Eden Quarry & Mill — Accidents

Total: 110 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
02/06/2026 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee opening Kiln 2 firing hood door to rake ash. Upon releasing handle, dust entered behind safety glasses and into right eye. Employee rinsed at eyewash station, later sought clinic care and was...
01/21/2026 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee got some dust in their eye while standing outside. Was not performing any work at the time. Had all proper PPE on.
08/31/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was troubleshooting the MODCO Pod in product handling area when an air pulse blew lime dust into left eye. EE rinsed EE's eyes multiple times during the day and after shift change sought medi...
12/12/2024 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 7d lost, 98d restricted Miner conducting a work area inspection. Miner looked up at approaching pickup headlights and slipped on a patch of ice. X-ray taken 12/12/2024 no fractures and released to full duty. MRI referral was...
08/01/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 196d lost Product loader was on back of trailer when trucker started moving forward. Steps hooked on truck hatch pulling steps under catwalk and employees legs became entangled. Broken right ankle, broken big...
04/12/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee opened the kiln firing door to check the grates. This caused some dust to stir up and it got in employees eye. Employee flushed eye at work but later went to the clinic. Employee was given...
11/21/2022 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Employee was adjusting roller when pallet exited conveyor and rolled over their hand. Contusion on right hand. Nothing broken.
10/23/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was performing maintenance on a conveyor belt when a foreign body entered eye.
07/12/2022 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 18d lost Employee was stepping off of forklift, felt slight twinge in right knee. Worked for several hours while knee was sore. After taking a break for lunch employee was unable to bear weight on leg. Wait...
05/23/2022 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was changing air pads and laid a impact tool down. The tool got dust in the back of it so when the employee went to use the tool, the air blew the dust out of the back of the tool and into t...
02/12/2021 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 17d restricted When stepping out of vehicle in the morning prior to shift, employee slipped in the parking lot. It had snowed the previous night and was snowing still that morning. Strain to right knee.
09/19/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted EE was lifting rubber belting out of basket. The basket swung and bumped EE in the back of right calf. At the time the EE stated that it didn't hurt and EE hardly felt the bump. The next morning the...
05/12/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Removing a piece of brick that was wedged in the end gate of the dump truck. End gate shut catching employee finger between latch and bar of end gate. 19 stitches required.
08/21/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using a grinder with a 6"" cut-off wheel. Employee had finished the cut, released the trigger on the grinder and was moving to set the grinder down on the ground. The wheel was still spin...
05/17/2017 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While operating a crane a wind storm suddenly popped up. This storm kicked up a bunch of dust in the path of employee. EE was wearing safety glasses and other personal protective equipment. During...
11/18/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was replacing bolts to secure a handrail when he got a piece of lime scale or dust in his eye. Right eye scratched.
07/16/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was poking hydrated lime out of the ball mill and stuck his finger on a bolt. Chip in bone and finger splinted.
08/24/2014 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee was moving railcars and the trackmobile jumped the tracks causing the employee to be thrown around in the cab of the trackmobile. Employee experienced pain that did not get better. Had MRI...
10/14/2013 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was welding in close quarters with 3 other coworkers. Weld flash to eyes.
12/21/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was removing wet dust from a dribble chute. When employee went to push the flap gate shut the employees his left thumb was caught in between the pipe and the flap gate. X-ray revealed a fra...
09/14/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was helping co-worker remove a metal seal from a 55 gallon drum. When employee pried the metal seal apart the seal popped up and cut his finger. Employee received a laceration to his left p...
09/06/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was preparing to drill holes in the Kiln 1 cooler pipes. Employee went to get additional PPE and when he was getting back into the cooler, employee realized he had something in his right...
11/13/2010 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None The lime transferring system shutdown, plant personnel tried to reroute the lime. The hot lime sitting on the conveyor caused the belt to start on fire. Plant personnel tried to extinquish fire and ca...
03/13/2010 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was loading a bulk truck. The employee started winding up the loading boot when dust particles entered his eye. Employee was wearing safety glasses.
12/23/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 7d lost, 49d restricted Employee was carrying a portable propane tank when he slipped and fell. Employee has a cut on his right index finger and broke his right leg.
