Marble Falls Plant — Accidents
Total: 24 accidents | Fatalities: 0
| Date | Classification | Injury | Days Lost | Narrative |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/09/2025 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee was utilizing a prybar to assist with removal of motor for replacement when the prybar slipped and struck employee on the right side of the hardhat/head on the right ear causing a laceration... |
| 01/07/2025 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 43d lost, 214d restricted | Tripped over pipe while carrying samples. Worked without restriction until surgery on 4/23/2025. |
| 12/17/2024 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 4d lost | Injured employee was opening hatch lids on top of trucks when they strained their back. Employee was working with case management for remedies when they decided to be seen by a doctor which then eleva... |
| 04/30/2024 | MACHINERY | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Grinder angle was incorrect, causing it to bind up on a narrow area on angle iron. Grinder bounced at employee causing lacerations on chin and neck. |
| 03/14/2024 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 10d restricted | Employee jumped from loader ladder into soft berm and rolled EE's left ankle. Requested to see doctor on 3/26/2024 and was given restrictions. |
| 03/21/2023 | MACHINERY | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 6d restricted | EE was using an pneumatic air hammer to chip lime scale away from the truck side loading scale. The EE reached out over head while lying on the ground and over extended, causing an acute pain in the r... |
| 09/06/2022 | HOISTING | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 38d lost | We were in man lift boomed out over elevator. A Lhoist employee entered and began operating elevator. The elevator made contact with the man lift boom that I, and my employee, were in. My employee rec... |
| 02/04/2022 | FIRE | ACCIDENT ONLY | None | Winter storm caused the water pipe to freeze that is located on the exterior wall. EE used a propane pear torch burner to thaw the metal water pipe. EE returned the burner and upon EE return, noticed... |
| 02/15/2021 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 7d restricted | EE slipped and fell on snow and ice and was place on restricted duty following the incident. EE landed on their RT side including hip and elbow, however when medical treatment was sought it involved E... |
| 11/12/2020 | MACHINERY | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee was air lancing around a lime silo when lime came in contact with eyes. EE immediately flushed eyes for 10 minutes at an eye wash station, they used 2 bottles of saline solution. Eyes felt b... |
| 11/01/2020 | OTHER | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 7d lost, 19d restricted | EE was stung by a bee while working on Kiln Level 2 at LNA Marble Falls superstructure project. The EE was transported to Urgent Care. From there the EE was being transported to a Medical Center, when... |
| 12/12/2019 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 47d restricted | EE was lifting a railcar vibrator into place when EE felt a pop on the inside of the elbow. The EE experienced soreness, but did not report the injury to management until December 15th. It was at tha... |
| 07/10/2019 | POISONING (TOXIC MATERIALS) | OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 | 4d restricted | An employee working in the Stone Tunnel replacing a sump pump with another employee, when they were overcome by carbon monoxide gas. |
| 07/10/2019 | POISONING (TOXIC MATERIALS) | OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 | 6d restricted | An employee working in the Stone Tunnel replacing a sump pump with another employee, when they were overcome by carbon monoxide gas. |
| 03/21/2016 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | I pulled on the handle of a sand blasting pot to check the sand volume. The pot was completely empty and tipped back. I attempted to step back and tripped, pulling the pot down with me. The handle of... |
| 02/22/2016 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 6d restricted | An employee was lifting an end of a screw flight, when employee felt pain in lower back. The employee was placed on restricted duty by a medical provider. |
| 01/18/2011 | OTHER | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 2d lost | Employee was leaving work when wind blew lime in eyes. |
| 09/11/2010 | POWERED HAULAGE | PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY | None | Working on the drive of a screw conveyor. One employee was jogging, when another grabbed the belt and tried to manually jog. His thumb was caught by the belt and his right thumb was amputated. |
| 08/25/2009 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee was standing on ladder when ladder slipped out from under him and his tools hit him in the lip. The ladder possibly slipped from dust material under legs of ladder. |
| 06/09/2009 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee was laying brick and went to hit the brick with a brick hammer to lodge it into place. Instead of hitting the brick he hit the metal shim beside it and the hammer slipped off the shim and hit... |
| 05/12/2009 | MACHINERY | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Multiple welders in same area; redness in left eye with moderate discomfort. Employee notified supervisor of discomfort at 9:30 AM 05/13/2009; received medication from doctor. Noticable relief within... |
| 04/25/2007 | OTHER | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 2d restricted | Employee was cleaning up lime & dirt accumulated on the ground. He was wearing shaded safety glasses & pulled them down to see better. Lime & dirt blew into the employee's face & eyes. Employee state... |
| 04/11/2002 | HOISTING | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | EMPLOYEE WAS CLOSING MAN ELEVATOR. THE INSIDE DOOR WAS DIFFICULT TO CLOSE. ATTEMPTING TO CLOSE THE OUTER DOOR, THE UPPER DOOR AND LOWER DOORS CLOSED TOGETHER WITH THE EMPLOYEE RIGHT HAND IN BE TWEEN T... |
| 07/27/2001 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 230d lost | WHILE SHOVELING ROCK AT 2319 FEEDER. EMPLOYEE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK. EMPLOYEE WASN'T PLACED OFF OF WORK UNTIL 9/4/01 BY HIS TREATING PHYSICIAN. HE WAS NOT PLACED ON LIGHT OR MODIFIED DUTY UN TIL THA... |