Guion Plant — Accidents

Total: 50 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
01/12/2026 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None Operator walking, overstepped end of EE's catwalk, causing EE's toe to catch the ground, causing EE to fall forward to the ground, landing on right shoulder.
08/12/2025 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 58d restricted Employee was stepping over a wash hose and caught the heel of EE's boot causing EE to fall onto EE's left knee.
01/21/2025 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While removing bolts from haul truck cab, employees finger was smashed between wrench handle and frame of truck causing a small laceration on left pinkie finger requiring 4 stitches. Employee put on m...
08/04/2024 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 3d lost, 20d restricted Dryer operator attempting to pull water hose, slipped on algae that had grown on concrete surface, causing operator to partially fall, catching self with right hand/wrist. X-ray of hand/wrist showed a...
07/31/2024 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Shop employee was accidentally struck in the face with a shop hammer by another employee while trying to remove a pin from a dozer track. Employee received 3 stitches.
04/15/2024 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Reportable hearing loss
12/14/2023 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 30d lost Employee stated that running the loader in the area hurt employee's back. Did not give a specific action that had occurred to cause the injury.
06/18/2018 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted While going to muck a pile, the loader entered the pile and struck a large object, possibly a ledge or a boulder. This jarred the FEL and the impact caused the operator to experience significant pain...
06/10/2017 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Blasters were loading a shot in a heading, a cord needed to be cut so the EE asked another blaster to cut the cord while EE held it. The EE moved slightly when the cut was about to be made and cut fin...
02/28/2017 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Employee was standing on two 4D batteries, not performing work, as employee stepped off them employee stepped down onto a water hose rolling employee's right ankle.
05/04/2015 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cutting a door on the RTO in half to create a safer access into the exhaust plenum. While cutting the door using a 4"" grinder, the grinding wheel got bound up and kicked back striking t...
01/28/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 41d restricted While removing form stiff backs out of the thickener with the crane, a splice hung the upper platform board then released falling 2-inches to 3-inches back to the platform brace hitting the employee o...
08/27/2014 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 209d lost The blasting crew was conducting a normal blast within the underground. The crew was set up to detonate the blast one heading over and approximately 700' from the blast site. Approximately 10 second...
09/20/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was helping to install a guard on a belt conveyor when it dropped and mashed his left thumb.
06/24/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted While moving the power cable for the jumbo drill, the employee tripped over a rock and strained his lower back. The employee was diagnosed with a lower lumbar strain on 6/26/12 and was placed on modif...
05/14/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON A LADDER TIGHTENING BOLTS ON A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT WHEN THE WRENCH HE WAS USING SLIPPED OFF THE NUT, CAUSING THE EMPLOYEE TO LOSE HIS BALANCE AND FELL FROM THE LADDER
04/03/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While changing bearing at BC-03C, employee got his right middle index finger caught in between the bearing and the frame it attaches to. Several stitches were required to close the wound.
02/23/2012 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 10d lost Employee stated over time his right knee began bothering him and he felt like it was being caused by climbing stairs at the mill building. There was no specific incident that occurred which contribut...
02/18/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 49d lost While on break at the mine shop lunchroom, the employee got up from the lunch table and his knee gave out on him. At the time, the employee was not doing any work related duties. The diagnosis of th...
09/16/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Installing grating on a new truss. After installing one section, he stepped back across an opening from one beam to another. He lost footing and fell into the opening. He was wearing fall protection....
07/11/2011 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was using a hand grinder with a cutting wheel when he was struck in the eye with a piece of debris. The EE was taken to a doctor where no damage was found.
07/09/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 43d restricted While loosening two sections of drill pipe, the wrench used by the driller' s helper slipped, resulting in the driller helper falling towards the back of the drilling rig. He struck his head on the dr...
06/29/2011 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While scaling from a basket, a rock fell from the face of the heading striking the employee on the left arm and shoulder area. The employee received a cut on his left forearm which required 3 stitche...
04/06/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted The employee was dismounting the Fletcher scaling rig when he lost his balance on the last step and fell approximately 2 feet to the ground. He fell on a large rock on the ground striking him in the...
03/11/2011 MACHINERY ACCIDENT ONLY None Operator was attempting to lift a preexisting tank, prior to the lift operator had miscalculated the load. The front stabilizer was not deployed and the lift was attempted from the side. The rigging a...
