Graymont Superior Lime Plant — Accidents

Total: 95 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
08/02/2023 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Buckets on a loadout spout were stuck. Trying to break free the material, the employee banged on the buckets from the inside with a sledgehammer. This resulted in the loadout spout becoming unstuck, a...
02/17/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 18d restricted Employee was conducting a routine task. Inspecting a belt. They lifted a top cover of the guard to check the tracking. When they grabbed the cover by both sides to place it back on, it slipped from th...
01/06/2023 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 106d restricted Employee slipped on a plant road. EE did not fall but had discomfort in front & back of EE' left knee when catching balance. EE followed RICE principles. EE was still experiencing pain so EE went to O...
05/29/2021 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None Investigation into the cause of the fire is ongoing. Minimal damage was done to the kiln girth gear due to the fire. Impairment was the downtime of the kiln. The kiln returned to operation within 24 h...
05/09/2021 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost EE was struggling with the quality of Hydrate. EE decided to dump the material. EE locked-out the Hydrator and screw to troubleshoot. Once the cover was open EE noticed that there was no material in t...
08/04/2020 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 15d restricted Employee was doing the daily task of using a forklift to empty a dumpster filled with off-spec material into a front end loader bucket. As employee went to empty the dumpster the full bucket immediate...
04/02/2020 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None Coal fire started in coal yard at approximately 12:30 AM on 4/2/2020. Heavy equipment operators used equipment to extinguish. Fire department and police department were called in as well to assist.
03/26/2020 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was repairing a conveyor belt guard, was holding the guard up with left hand so it wouldn't fall into the stone bin. As EE was holding the guard employee was using a grinder in right hand to...
03/19/2020 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee was starting up Hydrator and was troubleshooting when lime bridged over, fell, and inundated employee with lime in eyes. We went to the clinic the following day and received medication. Emplo...
02/16/2020 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None Smoldering coal fire started in coal yard. No structures or employees were affected. Contacted MSHA. Used D9 dozer to extinguish. Continued to monitor over the next week.
02/03/2020 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None Smoldering coal fire was noticed in coalyard on 2/3/20. Plant management was called, MSHA was called, and the operator then used dozer to extinguish. Monitored return over the next few days.
01/06/2020 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None Smoldering coal fire in the coal yard. Heavy equipment operators spent time using FEL, dozer, and excavator to extinguish.
12/19/2019 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None Coal fire (smoldering) in the coal yard. HEO notified management. Management called MSHA online. Have been working on extinguishing fire this past week.
12/12/2019 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None At 4 AM on 12/12 a coal fire was noticed in the coal yard. MSHA was contacted. The HEO used the excavator to mitigate the smoldering. The fire was out by 2 PM on 12/13.
10/21/2019 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None There was persistent smoldering on the coal stock pile. Removing and extinguishing of embers took more than 30 minutes.
08/20/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None During cleanup after a lime kiln de-slagging job an employee got lime kiln dust in the right eye from debris that fell from above EE.
06/27/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 43d lost Chain handrail broke, employee fell backwards off catwalk. Employee landed on pallet of bricks 4.5 feet below.
03/06/2019 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Indoors, good lighting, dry floor. Falling material hit employee's jackhmmer bit causing the handle to strike employee in the chin resulting in a 1 inch laceration and a 1/2 inch laceration.
12/09/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Employee was working as a relief Assistant Kiln Op, while removing an inspection cover for a girth gear on kiln 5, EE strained right shoulder. A 480v heater was placed in the area on the prior shift,...
09/13/2018 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee exiting their vehicle in employee parking lot and dust particles from the lot impacted left eye. Winds were 15-20 mph. Rinsed eye out, received medical attention for scratched cornea, presc...
08/05/2018 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None Kiln 5 was shedding ash ring, the cooler pit could not cool the lime/ash down enough and the hot material caused the conveyor belt to ignite. Fire Department was called and extinguished the fire rapi...
08/04/2018 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee raking ash ring from kiln grates when a large chunk of ring fell on to the rake, impact jarred their lower back. Employee was seen at Urgent Care that same day, lower lumbar strain. Treatmen...
08/01/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost Attempting to remove a pin that was holding a gate up under the crossover screw. While trying to lift gate arm up employee strained the lower groin area. Occupational Medicine review indicated a her...
07/08/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted Shoveling a lime pile onto a conveyor, felt pain in lower back. Placed on weight and activity restrictions after Occupational Medicine visit.
