WE Soda @ WESTVACO — Accidents

Total: 637 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
03/18/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Fell from ladder while attempting to check a nuclear source. Had medical related episode that may have resulted in incident/injury. Ended up staying overnight in hospital & had sutures in head. Unsure...
02/23/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 107d lost, 19d restricted Lifting a piece of pipe to install with a come-a-long; pipe hung up - felt a pop in left shoulder & pain soon after.
01/17/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 49d lost Slipped on ice that was on the gravel on the south side of the fire truck garage while walking to the pickup.
01/06/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Stepped out of truck, reached inside to get chocks, slipped on ice injuring his back.
12/21/2010 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Working on closing discharge to south set of sluice pumps. Holding a wrench & was struck in the hand with a sledge being used by co-worker.
12/17/2010 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee reported pain in hands diagnosed as carpal tunnel. Accepted as work related on 3/18/11.
12/02/2010 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Replacing 6"" knife gate on y-9 slurry line. While trying to bolt the valve back in was using a 24"" pry bar trying to align the holes. In prying with the bar it slipped striking right cheek causing a...
11/29/2010 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Tightening bolt on side rotor clutch using open end wrench. Started to tighten bolt; as it got tighter the open side of the wrench started to flex open & let go of the bolt head. Downward pressure res...
11/16/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 74d restricted Was standing on a rock 15"" in diameter 8"" high, lifting roof bolter cable up to a j-hook when he lost his balance and fell to the ground.
09/26/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 77d lost Carrying two 5-gal. buckets of caustic to recharge tanks, while walking up stairs turned & felt knee pop. After review of medical documentation on 11/15/10 it was determined that this was a work relat...
09/23/2010 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The lilly controller on the 7 Shaft hoist malfunctioned. The contacts were repaired and there have been no further problems.
09/22/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 13d lost Employee states he was calibrating a bag packer weight scale with a 50# weight; the weight fell off the spout hitting his knee. The 7000-1 is being filed now because Safety Dept. became aware on 10/26...
09/20/2010 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Cutting a slip on flange off of a 4"" pipe with a metabo cutting machine to make a modification to the pipe spool. The cutting wheel came in contact with his right index finger.
09/09/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted He was moving pipe (about 10"" X 36"") from a pipestand to the bed of his mantrip when he felt a pain in his back. Thought he may have pulled a muscle. That evening he didn't rest well but thought it...
07/07/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Inhalation of Chlorine fumes while preparing ICB. Scooping granulated chlorine into 5 gallon pail & adding to ICB. Inhaled fumes of the pail and/or measured chlorine.
07/02/2010 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The stepdown transformer for the 8 Shaft hoist failed. The tramsformer was changed and arrestors were installed to protect it.
06/15/2010 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The transformer that supplies power to 8 shaft hoist failed.
06/10/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Building a hand rail. Piece of metal went into left eye; wiped it out & went back to work. On way home eye became painful; he went to doctor who removed a small piece of metal from left eye. He was re...
06/04/2010 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Two relays in the hoist controls failed. No one was stuck in the shaft and two escapeways were still available.
06/02/2010 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None A fire was noticed in our Surface Landfill. No dollar amount to damage. Unsure of cause. Fire Brigade was dispatched to landfill and Heavy Equipment responded to bury the material.
05/26/2010 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None When our man hoist was switched from generator power to line power a breaker tripped and the hoist was down for more than 30 minutes. There was no damage to the hoist the breaker was reset, the hoist...
05/24/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was pushing on a broken section of rail on a mantrip when it broke. The employee lunged forward scraping left forearm against the area where the rail had broken from recieving 2 lacerations,...
05/18/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Lifted box from the work bench (approx. 15 lbs.); felt sharp pain on top of right shoulder. Went to Medcor for evaluation & then returned to work.
05/06/2010 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 120d lost Rotating pot & valve on underflow of pump. Tight & confined space. Had to reach around valves to get to bolts to tighten them. While he was doing this he felt his shoulder getting very sore. The 7000-...
04/23/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Cleaning settled product from the top of the Rotex Gear Box. Had broken up the material with the handle of his channel locks & proceeded to wipe it of the gear box with his hand. Cleared off the front...
04/21/2010 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted The shift started the previous night at 9:00 pm, we were abrasive grit blasting in unit 7 precipitator. They crew had moved down to the galleries and had begun blasting. One sandblaster did not see...
