MARYNEAL QUARRY AND MILL — Accidents

Total: 224 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
10/30/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured employee was was assisting with changing the inboard bearing on the primary crusher. He was removing a nut from a stud when the nut slipped from his hand and he tried to catch it. The nut, whi...
10/17/2008 NONPOWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Associate slipped while pushing wheelbarrow full of waste cement, strained lower back muscle.
07/18/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was removing a dust collector fan shaft for maintenance when the fan wheel fell on his left hand, resulting in a small laceration and hairline fracture of his left ring finger.
06/30/2008 NONPOWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Pushing loaded wheel barrow, lifted to dump and pulled lower-center back.
01/14/2008 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 348d lost EE's cleaning up @ the end of shift,Tools were placed in box & lowered to ground floor of mill bldg with overhead hoist. Hoist opr. was raising the hook so the hoist could be parked. EE's gathered a...
12/06/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While removing hood from elevator bucket area, wearing leather gloves, pinched and cut right middle finger requiring sutures.
12/03/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Associate pushing wheel barrow, slipped on mill grinding balls and fell, strained lower back.
06/26/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was attempting to remove couplings and a shaft from an FK Pump Drive Bearing. The shaft slipped from the employee's grasp and smashed the employee's left index finger.
01/28/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 137d lost An employee with 36 years experience currently assigned with the Repair Department as an oiler was carrying a 5 gallon bucket of cleaning solvent up a set of stairs by the tire feed conveyor. The emp...
01/27/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was lifting railroad track steel up over top of head and pulled muscles in back.
10/27/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was tightening a clean-out cap with a 48"" pipe wrench when the wrench slipped off of the cap and his finger got in between the wrench and the pump housing.
09/01/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Two EE's were moving a motor through a tight area and the EE that was injured, got his right thumb caught between the motor and a pipe. This resulted in a fracture and laceration to the EE's right thu...
08/28/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 18d lost Employee was loading a bulk truck when cement leaked from the rubber hose and got in his left eye. This caused some burning and the employee was taken off work by the Doctor.
08/10/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was trying to crawl into access door opening when hand slipped and he hit his chin on the door opening. Short ladders are being fabricated and installed to provide a safer means of access.
05/11/2006 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Employee using electric hand drill to drill hole in plywood, drill bit got ""caught"" in plywood, causing drill to twist which twisted the right hand/right ring finger. Right ring finger fracture.
03/10/2006 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee using a hand held pnuematic torque wrench, was placing wrench onto nut for tightening, inadvertently pulled trigger which caused ""hold back arm"" to pinch end of finger. Causing a laceration...
01/07/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 79d lost Employee (EE)claimed he fell and struck his knee on a maintenance hatch on overhead crane.EE. did not go to Dr. until 1/20/06. EE had series of dr.'s visits with no problem found even on MRI until exp...
12/19/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 125d lost Employee alleges he was working fire hose when he strained his left shoulder.
11/03/2005 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee alleges that air hop whipped around and hit him in the shin causing cut that required five stitches.
10/05/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted EE ALLEGES HE WAS GOING UP THE STAIRWAY WHEN HIS TOE CAUGHT A STEP AND AS HE WAS TO FALL HE TWISTED & GOT HOLD OF THE HANDRAIL & GOT PAIN IN HIS BACK.
08/04/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 64d restricted EMPLOYEE ALLEGES HE STRAINED HIS SHOULDER WHIL MOVING A HOSE WHILE HE WAS LOADING A CEMENT TRUCK
07/13/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 28d lost EMPLOYEE ALLEGES HE WAS WORKING ON #1 BELT. AFTER COMPLETEING THE JOB HE WAS CARRYING TOOLS AND SUPPLIES AND MISSED LAST STEP COMING DOWN THE STAIRS THEN SLIPPED ON GRAVEL STRAINING HIS GROIN. **INJUR...
05/28/2005 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 266d lost While walking out of mill building where water was running, employee alleges he stepped on a rock and twisted his ankle.
05/20/2005 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted EE WAS WELDING ON OUTSIDE LINERS INSIDE THE #2 RAW SEPARATOR AND RECEIVED A FLASH BURN TO HIS EYES.
05/17/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Two men moving used Mill liners on pallet. Scraped left leg causing injury. Was taken to emergency room in Abilene, TX and received six stitches.Returned to work same day.
01/29/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Employee claims EE was struck on left eye brow with punch bar while EE was striking a slide gate with it. Employee received a knot on eyebrow and received medication for a headache.
10/25/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 9d lost EMPLOYEE ALLEGES HE WAS TURNING AND PICKING UP SECONDARY HAMMERS WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS UPPER ABDOMEN. HE WAS ORIGINALLY MISDIAGNOSED AS HAVING A MUSCLE PULL. IT IS BEING DIAGNOSED AS A HERNOA WIT...
09/05/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 15d restricted EMPLOYEE ALLEGES HE WAS CUTTING CLOSING LINE ON NORTH CRANE TO REPLACE CABLES WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL BACK HITTING THE BUCKET WITH HIS BACK.
08/17/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE ALLEGES THAT WHILE WALKING DOWN THE STEPS BEHIND THE OFFICE HE SLIPPED AND FELL. HE WAS TAKEN TO THE DOCTOR AND HAS A BROKEN BONE ABOVE HIS ANKLE.
08/04/2004 DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 7d lost Employee was working in #2 raw separator when he got too hot and dehydrated. Diagnosis was heat exhaustion. This is an occupational illness.
06/17/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 91d restricted Employee alleges he injured his shoulder while lifting the cover off of the top of #3 FK pump.
