Canaan — Accidents

Total: 127 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
01/16/2026 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A SCD operator was replacing the drive belt on a conveyor when EE's gloved right hand became entangled in the sheave due to not performing lock out tag out. The miner sustained multiple injuries, incl...
03/18/2024 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 319d lost Upon review determined 7K1 was not filed. EE was moving railcars as Groundman. Inertia generated by failed coupling caused trailing railcar to move creating gap between knuckles.EE adjusted knuckle th...
09/29/2021 OTHER INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES None Slanted and uneven surface, lime dust, and lime stones of various sizes. Triaxle dump truck rendered undriveable.
03/05/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While trying to unplug wet stone the 273 feed bin the employee reach into the bin cone to remove some stone that had the consistency of mud. The bin unclogged and dropped hot stone, freshly delivered...
01/25/2018 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A Quarry Tech was driving an empty haul truck down into the quarry along a haul road. When the front driver's side truck tire hit a ~ 4"" deep depression in the road the truck gave the Quarry Tech a...
10/22/2017 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was removing the tin end of a condenser containing a calcium crown when employee's tooling slipped and employee hit employee's left forearm against the adjacent crown causing a laceration...
10/18/2017 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 173d lost The employee was pushing bags of lime briquettes into furnace retorts using an ~ 20' pushing rod. The rod caught on the inside of the retort and stopped suddenly causing a sprain/strain injury to the...
08/25/2017 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 42d restricted The employee was working at SCD 2nd floor cleaning rocks that had fallen from the 115 belt. A rock fell from the belt and struck the back of the Employee's hand. The Employee continued to work but on...
03/29/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 12d restricted A maintenance employee was rolling up 50 foot sections of an old conveyor belt for disposal. After finishing rolling up 3 sections the employee started another section. EE started rolling in the kne...
01/04/2016 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None An Employee was attempting to remove a stone clog in the SCD screen number 131. EE used three tools to remove the clog; shovel, hoe and steel pipe. During the process ee reached for the shovel, which...
12/16/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 21d lost The employee was lifting 50 lb bags of lime briquettes into our furnace loading area. Over a two day period the Employee started to have shoulder pains that radiated into his chest. The Employee bro...
08/26/2015 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost A Calcium Department Employee was vacuum cleaning up lime that had accumulated below the briquetting area. When removing the lid of the vacuum system, lime dust particles were released into his face a...
05/08/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Miner parked his forklift and dismounted onto an uneven surface and rolled his ankle spraining it. He stepped off the forklift facing away from it instead of facing it using three points of contact a...
05/04/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 89d lost, 29d restricted The Miner went up the stairway to Mill #6 to find the electrician working up there. After finding the electrician, the Miner and the electrician proceeded down the stairway. At a landing the Miner tur...
01/26/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 6d restricted While connecting a product off-load hose to a rail car filled with lime, the employee slipped on the snow that was in the area. When he stood up, he felt a pain in the lower back.
10/31/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Employee was walking and turned his ankle
01/13/2014 STRIKING OR BUMPING DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 13d restricted Employee working under suspended portion of bucket belt trying to twist broken belt for removal. Employee went to get out from under belt and struck a bucket from the belt with his ribs.
12/19/2013 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Operator was working to unplug 273 feed bin. He was working on the bin for over an hour. When material started to flow, he used a sledge hammer to close the hammer gate. He tapped the gate side to sid...
02/11/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 18d restricted New employee was putting heat shield in place. He went to steady a falling shield when the second employee was hitting the shield into place with a pull pin. The new employee reached in front of the...
11/09/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 17d restricted Using a ratchet wrench with an extension bar was being used to loosen hold down bolts on the chipper blades. The employee was pushing the wrench and lost his grip. His hand struck against the metal...
11/03/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 17d restricted The employee pushed a crown from the pusher cradle to the roller conveyor. As the crown slid onto the roller conveyor, the employees' hand was at the lower portion of the crown headed toward the rolle...
07/06/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 65d restricted Employee pulling on a chain-fall, when weight shifted on chain-fall the pull chain was pulled from employees hand. The employee tried to hold the chain, but it was pulled from his grasp causing injur...
12/12/2011 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Operator was pushing a charging rod into a retort when he felt a strain in his neck. Operator uses a 15 foot pole to push six 50 pound bags of material into a 12 foot long retort. When the operator wa...
07/11/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 15d lost, 44d restricted Employee took it upon himself to do a task without training for the task. He replaced the chipper chute and caught the 4th and 5th digits of his right hand between chute and chipper while maneuvering...
06/01/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None The employee was placing condensers in Furnace #9. When the condensers would no go in, the employee went to remove it. His left hand was holding the front of the condenser and his right hand was holdi...
