Lime Plant — Accidents

Total: 53 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
12/15/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Working on bucket elevator putting chain together pulled on tensioner and pulled muscle.
12/06/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None He was shoveling lime off plate, the wind blew lime dust in his eyes.
10/17/2011 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was unplugging the kiln cooler discharge. The feeder would plug and he would take the cap off the side of the cooler and poke the material with a metal bar to get it flowing again. Hot dust w...
12/18/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee reported that he had been refueling the fuel truck and dropped the lid to the tank, when diesel fuel splashed on his face and under his safety glasses. He removed his safety glasses and ru...
06/28/2010 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 10d lost, 131d restricted Injury was greasing bottom damper on west side of kiln with a manual grease gun. The grease fitting didn't allow grease to flow, He pushed harder, resulting in Tony straining his left shoulder.
06/17/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 18d restricted Employee was closing the steel double doors from inside the building located on the bottom floor of the hydrate building, when his right thumb became pinched between the two doors.
02/06/2010 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 15d lost Employee was rodding out the O2 analyzer port at the kiln discharge. The port must be opened and the opening cleaned of any debris. Injured was working from the ladder and was removing the cap that c...
09/04/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was trying to unplug a hose. While doing this, he got lime in his eye.
01/17/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 246d lost Employee was coming down off the 334 coal belt. When he stepped off the pad onto the ground he stepped on ice and fell causing him to suffer a broken leg.
10/07/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Tightening a bolt and spud wrench slipped, causing him to strike his right index finger against a piece of sheeting.
09/26/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY None Employee was turning the cap that holds the oil in the trunion bearing. The cap was stuck to the shut off valve and would not release. He continued to try and twist the cap off. When it gave way he re...
07/29/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 34d restricted As employee was bending over to hold a 5"" x 24"" piece of metal channel being cut felt a pull in lower left back.
05/22/2008 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted Employee was walking down steps at the VSI platform, stepped on loose rock and turned his ankle.
02/13/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Fell as he was coming down a sloping slippery catwalk. Grabbed for handrail and caught edge of metal building, cut 4th finger on left hand.
01/27/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee stooped down to pick up a box weighing approximatley 20 lbs. As he raised from stooped position, twisted slightly and felt a pain in his lower back.
12/13/2007 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 79d restricted Employee was coming down steps and when stepping off bottom step, stepped on a mound of hard material, sprained right ankle.
07/17/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 33d lost Employee was lowering a spout to load a truck with Lime Kiln Dust. The spout needed to be adjusted to go into the truck hatch properly. The employee jerked the spout with the cable and felt a sharp...
10/26/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS INJURIES INVOLVNG NONEMPLOYEES None Contract Truck driver was closing tailgate on truck when he slammed his left middle finger in between the truck and the tailgate. Driver ended up with 5-6 stitches in finger.
06/11/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 6d lost, 83d restricted Employee was swinging a 25 pound sledge hammer to clear a dry ball from the seasoner when he felt pain in the center of his back and his right shoulder. Employee did not loose time until February 5,...
05/09/2006 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 14d lost, 86d restricted EE was moving high lift through the plant when the equipment went in a hole. This caused the EE to be thrown up in the air approximately 3 feet. When he came down he landed on his ankle, spraining i...
03/24/2006 OTHER DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 63d lost, 207d restricted EE was walking up steps. When he got to the landing he turned to see if the belts were running and felt a popping and burning in his left knee. EE will have surgery for torn cartilage.
10/07/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 63d lost EE was trying to access the front of the scaler when he slipped on some spilled oil on the hydraulic tank and fell approximately 4 feet to the ground, landing on his left side. EE did not lose any ti...
01/10/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was hunched down near the ground trying to get a return idler to move by hitting it with a hammer. When it started moving he fell forward and put his hands in a pile of hot lime. He was wea...
10/23/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 35d lost EE was raking gators off the grate at the end of the kiln when he felt pain in his left arm, lower back and left leg. EE went to the doctor and was released to full duty till the root cause of the pai...
10/06/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 29d lost, 31d restricted Employee was replacing 2 of 5 pieces of 3""conduit that were in an 18"" ditch.The ditch was extremely wet.The conduit had 3-4"" gaps between each piece. While stepping on the conduit to climb out of...
07/13/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was tapping on a bearing race with a hammer in order to remove it from the bearing. A sliver of metal from the bearing race broke off and embedded in employee's left thigh. Employee had to...
07/09/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The tailgate on the back of the Mack dump truck would not latch properly. In order to get tailgate to latch employee pulled the tailgate up with one hand and lifted the latch with the other. The tai...
11/07/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF MOVING RAIL CARS UTILIZING A RAIL CAR PULLER. THE PULLER DID NOT STOP THE RAIL CARS FULLY & EE TIGHTENED BRAKE ON THE BACK OF THE 2ND RAIL CAR. EE WENT TO WALK OVER TH E RAIL...
07/17/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON INJURIES INVOLVNG NONEMPLOYEES None INJURED IS A CUSTOMER TRUCK DRIVER ON SITE TO GET A LOAD FROM THE HYDRATE LOADOUT. HE WALKED ON A CONCRETE SIDEWALK FROM THE CAB OF HIS TRUCK TO THE BUCKET THAT HE PUT HIS LOADOUT TICKET IN. H E SLIPP...
03/20/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 34d lost EE WAS WALKING INSIDE KILN WHEN HE STEPPED IN A HOLE CREATED BY WORN BRICK AND GATORS. EE LOST BALANCE AND TWISTED HIS BACK IN THE PROCESS TO REGAIN BALANCE. EE WAS WEARING DARK SAFETY GLASS ES IN A D...
