Louisville Plant Quarry & Mill — Accidents
Total: 223 accidents | Fatalities: 0
| Date | Classification | Injury | Days Lost | Narrative |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/22/2025 | STRIKING OR BUMPING | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee cut their left forearm with a razor blade stuck in a pallet resulting in 4 stitches. |
| 07/16/2025 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee reported pain in right wrist while using a spade shovel to clean built up material in the tracks of the dozer. While chipping the material the spade hit some very hard material and sprained t... |
| 05/23/2025 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY | None | While positioning a feeder for install with three other miners the employee pinched right middle finger when unhooking a chain hoist hook and the feeder moved unexpectedly. The pinch removed the tissu... |
| 05/20/2025 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | None | Coming out of a trailer the employee tripped on the top step and fell to the ground on their right shoulder. The fall was 3 steps high and approximately 3 1/2 feet. This became a lost time incident wh... |
| 05/05/2025 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee got material/dust in EE's right eye when EE was pulling apart a hose connection. When the hose broke apart loose material was thrown up into the employees face/eye. The employee was prescribe... |
| 05/05/2025 | MACHINERY | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee was helping to remove an aqua ammonia (19% ammonia) spray lance. The tip of the spray was plugged up and pressure built in the closed, locked out line. When the connection was broke loose the... |
| 05/05/2025 | MACHINERY | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 4d restricted | Employee was removing an aqua ammonia (19% ammonia) spray lance. The tip of the spray was plugged up and pressure built in the closed, locked out line. When the connection was broke loose the residual... |
| 02/11/2025 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 7d restricted | Employee was using a pipe wrench to break a rotary feeder free. EE was unable to break it free by hand. EE then used EE's body weight by standing on the wrench. EE slipped off and the impact to the fl... |
| 06/09/2024 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | EE received stitches after laceration to right elbow area. Employee received laceration as a result of horseplay in 4x4 vehicle. |
| 07/31/2023 | MACHINERY | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Foreign object in EE eye while air lancing fly ash tank. Debris flushed out, but employee received antibiotic as preventative care. |
| 07/26/2023 | DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS) | OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 | None | Treated at hospital due to heat exposure. EE sustained heat exposure after entrapment 503.7J1, process passenger elevator, for 3 hours. Removed by fire and rescue. |
| 07/26/2023 | DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS) | OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 | None | Treated at hospital due to heat exposure. EE sustained heat exposure after entrapment 503.7J1, process passenger elevator, for 3 hours. Removed by fire and rescue. |
| 07/26/2023 | DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS) | OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 | None | Treated at hospital due to heat exposure. EE sustained heat exposure after entrapment 503.7J1, process passenger elevator, for 3 hours. Removed by fire and rescue. |
| 07/19/2023 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | EE was struck in chin by rock thrown by a 2nd employee. The struck employee required 3 stitches. |
| 06/12/2023 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 5d restricted | EE experienced a strain to neck and left trap muscle while actuating a butterfly valve. Injury occurred on 6/12; was treated with first aid. Pain continued & EE was seen at clinic on 6/14; was placed... |
| 08/25/2022 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 78d restricted | EE exited elevator on top of truck silo when they stumbled. They did not fall, but stepped awkwardly and stressed their left knee. EE felt pain in left knee. Sprain to left knee, restricted duty until... |
| 08/08/2022 | OCCUPATIONAL SKIN DISEASES | OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 | None | EE was clearing brush with a weed trimmer on 08/08/2022. It was determined that the EE contacted poison ivy at some time during shift. EE reported poison ivy to management 08/15/22. On 08/16/22 employ... |
| 07/29/2022 | FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | EE struck by falling object. EE was inspecting bucket elevator in plant when light fixture fell striking a glancing blow to EE's hard hat. EE had been treated with first aid until 8/26/22 when physica... |
| 07/22/2022 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | On 7/22/2022 the employee was inspecting the gate on Silo #24 looking into the inspection porthole. The employee struck left front tooth on the porthole flange. On 7/28/2022 employee was seen by a d... |
| 04/18/2022 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 211d restricted | On 04/18/2022 the employee was using a pipe wrench to open vessel doors on the HW Kiln Preheat Tower. The employee felt a pop in right shoulder while trying to open a vessel door. On 4/21/2022 emplo... |
| 04/06/2022 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | A repairman was loosening a spectacle valve and lacerated a finger when the nut broke free resulting in them smashing a finger between the transfer pipe and the loosening tool. They received 4 stitche... |
| 02/22/2022 | MACHINERY | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 18d restricted | On 2/22/22 the employee was using an air lance to clean a chute. In the process, EE hit a frozen chunk of material that was hidden behind non-frozen build-up. This caused a strain in EE's right should... |
| 02/09/2022 | MACHINERY | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | The employee was performing inspection functions of the job around the clinker cooler when cooler dust exited from a pinhole in the cooler sidewall. The dust got behind EE's safety glasses and into th... |
| 12/30/2021 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 17d restricted | The employee was lifting a vibrator (approx. 20-25 pounds) to place it onto a rail car hopper and felt a strain on left rib cage. |
| 08/29/2021 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | The employee was cleaning down a chute with a pick. The employee hit a chunk of material and felt a pop in the left shoulder. |
