Lemon Springs — Accidents

Total: 33 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
09/22/2025 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 138d restricted Miner was adjusting the distance of the forks of the fork-lift attachment on the Kubota SV95 Skid Steer Loader, the fork slid contacting the Miners right thumb cutting it. Miner then took self to the...
03/23/2025 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 4d lost, 10d restricted Was shoveling waste and turned and hit right hand on side of conveyor frame
07/27/2022 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Employee was digging out troughs with Volvo EC350 excavator. EE reached too deep with the bucket and pulled the excavator into a unlevel position.
01/10/2022 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 16d lost, 36d restricted Employee was using a pipe wrench to loosen bolt to remove valve at plant. Employee was stood on cat walk, valve was at chest level. Wrench slipped and employee lost balance and hit back on handrail ca...
06/12/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Employee reported injury as work related on 11-16-2018. Employee was out 6-13, 6-14, 6-15 and 6-18. Employee did not say time missed was worked related. Employee worked day of alleged injury. ""I was...
06/14/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost Employee was picking up a piece of metal next to screener. Received a puncture wound without foreign body to the right hand.
04/11/2012 FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS FATALITY Fatal Miners were removing a counterweight from an excavator, standing side-by-side, when the counter-weight dropped unexpectedly to the ground.The victim stumbled backwards,fell landed on the back of his h...
04/05/2011 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 108d lost, 33d restricted hydraulics failed on Volvo 360 trackhoe, causing bucket to come to the ground, jarring the cab. Caused muscle pull in employees back.
03/23/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee reported on 3/25/2010 that he thought he had something in his eye. Epithelial abrasion to right eye.
12/01/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Pulled left calf muscle when climbing up onto trackhoe.
07/27/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 13d lost, 104d restricted Mechanic was working on Mack road truck adjusting clutch. He asked the other mechanic to depress clutch from inside the cab. The mechanic had not moved his hand when he asked the other mechanic to dep...
11/25/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost Employee was climbing into dump truck, his foot slipped on bottom step and he fell onto his back. Low back pain, hip pain and muscle strain.
10/05/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 102d lost, 32d restricted Employee fell from loader while climbing out. Conditions damp/raining. Employee does not remember how she fell. Landed in the sand, refused to lay still, got to her feet, refused back board when atten...
06/13/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Employee was tightening bolts on screen at plant when his tool slipped and his arm came back and he hit his left elbow on plant. Contusion to left elbow area.
06/12/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Employee was sitting in buddy seat of the Case off road haul truck. He reached across his body with his right hand to close the door which was on his left. He shut the door on his left arm. Contusion...
05/19/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS TURNING A BOLT WHEN PUTTING IN A PIN IN THE BUCKET OF THE VOLVO EC360 EXCAVATOR. THE WRENCH SLIPPED AND HE HIT HIMSELF IN THE FACE WITH THE WRENCH CAUSING A LACERATION TO THE LEFT SIDE OF...
06/01/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 144d lost Employee was picking up a 50-lb bag of chemical when he strained his back. He has a prior history of back problems that we were not aware of until this injury occurred.
03/31/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was greasing equipment at beginning of shift. He threw the grease hose over the bucket of the front end loader. He caught his left fore arm on the edge of the bucket during the motion of thro...
12/03/2003 NO VALUE FOUND DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 145d lost EE WAS OPERATING A FRONT END LOADER AND SAID HE STRUCK A HOLE, SAID HE HIT HIS HEAD ON ROOF OF LOADER AND JARRED HIS BACK, SAID HE WAS WEARING SEAT BELT, SITE WAS INSPECTED BY SUPERVISOR. NO H OLE FOU...
06/04/2003 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted WAS USING A HAMMER (HAND HELD) TO KNOCK IN A PIN AND HIT HIS HAND INSTEAD OF THE PIN.
05/01/2003 NO VALUE FOUND NO VALUE FOUND None WAS SCRAPING HAUL ROAD WITH TRACTOR & BLADE. DROVE TRACTOR OFF SIDE OF ROAD. TURNED TRACTOR ONTO ITS SIDE.
11/13/2001 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted DRIVER CAME OUT OF BREAKROOM. A 2ND EMPLOYEE WAS BACKING OUT OF PARKING SPOT. NEITHER SAW THE OTHER. BUMPER OF PICKUP HIT DRIVER.
08/14/2001 ELECTRICAL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 217d lost EMPLOYEE FAILED TO ENSURE THAT BED WAS DOWN ON TRUCK AND DROVE THROUGH POWERLINE.
03/17/2001 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WORKING ON EXCAVATOR, FINGER PINCHED ON MOVING PART.
01/15/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 30d lost SLIPPED ON CATWALK AT PLANT.
12/18/2000 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WAS LOOKING UNDER STACKER BELT TO SEE IF THERE WAS ANY SAND BUILD UP AND BUMPED HIS HEAD.
12/15/2000 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 24d lost BACKING FRONT END LOADER AND ACCIDENTLY HIT A OFF ROAD DUMP TRUCK (PARKED)
10/27/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost PULLED LOWER BACK PICKING UP ROLLER AT PLANT.
10/24/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost EE WAS GETTING OUT OF BACKHOE AND HE SLIPPED AND FELL.
07/26/2000 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost EE WAS SHOVELING UNDER A GUARDED PULLEY. HE HIT THE UNDERSIDE OF THE PULLEY WITH THE SHOVEL AND THE SHOVEL SPRANG BACK FRACTURING HIS FINGER. EE WAS TERMINATED FOR FAILURE TO PRODUCE URINE SPE CIMEN.
06/29/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 95d lost EE SLIPPED ON SOME SLIPPERY STEPS EXITING THE PORTS TRAILER AT THE BIG PLANT. HE HAD A PREEXISTING BACK AILMENT PRIOR TO THE FALL THAT IMPAIREDHIS ABILITY TO WALK CONFIDENTLY THE FALL RESULTE D IN WOR...
04/01/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost WAS CLIMBING OUT OF THE LOADER AND MISSED A STEP, FELL TO THE GROUND AND HIT HEAD.
01/04/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 38d lost EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING DOWN OFF OF DOZER AND HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE STEP AND TO GROUND CAUSING INJURY TO KNEE.