Carthage Crushed Limestone — Accidents
Total: 70 accidents | Fatalities: 0
| Date | Classification | Injury | Days Lost | Narrative |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/15/2026 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | None | While employee was attempting to open a pipe gate, middle finger on right hand got caught in between a cross piece and the lock on the gate. When the EE tried to pull their finger loose, they ended up... |
| 06/06/2024 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 262d lost | Miner was stepping down the ladder rungs from approximately a 30"" platform when miner's glove hung up on a chain hook. This caused the miner to lose balance and fall to the ground injuring ankle. |
| 03/11/2024 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 324d lost | Miner was changing engine air filters on Caterpillar 769C haul truck. When EE pulled the filters out of the housing, EE twisted at the waist to set them down on the deck of the truck. The miner felt... |
| 10/27/2023 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 165d lost | Miner was dismounting bucket on the powder truck that was lowered to the ground when miner caught boot on the edge of the bucket. Miner lost balance and fell to the ground. Miner sustained injuries t... |
| 08/01/2023 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 12d lost | Miner was exiting Cannon bolting machine frontwards. Miner slipped on the top step and fell about 4 feet to the ground, landing on feet with legs straight. With legs straight they did not forgive th... |
| 10/24/2022 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 7d restricted | Miner was tightening a nut with a hand wrench and had a pain in EE's bicep. EE stepped away from the machine and got lightheaded and fell forward to the ground. EE was with two miners that helped EE... |
| 03/04/2021 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Miner was walking from mill building to Line #1 loadout. While walking, miner tripped and fell forward over the rail road tracks. Miner was not able to catch self with hands to lessen the impact and... |
| 02/03/2020 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 110d restricted | The miner was walking through shop prior to shift, to put lunch in the refrigerator. The shop lights had not been turned on, yet. As EE rounded the work bench, EE tripped over an air brake pod that ha... |
| 06/06/2019 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 5d restricted | Miner was pulling 50 lb bags of limestone and started experiencing pain in left shoulder and neck area. |
| 06/04/2019 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 15d restricted | Miner was on top of TAMKO bin shoveling 1 1/4""X 1/2"" aggregate that had overflowed onto the bin top. When going into the rock pile with shovel, the miner felt a sharp pain in elbow. |
| 09/13/2018 | POWERED HAULAGE | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 3d restricted | Miner unloading over-loaded trailer, was entering trailer second time when miner realized trailer was moving away from dock, Forklift was 1/2 in 1/2 out, and slid back and fell against dock plate then... |
| 01/15/2018 | POWERED HAULAGE | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 35d restricted | Miner was operating a CAT D-350 Articulated Haul Truck, hauling C-4 Dust to Stockpile. Upon returning in Snowstorm to Line 2 Load-out, Right Front Drive wheel slipped off roadway into a drain depressi... |
| 06/16/2015 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Miner (Maintenance - M5) was with Manager of Fine Grind/Mill Operations and was attempting to cut thru a piece of conveyor belting. Miner had noticed his work utility knife had a dull blade, and upon... |
| 04/10/2014 | MACHINERY | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 163d restricted | Miner is a Mill operator and was operating a C4S Packing machine. Miner was palletizing 50 lb. bags of C4S material when he felt a sharp pain suddenly in his left forearm area. Miner was taken for med... |
| 11/15/2013 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 17d restricted | Miner was dismounting side steps coming off powder truck, using three point contact, when upon stepping off w/right foot to anchor dismount off of steps, miner's (r) ankle rolled to side. No fx, sprai... |
| 07/03/2012 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 35d lost, 1d restricted | Miner operates a WDM Drill, noticed drill bit was dulling, went to Drill Pad area, to change out bit. Miner struck old bit w/2 lb hammer due to being stuck, metal hammer wasn't strong enough and a pie... |
| 05/21/2012 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 27d restricted | As stated by miner, shoulder discomfort has occurred to both shoulders, over a reported period of 10 years. Issue began gradual, but with worsening discomfort, over the last six years. This is the fir... |
| 10/12/2011 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 6d restricted | M-5 Maint. Mechanic/miner was raising over-head garage doors to open shop. In process, miner felt pain along right ""Ribcage"" area. Miner thought he'd ""Pulled"" a muscle. Did not seek immediate trea... |
| 06/09/2011 | OTHER | INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES | None | Notification Report Only: Miner suffered a severe heart attack unrelated to job duties, while @ work. Miner was transported from site to Hospital in Joplin, MO. with what has been determined to be cor... |
| 04/12/2011 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 216d lost, 35d restricted | Miner/Loader Operator was dismounting a 1996 CAT 970 to pick up a cone, when his right leg banged against the loader platform, scraping his shin which he grabbed, losing his safety 3-point contact and... |
| 06/02/2010 | STRIKING OR BUMPING | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 12d restricted | Miner dismounted a skid-steer loader to retrieve a shovel from near a ""Trough"" auger, miner ducked under the elevated auger frame going to get the shovel, but forgot to duck going back to his skid-s... |
| 04/14/2010 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 9d restricted | Miner/Mant. shop, was climbing down from elevated position on gradall scaler, when he slipped, losing balance, sliding off fender skirt, approx. 4.5' to floor, bracing w/hands. Position was narrow, wi... |
| 03/10/2010 | POWERED HAULAGE | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 20d restricted | Miner operating frontloader clearing drifts.While turning steering wheel, he felt a spontanous pain (like a pinched nerve) in L. shoulder joint. There was no collision, jostling, or disruption in cab... |
