Wedron Plant — Accidents

Total: 116 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
02/23/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Dyno Nobel crew was feeding loading hose through outbound hose sheave assembly. EE was standing on truck using 3 points of contact. EE's right hand was on hose boom carousel. Hose boom moved pinchi...
02/07/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None This incident was initially reported as first aid. It became reportable on 3/20/2017 when physical therapy was prescribed. Employee was walking to retrieve a sample when they stepped over a pile of sa...
09/19/2016 ELECTRICAL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 20d lost Employee was reinserting fuses when a short occurred resulting in second degree burns to right arm.
08/30/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was performing ground testing at Wedron 2 when EE called supervisor over to enquire the status of a piece of equipment. EE shifted towards the supervisor and slipped falling against the handr...
01/25/2016 OTHER ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None Walking down stairs and neck started hurting. Went to doctor on 1/26/16 and was told to ice neck. EE decided to take the rest of the day off using a vacation day so ee could ice neck.
01/21/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted While walking to Bobcat ATV the employee slipped on a small patch of ice and fell to the ground. The resulting injury was a minor sprain to the associate's left wrist. Light restrictions were prescrib...
12/31/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 18d restricted While stepping off of a ladder the employees knee gave out and she fell from the second rung. Her knee gave out due to a previous injury that was not work related. She received minor restrictions.
08/24/2015 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was stripping wire for main feed when his hand slipped and the knife struck his thumb resulting in two stitches.
12/16/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cleaning out dewatering building using a 2"" diameter water hose which involved lifting and maneuvering the hose. The employee stated that he bent over and twisted to move the hose when...
12/16/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While cutting up cardboard boxes to place in the recycling bin the associate cut his left hand with a utility knife. The resulting injury required three stitches to close the wound.
07/16/2014 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Employee reaggravated a pre-existing injury by working on a Stand Monitor water cannon. Employee experienced pain in his hand/arm due to the vibration in the water cannon handle.
06/16/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee suffered burn on his wrist just above his glove while he was switching out screens.
04/22/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 49d lost The employee is claiming back pain from opening rail car lid hatches and recently had surgery. The incident was never initially reported to plant personnel as being work related and was being paid for...
02/02/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The associate was attempting to dislodge icicles outside the Cone Building when he fell on the ice resulting in a concussion and bruised back. As a result he was prescribed several different pain reli...
06/30/2013 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While cutting banding off of a pallet of bags with a utility knife the employee's hand slipped causing a cut requiring three stitches on his left hand fore finger.
06/06/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 20d lost According to associate, he injured his foot over a year ago and recently learned that it was fractured. The associate claims he injured his foot by kicking railroad car lids to open and close them.
01/17/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 16d restricted While installing screens on a Rotex, the associate dropped a bolt between the Rotex and the floor. The associate attempted to retrieve the bolt by moving the Rotex manually by hand while quickly grabb...
05/09/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While changing a gate in the Wet Surge Tunnel the associate hit his tooth on a metal drip pan that slid out from the damaged gate. The resulting injury is a broken tooth.
04/25/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The associate was using a pipe wrench to assemble a 2.5"" water line for the plant water truck. When he applied pressure to the wrench it slipped off the threads causing his fingers to strike the back...
03/04/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Took a bolt out of a lid brace on a conveyor. When the bolt came out the brace snapped back and cut finger.
01/07/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 37d lost, 10d restricted Worker reported pain in groin area after opening stuck rail car door. He reported incident to management via phone 8 hours after shift ended rather than while on job. He saw doctor on 10th & 11th. Doc...
07/11/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While assisting someone remove a guard, the guard slipped from the worker's hand. A rough inside edge of guard struck his lower left forearm & caused a laceration. The plant manager took the worker to...
06/29/2010 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 13d restricted Two employees were clearing dry vegetation on a steep slope. One employee was cutting brush at the top of the slope with a saw attachment on a weed eater while the other was dragging the cut brush to...
04/27/2010 OTHER DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 11d restricted Worker was changing bearing when guard that was leaning on handrail was blown by wind onto worker's back. He reported the incident & was fine (little pain) until 5/5/10 when great pain was reported....
02/24/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted Miner was walking in from parking lot and twisted his ankle when wearing athletic shoes and not boots. He was taken to the clinic and the doctor indicated an ankle sprain. For 1-week, doctor did not...
12/07/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None An associate lifted 2 3.5 gal sand buckets. 5 minutes later he felt slight groin pain and even more pain in evening at home. He called the health insurance nurse hotline who recommended a medical vi...
09/17/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 13d lost Worker had pain in the lower left back (left side) when lifting bag of sand. He did not report until next day (9/18) but indicated it was not bad. He said pain was much worse 11 days (9/29) after firs...
07/25/2009 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Associate was changing screens. The assoicate used a grinder to cut off a bolt and a piece of steel landed in the eye. The associate was wearing safety glasses.