02/21/2003 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS WORKING TO REMOVE SUCTION HOSE FROM PUMP. AFTER UNSUCCESSFULLY TRYING TO SCREW IT OFF EE DECIDED TO CUT IT OFF. HOSE WAS MADE OF RIBBED PLASTIC. HE GRABBED LOWER PART OF HOSE WITH LEFT HAND & C...
02/12/2003 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF LOADING A PEBBLE TRUCK. AS HE WALKED FROM THE CONTROL PANEL BACK TO THE TRUCK THE WIND BLEW A PIECE OF LINE IN HIS EYE. EE'S RIGHT EYE WAS BURNED BY THE LIME. EE WAS W EARING...
10/15/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 13d lost, 10d restricted EE WAS CLIMBING DOWN A STATIONARY LADDER ON TOP OF PRODUCT SILOS. UPON REACHING THE BOTTOM HIS FOOT CAUGHT ON THE FLANGE OF A CHUTE LOCATED NEXT TO THE LADDER. HE CHIPPED A BONE.
10/07/2002 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted PULLED MUSCLE IN LEFT LOWER SIDE WHILE TIGHTENING BRAKE ON RAILCAR. EE WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY.
09/16/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 14d restricted EE WAS WORKING TO REMOVE OLD STOPS IN PRIMARY JAW CRUSHER. JAW CRUSHER WAS OUT BEING REPAIRED.EE NEEDED TO GET OVER A BEAM IN ORDER TO STEP ON A SMALL PLATFORM TO DO HIS WORK. HE STEPPED ON THE BEAM W...
05/03/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted SHOVELING MUD FROM FLOOR TO BELT WHEN HIS ARM/BACK STARTED TO HURT.
04/23/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 71d lost ON 4-23- EE WAS PUTTING BELT CLAMPS ON A CONVEYOR. HIS SHOULDER POPPED CAUSING PAIN . ON 4-25 EE WAS PULLING ON A WRENCH WHICH MAD HIS NECK AND SHOULDER SORE. EE WAS ABLE TO CONTINUED DOING HI S JOB U...
04/18/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 21d lost, 64d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING WITH ANOTHER EMPLOYEE TO LIFT A SCREW COVER ABOVE HEAD TO LAY DOWN ON SCREW HOUSING. SAME SHOULDER AS WAS INJURED PREVIOUSLY. CLAIMS IT NEVER STOPPED HURTING.
04/11/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted EE WAS AT WORK WHEN HE FELT A CRICK IN HIS NECK. DID NOT REPORT UNTIL 4-14-02. WAS NOT DOING ANYTHING AT THE TIME HE FELT THE PAIN. HAD BEEN INSTALLING A HYDRAULIC HOSE ON A JUMBO DRILL TWO HO URS EAR...
03/03/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 164d lost EE WAS LIFTING A LID ON A TANKER TRUCK WHEN HE FELT A PULL IN HIS BACK. HE DID NOT REPORT THE INCIDENT AS WORK RELATED TO THE CO UNTIL APRIL 10 , 2002.
11/02/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON INJURIES INVOLVNG NONEMPLOYEES None THE DRIVER GOT OUT OF HIS TRUCK AND WAS WALKING TO HOOK UP DUST COLLECTOR HOSE. HE SLIPPED WHILE CROSSING OVER SOME PALLETS. WHEN HE FELL, HE HIT HIS HEAD ON A LARGE ROCK. HE WAS TRANSPORTED T O HOSPI...
10/24/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 107d lost, 13d restricted EE WAS DROPPING DOWN RAIL CARS. WHEN HE RELEASEDTHE HAND BRAKE IT JERKED HIM AROUND TO ONE SIDE,MADE HIM SLIP AND TWIST HIS BACK.
10/20/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE SHOVELING MUD AND STONE, EE HURT HIS BACK.
09/17/2001 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 86d lost, 46d restricted STANDING ON CATWALK PUSHING UP ON A 14""LENGTH RATCHET. SHARP BURNING PAIN IN RIGHT SHOULDER AND NECK.
09/12/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost EE WAS LOWERING A POWER CABLE DOWN THRU A 4"" PIPE. THE CABLE WAS ATTACHED TO CABLE GRIP THAT WASHELD BY A CRANE.THE CABLE GRIP CAME LOOSE & CABLE FELL STRIKING EE ON TOP OF HIS HARD HAT
08/28/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS WALKING UP THE STEPS INSIDE THE OFFICE WHEN HE TWISTED HIS FOOT CAUSING A FRACTURE TO A BONE IN HIS RIGHT FOOT.
08/17/2001 OTHER INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES None EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING FROM STORE ROOM TO SHOP WHEN HE HAD AN APPARENT MASSIVE HEART ATTACK.
08/16/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost EE WAS ON A TANKER GETTING READY TO LOAD IT WHENHE REACHED FOR THE CONTROL. DUST FELL OFF THE SPOUT AND INTO HIS EYE. THE EYE WAS FLUSHED OUT WITH EYE WASH. HE WAS THEN TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. HIS EYE...
07/30/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS CLEANING OUT FROM UNDER THE CONE CRUSHER DISCHARGE BELT. A ROCK COME OFF THE BELT OR PLATFORM ON TOP OF THE CONE CRUSHER. THE ROCK KNOCKED HIS HAT OFF AND CUT HIM. HE HAD A 1 1/2"" LACER ATION...
02/26/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 49d lost INDIVIDUAL WAS BENDING OVER WHILE INSTALLING A SENSOR IN TRANSMISSION OF A MINE TRUCK. WHEN HE STOOD UP, HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.