Arkansas Operations Mill — Accidents

Total: 155 accidents | Fatalities: 2

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
02/08/2025 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was exiting the confined space down an extension ladder. Upon trying to step on the 2nd from bottom ladder rung their left knee locked up on them causing them to miss the rung. This caused th...
03/28/2023 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 97d restricted While using a drill, the bit hung up causing the drill to spin and come in contact with the mechanic's right hand.
02/26/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 3d restricted Mechanic was putting new belts on shaker conveyor. The shaker shaft is offset and the belt rolled back causing EE's finger to get caught between belt and sheave.
10/26/2022 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Electric grinder kicked back contacting and cutting the back of the right hand.
09/26/2021 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 38d lost, 60d restricted Operator was descaling a piece of equipment and a large chunk fell on EE's left foot causing an unspecified fracture.
08/30/2021 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 12d lost Employee was using a powered, hand-held cutting wheel when the tool kicked back and struck employee in the chin causing a deep laceration and broken tooth
05/14/2021 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 90d lost Operator was attempting to move a wheelbarrow full of material and lost EE's balance and twisted EE's ankle.
02/09/2021 NONPOWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Initial first aid event occurred 1/26/2021. Operator then went to the doctor 02/09/2021 and was put on restrictions. Operator was moving material in a wheeled cart and felt a pull in EE's groin when E...
08/28/2020 DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 1d lost Employee felt faint and disoriented. Treated and released by the hospital for heat exhaustion. Hot and humid conditions.
03/16/2020 NONPOWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 14d restricted Employee felt a strain in EE's lower abdomen while pushing a heavy wheelbarrow
02/28/2020 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 12d lost Operator slipped on fired balls and twisted knee.
01/05/2020 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Operator stepped back and tripped over a sandbag at the unloading station. EE tried to catch self and sprained EE's wrist.
10/27/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 24d lost The operator sustained head, rib and shoulder injuries from a fall into a railcar. The operator radioed that the operator needed medical attention but could not state location. The operator was tran...
02/02/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 100d restricted The operator felt a strain in shoulder when a bag fell off the lift assist machine ee was using. The operator did not request a clinic visit until April
09/28/2018 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 14d lost, 3d restricted Fell while walking near the tracks; tripped over a hole and fell on right shoulder and cheek. Employee did not report until 11/7/18 and it was determined 11/29/18 that the injury happened at work.
09/02/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted The incident was not reportable until the employee asked to see a doctor on Sept. 7. The employee was removing dust covers from the top of a railcar and struck hardhat on the dust cover holder when t...
07/10/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 56d lost Contractor positioned a pane of glass in a window frame. The contractor was working below when the aforementioned pane of glass fell out of the window and fell on hardhat. A piece of broken glass land...
06/01/2018 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee shoveling fines from the tabular converter hood. The material dropped down into the converter, displacing air and blowing hot dust out the door and toward the employee. A small quantity of du...
04/13/2018 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee lost footing on a concrete floor that was ""sweating"" due to rapid change in ambient temperature. Employee twisted ankle
03/24/2018 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee walked into the plant from an outside area in Building 415 on 3rd floor. Dust entered their right eye and they tried to wipe it out.
02/14/2018 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Contractor employee was sitting in a training session, began to feel hot/light-headed, stood up to walk out the back door. EE walked about 15' and passed out falling to the ground and striking EE's ch...
01/16/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None During a mid-shift inspection of the work area, a hazard was noticed. The employee thought it to be a good idea to look further into the hazard to see if EE could fix it. Watching the kiln and assessi...
07/24/2017 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 63d lost Cleaning alumina inside clay bailey opening on screw conveyer housing - Screw caught two fingers creating open fractures
07/15/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Member tripped over electrical cord from a fan at building 55 hurting employee's left shoulder
06/26/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Mechanic was lowering an extension ladder 135 inches to the ground from a safety railed platform with toe boards. The ladder began to slide down the rail when the bracket for keeping the extension lad...