01/06/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 7d lost, 63d restricted The injured employee was draining the sand and water lines in the pit preparing for a pit shutdown. After he opened the drain valve he slipped and fell and injured his wrist.
10/31/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Th associate was standing on a 2' sand bluff when the sand bluff gave way resulting in a strain to the right knee. The associate reported the incident on November 1, 2008 as a First Aid Incident with...
10/12/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 140d lost The injured employee was cleaning his work area around the forced air packer and strained his back while moving a 100 lb bag of sand. The incident was first reported on 10/16 and at that time the inc...
08/02/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The injured employee lifted a motor off of the work bench, tripped and fell backwards, resulting in the injury.
07/01/2008 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Working on a dryer, he stepped outside to get additional tools and was stung on top of right ear by bee.
06/18/2008 ELECTRICAL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None An 800 amp fused disconnect was turned off and locked out with only power to the line side. The door was opened to prep tools for a job. Employee set the tools on the top of the box when one of the to...
04/16/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 28d lost, 10d restricted The injured employee was removing a guard from a face pump. The employee was working with another EE to lift the guard over the pump/motor sheaves.
02/03/2008 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was removing snow with the front end loader. The corner of the bucket caught a pot hole and jerked the cab of the loader to the right. Operator hit his head on the side window of the ca...
10/05/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY None The employee was injured while moving a roll of coiled up hose while cleaning his work area.
06/11/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None INDIVIDUAL WAS PLACING ROLL OF STRETCH WRAP ON MACHINE WHEN ROLL SLIPPED PINNING FINGER BETWEEN PLASTIC ROLL AND METAL SPINDLE. FINGER WAS CUT AT NAIL REQUIRING TWO STITCHES.
03/07/2007 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None A PRESSURE REGULATOR VALVE FAILED, ALLOWING 35 PSI NATURAL GAS TO GET TO THE BURNER, RESULTING IN AN EXPLOSION WHEN THE DRYER WAS SHUT DOWN.
10/21/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None The injured ee was opening a rail car door. He pulled on a large steel bar he was using & felt a pain in the groin area. He went home. Went to ER & discovered a heart flutter. Then they discovered 2 p...
10/10/2006 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 10d lost, 159d restricted The individual was standing at a monitor (water canon)-the pumps were boosting the water pressure on a high pressure pump & the monitor brok off at base. Piece of iron striking leg & foot. Threw the i...
08/03/2006 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The injured was splicing a conveyor belt. He was using angle to secure the belt for splicing. He turned to reach for a wrench on catwalk and hit his head on angle, cutting a slice in his forehead 5 cm...
09/28/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The injured ee was working on a cooler. He was taking off the guide rings for the timing belt sheave. He put a screw driver in behind the ring. The screw driver sliped and cut finger on the guide ring...
06/30/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS WORKING ON A CONVEYOR IN THE QUARRY. HE WAS PULLING HIMSELF UP THE CONVEYOR WHEN HE FELT A PULL IN LOWER BACK. COMPANY WAS NOTIFIED ON JULY 8 THAT HE RECEIVED MEDICAL TREATMENT- CHIROPRACTOR CA...
06/27/2005 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 6d lost, 5d restricted Raising steel plates using hoist. Deck strap on plates broke causing plates to upend. Edge of plate caught employees arm causing laceration.
06/11/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None THE INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING A GEAR REDUCER AND AN ELECTRIC MOTOR ON A CONVEYOR. WHEN THE MOTOR WAS MOVED, THE WEIGHT SHIFTED AND SMASHED HIS HAND BETWEEN THE GEAR REDUCER AND MOTOR. ON THE LEFT...
12/09/2004 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING UP USING A SKID STEER. W/THE BUCKET ON THE GROUND & CLEANING UP, SAND STRUCK SOME TYPE OF METAL OBJECT & STOPPED SKID STEER INSTANTLY. THE OPERATOR WAS WEARING HIS SEAT BELT & HA...
07/12/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 33d restricted THE INJURED WAS SPLICING A CONVEYOR BELT. HE LIFTED THE CONVEYOR BELT CLAMPS UP TO THE CONVEYOR. THE BELT CLAMPS WEIGH BETWEEN 50 TO 80 LBS.
05/21/2003 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None NO ACCIDENT SPECIFIC, CLAIMS CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME. THIS EE STATED WRISTS BOTHERING HIM LIKE THEY USED TO. HIS 1ST DAY OFF WORK WAS 5/21/03 WHEN HE HAD SURGERY ON HIS LEFT ARM. HE WILL HAVE SURGERY O...
04/15/2003 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None THIS ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON 4-15-03. WAS NOTIFIED ON 4-21-03 THAT THIS ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE INDIVIDUAL BELIEVES IT HAPPENED WHILE BRUSHING/SCRUBING TESTING SCREENS VIGOROUSLY. SHE EXPERIENCED SEVERE C...