LEBEC CEMENT PLANT — Accidents
Total: 223 accidents | Fatalities: 4
| Date | Classification | Injury | Days Lost | Narrative |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/13/2026 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | None | EE opened a clay bailey and material came out and got into eye. |
| 01/06/2026 | MACHINERY | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | None | During preparation for dismantling of motor and gearbox on slide gate EE's coworker released all bolts on gearbox which cause spinning of motor and gearbox. Coworker got caught by equipment and starte... |
| 01/06/2026 | MACHINERY | FATALITY | Fatal | During preparation for dismantling of motor and gear box on slide gate. Employee didn't follow given instructions and removed all bolts from gearbox. That cause released of stored energy on slide gate... |
| 10/03/2025 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 8d restricted | Employee was moving some chain |
| 09/25/2025 | POWERED HAULAGE | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | None | EE ran into a JLG man lift. EE was wearing a seatbelt. |
| 08/20/2025 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 7d restricted | EE slipped and fell and cut EE's right forearm. It required 6 stitches and EE was placed on modified duty. |
| 07/21/2025 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 42d lost | Miner working on emission analysis equipment located in the third stage of the pyro processing tower, Miner was cleaning the sample probe, the sample probe was still hot when the miner accidentally to... |
| 07/20/2025 | NONPOWERED HAULAGE | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 48d restricted | Was pulling a pallet jack and strained their left shoulder |
| 02/05/2025 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | On final day of EE's job, employee was descending a 15' fixed ladder with a cage when EE's foot slipped and EE fell approximately 10'. Employee broke EE's left fibula. |
| 01/21/2025 | FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | None | Employees repairing elevator on car top. Piece of metal fell down elevator shaft and struck employee. |
| 12/03/2024 | POWERED HAULAGE | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 140d lost | EE states they have back pain from driving a haul truck. EE was placed off work due to not being able to drive to and from work. |
| 09/26/2024 | POWERED HAULAGE | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 185d lost | Years of driving a haul truck is taking a toll on EE's lower back. |
| 09/04/2024 | OTHER | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 21d restricted | Employee was knelling down. When they went to stand up they strained they left knee |
| 06/27/2024 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 27d restricted | EE was pushing a portable welder. As EE was doing so, EE strained right hamstring. |
| 06/14/2024 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 256d lost | While cleaning a weight bridge plate the miner went to adjust the plate it fell onto EE's finger. The miner was wearing gloves. |
| 04/07/2024 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 187d lost, 179d restricted | EE was walking down a 22.4 degree slope and slipped on loose material and fell to same level. |
| 02/03/2024 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 45d restricted | Employee was walking down a slope and slipped, landing on their tail bone. |
| 01/23/2024 | ELECTRICAL | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 9d lost | EE was performing preventative maintenance on an MCC bucket. While checking the A phase line side termination EE lifted EE's arc flash hood to align EE's screw driver correctly, as EE lowered EE's hoo... |
| 09/30/2023 | ELECTRICAL | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | None | Electrician had inserted a new breaker bucket to a 480 volt panel and attempted to re-energize the panel. Upon doing so the breaker shorted causing the miner to sustain burns. |
| 08/27/2023 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 151d lost | SHOVELING DEBRIS IN & AROUND CHUTE & SMASHED FINGER |
| 08/25/2023 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 83d lost, 77d restricted | Employee was working on the pre-heater tower. As EE was coming down a stairway, EE slipped/tripped on the last step. EE fell onto the mezzanine straining their back. |
| 07/25/2023 | MACHINERY | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 3d restricted | Employee was water blasting in the tower. As EE was holding the gun, EE pulled the hose causing the safety pedal to be pushed down. This in turn pressurized the gun causing it to strike the miner abov... |
| 07/11/2023 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | EE got dust in eye. The next day EE reported irritation in the eye and was sent to the clinic. |
| 06/21/2023 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Miner claims to have injured (R) knee climbing stairs, while fetching a fire extinguisher to extinguish a spot fire, while on watch. |
