Employee was shrink wrapping a pallet with a weed burner and for some unknown reason he burned himself and was found by a co-worker in a serious burn condition. He is burned over 36% of his body including left arm, which has been amputated, and his right upper arm, chest and face. The cause of death was mucomuyosis (fungal infection).
EE was putting a safety brace on a mill door. EE didn't have the 2 pins in place that holds the brace in place causing the brace to fall back striking EE's forehead. EE's hard hat was taken off minutes before the accident and would have most likely taken the hit. Instead, the brace struck EE's forehead.
EE was lining up a bulky bag strap. When EE stepped off the bag, EE's foot slipped causing EE to fall to the bag below.
EE was adjusting air pressure on an air ram when the ram suddenly came down and caught EE's hand. EE went to the after hours clinic where they put 3 stitches in EE's left hand.
Was using a razor blade knife to cut insulation off an electrical wire. The knife slipped causing a cut across the middle finger on left hand.
Employee was carrying a rotary airlock plate from outside to the maintenance area in the warehouse to replace seals in the plate. EE slipped on the wet concrete ground causing EE to fall to the ground. The plate slipped out of EE's hands in the process of falling and once EE was on the ground the plate fell on EE's right leg. It had been raining off and on the morning of.
Employee was standing on a step, stacking pallets on a palletizer. The last pallet was placed on the machine crooked. While using bodily force to free the pallet, they stepped back off the step feeling a knee pop causing them to fall to the ground. As they stood back to their feet, they felt the knee pop again.
A contracted truck driver was loaded and getting ready to leave our property when EE noticed EE's front hub cap was missing. EE knelt down to check EE's wheel seal. While getting back up EE hit EE's head on EE's truck mirror leaving a cut in the side of EE's head. EE was taken to the hospital where they put 5 staples in EE's head. EE immediately returned back to work.
the miner was using a small sledge hammer to beat product out of a bin. While swinging the hammer, he struck an I bolt that's welded to the bin for lifting purposes. He went to the emergency room where they told him his thumb was broken. The Doctor told him to keep it taped up for a couple weeks and to come back if the pain got worse. The miner never had a second visit.
In the bagging warehouse, on the second level of bulk bags, while stepping down to lower level of bulk bags, caught foot in loop of a bulk bag and fell to next level on left arm, face, and side.
After loading a pneumatic, the spillage on the trailer was being blown off with an air hose when a chunk of dried cement came in contact with ee's eye.
EMPLOYEE'S ARM WAS PINNED BETWEEN BAG SPOUT AND THE BAG PLACER ON OUR 50 LB. BAGGER
DOOR ON BLDG WERE CLOSED BECAUSE OF COLD WEATHER, WE WERE OPERATING FORKLIFTS AND ALSO HAD A KEROSENE TORPEDO HEATER BURNING.
DOORS ON BLD WERE CLOSED BECAUSE OF COLD WEATHER& WE WERE OPERATING FORKLIFTS & HAD A KEROSENE TORPEDO HEATER BURNING.
DOOR ON BLDG WERE CLOSED BECAUSE OF COLD WEATHER, WE WERE OPERATING FORKLIFTS AND ALSO HAD A KEROSENE TORPEDO HEATER BURNING.