WE Soda @ WESTVACO — Accidents

Total: 637 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
07/28/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 363d lost Employee was assisting in moving a piece of equipment, through a door. equipment was being moved with a cherry picker, equipment hung up on a door jam, employee tried to free it and his hand got pinch...
07/28/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None employee that was fixing a fence that had been blown over behind our building on the FMC property. As the employees were lifting the top horizontal bar and repositioning this bar into a fence post cou...
07/10/2014 DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee was cleaning in a dissolver and suffered heat exhaustion. Was given IV fluids at the local ER.
07/10/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE bent down felt a slight pain in lower back, while moving valve. EE reported to the onsite medical facility the next day. Treated and released without restriction. EE was later treated by Specialist...
05/17/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None Employee was found with bad cuts on his arms. He was given first aid and transported out of the mine.
05/13/2014 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Employee was carrying water hose, while crossing a roof bolter cable it took up slack causing the cable to whip, catching the EE causing him to trip and roll his ankle. Injury was not determined to be...
04/30/2014 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE had been using a die grinder throughout the day, later in the day noticed an irritation in his left eye. Metal shaving was found in his eye the next day after reporting to the onsite medical facili...
04/02/2014 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 18d lost, 35d restricted Struck ribs against the operators compartment of the shuttle car, when shuttle car lost power, broke 2 ribs, and bruised spleen.
02/17/2014 INUNDATION ACCIDENT ONLY None At approximately 12:45 pm a large quantity of CH4 gas began blowing from the gob area near the head gate (unknown if it was the roof or floor) and quickly exceeded 1.5% CH4 on the face and soon over 2...
02/14/2014 ENTRAPMENT ACCIDENT ONLY None A 13.8KVA breaker failed cutting power to the 8 Shaft hoist which was in the process of hoisting 4 miners out of the mine. The men were stuck in the shaft for 2 hours and 40 minutes, alternate power...
11/12/2013 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 26d lost, 34d restricted EE stepped on a nail in a board and it went through her boot.
11/04/2013 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cleaning the area behind the crusher drive belt and was using a screw driver to scrape the rock out. The screw driver slipped, struck his left thigh puncturing it.
10/24/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Smashed tip of right middle finger between pump shaft and hand rail.
10/23/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was cutting the linkage on the cage of the crusher when a rock came down the chute bouncing off the rotor and through the opening striking the EE on the head, causing a laceration which required st...
10/09/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 59d lost Employee was lifting steel weights for a gravity belt take up to remove them. At the end of the shift he reported pain in the abdomen. He was referred to a doctor, FMC received the medical informati...
07/29/2013 OTHER DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 116d lost, 10d restricted Miner was stepping into a grease truck, twisted knee and felt it pop.
07/08/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 13d lost, 32d restricted Operator strung out water hose that was twisted. Hose slipped out of his hands and sprayed his leg with scalding hot water. Injured area became blistered and resulted in a 2nd Degree burn on upper rig...
06/20/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was arranging steel bars on a rack, one bar fell and pinched finger between two bars, pinching caused laceration which required four stitches.
06/11/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee hit his head on a low pipe, and injured his neck. Received an X-Ray from chiropractor and treatment.
04/20/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Operator was adding Sulphonic acid and D-90 in a mixing tank when the liquid splashed into his right eye. He was wearing safety glasses but the fluid splashed up under the glasses.
04/20/2013 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 56d lost, 109d restricted Walking out of building employee stepped on a concrete patch that broke away causing the individual's ankle to roll.
03/13/2013 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While installing roof bolt,the employee reached to grab the steel an put his other hand on the top of the drill box, other steel came out of the roof landing and landed on his hand smashing his finger...
01/24/2013 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None On 1/24 a.m. EE had been welding/cutting/grinding on sections of the ore dist. building installing unistrat. He was wearing all required PPE but at some point around 9:00 a.m. he felt a foreign object...
10/15/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A spud wrench impaled the injured employee in the back of the calf when another employee working above him dropped the wrench.
08/23/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was pulling a 55 gallon barrel off of a pallet when the pallet broke, tipping the barrel on its side. The employee bent over to roll the barrel out of the way when he felt a pain in his back...