04/05/2010 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 52d lost Cumulative trauma to both right & left elbows. Had surgery on 5/14/10. The papers from doctor were received on 5/18/10.
03/19/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 103d lost, 42d restricted Employee reported on 3/22/10 that he injured his back on 3/19/10 when lifting panel for an audio booth. Employee under chiropractic care consistently prior to this incident.Remains unclear if this is...
03/17/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Walking past Fletcher bolter when piece of rock fell striking employee on the right side of the hard hat & right shoulder. He caught the rock in his hands & that is when he felt pain in right shoulder...
03/17/2010 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None While welding on the shear a spark rolled off the welding blanket and briefly ignited a methane pilot fire. The small flame extinguisher itself after a second. Bore bicarb was spread on the floor to...
03/12/2010 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The results of the X-ray testing of the ropes on 8 Hoist showed one tail rope with metal loss in excess of 10%. The hoist was locked out and the tail rope was changed.
03/04/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee was working on extending the hydoclone line at the tailings impound. He said when he pushed up on the pipe his back went into spasms. He was unable to work his next scheduled shift.
03/04/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Lowering auger after drilling hole for a bolt. A slab approx. 4' wide X 1' wide & 2"" thick broke loose next to the boom & fell. The slab struck top of his right forearm.
01/29/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 176d lost On 1/5/2010 employee felt burning sensation in right shoulder while doing filter replacement; pain continued. Employee missed worked beginning 3/12/2010.
01/28/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 83d lost Had an initial injury date of 1/28/10, received treatment but was not classified as recordable at that time. No further activity until several months later(Sept 15, 2010)when he had surgery on shoulde...
01/20/2010 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 4d lost, 10d restricted Using a metabo to cut 1/2"" piping loop from chiller. Two of the connections were cut & was starting to cut the third while supporting the loop with one hand. Almost through pipe when tool bound up ki...
12/17/2009 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Area he was in was full of vapor from the start up of bank 2 dissolvers; stepped into the pump area of building & stepped into a ditch full of hot water.
12/16/2009 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 16d lost Installing 10 cable bolt; placed bolt wrench in chuck, stepped back to reach cable bolt. Stepped on a rock & strained right ankle.
12/07/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 23d lost, 29d restricted Assembling a locker, bent over to pick up the next piece of the locker & felt a pain in his back. He had not yet picked up the piece of material. Unable to get up without assistance.
12/03/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 148d lost Assisting in repair of discharger; pushed the movable assembly which allowed the plow guide to release from its stationary position & fall thru the housing impaling a trip bolt into the employee's lef...
10/01/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted Mechanic injured right thumb while moving belt parts. He was provided a brace and instructed to return to work with no use of R thumb. He was to be operating a picker which would not have been a restr...
09/20/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Using a pipe wrench to close a 4: block valve; pulled on wrench & heard a pop & felt grinding & pain in his Right Shoulder
08/20/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 17d restricted Removing pin from the tail rope keeper on the south 4 Shaft skip. Once pin was removed the pin smashed his right hand ring finger between the keep and the pin.
08/12/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Raising clothing basket by chain; it slipped out of left hand & fell on head cutting scalp. Sutures were required.
08/10/2009 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was driving down the drift when a piece of warning flagging got under his glasses, abrading his eye. Employee got first aid treatment that day and then was given Rx eye drops a few days later...
07/31/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 142d lost Replacing 60"" parts on the 9th 60. Lifting a top part up into place and felt a pain in shoulder, neck & hand. Wasn't reportable until 8/26/09 when it became a lost time incident.
07/28/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 31d lost, 34d restricted Restacking a pallet of 50# bags. While restacking he felt a pain in his back. Didn't become recordable until 8/17/09 when he started lost time.
07/21/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 52d lost, 18d restricted Employee was walking in shop & his bad knee gave out causing him to fall & re-injure his back. Didn't receive medical information to determine if recordable until 12/10/09 per DH.
06/30/2009 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Riding on Trackmobile on ladder, sand or ash blew into right eye.
06/25/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was decending from top of a vessel being cleaned, when he slipped on the wet surface and fell aproximately 3 feet to the floor level, hitting his side on a protruding pipe flange and breaking...