Socket slipped off the allen head bolt and allowed forearm to hit the machining rail causing a cut. The cut was wrapped and employee was taken in to the doctor for 11 stitches. Dr report states: laceration without foreign bodies. Employee was medically released without restrictions, and returned to work.
GARWOOD PLANTMetal/Nonmetal
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 11
- Years on record
- 2001–2023
- Latest incident
- May 2023
Reportable incidents
11 on file2023 · 1 incident
2021 · 1 incident
The employee was stepping down off the ladder and slipped grabbing the handrail to break fall. This wrenched the employee's shoulder causing an injury. Oily residue was identified on the ladder.
2017 · 1 incident
Technician was removing parking brake assembly from excavator final drive. Tech used a hydraulic press to release parking brake. When tech went to remove snap ring retaining brake piston, piston blew out of housing, piston contacted tech nose and injury resulted in fracture and stitches.
2014 · 1 incident
Employee was using an extension ladder in order to patch a hole on the sand screw chute. Ladder shifted and employee fell about 6ft on his right foot and broke heel bone on his foot.
2010 · 1 incident
Two employees were relocating a plastic water line in the field. One employee was on the ground directing the other employee in the loader. When the loader moved, the plastic pipe shifted striking the employee on the ground in the chest. He was taken to the local Hospital for observations.
2008 · 1 incident
Employee was changing bucket teeth on dragline, the weather was windy and his eye started to water, he rubbed his eyes with his sleeve and a particale went into his eye. He flushed his eye at the site and went to the clinic for observation.
2004 · 3 incidents
Picked up cable loop to attached to pin on loader when small piece of wire punctured into employees left little (pinky) finger.
Doing Maintenance on screen replacing bearing housing, holding wrench on nut to back up while tightening bolts. When pulled wrench off nut, wrench struck employee on tooth chipping tooth.
WHILE CUTTING STEEL CABLE ON GROUND, PIECE OF CABLE CAME LOOSE AND STRUCK EE ON HIS LOWER LIP. CAUSING LACERATION TO HIS LIP.
2002 · 1 incident
WHILE REMOVING DRAG CABLE FROM DRUM TUGGER, CABLE CAME LOOSE STRIKING LEFT EYE WITH FORCE & THE TRAUMA CAUSED IMMEDIATE LOSS OF VISION. EYE SURGICALLY REMOVED. MEDICAL LOST TIME.
2001 · 1 incident
USING KNIFE TO CUT CONVEYOR BELT. KNIFE SLIPPED AND LACERATED 4TH FINGER (PINKY) KNUCKLE.