Plant #2 — Accidents
Total: 26 accidents | Fatalities: 0
| Date | Classification | Injury | Days Lost | Narrative |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/27/2026 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | EE states that while using a pocketknife to cut tape, the blade did not lock fully and folded into left hand resulting in a small cut. The EE was taken to urgent care which resulted in the application... |
| 10/16/2023 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | An employee was blowing dirt off of their clothes and felt as if something blew in their eye. By the start of the shift that afternoon the employee told the foreman about the incident and if it got wo... |
| 05/15/2019 | MACHINERY | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Maintenance employee was using an oxygen/acetylene torch cutting the heads off bolts. While cutting the bolts the employee feel heat on EE's lower legs. When EE looked down there was flames on EE's ri... |
| 07/11/2018 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 27d lost, 16d restricted | EE received a contusion to right pinky finger when removing part. |
| 09/25/2014 | MACHINERY | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee felt a discomfort in his eyes early 26SEP morning and went to the emergency room. He followed up with an eye doctor on 27SEP morning. Employee was told he had flash burn 26SEP and foreign bo... |
| 03/04/2014 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 46d lost | Due to sleet and freezing rain, the surface of the lot had quickly become very slick. As our driver walked back to his truck, he slipped on the ice and fell. When he caught himself with his left han... |
| 02/25/2014 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee was cutting rubber material with utility knife and cut leg resulting in stitches. |
| 12/23/2009 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 3d restricted | While assisiting the rail load-out operator to close frozen doors on the bottom of DVP open hopper cars, EE's middle finger on right hand was pinched on the epad portion at the end. He was wearing al... |
| 07/29/2009 | POWERED HAULAGE | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 158d lost | Employee complained of back pain he said was caused by driving a haul truck. He noted that he had been having back pain for about a month, and was under the care of a doctor for his back. Also he tho... |
| 04/21/2008 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 3d restricted | Employee was struck by falling material on his head, neck and right shoulder. |
| 11/13/2007 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Emloyee was using a pry bar, his hand slipped off and he struck his hand against a machinery housing. |
| 03/14/2007 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Injured employee was cutting a slot in a conveyor belt to be used as a side belt with a utility knife when the knife slipped and cut his wrist. The laceration required stitches. The injury did not r... |
| 04/27/2006 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 193d lost, 91d restricted | Injured employee was standing on 3rd rung of a portable ladder when it slipped out from under him. A vertebra was fractured when he fell to the work platform. |
| 04/22/2006 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 11d restricted | The injured employee was installing screw back into dust pump housing when he experience a strain while twisting and pushing. He was given a 15 pound lifting restriction by the doctor, which would no... |
| 01/24/2006 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 10d restricted | Injured employee stepped on edge of crack in concrete pad near crushing plant main screen. He twisted his ankle and fell, causing a sprain. |
| 11/03/2005 | OTHER | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 29d lost, 6d restricted | Employee alleges that his left knee ""popped"" when he rose from a kneeling position. Specific Dr. diagnosis is not available at this time. Lost time from job started on 11/07/05. |
| 09/13/2005 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Injured employee was attempting to install v-belts on a bucket elevator drive by ""rolling the belts on"" when the elevator ran backwards pinching a finger on his left hand. There was a laceration th... |
| 06/27/2005 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 9d lost | The injured employee wass loosening hand brake on rail car when he slipped & hit bottom on the car drawhead. The accident was determined to be ""lost time"" on 07/11/2005. |
| 08/31/2004 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 3d lost, 5d restricted | Injured employee was standing on a 17"" high by 14"" wide concrete curb observing a truck being loaded. He fell while stepping back to the floor of the building, landing on his lower back. |
| 01/29/2004 | NO VALUE FOUND | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 347d restricted | EE ATTEMPTED TO GAIN ACCESS TO THE HAND WHEEL BRAKE ADJUSTER ON RAILCAR #LXOH 66 WHILE THE CAR WAS ROLLING DOWNHILL TOWARDS FRONT END LOADER #L8, WHICH WAS BEING OPERATED BY ANOTHER EE. EE WA S PINCHE... |
| 12/10/2003 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 5d lost | EE STOPPED NEAR THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF PLANT 2 MILLROOM IN ORDER TO FUEL THE PORTABLE AIR COMPRESSOR. WHEN HE STEPPED OUT OF FUEL TRUCK ONTO UNEVEN GROUND (LOADER TIRE TRACK) HE TURNED HIS AN KLE IN... |
| 06/25/2003 | MACHINERY | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | EMPLOYEE WAS USING A HAND HELD AIR HAMMER TO REMOVE BACKING MATERIAL FROM AROUND ANCHOR BOLTS ON CONE CRUSHER BOWL ASSEMBLY. A PIECE OF MATERIALCAME UNDER GLASSES AND GOT IN EYE. |
| 03/07/2003 | MACHINERY | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING A PIECE OF STEEL IN PLACE WHILE ANOTHER MECHANIC WAS USING A MIG WELDER ON IT. HE DID NOT REALIZE HE HAD BEEN EXPOSED UNTIL SEVERAL HOURS LATER. HE HAD RECEIVED A WELDING FLASH BU... |
| 04/19/2002 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | EE WAS LOOSENING BRAKE ON RAIL CAR. HE STEPPED ONTO WET CUT LEVER, SLIPPED & JAMMED HAND INTO BRAKE WHEEL. WHEN HE TRIED TO CATCH HIMSELF, HE INJURED RIGHT HAND. |
| 09/10/2001 | MACHINERY | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | HE WAS ROTATING THE PIN MIXER BY HAND IN ORDER TO FINISH CLEANING OUT AFTER IT PLUGGED UP. IT ROTATED TOO FAR PINCHING HIS HAND BETWEEN THE ACCESS DOOR AND THE PIN HIS HAND WAS ON. EDGE OF PIN CUT PAL... |
| 01/03/2000 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | EMPLOYEE STARTED TO DESCEND STEPS DOWN TO RAILROAD LEVEL WITH OBJECTS IN BOTH HANDS AND SLIPPED ON LOOSE MATERIAL. HE THEN FELL DOWN THE STEPS. |