EAST RIDGE PLANT & GIESEKE PLANT — Accidents

Total: 115 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
08/09/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 40d restricted KMC cautiously reports this as a workplace accident. Employee informed supervisor on 8/9/24 of an earlier, offsite arm injury. Later, EE reported the accident below, saying the two injuries were separ...
01/23/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE & co-worker attached a strap to a pump replacement, which had a shaft connected to it. Co-worker lifted the pump & shaft using crane. EE held onto shaft for stability. While trying to get pump & sh...
03/06/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured employee & another employee were handling a piece of metal. While turning it to the other side, the metal struck the other employee in the side (no injury), causing the employee to drop their...
12/15/2022 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 26d restricted Employee was attempting to get off excavator when EE's foot slipped, causing EE to reach for something to grab a hold of quickly. This caused EE's body and shoulder to twist. EE heard a pop and felt s...
09/27/2022 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was at the East Ridge shop helping take teeth off the 990 CAT loader with fellow employee and witness. Co-worker took a sledgehammer to beat the last tooth off the bucket that needed to be replaced...
07/02/2022 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cutting straps on a pallet of bulk bags when either the box cutter or the plastic strap cut the tip of the employee's finger.
05/26/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 43d lost, 44d restricted Employee was lowering hydraulic cylinder to deck of dredge using cable tension & hinged bottom of cylinder. EE planned to install a grease line extension so the cylinder wouldn't need to be lowered ag...
03/09/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was replacing a hose on top of the silos. EE stepped onto the toe plate to be able to reach the cable winch to attach it to the hose to put onto the transfer line. While EE was doing this, EE...
10/07/2021 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 21d lost, 90d restricted Employee was replacing a motor on coarse screen feeder. The winch holding motor slipped slightly, and the motor hit the employee's arm.
10/07/2021 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Employee was walking down steps at the float. On the last step, employee was turning left and twisted/injured right ankle while stepping on the concrete floor.
07/20/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was lifting Right-hand dog bone into place by hand when it slipped free of control. As it fell EE tried to push it against the stick to keep it from falling to the ground and smashing EE's foot. Cu...
06/15/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While working on a lime machine, the employee was repairing an auger. While putting it back together, the auger slipped, and then the employee's right hand slipped into the auger.
05/07/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was installing a new light in a tunnel, and EE was tapping the existing light with a drill and carbide bit to get power to the new light when a piece of aluminum was extracted out of the old...
10/22/2020 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost While seeding, the dozer blade caught the ground throwing the employee into the rollover protection structure, resulting in a head laceration.
09/25/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Employee was lifting & bagging 100# bags when EE noticed EE's back started to hurt. EE took medication and continued working. It was still sore on Sunday, so EE went to the ER. The injury was not repo...
03/18/2020 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee was using a stick welder to put a guard back in place. While tacking the weld, EE lifted the shield several times to check work.
03/09/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee picked up a starter for the #365 excavator to put it in the back of the service truck. EE misjudged the bed and mashed right index finger under the starter requiring several stitches in EE's...
02/18/2020 OTHER INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES 3d lost Employee was walking in the #6 tunnel at the East Ridge Plant, when EE had what has now been determined to be a massive stroke. EE was found lying on the ground at approx 2:40 PM, and emergency servic...
01/09/2020 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee was prying gate/valve out of the cooler box with a pry bar. The twisting action caused a sharp pain in EE's mid back.
02/19/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee was cleaning the inside of a tanker with a coworker when the employee scraped right knee. On 2/22/19 the scrape had become infected and employee went for treatment.
07/09/2018 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 7d lost, 45d restricted Employee was bagging product, bag over-filled and blew open. Employee turned to shut machine down and felt a strain in right hip.
06/11/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee was climbing onto an excavator. EE got to the top of the track and grabbed the handle and felt a sharp pain in neck/back.
05/09/2018 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was assessing maintenance work being performed on the dredge. Employee stepped on a piece of unsecured expanded metal, which was covering a hole in the dredge normally covered by the pump. Th...
02/02/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee was attempting to run a sample in the lab at Upper Gieseke. The disk that sits on top of a heavy ceramic bowl was situated incorrectly in the bowl. Employee tried to adjust disk by tapping bo...
12/26/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee did not report accident until 3/20/2018. While cleaning kyanite particles from under grating, employee picked up grating to place it on top of a platform. Two to three days later EE noticed p...
