Imerys Sylacauga Operations — Accidents

Total: 366 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
01/13/2026 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 11d restricted The employee was attempting to determine the cause of vibration alarms, and while feeling for vibration, their hand was able to enter the guarded area, which resulted in right pinky finger making cont...
07/26/2025 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None Miner was switching railcars, drove a buggy between a car being pushed and another parked, and was struck, causing EE's leg to be entrapped between the dash and seat.
07/25/2024 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 50d lost, 8d restricted Employee was exiting truck when EE rolled EE's right ankle while putting foot on ground.
04/18/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted EE was fitting a piece of angle iron when their left thumb got crushed between the iron and coworkers foot.
04/27/2021 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted 773 haul truck went over the edge of a 20' high stockpile. The truck driver suffered a minor laceration to the head and was taken to the hospital where EE was administered 6 staples to close the wound...
04/23/2021 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee sat the wagon down on the track, the motor revved up and took off uncontrollably and hit the car. Shuttle wagon maintenance repair, arrived on site and did an inspection/functions test and wa...
03/08/2021 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 48d lost One employee shot another employee. Investigation pending.
01/07/2021 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 271d lost Employee was driving man lift across track 3 crossing; man lift bounced EE up causing EE to strike EE's leg on the man lift tray under the controls. Employee suffered a break to tibia, fibula and bone...
11/27/2020 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None employee was cutting hose to move truck, was attempting to cut hose with safety knife when it slipped and cut hand
11/13/2020 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 4d lost, 22d restricted Swapping bucket tips from bucket to another. Struck bucket retainer lock with hammer and chard of metal broke off striking employee in right knee.
10/26/2020 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 14d lost Employee was in breakroom before EE's shift started and was opening a container with personal knife and accidentally lacerated EE's wrist.
10/25/2020 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Bulkloader was leaving scale house, stepped on rock and rolled ankle.
10/15/2020 OTHER DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 51d restricted employee was sitting on top of the trailer tank and went to pull themselves up when they felt a burning in left hip.
10/14/2020 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Employee was crossing tracks in Shuttle wagon and brakes stop working. The shuttlewagon to hit tracks hard causing EE to bounce in seat, jamming EE's back.
09/29/2020 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 97d lost Employee noticed a sump pump was not working. When they walked out to the pump they slipped, twisted ankle and landed hard on back. Employee went to ER for eval. and xrays. No broken bones. On 09/29/2...
05/19/2020 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 90d restricted The employee was walking on sloped concrete near plant 32 truck loading when employee slipped and fell. There was a thin layer of slurry type material that has washed there from the 1"" of rain we got...
05/17/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was working on a hub assembly of a cage mill. While trying to turn the hub and shaft employee's hand slipped. The rough worn surface had a sharp edge that cut through employee's glove cau...
05/11/2020 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 73d lost Miner dismounted dozer to go to the restroom, when mounting dozer miner's foot slipped off the step causing the miner to catch self with the left arm.
03/15/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted Employee pulled a groin muscle trying to adjust a bulk bag on a pallet as EE was beginning to fill. EE felt a sharp pain. EE was taken to the local ER where EE was diagnosed with a strained left groin...
02/25/2020 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 258d lost Employee pulled up in a back hoe to address EE's union rep. When EE went to climb over a one foot wall EE's foot slipped and EE fell, straining EE's shoulder.
11/20/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None Contractor was cleaning and picked up heater to move it. While moving the heater, two elements burned out and heater started sparkling. Contractor threw heater down, ran away and twisted EE's wrist.
10/17/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None An operator was walking to the break room. EE stepped in a hole (grass was grown over the hole) and EE rolled ankle. It was diagnosed as a fracture.
10/01/2019 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None An operator lacerated and fractured finger while closing a Victaulic valve using a hammer. The operator missed the valve handle with the hammer striking the tank with the hammer. After the hammer hea...
11/27/2018 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted EE twisted knee when EE slipped and tried to catch self.
11/02/2018 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was driving tractor trailer on company property when trailer collapsed in the middle.
09/21/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was bringing screens down from 2nd floor, said EE tweaked shoulder.
09/20/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Employee was working on drill and struck head causing neck to bend. The next day employee's neck was stiff.
09/19/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was air spraying paint underneath saw horses. Employee was on one knee looking up when ee felt something in eye. EE eye was red and sore the next morning.
08/10/2018 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted EE was leaving the Operations Office (not during EE's work shift). EE left the facility and turned left to follow the sidewalk. EE then saw a barricade on the sidewalk but then slipped and landed on...
07/17/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was placing wodden pallet onto loading station at bulk bag station and felt a pain in right side.
06/11/2018 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 71d restricted Employee was operating a lift truck in shipping area when EE struck a set of fixed rollers. Employee reported lower back pain and was escorted to local emergency room for observation.
04/09/2018 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted Employee was running to turn off vacuum truck when ee felt a pop in left foot.
12/11/2017 ELECTRICAL NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was re-setting breaker in MCC room when arc blast occurred in electrical panel above area of switch EE was resetting.
11/13/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 88d restricted Employee was shoveling spillage when employee experienced pain in employees left shoulder.
09/12/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 198d lost Employee was walking in area under silos through spillage when EE stepped off curb and felt lower back pain
06/15/2017 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 98d restricted Employee was operating a bagging machine when EE opened a machine guard without locking out the equipment and the employee was struck by automated arm that places bags on equipment to be filled with m...
02/17/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted EMPLOYEE STEPPED DOWN FROM PLATFORM & TWISTED ANKLE.
02/06/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 180d lost Employee was attempting to remove ceiling tiles from a 8' ceiling in mining office. Employee did not have proper ladder for project and was working out of an office chair when the accident occurred. E...
11/11/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 17d restricted Tripped climbing onto bulk truck. Fell striking EE's right knee on ladder of truck resulting in laceration & stitches
08/27/2016 OTHER DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Turned in chair to get up, upon standing felt burning in back of heel. Damage to achilles tendon.
08/09/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 56d restricted IE CHANGING FILTER CLOTH-PULLING ON EMBEDDED ROPES OF FILTER CLOTH. SPRAIN TO SHOULDER.
06/14/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 114d restricted EMPLOYEE FELT MUSCLE PULL IN LEFT ARM AS EE CLOSED SPOUT ON MEDIA BAG.
04/02/2016 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost 2 of our Drivers got into an argument. It escalated to pushing & shoving. The one cut the other in EE's hand with a pocket knife.
01/27/2016 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Using self-retracting cutting knife to cut tape off sealtite. Knife slipped cutting EE's palm.
12/19/2015 OTHER INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES None Natural causes. Heart attack while riding in truck.
12/14/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 110d restricted Employee hit with slurry when basket seal blew, IE fell landing on left shoulder
11/21/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost While exiting the cab of an excavator, employee's foot slipped off the bottom step, causing the employee to fall to the ground.
10/06/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 15d restricted ALIGNING RAILS BY THROWING SWITCH. HANDLE ON SWITCH POPPED UP WITH FORCE STRIKING HAND. LACERATION WITH STITCHES
08/30/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Twisted ankle while stepping off muddy, slippery railcar step.
07/16/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 146d restricted While working on loadout chute, assembly of cones fell; one landed on employees hand resulting in fracture & laceration requiring stitches.