06/03/2004 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE ALLEGES THAT SOMETIME DURING THE DAY 6/01/04 HE GOT SOMETHING IN HIS RIGHT EYE. IT DID NOT START TO BOTHER HIM UNTIL HE GOT HOME THAT NIGHT.
06/01/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE ALLEDGES HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CLOSE THE TOP SOUTH DRAG SLIDE GATE WITH A PUNCH BAR. THE BAR GLANCED OFF THE GATE AND HIT HIM IN THE CHIN.
02/22/2004 FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 181d lost EE ALLEGES HE WAS IN KILN EXAMINING THE WORK THAT THEY HAD JUST COMPLETED SHOOTING OUT A SULFUR RING TO SEE WHAT NEEDED TO BE DONE. HE WAS EXAMINING THE COATING AND WAS JUST ABOUT TO LEAVE THE KILN WH...
01/26/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE ALLEGES HE AND ANOTHER EE WERE WORKING IN #1 CLINKER BREAKER AND REMOVING THE HOOD OF BREAKER. WHILE PULLING IT BACK EE LOST THE SIDE HE WAS PULLING AND GOT FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN HOOD AND HOUSING.
01/02/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE ALLEGES HE WAS HOLDING ONE END OF ELEVATOR DRIVE CHAIN WHILE ANOTHER EE WAS DRIVING OUT CONNECTIVE PIN WITH A BALL PEEN HAMMER. FOLLOWING A HAMMER BLOW A SMALL PIECE OF THE CONNECTING PIN BROKE OFF...
12/31/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 21d lost Employee alleges they were climbing onto the drill to check the oil and felt a pull in groin.
11/17/2003 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 31d lost EE ALLEGES WHILE HE WAS PRYING BEARING CAP WITH TRACK BAR AND BAR SLIPPED AND FELL DOWN ON FLOOR AND HIT HIM ON LEG, ELBOW, BACK AND UPPER & LOWER THIGH. THE REASON THIS IS SO LATE IN BEING RE PORTED...
10/17/2003 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE ALLEGES HE WAS JACKHAMMERING OVERHEAD OR A SUPLHUR RING IN THE KILN. A ALRGE DUST CLOUD CAME DOWN AND EE STARTED THE FAN SUCKED THE DUST INTO HIS EYES. DR REMOVED A SMALL PARTICLE FROMHIS E YE AND...
09/26/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 41d lost EE ALLEGES HE WAS WORKING IN #2 RAW MILL CUTTING OUT BALLS. WHEN HE WAS GETTING OUT OF THE MILL THROUGH FEED PIPE HOLE HE HIT HIS ARM. THIS IS JUST NOW BEING REPORTED BECAUSE EE WAS NEVER ON RESTRICTE...
09/17/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 5d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS TURNING A BARREL OF OIL OVER WITH BARREL RACK AND FELT A SHARP PAIN IN THE CENTER OF STOMACH. EMPLOYEE DID NOT MISS ANY TIME OR ISN'T ON RESTRICTED DUTY BUT INJURY REPORTED BECAUSE THE DI...
09/05/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 119d lost EMPLOYEE ALLEGES HE WAS WORKING AT #5 FINISH MILL LUBE SYSTEM AND LOST HIS FOOTING WHILE WALKINGOVER A CEMENT PILE AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE.
09/05/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 31d lost EMPLOYEE ALLEGES THAT WHILE HE WAS LOADING WIRE, CONDUIT, ETC IN A PICKUP HE BUMPED HIS ARM/ ELBOW WHEN THE CONDUIT BOUNCED.
09/02/2003 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 159d lost EE ALLEGES WHILE SHE WAS OPERATING FORKS ON FORKLIFT SHE HIT HER KNEE ON ONE OF THE FORKS. THIS INCIDENT BEGAN AS MEDICAL ONLY. THE EE WENT ON LOST TIME ON 10-14-03.
06/16/2003 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING INSIDE OF #2 COOLER REMOVING ROOF PLATES AND GOT CEMENT DUST IN HIS EYES. ALSO, WHILE CHANGING OUT THE GRATES ON HIS KNEES HE FELT A BURNING PAIN IN HIS KNEE.
05/09/2003 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 100d restricted TWO EMPLOYEES WERE PRYING OUT DRIVE BEARING OFF OF #3 KILN INCLINE SCREW. THE BAR SLIPPED AND ONE EMPLOYEE PULLED A MUSCLE IN BACK.
04/01/2003 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted EMPLOYEE ALLEGES HE WAS JACKHAMMERING ON A CURNER PIPE THAT WAS SITTING ON SAW HORSES. A CASTABLE CAME OFF THE PIPE CAUSING THE BURNER PIPE TO ROLL OFF OF THE HORSES TOWARD HIM. IT FELL STRIKI NG HIS...
02/07/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 34d restricted HE WAS PUTTING BRICK ON ROLLER AND HE STRAINED HIS ELBOW AND SHOULDER.
10/08/2002 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE ALLEGES HE WAS SCRAPING THE WINDOWS ON THE LOCOMOTIVE WITH A RETRACTABLE RAZOR SCRAPER. HE LOST THE SINGLE EDGE BLADE THAT GOES IN THE SCRAPER. HE ALLEGES HE BEGAN LOOKING FOR THE RAZOR ON THE FLOO...
09/20/2002 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 75d lost, 21d restricted EE ALLEDGES THAT HE AND THREE OTHER REPAIRMEN WERE CHANGING THE SOUTH CRANE DRIVE WHEEL. THEY WERE REMOVING THE TOP WALKWAY PLATE AND THE WRENCH HE WAS HOLDING SLIPPED AND HE HIT HIS ELBOW ON THE CRAN...