Quincy WA Plant — Accidents

Total: 58 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
11/11/2025 MACHINERY PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY None 2 employees were working on a palletizer, but only one of them had it locked out. When the locked out employee was done, they asked the other employee if they were clear, and heard ""yes"". The other...
02/19/2024 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 14d restricted After recent rain, the employee was walking in the plant area and slipped on some wet diatomaceous earth. The employee fell from the slip and landed on right shoulder and back.
11/07/2022 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee slipped whilst climbing into the loader falling down the steps of the loader and impacting their ribs on the platform. The employee was diagnosed 2 fractured ribs.
10/26/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 12d restricted IW was beginning to disassemble floating gearbox for a screw conveyor. The IW removed guarding and was in the process of removing the drive belts between the motor and gearbox. As the employee loosene...
06/30/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Haul truck driver fell backward while exiting cab of truck, striking head on pavement and sustaining a 1"" cut that required staples. Employee admitted to rushing and not having mind on task, and was...
03/16/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 13d restricted Body position obscured line of sight while lifting rail car vent lid, resulting in trip over cam locks on top of rail car. Trip resulted in partial fall into open hole. 2 ribs fractured.
10/01/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The maintenance employee was trying to remove the gear box with a pipe wrench. The pipe wrench was adjusted on the collar of the gear box. The employee applied all his body weight on the handle. The j...
08/18/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted The maintenance employee tried to get up from a laying position in a very cramped space and his hip popped, causing a lot of pain and stiffness
10/07/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 47d restricted Employee was working on a separator bearing column. He reached down to pick up and move the column when he felt a pain in his right wrist. Employee did not use proper lifting techniques, resulting i...
07/19/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Employees were working on the layer pusher portion of the palletizer when one employee was caught between the layer pusher and a steel beam.
05/09/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted Employee was working on packaging stand and picked up a pallet at waist height to set on the floor. He started to feel pain in the groin area and it slowly got worse as the shift went on.
03/16/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 31d restricted Employee was adjusting Super Sack Bag onto pallet as bag was filling, felt a pain in his middle/upper back.
02/08/2013 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 27d restricted While replacing and adjusting v-belts on C-310 Fan, the last joint of the middle finger of the left hand was nearly amputated when the hand was caught between the v-belts and the belt pulley on the dr...
11/01/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 95d restricted Lifted 2"" water hose to move out of area. Right knee twisted resulting in sprain-strain.
01/18/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 16d lost, 124d restricted Employee finished loading truck at dock. Was in the process of resetting loading ramp (east side). When employee started to pull chain to readjust loading ramp his foot slipped on slick metal surface...
10/13/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 12d restricted Employee was filling Semi-Bulk Bags, pulled on Semi-Bulk Bag to align on pallet and felt a twinge behind left shoulder blade. Pain increased in left shoulder blade area over several hours resulting i...
01/20/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted Employee was inside railing on top of bulk rail car and had unhooked second bulk hose to put away. Employee caught the inside of hatch cover ring with right foot, causing him to partially fall in hol...
10/29/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 15d restricted Employee was on knees vacuuming floor near north packing stand door. Another employee pushed door open on his way out of packing stand, at that moment Employee vacuuming reached up and put his right...
10/04/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 183d restricted Employee transferring from manlift to Deck #2 lost balance and landed hard on left foot while twisting felt left knee pop - pain was minor. No witnesses, accident not reported until Oct 7 to superviso...
06/06/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While raising a demister section using a chain hoist, employee struck his gloved hand against the demister section, which has sharp metal edges, cutting his right ring finger, requiring sutures.
05/22/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 277d restricted Installing Air Lines - EE was inside Manlift Basket, knelt down to reach pipe that was being installed, felt something tear in right knee.
06/23/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 54d lost, 1d restricted Initial accident reported to Supervisor on 6-25-09, EE thought the injury was very minor and did not want to go to the doctor. The injury was still bothering him and he went to doctor on 8-17-09. He...
07/25/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Accident happened on 7-25-08, Employee did not go to Doctor until 9-23-08, siad he thought it was a regular strain. Bags on Conveyor Belt riding on top of one another. He bent down to pull top bag o...
