Omya California — Accidents

Total: 91 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
03/08/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 14d restricted MOVING USED OIL FILTERS FROM CART TO USED FILTER DRAIN BIN. EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING FILTERS IN AN AWKWARD POSITION & FELT PAIN IN HIS RIGHT ELBOW.
12/15/2005 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted THE EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LUBRICATE THE ROLLER ON THE INCLINE CONVEYOR BELT, BUT FAILED TO LOCKOUT THE SYSTEM. THE EE WAS USING HIS RT. HAND TO LUBRICATE THE BEARINGS. HIS LEFT ARM & HAND WERE RE...
09/06/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 12d restricted The employee was climbing down the ladder of payhauler truck when his foot slipped on the last rung of the ladder. He was holding on with both hands so he wouldn't fall and his body swung toward the l...
07/29/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 30d lost, 50d restricted EE WAS REMOVING A ROCK FROM THE ROAD, SLIPPED ON GRAVEL AND FELL. HE DID NOT NEED MEDICAL ATTENTION THAT NIGHT. ALMOST ONE MONTH LATER HE REQUESTED MEDICAL ATTENTION ALLEGING HE WAS EXPERIENCING PAIN...
04/10/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 300d lost EE WAS WALKING DOWN THE 82 PALLETIZER WITH A BROKEN BAG OF CALCIUM CARBONATE. EE WAS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE STAIRWAY WHEN HE TWISTED ANKLE AS HE STEPPED DOWN TO A LOWER STEP. EE FELL AND LANDED ON KNEE...
04/05/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted EE STATED THAT KNEE WAS STIFF PRIOR TO CLIMBING A LADDER, THEN GOT IN AWKWARD POSITIONS AND DID SOME KNEELING AND AT THE END OF THE DAY, RIGHT KNEE WAS SWOLLEN. POSSIBLE INSECT BITE
03/11/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted EE was removing dust collector bags from silo #1 (81010). He was in awkward position and the bags were heavey. He strained his lower back. This injury required one day of restricted work activity on S...
03/02/2005 OTHER DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 31d restricted The employee alleges he was walking up the third flight of stairs in the Raymond Mill stairwell when he felt a sharp pain in his left knee.
12/27/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted EE ALLEGES HE WAS WALKING TO THE JOB SITE & SLIPPED ON METAL SHAVINGS. HE ALLEGES HIS RIGHT HAND GRASPED SOMETHING & HIS LEFT HAND WENT TO THE GROUND CATCHING HIMSELF. HE REPORTED ACCIDENT 1/11/05, AT...
11/21/2004 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 17d lost EMPLOYEE WAS CLEARING SNOW WITH A BOBCAT LOADER. THE BUCKET HIT THE RAILROAD TRACKS STOPPING THE BOBCAT LOADER INSTANTLY. THE EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING HIS SEAT BELT BUT HIS ABDOMEN HIT THE LAP SAFETY BAR....
08/05/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING AND MANEUVERED HIS BODY TO STEP OVER AN AIR HOSE LAYING ON THE CATWALK THAT HE WAS WORKING WITH AND HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
08/03/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 75d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS USING A PRY BAR TO DISLODGE ROCK IN A DIVERTER AND THE SLIDE GATE CAME DOWN ON HIS RIGHT WRIST. EMPLOYEE FAILED TO DE-ENERGIZE THE EQUIPMENT AN VIOLATED THE COMPANY LOCKOUT/TAGOUT POLICY...
06/30/2004 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None As ee was walking, he walked into a control valve for a dust collector pipe, in the bulk silo area. he was wearing a hard hat, but the impact jarred his neck.
04/12/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 15d restricted EE WAS DESCENDING A LADDER AT WHITE KNOB QUARRY. HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON THE LAST RUNG AND HE TWISTED HIS FOOT AS HE STEPPED DOWN. THIS ACCIDENT REQUIRES MODIFIED WORK.
03/29/2004 OTHER ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None EMPLOYEE HAS 10 DECIBEL SHIFT IN HIS HEARING FROM HIS BASELINE TEST. EE WAS TESTED ON 3/29/04, RESULTS RECEIVED ON 06/01/04.
