HARLEYVILLE MINE & PLANT — Accidents

Total: 170 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
06/21/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 69d restricted Employee had been lifting heavy items including conveyor screw and chain fall. Items felt heavy but did not have any pain on 6/21. Went home and woke up 6/22 with tingling in the left arm and leg alon...
06/20/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None employee was bolting up a box. While bolting the box another employee began to unstrap the load. When this happened the duct the box was attached to rolled over onto EE's left thigh cutting upper le...
05/12/2016 OTHER DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 15d restricted EE used a forklift to move pallet of motor parts (each < 30 lbs) to metal recycling. EE tossed each part in container. EE turned to walk back to forklift and felt sharp pain in back. Next day pain had...
12/21/2015 STRIKING OR BUMPING DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 27d restricted Employee was working in the VRM on 12/21/15. While walking underneath scaffolding he struck his hard hat on a support and felt his neck jam from the impact. Thought pain would go away and didn't repor...
11/05/2015 ENTRAPMENT ACCIDENT ONLY None Cement silo elevator stuck on way to top of silos with 3 employees inside for approx. 5 hrs, 15mins. MSHA contacted at 25 mins. No injury resulted. Elev tech replaced faulty circuit board for door loc...
07/29/2015 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 19d lost, 13d restricted Employee & two co-workers were clearing out south VRM reject chute. Employee and one co-worker were below the chute and the other co-worker was behind the chute. Large amount of powder material flushe...
03/21/2015 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost While moving boom lift on wet road lift dropped into a pot hole bouncing employee up causing him to twist his foot on accelerator cover plate.
03/19/2015 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 10d lost, 9d restricted 4 Prod Asst were installing kiln hood beams. IE was operating the grip hoist on the west side of kiln hood. EE turned from facing kiln to find IE on his knees with head on ground. His ear was cut a...
03/02/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Slippery surface.
02/04/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted EE was welding a double plate to inside of wheel loaders bucket. Employee was welding for appox. 3 hrs. in slightly bent position at the waist. When repositioning his body he felt sharp pain in his lo...
01/26/2015 OTHER DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted EE installing buckets on elevator chain on clk S elevator. Wind shifted and dust went toward EE face and eyes from N elevator (via S elevator casing). EE washed eyes out, got goggles and finished with...
12/03/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Employee was welding beams on a structure when he lost his footing and grabbed a near by beam for support. The sudden movement caused a muscle contusion.
11/24/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted Employee was removing 1st row of mill shell liners from compartment 1 on finish mill 3. Bull-pin & hammer was used to remove wedged mill balls found between liners & head liners. When striking bull-pi...
11/20/2014 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Reportable Hearing Loss to Lab Employee
10/28/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While changing a flat tire, the jack failed trapping the workman's arm between the tire and the wheel well. Laceration to forearm/wrist.
09/24/2014 ENTRAPMENT ACCIDENT ONLY None Preheater elevator stuck between the 4th and 5th floors with employee inside for approx. 45 mins. MSHA contacted at 30 mins. No injury resulted. Elevator closed door contact was misaligned due to door...
09/04/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Contractor was removing strap from bars being hoisted up onto the cooler deck. Bar slipped and cut his RT hand, 2nd finger. He realized he was cut(he had work gloves on) he went to 1st aid room and a...
08/23/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Employee was helping lift a piece of handrail when he pulled a muscle in his back.
08/22/2014 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was removing a diagonal brace on the recycle tower to make room to set a conveyor head section. The bolt started to spin. The employee placed a spud wrench on the nut and used a battery power...
08/18/2014 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None Kiln stopped due to Kiln Feed PLC failure. Calciner pressure became positive with ID fan stoppage. Alternative solid fuels in the injection screw started to smolder. Due to PLC failure, fire protectio...
07/07/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While employee was on his afternoon break, he was slicing up a watermelon to eat. When he sliced into the watermelon he accidentally lacerated the tip of his left pinky finger.
05/22/2014 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was laying on his back grinding the underside of handrail. Though he was wearing safety glasses and a full face shield a foreign object got into his left eye.
02/25/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 69d restricted Employee was loading a truck out of silo 8. The gate was stuck open and material did not stop flowing. Employee went out of the office, thru the center bay door and up the ladder to close the gate. As...
02/17/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 4d restricted Employee was loosening a port cover with a pipe. In the process a piece of welded rod broke off and struck him in the nose.
01/17/2014 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Reportable Hearing Loss to Lab Employee
12/19/2013 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 38d lost An employee of Love Mechanical Cut the back of his leg with his pocket knife while cutting a rope. The cut required stitches.
