GLC Minerals, LLC. — Accidents

Total: 30 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
05/15/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Changing hoses in mill to set up running a different product. While trying to maneuver one of the hoses, it slipped out of the employee's hand and hit below employee's left eye and cut the left check...
01/10/2022 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 5d restricted EE was clearing material from clogged pipe for blower #1 and strained lower right side of back.
06/07/2021 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee was walking at a fast pace when employee stepped on a stone and twisted ankle.
05/13/2021 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Employee was drilling a hole through a plate on an elevator and was positioned at an awkward angle which lead to EE pulling/straining a muscle.
03/20/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 100d restricted While exiting the frontend loader cab, operator felt pain in lower back.
07/09/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Closing handle for gate and cut right index finger
04/26/2020 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Walking down the stairs and hit head on an ibeam and neck is sore
07/22/2019 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Cleaning out chute and helping move material from the hopper through chute. There is a broken vibrator on chute making it hard to move gypsum. Gypsum has a cement appearance. Left arm felt a sharp...
12/14/2018 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 35d lost, 135d restricted Working on primary #1 crusher top rolls using an 18V impact gun above their head and injured the left shoulder.
08/22/2017 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Walking thru the shop and stepped on a board that had a nail sticking out.
04/06/2017 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Was working on dump truck and crawled out from underneath, and felt a little pop in left knee.
02/10/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 30d lost, 31d restricted Emptying a five gallon pail of metal from the cory conveyor magnet.
10/12/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 19d lost Opening railcar lid which was sucked in very tight, felt unusual feeling in lower belly.
12/29/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Tripped over a frozen piece of mud.
09/25/2014 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None On bagger, and hand got pinched between belt and bag
06/05/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Loosening bolts on #2 Elevator and tightening chain. Pulled right side groin
05/22/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 9d lost, 3d restricted Miner manually lifted wooden pallet and injured back while attempting to place pallet on product loading platform. Conditions: work was being performed indoors at a designated super sack filling works...
03/18/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EEG, director of sales, was giving a plant tour to a customer. Weather had caused entire area to be icy. EE slipped, lost his footing, and hit spine on a 4"" tire rut that was frozen. Employee is rece...
01/14/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 105d lost At end of 2nd shift miner was completing task of moving train cars, while walking back to office he slipped & fell. Ground is level & flat but ice had formed over loose gravel during the night. He sli...
06/24/2012 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE's were driving from main office to the plant to begin their shift. EE felt something in his eye thought it was a bug. Arrived at the plant another EE helped IEE at the eye wash station. It started...
05/16/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was loading a bulk load of calcium into a trailer. He was closing the gate that feeds the product into the trailer, and his finger became pinched between the valve shut off and the bracket that hol...
02/07/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was removing bolts on the old GD gate. As he attempted to remove an old bolt with a wrench, it slipped off the bolt head, and his wrist was in-between the wrench and the gate.
02/17/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Hooking up a hose to the portable blower. The hose is re-enforced with a wire & a piece of wire was sticking out of hose and cut his right ring finger.
01/05/2010 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Operating the Bagging Equipment. Bending forward on the bagging machine to place bags on the spouts and hurt is lower back - burning sensation while doing this job.
10/22/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee was operating the dump truck. He slipped on the platform of the truck as he was exiting the cab.
09/22/2008 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee was doing some maintenance work in the dryer plant, and was operating the Milwaukee 4"" electric grinder. A spark flew from the grinder under his safety glasses and struck him in the left eye...
02/03/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 81d lost Miner offered to help truck driver open frozen hatch on top of truck. He climbed on truck to shovel spill; the hatch opened and he fell in, injuring his left ankle.
08/22/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 38d lost Miner was greasing equipment, stepped over pipes. slipped and fell, breaking a bone in his foot and a bone in his ankle.
11/12/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Maintenance ee was using a hammer to re-shape an elevator bucket, when the hammer missed the bucket, glanced off the workbench and struck his index finger. Required 5 stitches.
02/09/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost EE WAS BRINGING PAPERWORK FROM HIS SHIFT INTO THE OFFICE. THOUGHT HE SAW A MATERIAL LEAK FROM A HOPPER. WALKED UNDER IT AND AS HE WAS LOOKING UP, SLIPPED ON SOME ICE AND FELL ON HIS LEFT ARM/R IBS. AT...