| 05/09/2023 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 6d restricted | EE was walking down some stairs and EE's hand slipped off the handrail. This caused EE to stumble and loose EE's balance. When trying to recover from the slip EE stepped on a curb and rolled EE's ankl... |
| 03/09/2023 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 183d lost, 42d restricted | Employee slipped and fell straining their back. |
| 01/12/2023 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 8d restricted | EE was removing a thermocouple from the tower using a pipe wrench. The pipe wrench slipped off the thermocouple and pinched left pinky between the pipe wrench and the handrail. |
| 02/08/2021 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 50d lost | Employee twisted ankle getting out of truck. |
| 01/07/2021 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 364d lost | Employee was climbing into Ball Mill 2. As EE got to the end of the flights EE stepped down straining EE's left knee. |
| 12/04/2020 | ALL OTHER OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESSES | OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 | None | EE tested positive for covid. EE had symptoms after EE's round of day shifts. |
| 12/02/2020 | ALL OTHER OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESSES | OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 | None | EE tested positive for covid. EE had symptoms after EE's round of night shifts. |
| 12/01/2020 | OTHER | ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) | None | Employee tested positive for covid on 12/1/20. I was notified by employee that was admitted to the hospital on 12/5/2020. I reported it to MSHA to err on the side of caution. Employee is not aware of... |
| 01/15/2020 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 362d lost | While EE was welding a plate inside the crusher, a rock that was lodged in the rollers (overhead) became dislodged and struck EE in the back of the head, near EE's ear. Medical treatment was provided... |
| 07/02/2019 | MACHINERY | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Expanded metal slid and cut EE's right forearm. Accident time unknown safety manager on vacation. |
| 05/19/2019 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 107d restricted | EE slipped and fell to ground. |
| 03/07/2019 | MACHINERY | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | While grinding, grinder became wedged between flapper gate causing the grinder to kick back and strike employee in area above the right knee. This caused a 6 cm laceration to that area. This resulted... |
| 02/19/2019 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 53d lost | Employee vehicle got stuck on the plant road. As employee reached under vehicle to hook up a tow strap employee jammed left hand index finger breaking it. |
| 12/21/2018 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 62d lost | Employee smashed finger with mill ball. |
| 12/06/2018 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 63d restricted | Employee was carrying a box and as EE approached the door EE slipped and hit EE's forehead. |
| 08/16/2018 | STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 215d lost | EE was walking in the middle of the mill and slipped on some material. |
| 08/12/2018 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 218d lost | EE was pulling on a magnet and injured back. Not sure if it is lost time or what yet. |
| 04/16/2018 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 5d restricted | EE was reaching to put a cap on a drill steel and strained back. |
| 09/13/2017 | POWERED HAULAGE | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 197d lost | EE was operating the loader and hit a pothole causing back to hurt. EE declined medical attention at first but asked to go to the doctor on 9/19/17. |
| 02/24/2017 | POWERED HAULAGE | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 337d lost | Employee crashed vehicle on ice after shift on way home. |
| 11/07/2016 | OTHER | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 128d lost, 3d restricted | EE lost grip in hands. |
| 09/16/2016 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 96d lost | The employee was cleaning a plugged chute and stuck ee hand into a rotary feeder. |
| 09/08/2016 | POWERED HAULAGE | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 25d restricted | Over the last 4 years ee noticed back was hurting when operating mobile equipment. Over time the pain became unmanageable and the employee was placed on light duty. |
| 08/10/2016 | MACHINERY | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 12d restricted | EE put left hand next to clay bailey to check the draft and hand was slightly pulled in the clay bailey. This caused EE to pinch finger in-between pin on screw and clay bailey. |
| 08/09/2016 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 222d lost | EE was cleaning a chute and it appears EE stuck hand into a clay bailey while holding a flash light. As hand entered through the clay bailey and into the screw conveyor housing, a piece of round stock... |
| 08/02/2016 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 6d lost | While striking a bar with a hammer a small piece of the bar splintered off of it going into ee left forearm |