Cottonwood Plant 1204 — Accidents

Total: 20 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
01/14/2026 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None Employee was removing a pulley wheel of the primary shaker when the chain hook broke off striking the employee in the face area. The employee needed eye surgery to repair the eye.
03/08/2025 OTHER DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Employee was stuck by shop bay panels due the high winds experience on that day. Employee started to have shoulder and head pain due to the impact of the flying object.
01/24/2024 OTHER ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None MSHA 25DB reportable shift (Audiometric Test)
07/28/2023 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was stepping up into haul unit when they lost balance causing them fall. In the process of falling they struck their head on some part of the haul unit causing a laceration to the back of the...
06/05/2023 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted Employee was training a new employee when the new employee drove into spoil pile of material causing the trainer to have shoulder/neck pain.
04/05/2023 OTHER ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None MSHA 25 DB reportable shift (Audiometric Test)
04/05/2023 OTHER ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None MSHA 25 reportable shift (Audiometric Test)
12/28/2021 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Employee was reaching down between legs to reach the lever to adjust the seat. As the employee lifted the lever the seat slid back causing employee some pain in lower back area.
02/08/2020 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Employee was grinding on a skirt board when they felt irritation on the left eye.
03/14/2017 FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS FATALITY Fatal The decedent, an o/operator, was located behind the truck, behind the raised dump trailer when a load of sand dumped from the trailer. The decedent was buried in the sand. Mgmt became aware of the mis...
04/25/2016 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Employee was training another employee on the water truck. While approaching a curve the water truck seemed to be going too fast. The water truck flipped over causing minor injury to the passenger.
12/02/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 16d restricted Employee was welding inside the concrete sand screw. He was standing on the log of the screw while welding on a box. He lost his footing, slipped, and landed on his right foot and heel.
10/28/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was removing laces on C-10 belt. He was using a flexco punch to remove the laces, as he hit the punch a small metal shard struck him in the left chest.
08/02/2013 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 5d lost, 19d restricted Employee was replacing a bearing on the head pulley on C-1. He was chipping on the shaft to slide the bearing on. As he was chipping a piece of metal hit his eye. This caused a large cut on his left e...
03/27/2012 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 37d restricted Employee was drilling holes on Mason sand conveyor to install a belt wiper, while drilling the drill jammed and twisted, fracturing employee's right ring finger.
10/10/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was cutting steel I-beams into 8' lengths. After making cut, slag was still holding the cut together, EE picked up the opposite end and dropped it to break the slag. As he did this, the I-beam caug...
08/13/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 16d restricted Employee hurt left knee while placing Boring Bar into hole on an Excavator.
05/23/2008 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was instructed to re-install a tire and hub assembley on a Euclid B-30 Belly Dump. While employee was sliding chain under the tire, a snake bit him on the right hand, employee was taken to th...
05/13/2008 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 86d restricted Removing a front-axle of a haul truck and was struck on the right arm when employee cut through the pivot pin. Fractured right forearm.
10/17/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted Employee was placing wheel hub on water truck axle and felt pain in his lower back. The employee sought medical care the following day and was told he strained his back. He was restricted to light dut...