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Opened the trailer door latch and the latch was stiff and opened with to much force
Employee had discomfort in lower back after completing sanitation tasks. Employee received first aid after the incident. On 3/16/2026 employee sought a medical opinion for persistent low back pain and was diagnosed with lumbar strain. Employee was given restrictions and prescribed physical therapy.
Employee was using index finger of right hand to move rollers on a transition between two jug conveyors in clumping packaging department when employee's finger was pinched resulting in a laceration requiring stitches to close.
Employee removed a pin from the bottom of a hatch door to raise up the door. As employee was raising the door, the door came down and struck right index finger pinching the finger between the door and frame resulting in a laceration requiring sutures to close. Employee returned to work same day on full duty.
Employee was removing bushings and pins from a blow mold machine when their hand slipped and contacted a sharp edge resulting in lacerations to the middle and index fingers on the right hand. Employee required tendon repair for both fingers.
Employee reported left shoulder discomfort at end of shift after supplying boxes to a packaging line for the duration of shift. Employee self-treated until 8/6/24 when diagnostic services were received. Employee diagnosed with tendon tear. Employee taken off work on 8/22/2024 for tendon repair.
Employee loading raw materials (38lb roll of sleeves) for a packaging line and had discomfort in left shoulder. Injury treated as first aid until 1/19/2024 when employee was given work restrictions by a physician.
Employee was raising and lowering a crossover gate and felt discomfort in right shoulder. This remained a first aid until 1/29/2024 when employee saw physician and was prescribed physical therapy for 6 sessions. No restrictions given.
Employee supplying packaging line with empty cases when felt discomfort in lower abdomen right side. On 5/15/2023 employee saw physician and diagnosed with inguinal hernia. Placed on restrictive duty.
Employee was pulling on a plastic pig tail on a pallet of finished product and felt discomfort in right shoulder. Injury treated as a first aid until 2/28/2023 when employee was prescribed physical therapy by the treating physician and given work restrictions.
Employee was closing trailer door at dock when discomfort was felt in right shoulder. Employee self-treated up until 12/13/22 when employee was seen by physician and diagnosed with tendonitis of the shoulder and prescribed physical therapy and restricted duty.
Employee was retrieving tools from a toolbox when the lid suddenly closed striking employee on left hand and forearm. Injury was treated as first aid until October 4th when physician prescribed medication and physical therapy.
Employee was performing disassembly of a bearing housing when EE's left ring finger was pinched resulting in a laceration to finger requiring stitches.
Employee was attempting to break off a splintered bottom board of a wooden pallet when the splintered board sprung back pinching the fingertip of the right ring finger between the splintered pieces of the board resulting in an avulsion to the fingertip requiring surgery to repair.
Employee pulling on a piece of cardboard that was stuck in a slip sheeter & felt discomfort in right wrist. Medical diagnosis is flexor tendon sprain. Employee placed on restrictive duty.
Employee lifting a 20 lb. jug of litter with right arm & felt discomfort. On 12/09/2020 employee sent to clinic and diagnosed with shoulder strain. Given restricted duty.
Employee felt discomfort in left elbow from supplying empty bags to production line. Employee applied ice to elbow then continued to work. On 10/12/20 employee was sent to health clinic where diagnosed with elbow strain & placed on restrictions & prescribed medication.
Miner was placing a 3'piece of 10" diameter sch. 40 pipe onto pipe stands. While setting the pipe onto the stands they missed the edge of the saddle of the stand which caused the pipe to fall, striking left foot just behind the steel toe of work boot. Initial medical report showed no fractures. On 5/27/2020 a specialist diagnosed miner with small fractures in two toes.
Employee had finished install of cone on bottom of fines receiver. While positioning old cone to load into basket employee rolled cone over top of EE's left foot resulting in a contusion & sprain. Employee placed on restricted duty.
EE was removing a seal from a hopper door of a rail car when they felt discomfort in right shoulder. Initially treated as a first aid. Injury escalated to recordable when employee was prescribed physical therapy on 10/07/2019.
Employee was removing a jammed pail from the conveyor before the palletizer when EE felt discomfort in EE's right knee. Injury remained a first aid until 8/27/19 when results of a diagnostic procedure revealed further medical treatment necessary. EE placed on work restrictions.
While re-installing a wear plate, a maintenance technician lost EE's grip on the plate and EE's right hand was caught between the wear plate & a piece of channel iron which resulted in a laceration to the back of the right hand requiring 6 sutures to close.
IE and another EE were lifting a plate into position for the welder to install a lifting eye. While moving the plate into position, IE lost IE's balance causing IE to drop the plate and pinch IE's right middle finger. This incident resulted in IE receiving sutures.
EE strained lower back while picking up a 20lb bag of litter that had fallen off a pallet. EE placed on work restrictions & given transitional work assignment.
