TROUP PLANT — Accidents

Total: 20 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
04/17/2025 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted While repairing a damaged trunion tire, the employee needed to trim a piece of rubber in order to get the puller installed. The box knife being used slipped lacerating the employee's left ring finger...
01/22/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None Employee was attaching a trailer mounted pump to a track hoe bucket in order to move the pump into position. The track hoe bucket unexpectantly lowered, catching the employee's hand between the bucke...
05/06/2024 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 3d lost, 1d restricted While treating mine water at Outfall 2, hydrated lime in the hopper escaped through a gap at the flow adjustment plate and hit the employee in the eyes. Employee immediately began flushing eyes with...
03/04/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Wet Slick clay on boot when contacting the step, slipped, and hit shin on step.
07/13/2018 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Employee walking across parking lot and tripped straining ligament in left calf.
01/31/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted While repairing shredder tire, a sliver of metal stabbed employee in the left thumb. Employee removed the metal but a small piece remained embedded in the thumb causing infection and swelling.
06/19/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 11d restricted While attempting to remove a machine guard to tighten drive belts employee experienced ""pop"" and tingling sensation in left shoulder.
03/21/2015 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While removing a damaged bearing with a shop hammer, a fragment of the housing struck the employee in the right forearm, causing a laceration.
10/14/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee strained lower back while attempting to lift a four-inch rubber discharge hose that was partially filled with water.
10/28/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 67d lost, 85d restricted EE was traveling from the shredded clay storage shed to the BC control room along a travel and fell onto concrete floor. Fall caused a laceration to EE right eyebrow, fracture of his cheek bone, and...
05/01/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 292d lost The employee was adjusting the ball clay rail spur switch when his finger was pinched between two pieces of metal causing a laceration.
08/03/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 11d restricted EE was attempting to reinstall a bucket tooth pin on an excavator. He was using a shop hammer to reinstall the pin and inadvertantly struck the tip of his left index finger, causing crushing injuries...
10/13/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 164d restricted While using a sledge hammer to dislodge material during railcar unloading, the employee felt a pain in his lower abdomen/groin. Employee reported the injury on 10/14/08 at approximately 7:00am. The em...
06/24/2008 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was replacing the bolts on the cutting edge of the dozer blade. The round, flush mount bolt rotated as it was engaged by the pneumatic impact wrench causing a laceration to the employees left...
07/11/2003 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS ABOUT TO SCRAPE AN OLD REGISTRATION STICKER OFF THE WINDSHIELD OF THE WATER TRUCK WHEN HE DROPPED THE RAZOR-TIPPED SCRAPER WHICH CUT HIS WRIST.
01/22/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 39d restricted A HOME-MADE HOSE REEL THAT HAS BEEN USED FIFTEEN YEARS WITHOUT INCIDENT SHIFTED WHILE IN USE.
11/20/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 65d lost A 35"" X 35"" X 56"" SUPERSACK FILLED WITH 1 TON OF POWDERED CLAY BEGAN TO FALL OVER. EE ATTEMPTED TO CATCH IT AND WAS PUSHED AND TRIPPED, FELL, AND SHATTERED HIS RIGHT ELBOW WHEN HE STRUCK THE C ONCR...
03/05/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS DRAGGING HOSE. FELT PAIN IN RIGHT SHOULDER.
11/06/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 64d restricted EE WAS LIFTING FIBER BARREL OF SAMPLES & PLACING IT ON A PALLET UNDER STORAGE TRAILER.
01/10/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 25d restricted EE ATTEMPTED TO LIFT CORE BARREL WITH BACK INSTEAD OF LEGS.