Mitchell Plant — Accidents

Total: 225 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
11/11/2025 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted An employee was a passenger inside of a fellow employee's personal vehicle that was involved in an incident on the quarry road headed to return to work from their break. Employee initially declined me...
03/18/2025 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee had a Standard Threshold Shift of greater than 25 db HL on their audiogram from 3-10-2025. Right ear results were 36.3 and the left ear results 31.3.
03/18/2025 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee had a Standard Threshold Shift of greater than 25 db HL on their audiogram from 3-10-2025. Right ear results were 26.6.
12/19/2024 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Employee was to remove the rotary feeder. The rotary feeder is at ground level, so the employees were working from a seated or kneeling position. The crew used prybars to break the seal of the feeder....
11/06/2024 ENTRAPMENT ACCIDENT ONLY None Employee was using the Fraco Elevator to travel the Preheat Tower when the elevator stopped between floors. Employee was stuck on the elevator due to a bad motor and was able to exit the elevator at 2...
11/01/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Employee was cleaning the ground floor of the shipping silos with a vacuum truck. As the employee was sucking up material, they felt discomfort in the groin. Employee was seen by the clinic and placed...
09/27/2024 ENTRAPMENT ACCIDENT ONLY None Two employees got stuck inside the old shipping silo elevator for 40 minutes. Car was just below the 4th floor landing, so employees were able to climb out the top.
08/30/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was replacing the windshield wiper motor on a F-250 truck. After installing, EE plugged the motor in. The wiper was not in the ""Parked"" position and cycled, pinching their left thumb in the wiper...
08/12/2024 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None 3-man crew was troubleshooting the CKD system for the Kiln. Inspection door was removed from the horizontal rotary feeder to investigate the flow of material. Employee got their hand caught in the rot...
07/24/2024 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Employee was walking to the changehouse for a break when the employee stepped on rock rolling their ankle causing pain and discomfort. Employee was seen by the clinic and was placed on restrictions.
07/02/2024 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 5d lost, 38d restricted As the EE was getting set up to try to tighten a leaking hydraulic fitting and the fitting suddenly came apart. EE's lower left leg (shin) was struck by a piece of pipe that came off the system when t...
03/03/2024 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using a handheld die grinder cleaning the weld out of a bracket. As the employee was grinding the weld, the grinder kicked back causing the grinder to strike their face. The die grinder c...
01/15/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 12d restricted Employee was adding salt to the sand spreader on the F250, as the employee finished loading the salt, the employee used a nearby post to help lower themself to the ground. As the employee did, they ca...
07/10/2023 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 36d restricted Employee was attempting to dislodge a stuck jackhammer from material. As the employee attempted to free the jackhammer it broke free causing the employees hand to make contact with the structure. This...
04/21/2023 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cutting grating. The grinder kicked back, cutting through EE's gloves and made a small laceration of EE's left thumb. Required four stitches to close the wound and was able to return with...
02/20/2023 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None At 6:50 am on February 20, 2023, the Burner Helper noticed a small flame from the Drive Pier of Kiln 3. The fire was small, so the burner helper was able to control it through a small porthole and get...
01/18/2023 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 63d restricted Miner was working on cleaning out a plugged air slide on the silo. After they finished cleaning the section of air slide, miner was attempting to put the port back on with a hammer. As they swung, t...
09/09/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 22d restricted The employee pinched their hand while installing a 10"" pipe.
08/23/2022 ENTRAPMENT ACCIDENT ONLY None Employee got stuck inside the shipping silo elevator for 40 minutes. Electrical group was able to reset the elevator to get it back in service. Governor switch had tripped causing the elevator to stop...
08/01/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 49d restricted Employee was attempting to disconnect an air line from a vibrator on Raw Mill 2 and felt discomfort in their lower back.
07/12/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 70d restricted While installing metal grating, EE smashed the tip of the finger.
05/11/2022 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 12d restricted Leveling (pushing/pulling) cement for a mud slab pour with a come along rake in a shallow excavation. While moving backward and pulling rake full of cement, arm came into contact with excavation wall....
04/13/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was working on the Kiln Cooler and felt debris enter their eye. Employee continued working not giving any additional thought about the debris. Employee went home at the end of their shift. Em...
04/08/2022 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost The employee stepped on a raised pallet while it was suspended on the forklift. As the forks began to scope in with the load, the load shifted and as a result of the movement. The employee fell off th...
