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Laboratory technician was working with a box cutter knife when they went to preform a task in the lab. The knife slipped from their hand resulting in them instinctually catching the knife and causing the knife to cut their thumb.
Maintenance technician was insulating piping, EE was holding a water line while cutting the insulation to fit. The pipe shifted in the middle of EE's cut, and EE cut EE's left pinkie finger. EE was taken to local urgent care where EE received 4 stitches. EE was then released to work with no restrictions.
On November 10th at about 2:30 PM one of our van shipping employees received a laceration to their left thumb/palm. The employee was attempting to open a pair of bundled shipping ratchet straps. When the employee attempted to open the packaging, the knife slipped, striking the palm area of left thumb. Resulting in a laceration.
At around 8PM on January 22nd, the Jet Mill Bagger was attempting to cut open a pallet of new bags and slipped causing a finger laceration that required stiches to repair. The bagger was using a box cutter to cut off the plastic banding used to secure the pallet loads.
On 10-10-24 at 1:20 PM Employee struck their left-hand ring finger with a pry bar.
Employee was removing a bearing from a pump shaft. The employee cut the bearing in two places then used a hammer and chisel to separate the races of the bearing. When hammering on the bearing race, a small sliver from the bearing housing broke off and struck the employee on the left wrist.
The operator was hammering the locking ring handle on the discharge valve of the south EW pump. When the operator struck the locking ring and it broke free, the turning handle spun striking the operators right index finger holding the hammer. This impact caused a "crush injury" right above the nail bed.
IE was helping to free a bucket elevator leg. The leg, locked out at the time of the incident. Another employee using a pipe wrench to try and turn the shaft while the IE was trying to pull on the belt, when the pipe wrench slipped causing three of the IE's fingers to get pinched between the belt and a sheave. X-rays revealed a fracture to the tip of IE's middle finger.
On 1/30/21 the IE was trying to free up material in the Mill 13 bin using a long rod to poke the material. EE felt a strain in EE's lower back and reported the incident to management. The IE continued to work until EE's doctor took EE off work on 5/18/2021
Removing belt from a motor and did not relieve tension on belt first. When right hand pulled the belt, left hand holding a screwdriver slipped and two fingers were pulled between sheave and belt. Two fingers were lacerated and very tips were fractured. Employee was retrained to loosen tension first to remove belt.
Employee stated ee was cutting some electrical tape with a utility knife when ee cut finger.
Employee reported severe shoulder/neck pain the day after hammering out the mill 03 feed system from bridged and plugged wet feed.
employee stated EE felt a pop in EE's back when using a sledge hammer to clear product from a blocked feeder.
The employee was working on tank 69/70 conveyor head pulley. To get the motor and gear assembly out from under the platform they had to use a pry bar so they could chain hoist it out. While moving the assembly EE felt a pop in right forearm. The pop was instantaneous and EE did not stop working. Employee did not want to see Dr until 3/22 they referred to specialist on 4/7.
Employee with a pre-existing back injury futher exacerbated his injury while working on mill 5. He was in the process of replacing the journals. He stated that while swinging a hammer he hurt his back. He was sent to the company doctor and he recieved restrictions.
Employee was cleaning up a large amount of spilled dust, sweeping and shoveling approximately 4000 lbs. Noticed a pain in her left hip. Not better on Tuesday, April 2 (her next reporting day). Went to Doctor, diagnosed as lumbar strain.
Employee was splicing telephone wire and employee cut his left hand and required 4 sutures. Employee was wearing gloves and was using the right knife for the job a splicing knife. Employee stated that the knife came loose of the splice and contacted his lift hand.
The employee was using a pipe and a hammer to break up clumps of material in an outside hopper. The employee put one end of the pipe on a clump and went to strike the other end of the pipe. The hammer head glanced off the end of the pipe and the employee's hand that was holding the hammer hit the end of the pipe. The employee broke the second digit on his right index finger.
Employee was installing the ductwork and was tightening down a nut when his ratchet slipped off of the nut. The employee lost his balance and fell backwards. The employee impacted a handrail support that tore through two layers of clothing and left two deep wounds in his upper right thigh.
Employee was assigned the task of removing the liner from a furnace. Castable frefractory had formed around the bottom of liner and employee was using a hammer and chisel to loosen this and also a cum-a-long. Employee got up to get a drink of water when he had a sharp pain in his chest. He was sent to the medical clinic and was given muscle relaxers.
Mechanic was repairing defective links in chain on bucket elevator. He was using a steel punch to unlodge the pins; the steel punch got stuck in the groove and when he jerked it out, the blunt end hit him in the lip. He received 4 stitches on the outside of his lip and 1 on the inside.
Heavy Equipment/Diesel Mechanic with over three years of experience was using a pry bar approximately 5 feet long to straighten a mirror bracket on an end loader. The bar slipped out of the bracket and struck the employee in the lip. Employee's lip was lacerated requiring stitches and lost time away from work.
EE WAS INSTALLING STAINLESS STEEL BANDING ON PIPE. EE WAS GOING TO CUT OFF EXCESS WITH SIDE CUTTERS WHEN THE SIDE CUTTERS SLIPPED, CAUSING EE TO STRIKE HIS RIGHT FOREARM ON THE STAINLESS STEEL BAND - 1 1/2" LACERATION TO THE RIGHT FOREARM.
Two employees were in the process of setting the tension. The other was holding tension on spring with spanner wrench. EE was preparing to put a locking pin which holds spring in place, began to place the pin; wrench broke allowing the spring to release tension. Bolt cut through his glove causing a laceration on right hand in the fleshy area below the thumb. 8 sutures.
While employee was performing a maintenance activity at a height of approx 8 ft, the ee used a retractable tape measure as a pointing device. While pointing at a damaged roller, the tape became entangled resulting in laceration of right index finger, requiring six sutures.
EE WAS TIGHTENING BOLT ON A SCREW. AS WEIGHT WAS APPLIED TO WRENCH IT SLIPPED CAUSING EE TO CUT UNDERSIDE OF RIGHT FOREARM ON BLADE OF SCREW.
EE STRAINED LEFT SHOULDER WHILE USING A "POKE POLE TO DISLODGE KAOLIN CLAY WHICH HAD BRIDGED OVER IN A SHREDDER HOPPER. THE "POKE POLE" IS A PIECE OF 3/4" IRON PIPE ABOUT 10' LONG. IN ORDER TO DISLODGE THE KAOLIN, THE POLE MUST BE LIFTED UP AND DOWN. EE INJURED HIS SHOULDER WHILE DOING THIS.