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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016 Q2 | 13,646 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q1 | 69,007 | 2 | 2 | 29.0 |
| 2015 Q4 | 74,123 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q3 | 72,697 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q2 | 73,278 | 2 | 0 | 27.3 |
| 2015 Q1 | 74,052 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q4 | 76,102 | 4 | 1 | 52.6 |
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On 5/7/12, at 11:55 PM., packaging employee was walking to his work station after arriving for his shift. The employee was carrying a backpack with his personal belongings. As the employee started to exit a building, he slipped and in the process caught the backpack on the exterior of the building and the backpack pulled the employee backwards injuring his right shoulder.
On 4/18/12 at 10:30 A.M. a Toddville packaging employee was injured from a slip/fall as he exited the packaging building. As he descended the stairs, the employee slipped and fell twisting his right knee landing on his right shoulder. The employee was sent to a physician where he was diagnosed with right shoulder and left knee sprains. The employee was put on work restrictions.
On 3/28/11 at 12:15 am the 2C big bag operator was stepping down in to the loading room from the operator station when he felt a pain in his right knee. The step is about 8-9 inches.
Employee was spraying weed killer around the sides of the shower house. The employee stepped from the parking lot to the ground and twisted his left ankle on some uneven concrete. There is a 16-inch drop at the edge on the parking lot to the ground.
Employee was using grinder to cut metal pipe. Grinder contacted left index finger causing laceration requiring 4 stitches. **Addendum to previous report submitted on 6/17/08: Employee continued to have complaints and as a result he was referred to an orthopedic doctor that resulted in his return to modified duty effective 7/10/08.
Employee was dropping railcars when it bumped into another railcar. The impact caused him to be thrown against the side of the railcar, which caused multiple bruises to his right side.
Employee was assigned to install a manway cover and valve on Tank #22 and was instructed that a co-worker would assist him. However, EE lifted the manway cover alone and states hurting his lower back. EE sought medical attention by MD on 9/4/07.
EE reported to work during his off shift to assist another planner troubleshoot functionality of a bagging machine. He reported to work not feeling well and informed coworker of the same. EE passed out, fell to the floor and struck the back of his head on the concrete flooring and sustained a laceration.
Employee delivering water cooler to work station had parked truck beside train track. While standing behind truck at tailgate, railcar hit front passenger side of truck, causing water coolers to launch off bed of truck. One cooler struck employee, causing him to fall to ground, resulting in pain to his right shoulder/flank, hip, and knee. MD placed him on work restrictions.
Clay build up on the track at 2A bulk made it difficult for the car to roll. The operator had to use a car jack several times to get the car to move. Employee also restacked 80-100 pallets that was knocked over by a hopper car on the same shift. Employee presented with right chest pain the following day, 10/5/05, and sought medical treatment on 10/6/05.
Employee states he was fitting a bag onto a loading shoot; once full, he detaches it and clinches it and ties it closed which he believes lead to the increasing pain and swelling of his right wrist.
A 2A Bagger operator lacerated four fingers on his right hand while assisting a co-worker in the closure of a boxcar door. Additional Comments: Engelhard/MIDGA Operations question the recordability of this incident as EE test positive for drug. Drug test was administered within 8 hours following the accident.
Employee was hanging a Big Bag on hooks when his right little finger was caught by the forks on the fork lift. He abruptly tried to remove it and sustained an amputation to the distal end of his right little finger.
Ee was replacing rings on underside of tank car when he slipped & lost his footing. Ee used hands to cushion fall & right hand contacted a bolt used to anchor the platform to the concrete pad. Contact resulted in a tear between his right thumb and index finger. Ee was taken to ER where he received 6 sutures & a tetanus shot.
EE was attempting to troubleshoot the autobagger's layer forming unit when the gate came into contact with his right hand causing a severe laceration to the back of the right hand. He received treatment at the ER and was found to have a severed tendon and bone.
EE NOTIFIED EMPLOYER OF HIS "BILATERAL CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME" DIAGNOSIS AS RECEIVED FROM HIS PERSONAL MD. EE DENIES ANY SPECIFIC WORK-RELATED INCIDENT BUT ALLEGES WORK-RELATEDNESS AS A RESULT OF WORKING TWO YEARS AS A BAGGER OPERATOR. EE REQUESTED TO SEE A W/C PANEL MD WHO CONCURRED WITH PREVIOUS DIAGNOSIS AND CONCLUDED DIAGNOSIS TO BE WORK-RELATED ON 1/30/04.
EE WAS PERFORMING HIS REGULAR, ROUTINE JOB AS A BIG BAGGER OPERATOR (PLACING BAGS ON SPOUT) AND STATES HIS NECK AND SHOULDER BEGAN TO HURT. HE WAS SEEN BY A PANEL DOCTOR ON 5/1/03 AND DX WITH IMPINGEMENT. (EE'S FIRST/INITIAL MED'L VISIT).
EMPLOYEE WAS RESTACKING PALLETIZED BAGS FROM A PALLET ONTO THE INFEED BELT WHEN HE FELT A PEP AND PAIN IN HIS RIGHT ELBOW AND SUBSEQUENTLY EXPERIENCED SWELLING. HE WAS EVALUATED BY COMPANY DOC TOR. X-RAY SHOWED POSSIBLE DISLODGED BONE SPUR. EMPLOYEE REFERRED FOR ORTHOPEDIC EVALUATION.
EE LEANED AGAINST SHARP OBJECT IN BACK OF P/U TRUCK WHEN GETTING LUNCH BOX AFTER END OF SHIFT. CUT LEFT LEG 1" ABOVE KNEE. 10 STITCHES.
EE RECEIVED A CUT TO THE LEFT WRIST AS HE LIFTED AN EVAPORATOR HEAT EXCHANGER PLATE. HE WAS TAKEN TO THE ER AND RECEIVED NINE STITCHES.
WHILE WALKING THROUGH FILTER BUILDING EE SLIPPEDON WET KAOLIN, TRIED TO KEEP FROM FALLING BY REACHING FOR FELLOW WHO GRABBED HIM BY THE ARM RESULTING IN DISLOCATED SHOULDER/TORN LIGAMENTS.
EE WAS REMOVING A SAWHORSE AT THE BACK OF A DERAILER WHEN HE SLIPPED IN SLURRY & TWISTED HIS ANKLE HE SAW COMPANY NURSE FOR 1ST AID BUT HAD TO SEE DR ON 11/9/00 DUE TO INCREASED SWELLING & PAI N. DIAGNOSED WITH SPRAINED RIGHT ANKLE & PLLACEDON LIMITED 4 DAYS
WHILE CLOSING A SECOND DOOR ON THE BOTTOM OF A HOPPER CAR THE EE STATED HE MET SLIGHT RESISTANCEWHICH REQUIRED EXTRA EFFORT ON HIS PART TO CLOSE THE DOOR. THE EE STATED HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK AFTER COMPLETING THIS TASK.