McNeil Plant & Quarry — Accidents

Total: 237 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
02/09/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted The employee was placing bags inside the hydrate bagging chamber when a bag of lime dropped onto the line and sprayed hydrate lime underneath the employees safety glasses into both eyes.
01/23/2008 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was walking past kiln #1 firing hood when it blew back air and material. A piece of material blew behind his safety glasses and got into his left eye and irritated it. Prescribed eye med...
01/17/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 20d restricted The employee was pulling ash ring off the wall of the kiln using a pry bar tool. He lost his balance, stumbled backward and landed on his back.
01/08/2008 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee had his back to the wind and some debris blew between his face and behind his safety glasses. A small piece of material embedded itself in his right eye.
12/20/2007 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted The employee requested medical treatment for pain in both wrists. The employee says that he experienced pain while using a grease gun to lubricate machinery. Squeezing the grease gun causes this pain....
11/30/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using a small hammer to loosen the flint from the limestone on the quarry floor. Employee struck a piece of flint to loosen the material, and some material struck his right hand between...
10/17/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 7d lost, 24d restricted The employee was picking up/moving a height adjustable jack stand. When he lifted it, the height adjusting mechanism slid and pinched his finger, cutting the tip.
08/10/2007 DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 1d lost The employee worked most of the day clearing choked equipment sometimes close to the heater. He drank water. Reported feeling tired. Finished at 8:00 pm. At home felt very tired, nauseous, vomiting....
06/13/2007 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 10d lost, 15d restricted The employee was working inside tunnel #3 on the #4 feeder. He was using an air hammer to loosen material in the feed chute. He was standing on a step. He stepped back off the step and lost his balan...
05/25/2007 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 67d lost ON 5/25/07, EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING FROM RK#1 & #2 TO PICK UP THE 3RD SAMPLE. JUST BEFORE SHE GOT TO THE RAIL CAR TRACKS, SHE STEPPED ON A STONE AND STUMBLED BUT DID NOT FALL. SHE FELT PAIN IMMEDIATELY I...
05/22/2007 NONPOWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 159d lost THE EMPLOYEE WAS USING A WHEELBARROW AND WENT TO PUSH IT OVER THE RAIL CAR TRACKS. THE WHEEL HIT THE METAL TRACK AND BOUNCED BACK CAUSING HIM TO LOOSE HIS BALANCE. HE FELL ONTO THE RAIL CAR TRACK AND...
05/22/2007 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The emloyee was working his shift on 5/21/07, when he breifly removed his dust mask and by accident inhaled a good amount of Calcium Hydroxide (Hydrate). Some hours later he reported he was having tr...
04/05/2007 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The EE was washing down a haul unit with the high pressure washer. He was laying on the creeper. He was wearing his safety glasses & face shield. He felt something scratch in his eye. He used eyewash...
03/05/2007 OTHER DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted The miner was squatting down while placing reflective tape on a trailer. He was bending both knees. When he stood up, he felt pain in his lower back.
02/19/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted The employee was working under a vehicle when lime fell down onto his face, was blown under his safety glasses and into his right eye. He flushed eye with water. He asked for medical attention on 2/20...
02/11/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted The employee was pulling ash ring from the kiln when a blow back sprayed lime particles out of the firing hood and into his face, getting lime particles behind his safety glasses and into his eye.
10/26/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 11d restricted EE was assisting in the lift of a steel airlock plate. As he adjusted the choker, EE's left middle and ring finger became pinched between the choker and steel plate. The incident resulted in a fract...
09/01/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Employee was attempting to lift metal door back into place on the #2 scrubber fan system when he suspects the injury occurred. The laower back pain developed a few hours later. Employee was only on...
07/06/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost While removing bagging hood, lime dust fell into the employee's eyes.
06/06/2006 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee was determined to have a Standard Threshold Shift in his right ear. Safety Administrator was notified by audiologist on 6/6/06. Employee was notified and counseled on 6/7/06. Employee will...
