Plainfield Plant — Accidents

Total: 13 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
09/13/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 25d restricted Employee was cleaning out trays under drums on the crane. Employee was holding drag cable with left hand and reaching under the drum with right hand with small shovel scooping dirt and throwing the di...
05/03/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted Employee was using a punch and hammer to punch holes in side of the wipers on the conveyor belt. Employee missed the punch and hit his left thumb with the hammer. Employee went home but the next morni...
11/29/2005 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was leaving the shop and he reached to shut the shop door when the wind caught the door and the door closed on his left middle finger. His finger was smashed and cut in three places. Employee...
10/13/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Employee stopped the 95NW Crane to check the cables on the spools and spray gear lube on the ballgear and deck gear. Employee crossed the center of the crane and started to step off the house onto the...
12/03/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING A CO-WORKER REMOVE A REAR GUARD ON THE SAND STACKER AND FELT HIS RIGHT SHOULDER POP OUT OF SOCKET. EMPLOYEE RECEIVED A DISLOCATED RIGHT SHOULDER WITH SHOULDER STRAIN.
12/01/2003 NO VALUE FOUND NO VALUE FOUND None EE WAS SPLITTING FIREWOOD FOR THE PLANT. EE WAS LIFTING AND MOVING LARGE PIECES OF WOOD AND STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK. EE RECEIVED A LUMBAR SPRAIN.
07/30/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 12d restricted EE WAS WALKING UP LADDER TO ELECTRIC TRAILER IN THE YARD. ON THE LAST STEP EE FELT HIS LEFT KNEE POP & GIVE WAY. EE COULD NOT PUT WEIGHT ON HIS KNEE. HE HAD TO HAVE HELP TO THE CAR.
07/22/2003 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO VALUE FOUND None EE WAS LOADING AN ENGINE STAND INTO BACK OF SERVICE TRUCK WITH A 988 CAT LOADER. THE CHAIN WAS WRAPPED AROUND THE STAND, SLIPPED AND CAME UNHOOKED CAUSING THE STAND TO KICK BACK TOWARDS EE AND HIT BOT...
04/09/2003 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS RE-LINING SHOOT TO LOG WASHER WHEN HE TOOK A HAMMER & TRIED TO DRIVE UP A PIECE OF STEEL ON THE BOTTOM OF THE SHOOT & CAUGHT HIS LEFT THIRD FINGER BETWEEN EDGE OF STEEL & HAMMER. HIS FI NGER WA...
03/11/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost EE WAS PUTTING PADDLES ON THE LUG WASHER. EE TRIED ONE MORE TIME AND WHEN HE HIT THE PADDLE A PIECE OF METAL GOT INTO EE S RIGHT EYE. HE WORKED THE REST OF THE DAY WENT HOME, EYE GOT WORSE, HA D TO GO...
12/05/2002 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost EMPLOYEE WAS WATCHING THE AUTOMATIC WELDER BUILD-UP ROLLS ON CRUSHER. WHILE LOOKING AT THE WORK HE RECEIVED RADIATION BURNS TO BOTH EYES. HE DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL TREATMENT BUT COULD NOT COME T O WORK...
12/05/2002 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS WATCHING AUTOMATIC WELDER BUILD UP ROLLS ON CRUSHER. WHILE EE WAS LOOKING AT THE WORK, HE RECEIVED WELDING FLASH BURNS TO BOTH EYES. HE WAS GIVEN SALVE FOR EYES AND PAIN MEDICATIO N PRESC...
03/01/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 3d lost, 14d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS ON THE DRAGLINE. HE CLIMBED DOWN THE DRAGLINE AND WHEN HE STEPPED DOWN, HE SLIPPED ON THE TRACK AND FELL. EMPLOYEE HAD A SPRAIN TO HIS LEFT KNEE AND LOWER LEG. HE WAS OFF WORK AND RETURNE...