Lone Star Quarry & Mill — Accidents

Total: 244 accidents | Fatalities: 3

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
02/04/2026 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None On February 4, 2026, an ACME field employee reported to EE's foreman that EE's right forearm felt strained but did not believe medical attention was needed. EE later requested medical attention, stat...
01/08/2026 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was working near the doorway at the alkali spray tower dump box when wind blew dust under EE's safety glasses. This caused EE's left eye to become irritated. This did not become reportable...
11/08/2025 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was washing out the raw mill posimetric chute with a water lance. The water hose became entangled with the door, causing the door to begin closing. The door struck the employee's right right wrist...
12/20/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 92d restricted EE was helping a coworker install a snub roller scraper on A20 belt. EE lifted the scraper with both hands and felt a pain in right bicep. The scraper is approx. 60"" long and weighs approx. 50 lbs. T...
08/02/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was diagnosing problem with a blower. They locked/tagged/tried out the blower and was wearing gloves. They tried to maneuver the pulley manually. As they did the tip of their left thumb was pinched...
06/17/2024 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Two EEs were attempting to install new troughing roller on the A19 belt. EEs lifted the roller with comealongs to get it into place. While lifting the roller got caught on the hand rail. EE's pulled b...
03/25/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was installing a takeup pulley on clinker feeder belt. It was placed on upper part of mobile work platform. When they & partner were attempting to slide it on platform to get it in place it started...
03/14/2024 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using a come along to help close and secure doors on the spray tower screw. The hook slipped and contacted employee's prescription safety glasses. The hard side shield on safety glasses c...
03/05/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was working on a flat platform for easy access to door closure. They felt the door was loose and did not relieve pressure from the unit. The pivot arm swung once they released the connecting...
10/23/2023 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While performing maintenance on the #5 finish mill discharge elevator, the employee used a safety utility knife to cut a rubber door seal. While cutting, the blade went through the rubber seal and thr...
10/11/2023 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 60d lost, 94d restricted Employee was removing a fuel filter from a 988K loader. While trying to loosen the filter EE overexerted self pulling on the filter wrench. This caused a strain in the lower abdominal area.
09/01/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was attempting to remove a metal valve seal from a valve at the bottom of a rail car. As employee pulled on the metal seal, in attempt to break the metal seal, employee cut the inside of...
08/11/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was in the drum process room opening and processing drums and received a cut on their right forearm from the drum lid.
02/13/2023 OTHER DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 56d restricted Employee was kneeling to replace a bearing cap. When employee stood up, employee felt a ""pop"" in knee. Medical examination found a hairpin meniscus tear.
04/02/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 235d lost, 76d restricted Employee states that EE needed to get down on EE's hands and knees to hand a co-worker a grease fitting below. Employee states that when EE got down on EE's hands and knees EE felt a pull in EE's abd...
03/29/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 67d restricted The employee states that EE was working on a double dump that was sitting on a pallet in front of the maintenance shop. EE flipped the double dump so EE could get to the bolts on the other side. When...
01/10/2022 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 83d restricted Employee states: while walking along a concrete walkway leading to W3801 tunnel EE slipped on a patch of ice. EE didn't fall to the ground. EE caught self with EE's left hand holding onto the handrail...
08/12/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 12d restricted Employee stated that they were greasing the bearing on the lower valve of KC0742 double dump while standing on the walkway of KC0924-1 wheelabrator screw. Employee said they pinched their arm between...
08/11/2021 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None An employee was using a sledge hammer to drive off the cap from the rotor slot. A small piece of metal from the rotor cap chipped off and struck the forearm of an employee standing aside causing a lac...
05/29/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was screwing a cap on a glass vial when the glass vial broke in employee's hand causing a laceration to the employee's finger on left hand.
04/08/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was working in truck bay when they felt something get in eye and start irritating it. Employee rubbed the eye but it was still irritated. Employee then flushed it with eye wash solution but t...
04/06/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 68d restricted The employee states that EE was getting ready to pump a truck when EE went to the pump and valve to backflush a truck. While operating the valve EE bent down to pull the valve open with EE's left arm...
03/18/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was pushing the auger bit into the chute out of the walkway. It was not noticed immediately until exiting the manlift later in the day.
