Greer Limestone — Accidents

Total: 73 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
04/30/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee was out of the loader manually moving the face drill cable out of their way so that they could clean up. While they were working the cable out of the way they felt a strain in their abdomen t...
01/23/2025 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was scaling the right rib with a CAT Excavator in 42 Face when a rock from the face fell and hit the FOPS of the machine and broke through the left rear glass and ended up on the seat behind EE. EE...
01/16/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee was walking over to help clean the beltline when they slipped on ice and landed on their lunch box.
08/30/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 17d lost EE was trying to spread forks on the IT CAT Loader Equipment number 1195 when one fork came off of the rail and fell on EE's right ankle. The forks were in a raised position approximately 4 ft. off of...
08/25/2023 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None EE was walking through the shop between a wooden pallet and the vending machine when EE's left foot caught a loop that was coming off of the pallet that was holding down an electrical cable. EE trippe...
06/20/2023 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 10d lost, 42d restricted EE had a chute plug and was trying to pry stone free with a pry bar on the 18 inch chute. As EE has doing this, a piece above broke loose and came down on EE's right hand.
04/26/2023 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 14d lost, 6d restricted Employee was climbing off loader when EE stepped on a rock and twisted EE's left knee. This happened on 4/26/23 but employee did not stop work and returned to work next day. EE went to doctor on 5/4/2...
06/07/2022 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 141d lost The worker was walking around EE's job area when EE slipped in mud caused by rainfall that happened earlier in the day. When the worker slipped EE tried to catch self but ended up twisting EE's right...
01/19/2022 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The worker was using an air-powered chipping hammer to take out mixing plates at the asphalt plant. While the worker was performing EE's task a piece of debris flew into EE's right nostril and made EE...
08/09/2021 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was splitting cable open with a razor knife and it slipped and cut left pinky. When they got to urgent care they received 4 stitches.
07/12/2019 STRIKING OR BUMPING DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost While walking on the #1 Belt Conveyor, the employee scraped EE's right (thigh) leg on the handrail. Did not notice it until EE was home from work.
08/23/2018 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 210d lost In 34 Heading, climbing up 992C Loader, employee fell from the top deck of the loader, employee's foot slipped causing them to grab the hand rail and swing, striking their right shoulder and the back...
03/07/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was shoveling #1 Sand Plant when EE felt a pain in the lower right part of EE's back.
01/15/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Was unloading an acetylene tank when it slipped out of the employee's hands. When EE tried to catch it to regrip the tank, EE felt something pull in left arm where the bicep and elbow meet.
10/13/2017 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cutting a fastened guard when the utility knife slipped and cut a finger.
08/21/2017 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 118d lost Employee was scaling the face of 20 heading using a scaling bar when the employee felt pain in employee's right shoulder and neck.
08/11/2017 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted While scaling a rib in in the bottom area of 42 heading, a slab off the rib came down while scaling and struck the boom of the Gradall causing it to swing. The miner's left shoulder struck the inside...
07/31/2017 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While cutting a Gradall shank with an oxygen acetylene torch, a piece of molten metal flew into the employees ear.
06/07/2017 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using a ratchet, socket and tap to clean bolt hole threads on a 992c loader. The socket slipped, causing the employee to strike knuckle of left hand on the loader bucket.
06/07/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost The employee walked around the rear of welding truck where EE slipped on loose gravel and fell to the ground. EE felt a ""pop"" and sharp pain in left knee. EE got back up under own power and was tak...
12/15/2015 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None While going back to do his pre-vehicle inspection report on his welding truck the employee discovered the welding truck adjacent to his was completely burnt as it appeared to catch fire between the af...
02/17/2015 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost While operating gradall #890 the employee turned and felt pain in his back.
09/29/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost While cutting a piece of belting with a utility knife towards himself the employee accidentally stabbed himself in the right upper leg above the knee. The wound was approximately 3/8"" to 1/2"" long.
08/05/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 36d lost While loading a shot at the face the employee felt pain in his back. Although he felt OK the rest of the shift the next day he sought medical care as he states he could barely move.
06/25/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 33d lost While shoveling from under a beltline at the #2 mill the employee felt tightness in his lower back.
06/05/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 158d lost While hand scaling in the face the scaling bar slipped on a rock and caused pain in the employee's right arm.
09/09/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 130d lost While walking at the face the employee tripped and twisted his right knee.
07/01/2013 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost While checking out the tail roll on the #12 belt due to a conveyor/chute plug up a rock fell off of the catwalk above him striking him on the side of the head. This incident was a result of a plug up...
05/31/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 271d lost While picking rock off of the conveyor the employee stated that his back started hurting him.
12/04/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost While washing off the scales the slack was pulled out of the hose causing the worker to be tangled and fall from a standing position to walking/work surface.
10/22/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Worker was working in a group of 3 individuals using a vaccum truck to remove debris from around a conveyor belt on an elevated platform. As he was pulling the 4 inches of hose, slipped backwards fall...
08/23/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 20d lost While getting out of the basket on the tower truck, employee's ring on his left ring finger caught on the basket, ripping the skin loose all around his finger.
05/10/2012 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost While using a cutting torch to remove a bearing the employee was burned by the torch tip after another employee tripped over the torch hose causing the torch flame to contact his left hand.
03/23/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 15d lost While shoveling at the sand plant the employee felt a burning sensation in his left side area.
12/23/2011 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 19d lost While lifting a bearing to install a plow bolt in a take up pulley the bar slipped causing the bearing to come down on the employee's left thumb and index finger.
12/22/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost While lifting screens into a truck the employee felt something pull in his lower abdomen.
04/11/2011 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 9d lost During operation of the Mack tower truck the EE felt something pop in his lower back while pushing in on the truck's clutch pedal.
11/08/2010 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While cutting off a water hose with a knife the employee cut his hand when the knife slipped.
09/24/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 9d lost While stepping out of the shooters truck the employee strained his lower back.
01/04/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost While attempting to climb a vertical ladder the employee's feet slipped out from under him. The employee tried to stay on his feet and the ladder by grabbing hold with his right hand. However, the e...
12/07/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While using a utility knife to tryand cut open a lid on a bucket the knife slipped striking the employee's hand resulting in a laceration.
08/25/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost While hitting a support beam for catwalk repair with a sledge hammer, the employee struck the metal and his hand slipped off the metal and got caught between the hammer handle and steel.
07/29/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 29d lost While the employee was working on the left rear brake drum on the mechanic's truck, the brake drum slipped and smashed his right index finger, causing a laceration to occur.
06/22/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 116d lost While greasing the tail section of a conveyor belt at the #1 mill the employee slipped and fell from the level concrete slab that served as an ankor point for the conveyor.
03/05/2009 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 15d lost While cleaning conveyor belly guards under beltline a guard full of material debris dropped down, hit the manlift basket and then jammed the basket up and into the conveyor frame in a ""spring up"" ma...
08/01/2008 POWERED HAULAGE PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 227d lost While trying to unplug a dust collector chute the employee raised up the provided rubber guard and stuck his hand in too close to the auger screw and momentarily became entangled in the screw.
07/28/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost While steam cleaning oil cooler on hi-lift, the employee was walking on the catwalk and slipped. He reported that he caught himself and felt something pull in his shoulder.
10/31/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost While hand-scaling the roof and rib in #25-#26 heading for an electrical drop a large rock approximately 6 feet x 3 feet x 8 inches came down striking the employee on the head and face.
09/06/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost While picking up a box of stick powder, the employee pulled a muscle in his back.
01/19/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost While roving rock from a shot hole prior to loading a face shot, the EE felt something pull in his lower back.