Maysville Kiln Plant — Accidents

Total: 50 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
09/07/2018 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost Employee was clearing plugged chute. Material broke free striking pry bar which in turn struck employee on right cheek, resulting in a hair line fracture.
03/07/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 41d lost Contracted tugboat employee threw hose on upper level of tug above Carmeuse employee and it missed the landing, striking Carmeuse employees left hand resulting in a fractured finger.
08/06/2017 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Employee was raking #1 kiln grates and felt a sharp pain on the right side of back. Restricted duty.
01/25/2017 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None Employee reported a fire on the outside of cone on #3 coal mill. After the fire was noticed there was an explosion on the coal grinding circuit. At 0300 it was noticed that there was cable trays arcin...
06/20/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While working on thermo couple on #1 cooler, lime dust entered employee's eyes. Eyes were flushed having 1 piece of dust having to be removed by physician.
01/16/2016 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None At approximately 10:50am an explosion occurred in the #1 Kiln coal system.
12/14/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Employee was emptying pail of pulverized lime in the lab when the side of the pail broke causing it to fall on the floor sending lime dust into the air and in the employees eyes.
10/07/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee got a piece of lime in his eye while replacing plow in #3 cooler. Was not wearing proper PPE (goggles)
03/08/2015 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted While raking coating from kiln employee felt a pop in his right knee resulting in restricted duty work. Employee has had prior non work related issues with same knee.
03/04/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 12d lost, 105d restricted Employee slipped on ice while exiting work truck causing fracture to leg.
02/04/2015 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost While relocating piping to another jobsite an employee was walking along side a all terrain forklift when his foot got under the tire. Employee was taken to emergency room and x ray showed fracture in...
11/12/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 59d restricted Employee had moved vacuum hose out of the walk way. As he turned to walk away he tripped on his own foot and fell forward. He extended his arms to catch himself and when his left hand hit the floor he...
11/10/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee cut left index finger with pocket knife while cutting light strap requiring stitches.
08/28/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using a utility knife to cut a bad end off a 4"" plastic corrugated pipe. The knife blade slipped out of the pipe striking the right forearm causing a laceration that required stitches.
06/14/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS ALIGNING #3 KILN DRIVE MOTOR USING PRY BAR TO LIFT MOTOR. THE PRY BAR SLIPPED OUT STRIKING EMPLOYEES FINGER RESULTING IN LACERATION REQUIRING STITCHES.
03/06/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Lime dust entered employee's left eye while removing safety glasses. Employee flushed eye on day of incident removing the irritant. Reported to work on 3/20/14 stating eye still felt different and req...
10/21/2013 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Reportable hearing loss as a result of recent yearly audiometric testing.
12/19/2012 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 44d lost, 25d restricted Employee was pressure washing I-beams in an 80 ft boom lift. His hand became wedged between lift basket and steel structure.
11/19/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 10d lost, 20d restricted Employee picked up two buckets of material (approximately 20 lbs.) when he felt a pop in his right bicep. Employee did not seek medical attention until 12/13/2012. He was put on restrictions at this t...
11/04/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Struck head on medal cage while taking out the trash.
10/16/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee cut his left forearm while attempting to cut a hose.
06/22/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 38d restricted Employee was raking coating from Kiln #4 and felt a twist in his left knee while stepping backwards.
01/23/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted Employee was lifting bucket when he felt pain in the middle of his back.
01/10/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was un-spooling cable with a utility knife in his right hand. His hand slipped and he punctured his left middle finger.
10/31/2011 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cleaning out feeder with a spud bar. He smashed his left ring finger between the feeder and the spud bar.
09/23/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 8d lost, 14d restricted Employee was stepping over a spray bar at the M&M wash plant when he felt pain in his right knee.
08/12/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 22d lost, 202d restricted Employee was walking down LS-4 catwalk, when the catwalk broke through causing the employee to fall approximately 20 ft. to the ground below.
07/25/2010 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost Employee was attempting to clear a chute plugged with lime. Using a rod to clear the plug he struck a pocket of hot lime which blew back into the employees face entering his eyes behind the safety gla...
04/07/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 21d restricted While attempting to retrieve a tie-off line on a barge, a seperate haul line came free and smashed his left thumb between the line and a permanent structure. This incident resulted in a fractured righ...
09/18/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was blowing out machine, when lime settlements blew into his face, under his safety glasses.
