Sugarcreek Operations — Accidents
Total: 26 accidents | Fatalities: 0
| Date | Classification | Injury | Days Lost | Narrative |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/10/2025 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 104d lost | Employee was servicing D10N dozer, stepping down from the dozer they twisted wrong and felt a pop in their hip. |
| 10/03/2022 | POWERED HAULAGE | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 13d lost | Driver was backed up to the dump location and started to raise the trailer. As the bed was being raised, the driver noticed the bed starting to sway. EE hit the down lever. As the bed was coming do... |
| 12/06/2018 | MACHINERY | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 1d lost | Employee was welding then began to use a chipping hammer. A hot chip flew up and dropped behind EE's safety glasses hitting EE's right eye. |
| 11/27/2017 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 73d lost, 10d restricted | Started the loader to let it warm up first thing in the morning, and when employee was climbing down the ladder, foot slipped and employee tried to catch self. Employee held onto the rail with right... |
| 03/29/2016 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee was lying under the D7 preparing to change the oil. IE was taking off belly pan plate when IE's coworker, who was above IE, was taking off the steel plate to get to the oil filter when EE dr... |
| 12/26/2014 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 111d lost, 46d restricted | The employee was inside the shop turning the head on a starter. He completed the task and climbed up on the tailgate of Truck #77 and was bending down to lift the starter into the bed of his truck so... |
| 10/07/2010 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee was using a utility knife to cut a tie off of a package. Cut tie and swung the knife upward and lacerated his left forearm. |
| 07/28/2009 | POWERED HAULAGE | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 6d restricted | Cleaning roller off a got hand stuck between roller and belt. Cut left hand and belt rash to left thumb |
| 02/02/2009 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee was getting down from a piece of equipment uses a small ladder when his boot buckle got caught on the step. He slipped on ice with his other foot, causing him to fall on his back. He hit hi... |
| 10/02/2008 | MACHINERY | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 5d lost, 5d restricted | Employee was air arc welding and a piece of hot metal went into his boot. |
| 12/06/2007 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Exiting tractor trailer and left heel of boot caught on the step on the fuel tank causing employee to land hard on my right foot. Felt pain in lower back. |
| 03/20/2007 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Was removing track pin from loading, twisted and felt a pain in middle of back. Note: EE went to a chriopractor set up thru. safety director. We found this out at a later date. |
| 05/08/2006 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Adjusting clutch on 80-d loading shovel hit head on roof. Received 2 stitches to head. |
| 04/04/2005 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 43d lost | He stepped down from a fuel tank and tripped. He fell on right leg. Felt pain in groin and lower abdomen. |
| 10/26/2004 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 66d lost | Climbing off loading shovel and slipped. Heard a snap in right leg. |
| 07/13/2004 | NONPOWERED HAULAGE | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 232d lost | CRANKING DOWN DOLLYS ON SEMI TRAILER, FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK AND LEG. |
| 05/12/2004 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 32d lost | Walking from loading equipment to truck and twisted left ankle. |
| 01/27/2004 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 10d lost | WALKING AROUND LOADING SHOVEL, SLIPPED ON ICE. GRABBED HAND RAIL AND FELT PAIN IN NECK & BACK. WENT TO CHIROPRACTOR ON 1-30. DR HAS HIM OFF FROM 2-2-05 TILL AT LEAST 2-16-04. |
| 01/19/2004 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 1d lost | STEPPED AND TURNED AT THE SAME TIME. FOOT WEDGED BETWEEN FENDER AND REAR DECK OF TRACTOR. TWISTED RIGHT KNEE. |
| 10/30/2003 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 44d lost | GRABBED HAND RAIL TO PULL HIMSELF UP ON MACHINE TO MAKE REPAIRS AND FELT FOOT SHIFT AND HAD SLIGHT PAIN IN BACK. WORKED UNTIL 11/3/03 THEN WENT TO DR. 11/4/03. DR. HAS HIM OFF UNTIL HE GETS RESULTS OF... |
| 04/16/2002 | POWERED HAULAGE | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 118d lost | EE HAS A PRE-EXISTING BACK INJURY. HE TOLD MY FOREMAN HE HAD RECEIVED EPIDURAL FOR HIS BACK THE WEEK BEFORE AND IT WAS BOTHERING HIM. HE WENT BACK TO HIS DR. ON 4-16-02. HIS DR. HAS HIM SCHEDULED FOR... |
| 04/26/2001 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | WAS TIGHTENING A JAM NUT WITH A WRENCH AND SLIPPED OFF NUT HITTING LEFT HAND. LEFT RING FINGER HURT SO WE TOOK HIM TO GET A X-RAY AND FOUND A BROKEN BONE ON LEFT RING FINGER BETWEEN TIP OF FIN GER AND... |
| 03/09/2001 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 23d lost | EE WAS LIFTING CLUTCH DRIVER AND FELT DISCOMFORT IN ABDOMEN. HE REPORTED THIS TO US ON 3/19/01. WE MADE HIM A DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENT. DOCTOR SAID COULD BE A STRAIN OR LIGHT RUPTURE. EE CONTINUED TO WORK... |
| 12/21/2000 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 1d lost | EE WAS WALKING DOWN TO A SUMP CHECKING HIS CAUSTIC LINES. HE SLIPPED ON SNOW AND ICE AND FELL. HE GRABBED HOLD OF A STAKE AS HE FELL WHICH WAS HOLDING THE END OF THE CAUSTIC LINE. THE CAUSTIC( SODIUM... |
| 09/22/2000 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 12d lost | GETTING OUT OF TRUCK AFTER DINNER AND TWISTED RIGHT ANKLE. WENT TO THE DR ON 9/29/00. CAME TO WORK ON MON 10/2/00 WITH A SLIP FROM DR FOR LIGHT DUTY. WE DID NOT HAVE ANY LIGHT DUTY WORK, SO HI S DR PU... |
| 02/15/2000 | POWERED HAULAGE | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | LIFTING A TRACK ROLLER WITH TRUCK CRANE. THE ROLLER SLIPPED DOWN THE CHAIN AND PINCHED FINGER AGAINST ANOTHER ROLLER ON THE TRUCK BED. WASN'T TOO BAD BUT THE DR PUT IN A FEW STITCHES. NOTHING BROKE. |