HARLEYVILLE MINE & PLANT — Accidents

Total: 170 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
01/26/2026 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Miner was completing work on a table in the lab, when EE dropped an item on the floor. As EE bent over to retrieve the item, EE struck the right side of EE's forehead on a corner of the work table.
06/17/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Team member was closing a door on the finish mill and caught fingertip between a wire sling causing a laceration.
01/09/2024 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While electrician was traveling to shipping, gusty wind conditions caused a dust particle to get into eye. Flushed but did not relieve irritation so went to emergency care and prescribed a prescriptio...
08/29/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 225d restricted Strained elbow working on kiln baghouse dust collector
03/10/2023 ENTRAPMENT ACCIDENT ONLY None During kiln outage 3 contractors in PH tower passenger elevator when it stopped moving between ground and 1st floor. When evident it would be >30 min, MSHA called between 1115 and 1120 pm per supervis...
11/16/2022 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted Employee was using a 3 lb hammer to form metal after welding it. Employee missed target with hammer and felt strain on elbow. Placed on work restriction, no lifting >5 # for next 7 days.
07/29/2022 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Maintenance mechanic was working at VRM roll 1 when a disruption in air flow caused the VRM to become positive, and dust escaped from an inspection door. The mechanic was exposed to hot dust, and was...
07/22/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 20d lost, 7d restricted While clearing a plug on the Stage 1-West vessel material flushed out of the vessel opening onto employees foot, causing a burn to EE's right foot.
07/06/2022 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None Based on initial investigation, appears unknown hot material or object was inside alt fuel storage trailer. As material unloaded from trailer material/object exposed to oxygen causing spontaneous comb...
06/13/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 7d lost, 45d restricted While lowering a steel cover from a roller, mechanic pinch EE's right middle finger between steel plates.
05/04/2022 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Mechanic was assisting welding when a piece of slag got into their eye.
07/28/2021 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 16d restricted Technician was tightening a screw in the electrical compartment of an hvac unit when technician's hand slipped and was cut on the housing of the cabinet.
06/24/2021 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 23d restricted Mechanic was cutting a conveyor belt using a razor knife when the blade slipped and cut left wrist. Bleeding was severe and mechanic was transported to emergency department where they received three s...
06/14/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Contractor was preparing glassware for air sampling when it broke cutting right hand through gloves. Contractor received 15 stitches but there is no impairment.
04/27/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 58d restricted Mechanic had to enter a conveyor chute to cut a section of chain from a sprocket. While exiting the chute, mechanic dislocated right shoulder and had to be transported to hospital to relocate.
04/12/2021 ENTRAPMENT ACCIDENT ONLY None Mechanic stuck in preheat tower passenger elevator for over 30 minutes when elevator stopped moving between 1st and 2nd floor. Elevator repair contractor brought on site to move elevator to floor wher...
03/05/2021 ENTRAPMENT ACCIDENT ONLY None 2 employees were stuck in passenger elevator between 4th and 5th floor. Neither employee was in a life threatening situation. MSHA notified after 30 minutes. Employees able to safely exit elevator at...
01/12/2021 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted Mechanic replacing chain on primary crusher and while swinging sledge to join connecting link plate hammer hit pad eye causing hammer handle to impact hand caused bruising. Mechanic did not report inj...
12/29/2020 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 23d lost, 397d restricted Mechanic using pipe wrench to loosen blowpipe on dust collector and overextended EE's elbow. Incident was not reported until 01/08/2021. Employee instructed to have medical evaluation on 01/08/2021 an...
09/15/2020 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 20d restricted Employee was making a jig to hold drill bits, drilling holes into a board and had hand placed under the board, resulting in the tip of the drill bit puncturing EE's left hand and index finger.
08/31/2020 OTHER DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 4d restricted Employee was walking through plant and felt sudden pain in lower back. Employee stated EE did not have any pain at start of shift and that EE did not slip or trip on anything to cause the sudden pain.
08/07/2020 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None Clinker belt 5BC660 transporting clinker into Clinker Silo 42 caught fire required local fire department assistance to extinguish. FD on site at 09:40, MSHA notified 09:58, fire extinguished 10:16.
06/18/2020 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 63d lost, 197d restricted Employee tripped over metal plate, and then slipped in a mud puddle, causing EE to fall directly onto EE's left knee.
05/02/2020 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 67d restricted Employee clearing a blockage of coal at coal mill rotary feeder. 1 bolt was left in the door and swung the door to the side to start unplugging blockage. A surge of coal hit the table causing the mil...
09/17/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Mechanic removing pan from D8 dozer. When Mech removed last bolt holding pan, the pan slipped out of EE's hand pinching left hand between pan and ground, causing cut to hand. 1st Aid provided and sent...
06/03/2019 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 18d restricted Employee operating bobcat clearing material from vertical roller mill reject bin when blocked material flushed and hot powdery material entered cab of bobcat. Operator received 2nd degree burn to 2 fi...