05/04/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 25d restricted Injured was attempting to remove mud build-up from a return idler by striking it with a bar. While striking the idler, injured's left index finger was pinched between the bar and the idler's frame ca...
05/12/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Employee was moving from barge cover to tug boat. While stepping on outside of starboard toe, his foot slipped and he fell, hitting his left knee on deck.
03/19/2007 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost EE was walking down catwalk, when he said he stepped on a rock, causing him to twist his ankle.
08/04/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee was climbing out of a man basket onto a catwalk and twisted his left knee when he stepped down.
09/23/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured right hand index finger while making repairs to alternator on 416B Cat back hoe. Injury required stitches.
01/24/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Rolling #1 ID fan to set thrush bearing, his right hand thumb was between inlet cone and fan. Thumb was broken and mashed.
04/01/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was working on load cell for LS-5 belt scales. While operating manlift employee mashed his righthand ring finger by catching finger between basket and belt frame.
03/21/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost Employee & another person were lifting a 4x8 piece of wood when employee's left leg slipped on gravel creating a slip & causing pain in lower back. He continued to work until job was completed. On 3-...
11/11/2003 POWERED HAULAGE ACCIDENT ONLY None APPROXIMATELY 1:20 PM NOVEMBER 11, 2003 THE SUPPORT LEG OF THE LS-5 CONVEYOR STRUCTURE LOCATED AT THE CRUSH AND SCREENING BUILDING AT THE MARYSVILLE KILN PLANT FAILED CAUSING THE CONVEYOR LINE TO FALL...
07/28/2003 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS RAKING CLINKER GRATE ON #3 KILN ON THE UNDERSIDE WHEN A CLINKER FELL STRIKING THE RAKE POLE CAUSING THE POLE TO MASH HIS RIGHT HAND BETWEEN THE POLE AND HANDRAIL.
11/11/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted EE WAS CHANGING DUST BAGS IN #4 BAGHOUSE. WHILE KNEELING DOWN BREAKING SEAL ON BAG HE TWISTED TO HIS LEFT AND ASSISTED IN LIFTING THE DUST BAG PULLING A MUSCLE IN HIS LOWER BACK.
09/25/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO ADJUST A PROXIMITY SWITCH (ZERO SPEED SWITCH) WHEN HE INJURED HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER WHEN IT CAME INTO CONTACT WITH PIECE OF METAL, WHICH REQUIRED STITCHES.
05/28/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None LANDING A LOAD OF METAL ROOFING ONTO PREHEATER DECK, WHILE SWINGING LOAD IN, GOT HAND CAUGHT BETWEEN LOAD AND HANDRAIL. STITCHES.
04/18/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost CONTRACTOR EE WAS PULLING CABLE WHEN DECIDED TO GO TO BREAK, STEPPED ON GRATING FALLING THROUGH. GRATING WAS LOCATED ON PLATFORM WHICH WAS BARRICADED OFF AT BOTTOM OF LADDER TO RESTRICT ENTRY. EE CLIM...
04/16/2001 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 97d lost, 74d restricted HE WAS USING A JACK HAMMER TO TEAR OUT BRICK. THE BRICK WAS STUCK TO THE SHELL AND TO EACH OTHERBUT CAME LOOSE AND SLID DOWN THE SHELL AND SEVERAL FELL FROM THE TOP HITTING HIM.
03/07/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost WHILE MOVING PLATFORM BEAM HE LOST HIS FOOTING &SLIPPED & FELL.
01/20/2001 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None CAUGHT IN BETWEEN, HAD HAND IN FRONT OF THE SPRAY NOZZLES AND THE GIRTH GEAR CAUGHT HIS GLOVE AND PULLED HIS HAND IN BETWEEN THE GEAR AND THE HOUSING AROUND THE GEAR.
06/28/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost INJURED WAS STEPPING DOWN INTO A 2' FOOTER WHEN THE LOOSE STONE AT THE EDGE GAVE WAY CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO SLIP TWISTING HIS KNEE.
05/14/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted EE WAS WALKING DOWN A SHORT FLIGHT OF STEPS AND SLIPPED ON BOTTOM STEP AND TURNED HIS RIGHT ANKLE.
02/28/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS REMOVING FAN FROM BAGHOUSE WHEN HIS RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER BECAME CAUGHT BETWEEN FAN AND THE DOOR. HE RECEIVED A SMASHED END OF THE FINGER. THE INJURY REQUIRED STITCHES, MAKING THIS REPORT ABLE.