LONGVIEW OPERATION — Accidents

Total: 88 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
02/10/2026 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None During mine rescue training the employee stood up from the manikin, turned, took a step, tripped, and fell on concrete pad by the mine rescue building fracturing their left little finger.
09/23/2024 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost Grinding on sealing of the kiln, the grinder kicked back, hitting the bottom of EE's welding helmet, knocking it up, allowing the grinder wheel to make contact with EE's face. EE was taken to the hosp...
04/22/2024 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 294d lost Employee was operating a haul truck in the quarry when a bracket broke under the front of the seat. This caused the seat to move up and back causing a sprain to the lower back. The employee did have a...
11/21/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 6d lost, 47d restricted Employee went to catch a slamming door at the breakroom while coming in to clock for EE's shift, when EE's index finger was caught between the door and door jaw from a gust of wind. Employee suffered...
06/28/2023 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was working in the Kiln 3 screen room, cleaning under a screw conveyor using the vacuum truck when some lime went under EE's safety glasses. EE flushed eyes then and reported the incident the...
09/20/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 143d lost Employee was trying to put a portable dump hopper back on track when EE felt something pop in EE's right arm. Possible torn bicep muscle that may require surgery. Employee is on restricted duty at thi...
08/09/2022 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 212d lost, 60d restricted Employee stepped back into the path of forklift that was backing up. Forklift knocked EE down to the ground and the forklift tire rolled up onto foot and ankle. Employee was on restricted duty for a f...
01/26/2022 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee was walking backwards dragging a return roller when EE stepped into mud causing EE's foot to get stuck and fall backwards. This resulted in a sprained ankle. The doctor wrote EE out of work.
02/16/2021 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 77d lost Employee slipped on ice as they opened the door to enter the mill 2 area. Employee fractured an ankle.
12/10/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was inside a kiln pre-heater removing rock, using a chute. While throwing rock into the chute, the employee's hand hit the roof of the pre-heater. The EE's 2nd digit of the right hand (index fing...
10/08/2019 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 12d lost, 16d restricted Employee was repairing a hole in the screen room tin. When the drill bit came through the tin and into employee's ring finger. Initially this was not reportable, but issues arose with the finger causi...
07/19/2018 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 74d lost Injured reached between the frame and conveyor belt to strike a troughing roller and arm was pulled in between the pulley and conveyor belt. EE received stitches in middle finger, index finger and wri...
05/23/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 45d restricted Employee was descending rear ladder on a rail car when EE slipped on the next to last rung (approx. 5-6') landing on EE's back. It had been raining and the area was muddy. The employee was wearing a f...
04/24/2017 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 21d restricted Employee was raking clinkers off the kiln #3 grate when ee felt something pop in left shoulder. The pain comes and goes. Employee reported the injury on 04/28/2017 and was taken to the doctor on that...
12/17/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 55d restricted Raking kiln, stumbled stepping down a step, landed on wrists.
09/20/2016 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Employee suffered a laceration to right thumb while replacing buckets on a hydrated lime elevator. They pinched their finger between the bucket and chain as they tightened the nut with a pneumatic dr...
07/19/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 28d restricted Employee was walking along the rail tracks in the lime load out area and slipped on wet pavement. Employee didn't fall completely to the ground but sprained leg.
07/18/2016 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was putting together a rail on a DM45 drill. EE was hitting a pin with a hammer and a piece of metal chipped off and hit left hand. It punctured the palm of hand.
06/25/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 44d restricted Employee slipped on the wet walkway hitting left knee on the walkway as EE was attempting to close the lid on the kiln 3 reclaim hopper.
03/09/2016 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cutting zip tie when knife slipped. EE suffered a minor cut on left index finger.
02/07/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was throwing a rail switch and slipped. EE then fell, face first, into the handle and suffered a laceration requiring two stitches.
01/28/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Contract truck driver (Evergreen) tripped on bottom step descending from loadout.
09/22/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 61d restricted NOTE: This is a contract driver and not a carmeuse employee. Employee was stepping down from his truck and placed his left foot on what appeared to him to be small rocks or gravel. States that his...
07/22/2015 DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 1d lost Employee suffered heat exhaustion while cleaning tank 17 screen room.
05/19/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 1d restricted Customer bulk truck EE was preparing to climb on tank trailer to open the lids for loading. He was at the tie-off rack at Carmeuse and had hooked to the self retracting lanyard. As soon as he plac...
08/22/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 25d restricted While rolling on v-belts for the cooler fan, employee caught his left index finger in between the motor sheave and the belt pinching the end of his finger. The injury was to his left pointer finger.
