Lapis Plant — Accidents

Total: 14 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
07/05/2019 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Employee was cleaning conveyor close to the head pulley and snubber idler. EE failed to follow Lock Out / Tag Out procedures and inadvertently got hand caught between the head pulley and snubber.
04/19/2010 OTHER INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES None Employee was found collapsed & unconscioucous on the second floor of the mill. CPR was preformed and 911 called. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
05/12/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted EE was carrying 50lb bucket of agg build from under pit, when he experienced pain in his lower back.
01/31/2007 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 343d lost Miner was standing under forklift mast that was being supported by another forklift and a sling. The sling felt off the forks letting the mast fall striking the miner and landing on his left foot.
10/30/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 3d lost, 10d restricted Miner slippedon slippery deck @ wet plant
08/11/2005 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Miner was cleaning out blower hose when sand flew under his safety glasses and into his left eye.
11/01/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 5d lost, 12d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING 90LB BAGS OF SAND AND FELT SPASMS IN LOWER BACK.
07/06/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 237d lost A MANHOLE COVER ON TRUCK SCALE HAD A CORRODED SUPPORT BLOCK WHICH GAVE AS EE WALKED ON IT. EMPLOYEE FELL, HIT HIS KNEE AND SCRAPED HIS SHINS AND CAUGHT HIMSELF WITH HIS HANDS. THIS RESULTED IN MINOR C...
02/23/2004 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None MINER REPORTED PAIN IN KNEES DUE TO YEARS OF REPETITIVE MOTION, WALKING UP STAIRS AND LADDERS, ETC. DOCTOR'S EVALUATION CALLED FOR ORTHROSCOPE SURGERY IN BOTH KNEES TO REPAIR DAMAGE FROM REPETIVE MOTI...
11/11/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 15d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING UP STEPS TO PACK HOUSE AND HE TRIPPED ON TOP STEP, LANDING ON HIS RIGHT HAND/WRIST. THE STEPS, WHICH WERE NOT UNIFORMLY SPACED, WERE FIXED IMMEDIATELY.
07/18/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 40d restricted SORTING PALLETS. PALLET SLIPPED AND HIT EMPLOYEE ON HIS LEFT KNEE.
06/30/2003 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 57d lost EE WAS CLIMBING UP AND DOWN THE LADDER ON THE LOADER AND WHILE OPERATING THE LOADER REPETITIVE BOUNCING WHEN HIS BACK STARTED TO HURT.
12/17/2002 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO HOOK A CABLE TO THE DREDGE, WAVES CAME UP AND TOOK THE SLACK OUT OF THE CABLE AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE.
08/03/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING THREE SACKS OF SAND FROM APALLET TO CREATE A PARTIAL PALLET FOR A CUSTOMERWHILE LIFTING A SACK HE TURNED AND FELT A GRIND IN HIS LOWER BACK. HIS BACK THEN ACHED.