06/06/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 10d lost, 7d restricted Member bent over to pick up a blue flag (Used to mark the R x R tracks of cars that are not to be moved - Weight of it is ~ 10 lbs.) Member stood up and felt a sharp pain in lower back
05/23/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 4d lost, 1d restricted Mechanics were replacing the seed pipe to the # 7 Ball former on the 2nd floor of 426. Pipe rotated out of position. Mechanic tried to arrest the motion of the pipe and felt a pain in the lower back....
04/03/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Lab operator lifted a tote weighing 15.5 lbs. and twisted at the waist not pivoting feet and felt a pull in lower back.
03/21/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 55d restricted Lab analyst was getting into Golf Buggy with hands full and tripped and fell on both knees.
03/17/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 68d lost, 15d restricted Mechanic was working on a magnet when the valve actuated pinching arm between the magnet and back plate.
02/07/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 273d lost Operator was climbing a ladder on the 55 Building Charge Floor Hopper when employee felt a pop in the wrist. Employee stated it did not hurt so they did not report the incident to anyone. Upon going...
12/13/2016 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Catering employee went to light propane fish cooker when a build up of gas caused cooker to flash burning the employee on the hands, chest, back and face.
12/13/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Catering employee was watching supervisor light fish cooker when cooker flashed and burned supervisor 2nd employee burned hands helping supervisor
04/27/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost Tabular Operator was closing the bottom of the 1-2 bin and 1-3 bin before opening 1-1 bin. As ee stepped off the platform in order to cross the 135 belt ee rolled right ankle and thereby causing a ri...
04/17/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was installing a trunnion guard, while working with helper. The guard was being placed into position and lined up with connecting bolt holes. The guard shifted and pinched a finger.
02/27/2016 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Maintenance Mechanic was grinding on the #2 Shaker Pit and felt something graze left eyeball. EE did not report the incident to anyone. When ee returned to work on Sunday eye was red and irritated,...
11/24/2015 STRIKING OR BUMPING DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 43d restricted Operator was having personal issues and was teased by another worker which in turn made him angry and he struck a metal hopper with his fist. This self-inflicted injury caused him to break his hand.
09/08/2015 DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 1d lost An employee became overheated after going up and down the stairs a few times. The Operator was treated with ice packs and fluids. When the operator's blood pressure and pulse stayed accelerated they...
07/21/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 66d lost, 10d restricted Operator was contacted with hot material from the waist up while checking dust flow from the cyclone to the leach tank. After opening the knife gate valve he opened the clay bailey to check the flow....
01/26/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost In the course of an outage a section of exhaust duct was removed from Kiln No. 1. During the refractory bake-out combustion gases were released into building 405. The next day a Calcines filter floo...
03/03/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 6d lost, 7d restricted Employee unrolled a roll of 6"" ads hose. Upon returning to truck, slipped on an icy patch and fell on left shoulder/ribs. Employees left shoulder and ribs were very painful, therefore he was taken to...
12/31/2013 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Mechanic was working on a Ballformer. While one mechanic was lying on the ground making adjustments to the roller bearing bolts, the injured mechanic was using a track bar to leverage the support rol...
04/05/2013 FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 25d lost The manlift the employee was in, was struck by a falling kiln section which shook the manlift.
01/26/2013 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee entered into a pit and stepped into material that was approx 750F. Employee received 1st and 2nd degree burns to his left foot.
12/01/2012 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee showed a right ear Substantial Threshold Shift (STS) when testing was conducted by TK Group on 10/17/2012. Employee was retested by Saline Audiology Associates on 11/20/12 and the Substantia...
09/29/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cleaning under the 405 A HyTank when his foot slipped and he bumped his knee on a quick connect, at the time he said he didn't need medical attention. On 12/14/12 employee was seen by Con...
09/28/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Miner was filling bags and using repetitive motion to check weight and place on pallet.
08/05/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee, a foreman on the night shift, was working on a new platform at the level of what will be the fourth floor. The area was surrounded by barricade tape. EE attempted to enter the area by stepp...
07/17/2012 DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 1d lost An employee became overheated after having to use a 60lbs pry bar to open 2 railcars. The Operator was treated with ice packs and fluids. When the Operator failed to respond they were transported to a...
07/03/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 247d restricted A Mechanic was trying to remove a sprocket from a reducer when the hydraulic gear puller came loose and struck him on the abdomen, causing him to fall on his right arm. The employee suffered a lacera...