During installation of drive belts on Warman Pump employee received a laceration on left pinky finger. The belts had already been installed. Employee was manually turning the shiv to check belt tension when the tip of finger was pinched between one of the belts and the shiv. X-rays revealed a nondisplaced fracture.
Newport PlantMetal/Nonmetal
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 8
- Years on record
- 2010–2025
- Latest incident
- May 2025
Reportable incidents
8 on file2025 · 2 incidents
EE was taking a small boulder off of a locked-out conveyor. EE pinched the tip of right ring finger between the rock and the conveyor structure when removing the boulder. Stitches were needed for EE's fingertip.
2024 · 1 incident
Employee felt pain in their lower back after shoveling clean rock. Employee was placed on work restrictions.
2020 · 1 incident
While participating in an annual hearing exam employee experienced a threshold shift of greater than 10% in hearing.
2012 · 2 incidents
A Contractor employee was working on top of a silo performing of an abandoned plant. The injured worker fell off the 64' silo to the ground, as a result the injured worker suffered a broken neck
The EE was standing on a 41"" high conveyor frame using a torch to remove the walkway and handrails. The frame was positioned on the ground. While the EE was repositioning himself his foot slipped off the structure and went under on of the cross members. EE fell backwards, was upside down by 1 leg. EE sprained ankle and severe contusion to lower leg/sprained hip.
2011 · 1 incident
Employee was closing a pinch valve when he strained his left shoulder
2010 · 1 incident
While walking, the injured EE tripped on a small pile of sand, lost his balance and fell to his hands and knees. The injured EE sustained a strained right shoulder and returned to work with restrictions and prescription medication.