WE Soda @ WESTVACO — Accidents

Total: 637 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
03/19/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS PUSHING A ROCK OFF THE SPILL TRAY BACK INTO THE PAN LINE. EE'S FINGER WAS CUT BY THE ROCK OR POSSIBLY CAUGHT BTWN ROCK & SPILL TRAY, HE ISN'T SURE. 5 STITCHES REQUIRED.
03/19/2002 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 40d lost THERE IS NO SPECIFIC DATE OR EVENT WHICH RELATES TO THIS CONDITION. EE'S PHYSICIAN HAS DIAGNOSED THIS AS A CTD RELATING TO WORK ACTIVITY OVER TIME. EE FIRST REPORTED PAIN TO SHOULDER ON 3/19/0 2. MEDI...
03/18/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 68d lost EE HAD BEEN HAVING PAIN IN KNEE, STEPPED DOWN FROM SHUTTLE CAR CAB AND FELT PAIN IN KNEE. KNEE REQUIRED SURGERY.
03/18/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS WALKING TO HIS TRUCK AFTER COMPLETING THE SHIFT. STEPPED ON SOME ICE, SLIPPED & HIT HIS ELBOW, FRACTURING IT.
03/14/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 157d lost ON 3/14/02 EE FELT POP IN SHOULDER WHEN GRABBED PIPE OVERHEAD. HE LATER SAW PRIVATE DR. WHO DIAGNOSED ROTAR CUFF CTD. THE DR BELEIVES CONDITION OCCURRED OVER TIME. DIAGNOSIS & TREATMENT WERE NOT KNOWN...
03/04/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 48d lost EE WAS PUSHING A CART OUT OF A MANLIFT. THEN, SLIPPED ONT HE WET AND COAL DUST ON THE FLOOR. HE IEXTENDED HIS LEFT KNEE WHEN HE SLID ON THE FLOOR. FMC BECAME AWARE 8-6-02. EE HAD SURGERY ON HI S KNEE...
02/19/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 131d lost WHILE MANUALLY CLOSING A SET OF EQUIPMENT DOORS, ONE DOOR SLAMMED SHUT AGAINST THE OTHER DOOR INJURING THE LEFT SHOULDER. REQUIRED SURGERY TO REPAIR THE TORN ROTATOR CUFF.
01/28/2002 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 356d lost INJURED WILL NEED TIME OFF, ORIGINAL INJURY WAS 12/29/94.
01/22/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted EE WAS CHECKING C02 SYSTEM FOR LEAKS, LOST HIS BALANCE AND LEANED OVER GRABBING STEAM BLEED TO KEEP FROM FALLING. BLEED WAS PARTIALLY OPEN, HITTING LT. HAND WITH STEAM. WAS WEARING CLOTH GLOV ES AT TH...
01/08/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 369d lost EE WAS MOPPING THE FLOOR IN CYANIDE MEN'S CHANGEROOM. SHE SLIPPED ON THE FLOOR AND BRACED HERSELF WITH HER LEFT HAND AND BROKE HER LEFT WRIST.
12/24/2001 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost THIS HAS BEEN DETERMINED TO BE A CTD AS HE HAS A HISTORY OF BACK PROBLEMS ON AND OFF THE JOB. NO SPECIFIC SINGLE EVENT.
12/23/2001 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None OPERATOR WAS SHOVELING IN CREW CLEAN UP AREA WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS WRIST. THE PAIN CONTINUED AND HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR ON JAN 8, 2002. THIS INJURY WAS CREATED OVER A PERIOD OF TIME AND DIFFERENT...
12/23/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 25d lost OPERATOR WAS REMOVING ICICLES FROM A CABLE TRAY TO PREVENT A FALLING OBJECT HAZARD. AS OPERATOR WAS CLEANING UP THE ICE CHUNCKS FROM OFF THE GRATING HE STEPPED ON A SMALL PIECE OF ICE AND ROLL ED HIS...