02/19/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was mounting the CAT 980 Loader when he slipped and fell to the ground. At the time, the employee sustained minor scrapes and bruises but has recently developed pain in his lower back tha...
08/04/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted Employee stated he began to experience pain in lower back around 8/4/2010. He reported this pain to supervisor on 8/9/10. The employee felt the pain was caused by his work at the bag plant. No speci...
07/19/2010 DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 5d restricted Employee was doing maintenance work on Rotex screens when he became overheated. Temperatures were in the 90's with high heat index values.
04/07/2010 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was attempting to wedge the last IBeam into place using a chain hoist to pull the IBeam down, as EE hit the top of the IBeam with a sledge hammer , the IBeam moved down about 1-1/2 links of slack i...
01/28/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 14d restricted Employee strained his back as he bent over to pick up an air chuck off the ground.
06/23/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cutting a hose with a pocket knife when the knife slipped and cut him on the left forearm.
05/27/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 23d restricted Employee was descending stairs in the dryer building, when he slipped and fell. In the process of the fall, he hurt his shoulder. Initially the injury was thought to be minor, but has since been dia...
04/03/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was replacing belts on a motor when he injured his shoulder/neck area. He had his arms stretched out at shoulder height and was pulling the belts down. While he was doing this he felt p...
07/18/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted Employee was removing a 20' piece of steel from a rack when the end became unbalanced. As the end fell to the ground the EE lunged to rebalance the steel and felt pain in his neck. As time passed, h...
02/22/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 20d restricted EE stepped out of the maintenance truck when he felt very hot and dizzy. He then had a pain develop in his lower back. He reported the incident to his supervisor and the pain started getting worse....
09/28/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 54d lost Employee was working from a scaling basket on a hammer drill that was lodged in the face. He was having to reach in an awkward position to loosen bolts on the drill when he strained his back. The di...
08/01/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE had gotten his right thumb crushed between a roller and the BC-03A conveyor frame while attempting to change the roller out for a new one. The accident resulted in an Open Fracture of the Distal T...
08/24/2004 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The injured employee was helping another employee repair a dresco pipe. The employee fixing the pipe blew the pipe clear with compressed air. The injured employee was looking over his shoulder at th...
07/24/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None MINER HIT RIGHT KNEE WHILE CLIMBING ONTO A LOADER.
11/07/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE BEGAN FEELING KNEE PAIN WHILE WORKING HIS JOBAS MAINTENANCE.
10/29/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted EE STARTED FEELING BACK PAIN WHILE BAGGING 100 LB SACKS OF SAND.
09/03/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None OPERATOR WAS BAGGING SAND & RUBBED UP AGAINST THE BAGGER SPOUT, WHICH CUT HIS RIGHT UPPER ARM.
07/24/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 23d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING OUT THE BOIL BOX AND TWISTED HIS BACK WHILE THROWING OUT A VOLLEY BALL SIZED ROCK.
02/18/2002 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None MAN WAS WELDING ON A LINED PIPE AT GROUND LEVEL. THE LINER IN THE PIPE CAUGHT FIRE & TRAVELED UP THROUGH TO THE SCREEN ON THE 4TH LEVEL. BURNED SCREENS & CONVEYORS.
01/04/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS CLEANING A HOPPER. WHILE STANDING ON A GRIZZLEY HIS FOOT SLIPPED THROUGH. HE HURT HIS LEFT WRIST WHILE TRYING TO CATCH HIMSELF.
08/15/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 76d lost, 1d restricted THIS IS AN OLD INJURY THAT STARTED HURTING AGAIN FROM ORIGINAL INJURY DATED 10-12-99. HE STARTED COMPLAINING ABOUT IT 8-15-01. HAD SURGERY ON 10-16-01. HE CLAIMED TO HAVE TWISTED HIS KNEE ON A PALLET...
07/10/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None HE TURNED ON THE WRONG VALVE WHILE LOADING ANFO.THE VALVE DID NOT HAVE A HOSE. THE OPENING BLEW ANFO ONTO HIS ARM CAUSING BURNS AND BRUISING.
07/10/2000 OTHER INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES None DEATH DUE TO MASSIVE HEART ATTACK.
04/27/2000 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None AN EMPLOYEE CUT LEFT THUMB 1 INCH DEEP USING CUTTING BLADE.
03/30/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None STEPPED OFF RAIL CAR AND SPRAINED ANKLE.