Amrize Holly Hill Plant — Accidents

Total: 228 accidents | Fatalities: 5

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
12/26/2025 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None Employee was retrieving tools from the RM500 milling machine and, as they were descending the ladder, their pant leg got snagged on the ladder step and EE lost EE's balance, falling approx. 5 feet to...
10/19/2025 ENTRAPMENT ACCIDENT ONLY None While travelling in the elevator car, there was a power failure, caused by a failed weighted power cable, which led to an employee being trapped inside the elevator car. After the Amrize technical te...
05/27/2025 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None Employee was walking through the plant, near the Raw Mill. They slipped on wet, slippery ground and fell forward, landing on their hands (straining their left wrist).
03/12/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS INJURIES INVOLVNG NONEMPLOYEES 3d restricted Injury occurred to a customer (Xcel Bulk) truck driver. When trying to pull up on a Customer Service SafeRack safety cage, the injured truck driver felt some pain in their right shoulder.
11/18/2024 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 150d lost Raw Mill extension chute broke and fell, landing near to and injuring an employee. Employee was taken to hospital for evaluation.
11/18/2024 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 150d lost Raw Mill extension chute broke and fell, landing near to and injuring the employee. Employee was taken to hospital for evaluation.
09/29/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 70d restricted Employee was reinstalling a port cover to an access port on the 565-SC1 screw conveyor (which was locked out), and the employee reported that the cover sucked in quickly, pinching EE's finger between...
08/30/2024 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None Fire occurred on 8/30/2024 at approx 3:30am but was contained quickly(approx 25 minutes). Our local MSHA Office recommended we report the incident via 7000-1. Buildup of hot material in the Clinker Co...
06/28/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 17d restricted Employee was trying to remove a dust collector bag/cage from a locked out screw conveyor and they leaned their torso against the metal frame of the equipment, when they felt a pop in their ribs. Empl...
05/13/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 47d restricted Injured employee was working in a small group, removing bags/cages from a dust collector compartment for 3 days. The employee felt sore in EE's left shoulder at the end of day 1 but was feeling increa...
10/05/2023 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None Conveyor belt fire that exceeded 30 mins.
09/21/2023 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Was using a hammer and accidently struck team members own left hand. Originally report was just a first aid, however due to increased swelling, team member went to Dr. on yesterday.
07/18/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was putting back on a metal side panel guard, when left ring finger was smashed between two guard pieces resulting in an laceration and fracture to the finger tip.
04/24/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted EE was struck by raw mill shackle on right ankle. The impact caused the ankle to dislocate and a fracture of the medial malleolus/distal fibula.
04/03/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Team member was walking from the raw mill to the PSB and allegedly walked through the CKD mud that was located off of the designated pathway.
11/22/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was changing out a liner in one of the pigment loading bins in the Rainbow tower. Employee was pulling the old liner out of the hopper and bumped the lid with the liner. When the liner bumpe...
08/18/2022 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 88d restricted EE reports EE was trying to pull the guard off of a counter weight due to material build up. Once the weight came loose EE reports EE fell backward and stuck out EE's left hand to brace self. EE is ri...
06/13/2022 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 416d lost 3rd party owner operator (3PO) failed to appropriately raise the safety platform. 3PO failed to depress the safety pedal to disengage the lock while pulling on the raise rope. Rope popped, causing 3P...
01/30/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Lab technician was rolling a sample mill out of the grinder in the lab when they pulled a muscle in their back.
01/01/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted Employee was handling, carrying and using cardox tubes throughout the shift to clean the tower. Began to feel pain in EE's upper back.
04/02/2021 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted EE was assisting with the removal of the burner pipe from the lance. Employee slipped and fell while balancing the pipe.
02/19/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted Employee was preparing rigging on a 240 pound flywheel when it rotated slightly, pinching right thumb between the flywheel and the structure it was resting on.
10/07/2020 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted Employee was walking behind mill building when they slipped in a water puddle with algae growing in it. Employee fell backwards and hit their hardhat/head on the concrete.
09/05/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 200d restricted Employee attempted to open rear door on loader to fuel it. Rear door was hard to open. Employee strained their shoulder.
07/14/2020 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was crawling under a D11 dozer to help replace a hydraulic line. At the end of shift employee reported discomfort in the knee. Doctor recommended an MRI. MRI results today revealed a torn MCL...
12/03/2019 HOISTING FATALITY Fatal A contractor was servicing the Alimak elevator at the fourth level of the pre-heater tower. The contractor was on top of the elevator and a mine employee was inside the elevator assisting. The person...
10/23/2019 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was engaged in vacuuming cement dust when they felt a sharp pain in right eye, followed by a burning sensation. The employee's eye was flushed and they returned to work. That evening, the...
