LaSalle Quarry and Mill — Accidents

Total: 156 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
11/05/2006 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost The IW was demoing a screw conveyor. The IW had his hands placed on top of the conveyor. Just as the conveyor freed, the IW placed his rt hand on the torch-cut end. The conveyor thus swung towards th...
09/05/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was walking on the crane deck to inspect the equipment when he slipped on 4"" drop on the platform and fell.
08/21/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was attempting to close the door on the bottom of the kiln feed shelf of the PreHeat Tower. Employee pinched his Rt. thumb between the door and the door frame causing thumb to bruise under n...
07/20/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was picking up a brick off of a stack of bricks while turning with brick in his Rt. hand he struck the forktruck lift bars causing a laceration/contusion on the tip of his thumb. He was take...
07/06/2006 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Employee was bent over grinding a 1/2"" steel plate when he felt a sharp pain in his lower back. Strained back after being bent over in an awkward position.
07/06/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was walking into the tool crib to return a harness and lanyard. When he handed the harness to the tool man, the lanyard struck the employee in the mouth, chipping his front tooth.
06/09/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was attempting to unplug the PreHeat Tower of hot raw feed material with a water blaster gun on 6/8/06.Ee was wearing his PPE when material flew back falling inside his glove burning ee's lt...
04/27/2006 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was on top of the new silos measuring. He does not know if he bumped his left shoulder or if he was bitten by an insect. The next day he awoke and his shoulder was infected and swollen. He wa...
03/31/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 29d lost Employee was carrying a fan to a job site when he stepped into soft mud causing a strain to his right knee. Employee continued on regular duty with restrictions of no prolonged standing or stairs. Con...
03/30/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted EE bent to lift plywood off the ground and felt sharp pain right side of neck from ear down to his collar bone.
03/27/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted EE was using a pry bar to place shims under the motor of an ID fan, when the pry bar slipped and he fell from a platform approx. 4' to the ground.
03/21/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS CARRYING A CUP OF COFFEE IN HIS LEFT HAND AS HE ENTERED HIS CONTROL LOADING BOOTH. HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF SETTING HIS COFFEE CUP DOWN WHEN HE STRUCK THE CUP ON THE CORNER OF A METAL CONTROL...
12/19/2005 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 8d lost, 54d restricted Employee reported tingling and numbness in left hand on 11/30/04. Employee has remained at work at full duty while condition was determined. He had surgery on 12/19/05 for carpal tunnel release and is...
12/09/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 9d lost, 61d restricted Employee was walking on snow and ice-covered roadway to the rock storage building when he slipped and fell striking his right knee. Employee continued on regular duty. Discomfort in the knee continued...
12/03/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 75d lost, 9d restricted EE strained back on 12/03/05; was able to continue regular duty. 12/20/05 - doctor ordered light duty restrictions. From these restrictions EE cannot perform all the duties connected with job requirem...
10/21/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEES WERE STRIPPING CONCRETE FORMS FROM AN ELEVATED PLATFORM. AS INDIVIDUAL WAS PRYING A FORM LOOSE, A 2ND CAME LOOSE AND FELL A COUPLE FEET, STRIKING ANOTHER EMPL0YEE IN THE BACK OF HIS HEAD - B...
09/12/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING WITH ANOTHER EMPLOYEE ON THE CUTTING SHEAR. INJURED WAS MEASURING FROM BACK SIDE OF MACHINE. PIECE OF STEEL WAS SLID IN FROM THE FRONT AND HIS ELBOW WAS STRUCK BY THE PIECE OF STE...
07/07/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS CUTTING A HOSE OFF THE VACTOR TRUCK TO CHANGE IT. IN THE PROCESS OF CUTTING THE HOSE, HE CUT HIS FINGER. HE WAS USING A POCKET KNIFE THAT DID NOT STAY LOCKED AND CLOSED ON HIS FINGER, THE LACER...
06/22/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 40d lost, 186d restricted EE WAS WORKING AT THE AIRSLIDE. STANDING ON TOP OF AIRSLIDE, FOOT SLIPPED & HE STARTED TO FALL, REACHED OUT TO GRAB HANDRAIL. RT ARM WAS CAUGHT ON THE HANDRAIL & PUSHED BACK CAUSING STRAIN / FRACTURE...
