MISSOURI LIME — Accidents
Total: 55 accidents | Fatalities: 0
| Date | Classification | Injury | Days Lost | Narrative |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/04/2007 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 17d restricted | While attempting to restore trunnion water via a systematic check of the hoses, a hose was removed causing scalding water to burn face. |
| 07/04/2007 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 7d restricted | Employee was working at kiln when he felt a burning on back of body, arms and hand. |
| 06/22/2007 | OTHER | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Something went into right eye. |
| 05/15/2007 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | EMPLOYEE WAS TICHTENING NUT ON ROCK RETURN ELEVATOR WHEN WRENCH SLIPPED AND CUT MIDDLE FINER ON RIGHT HAND. |
| 04/03/2007 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 5d restricted | EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING OVER TO LOOK AT THE COAL TUNNEL AND TRIPPED OVER A HOSE AND TWISTED ANKLE |
| 02/07/2007 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | EMPLOYEE HAMMERING ON PLATFORM, LOST BALANCE, SLIPPED AND FELL TO FLOOR - APPROX 2 FEET. |
| 02/07/2007 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | EMPLOYEE USED BOARD TO DISLODGE AUGER JAM. BOARD TWISTED, HIT HAND AND PULLED SKIN OFF HAND |
| 11/29/2006 | OTHER | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | CLOSING LIDS ON TRUCK WHEN WIND BLEW PARTICLES IN LEFT EYE |
| 11/15/2006 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 16d restricted | EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING WET FINES AND WENT TO THROW IT AND FELT A PAIN IN LOWER GROIN |
| 11/14/2006 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 18d restricted | HE WAS GOING DOWN STEPS AND SLIPPED AND FELL; TWISTED KNEE AND IT BEGAN SWELLING. |
| 09/05/2006 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 5d restricted | EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING AND HIT ROCKS WITH SHOVEL, JARRED BODY AND PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK. THE SHOVELING AGGRAVATED THE MIDDLE OF BACK, ALSO HURT WHILE BENDING TO PICK UP ANYTHING. |
| 05/02/2006 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 50d restricted | While shoveling at ""A"" elevator employee fell and twisted his right knee. |
| 04/17/2006 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 1d lost | While bricking the kiln, bricks fell from overhead breaking employee's right pinky finger. |
| 04/11/2006 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | While on the cooler floor employee got a lime burn on his left leg |
| 04/11/2006 | MACHINERY | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 5d lost | While working at the kiln, lime dust blew into employee's right eye. |
| 03/09/2006 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | While cleaning out the bottom of A elevator, employee's feet got wet causing them to get lime burns. Employee did not report injury until 03/13/2006. |
| 02/20/2006 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 96d restricted | Employee suffered a strain to the rhomboid and trapezius muscles of his upper back while shoveling. He further aggravated it by bagging and stacking 50# bags. Employee did not report injury until 2/2... |
| 02/07/2006 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee was assisting with loading trucks at the lime plant. He stepped into a mud puddle, causing his feet to get wet. This resulted in lime burns to both of his feet. Employee did not have on th... |
| 12/01/2005 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | While emptying hopper on cooler floor, wind picked up causing employee's left eye to get dusted with lime. Employee did not report injury until 12/02/05. |
| 09/27/2005 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 11d restricted | While working in the processing area, employee stepped into a mud hole causing wet lime to get into his rubber boots burning his left foot. Employee proceeded to continue working rather than address t... |
| 07/22/2005 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 6d restricted | Employee did not report injury until 7/25/05. Employee was shoveling trying to get a belt free. He was sweating profusely causing a lime burn on his bilateral buttock area. |
| 07/18/2005 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 2d lost | Employee did not report injury until 7/21/05. Employee slipped while walking through the processing area causing water and lime to get inside his steel toe rubber boots. Employee cleaned out boot, an... |
| 02/09/2005 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | While working in the plant, employee's foot got wet causing a lime burn. Employee did not report injury until 2/11/05 |
| 01/12/2005 | OTHER | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | While cleaning in plant, dust/debris blew into employee's eye causing irritation - Eye was irrigated and debris removed |
| 11/23/2004 | MACHINERY | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | After completing a weld, employee lifted welding helmet and a piece of slag slid off of helmet, behind safety glasses hitting employee's eye. Employee did not report incident until December 30, 2004... |
