Lake Charles Grinding Plant — Accidents

Total: 14 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
05/16/2025 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 86d lost Employee's steel toe boot was caught between boxcar door and forklift support while exiting railcar causing damage to boot. Exposed steel toe in boot then caused abrasions to fourth and fifth toes.
10/10/2022 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 178d lost Exiting a ""track Mobile"" and slipped on the ladder. Twisted lower back. Determined to be a muscle sprain. Rest for 1 week and re-evaluate
02/14/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Maintenance employee caught right thumb between rotary slide plate and exterior portion of mill bin, causing crushing injury to right thumb tip.
10/26/2011 ELECTRICAL ACCIDENT ONLY None Electrical fire in mill motor control center. Cause unknown, pending investigation. No injuries.
12/27/2010 MACHINERY PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY None Maintenance employee was trying to un-clog a product line beneath Dust Collector/Rotary Valve. Employee accessed 6"" cap beneath rotary valve and stuck his hand into line and into rotary valve. Rotary...
10/22/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Maintenance employee was changing out drive belts on mill motor, while replacing belts employee's finger got pinched between belt and pulley causing minor laceration and partial fingernail dislodgemen...
07/22/2010 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None At approx. 11:00pm on 7/22/10 two employees were operating the facility's TM 4305 TrackMobile. When TrackMobile connected to railcar, employee lost his balance causing him to hit his head on the cab d...
10/21/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee used a rounded tip box blade cutting tool to cut a bad section of a hose out. Dust blew from the hose and into the face of the employee causing the employee to cut his hand with the cutt...
04/21/2008 POWERED HAULAGE PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 1d lost, 45d restricted Mill operator cleaning ledge above rotary feeder with air chisel, when chisel slipped into operating feeder veins. Air tool struck employees left hand, middle finger, pinning it between tool and feede...
03/17/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 27d restricted Loading barge night tide out EE was ascending from barge to dock. Lost footing & fell hitting knee on dock bumper. EE was not using ramp or ladder provided for ascending/descending climbed up dock bum...
07/18/2003 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEES WERE CHANGING JOURNAL ASSY. UPON INSTALLING REPLACEMENT JOURNAL, THE TOOL USED TO REMOVE / REPLACE JOURNALS SLIPPED OFF JOURNAL & POPPED UPWARD SMASHING EMPLOYEES FINGER BETWEEN TOOL & BOLT.
03/31/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 65d lost EE WAS STACKING MATERIAL ON PALLET AND FELT PAIN IN LEG AND BACK.
06/06/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY None EE WAS CHANGING PIPE FOR AIR LINE TO ROTARY VALVE. GOT FINGER CXAUGHT IN VALVE. CUT OFF TIP OF FINGER. (BACK TO 1ST KNUCKLE).
02/18/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None DURING THE PROCESS OF ATTEMPTING TO LOCK BULKHEAD DOOR, EE SMASHED RIGHT HAND THUMB BETWEEN BULKHEAD DOOR FRAME AND LOCKING HANDLE.