LIMESTONE DUST CORP. — Accidents

Total: 70 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
09/19/2024 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 190d lost Employee was walking stumbled and fell sideways 14 feet from a step over ladder they had traversed landing on their right side with pain on that side and shoulder 911 was called and the employee was t...
05/19/2022 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was using EE's personal knife to remove a band from a stack of bags. In cutting the strap the force used the knife to continue on toward the EE left forearm causing a laceration. EE was taken to a...
07/20/2017 OTHER DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Employee was dropping off a loaded trailer in the truck parking lot. While cranking the dollies on the trailer down, a bee landed on the employee's right side. This resulted in the employee being stru...
07/24/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 9d lost Forklift came into to remove pallet of product, causing the pallet to shift which resulted in the bags of product twisting the employee's left knee.
07/17/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost While walking on an elevated walkway employee did not observe that an access opening in the grating was open and subsequently stepped through it causing a contusion to his lower leg.
06/30/2014 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 250d lost Employee was operating a machine that fills polypropylene bags with pulverized limestone when his left hand got caught in one of the straps attached to the bag, as the forklift operator was backing ou...
05/14/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost Employee was leaving plant to go on a break, employee stepped backwards to speak to a fellow employee and in doing so tripped and fell into a nearby railing.
03/07/2014 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 22d lost, 26d restricted During the installation of a blower for #1 Sly the injured was checking the direction of the rollers when his right index finger was sucked into the rollers resulting in a deep laceration.
09/18/2013 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost while working on the belt line, employee was picking up a bag of dust when another bag fell striking his hand and pushed it into the belt causing an avulsion of the nail right hand ring finger.
09/11/2013 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While removing lug nuts from a tire, the socket employee using came free when struck with a sledgehammer traveling backwards striking employee's face and mouth.
08/01/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost In attempt to remove a 50 lb bag from the production line, the bag tilted over forcing employee's right hand and wrist to be strained.
06/20/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost While replacing a brake chamber on a commercial truck, the employee unsafely attempted to disassemble the factory sealed portion of the brake chamber. The spring pressure discharged the brake chamber...
06/14/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While shoveling excess gravel debris, employee injured elbow.
05/15/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee tripped over wooden crib block on a concrete floor causing his left knee to strike the floor.
11/07/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee on lunch break wiped his left eye with the sleeve of his clothing and dust from the sleeve entered his left eye allegedly scratching it
04/16/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None (Worker breached safety barrier and fell 4 feet to warehouse floor.) A roll of plastic covers was being installed with a forklift. EE was positioned inside a safety perimeter attempting to position t...
02/20/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee was tightening straps on truck for load, hands were wet from snow, hands slipped off strap bar and bar flew up and hit him in chin. Employee was using a DOT approved strap bar.
11/15/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 17d lost Employee was taking bags off the belt line, his gloved finger was pulled down into a small hole at the end of the line.
10/19/2011 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee was crawling under a bin and twisted his left knee.
04/23/2011 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 80d lost Employee disregarded safety proceedures and labels by staying on forklift and attempting to release reclaim bin lever instead of dismounting and releasing the lever. The safety cage and fork assembly...
03/31/2011 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Employee was going down the steps into the pit and a bolt had fallen and gotten lodged in the step and he did not see it and stepped on the bolt and twisted his ankle.
12/27/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was stacking 40lb bags and a bag fell and he bent to pick up the bag and hit his left eye on the pallet.
12/20/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee was stacking dust on pallet and a 50 lb bag of dust came off assembly, employee caught bag and went to swing it onto the pallet and tripped and caught self with left arm.
11/28/2010 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee was using a lady slipper bar and was jabbing it between the belt and metal platform and the lady slipper bar slipped thru with his left pinky going thru also. Was told not to by co-worker.
11/23/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 35d lost Employee was placing a 50 lb bag of dust on a pallet and while placing bag on pallet, his elbow popped.
10/23/2010 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost Employee was pushing a hose clamp up on a hose with a screw driver and screw driver slipped hitting him in the right eye.
09/02/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 39d lost Employee left premises for lunch. Upon returning and still on break he was talking to other employees and he fell face forward hitting his face on the conrete.
08/06/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost Employee was stacking dust, picked up bag and next bag came off belt line and landed on bag that EE was picking up and shoved his right hand 2 fingers between the belt and metal plate.
07/13/2010 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 9d lost Operator speeding on forklift, hit concrete slab, swerved, overcorrected and forklift went up on side at 35 degree angle and came to rest against pallet of product.
03/08/2010 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Pulling a 21' joint of 4"" black iron pipe with an electric wench. The start/stop switch stuck and pulled pipe against right hand. Caught right hand between pipe and steps.
05/27/2009 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 70d lost Forklift flipped over and cage may have caught employees foot. Employee also told that he hurt his foot at home when truck ran over it.
05/22/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 35d lost EE picked up a mill bar to turn mill and experienced pain in his back.
03/06/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was pulling a pallet off of a stack of 8 high pallets, when a pallet fell off and hit the side of his right foot behind the steel toe of his safety boot.
01/29/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 50d lost EE was moving a barrel of fluid, causing pain in his abdomen.
08/04/2008 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Went to grab a bag of dust and left hand slid under belt.
06/18/2008 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee moved behind the rear wheel of clark crane just before the operator moved backward and crane wheel caught the right foot on the edge.
05/24/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was shoveling up dust when right hand hit scales lacerating right knuckle on index finger.
05/09/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Employee jumped off of truck being tarped and left arm got entangled in life line attached to safety harness.
04/29/2008 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee stated that he had a toothache and was going to the emergency room. When he got to the emergency room he told them that he got hit with a fork lift. He did not report this to his supervisor...
09/08/2007 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost A top sheet failed to cut off completely. Employee opened the gate to the restricted area, overrode the electrical safety switch by blocking it off and proceeded to dislodge the top sheet while the ma...
06/19/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Working on truck frame, trying to remove bolts-hit right knee with hammer.
05/29/2007 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Employee was stacking dust - had knee against plate/platform. Platform was hit with endloader, causing plate to strike right knee.
03/30/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee thought a pallet was going to fall and grabbed pallet stubbing thumb.
03/16/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 70d lost Employee stepped up on trunion - foot slipped and hit knee.
03/02/2007 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee stepped on a 2x4x3' that was lying on floor.
02/15/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost EE tried to avoid bag hitting the ground when it came off the belt line. He caught the bag with his left hand, turned left to put the bag on the pallet, pulled back muscle.
12/12/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Was stacking 50lb bags of mine safety dust, had two pallets stuck together, one fell and he was turning to lay a 50lb bag down and he fell over the pallet.
12/06/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost Employee was assisting with exhaust on tractor #67 and exhaust fell hitting his right hand.
10/24/2006 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 12d lost EE was grinding pipe on compressor-grinder kicked back and hit left knee.
10/20/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 162d lost Employee loading 50 lb bag mine safety dust on pallet and got pain his right shoulder.