03/13/2021 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted Employee twisted Right knee while operating chain fall. Employee on 7 days of restricted duty
10/21/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee took EE's goggles off to put EE's safety glasses on and some dust that was on EE's goggles got into EE's left eye.
07/17/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 102d restricted Employee was helping someone slide a refrigerator out from the wall to clean behind it in the lunchroom. While doing this the employee felt EE's left shoulder come out of place.
06/24/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 14d lost, 90d restricted Employee states: picked up a 2.5 gallon container of oil and was pouring the oil into the discharge elevator on the #5 mill chain guard. Employee felt a spasm in lower left abdomen. The doctor diagn...
06/09/2020 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cutting some vanaflex on the clinker feeder belt. EE was cutting the NW section of the belt with EE's left hand when the breakaway knife snapped causing the knife to go forward striking t...
02/18/2020 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While working on kiln pier 3, wind blew dust up under the employee's safety glasses and got into left eye.
01/27/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 32d restricted EE removed check valve from compressor set it up on elevated platform (~2 feet off of ground). The check valve fell off and hit EE's left foot above the steel toe of the boot.
12/31/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was checking on the mill scale carryover screw conveyor for a choke and put EE's right hand up on the drive guard that was over the v-belt and sheaves. As EE's hand was on the guard the sheave rubb...
08/20/2019 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee pinched EE's right index finger between a hammer and a drift causing a laceration.
04/18/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was helping another employee move an empty filing cabinet from the outside hoist cage to the office hallway. While they were moving it the employee cut EE's finger on the bottom lip of the f...
03/19/2019 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 42d restricted Employee was standing off to the side while the witness was driving the liner out of place. When the witness struck the liner it broke a piece off striking the injured employee.
02/24/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 37d restricted Employee was installing belts on limestone crusher when glove got caught between the belt and pulley. This caused fingers to be pulled in.
02/07/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was stacking bricks in the kiln and a brick fell and struck EE's right middle finger causing a closed fracture. EE was put in a splint and returned to work the next day.
01/23/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted EE was emptying contents of 55 gallon trash drum into the bobcat bucket, EE's foot hit a piece of steel liner material that was leaning up against a wooden cabinet. This caused the piece of steel to...
07/29/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee had cut right arm on a burr located on stem at double dump.
07/23/2018 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 37d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING SENSOR FOR MIX TANK. SWEAT CAUSED STREAKING ON RESPIRATOR MASK AND LOST SIGHT OF WHERE TO STEP. MISSTEPPED AND FOOT/ANKLE POPPED.
07/16/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 52d restricted Employee had thrown track switch for rail cars and felt pain in left arm.
06/06/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 24d restricted Employee got thumb pinched on door of primary crusher while trying to open it.
04/23/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 420d lost Employee had gotten off of forklift to move steel plate back on forks that had fell off and felt pain in right shoulder and bicep area.
03/30/2018 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Employee was in feed chute removing an eye bolt from a plate with a wrench. The wrench slipped and struck employee on right side of face.
03/19/2018 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cutting plate with a grinder ans while taking off a little to fit into place the grinder came off the steel and struck employee in the left thumb.
03/19/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted The employee was assisting forklift operator set a 1-1/4"" x 12' metal plate on a tie block so the operator could readjust the metal plate. The metal plate slid off of tie block onto injured employee'...
03/06/2018 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 27d restricted Employee was removing scaffold board in 4th stage cyclone of the preheater vessel, when EE tripped over hose while carrying scaffold board, injuring EE's left knee.
02/23/2018 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was getting into position to cut bar grating and while getting into position the employee cut their leg on a protruding piece of steel.
01/03/2018 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 32d lost, 35d restricted Employee was inspecting fire extinguishers. Employee walked inside of train locomotive and stepped into floor hatch, injuring left leg. The floor hatch was left open by employees to allow heat to get...
12/26/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Employee was patching holes on pipe with tin, when employee stretched outside of building to install fastener overexerting right shoulder and causing it to pop.
10/12/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 177d lost Employee had gone to 3801 belt tunnel to winterize heaters. Employee was servicing south heater from an eight foot ladder and somehow fell from ladder. The injured employee was discovered unconscious...