11/08/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 8d lost, 67d restricted Employee was with 3 production assistants removing a support beam from the kiln firing hood. They were using a metal cable, pulley block and forklift to pull the beam. Employee was holding the cable t...
10/30/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 12d lost, 27d restricted Employee was inspecting a ""SK"" type valve on storage silos and requested another mechanic to assist in changing the valves position. Controls for the motor where on the opposite side of the pipes fr...
09/22/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING THE STAIRS WITH AN AIR HOSE IN HIS HAND AND MISSED A STEP AND FELL.
08/23/2013 DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee was working on conveyor for Finish Mill 3. Complained of trouble breathing and needing a break. Coworker took him to break room where employee complained of cramping. Call EMS and was given f...
07/18/2013 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING WITH A JACK HAMMER AND THE DUST GOT ON HIS SKIN CAUSING IT TO ITCH. WHILE ITCHING IT STARTED TO BURN WHICH CAUSED BRUISING.
05/07/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 37d lost, 1d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS WEIGHING CEMENT BAGS IN THE PACK HOUSE WHEN HIS ABDOMEN AREA AND SCROTUM STARTING SWELLING.
02/20/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was checking on lack of flow of cement at silo(#3). Opened pie plate on feed box and it was full of feed. Started to remove feed and once pressure was released the feed blew back into his fac...
12/10/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost MOVED A DRUM THE WRONG WAY HEARD HIS BACK POP. THE FOLLOWING DAY HE WAS LIFTING SOME BAGS AND AGGRAVATED THE BACK PAIN.
11/29/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None HELPING A PA PULL A PIPE OUT THE TA DUET. HIS HAND WAS ON THE TIP OF THE PIPE AND WHEN THEY WERE PUSHING THE PIPE HIS FINGER HIT THE RAILS.
09/28/2012 DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 2d lost DEHYDRATION
09/25/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A glass stem on an impinger broke while the sampling specialist was assembling a sampling train. The impinger apparently had a weakness that was not spotted prior to its use. The individual required s...
09/05/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Two employees were cleaning the pre heater on the 3rd floor. Employee tried to close a door, which required working above his head. Door latch inconveniently placed and could not be closed it with one...
07/25/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 1d restricted EE WAS WORKING ON THE FINISH MILL FEED CONVEYOR REMOVING CLINKER BUILD UP FROM UNDER THE BELT. HE WAS PRYING A PIECE OF CLINKER WITH A SHOVEL AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS ON THE OTHER SIDE DOING THE SAME...
06/25/2012 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None Fire started in the Alternate Solid Fuels facility in the area of the magnet belt for the west shredding line. The dry chemical fire suppression system discharged at the sensing of fire, but did not...
04/25/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was working to seal an opening in a meal pipe in the Preheater Tower using ceramic wool. While preparing to apply sealing materials, he disturbed dust from an overhead air line and some mate...
04/23/2012 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 3d restricted JACKHAMMERING ON THE CATWALK A LIGHT GLOBE FELL FROM ABOVE HITTING EMPLOYEE ON THE NECK.
02/07/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost EE WAS ANOTHER WORKER IN THE FM2 COOLER. WHEN HE WAS WALKING DOWN TO THE BOTTOM COOLER WHEN HE YELLED FOR SOMEONE TO DROP THE BRUSH. SOMEONE DROPPED A PIECE OF STEEL KNOWN AS A FLAT BAR. WHEN IT FE...
12/07/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was walking on a 8"" wide concrete curb by 18"" high. He tripped over a piece of rebar that was covered by weeds and fell. He bruised his knee and wrist. Following a visit to the doctor a c...
11/28/2011 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None While emptying pulverized coal from storage tanks as part of a kiln shutdown procedure, an excessive amount of coal dust was pumped to the precalcer, resulting in a significant puff. No injuries were...
09/28/2011 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost Driver stepped into cement dust that overflowed his work boots.
03/21/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was walking down a flight of steps on the PreHeater Tower at Lafarge Cement Harleyville, SC and missed a step. He fell down approximately 5 steps and suffered compound fracture to his leg.
09/29/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost Temp. worker was performing cleaning task when he indicated his back was sore but could not identify a specific incident other than repetitive twisting motion.
05/26/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was helping putting a scaffold together when an X brace came off and hit the employee in the mouth chipping front teeth.
04/12/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 11d restricted A mechanic was rigging a bearing cap with 2 come alongs, when side loading caused the load to fall from support, striking the employee on the foot. Xrays of the foot revealed no breaks - just swellin...