Apex Quarry and Plant — Accidents

Total: 149 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
01/05/2026 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None Employee (EE) was walking around a pilar to collect tools for a job when EE's feet slipped out from under EE and EE fell to the ground on EE's left shoulder. EE was seen at the clinic and diagnosed wi...
09/23/2025 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 79d lost, 10d restricted Employee was walking in the work area when EE tripped and fell over a pipe that was in EE's path of travel.
07/19/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None IE was raking scale from kiln #4 when EE felt a sharp pain in right elbow. When IE returned to control room, IE noticed numbness in right hand. IE was diagnosed with strained right elbow. IE was pres...
06/21/2024 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 82d lost, 127d restricted IE was carrying a steel plate on right shoulder when IE lost balance and slowly fell backwards. IE grabbed onto the edge of a frame with left arm and pulled left shoulder. IE was diagnosed with stra...
06/06/2024 ENTRAPMENT ACCIDENT ONLY None At approximately 3:00AM EE was using the man elevator to take silo measurements on Silo 13. As EE was descending the elevator stopped approximately 20 feet (about 120ft above ground level) from the to...
03/11/2024 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 74d restricted IE was getting out of loader and stepped onto the side of a berm. IE twisted EE's left knee. IE was diagnosed with strain. IE was prescribed PT on 04/17/2024.
07/26/2023 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None IW was working on cleaning soft lime from under belt using vacuum hose. Vacuum hose pulled IW and IW felt pop from upper back. IW was initially diagnosed with thoracic strain on 8/1/23. Upon follow...
06/17/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 27d restricted IW was positioning drums on a pallet and smashed their right little finger between two drums resulting in a fracture.
03/25/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was moving a shim plate into place when it slipped out of employee's hand causing the approximately 300lbs plate to fall on employee's finger smashing the tip of it.
02/03/2023 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Around 5:40 on 2/3, EE was working in a skidsteer near the south system cage. While on the skidsteer they passed by the dust collector fan DC4030. While backing out of the area the DC fan started blow...
11/01/2022 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 27d restricted IE was raking the kiln and felt pain/soreness in rt elbow. IE reported the injury on 11/2/22. IE requested to see a doctor on 12/27/22. IE was released to full duty. IE was diagnosed with epicondyli...
09/15/2020 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee showed a potentially recordable hearing loss during annual audiogram. Hearing loss was confirmed by an audiologist on 8/24/20. Report received from doctor on 9/15/2020.
03/16/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 13d restricted Employee was changing the battery on a loader when the lid of the battery box fell striking a finger. The tip of the ring finger sustained a fracture.
01/25/2020 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted At around 8:20, a haul truck overturned on the main haul road. The employee was assisted in exiting the vehicle, taken to the first aid room where EE was evaluated/treated. The employee sustained lace...
10/07/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted Employee was preparing to weld. When EE raised EE's face shield, lime that was on the brim of EE's hard hat fell behind EE's safety glasses and got into EE's eye. EE eyes were rinsed on site, but no...
08/28/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 49d restricted Employee was lifting a rigging cable onto the storage hooks when EE felt pain in stomach and a small bulge. Employee was seen on by the Dr. on 8-29 and released without restrictions. During the foll...
09/05/2018 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cleaning the inside of the BC103 head pulley, from the top of the enclosure. After completing the task and climbing down, they reported feeling pain in the left knee. Employee was seen by...
08/30/2018 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was changing the light assembly on the loader when EE's drive ratchet slipped striking EE in the mouth. Employee's lip was bruised and one tooth was chipped.
07/10/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 11d restricted The employee was cleaning out a plugged chute in the dolo crushing area. The employee opened an inspection door and hot material came out and contacted the right side of the employee's face causing f...
07/02/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was called out to perform maintenance on 7/2/17. Upon arriving home, EE's eye was ""itchy"". When ee came to work the next day, the right eye was red and watering. When seen by the doctor on 7/3...
04/26/2017 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A maintenance mechanic got an infected eye from exposure to Calcium Oxide (Lime).
01/23/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None An electrician injured their wrist while lifting a motor.
11/14/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 156d lost Material fell from above EE's work area, the scaffold seal deck was unable to contain falling material from above. As the material hit the seal deck the deck and material fell on EE.