| 05/28/2009 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 23d restricted | Miner was repairing a discharge on a Tanker (semi-truck unit), and was using a ""Cheater Bar"" (steel pipe) to realign pipe to attach the lock clamp, when the miner felt a pain occurring in the middle... |
| 06/19/2008 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 13d restricted | Miner works with maint. and was assisting @ Line #2 loadout area, when a slippage occurred on the long belt feed line. Miner was working in cleaning up rock spillage when his left foot rolled on him,... |
| 11/17/2007 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 65d restricted | Maint. Miner was standing on elevated screen cover, (with handrails present/fall protection), when right foot slipped and miner fell against handrail/mid rail, twisting right leg/knee. Miner did not s... |
| 10/08/2007 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) | None | Miner was positioning wooden blocks and sliding them (blocks), under the primary shell housing of the crusher. Miner had been working with other personnel, but decided to slide/spot the wooden block h... |
| 10/02/2007 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 4d lost, 33d restricted | Miner was moving long sections of (approx. 21') steel piping from/between trailer and storage area. Miner thought this was how he was injured ? Miner had been instructed to wait for assisstance to arr... |
| 08/17/2007 | MACHINERY | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Incident occurred 08/17/07 and was reported by miner, 08/20/07. Miner was assisting Mine Supt. in moving some large Mine fans to new positions for draft air, during which a fan was re-started and the... |
| 06/06/2007 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Miner (Chief Electrician) was perfoming work on a conveyor (Weigh) belt, adding a load cell unit, when metal piece shifted slightly, causing an approx. 1"" length laceration to the miner's index finge... |
| 07/16/2006 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 113d restricted | Miner stated that approximately 2 wks. prior, he had felt a slight pain in his L shoulder when trying to pull an actuator chain to open a flow valve to load-out. On the 16 th of July, the butterfly va... |
| 07/10/2006 | STRIKING OR BUMPING | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 5d restricted | Miner was climbing a external ladder @ the Line #2 load-out section to assist in cleaning out a blocked discharge chute following a rain, when he struck his head on a piece of angle iron support. Mine... |
| 06/19/2006 | POWERED HAULAGE | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 2d restricted | Miner was operating a front loader near the face area of M/NM Limestone mine, when while traveling/loading rock from floor, the equip. blade struck a high spot of solid rock on the floor, stopping sud... |
| 05/31/2006 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 13d restricted | Miner was assigned to maintenance group, and was called upon to assist in checking a railcar (covered hopper-BNSF RR), to see if assistance in closing an unloading grate under the car was possible. Mi... |
| 03/01/2006 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 198d restricted | EMPLOYEE NEEDED TO OPEN CLEAN-OUT GATE ON ELEVATOR BELT (BUCKET TYPE). HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO USE (SWING) AN 8 LB. SLEDGE-TYPE HAMMER, AND STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK WHILE DOING SO. EMPLOYEE SAID IT OCCU... |
| 10/12/2005 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 6d restricted | Miner is assigned to maintenance, and was changing an alternator out of a gradeall scaling machine, miner had to lay against his own left arm in loosning the attachment bolts with wrench, apparently a... |
| 09/12/2005 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 52d restricted | Miner was dis-mounting a ladder rung to step down to the floor @ the mill operations, when he stated his foot (L), slipped and he felt a ""Popping"" sensation followed by a stabbing pain. Miner was tr... |
| 07/22/2005 | MACHINERY | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 5d restricted | Miner was attempting to activate the load-out chute @ the chip's bin, when upon pushing the manual lever forward to start loading, he stated the lever was ""tight"", and required more leverage to push... |
| 07/15/2005 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 18d restricted | Miner, part of team changing Bull-ring at mill, strained his stomach muscle, R. side. Miner did not report accident immediately, thought pain would subside. Mngt. to reveiw and work to improve JSA. Ac... |
| 06/09/2005 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 243d restricted | While operating roller-mill equipment, EE was talking to coworker. EE stepped back & tripped over a pallet. EE stated he received a twisting type of discomfort to R-shoulder & R-hand. EE did not wish... |
| 05/25/2005 | POWERED HAULAGE | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 98d restricted | Miner stated while approaching an intersection, driving a frontend loader, he traveled across some rough surface, jarring him while his neck was slightly turned, causing some discomfort. Incident was... |
| 06/25/2004 | MACHINERY | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | He was drilling a hole with a electric drill in a chevy truck frame to install a backup alarm. A foriegn object fill behind his safety glasses and went into his right eye. |
| 11/20/2003 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 1d restricted | HE SLIPPED OFF STEP OF TRUCK WHILE GETTING IN. SPRAIN/STRAIN TO BACK. |
| 10/15/2003 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | MAKING STEPS WITH ROCKS AND STATES HE PUSHED A ROCK WITH THE BOTTOM OF HIS FOOT & HIS KNEE GAVE OUT. STRAIN TO LEFT KNEE. |
| 09/23/2003 | STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 13d restricted | STEPPED OVER A PIECE OF METAL AND STEPPED ON A PIECE OF ANGLE IRON. SPRAINED RIGHT ANKLE. PLACED ON CRUTCHES WITH RESTRICTIONS. |
| 09/11/2003 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 1d restricted | SWINGING A SLEDGE HAMMER, HAMMERING ON A HOPPER CAUSING PAIN IN RIGHT SHOULDER. |
| 07/25/2003 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | GROUND TESTING ON EQUIPMENT. TRIPPED ON CATWALK HITTING HEAD ON EDGE OF TROUGHING ROLLER. |
| 06/30/2003 | OCCUPATIONAL SKIN DISEASES | OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 | None | INFLAMMATION AND RASH ON LEFT FOOT CAUSED FROM RUBBER BOOTS. |
| 06/19/2003 | MACHINERY | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | GRINDING WHEEL BROKE APART. |
| 03/18/2003 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 2d restricted | CLIMBING DOWN STEPS OF LOADER HE MISSED THE BOTTOM STEP AND FELL. |