Employee was repairing a truss conveyor that was laying on the ground. He had one foot inside the truss and one foot outside. While trying to get outside the truss his right foot got stuck under a truss cross member while his upper body was leaning to the outside. The result was "twist" to the right knee.
Luverne Wash Plant Metal/Non-Metal
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 5
- Years on record
- 2000–2015
- Latest incident
- Mar 2015
| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Q4 | 2,676 | 5 | 0 | 1868.5 |
| 2025 Q3 | 4,420 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q2 | 4,355 | 1 | 0 | 229.6 |
| 2025 Q1 | 1,346 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q4 | 2,663 | 2 | 0 | 751.0 |
| 2024 Q3 | 4,360 | 1 | 0 | 229.4 |
| 2024 Q2 | 3,742 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q1 | 2,156 | 1 | 0 | 463.8 |
Reportable incidents
5 on file2015 · 1 incident
2008 · 2 incidents
Employee was shoveling material from under a conveyor. Due to wet and cold ground conditions employee's feet slipped on ground and hit his shin on the truss of the conveyor. Injury resulted in laceration on the right shin that needed three stitches.
Employee was removing 20 lb metal flange from a pipe. Flange slipped and it pinched finger between flange and work bench. Resulted in fracture and cut to tip of 4th digit on left hand.
2001 · 1 incident
VICTIM WAS REMOVING A SCREEN FROM TOP OF WASH SCREEN. ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING IN LIFT- ING SCREEN WHEN VICTIMS FINGER (RIGHT POINTING) WAS PINCHED BETWEEN SCREEN AND HANDRAIL.
2000 · 1 incident
VICTIM CONTACTED RACEWAY ENCLOSURE WITH WRIST AND RECEIVED ELECTRICAL BURNS WHERE HIS WRIST WATCH WAS. VICTIM RECEIVED MEDICAL TREATMENT WHERE 2ND AND 3RD DRGREE BURNS WERE DETERMINED. VICTIM SENT HOME FOR REMAINDER OF SHIFT. GROUND CONTINUITY CHECKS DONE 2 DAYS PRIOR. HOWEVER, LOOSE CONECTION FOUND IN RACEWAY.