11/02/2004 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 3d lost, 15d restricted EE felt a strain to his neck on 11-2-04 was sent to occupational health for exam. Exam and x-rays did not show any injury. Continued complaints of tignling in his arm he was put in the janitorial posi...
10/27/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 31d lost Employee was lowering scaffolding lost balance and bent backwards feeling strain. Reported on 10-28-04 this occurred on 10-27-04. Went to his doctor on 11-3-04. An imbilical hernia was the possible in...
08/18/2004 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 161d lost, 3d restricted EE REPORTED HE WAS WALKING INTO THE ENTRYWAY OF CLINKER TUNNELS AND SLIPPED ON LOOSE CLINKER, STRAINING HIS RT. KNEE. WAS SENT TO HOSPITAL FOR EXAMINATION, BONE FRACTURE WAS DETERMINED AND HE WAS REFE...
07/22/2004 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 7d lost, 10d restricted EMPLOYEE ENTERED RUTS IN HAUL ROAD CAUSING TRUCK TO ROCK BACK & FORTH. EE'S LT. THUMB WAS CAUGHT IN STEERING WHEEL & FELT STRAIN IN BACK. EE WENT TO CHIROPRACTOR WHO TOOK HIM OFF WORK FROM 7/27/04 TO...
06/09/2004 OCCUPATIONAL SKIN DISEASES OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee was cleaning up weeds and brush when he came in contact with poison ivy. he went to occupational health at the hospital and given an injection.
05/17/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 25d lost, 2d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING ON BIG TIPPIT ON PREHEAT TOWER WHEN HE FELT A PULL IN HIS LOWER LT. ABDOMEN AREA. WAS EXAMINED AT OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH, SENT TO A SPECIALIST, DETERMINED A HERNIA, SURGERY SCHEDULED...
05/05/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY None EMPLOYEE WAS NOT WORKING HIS NORMAL JOB. THE PLANT WAS IN A PLANNED SHUTDOWN WHICH REQUIRES THE ROAD TRUCK DRIVERS TO TRANSFER TO THE PLANT. EE WAS WORKING ON DRAG CHAIN AND LIFTED LARGE SADDLE. EMPLO...
03/30/2004 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS EXAMINED AT E.R. & X-RAYS WERE NEG. EE SAID HIS NECK WAS BOTHERING HIM SO HE WENT TO THE CHIROPRACTOR ON 4/7/04. EE WAS OPERATING HAUL TRUCK ON MUDDY GROUND WHEN TRUCK DROVE INTO DEEP RUT...
03/25/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 90d lost EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING MUD OUT OF EXCAVATOR TRACKS WITH SPADE SHOVEL WHEN POKING HIT METAL & STRAINED HIS RT. SHOULDER. EE REPORTED THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED ON 2/25/04, HE REPORTED THE INCIDENT ON 3/5/04....
02/25/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 90d lost EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING MUD OUT OF EXCAVATOR TRACKS WITH SPADE SHOVEL & WHEN POKING HIT METAL AND STRAINED RIGHT SHOULDER. EE REPORTED THAT ACCIDENT HAPPENED ON 2/25/2004 HE REPORTED INJURY ON 3/5/2004....
01/14/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE HAD FOREIGN MATERIAL IN EYE. HE REPORTED IT TO US ON 1-6-04. TOOK TO EYE CLINIC, EYE WAS RINSED OUT AND EMPLOYEE WAS GIVEN EYE DROPS TO TREAT INFECTION CAUSED BY FOREIGN OBJECT. WE THOUGHT HE...
12/18/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS LEAVING WORK AND DOES NOT KNOW WHEN OR HOW SOMETHING WAS IN HIS LT. EYE. HE WENT TO THE E.R. AT HOSPITAL. THEN NEXT DAY WENT TO EYE DOCTOR. NOTHING WAS FOUND - EMPLOYEE WAS GIVEN PRESCRIP...
12/08/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS TURNING A SCREW WHEN IT BROKE FREE CAUSING HIS HAND TO HIT DOOR FRAME.
10/21/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO VALUE FOUND None FOREIGN PIECE OF MATERIAL WENT INTO RIGHT EYE WHILE WORKING ON TOP OF SILOS. EE WAS SENT TO EYE DOCTOR MATERIAL WAS REMOVED - IT WAS NOT EMBEDDED, EE WAS ISSUED PRESCRIPTION EYE DROPS.
