All MSHA-reportable accidents at Oil-Dri Georgia LLC operations in 2009. Fatalities appear first.
Injury was checking clay falling on CV25 belt. He started towards spray system to check tips and slipped on wet surface. He fell injuring his left knee. Diagnosis - strain/sprain & joint mouse of left knee. He is scheduled for surgery.
At truck scales and opened load cell for cleaning. Pulling fire hose and stepped into the hole he just opened. Stated he was fine. On 12-23-09 came to us and stated he is experiencing pain so he was sent to doctor. Diagnosis ankle sprain. Gave him ankle brace and restrictions.
While checking his area fell and hurt back. Lumbosacral right contusion, pain. Restricted.
Another EE and Injury was unhooking grill from trailer when the trailer fell and bolt caught left calf. Laceration required 22 stitches on inside and 19 staples on the outside of his left calf.
He reached down and lifted a 50 lb bag and felt pain in his lower back. Diagnosis was acute paralumbar muscle strain w/ spasm and radicular symptoms into the left extremities. No work until better.
Employee was walking in mud with rubber boots when boot got stuck causing him to fall. Tried to break fall with hands. Dislocated 5th digit left hand & contusion to right hand.
Two employees had made adjustments to regulator for spray nozzles. Both were watching gages and spray nozzles when the accumulator came apart and acid fell. This employee received 1st & 2nd dgree burns to shoulder, both arms and leg.
Two employees had made adjustments to regulator for spray nozzles. Both were watching gages and spray nozzles when the accumulator came apart and acid fell. This employee received 2nd & 3rd degree burns to back, neck & both arms.
Employee was removing motor from dryer combustion fan using a pry bar. Left hand was caught between pry bar and flange on gas line. Left hand contusion & superficial laceration. Light duty and limited use of hand.
Removing bags, pushed e-stop to disable machine. Accidently bumped & activated limit switch to pusher plate. Left hand & arm caught between pusher cylinder plate & guide rails. Left wrist sprain. Restricted with splint.
Injury had a 6 ft cross tie raised & he was holding it. He was sliding cross tie under raised tie when he caught his left 3rd finger between the 2 cross ties. Open fracture left 3rd finger w/ nail bed reconstruction.
EE was ascending ladder and struck left knee on safety cage brace. Contusion of left knee, knee immobilizer, and on light duty.
EE opening chute on railcar with left hand and placed his right hand down on moving conveyor. Right hand was pulled between conveyor and roll wheels. Another employee unplugged the conveyor. Right ring finger fracture.
EE stepped off loader ramp onto clay shed floor (approx 6"") & stepped onto a loose piece of clay. Clay turned under his foot causing him to lose his balance & he rolled his left ankle. Diagnosis - left ankle sprain w/ some ligament tear.
EE was riding on golf car when wind blew dust into face and right eye. Washed face and right eye, but still irritated. Sent to doctor diagnosis was right eye corneal abrasion. Given eye drops and pain medication. No lost time just restricted.
He was modifying an aluminum basket with a grinder. He installed a cutting disk & began cutting when his left hand slipped off the handle of grinder cutting his left thumb & left index finger. Had surgery to repair laceration to tendons for left thumb & index finger. No lost time just restricted.
Using left hand he was holding a battery terminal in a hammer crimper & using right hand struck crimper with 2# hammer hitting left thumb. Fracture & lcerations to left thumb. No lost time just restricted.
Trouble shooting Palletizer 1 & pallet jammed in empty pallet dispenser. Employee flagged photo eye with hand & activated pallet dispenser catching his left hand between pallet & mount. Fractured bone from left index finger to wrist. Wearing soft cast & restricted use of left hand.
Injury was working on photo-eye problem on 3 bag stacker. He was flagging photo-eye with screw driver in rt hand on his attempt to flagging w/screwdriver he got his rt ring finger caught between top of stacking device & frame of machine-laceration requiring sutures.
EE was using dozer to clear vegetation when dozer ran over a tree stump causing dozer to be jarred quickly & awkwardly. EE hit head on left side of cab causing a laceration on top of head. Required sutures, but no restrictions.
EE in route to work on OMW Line 2. While walking by Line 4 fans a foreign body went into his left eye. EE was wearing safety glasses. Sent to doctor and diagnosis was abrasion to left eye. EE was given prescription and no restrictions.
EE placed his hand under trash bin while he was attempting to unlatch the dump lever. When the lever unlatched, the bin dropped down and struck two fingers. Laceration of left index and middle finger.