06/28/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 146d lost, 2d restricted While tamping a hole underground, employee slipped on an oil slick and fell landing hard on right shoulder and arm. Reporting shoulder strain.
05/30/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While hanging a cable up, he stepped on the first rung of a two step ladder and felt the ladder tip backwards causing him to fall onto the belt line hitting his head on the belt line rail. The fall ca...
05/08/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 129d lost Running a come-a-long, the tooth broke on the machine making him fall, injuring neck and left shoulder.
05/04/2012 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee had backed out from a parking space near the tool room, turned and was moving forward to exit the warehouse parking lot when the truck struck the concrete retaining wall that runs east west t...
05/02/2012 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Mechanic was welding a baffle plate inside Mono 1 dissolver, while making an up hill weld the mechanic came into contact with a sharp edge of the baffle cutting his right index finger. The mechanic wa...
04/30/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Inspecting overhead welding leads did not see hole in deck and stepped into the hole injuring his knee and straining his back.
03/15/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cutting the straps off a new pallet of empty bags. He was momentarily distracted and cut his left index finger requiring sutures.
03/13/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was stripping a 5kV cable when the knife slipped cutting his left index finger. Sutures were required because the cut was over a joint.
02/01/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost Mechanics were removing a pipe, when they cut the bolts supporting it the temporary support allowed the pipe to twist and fall striking the employee on the head, shoulder and back. The employee recei...
01/23/2012 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 74d lost Over time the employee developed ganglion cysts in the left wrist. This was determined to be work related on March 8, 2012 after receiving the medical information.
01/10/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 94d lost The employee was working on an elevated deck, did not hook the access chains and fell about 10 feet when the pry bar slipped.
01/10/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 54d lost Employee was moving a large steel plate about 500# and had set it on the ground to re-rig it to move again. Initially the plate did not move but when EE stepped up to it to re-rig it fell over striki...
01/03/2012 OTHER DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 54d lost, 10d restricted On the bagging line a bag was pushed off the loading spout and began spilling. The operator reached to his left to push the e stop and strained his shoulder. On February 7 the employee sought medica...
12/12/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 66d restricted A miner was barring down some top that was over a disconnect box. When the rock hit the box it bounced and struck the miner's right foot, fracturing one bone in the right foot. The miner had X-rays...
10/25/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 134d lost Employee was lifting a railcar lid. The lid jammed half way up and the employee strained his back. Company was notified of work restrictions on 10/31/11.
10/08/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 90d lost, 54d restricted Employee was aligning the load spout to the Railcar. He was aligning the spout with his right leg. He was supporting his posture and gripping the hand rail. As he pushed with his right leg. He felt a...
07/23/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was moving a 6"" vacuum hose and felt pain in his shoulder. Employee was prescribed Physical Therapy.
07/15/2011 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None One spring on one hoist brake of the 8 Shaft hoist broke. No one was stuck on the cage and 2 escapeways were maintained throughout the changing of the spring.
07/04/2011 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 179d lost While the employee was traveling to the mining section to begin work the nut retaining the pitman arm fell off causing the jeep to veer to the left climbing the rib and rolling over. Initial examinat...
06/23/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 36d lost, 73d restricted Employee was manually handling filter leaves and felt a pop and then pain in right arm. Employee diagnosed with detached bicep tendon.
04/19/2011 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee reported pain in L Wrist which was diagnosed as inter carpal instability. Accepted as work related on 5/17/11 when medical documentation was received & reviewed that stated diagnosis.
04/08/2011 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 99d lost Employee was using a 1/2 inch drill to drill a hole in sheet metal. The hole saw grabbed, causing the drill to spin out of his hand. The drill had a side handle attached and the twisting of the dril...
04/02/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Checking tail of CB-2216; stood up & hit head on a beam near the tail pulley(approx. 5 1/2' high). The impact caused dizziness and head and neck pain.
03/29/2011 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None On the 8 Shaft Hoist an electrical contactor failed, the hoist would not operate. No one was stuck on the cage or injured, the contactor was changed and the hoist returned to operation.
03/19/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Worker on his own decided to assist moving the material being lifted away from the wall by pushing the lift cable instead of the pallet of material. Had his gloves come into contact with top of the tu...