09/26/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING AND CLEANING UP AREA AROUND WEST END OF KILN. A FOREIGN PIECE OF MATERIALOR DUST WENT INTO HIS EYE. EE WAS SENT TO EYE DOCTOR. EYE WAS SCRATCHED AND EMPLOYEE WAS ISSUED PRESCRIP...
09/24/2003 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 58d lost, 39d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON THE #5 BALL MILL REMOVING HEADLINERS ON FEED END. WHILE PRYING HEADLINER OFF THE FACE OF THE WALL, IT SLID DOWN AND HIT EMPLOYEE'S LEFT FOOT.
06/24/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS PUSHING A LENGTH OF RUBBER BELTING THROUGH AN OPENING CUT INTO SIDING (METAL). FINGER BECAME CAUGHT IN BETWEEN METAL SIDING AND BELT LACERATING FINGER ON LT HAND. LACERATION REQUIRED SI X STITC...
04/03/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted EE WAS PULLING MOTOR ONTO A BASE INT HE LESCHE MILL. STRAINED RIGHT SHOULDER.
12/29/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS LIFTING LIDS OFF SILOS SO THEY COULD BE MEASURED -WHEN HE FELT A SNAP IN HIS BACK. HE IS STILL ON HIS REGULAR JOB WITH A 15 LB. WT. RESTRICTION LIFTING OF HIS RT. ARM AND HIS LOWER BACK
09/08/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 19d lost EE WAS OPENING DOOR HATCH ON #413 FAN, THE DOOR OPENED AND DROPPED ONTO HIS ARMS.
07/08/2002 OCCUPATIONAL SKIN DISEASES OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None EE WAS CLEARING BRUSH & TREES AND CAME IN CONTACT WITH POISON IVY PLANT.
07/02/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted EE WAS REMOVING SCAFFOLD FROM WORK AREA HIS BACK PULLED AND EE COULD NOT STRAIGHTEN UP.
07/01/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 25d lost, 2d restricted EE COMPALINED OF PAIN IN GROIN DOES NOT REMEMBER A SPECIFIC DATE OR TIME. EE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A HERNIA ON 7-1-02. EE HAD SURGERY ON 7-5-02. HAS NOT RETURNED SINCE SURGERY.
06/28/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost JACKHAMMERING AND REMOVING SCAFFOLDING FROM PRE HEAT TOWER WNE TO REMOVE GOGGLES AND MASK SNAPPED BACK DUST BLEW INTO EYE.
06/21/2002 OCCUPATIONAL SKIN DISEASES OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None EE WAS CLEARING AWAY TREES AND BRUSHE FROM ROADSIDE. WHEN EE CONTACTED A POISION IVY PLANT.
06/21/2002 OCCUPATIONAL SKIN DISEASES OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None EE WAS CLEANING AWAY TREES AND BRUSH FROM ROADSIDE. WHEN EE CONTACTED A POISON IVY PLANT.
05/29/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 25d restricted EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO TAKE OFF BINDER ON A LOAD OF WOOD ON A TRUCK. BINDER SNAPPED, HITTING EE ONLOWER RT. LEG. EE WAS LATER DIAGNOSED WITH A HAIRLINE FRACTURE.
03/18/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 151d lost EE WAS CARRYING A 10' LENGTH OF 3"" CONDUIT TO JOB SITE & TRIPPED ON SOME HARDENED CASTABLE THAT HAD BEEN SPILLED ON CONCRETE SURFACE, FALLING FORWARD & BRACING HIMSELF WITH HIS RIGHT ARM.
03/11/2002 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS OPERATING AN AIR DRIVEN BARREL PUMP. THE DISCHARGE HOSE BLEW OFF THE PUMP LACERATING HIS HAND.
01/14/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 73d lost MOVING 1/4"" X 4'X6' SHEET OF STEEL BY HIMSELF: PULLED SHOULDER PLACING STEEL SHEET. HAD SURGERYFOR TORN ROTOR CUFF 1/14/02
12/27/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 91d lost, 30d restricted SLIPPED FROM LADDER STRIKING HEEL & BREAKING IT