12/22/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 56d lost OPERATOR SLIPPED ON THE WALKWAY GOING INTO THE CRUSHER BUILDING AND FELT PAIN IN LEFT KNEE. DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL 1/7/02.
12/20/2001 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 130d lost EE HAS BEEN DIAGNOSISED WITH CANULATIVE TRAUMA OF THE BACK. SHE HAS EXPERIENCED VARIOUS PROBLEMS W/0 TREATMENT SINCE 1997. THIS IS A CTD. FMC BECAME AWARE OF THIS 12-20-01.
12/20/2001 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 86d lost EE HAS CUMULATIVE TRAUMA TO HIS SHOULDER OVER YEARS WHICH REQUIRED SURGERY. COMPANY BECAME AWAREOF THIS TREATMENT & DIAGNOSIS 12/20/01. THIS CONDITION IS A CTD.
12/20/2001 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 74d lost EE HAS HAD SURGERY TO REPAIR DAMAGE CAUSED BY CUMMULATIVE TRAUMA TO THE SHOULDER. THIS CONDITIONWAS DIAGNOSED AS A CTD. COMPANY BECAME AWARE OF TREATMENT & DIAGNOSIS 12/20/01.
12/18/2001 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 12d lost HAS BEEN WORKING THE SCREEN ROOM ONCE PER MONTH FOR ABOUT 10 YEARS. HE HAS TO HANDLE 8""SCREENS, CLEAN WITH A PUTTY KNIFE. HAS A LOT OF MOVEMENT WITH HANDS AND WRISTS. PAIN COMES WHEN DOING THIS JOB....
11/29/2001 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 26d lost 10 YRS OF LIFTING FIRE EXTINGUISHERS THAT WAS PART OF HIS 20 YRS OF BEING A DAY SHIFT RELIEF OPERATOR. (THIS DATE WAS WHEN IT BECAME APPARENT TO ME ABOUT HIS CONDITION.)
11/13/2001 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 3d lost, 1d restricted ROCK WAS THROWN BY SHEAR AND STRUCK HER IN LEFT SIDE.
11/13/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 15d restricted WE WERE REMOVING FILTER LEAVES FROM THE FILTER. THE LEAF SLIPPED AND FELL ONTO RIGHT FOOT BREAKING IT.
11/09/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 14d restricted WHILE ROLLING GARBAGE CAN OUT OF ELEVATOR ON SLOPING CONCRETE, CAN MOVED RAPIDLY AWAY FROM EMPLOYEE, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REGAIN CONTROL MECHANICLOWERED BODY AND STRUCK CONCRETE WITH LEFT HAND.
11/07/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None REACHING FOR TOOL ON TOP SHELF OF TOOL CABINET, IT WAS IN BACK. WHEN HE PULLED TOOL OUT HIS ELBOW HIT A 2""X 2""X 2"" MAGNETIC BASE (METAL) IT FEEL TO THE FLOOR AND THE CORNER OF THE BLOCK LANDED JUST...
11/02/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 9d lost EE WAS PUTTING DEFOAMER INTO CANISTER ON THE EVAPORATOR TO ADD TO PROCESS. AS HE OPENED THE CANISTER VALVE A SMALL AMOUNT OF DEFOAMER BLEW INTO FACE ON TO HIS SAFETY GLASSES AND RAN INTO HIS E YES.
10/13/2001 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost OPERATOR WAS WASHING SPRAY DRYER BECAUSE OF COM BIN BEING FLUGGED, AND WOULD NOT FEED OUT. OPERATOR WAS COMING DOWN OFF THE CYCLONE DECK FROM UNPLUGGING THE CYCLONES WHEN THE S.D. SLUFFED AND FORCED H...
08/31/2001 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 50d lost THROTTLE STUCK FULL ON, EMPLOYEE COULD NOT TURN ENGINE OFF, JEEP RAN INTO PILLAR, THROWING EMPL-OYEE OUT AND BREAKING HIS LEG ON THE WAY OUT.
