Linwood Lime Plant — Accidents

Total: 134 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
09/25/2015 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee was walking behind kiln #4 coal mill through the alley when wind blew dust particles in to his right eye.
06/12/2015 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Moving screens in warehouse when something got in his eye
06/09/2015 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee was turning off the air compressor for the terra-loc system and terra-loc blew into his eye.
05/12/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was installing drive belts onto a drive pulley by pulling the belts onto the shives; without loosening the tension nuts and had his finger pinched; caught between.
04/03/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 12d restricted emptied #4 preheater cyclone bin
03/18/2015 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Walked past steel mesh laid on top of saw horses. Hand brushed against the cut edge of the steel mesh and cut his hand.
03/16/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted The miner was closing a dust collector door, vacuum sucked the door shut; causing it to slam, which accumulated dust fell onto his face
02/24/2015 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Wind swirling around, dust particle in left eye
10/22/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted The miner was installing a thrust roller in place on #3 kiln. He was using a pry bar to move the thrust roller in place. The load shifted causing the pry bar to suddenly shift and caught in-between hi...
10/20/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None picked up a side oh aluminum siding a movement of the siding cause a jerk reaction of the aluminum siding cutting his lower forearm
06/18/2014 DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 2d lost, 20d restricted the miner was welding on a hot kiln felt overheated and felt light headed
04/25/2014 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None Hot rock had fallen onto a stationary belt causing it to catch on fire
04/22/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was sawing a 1' thin walled conduit with a hacksaw. As the saw blade went through the conduit, his finger caught between the conduit end and the hacksaw handle
11/19/2013 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A windy day. The employee was walking to the parking lot at the end of the day to go home. He still had his PPE on. A gust of wind blew a speck of dirt into his eye. He went to the office and flushed...
10/02/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 14d restricted Employee was walking up a stairwell and felt his ankle pop. Employee did not report an injury until 10/04/2013
09/25/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted Not on the clock got out of my truck. Fell and broke my right foot. Company investigated with 2 PI then fired me. A truck driver helped me to the front office. Did not get his name.
07/16/2013 MACHINERY ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None No. 4 kiln open back door to kiln, still running - management said to open. Hot lime dust went into left eye. Went to doctor. Doctor said I had a stroke. Now I see black and white out of it. No color.
06/02/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 21d restricted While closing the right side door on kiln 4 hood, he smashed his left middle finger between the latch and kiln hood.
11/16/2012 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None On the above listed date, EE was in the process of dumping K-rock and the trailer tipped on its side. He hit his head on an unknown object inside the truck cab. The trailer, a 2001 Vantage, was towed...
10/05/2012 OTHER ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None Employee hung himself
07/02/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was transferring oil into a pump and moved the oil barrel away from the wall in order to have a better position on the barrel. The barrel slipped from Employee's hands, crushing Employee's le...
05/25/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 49d restricted Fx R index finger; new ee was at Hi Cal crusher with supervisor. Supervisor was checking rolls to see if they were free by grabbing the belt & moving back & forth. Ee did the same thing on the other...
12/13/2011 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Driver got his right hand caught in between tailgate of trailer.
11/23/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY None Amputation of end of R little finger to first joint; caught by guard on equipment when attempting to close.
10/03/2011 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Second degree burns to forearm; holding a lit torch in his hand he reached with the other had to get material to cut and the flame touched his forearm. EE was not wearing a protective welders jacket...
07/06/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted Laceration right middle & ring finger. While moving a heavy piece of metal, identified as a cradle, along the top of an H-beam; his fingers were pinched when the metal was pushed off the end of the H...
04/11/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While performing maintenance work the ee walked through lime dust in the work area. The dust filtered through his boots and socks coming in contact with the skin of his feet causing second degree bur...
01/27/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Left knee strain; twisted knee on ice in parking lot while getting out of truck.
12/07/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None foreign matter in eye; going up the ladder to work on the dust collector, dust blew behind his safety glasses into his right eye.
11/27/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Foreign matter in eyes; putting slide back on in coal mill chute and dust flew in his right eye.
08/13/2010 DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Heat exhaustion; employee was helping remove a motor in the Dolo Tower. Ee was in a JLG, tied off, beginning his descent, he collapsed due to the extreme heat and hit his head on the motor on the flo...
06/21/2010 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 22d lost Employee was shoveling from a pile of lime dust & it flushed down & over his boots. He went to clean out his boots & socks & treat his feet with vinegar to neutralize the lime dust. He then put back o...
06/21/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 15d lost Received lime burns to lower portion of both legs when stepped in pile of dust to shut off air line. Then walked across a drainage ditch with lime dust and water in it. Water was up to knees. Washed o...
02/15/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 7d restricted Employee was attempting to dislodge a frozen chunk of rock that was stuck in the chute. Rock was dislodged and employee tried to catch it before it hit the shaker screen. Little finger was crushed a...
01/08/2010 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Jacking up the tail pulley framework and the jack slipped and hit the employee in the knee. The knee was cut, however, it did not bleed. The injury was reported and treated with first aid. Two week...
12/03/2009 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 46d restricted Moving a portable conveyor using a fork truck. Employee was hooking the strap of the conveyor to the fork on the fork truck as the operator moved the forks forward. Little finger was pinched between...
08/17/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Washing out the lime dust pit and water mixed with lime dust splashed into his boots. He received 2nd degree burns to the right foot.
05/15/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While greasing the tail pulley on the secondary crusher the employee's foot got stuck in deep mud. When trying to pull his foot out of the mud he twisted and strained his right hip.
01/09/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 45d restricted Employee was changing belts on elevator and hand was pinched between belt and drive sheave causing an open fracture of the left ring finger and contusions to the hand.
12/23/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 42d restricted Coming down stairs after checking HiCal system and slipped on ice on the stairs from freezing rain. Employee caught himself with his arm and strained the arm and rotator cuff.
12/11/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 20d restricted Employee states that he was pulling himself up the ladder to get into the loader and he strained his uppper back. This was an aggravation of a preexisting condition.
10/08/2008 OTHER DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Employee was filling the water truck and received a bee sting on his right hand. The next morning there was swelling of the hand and arm.
09/26/2008 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 42d lost After cleaning oil from bearing housing using brake cleaner, employee began welding repair. An oily rag under the housing caught fire, fell to the floor near the bucket of oil and brake cleaner. A fl...
07/08/2008 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was working overhead using a cutting torch to remove sheet metal screws and the metal splattered and ricocheted off of the sheet metal onto his face and metal got into his eye behind his safe...
04/03/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Employee was opening the gate for the HiCal elevator when dust came off the belt and went into his eye. Employee was wearing safety glasses at the time of the incident.
02/02/2008 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 10d lost, 27d restricted Employee's were replacing the motor and gear reducer at the HiCal system. The manlift was positioned on the railtracks underneath the HiCal system. A rail car hit the manlift pushing it into a steel...
02/02/2008 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 74d lost, 280d restricted Employees were replacing the motor and gear reducer at the HiCal system. The manlift was positioned on the railtracks underneath the HiCal system. A rail car hit the manlift pushing it into a steel...
10/27/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted Employee states while assembling trunion with a co-worker, the bearing housing fell on his left hand. Employee was checking clearance with bearing housing, while at the same time, co-worker was tight...
05/21/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Employee was working at removing a 150pd piece of metal from the dust chamber reject chute on kiln#1. Metal was too large to pass through the lower opening so a rope was tied to the metal & EE began p...
02/21/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted EE stated that he was cleaning off the back door to the tail pulley C-433. As he was lifting it to put it back, his lower back popped.