Lone Star Quarry & Mill — Accidents

Total: 244 accidents | Fatalities: 3

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
09/12/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 47d restricted The employee alleged that while walking down steps employee's left foot slipped behind step into the opening between the step causing pain in left knee.
08/23/2017 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 75d lost Employee was drilling holes in screw conveyor covers overhead when the drill bit caught and twisted right arm.
08/07/2017 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None The fire detection system alerted that a fire was detected in the burner building coal fines storage bin area. The shift supervisor and some crew members went to the area to determine if there was an...
06/28/2017 POISONING (TOXIC MATERIALS) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None EMPLOYEE WAS PROCESSING A TRUCK BY ADDING CHEMICAL WASH. THEY THEN USED THE AGITATOR TO BLEND SOLIDS WHEN A SPILL OCCURED. WHEN EMPLOYEE WALKED OUT OF THE TRUCK BAY AREA THEY FAINTED FROM EXPOSURE TO...
03/15/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Employee and witness were loading argon cylinder onto back of a pickup truck. While the employee was lifting the bottle with left hand, EE felt a sharp pain in the front of elbow. The employee immedia...
03/06/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was walking backwards and tripped, falling backwards onto hand, dislocating left index finger. Employee was working inside cooler.
02/12/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 28d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A HEAVY POWER CORD AND WHILE BACKING UP, EE TRIPPED ON CORD BEHIND EE AND FELL BACKWARD ONTO FLOOR.
11/21/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 9d lost, 70d restricted EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTED TO PICK UP THE TOP SET OF BLADES THAT HAD FALLEN AND BECOME LODGED BELOW THE MAN WAY OF THE TRUCK AND PULLED A MUSCLE IN EE'S ARM.
08/26/2016 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Employee injured EE's finger requiring 3 stitches to the index finger. The maintenance mechanic attempted to remove metal shaving from drill press while the drill press was on and drill bit slowly tur...
08/13/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 15d restricted Supervisor was lifting ""starter"" from emergency power generator for pumps located at the Sorau Pond building. Complained of back pains after lifting starter. Employee reported injury but requested t...
06/28/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted EMPLOYEE CUT THE LID OFF OF A DRUM. EE GRABBED THE LID WITH RIGHT HAND AND PULLED ON IT WHEN THE LID PIVOTED BACKWARDS STRIKING AND CUTTING EE ON RIGHT FOREARM.
05/31/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 94d lost Employee was changing a 4"" drill bit to a 4.5"" drill bit on a Drill mobile equipment. The employee was changing it in the vertical position, when the drill rod came loose, dropping 2"" smashing empl...
05/03/2016 OTHER DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 54d restricted Employee was working in #4 Blend Silo repairing air slides. EE was standing in an air line slot, with both feet wedged in, repetitively turning at the waist while repairing air slide. EE said when tur...
03/02/2016 OTHER DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 21d restricted On January 15, while pulling conveyor belt, employee stepped into crevice on ground and stumbled and reported pains. The pains went away and reoccurred on March 2. EE reported pain in knee after stand...
02/17/2016 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE reported eye injury to EE's supervisor on 2/18/2015 stated that EE had gotten foreign body into EE's eye when chipping away slag. EE said the slag pop and enter from the side of safety glasses into...
02/12/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 4d lost, 82d restricted On February 15, 2016 employee reported to EE's supervisor that EE had slipped on grizzly plates in the primary crusher as EE carried material. EE said EE later felt pain in EE's right leg as EE stood...
02/12/2016 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee did not report to work on 2/13/2016. Supervisor called EE at the beginning of shift to check on EE and employee stated to supervisor that EE went to the doctor the evening of 2/12/2016 for ey...
01/28/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 25d restricted Employee had stepped up on stack of plywood and over on stack of 2x10s to pull down 2x4s. Employee misgauged EE's step while stepping backwards and fell down 29"" landing on EE's feet and slipping fal...
11/09/2015 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was striking wheel chain with a 1lb ball peen hammer when a metal fragment from the chain came off striking him in the forehead. The metal fragment became airborne and lodged underneath the s...
08/06/2015 DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 9d restricted EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCED HEAT EXHAUSTION WHILE WORKING AT THE 7TH FLOOR PREHEATER TOWER. EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON HIS KNEES, STOOD UP AND FELT DIZZY, AND FAINTED TO THE GROUND. HE REGAINED CONSCIOUSNESS...
07/17/2015 DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 9d restricted EE was unloading trucks. It was a hot day. EE body started cramping. Another ee called 911 to get him medical attention. The hospital gave him 6 bags of IV fluids and ran some test on him to make sure...
06/30/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 2d restricted The employee had thrown railcar switch East of Engineering Building. He walked back to railcar to pull himself back up on the step of railcar and felt pain in his lower back. He said that his back had...
06/22/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Supervisor said he must have cut his inner forearm on the filter cartridge flange while wrapping rope around it so that employees located on the stairway leading to railcar bin, could pull it up. He d...
05/18/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON FATALITY Fatal A delivery truck driver for Stericycle Environmental Solutions arrived at Alternate Fuels to deliver drums. After opening trailer doors, the driver walked back to the cab of his truck and proceeded to...
