Grand River Operation — Accidents

Total: 18 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
10/21/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost On October 21, 2025, Schad personnel were performing demolition work on Kiln #4 at Carmeuse Lime. While moving a debris buggy into the kiln, the buggy became lodged on the ramp at the kiln entrance. A...
09/19/2025 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Intern Process Eng. was providing help with racking of material. While doing so intern pinched EE's index finger on EE's right hand between the rake EE was using and metal door. This resulted in a cut...
09/15/2023 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Forklift operator from the facility was operating a forklift in excess speed and did not see our employee walking in the same direction of the forklift. The forklift struck the industry service emplo...
05/19/2022 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None No conditions contributed to the incident. Incident took place on a concrete walkway leading from the plant's parking area to the main office. Employee states that they tripped and fell. Employee was...
09/06/2021 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None Unknown at this time. Alternative (Alt) fuel supply ignited within the Alt fuel baghouse, damaging the baghouse internals and feeder belt within the equipment.
12/01/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 21d lost Employee was tarping a trailer at Carmeuse-Grand River when they slipped and fell, striking their head on the ground. Employee sustained a small laceration above the right eye, a concussion and vertig...
08/22/2020 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None Residual grease laying in bottom of gear shroud. Although unknown at time of report, radiant heat from the kiln may have been the source of ignition. Minimal heat damage to a thermal coupler as a resu...
02/19/2016 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was removing a piece of foreign material from a head pulley with a crowbar when it came unjammed, EE's left arm came down on an edge of metal cutting wrist. ER Treatment - 6 stitches.
09/27/2013 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None At 11:41 am on 9/27/13 the kiln system lost I/O communication causing an unplanned shutdown. The system was restarted @ 11:57 am. At 12:00 pm an ignition occurred in the primary air fan of the solid...
01/21/2012 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None Experienced a possible unplanned ignition of coal in the kiln 5 Raymond Bowl Mill Grinding system. No injuries or damages occurred.
03/11/2011 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 26d lost, 30d restricted Employee was in the stone tunnel when he grabbed a steering roller on the steering idler. His sweatshirt sleeve then became caught between conveyor belt and roll, pulling his hand in. He pulled his...
06/10/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None Employee was placing brick on staging platform. Brick fell off platform striking employee left arm and left leg.
03/27/2008 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE suffered an injury when he smashed the tip of this little finger between a hand tool and a concrete ceiling. He was attempting to re-engage the coal mill airlock clutch. While pulling down to engag...
08/19/2005 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 3d restricted Employee was tightening, adjusting bolts on frame in an attempt to raise the frame. The frame would not raise so the employee used a hydraulic jack. The hydraulic jack popped out and struck the employ...
07/25/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 40d restricted Cleaning out the coal mill air lock, holding the air lock door with left hand and loosening nuts with right hand. After nuts were off the door slipped out of the left hand and fell open. The door ca...
04/17/2004 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Their were high winds the day of the injury. The employee was working on the floor when a high wind blew lime dust into his eyes and face. The employee had safety glasses on at the time of the injur...
09/15/2003 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE CLEANING OUT EAST END OF #5 COOLING TOWER SCREW. HE HAD THE BAR IN CHUTE MATERIAL DROPPED DOWN, HIT END OF THE BAR CAUSING THE END OF THE BAR OUTSIDE OF THE CHUTE TO SLIP OUT OF HIS HANDS, STRIKING...
05/09/2003 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WIND BLOWN FOREIGN BODY ENTERED EYE OF EE WHILE WALKING IN THE LIME KILN AREA. PHYSICIAN ADMINISTERED PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION AS PART OF TREATMENT.