08/25/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 67d lost DEGREE 6- ARRIVED AT WORK TO START HIS SHIFT. WALKED INTO OLD FOREMANS OFFICE WHER HIS LOCKER IS LOCATED. HIS LEFT FOOT SLIPPED ON SMALL SPILL OF OIL THAT WAS IN FRONT OF THE LOCKER CAUSING HI M TO FA...
08/10/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 6d lost, 8d restricted BURNED WHILE TRYING TO PUT THE ELEVATORS IN THE RECIRCULATION MODE. OPENED VALVE ON THE 2ND EFFECT RECIRCULATION LINE, NOT REALIZING A DRAIN VALVE WAS LEFT OPEN. THIS VALVE SHOT HOT MSP ON THE OPERATO...
07/31/2001 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 87d lost, 17d restricted IN A DISCUSSION WITH DLT & AFTER REVIEWING EE'S MEDS IT WAS DETERMINED HE HAS CTD. HE HAD APPARENTLY COMPLAINED OF SORENESS TO HIS WRIST IN FEB.
07/31/2001 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 32d restricted DEGREE 5 ATTEMTING TO CONNECT PUSH RAM TO HEAD DRIVE W/ 3/8"" TINSEL CHAIN. WHILE THE 3 EE WERE DISCUSSING HOW THE PUSH RAM COULD BE LIFTED HIGHER, THE CHAIN BROKE HITTING EE IN THE MOUTH AND J AW. RE...
07/25/2001 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None ON 7/25/01 I RECEIVED AN INCIDENT REPORT ON EE. AFTER CHECKING INTO HIS REPORT IT WAS FOUND HE HAD CARPAL TUNNEL. SURGERY WAS DONE 7/11/01 ON HIS RIGHT WRIST; SURGERY SCHEDULED 8/13 FOR LEFT.
07/23/2001 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None A FIRE OCCURRED ON THE OIL COOLER FOR #4 TURBINEGENERATOR IN THE MONO POWER HOUSE. THE FIRE OCCURRED WHEN AN EMPLOYEE LOOSENED AN ""O"" RING TO REPLACE THE H2O TUBES. THE SYSTEM WAS UNDER 25 PSI PRESS...
07/23/2001 FIRE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost WE HAD A FIRE IN THE #4 TURBINE GENERATOR. IT WAS BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION THAT THE EMPLOYEE WAS TREATED WITH OXYGEN AND TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL FOR EXAMINATION FOR SMOKE INHALATION.
07/11/2001 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 52d lost EE RETURNED TO WORK WITH A MEDICAL RELEASE ON 9/24/01 STATING HE HAD CARPAL TUNNEL SURGERY. THIS WAS THE FIRST I HAD HEARD ABOUT HIS INJURY. AFTER CHECKING INTO THIS FMC HAS TAKEN THIS AS A DE GREE 7.
06/25/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 14d restricted DEGREE 5 AFTER REVIEWING EE S MEDICAL REPORTS DLT DECIDED HIS INJURY SHOULD BE TAKEN AS A DEGREE 5 DUE TO THE DEGREE OF THE STRAIN/SPRAIN.
06/25/2001 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None TRAVELING ON WEST ROADWAY GOING TO 11CM PANEL BETWEEN 12 & 20 XCUT FELT SOMETHING ENTER HIS EYE.
06/21/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None DEGREE 6 THIS INJURY OCCURED 6-21-01-BUT WAS LATER MADE KNOWN BY DLT THE MEDS USED TO HELP EE S BURN-NOW MAKE THIS A DEGREE 6. MEDICAL TREATMENT.
05/22/2001 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None DEGREE 6 THIS WAS AN OVER SIGHT ON MY PART-THIS INJURY OCCURED 5-22 ON 6-6-01 DLT CAME AND TOLD ME TO TAKE A DEGREE 6. SLAG FLEW OFF WELD LOGGING UNDER THE COLLAR OF HIS WELDING COAT.
