West Plant — Accidents

Total: 27 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
08/19/2024 STRIKING OR BUMPING DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted While Employee was walking up a staircase, accessing a conveyor catwalk, Employee moved right arm and engaged a broken sign causing a laceration in the right forearm.
06/15/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was standing too close to another coworker when a bearing was being removed. It broke loose and struck their lip, splitting it. They needed stitches. No lost time at work beyond the end of th...
01/14/2022 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 10d lost, 50d restricted On 1/14/22 EE experienced first aid injuries when EE fell through a catwalk. On 6/15 EE had EE's shoulders medically checked. EE was released to full-duty and light physical therapy. On 8/15 EE was st...
05/04/2019 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None On 5/4/19 employee was taken to the local hospital where EE received surgery for a puncture wound. While greasing the left lift cylinder of the 775E haul truck, and holding the grease lines together,...
07/12/2018 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A sharp object was in a chute EE was examining with another employee and attempted to avoid it while exiting chute. Object snagged EE's safety vest and cut employee while exiting.
10/02/2015 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 1d restricted On 10/21/15, Employee requested and received medical treatment for an injury that occurred on 10/2/15. He was taken to the Company clinic and was placed on modified duty which was accommodated. The em...
04/17/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted The employee was taken to the Company clinic on 4/17/14 and was placed on restricted duty which was accommodated. While changing a screen cloth with a co-worker, the employee's R-hand was caught betwe...
03/17/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 87d lost, 13d restricted The employee requested medical treatment on 3/18/14, was taken to the company clinic and placed on restricted duty which is being accommodated part-time. The employee has a pre-existing back condition...
04/09/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted On 04/10/2012 employee was taken to the company clinic, was diagnosed with a right shoulder sprain and was placed on restricted duty. The employee reported while descending the ladder on a loader, his...
04/06/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 13d restricted On 04/07/2010 employee requested medical treatment and was placed on modified duty for an injury that occurred on 04/06/2010. Employee reported while walking to the truck, employee fell to the ground...
10/21/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 88d restricted EE was washing a sweeper truck with a pressure washer. While walking backwards, he tripped over a concrete parking block. He was taken to the industrial clinic where he was diagnosed with minor contu...
07/14/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 52d lost Employee was descending down the ladder on a PC1100LC-6 excavator when he slipped hitting his wrist and hand on the tracks.
03/28/2008 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Tech was working on the engine of a HD605 Haul truck. When another tech lifted the hood with a crane, the hood slipped and fell on the tech working on the engine hitting his head. The tech had a hard...
03/06/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 45d restricted Employee stated that he fell while stepping over trailer to retrieve parts from the back of truck, resulting in sprain of right third finger. Became reportable following medical treatment on 04/04/200...
10/18/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted The employee requested to go to the company clinic on 10/19/2007 and was placed on restricted duty. While exiting the VMC excavator, the employee stepped on the last step of ladder with R-toes only, c...
09/22/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While removing a part from the haul truck, pressure from suspension was released, allowing truck frame to fall.
07/31/2007 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 23d restricted Employee was installing an electric motor; motor moved quickly and pinched his hand between motor and I-beam structure.
02/28/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Employee was rolling a bearing housing down the walkway when he felt pain in his lower back.
01/14/2007 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was chipping a weld and a piece of hot slag entered his left eye. He was wearing clear safety glasses and a welding hood
11/02/2006 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted Employee was cleaning up work slab at secondary crusher, lifting scrap steel into tractor bucket. He caught his heel on another piece of steel and twisted his right knee.
10/05/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 17d restricted While cleaning up after a job, employee was carrying a bucket of tools that weighted approx. 15 lbs in his left hand and a bucket of flexcos in his right hand. He stepped off the concrete slab onto d...
09/19/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Employee was repairing hydraulic leak on accumulator on HP500 cone crusher when pressurized hydraulic fluid was released from the accumulator causing employee to strike himself in the chest with a pip...
01/07/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While removing old rollers and guarding for belt #3 - cut top of left hand on sharp steel.
07/28/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 40d restricted Employee went to see company doctor on 7/28/04 and was placed on restricted duty. Employee was helping electrician fill trench with concrete. Smashed finger when flipped chute down, causing contusio...
03/10/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Employee went to see company doctor on 3/12/04 and was placed on restricted duty. Employee stepped onto conveyor for a mechanical repair causing internal derangement to left knee.
02/17/2000 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 5d lost, 17d restricted EMPLOYEE INJURED SELF ON 2/17/00. STEPPED OUT OFTRUCK AND STEPPEN ON ROCK TWISTING KNEE. EMPLOYEE DIDN'T REPORT INJURY UNTIL 4/23/00. WENT TO DOCTOR AND HAD SURGERY SCHEDULED FOR 5/4/00. HE RE TURNED...
02/10/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted EE WENT TO CLINIC REGARDING THIS INJURY ON 2-16-00 AT 8:40 AM AND IS ON LIGHT DUTY AS OF 2-16-00. WHILE TURNING WHEELS ON CONVEYOR STACKER, PULLED MUSCLE BEHIND LEFT SHOULDER.