ALABASTER PLANT — Accidents

Total: 22 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
04/28/2025 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee was removing old bits from the Trencor Surface Miner with a large chisel. While the employee was hitting the chisel with a hammer, the chisel became dislodged from the holder striking the em...
04/10/2025 OTHER DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 32d lost, 91d restricted Employee was entering Volvo haul truck and felt a pop in their right knee on 3/12. Employee informed operator on 3/25 of the injury. Employee was seen by company doctor on 3/27 and released with no re...
02/12/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted While employee was clearing snow from a small pile of fines that had been left by a loader operator by the grinding room earlier for sampling, the employee moved to the left while doing so left foot s...
06/02/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None Employee was loosening a screen bolt with a 1 1/4"" ratchet wrench when the nut came loose, the employee struck the tip of his finger between the wrench and the frame work.
05/23/2014 OTHER ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None Employee was repairing hose on Cat 992 end loader. He was in an awkward position for an extended period of time while making the repair. When he stood up to stretch he felt something was wrong.
04/02/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While pulling a grease cart to grease a loader, the employee tripped on a chunk of dried mud falling backward onto the cement floor of the shop spraining his shoulder.
07/24/2012 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While walking through tall grass, employee got phragmites wrapped around his legs, he was wearing shorts and low top boots. The employee was cut by sharp grass. He received 2 stitches.
11/10/2008 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The affected employee and another checked the main cutting drum of the Surface Miner. The drum would not turn. The jog wheel was then jogged to free the main cutting drum. While one employee was op...
01/21/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS USING A ""POKER"" BAR TO REMOVE FROZEN MATERIAL FROM EQUIPMENT LIFT CYLINDER WHEN HE SLIPPED, STRIKING HIS RIGHT HAND AGAINST A SECTION OF PLATE STEEL ON THE EQUIPMENT.
10/16/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted ON 10-16-01 EE WAS SHOVELING FINES, THE NEXT DAYHE STATES THAT HIS BACK WAS SORE AND CONTINUED TO GET WORSE OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. THE NEXT WEEK THE EE WAS ON VACATION WHEN HE REPORT- ED TO WORK...
07/10/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None EE STEPPED INTO A RUT IN THE GROUND (CAUSED BY A UTILITY VEHICLE) WHILE OPERATING A ""WEED-WHACKER"" TO CLEAR GRASS AND WEED GROWTH FROM THE EXTERIOR OF AN OUT BUILDING. Y
06/11/2001 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None EMPLOYEE HAS SUSTAINED A REPEAT TRAUMA INJURY TO HIS RIGHT ELBOW. IT IS BELEIVED THAT THIS INJURY WAS CAUSED DUE TO CONTINUOUS USE OF THE RIGHT ARM AND HAND TO PERFORM WELDING ACTIVITIES ON VA RIOUS P...
10/24/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None THE EE WAS STANDING HUNCHED OVER PUTTING SMALL PARTS INTO A BIN, ALL AT ONCE HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK ON THE RIGHT SIDE
09/26/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted EE MISJUDGED THE LOCATION OF A STEP LEADING TO THE EXTERIOR OF THE SECONDARY CRUSHER BUILDING WHEN HE WENT TO PLACE HIS FOOT DOWN, HE STEPPED OFF THE STEP, JARRING HIS BACK
09/08/2000 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE'S RIGHT EYE WAS SCRATCHED BY A METAL PARTICLEWHILE GRINDING
09/05/2000 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 30d lost EE'S BACK BECAME SORE AFTER OPERATING HAUL TRK ON ROUGH ROADS
08/30/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE GOT METAL PARTICLES INSIDE HIS HARD HAT BY GRINDING ON METAL THE DAY BEFORE. WHEN HE PLACEDHIS HARD HAT ON HIS HEAD THE NEXT DAY, A PARTICLE OF METAL FELL INTO HIS LEFT EYE
04/27/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted EE FRACTURED TIP OF LEFT THUMB WHILE OPENING THE DOOR TO THE LIFE JACKET STORAGE CONTAINER
03/06/2000 HOISTING DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost AS MAINTENANCE, A TEMPORARY HOISTING MECHANISM WAS BEING USED TO LIFT AN I-BEAM, APPROX 20'L ANDWEIGHING 860 LBS. INJURED EE WAS STANDING ON THE LAUNCH, HOLDING A TAGLINE WHEN THE I-BEAM AND T HE HOIS...
02/21/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE INSTALLING A RETURN ROLLER ON THE TUBE BELT THE ROLLER SLIPPED OUT OF THE HANGERS & PINCHED THE EE'S LEFT INDEX FINGER CAUSING A FRACTURE AT THE TIP
02/08/2000 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None THE EE WAS WORKING ON THE BOTTOM FLOOR OF THE CRUSHED ROCK BUILDING. ANOTHER EE WAS WELDING ON THE SECOND FLOOR WHEN HOT SLAG FELL FROM THE UPPER FLOOR AND SPLATTERED UNDER THE EE'S SAFETY GLA SSES CA...
01/20/2000 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None THE EE WAS OPERATING A CATERPILLAR 777 HAULAGE TRUCK AND WAS HAULING OVERBURDEN. WHILE TURNING AROUND AT THE DUMP SITE, THE TRUCK BROKE THROUGH THE FROST CAUSING THE TIRES TO SINK INTO THE GRO UND AND...