Henry County Mines & Mill — Accidents

Total: 13 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
07/18/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 14d restricted Two employees were opening the hood of a dump truck. One of the employees stepped to the front of the truck to prevent the hood from moving too far forward and breaking the hinges of the hood. EE ende...
01/17/2023 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 52d lost The employee was installing a discharge cover on a water pump. Once in position, the employee began to push the housing toward the pump. The pushing movement caused one of the chain hooks to twist al...
04/20/2022 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A maintenance employee was injured while using a portable side grinder to cut a piece of channel. The cut-off wheel lodged in the cut and kicked back into the inside of left leg just above the knee. T...
01/31/2019 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was sweeping the floor near a conveyor. As ee turned around to leave the area, ee struck right shoulder against the edge of a catwalk. EE lost balance, and fell forward but caught self with right...
05/07/2018 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 105d restricted As employee began to descend a ladder to dust collector ee missed a step. This caused ee to briefly hang by the right arm / hand. This resulted in two torn bicep ligaments.
02/08/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 123d lost, 32d restricted Employee was pulling a rope that raises and lowers the Carbis safety cage on load out for bulk trailers. When pulling the rope to raise the cage from the trailer, ee right shoulder made a popping nois...
07/20/2016 DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee was loading trucks from the silo, which involves climbing up and down several steps to the loading platform and also climbing up and down the steps to the wash down platform, when EE became n...
01/27/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 67d restricted Employee picked up sample from the back of a pick-up truck, extended left arm to sit the sample on the dock at which point EE's shoulder ""popped"". At this time pain is not such that employee wishes...
12/11/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost EE hit his shin when he slipped while climbing onto a Cat 938 loader. The result was a minor cut and bruise on his shin. This accident occurred on 12/11/2010 but did not become reportable until 12/28...
08/04/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 226d lost EE was lifting a 50lbs bag of clay when he felt a pull in his left arm and started having pain. An Orthopedic doctor diagnosed EE with left elbow strain and treated with a cortisone shot. His arm was...
04/29/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 93d restricted Mill foreman was walking down a handicap ramp leading from the office warehouse when he slipped on a slick spot and fell on his right knee.
03/27/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 33d restricted A mechanic was driving a pin into a Cat loader bucket arm with a sledge hammer. The injured mechanic was holding the arm when the sledge hammer glanced off the pin striking his hand.
05/30/2000 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost EMPLOYEE WORKING ON UNDER-CARRIAGE OF D-6 DOZER USING HAND GRINDER, AND IT JAMMED AND KICKED BACK ON EMPLOYEE HITTING HIM IN THE MOUTH AND A CUT ON LEFT ARM.