05/28/2009 NONPOWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 18d restricted The employee was using a wheelbarrow to move stone into the electrical blockhouse. Another employee was using a skid loader to dump the stone into the wheelbarrow, when the stone was dumped into the w...
03/04/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 15d restricted The employee was trying to unplug the log chipper that is used to chip calcium metal with a rod. After trying to repeatedly unplug it the employee stopped and went downstairs to shut the chipper down,...
01/14/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 16d restricted The employee was walking from one building to the next, when he slipped on the ice and injured his left wrist.
12/10/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 30d restricted Employee was lifting a roll of stretch wrap when his hand slipped, his right ring finger tip was caught between the stretch wrap and concrete wall fracturing his finger tip.
09/14/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was discharging a furnace when her goggles fogged up, when she went to wipe the goggles off a piece of dust went into her right eye.
09/02/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 79d restricted Employee was lifting a calcium metal crown weighing approximately 80 pounds. Employee lost his grip on the crown, dropping it on his right foot.
04/11/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None Maitenance employee was using a piece of thin metal flashing as a straight edge. While moving the flashing, the edge lacerated the back of his left thumb.
12/14/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 3d lost, 9d restricted Employee slipped on slush covered surface and fell striking his knee on the ground.
07/03/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted Employee was shoveling/discharging furnace when an unexpected sudden discharge of heated dust hit his neck and upper chest area. Furnace 10 was being used to dry spent calcium/aluminate briquettes for...
06/22/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted Employee was assisting in changing out the cooling fan drive motor. To get the motor up to the cooling tower a pipe was put through the motor's lifting eyelet. One employee on each side of the 4 foot...
06/08/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 7d restricted Employee was pushing electrical motors onto a pallet and when he was adjusting one of the motors on the pallet he felt a slight pain in his back. He immediately stopped moving the motors. He then pick...
05/24/2007 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While arc welding inside the dryer at the secondary and crusher dryer, EE's eyes were exposed to flashes reflecting off the very shiny stainless steel inside dryer. Flashes came in from back of weldin...
03/26/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Employee was climbing down ladder of tanker truck trailer and at bottom/ground stepped on uneven ground and twisted ankle.
02/16/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 11d restricted Employee was greasing secondary crusher and dryer(SCD) L-150 D Loader and slipped on snow/ice and landed on right shoulder. Employee decided not to go to see a doctor until 2/17/2007. Reportable due t...
02/09/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was working in the calcium/furnace building loading calcium crowns into the crown chipper chute & pinched his left index finger between the crown & metal chute. Reportable due to avulsion injury -...
12/20/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted On 12/21 employee came to his supervisor & told him lower back was hurting. He stated that he hurt his back on 12/20, likely when he was picking up & tossing bucket elevator buckets into a scrap metal...
11/03/2006 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 12d lost The driver was walking on the north side of the secondary crusher/dryer building to check on his traine. While walking he stepped on a one inch stone that was ont he asphalt pavement and twisted his l...
10/31/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted While charging (carrying bags of briquettes) furnace #10, the employee went to place a bag on the chute, he planted his left foot & then felt a sharp pain in his left knee. Injury under investigation.
08/15/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Screen stone building - while cutting rubber belt skirting to size, box opener type razor blade knife slipped and cut left pinky finger. Reportable due to stitches and restricted work duty.
07/20/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 11d restricted Employee was removing on empty condenser from the calcium crown pusher when he caught his left index finger between the condenser and steel frame causing a laceration, contusion and fracture of bone.
06/19/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was shoveling out (removing spent briquettes) furnace #9, when the shovel stuck going into retort, stopping quickly. The handle of the shovel struck EE in the chin. Reportable due to stitches.
05/26/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Employee was closing the manually operated slide gate under #1 porduct bin with a 2"" diameter steel bar when he caught his finger between the bar and a piece of metal. (reportable due to stitches and...
04/06/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE IN PROCESS OF CHARGING FURNACES & WHILE RODDING A CHARGED RETORT, EE PINCHED HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE CONDENSING ROD & THE CHARGING CHUTE THAT WAS BEING REMOVED FROM THE ADJACENT RETORT. REPORT...
03/23/2006 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost EMPLOYEE CHARGED & DISCHARGED 5 FURNACES DURING THE DAY WEARING GOGGLES. HIS EYES FELT DRY DURING THE DAY. ON HIS DRIVE HOME THE SUNLIGHT WAS IN HIS EYES & HIS EYES BECAME SEVERELY IRRITATED & STUNG....
02/06/2006 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Employee was descending down ladder next to aluminum chop bin platform in furance building. He had his right hand/finger pinched between bin and ladder rung when forklift backing up removing aluminum...