04/08/2019 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Mechanic working cleaning surface of expansion joint to being work and wind blew dust into left eye. Attempted to flush with water but could not remove particle, so went to medical clinic where the pa...
03/14/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 21d restricted Mechanic working in vertical raw mill and had to climb up and down to access separator. Mechanic believes EE strained right arm during climbing. Afterwards EE thought it was just sore and did not repo...
03/06/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 10d lost, 123d restricted 2 employees carrying metal box down stairs. When 1st employee was setting EE's end of box down to ground it dropped approx. 3 inches from the ground while the 2nd employee was still holding. The emplo...
02/16/2019 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 48d lost, 99d restricted Empl did not report injury to Supv until 2/26/19; following med exam was placed on work restrictions 2/27/19. Empl using air lance to clear chute of material buildup and states after performing task...
07/17/2018 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 167d lost, 167d restricted Cement transport driver walking down a flight of stairs after tank wagon was loaded and claims to have slipped on the 3rd step from the bottom of the stairs causing driver to fall. Driver indicated le...
06/29/2018 DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 2d restricted Employee was working in Finish Mill building when EE started feeling dizzy. EE walked outside to get some fresh air. EE sat down to rest and tried to stand up EE realized EE was too dizzy, nauseated,...
05/29/2018 OTHER DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 14d restricted Employee was laying down on the floor cutting a belt guard off. Stood up from a kneeling position and half way they felt a sharp cramp like pain in the lower back. Employee notified Supervisor at lunc...
04/16/2018 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 19d restricted Mechanic trying to remove coupling hub from head shaft of limestone feeder. Using a strong back with a port-a-power ram and 1/2"" all-thread rods to rig coupling for removal. While applying pressure t...
11/07/2017 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 26d lost, 9d restricted The mechanic was removing a pipe nipple with a 36"" pipe wrench from the down comer duct and reported severe pain in abdomen. EE was sent to the doctors and put on light duty until further evaluation...
10/08/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None PA cut the air off of one of the airlines used to aerate the Fringe silo. Cement had backed up in the air hose and blew out of the hose going under their glasses. PA advised that they had been rinsing...
09/15/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Mechanic was assisting with the installation of kiln main burner pipe. While loosening bolts on a rod, bolt broke loose and clinker dust dispersed into the air. The dust got under safety glasses and i...
09/11/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Weather do to effects of hurricane Irma caused short power outage, E-compressor needed to be restarted. While restarting compressor a chunk of material fell from above striking pcs on left shoulder. C...
09/01/2017 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None Employee identified an uncontrolled conveyor belt fire at the weathered clinker conveying system. 911 called at 11:50 and MSHA called at 12:05. The fire was extinguished at approximately 12:20 however...
08/07/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Employee was working on Finish Mill 3 300 Dust Collector and dust fell into the right eye while changing out the bags. The mechanic left the scene with the help from partner and went to the eye wash s...
05/16/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Two employees were lowering metal screening roll down from rack in storeroom. EE stated the material was awkward and heavy. EE turned wrist while lowering the material. EE told supervisor of the inci...
03/19/2017 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Employee made 3 pt turn after dumping material, hit a pothole that jarred and twisted their back. After getting a few buckets of marl, noticed back was starting to hurt but did not report incident at...
03/02/2017 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee went out on Short Term Disability thought to be kidney stone related in March 2017. At some point, treatment changed to back. Company was notified 5/10/17 that the employee believed injury wa...
02/21/2017 ENTRAPMENT ACCIDENT ONLY None Preheater elevator stuck between the 1st and 2nd floors with contractor inside for approx. 30 mins when MSHA was contacted. Elevator emergency brake faulted when someone attempted to open the door whi...
02/19/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was removing putlog pipe on 3rd floor. Employee was pulling on one side. When beam on opposite side of vessel came off refractory on port, the pipe came up and struck employee in right front...
02/11/2017 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None Two contract mechanics were assigned to trim the teeth of the head sprocket to the ASF bucket elevator. The ASF system was offline at the time of incident. Sprocket bolt was cut with a torch, which fe...
12/13/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 20d restricted While sitting on a scaffold board, ee began removing an elevator bucket to gain access to the head segments. The hot slag fell onto left pants leg at knee. Once ee saw the slag on pant leg, ee tried t...
11/10/2016 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 38d lost, 116d restricted While replacing inboard bearing assembly on VRM KF pump, mechanic used 1/2 in pull handle to try to remove 3 bolts. Mechanic felt discomfort in rt shoulder, but finished EE's shift without reporting a...
09/20/2016 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None Supervisor observed hot spot at precal pulverized fuel bin and flames near insulation. Instrumentation indicated possible smoldering inside the bin. Coal mill equipment was shut down, CO2 fire suppr...
07/19/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 71d lost, 231d restricted While was working at the ASF elevator employee was lifting a tool bag weighing approx. 60 lbs., felt pain in upper back between shoulder blades. Called Healthbridge and was told to administer 1st aid...