04/03/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost EE dropped a long handled scraper into hydrated lime. The hydrated lime splashed into his eye. He was not wearing his safety glasses properly, they were being worn on the tip of his nose.
03/06/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted While loading shells into the kiln gun a piece of one of the slugs ricochet back out of the kiln after it had been shot and struck EE on his right forearm. It scraped a small section of skin off and t...
02/07/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee mashed his finger while swinging a sledge hammer. It appears when he was hitting the side of the slurry bin his hand slid down the handle of the hammer. He continued to swing and his left ind...
10/01/2013 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted Maintenance EE's were striking the end of a screw conveyor with an 8lb sledge hammer and a piece of the shaft flew off and struck the injured employee in the forearm causing a laceration and embedding...
09/10/2013 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Employee was raking clinkers from kiln #3 and mashed his finger between the kiln rake and the handrail. He suffered a laceration and broken fingernail to his right, middle finger and received 5 stitc...
08/05/2013 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While using a large pipe wrench to turn the shaft on a quarry pump, employee pulled muscle in neck/shoulder area. The wrench was above his head while pushing, which contributed to the injury. Employ...
08/05/2013 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 19d lost, 148d restricted EE was swapping a material flow gate using a come-along and had to apply a lot of pressure. when the gate broke free, the EE's arm came back towards his body. Injury became reportable when EE was ta...
05/23/2013 ELECTRICAL NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was tightening loose screw connections inside the K4 Manlift Circuit Breaker MCC Box. The disconnect was pulled. The employees's screwdriver contacted the live handle that is used to disenga...
04/28/2013 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 25d restricted EE was welding the flange on the top hatch of the kiln 4 baghouse and a piece of hot slag fell onto the tongue of his boot (nylon), burned through, and caused a 3rd degree burn the size of a dime on h...
06/05/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted Employee was walking down stairs, from K4 Firing Floor, came to the mid level landing and turned left ankle while placing foot on the landing. Employee reported that he was walking down stairs and wa...
04/09/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Employee was assisting in cleaning the inside of #3 rail scale. The manhole was uncovered. Employee picked-up the manhole cover to put it on the manhole. The cover weighed approximately 50 pounds....
12/27/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 46d restricted EE was exiting a manlift basket (type with the sliding midrail) and as he was stooping to exit he slipped in wet lime and began falling. He injured his left shoulder as he caught himself. This did n...
06/28/2011 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 30d restricted Employee was grinding a handrail with a hand-held grinder to prepare for painting. The grinder jerked to the side when he contacted the metal and slammed his hand into the vertical part of the handra...
03/03/2011 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 8d lost, 180d restricted Employee was removing the mounting plate for kiln 4's O2 analyser. He was using his left hand to hold the socket end of the wrench in place and his right to turn the socket wrench in an upward motion...
02/08/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 5d lost, 49d restricted Employee was working on replacing the bags in Kiln 4 Baghouse Module 3 when his right foot got caught in one of the baghouse holes where the top of the bags are and when he went to get up from there h...
03/01/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 5d lost, 64d restricted Employee was attempting to remove a pipe to the suction/holder when the pipet broke and lodged in his right pointer and middle finger. Per ee, the pipe was stuck in the holder and he had to use extra...
02/16/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 10d lost, 74d restricted Employee was inspecting and cleaning the ice from the rollers on K4 stone belt when he stepped on a pry-bar on the catwalk. He was using a sledge hammer to beat the ice from the rollers. The bar sli...
02/08/2010 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 85d restricted Employee claims that his neck has been hurting because of driving a haul truck on the quarry roads. There was nothing specific noted for the cause. The pain has gradually gotten worse over the past...
01/29/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 357d lost Employee was climbing the permanent ladder from the kiln 4 cooler pit and felt a sharp pain in his right hip. No other contributing factors other than climbing a ladder. Went to the doctor on 2/2/10...
11/17/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cleaning the bull gearbox on the kiln drive pier. He was using 5 gallon buckets to put the grease in and then lifting the bucket over the handrail and lowering to the ground with a rope....
08/04/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 25d lost Employee was pulling a 1.5"" dia. water hose and felt a ""pop"" in his side as he was placing the hose (90 feet long) into the holder that ran along side the conveyor. He was not lifting or pulling...
07/03/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injury was working on kiln 5 baghouse (E module). This is a negative draft baghouse and while working around the entrance, a piece of metal blew into his left eye. He was wearing prescription safety...
06/16/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A group of six maintenance employees were removing bags from a dust collector. The injured employee was removing a bag and hdyrated lime fell into his left eye. To remove the bag requires a 1/4 twis...
04/11/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was directing forklift unloading material and had his hand under the pallet.