Winchester Plant — Accidents

Total: 58 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
05/28/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee statement-Checking Dust collector at the re-crush and got a piece of lime into left eye. Attempted to flush myself and was unsuccessful. Got help to flush eye again. Found after going to Urge...
02/19/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 3d restricted While closing a manual slide gate beneath a hopper, EE smashed right-hand pinky finger between the slide gate and the hopper, resulting in a distal fracture.
08/18/2022 OTHER DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Employee said EE was going up the steps at the Lime Loadout to collect samples when EE felt a ""pop"" in right knee. EE declined medical attention and went home. The next day EE came to work and ind...
03/31/2022 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 81d lost An operator was conducting clean-up of some lime spillage when EE stepped backward into a pile of shoveled-up lime. The lime entered EE's boot. The operator felt a burn around the ankle and went for e...
11/23/2021 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was impacting bolts. Socket separated from impact and hit employee in the upper lip, causing a small laceration. Employee received 2 stitches in the upper lip. Returned to work w/no restricti...
06/07/2021 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 25d restricted Employee was using a pry bar, when it got loose from EE's hands between the bar & structure bruising it. No further injury nor prescriptions but doctor did issue restriction to not use due to swellin...
02/23/2021 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 402d lost Employee was unplugging chute when employee fell injuring back and ribs.
08/20/2020 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Employee was coming down ladder on a 980 loader, EE's left foot got caught in 2nd step and EE overexerted EE's right side catching self. Employee did not fall.
06/19/2020 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 60d restricted Front end loader operator was attempting to clean front corner windshield when the operator lost grip and fell. Upon falling the operator fractured right wrist and was placed in a cast and assigned r...
05/07/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted A Lab Tech was picking up a pallet to place in the bed of a pickup truck when they heard a pop in left shoulder and felt some discomfort. The Lab Tech went to Urgent care where they were diagnosed wi...
03/26/2020 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 313d lost The electrical panel box was not secured before the legs on the bottom were cut off.
01/21/2020 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The miner exited the cab of a drill and loss of consciousness, falling and slightly injuring shoulder. The miner was seen by a Fire Company medic who checked EE's sugar and vitals, finding nothing wr...
03/28/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee on Night shift was cleaning up and felt saw some dust falling, when ee looked up to see lime fell into eye. First Aid treatment was administered. The following day ee did not improve and wa...
01/15/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 77d lost, 56d restricted Employee was cleaning chute and fell from 4th step of ladder causing fracture to left leg
02/16/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost Loading a shot, bent over to pick up the loading hose, back went out.
12/01/2016 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee complained of discomfort to back and visited personal physician. Strain/sprain to back diagnosed. No specific instance of injury occurred, employee stated increased discomfort throughout wee...
11/30/2016 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was taking samples when material was blowing onto back of neck. Employee looked up and material entered eyes.
11/25/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cleaning and material entered eyes. Employee washed eye out and felt ""okay"" making no report until 27th of November when ee came to work indicating continued discomfort. Employee was...
07/22/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Temp. worker was shoveling and complained of sore back resulting in a strain on second day of work. Was awarded restricted duty but told temp agency they quit the following day.
03/01/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was attempting to break a piece of one inch sealtite conduit using EE's hands. When the conduit broke, it jumped and hit the employee's mouth, requiring five stitches.
02/29/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 4d lost, 40d restricted Employee did not report incident until 3-1-16. Employee working with two other employees to install a control box. When they lifted the 30 inch x 36 inch x 8 inch box, employee said felt a pull in low...
02/23/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured worker and another employee were installing a piece of conduit into a panel tub. As the employees were pushing the tub back to slide the pipe into the hole the tub slid and made a cut in the l...
02/10/2016 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was pulling wire outside, wind was blowing hard and blew lime into employee's eye.
01/14/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted An employee was looking up holding a tagline for a load when EE stepped into a hole, causing EE to bump EE's knee.
09/26/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 4d lost, 33d restricted An employee painting a piece of 4"" pipe that was laying on a pipe stand when the far end of the pipe was bumped and came off the stand, landing on his upper foot above the steel toe.
09/20/2015 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 63d restricted Employee was cutting a piece of scrap metal to be disposed of using a cutting torch and it rolled over and struck his right thumb.
07/27/2015 OTHER INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES None Delivery driver had suspected heart attack. CPR and AED were used until EMTs arrived. Driver is a Canadian Citizen from a Canadian trucking company that does not have a SSN, length of time on the jo...
