Waterloo Plant #7 — Accidents

Total: 11 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
08/05/2022 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 29d lost Employee was in the process of going to shut off impactor at ground level. When they heard a pop in their left leg which caused pain and loss of motion in it. Employee was unable to put any body weig...
12/09/2021 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 16d lost, 10d restricted While removing a flat rock that was wedged in rock box above jaw belt. Employee was swinging down on rock with a sledge hammer when they heard a pop from lower back. Which in turn caused them extreme...
08/09/2016 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 274d lost While adjusting the setting on jaw crusher a mechanical failure occurred on the adjusting ram hydraulic hose. The failure allowed the jaw adjusting mechanism to close on the employee hands in the adju...
04/11/2016 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was walking by the rear of welding service truck and contact a piece of sharp metal protruding from the bed. Employee's left upper arm was lacerated requiring sutures.
03/04/2014 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Employee was replacing bolt-on cutting edge on CAT 980H bucket. The worn plow bolt twisted under the power of removal with air impact. The bolt head caught and cut the employee leather glove laceratin...
02/08/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was servicing a cat 775 E haulage truck, EE was removing the left rear final drive oil plug, the employee slipped and his face struck the tire when the oil plug broke free. EE sustained a broken t...
12/12/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 56d restricted EE was lifting a roll of roofing material, unloading the bed of pick-up truck. EE strained/dislocated right shoulder. Seeked treatment from chiropractor.
06/07/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 52d lost, 104d restricted Employee was involved with new construction and was lifting and positioning components up to 150 pounds. At the end of shift, ee felt strained in the abdomen. EE sustained a hernia at a non-work relat...
06/27/2003 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 44d restricted EE WAS USING ADJUSTABLE WRENCH TO REMOVE TORCH FROM OXYGEN/ACETYLENE SUPPLY HOSES. THE PULLING MOTION INDUCED TENSION ON LEFT SHOULDER RESULTING IN MUSCLE/TENDON STRAIN. ON 7/28/03, ORTHOPEDIC SPECIAL...
12/31/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 27d restricted EE WAS ADJUSTING FORKS ON SKIDSTEER LOADER FORK ATTACHMENT. HE WAS USING RIGHT HAND TO PIVOT ROD WHILE USING LEFT TO GUIDE FORK ALONG PIVOT ROD. FORK SLIPPED OUT OF RIGHT HAND AND PINCHED LEFT DISTAL...
03/18/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted EQUIPMENT OPERATOR WAS DISMOUNTING THE CAT 245 HYDRAULIC SHOVEL AT THE END OF SHIFT. WHEN HE CLOSED CAB DOOR, HIS LEFT DISTAL FOURTH FINGER WAS PINCHED IN THE DOOR JAM. FINGER SUSTAINED LACERA TION/CR...