Employee was stacking product and twisted instead of using safe lifting practices causing a strain in back.
Quikrete SYR 560Metal/Nonmetal
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 21
- Years on record
- 2007–2016
- Latest incident
- Jul 2016
Reportable incidents
21 on file2016 · 1 incident
2014 · 1 incident
Maintenance employee failed to follow LOTO procedure while working on pinch tube mechanism. Pinch tube activated and crushed employee's left thumb causing loss of thumb tip at first joint.
2013 · 1 incident
Employee claims to have dropped a empty pallet on foot. Employee worked from 3:30 until 4:30 and did not report the accident. Employee reported accident following morning via voice mail. Accident resulted in a fractured toe. Employee missed one day of work and returned with no restrictions
2012 · 2 incidents
Employee climbed onto a piece of machinery instead of using the provided ladder. He hopped off and lost his balance hitting his back into hand rail causing a bruised back.
Employee said he hurt his back picking up a pallet. Employee said he has a pre-existing back problem and just needed some rest and he would be fine. After leaving work he went to his primary doctor and was taken out of work until 2/21/12. Employee resigned 2/16/12.
2011 · 2 incidents
Employee received a lime burn on his left wrist and arm. Employee was wearing the proper PPE including glasses, dust mask, gloves, and tyvek suit.
Employee tried to remove debris from conveyor without shutting off line. Glove became caught in roller causing a portion of employee's left thumb to be cut off.
2010 · 2 incidents
Employee complained of back pain. Was taken to IMA and released on light duty until 7-15-10. Employee worked light duty until 7/14. Employee went to another doctor 7/14 and was taken out of work for 7 - 10 days.
2009 · 1 incident
Employee used foot to move a bag on a conveyor belt without stopping the conveyor. Shoe lace was caught in the conveyor. Result of the accident was a scrape and bruising to the top of employee's right foot.
2008 · 3 incidents
Employee was in the process of hauling (1) pipe in bucket. While traveling down driveway, employee passed out. The Komatsu drifted off roadway, over a berm, and tipped over onto left side. Employee was wearing seatbelt. With the help of others, employee climbed out of Komatsu.
Caught fingers between sheave and belts while removing belts from elevator motor.
EE was sweeping floor when forklift backedup and bumped him left nakle was twisted as a result.
2007 · 8 incidents
While cleaning bag house air lock with air chisel, he slipped causing air lock paddle to rotate pinching left index and middle fingers between paddle and housing thus causing laceration to left index and left middle fingers.
EE picked up 5 gallon pail - it slipped out of his hand, dropping on left instep.
While picking up bag, EE hit the back of his r. hand on the packer spout. This caused a laceration witich required stitches.
While trying to remove broken bag, employee slipped on bag chair conveyor (stopped) and struck left elbow on framework, dislocating left elbow.
Employee caught hand in belt on conveyor while removing stuck bag.
While stacking pallet, slipped and rolled foot over, resulting in chip/fracture to foot.
Walking under conveyor, he stoop up and hit hard hat on roller; sharp pain in neck.
While removing propane tank from rack felt sharp pain in lower back.