02/22/2004 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None TESTING AIR HEATER FOR RM1 SINCE IT WAS REBUILT BECAUSE OF THE FIRE OF 1/26/04. THE HEATER WAS STARTED AND THE PRODUCT WAS CHECKED. IT APPEARED GRAY AND THE HEATER WAS SHUT DOWN IMMEDIATELY (JUST A...
01/28/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING BACKWARDS AND BENEATH AN AREA WHERE WORK WAS BEING DONE. ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A CRUSHER LINER PLATE AND IT SLIPPED AND FELL ON THE EMPLOYEE'S LEFT FOOT ABOVE THE STEEL T...
01/26/2004 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None AN INVESTIGATION OF A FIRE IN OUR FLASH DRYER REVEALED THAT DIESEL FUEL HAD COLLECTED IN THE COMBUSTION CHAMBER OF THE HEATER. WHEN THE HEATER WAS TURNED ON THE FUEL IGNITED CAUSING THE FIRE. THE FIRE...
10/15/2003 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 26d restricted EE WAS LOOSING A PLUG ON A GEAR BOX WHEN HIS HAND SLIPPED OFF OF HIS WRENCH AND HIS LEFT ELBOW STRUCK THE EDGE OF A BELT GUARD ON CONVEYOR 40117. MEDICAL TREATMENT WAS NOT REQUIRED UNTIL 10-2 3-03, AT...
08/26/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING TRASH TO THE DUMPSTER WHEN HE SLIPPED IN A PUDDLE OF WATER ON THE ROTOPACKER BASEMENT FLOOR AND HIT HIS KNEE ON A POLE.
05/15/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted EE WAS PULLING WIRE ABOVE HIS HEAD FOR AN AIR FLOW CONTROL VALVE, WHEN HE FELT A POP AND STRAIN IN HIS NECK/UPPER BACK LEFT SIDE.
04/23/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted EE WAS ROTATING THE CRUSHER ROTOR TO CHECK THE GAP WITH HIS RIGHT HAND. HIS LEFT HAND WAS IN THE DOOR ON THE SIDE OF THE ROTOR. A CRUSHER BAR CRUSHED THE 5TH DIGIT OF HIS LEFT HAND.
01/14/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS IN A MANLIFT REMOVING AN ELECTRICAL BOX.THE ELECTRICAL BOX FELL ONTO A PAIN CAN THAT WAS LAYING ONT HE BOTTOM OF THE MANLIFT. THE BOX PUNCTURED THE PAINT CAN AND WHITE PAINT SPRAYED ALL OVER TH...
10/24/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted EE ALLEGES THAT HE REPEATEDLY HIT HIS RIGHT KNEE ON THE STEERING COLUMN OF HIS ELECTRIC CART AS HE DISMOUNTED. HE ALLEGES THAT THIS OCCURRED OVER SEVERAL INCIDENENCES BUT HE DECIDED TO REPORT IT ON 10...
08/08/2002 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted EMPLOYEE AND A FORKLIFT MADE EYE CONTACT AND THE EMPLOYEE WAS WARNED BY ANOTHER EMPLOYEE TO MOVE OUT OF THE WAY. THE FORKLIFT DRIVER TURNED THE CORNER AND MISJUDGED HIS CLEARANCE FROM THE EMPL OYEE AN...
05/30/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted EMPLOYEE AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WERE POSITIONING A SCREENER. THE SCREENER SLIPPED & LACERATED THE EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT RING FINGER. THE LACERATION REQUIRED SUTURES.
05/03/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING BACKHOE ON TRAILER, HE JUMPED OFF OF TRAILER AND INJURED HIS LEFT ANKLE.
04/15/2002 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE BACKING OUT OF ROTOPACKER BLDG W/FORKLIFT, EE BACKED FORKLIFT INTO BLDG SUPPORT CROSS BEAMS. THE IMPACT JARRED HIS NECK & HE HIT HIS HEAD ON STEERING WHEEL. HE DID HAVE HARD HAT ON BUT T HE IMPA...