05/04/2015 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted On 5/4/15, employee hopped off ladder he had been working on and stepped with his heel of his foot onto a sharp rock or gravel, causing a stone bruise. He continued his normal work until 5/11/15 when...
08/28/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted Injured was standing on the center rear section of the Cat 972 loader attempting to clean the hood when he lost his footing and fell to the ground 3 1/2 feet below.
07/17/2008 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Shooting ring at rotary kiln with Remington 8 gauge kiln gun. Bullet ricocheted up over current guarding. The bullet struck ee's left lens of safety glasses causing laceration above left eyebrow. R...
02/07/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 6d lost Employee working with another mechanic to replace a screen motor at lime processing plant, employee placed his left index finger in a bolt hole to check the alignment. The other employee was prying on...
10/29/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee looking for a water leak in drainage ditch slipped on muddy ground and fell. This resulted in reportable lost time accident.
10/26/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 4d restricted Employee working in small storage area with 2.5"" aisles when a truck came in needing to be unloaded - employee turned to leave catching his foot on open box falling forward and landing on his right s...
07/30/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost EE manually opening a bin gate. Gate was hard to open and employee was pulling and pushing in rocking motion. On the pull stroke the gate broke free causing a muscle strain to right shoulder. EE was...
04/05/2007 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Windy day and dust got into left eye under safety glasses. This is a reportable accident because of eye medication.
03/02/2007 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was standing in control room and stretched his arm over head, striking left index finger against sharp edge of light fixture, resulting in laceration requiring stiches. This was a reportable no lo...
02/09/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted EE was assisting with clearing a blockage at Gryatory crusher and feed chute when a slab of rock slid down the chute striking right elbow. This resulted in an MSHA reportable accident because of one...
11/13/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 9d lost EE climbed up to the top step of dump truck, approx. 2.5' from ground, to look into the bed to check his load. EE slipped from the step and controlled the fall by grabbing truck handrail with left han...
07/24/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost EE was unclogging dust pipes at the screen room, lime dust bypassed his safety glasses and entered the right eye causing a chemical burn to right eye.
05/22/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted EE was removing dust collector bags from top access panel, some bags were swelled with material making it difficult to remove, bag assembly was at foot level and EE pulled/jerked assembly upward, EE f...
03/09/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 103d lost, 20d restricted EE opened a manhole to a baghouse hopper and was accidently contacted by dust from the baghouse. Accident still under investigation.
10/27/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted EE was assisting with the removal for the fork attachment on skid steer. EE was using a 5' section of drill steel to break free/striking at the bucket release lever. EE missed the release with the bar...
10/26/2005 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 162d lost EMPLOYEE WAS USING A CASE STEER (BOBCAT). THE EE EXITED THE CAB OF THE CASE WHEN THE LANYARD FROM THE HARNESS HE WAS WEARING WRAPPED AROUND THE LT. CONTROL HANDLE CAUSING THE CASE TO ENGAGE THE LT. WH...
09/23/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 37d restricted EE was checking trucks on the ready line. He exited haul truck T332 by use of the ladder. He rolled his left ankle on a rock located on the ground at the bottom of the ladder. He sustained a fracture...
08/22/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted Employee was standing waiting for water truck to fill. He stated that he turned to walk back to get in the truck, rotating on his left leg when he heard the knee pop. He reported the injury to his for...
04/26/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE STRUCK HIS HEAD AGAINST THE BOTTOM OF THE LOADER FENDER WELL RESULTING IN A 4"" LACERATION REQUIRING 7 STITCHES. EE WAS CLEANING UP AFTER WELDING A PLATE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE LOADER FRAME. EE BUMPE...
11/08/2004 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Maintenance EE was assigned to install steps to a conveyor catwalk. The EE cut a piece of angle iron with an acetylene torch. The EE stated that he cut down/off the oxygen supply then hung the lit to...
08/31/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 27d lost, 9d restricted EE FELL FACE FIRST WHEN HE SLIPPED/TRIPPED DOWN A BANK TO A WATER VALVE. EE WAS OBSERVING THE LOADING OF THE WATER WHEN HE NOTICED THE 3"" WATER HOSE CONNECTOR WAS COMING LOOSE FROM THE STAND PIPE ON...
07/30/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Ee was assisting quarry foreman to clear blockage from 4"" dust collector approx. 5' off the ground. ee was using a 3/4"" id rubber air hose with metal air hose coupler on the end. coupler wedged insi...
06/09/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 19d restricted EE was assisting a maintenance crew replace a 48"" by 12"" barrel pulley (120 lbs). EE and maint man were threading and lifting pulley through belt to attach to conveyer frane. EE held end of shaft w...