12/24/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 116d lost The day before accident Quincy area received approximately 3 inches of snow. As the employee was walking from maintenance shop to the control room using a paved roadway on south side of plant, he sli...
12/22/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was unplugging G303 Screen deck, after unplugging screen employee was exiting from deck and caught his left ring finger between the drive shaft and a support spring. Resulting in a fracture o...
09/09/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was moving table from elevated position (approx. 18"") to packaging location; he tipped table toward him to place top of table on pallet to transport. He lost hold of table top, causing tabl...
11/30/2004 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 53d lost, 82d restricted Celite feels this is not a valid injury, employee not working, Supervisor stated injury occurred at home. Claim denied by L&I. New claim using injury date 11-30-04 accepted 1-28-05 by L&I. Acc rpt fil...
06/15/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted CRUDE ORE HAD SPILLED OFF N302 BELT ONTO FLOOR IN BASEMENT. EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING ORE FROM FLOOR BACK ONTO BELT AND FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER RIGHT ABDOMEN AREA (ABDOMEN STRAIN). EE DID NOT THI...
04/01/2004 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 15d restricted EE HAD PUT A SUPER SACK BAG ON MACHINE & STARTED TO FILL BAG WITH SLOWLY FALLING PRODUCT. HE TURNED AROUND TO PICK A A CARD TO INSERT IN SIDE OF BAG. WHEN HE TURNED BACK AROUND THE PRODUCT WAS FALLING...
03/26/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 307d lost EE was rebuilding screw for fines system. Pulling on a 1 1/4"" wrench felt pain in right arm & shoulder.*Note:EE was on vacation starting 7/19, we didn't know he went to DR (7-19-04) until he returned...
12/29/2003 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None TRUCK DRIVER- RESULTS FROM LAST PHYSICAL-RECOMMENDED SEEING A HEARING SPECIALIST.
12/23/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None PULLING 50 LB BAGS FROM PACKING STANDS, EMPLOYEE HAS NOT BEEN IN THIS POSITION FOR APPROXIMATELY 1-1/2 YEARS. FELT A SHARP PAIN IN LEFT WRIST & SHOULDER. IS AWKWARD TO PULL BAGS WITH RIGHT HAN D SO LE...
07/22/2003 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 51d restricted REMOVAL AND CARRYING ELECTRIC MOTOR WT APPROX. 70 LBS TO PUT ON PALLET TO TRANSPORT TO MAINT. SHOP EE DID NOT SEE WHERE EDGE OF CONCRETE PAD ENDED, STEPPING ON EDGE WITH RIGHT FOOT, CAUSING RI GHT FOO...
06/11/2003 NO VALUE FOUND DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 265d restricted PACKER/LOADER WAS INSERTING ADQ BAGS ONTO SPOUT ""B"" IN PACKER - BAGS FILL AUROMATICALLY. THEN P/L PULLS FULL ADQ BAG OFF OF SPOUT AND BAG DROPS TO CONVEYOR BELT. ADQ BAGS DO NOT HAVE A PLASTIC INSER...
03/14/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None REBUILDING GEARBOX ON TABLE IN MAINT. SHOP, AS EE MOVED GRINDER, THE CORD CAUGHT ON BEARING CAP & PULLED A PART OFF TABLE, LANDING ON EE'S LEFT FOOT AND TOES.
02/25/2003 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None DRIVING TRUCK (15 YEARS), OPEN WINDOWS, ENGINE & MECHANICAL NOISE. PLANT 1 AND 2, BLOWERS, VIBRATORS, CRUSHERS, ALARMS, CAUSING PROGRESSIVE HEARING LOSS.
02/04/2003 NO VALUE FOUND DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 354d restricted RELOCATING SHAKER SCREEN FRAME APPROX 50 FT FROM ORIGINAL LOCATION WITH FORKLIFT. FRAME WAS BEING SET DOWN ON 2 - 6"" X 4"" X 5' WOOD BLOCKS DUE TO SHAFT HOUSING PLACEMENT LOCATED ON FRAME. AS F RAME...
