NEW IBERIA PLANT — Accidents

Total: 14 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
03/11/2010 ELECTRICAL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 267d lost Employee was working on the roof of an office building. Taat roof was approx. 12' from the ground. A hi-power electrical line approx. 15' above the roof ran parrallel to the bldg. He was installing a...
01/11/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was unloading a box car of Super Sacks. He was lifting the straps to enable the forks on the forklift to go through the straps so the bag could be picked up. When he lifted the straps closest...
06/21/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee dumped a dirt hopper in plant 2 warehouse. After dumping hopper, he got off his forklift and put hopper back in locked position. When he did this he smashed his left ring finger between the...
10/10/2006 OTHER ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None An employee claims he was bitten by a spider on 10-10-2006. The affected area developed a staph infection after several days. The employee was admitted into the hospital on October 14th, 2006.
09/12/2006 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted While pushing material, the front end loader started bouncing and then I felt a sharp pain. It wasn't till an hour & a half later after I got home that my back starting hurting.
04/23/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 3d lost, 1d restricted Accident occured as EE was bent over under railcar in attempt to pry a stop chock away from the wheel of a rail car. Using a pry bar (12-15 lbs) swung the bar twisting his upper body and back.
09/24/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted While opening a bulk bag using as a trash bag, cut finger with a box cutter. Cut middle finger wihile holding bulk bag, as he was cutting the bag razor slipped and contacted finger.
05/14/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted 2 MAINTENANCE SPECIALISTS WERE CLOSING AN INSPECTION DOOR ON THE FIRING HOOD OF A ROTARY KILN. THE DOOR WAS DIFFICULT TO CLOSE & THE EE'S HAD TO BEND OVER & LEAN AGAINST THE DOOR TO GET IT TO CLOSE. T...
10/23/2002 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING THE FEED BOX OF A VIBRATORY SCREEN UNIT WITH A LENGTH OF FLATBAR AS A SCRAPER. THE FLATBAR BECAME LODGED ON THE FEED BOX, SLIPPED AND CUT THE EMPLOYEE'S LEFT HAND.
07/19/2002 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 26d lost, 6d restricted EE OBSERVED AN OBSTRUCTION INT HE DISCHARGE OF A 3 INCH HELICAL SCREW FEEDER. WITHT HE SCREW ENERGIZED, HE REMOVED THE EXPANDED METAL GUARD AND PLACED HIS HAND INTO THE FEEDER TO REMOVE THE OB STRUCTI...
06/13/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 152d lost, 3d restricted EE WAS DESCENDING A STAIRWAY ONTO A LANDING. HE RELEASED HIS HAND FROM THE HANDRAIL AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE ON THE LANDING.
05/07/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted EE WAS CLEANING BENEATH A DRYER DISCONNEGE CHUTE AND BUMPED HIS HEAD ON THE CHUTE.
10/17/2000 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 6d lost, 128d restricted 2 EXPERIENCED & SKILLED MAINT SPECIALISTS WERE REMOVING A STATIONARY SEAL PLATE FROM A ROTARY DRYER. 1 MAN FREED THE PLATE FROM ITS RETAINING BOLT IT ROTATED ON ITS PIVOT & CAUGHT THE LEFT H AND OF TH...
05/04/2000 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None EMPLOYEE HAS NOTICED HEARING LOSS DUE TO NOISE AT THE FACILITY.