Sage Creek Mill — Accidents

Total: 31 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
12/04/2025 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None Employee was on a work platform prepping bags for the packer. An airline came off the packer placer arm. The employee saw the adverse condition and quickly came down the three steps from the work plat...
04/24/2025 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 113d lost Weather during the day created slick conditions around the plant. EE was walking from the parking area over to the plant when EE slipped and fell. EE was diagnosed with a lateral knee strain.
02/29/2024 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee stepped on grease with EE's left foot and slipped. Employee did not fall but caused pain and discomfort in EE's left hip. Employee received medical treatment from chiropractor on 3/22/24 due...
06/03/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was setting a new roll of shrink wrap onto the bracket. The employee did not move hand out of the way when EE laid the metal pipe (that goes through the middle of the roll) down onto the...
05/01/2020 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was using a pipe wrench to take a knuckle valve apart. The knuckle valve was secured in a vice. While rotating the pipe wrench, the pipe wrench slipped off the knuckle valve causing the e...
09/25/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted A new employee was being trained on how to seal and stack 50 lb bags. During this time the employee's left forearm and wrist became sore. On 9-30-2018 the employee reported that the employee's forearm...
08/05/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 30d lost, 43d restricted EE was assisting in a four person team lift of an electric motor. During the course of the second lift, he indicated that he felt his shoulder pop. Two hours later he was taken to the hospital where...
08/24/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 2d lost, 25d restricted EE was closing the access door on the bag house when he adjusted his hands causing the right hand to slip and bringing the door down upon his left hand. The middle finger of the left hand was caught...
10/01/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was cutting away cardboard strapping around a roll of shim stock. The roll unraveled quickly cutting EE's right middle finger. EE received two stitches in finger.
01/14/2013 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 13d restricted EE reached around a guard to clear material conveyor without following proper lock out tag out procedures. Hand was caught between the tail pulley and idler conveyor. He was able to pull a stop cord...
11/21/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 16d restricted EE was in an awkward position while standing on plug-mud product chute. He slipped while adjusting his stance. EE reached up and grabbed a hold of a piece of pipe overhead to catch himself, doing so...
01/20/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While freeing the last bolt in a joint of two 8-inch suction lines the unsupported end of one pipe dropped roughly 4 inches. When the pipe dropped it pinched his index and middle fingers in between th...
08/02/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee mis-stepped while climbing a fixed ladder from the load-out shed into the load-out shack. Employee caught himself with his knee causing a small cut that required 3 stitches.
06/16/2011 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Helping maintenance with replacement of lid over the hammer mill, employee used a sledge hammer to align the lid. Metal fragment about 1/4""long and 1/8"" thick broke off and penetrated his left arm j...
04/14/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was removing lids in dryer baghouse. With limited headroom and uneven footing employee strained lower back.
10/24/2008 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Employee reached around the conveyor guard and grabbed a plug mud bag between the conveyor belt pinch point and the bag roller. Upon doing this his hand was pulled into the pinch point between the con...
09/05/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted Extension ladder was being used upside down in slick/wet conditions and it slipped and fell causing injury to employee's wrist.
07/09/2008 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Employee was reaching to pull a bag off a conveyor when his glove got caught between the conveyor and the deck, pinching his left hand and wrist. Employee suffered a bruised left hand and a wrist ab...
06/30/2008 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While cleaning the loading shed the employee was bitten by an unidentified insect. The bite resulted in swelling and discomfort. Employee was put on antibiotics.
12/12/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 28d restricted While performing cleaning duties on a catwalk, employee stepped on a tool, causing him to fall and bruise his knee and shoulder.
06/14/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Extension ladder used to elevate employee was not locked in securely. When the employee applied his weight to the ladder it fell causing him to lacerate his lip and bruise his inner arm. 3 sutures wer...
11/27/2006 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee exceeded safe speed limitation for fork lift while making a sharp turn causing the fork lift to turn on its side. Weather and slippery conditions were not a factor. Employee was wearing his s...
06/26/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was pushing on pipewrench. Pipewrench popped off of bar. Employee lost his balance and struck the side of the car with the left side of his head.
02/27/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 12d restricted While operating packaging equipment, employee began experiencing numbness in right hand, arm, and shoulder.
09/20/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 22d restricted Employee was using a shovel to clean off the roof of the grizzly pit. As he went in for a scoop, the head of the shovel made contact with a nail. This reportedly caused the employee to jam his right...
12/03/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 13d restricted Employee was lifting a small tank and pulled lower back muscles.
10/28/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 16d lost, 33d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A GEARBOX FROM THE BACK OF A PICKUP WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BICEP.
10/17/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 15d restricted WHILE OPERATING THE PACKING SYSTEM, EE'S RIGHT WRIST BECAME SWOLLEN AND SORE.
11/03/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE FELL WHILE STEPPING TO LADDER AND STRUCK HIS BACK AND HEAD.
02/21/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 14d restricted EE STRUCK HAND ON A PIECE OF METAL WHILE LIFTING A SCREEN.
01/25/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 56d restricted EE WAS LIFTING A PALLET FULL OF MUD WHEN HE INJURED HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.