11/25/2008 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None A small fire had started on the night shift but was quickly extinguished with a CO2 fire extinquisher. The burnt gear lubricant reignited and could not be extinquished immediately.
11/12/2008 NONPOWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 3d lost, 6d restricted Employee was using a wheelbarrow to clean up in the Modeco building. When the employee went to dump the wheelbarrow full of lime into the skidsteer, he slipped and fell. The wheelbarrow tipped over...
10/08/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 4d lost, 6d restricted Employee was helping take the coal mill apart during a shutdown. While taking it apart, the bottom gear housing became wedged. The employee tried to unwedge the gear housing and strained his lower l...
09/09/2008 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was emptying the lime out of the bucket of a small front-end loader. While the employee was driving the small front-end lader, lime dust blew back into hif ace. He suffered a lime burn to his...
06/19/2008 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 173d lost While accompanied by experienced miner, the injured employee was shutting off the water control valve to shutdown the hydrator process. A pipe thread failure on the 3 way valve released lime slurry o...
10/30/2007 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Very windy outside and lime dust was blown into right eye.
09/30/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Employee was cleaning slurry pump; strained muscle in back.
08/15/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Employee was bagging product and got dust in eye.
07/31/2007 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Employee was driving a forklift with a load of pallets on it. Employee misjudged being past the corner and when he turned to the left, employee hit cement pillar causing him to bruise his abdomen on...
06/19/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was loading boxcar and while cutting some cardboard he cut left middle finger. Received 2 stitches.
06/04/2007 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Miner was installing new roofing. Miner was adjusting the roof sheet when a piece of metal from drilling entered right eye.
04/12/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was bagging pure cal lime; while attempting to put a bag on spout #3, the spout ""tripped"" before bag was on securely, causing lime to go into his eye.
03/12/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 16d lost, 8d restricted Employee was raking ash on the #1 kiln floor when he strained his groin muscle.
11/28/2006 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was blowing lime dust off himself with a blower hose. Something flew into his eye. Employee did seek medical attention; has a corneal abrasion. Rec'd a prescription for his right eye.
08/29/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cleaning out hydrate trough; steam from the hydrating lime went into his face and under his safety glasses.
06/20/2006 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was walking past the firing floor cooling fan which was ""cooling"" and therefore blowing air/lime dust. Some dust got into employee's left eye. Employee sought medical attention at 23:40 and...
02/28/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was attempting to clear a bagger spout with a metal rod. While checking to see if spout was open, hydrated lime shot out of spout. The lime deflected off the cross member of the seat causing...
11/09/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was fabricating a roof for the waste oil tank containment. While using the wire wheel, a piece of metal went into his left eye.
09/07/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee was carrying 5 gallon pail of waste/dust on 9/7/05. Employee slipped on oil on the steps while going down. He felt a slight pain in lower back. On 9.9.05, he re-injured back while lifting/rea...
06/12/2005 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 4d lost, 7d restricted Employee was walking towards the stone screener. While walking, he stepped on a stone and twisted his left knee. ** Employee began missing 2/3/2006 for surgery. He is back but still on restricted duty...
05/22/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee was sweeping the floors in kiln #2 basement. As he was sweeping, dust got into his eye. He was wearing safety glasses at time of accident. He did flush eyes out immediately, but as the night...
03/16/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was setting up the bulk bagger on a bin with a co-worker who was above lowering a power cord to be plugged in. The cord hit the employee's hard hat; a chunk of dust slid off his had and into...
03/16/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS USING A UTILITY KNIFE TO CUT THROUGH AN AIR HOSE ON A RAILCAR. HE WAS PULLING THE KNIFE TOWARDS HIM; THE KNIFE SLIPPED OFF THE HOSE & STRUCK HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER. EE WAS WEARING GLOVES BUT T...
02/28/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was helping with the slurry pump maintenance in the hydrate plant. Employee felt irritation in his left eye so he flushed it out at the plant. At the end of the day it was still bothering him...
02/09/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted EE was cleaning out lime build up under a tail pulley so he could unload railcars. EE was kneeling in water and wet lime for approximately two hours. He mentioned to his supervisor that his knees were...