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... |