09/11/2017 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost While pressure washing a radiator in a Volvo A40F, the employee stepped down onto a piece of pipe that was lying in front of the truck and twisted ankle.
08/21/2017 NONPOWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 8d restricted Employee was pulling and pushing a heavy wheelbarrow, when they began to have sharp pain in their left shoulder.
03/29/2016 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cutting an old hose off the refractory sprayer with a razor knife, the knife slipped and caused a laceration on employee's left index finger, requiring 6 stitches.
10/30/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 48d restricted Employee stepped off an air compressor platform and twisted his left knee on landing, causing pain. He did not seek treatment for the injury until 11/30/15; attending physician placed injured worker o...
10/22/2015 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 41d lost, 61d restricted Employee was swinging a 20lb sledge hammer almost horizontally to drive a pin out of an excavator when he felt a sharp pain in his left upper arm/shoulder: was diagnosed in the ER as a bicep tendon te...
07/28/2015 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was loosening a nut with the torque wrench, he tapped it with a 10 lb sledge hammer and the nut and wrench came loose, striking left middle finger which caused a less than 1 inch laceration,...
06/15/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 59d restricted Employee attached a hydraulic line in a D-5N Dozer, when he stood up after being in a cramped position, he experienced numbness and weakness in his right leg that did not resolve. He sought treatment,...
04/16/2015 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 5d lost, 3d restricted Employee was prying on mill bearing to get the mill to seat, the pry bar slipped and he felt his right hip pop: Resulted in sprained hip.
04/02/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted Employee was deconstructing scaffolding, while lowering a section to the ground, he felt pain and burning in his abdomen. Resulted in muscle strain with work restrictions on lifting.
01/27/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted While putting a 100lb bag on the pallet, the employee's foot caught on the edge of the pallet causing him to fall forward . He felt a pop in his mid-lower back. Physician diagnosis: haematoma on thora...
12/15/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 2d restricted Employee was lifting an area guard door to adjust the crusher when he felt and heard a pop in his lower back, causing pain which was diagnosed at the ER as: Sciatica
08/22/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was replacing filters in the Gieseke dust house, dust fell from overhead behind safety glasses and into both eyes causing redness and irritation which required treatment with a prescription m...
08/13/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 16d lost Employee was moving incoming plate metal to storage racks, when he set the metal against the roll machine to re-position the plate clamp, the clamp had apparently not fully released and had just enoug...
07/14/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Employee opened a metal door into his left knee, causing a contusion which required 5 days off work for recovery.
05/22/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 17d restricted Employee was working in the #6 tunnel at East Ridge. While standing on a 4 ft. step ladder, using a piece of 10 ft. pencil rod to un-choke the #2 hopper, he felt a pop in his left shoulder. Physician...
03/01/2014 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was welding on a pipe in the East Ridge Floatation. He was unaware his automatic welding shield had been adjusted by another employee prior to his use; he sustained a flash burn to both eyes...
02/26/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 27d lost, 127d restricted Employee was crawling under the six-wheeler to check a rear tire when his flashlight fell striking him in the right eye. The contusion resulted in blood pooling in the eye causing temporarily impaired...
10/29/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 167d lost The employee was working in the #16 East Ridge Tunnel, a skirt from the belt frame fell off and struck the employee on his hard hat, causing pain in his neck and upper back, requiring physical therapy...
10/18/2013 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee was drilling into a metal bracket with 5/16"" drill bit when the bracket rolled over. The drill bit hit the left index finger. Four stitches were required to close the wound
09/30/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted Employee was placing a jackhammer into the service truck when it slipped and fell onto his left pinky finger, causing a contusion. Employee was placed on restricted duty by the treating Emergency Room...
09/23/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was unbolting the 1500 cone from the cyclone, the cone body dropped pulling his hand open, causing a 1 inch laceration at the base of thumb and forefinger. No stitches were required. Employee...
08/23/2013 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cutting a transmission brake out of an International Tractor Trailer when metal debris flew into his eye, causing irritation.
06/17/2013 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Employee was tightening the East Ridge dryer door with a wrench, he pulled back on the wrench and felt a pain in the left side of neck.
04/22/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Employee felt pain in lower back after climbing into a boat to retie a rope while working on the dredge. (Note: Employee did not miss work until 5/07/13)
04/09/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee reached past a guard on the # 5 belt at the crusher, when he pulled his arm back, the underside of the metal cut him, causing a 1 1/2 inch laceration on the left forearm, requiring 5 stitches...