Carolina Stalite Company-Stalite Mill — Accidents

Total: 171 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
06/30/2025 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Cutting with a torch, using a grinder, welder, and placing T-Bolts inside Kiln 7 cooler. Debris got into the maintenances workers eye. The maintenance worker noticed the eye irritation around 08:00 pm...
06/25/2025 DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 2d lost Dehydration and Over Heating
09/19/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 93d restricted Weather was clear about 65 degrees. EE was moving 3 steel plates measuring approx. 2'x2' 1/4"" thick. Weighing approx. 10 lbs. according to EE. EE stated that EE had tossed them to the side and then f...
09/14/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted EE stated, EE & two other workers were working in the throat area of #3 cooler when a piece of castable fell from the kiln area above approximately 7 1/2 feet and struck EE on the lower left side of E...
07/24/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Weather: clear, no rain. Miner was walking on the walkway between kilns 1/2 & 3/4 and was going up 3 steps and pulled self up with the handrail & felt something pull. EE didn't think anything was wron...
05/07/2024 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 40d restricted Employee went up a fix ladder to close a water valve, coming down, at the bottom the employee step on clinker (rock) and rolled their ankle.
01/22/2024 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted IE and co-worker went up to the 3/4 stacker feed belt to get material off due to it being overloaded. After they were done IE went to step off onto the ground and when IE did IE's foot caught the side...
01/17/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE went to the baghouse on #5 due to the duct work being stopped up. As EE was coming out of the duct work to get back in the man lift, the handle caught a piece of metal which caused it to open up re...
07/12/2023 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cutting a few feet off a hose to replace a section on a waterline that was leaking. While doing so employee went to cut the piece and that's when they cut their middle finger on the tip o...
03/03/2023 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Employee reported they were in the man-lift and man-lift basket got stuck on a piece of concrete. When the basket broke loose from the concrete it knocked them off their feet and they hit their head o...
02/20/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 153d lost EE went to number 6 dust seal to attempt to clear it out due to it being clogged. Within 30 seconds or so of beating the chute dust broke loose causing it to start flowing freely. Before EE had time t...
02/04/2023 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 24d restricted EE walks into the baghouse to see why the auger wasn't working. EE then walks back to the motor and sees the cover where the fan is looked like it had been beaten to death causing the fan not to run d...
09/22/2022 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee reported employee had slag in left eye from working beside someone polishing boiler tube. Employee reports employee was wearing safety goggles. Employee presented to urgent care to have eye...
06/02/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Performing a weekly task the employee grab a handle, the handle broke causing the employee to striking EE's right hand.
03/07/2022 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 31d restricted While on the lower pier EE was holding the chain from the crane that was wrapped around the housing. While doing so the chain rolled causing EE's hand to roll with it, causing EE's hand to get caught...
11/15/2021 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Employee was leaving the electrical building heading towards number 6 ID fan. While walking across the loose gravel, EE remembers stepping on a rock and feeling a pop in the right knee. EE then tries...
08/24/2021 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 54d lost Went to 3&4 baghouse to start the lime pump. Employee called for assistance when employee wasn't successful in starting the lime flow. The supervisor came in to see there was no lime flow and the pump...
08/03/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Not sure, believes while cleaning around 3 and 4 thrust roller on upper pier.
07/23/2021 FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted While checking a slow overflow chute on the No. 2 rock silo, the employee placed this hand on the floor to look under a conveyor. A rock from the overflowing chute fell and struck the employee on the...
05/21/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 8d lost, 10d restricted Employees not being aware of coworkers location during plant feed of hot materials. The employee, not making other aware of their location, was burned by steam from materials that would have not been...
05/19/2021 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 19d lost Traveling a path without clearing it first, and doing so with hands full of materials.
01/20/2021 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted EE was tightening the fasteners on the black plastic pipe (48""diameter) for the #1 kiln stack. EE had 7/8"" wrench in left hand and a 1/2"" impact with a 3/4"" socket in right. When they pressed the...
10/02/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 13d restricted Employee was exiting the break room through the side door. When the employee open the door, EE then held the door to close it. EE smashed EE's finger between the door and the door frame.
10/01/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 25d restricted Employee was mounting and dismounting on the 20 ton Grove Crane placing lifting cables onto the pallets of castable material. EE was mounting using the grab irons hand rails. As EE was mounting EE fel...
09/24/2020 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 27d restricted The injured employee along with two others were locking down large threaded nuts on the coal mill roller journal assembly, using a large open end wrench and a 10lb sledge hammer. The injured EE was ho...
