Wilmington Plant — Accidents

Total: 28 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
01/16/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Employee pulled pallet jack manually into position instead of taking an extra step to use forklift to move pallet jack or ask for assistance. Suffered groin strain to lower right side.
06/07/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 37d lost, 3d restricted Employee was stripping scrap copper wire with a razor knife. The knife slipped and cut his left wrist. The laceration was repaired with sutures.
05/31/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 38d lost EE reported to me that on 5/31/11 he strained his back while bagging. He reported this on 6/2/11. He was sent to the medical center for evaluation. He is scheduled for massage therapy with ice and med...
07/02/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted Employee and co-worker were dumping drums into a blender feed hopper. They were using a metal pipe to hit the side of the drum in an effort to soften the material. While co-worker was swinging the met...
03/31/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 14d restricted Injured and another employee were replacing a 10 ft x 3"" angle. While putting it in place it slipped out of his hands pinching his finger between the angle and cement wall.
08/01/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted Was getting some empty sacks to fill, stepped back and fell over a skid with a small sack on it.
05/08/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 11d lost He was helping replace a packer. He bent down to pick something up and hit his neck on a super sack fill pipe when he stood up.
04/17/2006 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured EE and another EE were trying to remove a bearing with a puller and a hydraulic pump, when the puller slipped and hit EE in the head and shoulder. EE received 4 stitches, he did have his hard...
10/04/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 18d lost, 42d restricted Working on a screening unit, did not have it rigged proper, lid broke and fell about 4 inches. Did not slide unit out of way. Had arms under unit.
10/04/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 33d lost, 144d restricted Was helping maintenance change screen. Maintenance had unit in air, not rigged proper and not slid out of way. Lid broke and fell 4 inchs and hit his arm.
08/29/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost WAS GETTING OFF A FORKLIFT AND STEP ON THE FLOOR WHERE IT WAS UNEVEN AND TWISTED ANKLE. (HE GOT TO WORK AT 8:00AM, WAS SENT TO OMEGA CENTER TO BE CHECK OUT. HE HAD A DRUG TEST AND FAILED, HE WAS TERMI...
07/15/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 22d lost repetitive lifting of 50 and 100 lb bags.
05/11/2005 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 65d lost Employee stepped off scale onto a shovel and twisted his foot.
03/15/2004 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 110d lost EE SLIPPED ON MATERIAL AND BROKE HIS ANKLE. PAY LOADER OPERATOR WAS IN PROCESS OF LOADING A FEED HOPPER WITH ROUNDED FEED. MATERIAL SPILLED OUT OF BUCKET WHILE LOADING HOPPER.
10/27/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost EE SPRAINED BACK WHILE LIFTING 100 LBS BAGS.
07/01/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost EMPLOYEE TWISTED FOOT/ ANKLE ON A PIECE OF DIRT WHILE HOUSEKEEPING.
10/02/2002 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 40d lost WHILE TURNING ON A FORKLIFT WITH PALLET,THE PALLET STRUCK EE WHO WAS WALKING PAST. EE WAS NOT IN HIS ASSIGNED WORK AREA.
06/05/2002 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost WHILE SHRINK COVERING A PALLET OF PRODUCT USING A HEAT GUN THE PALLET WRAP CAUGHT FIRE. EE USED HIS HAND TO PUT OUT THE FIRE. HE DID NOT USE A FIRE EXTINGUISHER. HE STATED THAT HE PANICKED.
03/05/2002 ALL OTHER OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESSES OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 1d lost EMPLOYEE FAINTED AT WORK STATION, CALLED EMS. TRANPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL.
01/25/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost EMPLOYEE STATES THAT HE WAS CLEANING THE PAYLOADER WINDOWS AND REACHED OUT TOO FAR AND STRAINED HIS BACK. EMPLOYEE WORKED TO THE END OF HIS SHIFT. EMPLOYEE DID NOT REPORT THE INCIDENT TO ANYON E. ON M...
01/14/2002 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS OPERATING ROTATING DISH PELLETIZER. IN ANEFFORT TO CHECK PELLET SIZING HE SAMPLED DISH DISCHARGE PELLETS INTO LAB TEST SIEVES. AS HE SEPARATED THE TEST SIEVE, THE SIEVE CONTACTED THE ROTATING D...
10/18/2001 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost EE HAD CHEST PAINS ON RIGHT SIDE.
10/10/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 35d lost 2 EES ATTEMPTING TO PLACE STEEL TUBE LEGS ONTO STEEL FLAT PLATE FOR WELD WITH A FORKLIFT. THE LEGS DID NOT LINE UP, SO EE TRIED TO LIFT AND PLACE. THE STEEL LEGS WERE TOO HEAVY AND HE DROPPED THEM ONT...
09/19/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 9d lost WHILE TRAINING A NEW EE, EE LIFTED A FEW 50# BAGS. HE IS RESTRICTED FROM LIFTING MORE THAN 20 LBS. HE DID NOT ADHERE TO HIS DR.'S RESTRICTION AND DID NOT FOLLOW CO. INSTRUCTIONS. HE REAGGRAVAT ED A PR...
01/25/2001 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 46d lost EE TRAVELED THE WRONG WAY WITH A FORKLIFT AN CONTACTED A SHEET OF ICE. AS A RESULT THE FORKLIFT LOST CONTROLL AND HIT A PLANT TRAILER. DURING THIS COLLISION EE INJURED HIS RIGHT HAND.
10/11/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE HAD PREVIOUS RT ANKLE INJURY. WHILE EXITING SILO GROUND LEVEL HE TWISTED RT ANKLE BY STEPPING OFF A 4"" HIGH CONCRETE FLOOR. GRANUSOL LINE #3.
03/29/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 220d lost EE WORKED ON 3/28/00 7:30 AM - 3:30 PM. HE CAME BACK IN ON THIRD SHIFT 11:30 PM. HE STATES THAT HIS BACK WAS HURTING HIM AND WENT HOME.
01/25/2000 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 24d lost EE CLIMBED FROM ONE FORKLIFT TO ANOTHER, THE OTHER FORKLIFT WAS WET AND SNOWY. HE DID NOT SIT DOWN, PUT THE FORKLIFT IN REVERSE. WHILE MOVING, HIS FOOT SLIPPED FROM THE FORKLIFT AND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN...