Wooster Plant — Accidents

Total: 10 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
09/23/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was pulling the chain to open the front gate when he was swing his right arm up to get the slack out of the chain his right wrist hit the corner of the office hour sign. This caused a lacerat...
07/17/2008 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None He was operating the clam dredge. He was adjusting a water hose, when bucket came back up and flung a rock at him. The rock struck him in the L upper arm, causing a laceration.
04/19/2006 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Operating clam shell dredge bucket when rock came out and broke the windshield. Glass and the rock hit his right cheek.
02/16/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None Driving in a pipe, the hammer came down and hit his hand.
09/15/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING UP STEPS TO STORAGE TRAILER AT MAIN PLANT. GOING FROM 1ST TO THE 2ND STEP HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF 1ST STEP CAUSING HIM TO FALL FORWARD LANDING ON HIS RIGHT ARM & HAND RESULTI NG INJU...
06/04/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 72d lost EE WAS INSPECTING THE RADIAL STACKER THAT HAD BEEN LOWERED TO THE GROUND STANDING ON THE UPPERSUPPORT LEG OF THE STACKER EE JUMPED OFF LANDINGON A ROCK ON THE GROUND CAUSING HIS ANKLE TO TWIST OVER BR...
12/11/2001 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS HOISTING A GEAR ON A CRUSHER BEING REBUILT IN OUR SHOP. THE GEAR SHIFTED OFF THE CHAIN USED FOR LIFTING, PINCHING HIS WRIST BETWEEN GEAR AND SHOP FLOOR.
06/18/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 134d lost EMPLOYEE WAS STORING SCREENS IN STORAGE TRAILER AT MAIN PLANT. EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTED TO MOVE A SMALL PALLET THAT SCREENS WERE BANDED TO FOR SHIPPING. EMPLOYEE DID NOT NOTICE PALLET WAS BANDED TO ANOTHER...
10/19/2000 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING AND GRINDING ON PROCESSING PLANT WHEN A PIECE OF STEEL SLAG BECAME LODGED ON RIGHT EYE. EMPLOYEE THOUGHT HE REMOVED THE SLAG AND CONTINUED TO WORK. THE EYE CONTINUED TO BE IRRITAT...
03/01/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None OPERATOR WAS HELPING THE MECHANIC BEND A PIECE OF ROUND BAR USED TO MAKE A CABLE GUARD FOR THE DRAGLINE BOOM. A FLAKE OF RUST CAME OFF ROUND BAR LODGING IN OPERATOR'S LEFT EYE.