EE was unloading a pneumatic trailer at the facility, when offloading was completed the EE reached to close the butterfly valve on the OTR truck trailer and felt a pop in right bicep. EE's physician diagnosed EE with a tendon strain/tear and placed EE on restricted duty pending follow-up exam. EE returned to full duty 7-1-2016 after follow-up.
LAPORTE HYDRATE LIME PLANTMetal/Nonmetal
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 9
- Years on record
- 2001–2016
- Latest incident
- Jun 2016
Reportable incidents
9 on file2016 · 1 incident
2011 · 1 incident
Employee was loading a truck with Hydrated Lime product when the loading sock blew out of place and caused a cloud of lime. The employee got lime in his left eye and also inhaled some lime. The employee was taken to the doctor where it was recommended that the employee take a few days off of work to recover.
2006 · 1 incident
Slipped walking upstairs landing on hands and knees.
2005 · 1 incident
quicklime in eye while repairing blower hose on material transfer.
2004 · 1 incident
TAKING AN INSPECTION DOOR OFF OUR SCRUBBER FAN. COOR SPUN ON ONE BOLT AND PINCHED RIGHT INDEX FINGER AND THUMB.
2003 · 3 incidents
DOING SOME HOUSEKEEPING UNDER A BENCH ONHIS KNEES AND TWISTED WRONG. STRAIN ON LOWER BACK AND CAUSING SOME PAIN IN LEG.
DOING SOME HOUSKEEPING UNDER A BENCH ON HIS KNEES AND TWISTED WRONG. STRAIN ON LOWER BACK AND CAUSING SOME PAIN IN LEG.
MAINTENANCE & REPAIR, HYDRATE LIME HYDRATOR. WASHING OUT HYDRATOR WITH HOSE. LIME INSIDE GLOVES WHILE WASHING REACTED TO WATER AND CAUSED LIME IRRITATION ON HIS WRISTS.
2001 · 1 incident
FINISHED UNLOADING FINES TRUCK CA0 EE WAS HELPING THE DRIVER BY UNHOOKING BLOWER 3"" HOT LINE HOSE. NOT KNOWING THAT A VALVE WAS SHUT OFF, BACK PRESSURE HAD BUILT INT HE LINE AND IN RELEASING T HE CAMLOCK LATCHES, THE CAM COME BACK ATTACHED TO THE 3"" HOSE AND STRUCK EE ON THE UPPER RIGHT CHEEK.