04/07/2006 OCCUPATIONAL SKIN DISEASES OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee was cutting grass using a riding mower and came in contact with low hanging tree branches. Forearms were scraped and employee did not have reaction on arms until 4/8/06, reporting the illnes...
03/20/2006 OTHER DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Employee was working on the pulverize lime bagging machine. While waiting for the bag to fill up, a gust of wind blew lime off of the bag, and into the space between the faceshield and hard hat, affe...
03/01/2006 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 39d restricted Employee was cutting a metal plate with an iron worker. Employee was preparing clamp to secure the metal for cutting, when his foot accidentally activated the clamp, pinching employee's left middle f...
02/16/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 36d lost Employee was removing screw conveyor covers in order to clean out the screw conveyor. While moving the covers, employee strained his left leg and hip area.
01/16/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost EE had just climbed down the ladder at the 4a belt when he stepped on a small rock on the catwalk. He lost his balance and fell into the hand railing, hitting the right side of his face
01/11/2006 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee climbed up the ladder to cut a door to attach the end of the bucket chain to the crane ball. He was standing on the ladder waiting for the crane ball to connect the bucket chain. As the c...
11/14/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 4d lost, 40d restricted Employee was blowing off the deck around the coal belt and classifiers. As he performed this task, the employee backed up towards a flight of stairs. The employee fell down approximately 12 stairs t...
09/30/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 14d restricted Employee was pulling down door to lube shop when he felt slight pain in his lower back. Employee did not report the incident at that time because he thought it would go away. During the weekend, the...
09/15/2005 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was in the process of removing leaf springs on a tanker truck. As he was cleaning the U-bolts, lime dust came loose from the part and the wind blew dust into the employee's right eye. Emplo...
07/06/2005 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS CRAWLING INSIDE BALL MILL TO CHANGE LINER WHEN HIS KNEE STRUCK A BALL. EMPLOYEE ASSUMED KNEE WOULD HEAL AND DID NOT REPORT INJURY TO ANYONE. WHEN KNEE BEGAN TO HURT ON 8/15/05, EMPLOYEE R...
06/14/2005 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING AT BAGGING MACHINE, REMOVING BAG. DUST ON THE BAG GOT INTO HIS TYVEK SUIT AT THE RIGHT KNEE CAUSING THE BURN. EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING JEANS WITH HOLES AT THE KNEES AND WAS UNAWARE TH...
04/08/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted Ee was lowering the rear end housing of a backhoe right axle. when his lower left thumb was cut by the bracket.
01/17/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost EE WAS STRETCH WRAPPING PALLETS OF LIME. WHILE PULLING PLASTIC FROM THE ROLL, EE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN LOWER BACK
01/12/2005 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE BLOWING OFF WITH PERSONNEL BLOWER, LIME DUST PARTICLES BLEW UNDER EE SAFETY GLASSES INTO LEFT EYE.
01/04/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted EE WAS WASHING A PICKUP TRUCK. AS HE BENT OVER TO USE A LONG-HANDLED BRUSH ON THE SIDE OF THE TRUCK, HE FELT A PULL IN HIS LOWER BACK.
12/20/2004 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Wind blew lime dust into employee's left eye.
11/17/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 34d restricted EE WAS REPLACING THE BOTTOM SPROCKET & SHAFT ON A KILN BUCKET ELEVATOR, USING THE HAMMERS TO LOOSEN THE SHAFT FROM THE SPROCKET. A METAL SLIVER CAME LOOSE FROM THE HAMMER, PUNCTURED HIS GLOVE AND BECA...
11/04/2004 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost EE WAS TURNING LIME BAGGING MACHINE ON. HE PULLED DOWN HIS FACESHIELD AND WAS REACHING UP TO PUSH THE START BUTTON WHEN LIME DUST FELL INTO HIS EYE.
08/04/2004 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A 35-TON HAUL TRUCK. EMPLOYEE STRAINED HIS BACK WHEN THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK WAS LIFTED, THEN DROPPED. THE TRUCK WAS LIFTED BY THE WEIGHT OF THE ROCKS THAT HAD STUCK IN THE TAILG...
