K-T Clay Company — Accidents

Total: 37 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
08/19/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Affected employee was cleaning out #5 Mill feeder and injured EE's elbow (elbow contusion) in the process.
08/09/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 33d restricted The Operator was loading a truck out of 8 silo. EE attempted to hold the hose and ladder simultaneously. Employee shoe slipped and gate sprung back into its original position. This resulted in a str...
10/09/2024 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 54d restricted Operator inspected the mill tank for plugage. During inspection EE found a plugged area around the discharge of the tank. EE then retrieved a cleaning tool from the milling area and began prying prod...
04/01/2024 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 309d lost Employee was cleaning out the #5 Mill feed bin with a push bar to clean the material that had plugged up inside the tank. When the employee pulled to remove the push bar employee's left index finger b...
10/17/2023 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 10d lost, 37d restricted Employee fell on top of a bulk truck trailer while loading. The fall resulted in 2 rib fractures.
04/28/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was putting up parts while placing a part on a lower shelf another part from the upper shelf fell striking employee in the head.the impact caused a cut to the head that required stitches
11/30/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 142d lost Mechanic got hand caught in a conveyor chain resulting in a right hand laceration.
04/21/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted On April 21, A Bulk Loader bumped elbow on safety railing while putting on harness, it resulted in swelling to the right elbow. EE was seen by a doctor on May 4th, EE was given a restriction of liftin...
12/08/2019 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was stung by an insect and had an allergic reaction. Saw a doctor and received medication to reduce swelling. No impairment from EE's daily life.
09/25/2019 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 35d restricted The accident occurred on 9/25/19, but it didn't become reportable until EE went to doctor on 10/03/19. EE first noticed pain while pulling wrenches on the Haver bag placer, one in each hand, to either...
07/01/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Walking in reclamation and tripped on uneven ground resulting in a fall. Rt shoulder was hurt from the fall.
03/14/2019 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 323d lost Slide gate was removed from an incline auger during operation. The slide gate was not bolted closed at the time of the incident. Lockout/tagout was not followed prior to removal. As they pulled the s...
10/22/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted The employee was restacking pallets that had fallen onto the ground by hand. When the employee picked up the third pallet, EE felt a pop in the lower back with pain traveling down the right leg. EE no...
07/16/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 20d restricted After performing various electrical and maintenance tasks on July 16th, 2018, a mechanic working on site indicated that lower back was stiff. The employee could not identify a single instance or inci...
11/24/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was moving barricades to line them up for installation when one of the beams slipped out of the holder and cut their palm.
06/02/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Moving some bundles around maintenance shop, miner stumbled over own feet. In catching balance, left thigh was strained.
04/03/2017 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Miner was performing a gear change out on the Raymond Mill inclined grit auger. Miner was using a small sledge hammer to assist removal of gears when their hand struck an adjacent guard constructed f...
01/21/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 237d restricted Employee was walking to clean out equipment and made a sudden turn. Employee heard a pop and employee's left knee causing employee severe pain.
06/04/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 270d lost Employee was assisting in the replacement of the Blunger pump. Employee was guiding one end of the pump and lifting on that end while another employee was pushing from the other end. Employee's hand...
02/09/2015 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 55d restricted Employee was cleaning out hard built up clay/mud out of Imp Mill Slicer. While employee was trying to remove clay/mud from the back walls using a heavy bar in a prying motion. The bar slipped causing...
09/12/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 12d restricted Employee was loading a bulk truck and the clay had backfilled into the discharge pipe. To free the discharge the employee had to lean over and apply extra force to maneuver the discharge pipe free....
06/10/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 11d restricted Employee states that while moving a pallet of stacked poly bags to the stretch wrapper the bags fell off the pallet. Employee stopped the forklift and proceeded to reload the pallet with the poly bag...
09/28/2013 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Using a pry bar to hold a part in position and the bar slipped striking employee in the front tooth, breaking his tooth.
03/27/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 99d restricted Employee was cleaning up and washing area around silos with a water hose. After cleaning up, he was rolling up the hose when he slipped and fell and broke his ankle.
12/07/2011 OTHER INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES None Employee fainted and became unconscious after eating lunch. He was transported to the hospital by ambulance and later released. The employee was not injured and returned to work on his next scheduled...
04/22/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee went to push open a door when the glass in the door broke & caused cuts on his middle & ring finger & his arm.
03/03/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted The employee was putting some washers under a motor. He had the motor raised approximately 1 inch in order to get the washers under the motor. Some clay began to leak from above & the employee turned...
12/03/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost An employee was descending a ladder when his foot missed the bottom rung causing him to fall. His landed on his elbow. His elbow was fractured.
03/08/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None 2 employees were cutting down a pipe. One was controlling the hoist. When the pipe was cut, it swung and caught the finger of the employee controling the hoist. The finger was split open at tip. The...
05/01/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE WALKING TO WHERE WORK WAS TO START EE SLIPPED AND TWISTED LEFT ANKLE.
03/14/2003 ENTRAPMENT ACCIDENT ONLY None FALLING MATERIAL ENTRAPPED THE VOLVO FRONT END LOADER FOR A PERIOD OF APPROXIMATELY 30 MIN ON OR ABOUT 3/14/03.
01/27/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 9d lost, 56d restricted EE PREPARING TO UNLOAD LOADER OFF OF LOWBOY TRAILER, CLIMBED UP ONTO LOADER TO REMOVE TEMPORARY RAINGUARD FROM EXHAUST STACK. AS HE WAS CLIMBING DOWN HE TOSSED THE COVER. WHEN HE TURNED AROUND TO STEP...
10/10/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted EE WAS STACKING A PALLET OF 50# BAGS. HE REACHED TO PICK UP A BAG AND STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.
08/02/2002 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 43d lost AFTER USING A SAW TO CUT TREES, EE COMPLAINED WITH BOTH HANDS AND ARMS HURTING.
01/30/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 106d lost EMPLOYEE TRIPPED OVER A FLOOR MAT AND FELL, STRIKING HIS SHOULDER ON AN AUGER.
01/22/2002 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING WITH HIS BACK TO ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WHO WAS WELDING. EMPLOYEE WAS UNAWARE HIS RIGHT EYE WAS GETTING FLASHED.
01/07/2002 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS OPERATING THE PAYLOADER WHEN A SMALL FAN MOUNTED INSIDE THE PAYLOADER FELL AND HIT HIM IN THE FOREHEAD, CAUSING A CUT THAT REQUIRED 5 STITCHES.