07/17/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 68d restricted Employee was transferring oil from one gearbox to another using an oil transfer pump. When pulling the hose out from the inlet side of the pump, they felt a pop to right arm.
07/14/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted Employee was standing inside the #1 Kiln weight room and reached up to grab a drink off the shelf and felt soreness and pain under right arm and upper back on right side.
04/15/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted Employee was spinning the # 3 Coal fan blade with right hand to see if it was free from rubbing anywhere. While spinning the fan, right little finger got caught between the fan housing and the fan bla...
02/26/2020 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 20d restricted Employee was operating a JLG man lift. EE had just emptied some kiln leaf seals from the basket into the dumpster. Traveling back to the job site, they ran over the cut out trench that was designed fo...
01/24/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 12d restricted I was pushing the top of the fork on the telescopic handler sliding them closer together. The fork stopped suddenly jamming my left thumb.
01/09/2020 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Employee was traveling in man lift basket. Employee hit a pot hole, they lifted from the man lift basket platform. When they landed, they twisted their left knee.
10/27/2019 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Employee was trying to position a sprinkler head on a conveyor using zip tie straps. Seeing that EE had positioned the sprinkler head incorrectly, EE was going to use a utility knife to cut the zip ti...
09/09/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Our construction crew was removing trunnion roller housing caps to inspect the inside for wear. A foreign body material got behind employee's safety glasses into the left eye.
08/12/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Employee climbed steps to the 1/2 and 3/8 belt platform to get a rock sample. When EE stepped onto the platform, EE rolled EE's right ankle and had to catch self.
08/02/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted Employee was walking down the stairs. When EE stepped to ground level EE twisted EE's left ankle.
07/25/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was washing off the 5, 6, 7, kilns cooler deck. Fine debris was airborne. Debris got behind their safety glasses into an eye. Employee couldn't remember if they had rubbed the eye.
07/24/2019 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using a hand held grinder on the seal flange on the # 4 feed end of the Kiln. A lot of material was airborne. Airborne material got into EE's shield and got past the safety glasses and in...
07/15/2019 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 60d lost, 108d restricted Employee was attempting to remove a coal mill roller from its journal using a 5 pound sledge hammer. Not being successful, they then began using a 10 pound sledge hammer. On about the 5th swing, they...
06/13/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 68d lost, 297d restricted Employee was attempting to mount a aerial man-lift. As EE was stepping up holding on to the handrail, the other leg slipped on rocks out from under EE. Holding on to the handrail the sudden jerk to EE...
05/24/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 91d lost, 260d restricted Employee was pulling out a rolled 3 inch by 20 foot rubber hose from a wooden crate. Employee stepped backwards and tripped on another hose. They fell backwards to the ground.
05/19/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Employee was removing the V-Belts from the motor sheave on the #7 dust auger. EE wasn't aware the sheave had a sharp edge, it cut EE's fingers
04/29/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Employee was walking out from the breezeway hall, where the weight room is located underneath the 3 and 4 Kilns. As EE stepped down to a lower concrete level, EE twisted left knee. No debris in the ar...
03/20/2019 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was performing maintenance on a dust pump. After replacing a butterfly valve and an auger bearing, the system was activated. The pump wouldn't discharge so the employee pressed the power swit...
02/13/2019 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 13d restricted Employee was removing 3/4 threaded nuts from the screens rails. One got hung in the 3/4 Impact wrench socket. EE put left index finger into the 3/4 threaded nut, then accidently pushed the Impact wren...
01/31/2019 STRIKING OR BUMPING DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 13d restricted Employee was using the stairs to the 5/6/7 Kiln control room. Employee struck hand against the handrail leading onto the stairs. They felt a pop and a burning sensation in the left hand / wrist area....
01/28/2019 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was grinding on a flange on the #4 rotary kiln ring gear. Some dust got into EE's right eye. EE rubbed the eye probably imbedding the material from the dust. Later that day EE's eye became ir...
01/16/2019 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted Employee was trimming the rail rubber with a utility knife so the wire mash screen could clear and go underneath the lip. The knife slipped and cut their left hand.
01/09/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 12d restricted Employee was working from a 60 foot Telescopic Handler, unloading a piece 36inch by 80 inch 2x4 bar grating. As ee was sliding the bar grating onto the preheater platform, ee felt a pop in right shoul...
12/18/2018 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was trying to remove a nylon coupling from a hydraulic pump with a small pry bar. Bar slipped from employees grip hitting EE in the lower lip causing a laceration requiring 7 sutures. Employe...
09/05/2018 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using a 55ton hydraulic jack and a 6 inch I Beam to reline a rotary kiln hood. The jack slipped out of place, striking the employee to the face.