Sandersville Plant — Accidents

Total: 21 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
08/07/2025 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee unsure of when incident happened. Stated EE woke up on the 7th with eye irr/swelling. Employee was working on roof during windy conditions with grinding being performed by others. Employee wa...
02/07/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 11d lost Employee opened recycle valve on clay tank and and sample valve dislodged. Hot clay sprayed employee causing burns to lower back.
06/21/2018 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 384d lost While inspecting equipment after a power failure employee was looking up at the center shaft of a calcine and tripped over the cooling water drain line for the hotboxes. EE fell backwards and struck E...
06/06/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None EE was hanging and stenciling big bags. EE had just hung a bag and was turning to their right to get the stenciling equipment and the toe of their boot got caught in a gap beneath the bagger. As EE co...
06/13/2011 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Worker received a piece of foreign matter in right eye while cutting a piece of metal with demolition saw. Worker had safety glasses and face shield on at time of accident. Demolition saw had all gua...
06/17/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Contractor was raking rocks off of blunger screen and felt a sharp pain in his right side/back.
07/17/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 11d restricted Employee was opening a boxcar and strained his arm while pulling to try and get it open. Employee went to the emergency room but xrays were negative. Doctor told him it was a strain and put him on 3 d...
07/19/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 7d restricted He had one hand on handrail and the other hand had tools in it. When he reached the bottom step his ankle gave way. He used the handrail to lower his body to the ground. His supervisor then helped him...
06/09/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 4d lost, 7d restricted At approximately 4:30 pm, a maintenance employee was stepping onto a piece of pipe that was approximately 2 ft off the ground and inadvertently fell onto the concrete flooring, hitting his head.
10/16/2006 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 13d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS ACTING AS SPOTTER OUTSIDE TANK ON CREW ASSIGNED TO PRESSURE-WASH TANK INTERIOR. WHILE GATHERING UP TOOLS & EQUIPMENT AT END OF SHIFT, EMPLOYEE WAS ROLLING UP HOSE & HAD BARE HAND ON END O...
10/27/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS INSTALLING STAINLESS STEEL BANDING ON PIPE. EE WAS GOING TO CUT OFF EXCESS WITH SIDE CUTTERS WHEN THE SIDE CUTTERS SLIPPED, CAUSING EE TO STRIKE HIS RIGHT FOREARM ON THE STAINLESS STEEL BAND -...
04/22/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON INJURIES INVOLVNG NONEMPLOYEES None TRUCK DRIVER WAS UNLOADING MATERIAL, BACKING DOWN RAMP, WHEN GOT TO BOTTOM TRIPPED AND FELL OVER MATERIAL ALREADY UNLOADED AND LAYING ON THE GROUND CAUSING HIM TO STRIKE HIS LEFT.
10/17/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 131d lost, 28d restricted OPERATOR WAS REMOVING A WATER HOSE THAT WAS WEDGED IN PLACE ON A DRAG BOX TO FLUSH SCREEN DRAIN. WHEN THE OPERATOR WENT TO REMOVE THE HOSE, THE CHAIN JUMPED AND THE DRAG CAUGHT A HOLD OF OPERA TOR'S G...
09/19/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 18d lost, 22d restricted CLAY BUILT UP IN CHUTE OF SCREW CONVEYOR & WHILE CLEANING OUT CHUTE WITH A T-BAR TOOL. EE HIT HAND ONFLIGHT OF SCREW CAUSING LACERATIONS AND BROKEN BONES TO INDEX AND MIDDLE FINGER ON LEFT HAN D. SCRE...
04/05/2002 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost EE COULD NOT SINGLE OUT A SPECIFIC INCIDENT THAT OCCURRED BUT FELT PAIN AFTER RIDING ON THE LOADER. EE HAD PRIOR BACK PROBLEMS IN 1999 & FELT THAT SOME BOUNCING ON THE LOADER MAY HAVE AGITATED HIS BAC...
07/24/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None CHEMICAL BURN ON RIGHT FOREARM. INTERIOR OF PROTECTIVE CLOTHING WAS INADVERTANTLY CONTAMINATED BY CHEMICALS WHICH HAD BEEN EXPOSED TO RUBBER GLOVES. EE PLACED PROTECTIVE CLOTHING ONTO SELF WHI LE WEAR...
07/23/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 14d lost, 34d restricted EMPLOYEE ARRIVED AT WORK, GOT OUT OF VEHICLE AND WHILE WALKING TO WORK AREA, WALKED IN SLIPPERY SURFACE ( ALGAE BUILD UP) FALLING AND BREAKING RIGHT LEG.
12/08/2000 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None MAGNETIC DRILL BIT HUNG FORCING DRILL MOTR TO SPIN AROUND & STRIKING EE IN THE EYEGLASES THE SAFETY SHIELD ASSOCIATED WITH THE EYEWEAR CUT THE EE'S EYELID JUST BELOW THE EYEBROW. REQUIRED 4 STITCHES
07/17/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 65d lost EMPLOYEE PUT HIS LEFT FOOT ON TUBE PALLET IN ORDER TO SQUARE UP BIG BAG WHICH WAS ABOUT 1/4 FULL OF CLAY. WHEN HE TURNED TO WALK AWAY, HE TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE. THIS LEFT KNEE HAS A PIN IN IT. THIS IS...
05/05/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS WALKING UP A SET OF STEPS AND TRIPPED AND AS HE WAS FALLING, HIS LITTLE FINGER CAUGHT IN THE CATWALK BREAKING HIS LITTLE FINGER ON HIS RIGHT HAND.
01/03/2000 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 21d lost, 82d restricted EE PULLED GOLF CART INTO BLIND SPOT OF A 980 FRONT END LOADER AND THE LOADER STARTED IN REVERSE TO TURN AROUND. THE LOADER REAR TIRE STRUCK THE GOLF CART WHICH PUSHED THE STEERING COLUMN INTO THE EMPL...