03/27/2022 MACHINERY ACCIDENT ONLY None K2 Coal Mill fans stopped operating around 10:30 am. Once fans were fixed the operators tried to start the coal mill. When they bumped the motor, the system over pressurized and opened the rupture dis...
03/19/2022 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The injured employee tripped over a cord to a pump that was run through a doorway. When EE tripped, EE fell and hit head on a handrail causing a laceration to the right eyebrow.
02/14/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 75d restricted While moving a suitcase welding machine, EE felt a sharp pain in EE's lower back.
01/06/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 45d restricted EE pinched EE's left middle finger while working inside of an aerial lift.
01/04/2022 NONPOWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 19d restricted Employee was moving a welding machine by the trailer hitch and pinched right pinky finger between the tongue and a wall.
12/09/2021 ENTRAPMENT ACCIDENT ONLY None At 10:30 am, employee taking those measurements the elevator down stopped, leaving EE stuck in elevator between the 1st & 2nd floor. The local Fire Department was able to assist getting our employee o...
12/01/2021 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Miner had reportable hearing loss of 42 after the age correction factor in the 4k range in the left ear.
12/01/2021 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Miner had a reportable hearing loss of 47 after age correction factor in the 4k range in the left ear as well as a loss of 67 after age correction factor in the right ear in the 4k range.
11/09/2021 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 11d restricted Employee was descending a gravel ramp and slipped losing EE's balance and fell straining EE's lower back. Both sides.
09/28/2021 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 14d restricted The EE stepped backwards and tripped over one of the 6x6's that a co-worker had just cut. The EE rolled EE's ankle and fell over one of the 6x6's causing a fracture injury to EE's left lower leg. The...
07/15/2021 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 22d restricted An employee was cleaning out the coal mill rotary feeder for #3 kiln. The employee was closing the door, holding it closed with EE's left hand and using EE's right hand to tighten the nut down to hold...
06/22/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted The employee was attempting to rig up the crane to the K1 tensioner to release tension off the chain that the crew was making repairs on. As the employee went to hook the crane hook to the rigging, th...
06/20/2021 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was sweeping material near the sample motor. As the employee stepped forward, the back of their head made contact with the sample port causing discomfort to the neck. Employee was wearing a h...
06/17/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Employee was repairing the grates in the Kiln 3 Cooler. As the employee was in the under grate section, clinker material fell down/breaking (hot center) into the cooler onto our employee causing a bur...
05/24/2021 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 11d restricted Right Lower Back Strain while swinging a sledge hammer.
05/16/2021 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None Kiln 2 went down due to an electric motor failure which stopped the kiln from turning. Crew was unable to get the diesel auxiliary drive motor clutch assembly to engage with the gear reducer. Kiln was...
02/10/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was working on separator and employee hit their elbow off the blow down table. Employee was seen on March 10, 2021 at the clinic and again on April 7, 2021 for a contusion to the left elbow.
02/03/2021 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 14d restricted Bolt was stuck in the shell of mill, trying to remove stuck bolt holding a pin to remove while other EE was hitting with a hammer. Hammer missed the pin and hit EE on their right hand injuring EE's r...
12/07/2020 INUNDATION ACCIDENT ONLY None #1 kiln was running in a normal state when the Process Supervisor noticed that the coal mill CO at the mill inlet was reading approximately 100 ppm CO The operator cut the coal feed to the coal mill....
11/20/2020 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 33d restricted An employee was operating the Vermeer Walk-Behind cleaning up around the #1 Cooler Vent Fan. As the employee was backing up in the tight working space, the employees arm struck an I-Beam. This caused...
10/23/2020 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 39d restricted At 11:00 am an operator was loading rocks into the haul truck. As the loader was lifting to dump into the truck the loader shifted causing a large rock to come back into the cab breaking through the f...
10/12/2020 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was working in the backend building on the Z drag for Kiln 1 when a big gust of wind came through and blew dust debris in employee's left eye.
09/01/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was getting onto Finish mill 4 w/ladder. Employee raised ladder it came in contact with a man basket causing dust get in EE's left eye. Employee was wearing standard issued safety glasses. Ey...
05/19/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Employee was pulling on cross-tie trying to square cribbing up under Finish mill. In doing so employee felt right arm pop or strain. Employees were putting cribbing under mill prepping for changing th...
05/12/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Employee was removing DA cartridges and in doing so EE scraped EE's left finger. Finger became infected the next day.
01/23/2020 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While using a mixing drill to mix mortar for brick installation, employee's glove was tangled in the shaft of the paddle bit causing a cut on pinky finger that was treated with stitches.