| 08/31/2004 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 196d lost | Step turned over causing rail to hit employee in lower back. Employee did not request medical treatment until 9/3/04. |
| 08/20/2004 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | While working, employee's foot got wet and was burned |
| 08/17/2004 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Another employee improperly lifted hopper onto ends of forklift causing it to fall off and tip over. The hopper hit injured employee's knee causing laceration. |
| 08/17/2004 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | While working, employee began to sweat causing lime burn to stomach, legs, rt. wrist. |
| 07/21/2004 | POWERED HAULAGE | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee smashed his right ring finger while pouring sand into a hopper |
| 07/06/2004 | MACHINERY | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 1d lost | EMPLOYEE BAGGING ON PACKER WHEN IRRITATION FROM UNCOVERED ARMS AND BLISTER ON HAND CAUSED LIME BURNS. |
| 07/06/2004 | MACHINERY | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | EMPLOYEE BAGGING LIME ON PACKER. DUST PUFFED INTO EYE. EMPLOYEE ADMITTED HE WAS NOT WEARING SAFETY GLASSES. |
| 06/27/2004 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee greasing the cooler. Lime dust got under safety glasses per employee. Employee reported this injury after he was terminated. |
| 05/19/2004 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | EMPLOYEE SHOVELING AND CLEANING UP AT KILN AREA. SHOVEL SLIPPED & FINGER SMASHED BETWEEN SHOVEL & ENGINE. FINGER DID NOT APPEAR TO BE BROKEN BUT WAS SWOLLEN. EE REFUSED TO TAKE DRUG TEST & THEN REFUSE... |
| 05/18/2004 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 3d restricted | EMPLOYEE CLEANING GREASE OFF MOTOR BASE. ANGLE IRON USED TO SCRAPE WITH & IT SLIPPED & HIT EE ON HIS ARM. NO FRACTURE, BRUISED ONLY BUT EE HAD BROKEN ARM IN SAME AREA PRIOR TO WORKING HERE & WE DID NO... |
| 05/15/2004 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 5d lost | EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING AND SHOVELING IN A CLEANUP AREA WHEN HE SLIPPED & HIT KNEE. EE DISREGARDED INSTRUCTIONS ON PROPER WAY TO SAFELY PERFORM JOB ASSIGNED. |
| 05/07/2004 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 6d lost | EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING WHEN THUMB STARTED HURTING. NO REASON OR KNOWLEDGE OF ANY ACTION WHICH CAUSED INJURY. POSSIBILITY EXISTS THE EE HAD A PREVIOUS INJURY PRIOR TO EMPLOYMENT AT MINE THAT WAS AGGRAV... |
| 10/04/2002 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | BAGGING LIME - BURNT ARM. |
| 01/21/2002 | OTHER | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 2d lost | EE STEPPING IN LIME -BURNED FEET |
| 01/07/2002 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 1d lost, 8d restricted | EMPLOYEE WALKING DOWN RAMP, SLIPPED ON ICE AND FELL BENDING THUMB BACKWARDS. |
| 10/25/2001 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | EE CUT FINGER WHILE WORKING ON ASH PUMP. EE OFFERRED MEDICAL CAR BUT DECLINE. |
| 09/25/2001 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 47d lost | EE SLIPPED ON STEPS GOING TO COOLER FLOOR. INDICATED TO SUPERVISOR ON SHIFT HE DID NOT NEED MEDICAL ATTENTION. CONFIRMED WITH EE THE SAME DATE. ON FRIDAY 10-15-01. EE WENT TO OWN DR. REINSTRUC TED EE... |
| 09/07/2001 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 15d lost, 5d restricted | CONTRACT EE WORKING IN BURNING PLANT-LIME GOT INTO BOOT, CAUSING LIME BURN ON TOE. |
| 08/07/2001 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | EMPLOYEE HAD STEPPED OFF IN LIME PUDDLE FEW DAYS BEFORE. EMPLOYEE REQUESTED TO HAVE LIME BURN CHECKED OUT AS IT HAD BEEN IRRITATED BY HIS WORKBOOT RUBBING. DR VISIT RESULTED IN PRESCRIPTION BE ING ISS... |
| 06/01/2001 | MACHINERY | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 19d restricted | EE WAS ROLLING A V-BELT ON A SHEAVE WHEN FELLOW EE STARTED EQUIPMENT. THUMB CAUGHT IN BELT AND PINCHED IT. THE EE WAS RETRAINED IN PROPER LOCKOUT AND GUARDING PROCEDURE ALONG WITH FELLOW EMPLO YEE. |
| 04/23/2001 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 1d lost, 5d restricted | ON A RAINY DAY EMPLOYEE GOT WET LOADING A TRUCK THEN RESUMED BAGGING LIME. HE NOTICED A BURNING SENSATION BUT DIDN'T TAKE PROPER PRECAUTIONS RESULTING IN LIME BURN. EE RETRAINED IN PREVENTING LIME BUR... |
| 03/14/2001 | ELECTRICAL | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 1d lost | EE RESET SWITCH AND WHEN HE REENGAGED THE POWER IT FLASHE. EE DID NOT HAVE COVER CLOSED ON BOX. |
| 02/05/2001 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 8d restricted | EE EXPERIENCING BACK PAIN DOES NOT KNOW EXACTLY WHEN. |
| 01/03/2001 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 12d lost, 10d restricted | EE WOKE UP WITH SEVERE BACK PAIN AS A RESULT OF TWISTING & TOSSING BRICK INTO KILN. |
| 12/28/2000 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 16d lost, 10d restricted | EE SLIPPED AND FELL ON ICE LANDING ON SHOULDER. |