11/10/2016 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None An Atmospheric Quicklime Hydrator-Baghouse caught fire when the flame system malfunctioned. MSHA was notified within one minute of discovery of the fire as fire responders are 30 minutes away. This is...
10/19/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 70d restricted A driller injured right shoulder when transferring a drill bit into a metal reclaim dumpster. Note: injury has not been confirmed. Further diagnostics are scheduled for week of Nov 21-25th.
12/27/2015 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was seated in his truck at the mine site. He was using a pocket knife to remove a new flashlight from it's package. He was cutting the package on his right thigh when the knife cut through th...
12/10/2015 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None An unplanned ignition of coal dust occurred internally in a coal mill. There were no injuries to people, nor was there damage to equipment. This incident was called into the MSHA Reporting Hotline on...
09/15/2015 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was walking through the plant when there was a gust of wind and dust got into the employee's eye. Employee went to a local clinic and was treated for a foreign object in their eye and medicat...
09/12/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None An employee injured his back while shoveling stone.
07/23/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 71d restricted Employee was walking on what appeared to be level ground when he stepped into an approximately 18-inch deep depression obscured by limestone dust accumulation. Employee suffered immediate pain and som...
07/02/2015 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 349d restricted Employee operating water truck when ABC fire suppressant system unexpectedly discharged exposing employee to small amount of dry chemical suppressant. Employee medically evaluated off-site and diagnos...
06/21/2015 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 212d lost, 86d restricted Employee was operating haul truck when top of bed was struck by loader bucket.
02/24/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was carrying object that partially obstructed forward view along walking path. Employee walked into a section of metal screw conveyor, resulting in serious contusion to front of right leg, be...
01/21/2015 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was working under high wind condition when he felt something in his right eye. Supervisor flushed eye for 25 minutes, then transported employee to medical care facility for further evaluation...
01/09/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was shoveling in the cooler and twisted and injured his back.
11/18/2014 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee and co worker were engaged in replacing sampler near building and large stone conveyor belt. Fork lift operator hit the start/stop button of the conveyor belt with fork lift shutting down th...
10/21/2014 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted Injured employee was operating Haul Truck. Truck was stationary while being loaded with ore (limestone). Loader Operator accidentally struck bed of Haul Truck with Loader bucket during operations caus...
06/04/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted The employee was changing the gate from silo 8 to silo 9 when he felt a sharp pain in his back.
05/29/2014 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted The employee was tack welding two pieces of metal with a wire welder. The employee had a lapse in concentration and stabbed himself in the fire with the hot wire.
04/24/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted The employee was working on the north screen tower dust collection system when lime dust got into his eye.
03/29/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted He was traveling behind the Kiln 4 ID fan on what he thought was dry ground. There was mud underneath and his foot slipped. As he slipped he attempted to tense up to secure himself and injured his bac...
03/03/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was sitting in the lunchroom eating. He had been grinding earlier in the day. He did wash his hands and blow off his body. While sitting in the lunchroom some material fell into his eye a...
03/03/2014 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted The employee was laying under the seasoning chamber of the hydrator vacuuming the area. As the hose was being moved around it whipped around hitting his left knee, leaving a bruise.
01/27/2014 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None Automated control system shut down the coal mill as designed after detecting a high temp at the mill outlet. An error in the programming logic associated with the inlet air damper caused the damper to...
12/29/2013 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted The employee was using a sledge hammer on the kiln 4 chat bin to loosen material from the side of it. One of the blows of the hammer caused a pain in his right wrist.
12/06/2013 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None There was a loss of feed to the coal mill because of wet frozen coal, which caused the mill temperature to increase. Also, because there was a loss of feed, there was an increase in dust as well, whic...
09/17/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted On 09/17/13 the employee was walking up a flight of stairs by kiln 3 (He was unladened and the stairs were not damaged.) As he approached the top of the stairs he felt a sharp pain in the front center...
06/21/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Employee fell off the steps of a service truck. Thought he was nearing the ground and missed the last step. He fell backwards and caught himself with his hand. Has a contusion on his left hand
05/24/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Raking scale on K-2 when he felt a pull in his back.
04/17/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 52d lost, 69d restricted Employee was removing a hot air spool piece from the #4 coal mill, there was tension on the crane supporting the piece during disassembly, and when the employee struck the piece to free it, it bounced...