Bellefonte Mill — Accidents

Total: 55 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
12/09/2019 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 56d lost, 67d restricted Lime sat in silo and plugged over the chute. Before starting to load trucks, employee was attempting to unplug discharge chute from Silo 4 by pushing bar into discharge chute. Material gave way, bar...
10/19/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 33d lost The driver was pulling a load from the mill location in the afternoon of 10/19/17. EE had an incident with the truck and trailer causing the load to shift. While trying to remove the straps from the...
12/05/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The flatbed driver slipped and fell near the tire wash out area. He thought that he broke his arm, so we sent him to the hospital to get an x-ray. Due to our work schedule, he will be off Monday, De...
08/02/2013 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 227d lost Employee was unloading trailer with lime and the agitator line came off end of hose and hit employee in the face-head.
09/18/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was helping a co-worker open a ground lime chute when some material squirted out striking him in the face. Company was not aware until 10/5/09 that he sought medical attention.
01/26/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 29d lost Employee was shoveling spilled material on 1/26/09, on 1/28/09 he developed a lump on lower left abdomen.
09/12/2008 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Employee was bag loading RKP material. When the material entered the bag, dust splashed from bottom of bag and entered his eyes.
01/20/2008 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost Unloading hydrate lime from bulk tank trailer into lime storage silo. Silo filled and transfer hose was unhooked before all pressure was drained causing lime to gush out of hose and onto employee resu...
12/26/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 23d lost Employee was stacking hydrated lime. While stacking he felt tightness in his mid to lower back. Employee used vacation days starting 12/27/07 to 1/04/08. Lost time did not start until 1/07/08.
11/30/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was loading a 50lb bag of RKP material in hand tied bags. He finished a bag of material and it began to tip over. He reached after it to prevent it from falling and as he did his he hit his...
07/10/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 52d lost EE felt severe stomach pain, which kept increasing, while stacking bags of hydrated lime.
11/21/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 11d restricted Employee strained lower hip and back while twisting, moving a barrell.
08/28/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 15d lost Employee was bagging lime and felt pain in left elbow, wrist and two small fingers went numb.
07/25/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 23d lost Employee was stacking 50# bags of hydrated lime and felt numbness in his left leg.
06/22/2006 STRIKING OR BUMPING DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 66d lost Employee struck his head on low overhead area while walking up stairs. The employee continued to work for several days. On July 5, 2006, his doctor gave him light duty work restrictions. Graymont does...
04/19/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 102d lost Employee was bagging hydrate and stacking the bags, when he felt a sharp pain and burning in his lower back.
09/12/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 70d lost Employee was stacking 50lb bags and felt a pain in his left arm.
05/30/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 28d lost Employee was lifting and felt a pain in his groin area. This accident was reported to MSHA in Dec. of 04 and the employee was off for 42 days. This is a reoccurring injury.
04/13/2005 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 122d lost Employee was helping close the hood on #4 kiln with the south trolly when the coal pipe hit the top handrail and the handrail broke off and fell about 15ft striking the employee on the right arm.
01/15/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cleaning dust collector lines and got dust in his eye. Was pounding with a hammer.
01/13/2005 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was pulling on an air hose and the valve got turned on and it whipped and struck him by his left eye.
12/29/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Was climbing the ladder on a loader and slipped and fell off.
12/22/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 22d lost Stacking lime bags on pallets and got a pain in lower back.
12/02/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 42d lost Employee was lifting an angle iron and felt a pain in his groin area. Per call to Robert Biggans 2-2-05, hernia was repaired. coder 12.
10/13/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 62d lost Was taking apart a steel line and the line fell and pinched his index finger on his left hand against another pipe.
10/13/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Was using a bar to open a slide and caught two fingers between the bar and the slide.
07/02/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Sliced finger picking up piece of pipe. Required stitches.
01/13/2004 NO VALUE FOUND DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 46d lost Closing Hood on #5 kiln - employee placed on a beam which the trolley moves on. Trolley rolled over hand.
09/26/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost EE WAS INSTALLING FLIGHTS IN A MUD DRAG. AS EE MANUVERED FLIGHT INTO PLACE, HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS GROIN.
07/22/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 25d lost, 10d restricted WORKING LONG HOURS AND EXTRA SHIFTS, LIFTING 50#AND 80# BAGS CAUSED STRAIN ON RIGHT SHOULDER.
05/13/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None AS EE WAS LOOKING FOR HIS LOCKER KEY, ANOTHER EE MOVED THE LOCKER TO LOOK BEHIND IT WHEN A PIECE OF GRATING FELL ON TOP OF THE LOCKER AND STRUCK THE EE IN THE HEAD. THE EE'S HARD HAT WAS IN HI S LOCKE...
10/24/2002 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None THE EMPLOYEE IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH HIS RIGHT HAND HURTING AND HIS FINGERS GOING NUMB. HE DOWS NOT KNOW WHEN A PARTICULAR ACCIDENT COULD HEVE TAKEN PLACE TO CAUSE THIS - HE FEELS THAT IT JUST RESULTI...
