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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 stood up from a squatted postion using both legs and felt a sudden pop in left knee with onset of pain.
An employee was climbing a vertical ladder to access the head section of a conveyor to perform a scheduled bearing replacement. While climbing the ladder with 3 Points of Contact they lost their grip and fell backwards from their position, and the left torso area contacted the railing of an adjacent ladder.
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.
EE was ascending a six-foot ladder to unclog an aspiration pipe. When reaching the 3rd step on the step ladder, EE slipped on ladder and fell to same level of floor ladder was staged at. During the fall, hard hat came off and EE struck head on the grated floor resulting in laceration to EE's head requiring sutures. EE currently off work at home recovering.
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 drilling a hole and felt pain in left shoulder
EE first experienced symptoms of carpal tunnel on August 22, 2023. EE diagnosed in March 2024 with Carpal Tunnel. This did not meet reportable requirements until 5/9/2024 when EE had carpal tunnel release procedure performed on left wrist.
EE diagnosed with carpal tunnel in left and right wrist. Work considered prevailing factor by diagnosing physician. Employee reported symptoms in 2019 but did not want to seek medical treatment. Continued until 8/2/2023 when employee sought diagnosis and confirmed work related. No conditions met reportable requirements until 4/18/2024 when employee carpal tunnel release procedure.
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.
two maintenance technicians were removing a wear plate out of hammermill B. While the employees were removing the first wear plate, the injured employee placed their left hand near a worn bolt head to hold the wear plate, while the other employee was utilizing an impact wrench to free up the nut.
Employee states mast of forklift EE was driving made impact with a structural I Beam causing EE's upper torso to go forward. EE's nose struck the steering wheel of forklift resulting in a nose fracture. Employee states seatbelt was being worn at time of impact.
Employee's right knee locked up when EE attempted to stand from a kneeling position
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 in process of sanitation tasks. Employee turned and took a couple of steps backwards and struck their foot against a toe guard which resulted in an uncontrolled fall at same level. Employee reached out with right arm attempting to stop the fall. Their right hand rested on top of an electrical enclosure and the impact resulted in a fracture to the humerus on right arm.
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.
A Dozer Operator suffered a hand fracture on 1/13/23 around 9:00 am. As EE was descending from the loader's track pad by holding the handle with this left hand and as EE was stepping down to the lower step with right foot, left foot slipped from the track and they tried to grab the push frame from the dozer, hitting left hand and head on the frame.
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.
While working on plattco valve 7089 underneath bag house 7888, tech was finishing up job, stepped back hitting head on the surrounding structure. As tech was turning around tech lost footing, cause tech to fall. As tech was falling tech tried to brace fall using right arm causing the injury.
Employee was performing disassembly of a bearing housing when EE's left ring finger was pinched resulting in a laceration to finger requiring stitches.
At approximately 9:30 am on Monday, October 11, 2021, EE was helping other miners clean underneath a conveyor line. EE made contact with the conveyor belt and as a result, appeared to have friction or abrasion burn on their arm. EE refused medical doctor and returned to work. Went to Dr off company time. No Dr report has been given at this time.
The employee tripped over electrical wires that were being used to perform our annual grounding checks. The employee extended right hand to catch self from the fall which led to EE's right pinky finger contacting the grated flooring.
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 slipped on a patch of ice when reporting to work station. Employee fell at same level on EE's right arm. Initially employee said no injury occurred but later sought treatment. On 4/2/2021 employee diagnosed with right forearm tendon strain and placed on restrictions.
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 was using a hand held cordless drill when the drill bit lodged in the metal being drilled. Employees left wrist absorbed the torque effect resulting in a nondisplaced ulnar fracture of left wrist.
Operator was operating CAT 615C scraper, hit uneven surface and seat bottomed out. No damage to seat/equipment had been reported on prior daily inspections. Impact from bouncing of equipment resulted in injury to vertebram body (T-12 fracture).
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 slipped without falling on floor & felt discomfort in left leg. EE did not want treatment at time of incident. On 9/25/18 discomfort increased & employee sought treatment, diagnosed with a strain & placed on restricted work duty.
While cutting a coupling on the vertical band saw the coupling rotated in the maintenance tech's hand causing the sharp edge of the coupling to cut left middle finger.
Employee missed the first step of a two step platform & struck lower left leg on the blunt edge of the grating on the step resulting in a laceration to the lower left leg requiring sutures to close.
After a forklift accident where another forklift came into contact with injured employee lift, employee had discomfort in neck area. Employee was seen by a physician on 6/5/2018 & diagnosed with a neck strain & placed on restricted duty.
EE using hand drill to drill hole in metal cabinet. Had discomfort in eye afterwards but did not report till next day. EE taken to medical provider. A foreign body was removed from right eye. Prescription given for prevention of infection. EE wearing safety glasses but admits to rushing & not considering hazard. EE returned to work same day. No restrictions.
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.
Witness: EE was conducting shovel labor work around Nestle Purina processing area when EE fell backwards on own. EE was non-responsive. Nestle Safety team applied defibrillator to EE. Its instructions were to give EE chest compressions. This continued until Ambulance arrived.
On 2/2/17 EE reported that on 1/30/17 ee struck 3rd finger on left hand with seatbelt buckle of forklift. EE was sent to doctor & diagnosed with contusion & infection of finger. No work restrictions given or time away from work. EE continued to have pain in finger & later diagnosed with bone infection of finger requiring surgery on 10/31/17 making this a reportable event.
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
The employee had 2 alarms within 5 minutes and went up to unjam the Canica crusher. As EE was holding the bar to push down the rock, the bar fell out of EE's hand and hit the spinning hammer table inside the Canica crusher resulting in the bar whipping EE's hand back against the framed metal chute.