Maple Grove Operations — Accidents

Total: 84 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
04/08/2024 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 304d lost While employee was moving from the top of one rail car to the other, mis stepped and fell between cars, approx. 3ft. pulled self back up onto the railcar. continued on with work for remainder of shift...
11/19/2022 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Undetermined. Team member (T/M) felt irritation in left eye Sat. Nov. 19 approx. 4:00pm. Could not attribute to anything but performing grinding on Fri. Nov. 18th. approx. 5pm. Investigation showed t/...
06/25/2022 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 95d lost Working from 5 step rolling ladder, Team member (t/m) attempted to close hopper hatch to control release of fine material. T/M indicated hatch may have made contact with face, but cannot remember. We...
06/15/2022 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Team member was raking lime coating out from kiln when rake got caught on grate. This sudden stop of motion caused T/M to lose balance and fall onto buttocks. A hot piece of lime pebble flipped up a...
06/21/2021 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 21d restricted Employee was clearing out a plug up from the kiln feed hopper through a side hatch cover. As the employee was performing this task, hot debris came out of the hatch cover dusting the employee resultin...
03/14/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 1d restricted EE was trouble shooting a plugged lime handling elevator when lime from above fell causing lime dust to puff out and get in both eyes. Injury - Chemical Burn / Ophthalmologist treatment /Rx Eye drops...
01/28/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was moving the hood rake to sweep the floor upon moving the rake, loose dust from above fell down and got in between the safety glasses effecting only the right eye. EE was treated for the injury...
01/08/2018 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 67d lost, 43d restricted Employee was walking on clean hard surfaces (asphalt & concrete) from one end of the plant to the other and slipped on ice when between the pugmill and concrete silos. Medical Treatment for Ankle Fra...
08/06/2017 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None The #2 Kiln Cooler Conveyor Belt was discovered to be on fire by the kiln operator. When discovered the belt was completely engulfed in flames.
07/26/2017 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None The kiln operator received an interrupt alarm that #2 Kiln stone feeder weight conveyor belt had stopped. The Utility attempted to reset the belt at the ground level MCC VFD with no success. By the...
07/03/2017 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 62d restricted EE was tasked with opening a lime chute slide gate. The gate was stuck and EE had to use a sledgehammer to work the slide back & forth to get it unstuck. While doing this EE's right wrist started to...
03/04/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Cleaning a screen and chute with the employee strained their shoulder. Occ-Health Treatment on 3/6/17. Treatment plan included Rx Meds and Restricted Duty
10/25/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 134d restricted EE had finished setting a handbrake from the railcar platform. During the transition from the end ladder to the side ladder his left foot slid across the foot rung causing him to lose his balance and...
02/11/2015 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 48d lost Victim was moving skid steer in tight quarters and pinned himself between skid steer and column
01/12/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 21d lost, 57d restricted Employee was walking from office to the warehouse when she slipped on ice and broke her ankle
06/28/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 2d restricted EE was moving a vibrator from the pocket of one railcar to the the next for transloading material from railcars to trucks when he strained his back. EE did not seek medical treatment until 6/30/14 wh...
12/10/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost While doing a team lift with 3 others on an awkwardly sized piece of lab equipment the employee felt a pop in his right knee as they lowered the piece of equipment to the ground after lifting it off o...
11/07/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE got chemical lime in his right eye when cleaning out the cooler bin. EE had on all required PPE on at the time of injury. EE was given Rx eye drops at hospital.
09/18/2013 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None Maintenance was patching holes by spot welding to the bottom of an enclosed belt conveyor. The heat from welding transferred through the 3/16"" thick steel substrate to the UHMW lining and to the rub...
05/23/2013 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 25d restricted EE was cleaning pugmill when he reached in the pugmill with sledge hammer to clean the paddles and swung sledge. He felt sharp spasm of pain on right side of back. First time employee received medic...
02/13/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 36d restricted EE was traveling around the west end of RLO when he decided to walk over a 3' berm prior to crossing the tracks. As he walked over the berm he stepped in a hole on the down side of the berm ""rolling...
01/05/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 45d restricted EE strained his back while removing debris from the kiln. Pieces of quad foil that had broken off from the main structure were lifted into wheel barrows and transported to the kiln entrance. It is bel...
04/27/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Moving glycol barrels to separate out a single barrel to move it with the fork lift. Trying to spin barrel off skid pinching left index finger between the other barrels. Felt pain on left hand finger,...
01/26/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was raking kiln grate when his left pinky finger was pinched between the door frame and kiln rake handle. EE was wearing heavy leather welding gloves at time of injury. Finger Surgery on 1/31/12
10/25/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Employee was lowering the Beck unit down from on top of the kiln hood when it was caught on the lip of the hood. Another employee unsnaged the unit, but by doing so it jolted the employee forward and...