09/06/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 32d restricted THE EMPLOYEE WAS DOING CLEANUP WORK BY #4 ELEVATOR AND WHILE HE WAS SHOVELING HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
02/05/2002 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost EE WAS LOOKING UP HELPING GET A WELD LEAD TO A WORK AREA, WHEN THE WIND BLEW & HE GOT LIME IN HIS RIGHT EYE
12/03/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 142d lost EE WAS WORKING WITH ANOTHER ON THE HOOD TO #5 KILN WHEN HE TRIPPED ON SOMETHING AND FELL FROM THE DECK OF THE STEPS, ABOUT 3 FEET, ONTO HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.
10/25/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost THE EMPLOYEE WAS BAGGING RKP WHEN HE DROPPED THE RKP LOADING TUBE INSIDE THE BAG. THE RKP FLEW UP AND WENT UNDER HIS SAFETY GLASSES.
10/25/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost THE EMPLOYEE WAS RUNNING A RUBBER AIR HOSE FROM THE PUMP HOUSE TO THE #24 TIRE OF THE #5 KILN, USING THE CONDUIT FOR SUPPORT. WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO TOSS THE HOSE TO THE PLATFORM AT THE TIRE HIS FOOT SL...
10/10/2001 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None EE HAS BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT HIS HANDS HURTING & GOING TO SLEEP OFF & ON. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR SOME TIME. EE IS SCHEDULED FOR SURGERY ON 1/22/02. HE HAS NOT MISSED WORK UP TO THIS TIME.
08/03/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 58d lost EE WAS HELPING TO SLIDE AN EXPANSION TANK INTO PLACE WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK.SAW DR ON 8/7/01
07/15/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 32d lost THE EE WAS BEING HELPED BY ANOTHER EE USING A HAND CHAIN HOIST TO PULL THE DOUBLE ELEVATOR CHAINS & BUCKETS OVER THE HEAD WHEEL THAT IS WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS STOMACH
06/05/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None THE EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING ALONG THE SOUTH SIDE OF #1 GATHERING BELT. A PIECE OF GRATING THAT THE EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON DROPPED OFF OF ITS SUPPORTS. THE EMPLOYEE FELL 11' ONTO AN UNCLINE OF H ARD MUD...
05/22/2001 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 15d lost THE EE WAS STACKING HYDRATE BAGS WHEN HE FELT A PAIN INHIS RIGHT HAND, THUMB AND ARM. DR. PUT HIM OFF WORK 7-16-2001.
01/24/2001 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 250d lost, 18d restricted EE WAS WORKING WITH OTHERS TO HELP PUT A NEW BELT ON THE STOCKPILE CONVEYOR, WHEN THE BELT GOT STUCK ON A TROUGHING ROLLER. EE REACHED DOWN TO SEE IF HE COULD GET IT LOOSE & IT BROKE FREE ON I TS OWN...
01/20/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 35d lost EE WAS TRYING TO KEEP THE BELTS RUNNING IN THE COLD SNOWY WEATHER, WHICH WAS KEEPING HIM RUNNING FROM BELT TO BELT AND SHOVELING UP ANY SPILLS. ALL OF THIS CONSTANT RUNNING AND SHOVELING CAUSE D HIM T...
11/16/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 15d lost THE EE WAS STACKING HYDRATE WHEN HIS SHOULDER STARTED TO HURT BUT HE CONTINUED TO WORK THE REST OF THE DAY. AT THE END OF THE DAY HIS ARM HURT AND WAS SWOLLEN BETWEEN HIS WRIST AND ELBOW.
11/01/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 63d lost WHILE CLIMBING OVER THE LOADER TO CHANGE THE TILT CYLINDER THE EMPLOYEE FELT A PULLING IN HIS GROIN AREA. SAW DOCTOR 11-7-00, WILL NEED OPERATION.
10/16/2000 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE WALKING ACROSS BRIDGE AT #2 TRACK FROM THEFOREMAN'S OFFICE A PIECE OF DIRT OR DUST FLEW INTO HIS LEFT EYE.
10/16/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 16d lost THE EMPLOYEE WAS BAGGING ROCK DUST MATERIAL WHENHE NOTICED HIS BACK GETTING TIGHT. SAW DOCTOR 10/18/00.
09/28/2000 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING BRICK FROM THE KILN WITH AJACKHAMMER. WHILE HAMMERING OUT BRICK ON THE BOTTOM OF THE KILN A PIECE OF BRICK FELL FROM OVERHEAD AND STRUCK HIM ON THE BACK OF THE NECK. SAW A DOCTOR...
05/31/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None THE EE WAS STACKING PEBBLE LIME, WHEN HE THREW ONE OF THE 50 LB BAG ON THE TOP ROW HE FELT PAIN IN HIS NECK AND RIGHT SHOULDER.