Lucerne Mill — Accidents
Total: 15 accidents | Fatalities: 0
| Date | Classification | Injury | Days Lost | Narrative |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/16/2025 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 11d lost, 17d restricted | Slick conditions on railcars because of the dew. EE was closing lids on top of the bulk car. EE was wearing fall protection. EE slipped and fell while closing lids. EE slipped and fell on top of the b... |
| 07/29/2025 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 9d restricted | EE dumped a portable dumping hopper. EE was returning the dumping hopper to its upright position. EE had hand in a pinch area. While pushing down on the top edge of the hopper EE's hand/fingers were p... |
| 01/03/2025 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 15d restricted | EE was cleaning the feed chute. EE repetitively struck and scraped the bentonite off the bottom of the chute. After performing the task EE felt pain in the right hand and wrist. EE did not seek medica... |
| 11/26/2023 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 51d lost, 42d restricted | Employee was lifting a bulk railcar lid. While lifting the lid the employee felt a pop by EE's elbow. The employee tore a bicep tendon. |
| 02/27/2023 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 1d lost | Employee was trying to operate a rail switch. The rail switch was not operating correctly. Employee used a prybar to try and get more leverage to operate the switch. While pushing on the prybar the pr... |
| 01/16/2021 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 20d restricted | The employee performed an act of horse play. The employee jumped and when the employee came back down the left foot was injured. The injury consisted of a sprained left ankle and fifth metatarsal frac... |
| 01/08/2018 | OTHER | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 27d restricted | EE was cleaning mud from around the diverter in the elevator. EE was lying on EE's stomach on the catwalk and reaching down into a small access door. After EE had cleaned out the mud EE started backin... |
| 09/22/2017 | POWERED HAULAGE | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 190d lost | EE was backing down the grizzly ramp. The loader proceeded to powerslide and came to a halt at the bottom of the ramp. At that time, EE felt a ""pop"" in EE's neck. At 9:00am EE reported feelings of "... |
| 05/01/2017 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | EE assisting with knife replacement on pugmill. When turning drive belt by hand to rotate shaft, addition of knives made it easier to turn and momentum easier. Finger was caught between belt and she... |
| 10/23/2014 | MACHINERY | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 7d restricted | While using the impact wrench to take off a bolt that was holding the cutting edge in place on a loader he was holding the bolt up in the slot with his left index finger to keep the bolt from turning... |
| 11/22/2011 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 12d restricted | Employee was shoveling material into a wheelbarrow and his back became sore. After shift pain increased. The next day employee reported the injury and was put on light duty. |
| 04/26/2011 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee was removing the bearing housing from the #1 mill fan and bumped the fan housing with pry bar causing dust to fall off of the fan housing and into his eye. |
| 02/13/2011 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | The miner was putting a bump stop on a Grizzly Feeder when a clamp that was holding the metal pipe in place slipped smashing his right hand between the pipe and a concrete wall. His middle finger on... |
| 08/09/2010 | EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | While ripping a stockpile the right front tire of the front end loader blew bending the fender on the right side of the loader up and breaking the right hand door on the cab of the loader. The glass... |
| 03/17/2010 | MACHINERY | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee was working on installation of dust collection on pug sealer and while using a hand grinder a metal particle went in the employee's eye. Employee was wearing safety glasses and a face shield... |