WORKING REMOVING A SHEAVE ON THE PRIMARY SCREEN OF THE SECONDARY CRUSHER. WHILE REMOVING THE SHEAVE, THE SHEAVE FELL ON HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER TIP CAUSING AN OPEN WOUND THAT REQUIR ED SEVE...
11/17/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted INJURED WORKER STRAINED LOWER BACK WHILE PULLINGIDLERS OUT OF THICK MUD ON UNEVEN TERRAIN.
11/17/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted LEFT FOOT GOT STUCK IN MUD AND INJURED WORKER FELT POP IN KNEE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO GET FOOT UNSTUCK. HE THEN REMOVED FOOT FROM MUD AND LOST BALANCE CAUSING HIM TO FALL AND STRIKE KNEE AGAINST ROCKS.
07/05/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE HAD CLIMBED ON TOP OF A GUARD THAT IS ELEVATED ABOUT 3 - 4 FEET FROM FLOOR LEVEL. WHILE TAKING DOWN A COME-A-LONG, EE SLIPPED OFF THE GUARD. HE LANDED ON HIS FEET, THE COME-A-LONG WAS IN HIS...
01/28/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 11d restricted EE ALLEGEDLY STRAINED HIS BACK WHILE LOADING A SHOT. HE WAS WALKING DOWN A DECLINE WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON THE WET SURFACE. HE CAUGHT HIMSELF & DID NOT FALL TO THE GROUND. HE STATED HE FELT A SHARP P...
09/29/2001 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING A BOLT BACK IN PLACE WHEN ANOTHER EMPLOYEE RELEASED A COME-A-LONG THAT WAS HOLDING THE FRAMEWORK WHERE THE BOLT WAS LOCATED. THE COME-A-LONG SNAPPED AND STRUCK THE TIP OF THE F...
06/07/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None SOMETIME DURING THE SHIFT (2400-0800) FELT ""SOMETHING"" IN HIS RIGHT EYE. THINKS IT HAPPENED WHILE HE WAS DOING CLEANUP. A MICROSCOPIC FOREIGN BODY WAS REMOVED FROM HIS RIGHT EYE ON 6-8-01. RET URNED...
05/04/2001 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 3d lost, 7d restricted WAS PUNCHING A HOLE IN A PIECE OF PLATE. DIE BROKEAND A PIECE WENT INTO RIGHT ARM.
03/19/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE LOWERING A 1""X8"" X4' STEEL PLANT ONTO ANOTHER STEEL PLANT, THE STEEL PLATE IT WAS BEEING LOWERED ONTO ""BOUNCED UP"" CATCHING THE INJURED'S FINGER BETWEEN THE TWO STEEL PLATES CAUSING LACE RAT...
11/13/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 44d lost EE WAS STANDING WITH HANDS IN POCKET WITH HIS BACK TO WOODEN PALLET. WITHOUT LOOKING WHERE HE WAS STEPPING HE STEPPED BACKWARD & TRIPPED OVER THE PALLET FALLING BACK LANDING WITH WEIGHT ON RIG HT SHOU...
05/11/2000 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 25d lost EMPLOYEE WAS USING A HAMMER WITH HIS RIGHT HAND TO UNLOG A PIPE BLOWLINE AND FAILED TO SEE WHEREHE HAD HIS LEFT HAND POSITIONED. HE STRUCK HIS LEFT HAND THUMB WITH HAMMER, SUSTAINING A CONTU- SION AND...