03/24/2015 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 32d restricted The employee was trying to dislodge balls that were stuck in the bottom of hopper with a short bar when he struck his hand on the side rail of discharge shoot.
02/24/2015 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was grinding stainless steel flange when a piece of metal blew into his eye. The employee was wearing eye protection: safety glasses and face shield. The employee flushed his eyes to remove t...
02/05/2015 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 11d restricted The employee was using a rivet buster to remove castable around the 2nd stage thimble. He was working on top of a scaffold. The employee said that he felt a pop n his left arm (forearm area) and pain....
12/21/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 7d lost, 282d restricted The injured employee (supervisor) stated that Control Room Attendent was opening small man door on kiln hood. The supervisor was standing behind CRA when the door started to open falling off the hinge...
08/17/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Employee said when removing clean-out port, he stood up and raised his face shield to the up position and dust fell into his right eye. He irrigated right eye several times but eye became irritated. H...
08/06/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 31d restricted The injured employee was working on the head pulley of 3803 conveyor attempting to install a head pulley scraper, when the diverter gate located below the employee hand actuated. The sudden actuation...
07/14/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING THE TOP OFF A CLOSED TOP DRUM. WHILE REMOVING THE TOP HE CUT HIS RIGHT HAND ON THE EDGE OF THE LID.
03/07/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 18d lost Employee was working from low level scaffolding and while descending his shoe laces got tangled causing him to trip falling forward. He extended his hands to catch himself grabbing the scaffolding in...
02/18/2014 OTHER DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 4d lost, 15d restricted The employee was working on the 6th floor of preheater tower building scaffolds. The employee stated that he was experiencing pain in his legs and thought nothing of it. Employee stated, when he got h...
02/12/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 10d restricted Employee had been using an 18"" long pry bar removing ductwork. Employee complained of right arm/shoulder pain approximately 30 minutes after completing this task.
01/10/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee received a contusion to his left wrist while trying to catch a ladder he was lowering down from an above work surface.
01/09/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 29d restricted EMPLOYEE WE USING AN ALLEN WRENCH TO LOOSEN THE BOLT ON A GUARD OF THE TANK AGITATOR WHEN THE ALLEN WRENCH SLIPPED OUT OF THE BOLT HOLE. THIS CAUSED HIM TO STRIKE HIS RIGHT HAND INDEX FINGER AGAINST...
12/19/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 36d lost Employee was working on R -3801 with other employees attempting to correct a belt that was folded under and pinned against conveyor rollers. The employee stated he was lifting up on the belt, when he...
10/01/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS HOOKING UP THE HOSE TO A TRUCK WHEN HE INJURED HIS WRIST TRYING TO CONNECT THE HOSE TO THE TRUCK ELBOW-ADAPTER. EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS TRYING TO HOLD THE ELBOW AND CONNECT THE HOSE...
09/10/2013 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee operator tractor was cutting grass at the North West corner of river silos when he drove over a in ground nest of yellow jackets. The worker stopped to repair his bush hog and was swarmed by...
09/07/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A LID FROM A DRUM AND HIS HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE LID & DRUM. DRUMS ON THE CONVEYOR BACKED UP AND PINCHED HIS FINGER BETWEEN LID & DRUM - CUTTING HIS FINGER.
09/07/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 11d lost, 131d restricted WHILE LOADING OVER PACK DRUM CONTAINERS ONTO THE 1-TON TRUCK, EMPLOYEE FELT THE DRUM WAS GOING TO HIT THE TRUCK BUMPER SO HE SWUNG THE DRUM OUT AWAY FROM HIM TO GET IT IN THE TRUCK. HE FELT A POP ON...
05/03/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted BACKED TRUCK UP TO AN OVER PACK THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN EMPTY; IT IN FACT WAS NOT. KNOWING THE NORMAL AVERAGE WEIGHT, EMPLOYEE WENT TO LIFT THE DRUM AND CAUSED STRESS TO BACK AND SHOULDER.
04/02/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 114d lost Employee was ascending a stairway when employee's boot became caught within a stair tread thus causing employee to fall forward. Employee tried to catch himself with his arms thus causing injury to hi...
03/22/2013 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None He was using a hammer to remove a bolt from a screw and struck his thumb
03/20/2013 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 41d lost Employee received non life threatening injury (abrasion, leg strain) to his (L) leg while operating an excavator, when the bank sloughed off causing the excavator to travel down hill bank, striking th...
03/20/2013 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted Employee was improperly using a 4-1/2"" grinder (whereby the guard thus became ineffective) to grind welding slag off of a metal ring. While holding the grinder with his left hand improperly, the grin...
03/15/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employees had been removing some existing ductwork from a series of dust collectors. Two employees were manually loading this scrap steel into a scrap bin whenever one of the scrap pieces caught the i...
03/11/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 100d lost For some unknown reason, employee alleges that he climbed onto a flat-bed trailer in order to look for some rigging that his foreman had left to retrieve, employee alleges that he hurt his bicep while...
02/18/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cleaning roof on very windy day when material flew into his eye. Doctor issued a prescription.
02/14/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 3d lost, 15d restricted WHILE REMOVING COUPLER FROM RECIRC PUMP #4, THE PUMP SLID OFF PAD AND ONTO FOOT.