08/03/2004 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 19d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING UP A DOZER TO FILL THE FUEL TANK. THE EMPLOYEE MISSED A STEP ON THE SIDE STEPS OF THE DOZER AND FELL DOWN ON HIS BACK * LEG. EMPLOYEE SUFFERRED MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS TO HIS BACK AN...
05/07/2004 MACHINERY PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 5d lost, 12d restricted EE WAS CLEANING THE INSIDE OF THE HYDRATE MILL DUST COLLECTOR, WITHOUT LOCKING OUT THE EQUIPMENT. HE CAUGHT THE TIP OF HIS MIDDLE FINGER ON HIS RIGHT HAND IN THE AIRLOCK, CAUSING INJURY TO THE FINGER...
03/24/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 43d restricted Employee claims that while repairing the cyclone air lock on top of hydrate bin #5, he placed a section of 2"" X 8"" wood across a guard rail support and a metal frame about 14 inches from the floor....
01/22/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 61d restricted EMPLOYEE CLAIMS THAT HE INJURED HIS LEFT MIDDLE FINGER WHILE ATTEMPTING TO OPEN A MANUAL GATE ON A SCREW CONVEYOR BY STRIKING IT WITH A HAMMER. HE FURTHER CLAIMS THAT WHEN HE SWUNG THE HAMMER, THE HAM...
10/16/2003 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 12d restricted EMPLOYEE CLAIMS THAT AFTER HE BACKED HIS HAUL UNIT TO THE CRUSHER DUMP HOPPER AND RAISED THE BED OF THE HAUL UNIT, A LARGE BOULDER IN THE BED OF THE TRUCK GOT HUNG-UP AND WOULD NOT ALLOW THE M ATERIAL...
07/16/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted EE CLAIMS THAT WHILE HE WAS SHOVELING LIME DUST FROM THE ROOF ABOVE #4 HYDRATOR, A GUST OF WIND BLEW SOME DUST IN HIS EYE. HE WAS TREATED AT PRO-MED CLINIC AND RELEASED TO LIGHT DUTY. PRESCRIP TION WA...
07/09/2003 NO VALUE FOUND NO VALUE FOUND None EE CLAIMS THAT HE GOT SOME DUST IN HIS RT.EYE WHILE HE WAS DRIVING A BOBCAT LOADER ON THE NORTH SIDE OF NO. 3 RECLAIM BIN. EE WAS SEEN AT A CLINIC AND RELEASED TO RTW FULL DUTY THE FOLLOWING DAY. HE W...
07/03/2003 ALL OTHER OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESSES OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 12d lost EE BEGAN DISPLAYING SYMPTOMS OF POST TRAUMATIC STRESS AFTER HE OBSERVED A FELLOW EE GET HIS RIGHT HAND AMPUTATED IN A SCREW CONVEYOR. EE IS BEING TREATED BY A PSYCHIATRIST AND AN EE ASSISTANCE COUNSEL...
07/03/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY None EE WAS CLEANING OUT LIME BUILDUP IN THE HYDRATE FINISHED PRODUCT SCREW CONVEYOR WHEN HIS RIGHT HAND GOT CAUGHT IN THE CONVEYOR RESULTING IN AMPUTATION OF HIS RIGHT HAND ABOVE THE WRIST. APPARE NTLY TH...
05/27/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 14d restricted EE CLAIMS THAT HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS LOWER BACK WHEN HE LIFTED A 50 LB BAG OF LIME FROM THE BAG WEIGHT SCALE. HE DECLINED TO SEEK MEDICAL TREATMENT AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. HE WAS SEEN AT PRO...
03/17/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 5d restricted EE CLAIMS THAT HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS RIGHT KNEE WHILE HE WAS DISMOUNTING FROM A FORKLIFT. HE CLAIMS THAT HE FELT HIS KNEE TWIST AT THE TIME HE FELT THE PAIN. HE HAD BEEN UNLOADING A TRAI LER OF...