| 07/24/2021 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 44d restricted | Employee was scraping down a synthetic gypsum chute of material when employee pushed the scraping tool into a large chunk of material and felt a pain in left shoulder/ left pec. |
| 06/14/2021 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee was disconnecting the supply air hose from the air arc device. A stream of air from the quick connect air chuck shot up & under employee's glasses into left eye. Employee was taken to a docto... |
| 09/15/2020 | EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 4d restricted | Employee opened a port to try and clear the chunk after closing the manual gate. Once the chunk cleared, built up pressure in the line was released. This resulted in cement dust being blown into EE'... |
| 07/29/2020 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee was cutting the wire tie off a bag of cement with a utility knife. When it cut through the tie, the force continued into employee's thumb on left hand. |
| 04/06/2020 | MACHINERY | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Injured employee was welding in the shop and in the field on what we believe is the day of the incident. EE does not recall being flashed or having issues with welding protective eye wear. That nigh... |
| 02/11/2020 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Injured employee (IE) was struck under the chin by a blunt force causing a laceration requiring five sutures; MSHA recordable incident. IE used the portable industrial shotgun, through an eight-inch p... |
| 12/15/2019 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 25d restricted | Injured employee (IE) slipped and fell walking down a recently shoveled outdoor forklift ramp. It's believed left hand struck an adjacent guardrail or toe board while falling. Overnight it hurt and s... |
| 11/19/2019 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 279d restricted | Process Utility Repairman strained left shoulder while manually cleaning out a material chute with a handheld scraper. Discomfort continued for a couple of hours afterwards so employee sought medical... |
| 11/07/2019 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 10d lost | Injured employee strained EE's knee after stepping in a small, approximate one inch deep, cavity in a concrete covered area. Time didn't make it better, so EE's doctor ordered an MRI. The MRI revea... |
| 09/24/2019 | ENTRAPMENT | ACCIDENT ONLY | None | A process utility person was stuck in a passenger elevator just above the 3rd floor. Elevator service company was called for assistance, but since it would be over 30 minutes until employee was out M... |
| 08/06/2019 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | On August 6, 2019 the injured employee tripped and scraped their right shin on railroad track while clearing brush along the track line. First aid care was self-administered. On August 11, 2019 the l... |
| 02/27/2019 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 22d restricted | Injured employee smashed right hand pinky finger between a shaft cover/guard and the top rail of a guardrail system while manually handling an approximate five-pound shaft cover resulting in a doctor'... |
| 02/02/2019 | OTHER | INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES | None | After 4:00 break walking back to mill collapsed from Heart Attack. Two G&R employees applied CPR. Later died at hospital. |
| 01/28/2019 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 21d restricted | Injured Employee (IE) was working on an air slide in the mill building. IE was breaking for lunch and walked away from the worksite, but returned to drop off knee pads. After dropping them off, IE t... |
| 11/20/2018 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | One inch cut on left hand while removing keeper for chain connecting link with pliers. When they pulled back, the link struck the left palm causing a one inch laceration. Due to the location of the... |
| 10/25/2018 | ENTRAPMENT | ACCIDENT ONLY | None | Employee was traveling down in a passenger elevator and it stopped between the third and second floor. Elevator service company called/responded. MSHA also called because it would take longer than 3... |
| 06/17/2018 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Injured employee was clearing chunks in an air slide. During the process, dust got past the safety glasses and irritated eyes. Employee rinsed eyes, but the left eye still felt a little irritated. The... |
| 04/11/2018 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Injured employee got dust in the left eye while cleaning under the clinker cooler drag. Irrigated the eye at work and thought a shower later that night would take care of any remaining irritation. The... |
| 02/22/2018 | NONPOWERED HAULAGE | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 201d restricted | On 2/22/18, Injured Employee (IE) tweaked back moving a wheelbarrow full of material during a housekeeping task. On 3/20/18, IE went to doctor because ee was not getting better. IE's doctor stated b... |
| 02/01/2018 | POWERED HAULAGE | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 151d restricted | Injured employee (IE) was backing a forklift down a concrete forklift ramp. When the forklift got near the bottom a piece of the concrete broke loose and caused a hole approximate 12 inches in diamet... |
| 01/18/2018 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | On 18 Jan 18, injured employee (IE) strained left knee while moving 40' of vac truck hose. IE felt slight pain, reported the incident to supervisor, and started first-aid/self-care treatment. On 29... |
| 11/21/2017 | FIRE | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Injured Employee (IE) was torch cutting an approximate 3-inch hole through 3/8-inch steel with refractory behind the steel. Unknown to IE, a piece of molten metal fell, hit IE's blue jeans and caught... |
| 10/16/2017 | POWERED HAULAGE | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 37d restricted | While backing a 775 CAT haul truck to dump material the rear wheels slide sideways into a slight depression and slowly tipped onto its right side. The driver was wearing seatbelt, was assisted out of... |
| 10/15/2017 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 51d restricted | On 15 Oct 17, employee was tasked to replace a light bulb. While doing so, the heavy light cover came off and either struck or strained a finger during the attempt to stop the cover from falling. Init... |
| 08/03/2017 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Injured employee was tasked to repair/replace a transfer pump seal. While removing the pump impeller with gloved hands, the unexpected sharpness of the blades cut through glove and into left middle f... |