01/23/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 26d lost, 228d restricted EE HAD JUST FINISHED LOADING TRAILER WITH DE AS HE EXITED THE LOADER, HIS BOOTS WERE MUDDY, EE SLIPPED HIS SWEATER ON LEFT ARM CAUGHT ON DOOR LATCH CAUSING STRAIN OF HIS LEFT ROTAR CUFF. QUA RRY AREA...
12/27/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS WIRING ON SUPER SACK PACKER-WENT TO STEP OFF CONVEYOR ROLLERS, PUT RIGHT FOOT ON CHANNEL IRON CAUSING FOOT TO TWIST HURTING ANKLE. NOTE: EE WENT TO DOCTOR ON JANUARY 2,2003 TO HAVE ANKL E X-RAY...
11/26/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 71d lost REPLACING HEAD ROLLER ON PALLETIZER - FELT PAIN IN RIGHT SHOULDER WHEN LIFTING AND PULLING 150 LB BELT ROLLER INTO BELT FRAME. *WENT TO DOCTOR 2-12-03. REPORTED ON 2-13-03. PAIN IN RIGHT SHOUL DER HAS...
06/13/2002 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None EE HAS GREAT PAIN & NUMBNESS IN LEFT HAND/WRIST/ARM FROM YEARS OF DRIVING TRUCKS. (DESCRIPTION FROM L&I CLAIM FORM THAT EE HAD WRITTEN)
06/04/2002 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost DRIVING FORKLIFT #12 INTO NEW STORAGE AREA BUILDING, DRIVING ACROSS ROUGH, UNEVEN ASPHALT NEAR ENTRANCE TO BLDG. FORKLIFT HIT A BUMP IN ASPHALT BOUNCING EE UP FROM SEAT STRIKING HEAD ON PROTEC TIVE CA...
04/27/2002 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 13d lost EE WAS STANDING UP USING HANDLE ON CABLE RATCHET TO LIFT GEARBOX & 3HP MOTOR TO ITS STAND. PULLED TOO HARD ON HANDLE STRAINING LOWER BACK. EE SHOULD HAVE USED CABLE RATCHET W/GREATER LIFTING C APACITY...
04/01/2002 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 71d lost, 33d restricted REPETITIVE MOTION FROM TAKING OFF FULL BAGS AND PUTTING ON EMPTY BAGS TO FILL AT PACKING STAND. *TENDONITIS OF RT. THUMB.
10/23/2001 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None ROLLING TARP ONTO TOP OF TRAILER LOADED WITH CRUDE WIND CAUGHT TARP CAUSING RIGHT HAND/WRIST TO BEND BACKWARDS CAUSING NUMBNESS TO HANDS & FINGERS. CARPAL TUNNEL PER CALL 6/18/02
09/07/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 201d lost EE WAS MAKING A SAFETY INSPECTION OF THE MAIN CRID TOWER. THIS TOWER IS 6 DECKS EACH DECK IS 10 FT. EE WAS COMING BACK DOWN AND AT ABOUT DECK 3 HIS RIGHT KNEE GAVE OUT AND HE FELL DOWN THE STE PS INJU...
05/24/2001 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost EMPLOYEE WAS PRYING A JAMMED WOOD PALLET ON THE SUPER SACK CONVEYOR LINE. HE PULLED MUSCLES ON HIS RIB CAGE.
04/17/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 9d lost THE EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A FEEDER HOSE FROM ONE COMPARTMENT TO ANOTHER ON TOP OF A RAIL CAR. THE WALKWAY HAD BEEN DAMAGED AND THERE WAS A LARGE DIP IN IT THE EMPLOYEE STEP OFF THE LANDING AND I N TO TH...
04/10/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 34d lost THE CONTROL ROOM OPERATOR WAS MOVING A FILL HOSE FROM THE SODA ASH CAR.
02/08/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 90d lost IT HAD BEEN SNOWING FOR ABOUT 4 HR AND THINGS WERE SLICK. WE HAD THE EE CLEANING OFF ONE OF THE RAMPS THAT WENT INTO THE SUPER SACK ROOM AND HE SLIPPED AND LANDED ON HIS TAILBONE. HIS BOOTS HA D SMOOT...