02/04/2018 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 4d lost, 37d restricted Employee was loading rail cars with lime product. Employee had to release rail car brake by climbing rail car ladder to platform. After releasing the brake the employee started moving back towards lad...
01/12/2018 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 28d restricted Employee slipped on ice while moving rail cars with shuttle wagon. Employee is experiencing pain in right ribs near the kidney.
08/03/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cleaning Kiln 4 cooler pit when lime dust from the cross-over belt level fell into the individual's left eye causing a chemical burn.
01/05/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 25d lost, 71d restricted Employee ruptured distal bicep tendon while removing heater from a hanger bracket in a scissor lift. Employee needs a MRI with surgery to follow. Employee is under restricted work until surgery is sch...
09/16/2016 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cleaning at transfer point of the west belt in the stone tunnel. While using the hand tool for this work, it hung up on something under the belt. EE pulled harder, sudden release and sm...
08/18/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Transferring lime fines material from hopper to loader bucket, lime material contacted right eye causing chemical burn.
04/02/2016 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Unplugging 1/8"" lime from product chute using hammer caused product to surge onto belt and become airborne and into employee's eyes. Employee flushed eyes at plant and was taken to the emergency roo...
01/29/2016 OTHER DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 45d lost, 69d restricted Dislocated left shoulder when repositioning body, while kneeling, employee was cleaning ESP #2. Employee stated that shoulder has been dislocated previously from participation in athletics.
01/13/2016 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 13d restricted Miner struck left thumb with a brick hammer, fracturing the bone under left thumb nail. EE is on restricted light duty.
06/08/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 4d restricted Employee was climbing down a ship ladder to the dock. He placed his left foot on the ground then began to lift his right foot off the ladder and heard a pop and felt pain in his left ankle. He went...
04/21/2015 MACHINERY PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 21d lost, 44d restricted Miner was using a pedestal grinder to sharpen the edge on a steel wedge. The miner raised the wedge too high and the grinding wheel grabbed it and forced it into the tool rest gap of the machine. Th...
01/28/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None On 01/28/15 the employee got something in his eye when he pulled his hoodie sweatshirt over his head. He subsequently went to the emergency room seeking medical treatment. The emergency room doctor r...
07/03/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee got lime dust in his right eye while removing his dust mask and safety glasses in the control room. He flushed his eye for 15 minutes at the plant and was then taken to a nearby medical clin...
05/20/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee got hydrated lime in his right eye while unplugging elevator in the hydrate plant. Flushed eye at the plant but did not provide relief. Visited doctor the following day, who prescribed a pr...
02/16/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee received lime burns to his right and left forearms after unplugging a chute in the lime storage area. Lime had filled the cuffs of his gloves and chemical reaction occurred when the lime com...
06/09/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was closing the bridge crane cab door and the door closed on his right hand, cutting his ring finger to the bone, around the nail. Employee was driven by a fellow employee to the local ER....
12/28/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 51d lost Employee was carrying two buckets to the lab. He tripped on a slightly-elevated section of asphalt. It was not slippery or rocky. He was unable to break his fall and fell hard on his right knee....
12/27/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Millwright was pushing the #4 scale feed belt, which was jammed with a rock. His hands slipped and his chest struck the motor. The injury wasn't immediately felt but started to hurt after an hour, e...
12/06/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Note: This incident was originally reported on 12/6/11 as a near-miss. It later became a reportable event when the employee visited his chiropractor for treatment on 12/19/11. Incident Description:...
06/29/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Working in stone tunnel shoveling. Felt pain in lower back. Able to continue working. Became reportable later after he visited a chiropractor for treatment.
06/03/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Employee broke small toe on right foot when removing plate access door.
04/03/2011 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Lime dust in right eye due to wind gust. Employee went to emergency ward and was given antibiotic drops. Employee returned to work.
01/31/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Lime dust entered the left eye while cleaning back end of lime kiln.
12/10/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 139d restricted Was loading Rail Cars and the loading doors were frozen to the top of the car. Wrenched his lower back trying to open these doors.
10/28/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None When taking two 4"" hose connectors ( cam locks ) apart, one end flung up and struck the worker on the upper lip and chipped his upper front left tooth. Also a small laceration on his upper lip.
05/15/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee had just swept up the machine shop floor and poured the sweepings into a bin. Some dust flew up into the air and he got a foreign particle in his right eye. Went home that night feeling ok,...