05/12/2001 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 46d lost EE RETURNED TO WORK WITH A MEDICAL RELEASE ON 7/16/01 STATING HE HAD CARPAL TUNNEL SURGERY. THISWAS THE FIRST I HAD HEARD ABOUT HIS INJURY. NO INCIDENT REPORTED TO BACK THIS UP.
05/11/2001 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None DEGREE 6. CUTTING DRIVE BELT OFF OF THE DRIVEN SHEACE WITH KNIFE (LOCKING BLADE) WHEN THE KNIFE BLADE WENT THROUGH THE BELT IT STABBED INTO HIS RIGHT LEG. I WAS NOTIFIED LATER THAT EMPLOYEE HA D RECEI...
05/03/2001 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None DEGREE 6. THIS REPORT IS LATE DUE TO MY OVERSIGHT. OPENING DRAIN VALVE ON T-16 TO DRAIN AND CLEAN TANK. USING A PIPE WRENCH AND HAMMER WHILE WASHING THE OUTSIDE OF THE VALVE. WHILE SWINGING TH E HAMME...
04/30/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 36d lost, 36d restricted SEPARATING TOP IDLER ON BELT LINE THAT HAD SLID TOGETHER WITH ANOTHER IDLER. 2 EE'S LOOSENED TOPPART & BOTH PULLED ON THE PART AT THE SAME TIME TO SLIDE. THE BELTLINE WAS HIGH IN THAT AREA, TH E EE'S...
04/27/2001 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None COOLER BLEW OVER IN THE WIND AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON THE HEAD, SHOULDER, UPPER ARM ON RIGHT SIDE AND LEFT ELBOW ON LEFT ARM.
04/19/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None PICKING UP A PIPE, WHEN REACHING FOR THE PIPE, IT ROLLED AND SMASHED FINGER WITH ANOTHER PIECE OF PIPE. HAVE 4-5 STITCHES ON RIGHT HAND 3RD FINGER. FINGER NAIL IS BLUE.
03/27/2001 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE WASHING CENTRIFUGES, SHUT THE HOSE OFF AT THE CENTRIFUGE. THE HOSE BURST 6"" FROM THE END OF THE HOSE(SLIT WAS 2.25"") BURNING EE. DEGREE 6
03/06/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 53d lost, 10d restricted ON MONDAY APRIL 30TH IT WAS DETERMINED THIS INJURY WOULD BECOME A DEGREE 3. AFTER REVIEWING THE MEDICAL REPORTS. EMPLOYEE WAS INJURED 3-6-01. WHILE PULLING A NEW SCREW SECTION INTO POSITION IN SCREW H...
02/28/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None DRIVE LINE AS ONT HE FLOOR OF THE LUBE TRUCK. FELT A SHARP PAIN IN LOWER BACK WHEN HE LIFTED THEDRIVE-LINE. DEGREE 7 THIS WAS DECIDED TO BE A CTD AFTER REVIEWING MEDICAL REPORTS. THAT IS WHY THIS IS F...
02/26/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE USING 1 7/16 WRENCH TO LOOSEN BOLTS ON 5"" COUPLING, FELT A POP IN LEFT SHOULDER AFTER REVIEWING MEDICAL DOCUMENTS IT IS CONCLUDED THIS IS A DEGREE 7 INJURY
02/08/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 19d lost PER DLT, AFTER EVALUATING EE'S MEDS IT IS BELIEVED THIS TO BE A CTS. WALKING DOWN TO THE CRUSHERBLDG TO START SHIFT, HE STEPPED ON THE GRATING. HIS FOOT SLID ACROSS THE SNOW COVERED GRATE. HIS HEEL HI...
01/19/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A TORN SCREEN CLOTH WAS THROWN OUT OF UPPER FLOOR OF THE DMB THAT STRUCK THE OPERATOR ON THE GROUND, KNOCKING HIS DOWN.