09/26/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 116d restricted EE was adjusting a limit switch on stacker. As EE adjusted, EE pushed on lever and opposite side of lever impacted EE's right hand. Resulted in a cut and bruising of the middle finger of the right han...
09/19/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted Employee had finished cleaning the hot gas generator fan 353-FN1. While closing the door to the fan, they felt a discomfort in their back, due possibly to ""moving the wrong way"". EE reported to mgmt...
09/18/2019 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 61d restricted EE was building guard using grinder. Guard was clamped to table but EE was using left index finger to help stabilize. Grinder hit protrusion, caught EE's glove between disc and grinder guard. This cau...
09/03/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 94d restricted EE was in the discharge of cement mill #4 removing buildup from discharge screen. While exiting the mill, EE's right foot was held in place at the door opening while EE stepped out onto the ladder wi...
08/06/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 453d lost A scaffold was being dismantled in the clinker cooler at the kiln discharge (riser duct). A piece of buildup from the kiln nose fell and struck EE in the back of EE's hard hat. EE climbed down the sca...
04/19/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted Employee was cleaning under the packaging rainbow line and felt discomfort in EE's lower back after picking up a partially filled cement bag. Same day self-care measures & OTC medication used; however...
04/15/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 369d lost, 74d restricted Employee sliding a dam ring out the de-energized Coal Mill. EE twisted, bent over, and manually slid the heavy metal part resulting in a back strain. Same employee had non-work-related back surgery in...
02/22/2019 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted A small piece of scale/debris fell inside the bottom stage cyclone and struck the employee on the backside of EE's hardhat resulting in a laceration on the back of EE's head. Nine staples were require...
01/14/2019 OTHER DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 69d restricted Employee entered the Packaging Rainbow doorway and felt a pop in the right knee. EE stated they did not feel any pain at the time. They continued walking about 50-feet and stopped at a desk to get som...
01/08/2019 OTHER INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES None Employee found collapsed and having health trouble (possible seizure) in the Main Office downstairs hallway. This incident is a result of a pre-existing health condition that is not work-related, and...
07/18/2018 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Two employees re-installing a gearbox to a roller crusher. One employee was underneath the gearbox tightening the last two nuts overhead. The wrench slipped from the nut and fell about 18 inches strik...
06/19/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS INJURIES INVOLVNG NONEMPLOYEES None **Non-Miner** Contract over-the-road flat-bed trailer truck driver tarping cement bag load at designated safety platform. Driver did not align the trailer properly inside the safety platform. While ta...
03/10/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted A Material Handler had finished tightening the man way bolts on top of a rail car and then dropped a 5 pound socket on the top of right foot near the ankle. Resulted in a contusion that required 2 da...
03/03/2018 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 11d restricted Employee reset master fuel trip on kiln burner floor. While walking away at South side kiln hood hot dust & gas blew out of a view port & struck employee on left side. Employee received burns to left...
01/12/2018 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Contract employees were removing liner plates from Finish Mill #5. A jackhammer being used outside the mill forced a bolt inside the mill and struck a contract employee's right forearm resulting in a...
07/11/2017 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted While backing the fork truck and looking over right shoulder, the employee felt a ""snap"" or ""pop"" in right elbow, including numbness in the middle, ring, and little right hand fingers. Employee di...
05/24/2017 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 14d restricted Inside clinker cooler, backing and turning walk-behind skid-steer machine and machine turned faster than normal due to metal grates and clinker material. This caused skid-steer to catch employee's ri...
05/18/2017 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 79d restricted On May 18 employee claims while cleaning under raw mill rotary feeder with air lance experienced pain in right elbow. Employee did not report. On June 20 employee reported on-going elbow pain to super...
05/03/2017 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 305d lost Driver was attempting to dump a load of BASF material. The load would not come out so the driver was lowering bed when the load shifted and the truck and trailer turned over.
11/21/2016 OTHER INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES None 2:55am employee was short of breath with chest discomfort. 9ll was called and 3:30am ambulance arrived onsite. 3:45am we received a call that another EMS responder was on the way. At this point we kne...
08/25/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Ee attempted to place hitch into vehicle receiver, hitch slipped out of receiver, pinned left hand little finger in the hinge mechanism (Pintle type), and hitch's weight (20.4#) dropped resulting in f...
01/23/2016 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Lime silo 4-inch port cap blew off chute between lime silo and feeder causing lime to flow out which got into employee's eyes underneath safety glasses. Employee treated at ER resulting in Rx eye drop...
12/10/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 50d restricted Maintenance man injured right thumb attaching trailer for welder to hitch of pickup truck. Miner taken to ER for initial treatment and returned to work Dec. 11. On Dec. 14, for first available evaluat...