Balcones Pit & Plant — Accidents

Total: 11 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
02/10/2026 STRIKING OR BUMPING DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 5d restricted Employee was returning to work from break and attempted to enter the operators seat for packaging from the wrong side. Their foot slipped off the foot rest and they cut their right leg above the knee...
12/06/2021 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 86d lost Employee was leaving the breakroom as they closed the door a gust of wind caught the door knocking the employee off the steps. They fell to the ground injuring their arm/wrist. They came to the office...
10/12/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Was opening the fines trailer to empty by turning a hand crank that pulls a chain to open door. Chain became tight and employee pushed harder on the crank and felt EE's back tighten up.
12/08/2016 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 113d lost Finger was pinched between drive chain and sprocket on cat litter packaging conveyor belt. Operator failed to stop conveyor before cleaning debris from shaft.
07/30/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Removing old steel trusses from kiln shed. Truss was falling and employee tried to grab the truss resulting in his hand between the truss and kiln. Kiln was not running at the time. The hand was no...
06/02/2008 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 21d lost Employee was lighting #1 Kiln. He did not know gas was trapped in Kiln. When he lit it, it exploded.
10/25/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 48d lost Employee performing normal task, stepped down from frontend loader and heard right knee pop. Could not put weight on leg at that point. Torn Ligament.
01/07/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was attempting to move a 12"" pipe and strained an abdominal muscle
08/22/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 97d lost DRIVER WAS OPENING TRAILER DOORS, HINGES WERE BROKEN AND WHEN DOOR WAS UNLATCHED, DOOR FELL AND EMPLOYEE CAUGHT DOOR WITH RIGHT ARM.
08/29/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost EMPLOYEE PARKED FRONT END LOADER NEXT TO HANDICAPPED RAMP FOR LOADER OPERATOR. EMPLOYEE EXITED LOADER AND STARTED DOWN RAMP. HE SLIPPED & FELL ON HIS RIGHT SHOULDER. AT THE TIME IT WAS RAINING & RAMP...
04/18/2000 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost EE HAND CAUGHT IN DRAG CHAIN WHILE APPEMPTING TO REMOVE A ROCK. EE DID NOT CUT OFF DRAG CHAIN. AS A RESULT CHAIN CAUGHT EMPLOYEE'S GLOVE AND PULLED HIS HAND UNDER CHAIN. EE SUSTAINED LACERATIO NS TO H...