EE was pushing on a skew of empty pails when EE felt pain in lower right lumbar region of back. Was treated as first aid until 01/17/19 when EE saw a physician & was given work restrictions & prescribed physical therapy
Employee was carrying two pieces of liner materials on right shoulder. When EE began to lay the material down one of the pieces slid making contact with left forearm causing a laceration. The liner material has a thin metal sheet on one side that caused the laceration.
EE was tightening a fastener when EE felt a pain in R elbow. EE initially received first aid only but on March 3rd 2016 EE was prescribed medication and physical therapy for an elbow sprain. EE is not on restrictive duty.
Worker reached into his tool bag to retrieve a pair of scissors and cut his right index finger on a paint scraper
Employee bumped his elbow while pulling a stuck cardboard box out of a box erecting machine.
EE removed approximately 3 boxes of 40 lb finished product from a conveyor. A short time later EE reported to his supervisor that his R shoulder was sore. Incident initially classified as near miss. EE sought diagnostic treatment in May which determined a rotator cuff tear. EE went out for surgery on 6/5/15.
Employee leaned the edge of his left hand against the back wall of the chute he was clearing and cut it, requiring stitches, tetanus shot and antibiotics.
Employee felt back pain lifting pallet on 7/14, but declined medical attn. On 7/28 he sought treatment and requested a back specialist. Employee missed two days of work because a specialist was unavailable. Specialist diagnosed lumbago, administered pain and anti-inflammation medication and restricted employee to light duty on 7/30.
Employee had recurring pain from handling packaging materials the week before and was diagnosed with a finger sprain and administered prescriptions and a finger splint
The Employee was helping his coworkers installing a 3x200 feet band on the Grisly Crusher. When he was pushing the band with his hands, the band moved fast and pushed his left hand towards a frame underneath.
Laceration to right arm from chute while cleaning on conveyor 6174 in engineered litter process building required 6 stitches and antibiotics.
Employee was burned when he removed the drain plug of a hot melt glue system reservoir and the glue splashed onto his ungloved left thumb and finger.
While feeding the box erector machine in packaging, the employee quickly bent down to retrieve falling cardboard packaging materials when he felt a pain in his upper right side.
Employee was pushing pallet across concrete floor when pallet stopped abruptly, jamming his left wrist causing pain and a small knot on the back of his hand.
Employee was shoveling clay from floor when he felt a pain in his lower back while twisting and bending.
When closing an office door, the employee got her left index caught between the door and frame
EE was removing/replacing suction cups to Bemis bagger in packaging department. EE hand slipped from suction cup and struck against the tapered edge of fill spout causing a laceration to the back of the right hand requiring stitches. No restricted duty.
Contract trailer driver came into trailer drop lot to pick up loaded trailer. The trailer he was picking up was too high, so he went to adjust the landing gear to allow him to pick up the trailer. Driver reports that during his attempt to adjust the landing gear, the crank handle slipped out of his hand and struck him in the face, causing a laceration which required sutures.
Employee was in the process of lifting a stack of pail lids (15 lbs) from a parked pallet and pallet jack. The pallet jack was not lowered completely to the floor. The EE put his foot on the edge of the pallet for lifting support. The pallet and jack rolled and the EE did the splits. This was a First Aid on 11/4/10 and restricted duty on 11/5/10
EE says he was filling LP tanks & placing in the storage rack between the dates of 2/26/10 & 3/5/10. Afterwards EE says left shoulder was sore. EE did not report soreness in shoulder until 3/12/10. EE initially sought 1st aid treatment. On 4/23/10 EE saw doctor and was given restrictive duty along with physical therapy.
EE was exchanging full LP cylinder for empty for his forklift. While lifting the full cylinder EE experienced pain in right shoulder.
EE was pulling a pan out from underneath rail car and felt strain in back. Did not seek medical treatment until 2/3/10. EE was given orders for physical therapy and placed on restricted duty.
EE clearing 40 lb. boxes from pallet line. EE reached for a box between two pallets, boxes on the front pallet fell onto his right thumb causing a contusion and hyper-extending the tendons in the first knuckle of the thumb. Originally treated as first aid, follow-up evaluation with physician revealed the strained tendons and a cast was applied to immobilize the thumb.
Line Operator was removing 20 lb bags that had fallen off of pallet inside palletizer hoist area. Operator was standing at floor level outside of hoist area reaching in to get the bags and place on a pallet. Operator felt pain in shoulder while doing task. Diagnosed by doctor with muscle strain. On light duty work.
EE working with another technician installing a coater bowl, manually moving the coater bowl, in an inverted position. EE moved his hands from under the edge of the coater bowl, the bowl shifted down. Middle finger of the EE's right hand was caught between the bowl edge and the floor. EE had a laceration and a tuft fracture of the tip of the finger. Laceration required stitches.
EE was putting cardboard in compactor. EE was closing door and cardboard was trying to fall out of the compactor. EE used left hand to push cardboard back in while closing door with right hand. In the process EE cloased door on his left pinky finger causing a laceration that required stitches.