04/12/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted EE was finishing unplugging a vac hose. He walked over to disengage the clutch after he did this he backed up to get a better view of the vac hose. As he backed up he tripped over the hitch trailer fo...
07/30/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was carrying box of light bulbs from the warehouse to the back of his truck. As he was carrying the box, he tripped over a screw that was in the isleway outside of the warehouse between the electr...
05/13/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 39d lost EE was moving a piece of plywood, approx 25 pounds, he sat the plywood down and stated that he had received an electrical shock. The area was looked over and it was found that there was no cords in th...
02/18/2010 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None Note:Report is being filed as a precaution. A fire developed in the exhaust stack of the 3744 Locomotive, that lasted 15 mins. and was blown out by throttling engine up. Approximately 10 min. period...
05/01/2009 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None At approx 0600 the chute coming off of E231 plugged. At some point it appears that the V-belts on C132 had burnt off & the belt had stopped allowing hot material to sit on the belt & build more heat....
08/10/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was passing brick out of kiln opening to brick saw operator. He dropped brick and tried to catch it. Pinching finger against steel plate causing him to cut finger. Left hand index finger.
05/12/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 98d lost, 112d restricted EE was doing railcar moves as the switch man. He was riding on the locomotive.As he dismounted the locomotive he slipped in mud,fell to the ground.EE has a sore shoulder and abrasion on his shoulder,...
05/12/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee suffered a back strain. The employee was lifting a 200 pound air powered diaphragm pump from the cooler pit when he felt a sharp in his lower back. Went to hospital and recieved Rx Drugs an...
04/18/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost EE suffered lime burn to both eyes.The EE & his co-worker were raking refractory bricks out of the kiln hood.Was wearing the required face shield/safety glasses, he felt a sharp burning pain in both o...
12/15/2007 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 6d restricted Employee was inspecting around the stone screen when he stepped on some large stones. The large stones rolled when he stepped on them causing his knee to twist. Rx Drugs, Knee Brace, & Modified Duty...
12/13/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 124d restricted EE was opening a 3 ft by 8 ft fiberglass top railcar lid. He raised the lid and it became stuck. The employee went around hitting the door with a hammer to break the ice free. He then went back to...
08/13/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 7d lost, 37d restricted Employee was shoveling around the kiln hood when he felt pain/cramping in his lower back and legs. Employee stopped shoveling and went to ER where he was given Rx Drugs and was not allowed to come ba...
06/20/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 244d lost Employee was moving the railcar unloader and when the employee went to rehang the 60 pound railcar vibrator he heard a pop and had a sharp pain in his mid and lower back. Employee recieved medical tre...
01/04/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 6d lost, 66d restricted The maintanence crew was replacing an electric motor. The motor was lined up with two of the bolts and the motor was suspended approximately 2 inches from the base. The EE proceeded to reach between...
12/23/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was opening railcar lids and was using an air wand to clean out a car to load. When the employee went to lift the air wand out of the car he lost his footing and fell across the open access door....
08/26/2006 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted EE went to spray out the top of the chute from 5/7 ft away from the chute door with a water gun. As he was spraying a back pressure blowout occured, shooting hot mud & lime towards the EE and hitting...
08/04/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 215d lost While the employee was going to work on a belt he was descending some steps. Two steps from bottom the employee heard a ""pop"" in his knee and went down. Medical Treatment - Strain/Sprain Leg-hip a...
07/31/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 60d restricted EE was carring lances from the #2 cooling tower to the #1 cooling tower. When he bent down and started to pick up the second lance he felt a sharp pain in his lower back area. Medical Treatment - Lum...
07/31/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 10d lost, 15d restricted EE was working in a cooler pit and watery slurry lime got on his pants soaking through to the skin of his legs. The employee's rubber boots continued to rub his legs. Medicial Treatment - 2nd Degree...
06/23/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee sustained an injury to his knee. The employee was climbing into a bobcat to perform cleanup activities around the Truck Load Out building. As he entered the bobcat his right foot slipped ou...
06/14/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Employee was shovling underneath a conveyor belt when he felt a sharp pain in his back. The employee want to hospital where they gave him Rx Drugs and light duty.
06/08/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cutting box open with utility knife. As the final cut was made the employee's hand slipped and cut his other hand (left index finger). Employee recieved 3 stitches at the hospital.
05/11/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While employee was shoveling lime material at the boot of an elevator, the lime material puffed out of the elevator and got into his eyes. Employee recieve Rx eye drops.
04/22/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 156d restricted While going to check the oil on the locomotive, there was oil spilled previously and followed by dry lime to soak it up. It rained previously a couple of times turning it into a slick mess. When the...
03/21/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 310d lost EE had just completed changing an air lock key from an elevated platform. When the EE started to descend the ladder from the platform, the ladder twisted under his feet causing him to fall approximat...