03/07/2002 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 20d restricted WHILE USING AN OVERHEAD STACKER CRANE, EE WAS MOVING A SMALL BLOWER FROM A PALLET TO THE BOTTOM OF THE STORAGE SHELF. WHILE POSITIONING THE BLOWER, THE WEIGHT SHIFTED & EE'S RIGHT THUMB WAS SM ASHED B...
01/16/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None THE EE WAS DESCENDING STAIRS AND HIS RIGHT KNEE BECAME WEAK. HE STOPPED AND RESTED FOR A FEW MINUTES AND CONTINUED WALKING TO THE WAREHOUSE. HE STOPPED AGAIN AND PUT HIS WEIGHT ON HIS LEFT LEG BECAUSE...
12/03/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted EE WAS ASSISTING IN LOADING A CLUTCH HUB INTO THE BACK OF A PU TRUCK. THE LOAD SHIFTED ON THE FORKLIFT AND SLIPPED OFF OF THE FORKS. EE JAMMEDHIS ELBOW ON THE TRUCK BED AND HIS HAND WAS JAMMED BY THE...
10/04/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 45d restricted EMPLOYEE ALLEGES HIS RIGHT WRIST BEGAN TO ACHE. HE DOES NOT KNOW WHAT CAUSED IT BUT SAY THAT DRIVING THE LOADER, HAUL TRUCK AND SHOVELING AGGRAVATES IT. THE EMPLOYEE WAS SENT TO THE DOCTOR AND WAS PLA...
09/20/2001 STRIKING OR BUMPING DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted EE WAS WALKING AROUND THE CONE SECTION OF THE 81-500 SILO AND HIT HIS HEAD ON THIS BOTTOM PART OF THE CONE. HE WAS WEARING HIS HARD HAT. THE EE JAMMED HIS NECK. HE SUSTAINED A CERVICAL STRAIN/ SPRAIN...
06/12/2001 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 15d restricted THE MAINTENANCE TEAM WAS LOWERING A HEAVY STEEL TABLE AT THE ROLLER MILL #2 MILL BASE. THE SENIOR MECHANIC INSTRUCTED THE OTHERS TO MOVE OUT OF THE WAY. AS THE TABLE WAS BEING LOWERED, IT FELL TO ONE...
03/30/2001 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted EE WAS LOOSENING A CONVEYOR TAIL PULLEY WHEN THE ADJUSTING NUT CAME LOOSE AND THE EMPLOYEE'S HAND SLIPPED, STRIKING THE BACK OF HIS FOREARM ONTO THE CONVEYOR FRAMEWORK.
03/05/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS CLOSING THE LID ON THE MAINTENANCE DEPT TOOL BOX AND HIS LEFT MIDDLE FINGER GOT CAUGHT IN THE HINGE.
01/18/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 25d lost, 10d restricted EE KUFTED TRAILER RAMPS WITH ANOTHER EE AND SET THEM IN THE BACK OF THE RANGER PICKUP TRUCK. THEN HE AND ANOTHER EE UNLOADED THE TRAILER RAMPS. THE EE ALLEGES THE TRAILER RAMPS WEIGHED 200LBS. BUT CHO...
12/28/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING A COMPUTER BACK TOGETHER. WHILE LOWERING THE COMPUTER CASE, HE LACERATED HIS FINGER ON THE LOCKING METAL TAB ON THE CASE,REQUIRING TWO STITCHES.
12/12/2000 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS STANDING ON THE BACK OF THE SERVICE TRUCK, PICKED UP LARGE OIL DRAIN PAN WHEN A GUST OF WIND CAME UP AND BLEW HIM OFF OF THE TRUCK. HE LANDED ON A SOFT BERM AND WAS NOT INJURED AT THE T IME. HE...
08/23/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 102d lost EMPLOYEE STEPPED UP ONTO THE FOURTH PALLET HIGH IN A STACK OF PALLETS SO I COLUD REACH A LOOSE BOARD AT THE TOP OF THE STACK. AS EMPLOYEE GRABBED THE BOARD, THE RING ON LEFT RING FINGER GOT CA UGHT ON...
04/07/2000 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted EE WAS USING A STEEL BAR TO DISLODGE ROCKS AT THE TRANSFER POINT OF CONVEYOR 103. EE HIT HER HAND ON THE INSIDE OF THE STEEL ROCK BOX.