MLC - Ste. Genevieve — Accidents

Total: 418 accidents | Fatalities: 4

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
05/24/2016 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 72d lost Employee stated they were walking across the shop floor when they slipped on a piece of wood. They began missing on 06/24/2016 because they were placed on light duty and will receive surgery on left k...
05/15/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Employee stated that while EE was releasing a brake on a railcar with a brake stick EE stepped into a hole, twisting their right knee. EE was taken to the emergency room where EE was given a splint an...
05/09/2016 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 59d lost On 5-9-16, employee reported of numbness in both hands. Employee was diagnosed with carpal tunnel. Employee is having surgery to correct this illness on 7-29-16 and began missing work on this date.
04/24/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Employee was cleaning on a steep and uneven roof and turned left ankle. Employee did not request medical until 04/26/2016. EE was placed on light duty and given a splint.
04/14/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost Employee stated while turning a wheel to move a slide and release a choke up of material lime fell from above and landed between EE's glasses and into EE's right eye. The eye doctor advised EE stay of...
04/12/2016 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee stated EE was standing behind an employee that was using a cutting torch and a piece of hot slag fell into EE's right eye. EE was taken to the eye doctor where the piece of slag was removed....
10/07/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee stated that he was replacing a screen when it became jammed in the slot he reached down with his hand and it slid backwards pinching his little finger on his right hand. He fractured the tuft...
09/29/2015 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was walking on the firing floor looking for a gas blind. As he was walking his head hit a cable and lime dust fell down behind his safety glasses into his Right eye.
09/04/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 4d lost, 75d restricted Employee stated, while working on a PQL mill breakdown, he injured his shoulder. Employee received shoulder surgery on 01/25/2016 and returned to light duty on 01/29/2015.
06/24/2015 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 29d lost Employee stated while using vibrating tools over the years his wrists, elbows and thumbs became painful and numb. This was diagnosed as bi-lateral carpal tunnel and surgery was done on 09-04-2015.
06/22/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was opening a door on a dust collector duct door when hydrate blew out of the duct into his face and eyes.
06/13/2015 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None The super sucker was being used to clean the scale pit at the Mississippi Rotary. The engine quit. When the operators came out of the pit they found the engine compartment of the truck on fire. The fi...
03/18/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 9d lost Employee stated he was using the supersucker to vacuum to unload a railcar when the 4"" inch plastic hose jumped and knocked hydrate into his left eye. Employee received a small burn to his left eye a...
01/19/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee stated he was opening a gate with a chain and dust fell into his eyes. He had safety glasses on. He was given a prescription by a doctor.
12/29/2014 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 41d lost Employee stated while working in maintenance for years using impact tools his left elbow bacame painful. Employee was diagnosed with an occupational illness and had corrective surgery on 02/18/2015.
12/23/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Dust fell in eye while employee was wearing safety glasses.
12/22/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 57d lost While exiting a train, employee slipped and fell on his left knee that required stitches.
11/06/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was chipping out grout/lime from beneath a fan on a demolition project and felt debris enter into his left eye. Employee was using a chipping hammer and was wearing all necessary PPE. Employe...
10/16/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Lime Dust from air circulation.
10/08/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Injured employee stepped down from a kiln pier to the walkway and twisted his left ankle.
09/18/2014 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 62d lost Employee stated he was using an impact wrench when his wrists became sore. He was diagnosed with carpal tunnel.
06/13/2014 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While using an air-arc a piece of hot slag fell into his boot causing a small 2nd degree burn.
05/31/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was opening a metal door on a pre Mixer. He let the door go and the hinges allowed it to swing down and hit a pile of hydrated Lime. This material came up and got into his eyes under his face...
05/11/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 103d restricted Employee stated he jumped out of the service truck he was operating and stepped on a rock with his left foot. He felt a pop and fell to the ground. He was later diagnosed with a torn ACL and underwent...
04/11/2014 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL FATALITY Fatal Employee was scaling from a man basket on a boom truck when large slabs of rock struck the boom causing it to separate from the boom.
04/11/2014 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL FATALITY Fatal The employees were scaling from a man basket on a boom truck when large slabs struck the boom causing it to separate from the truck.
03/17/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Employee stated he was trying to un-choke the RK2 trash screw with another employee. After being unsuccessful in getting it un-choked the other employee went to get a supervisor. The employee suffered...
02/27/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 16d restricted Employee stated he was unchoking a rock reclaim tripper when he slipped and hit his rib cage on a piece of angle iron. He received one fractured rib and was placed on light duty.
01/20/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE employee was removing a pin from a pan conveyor section. The section of pan conveyor fell and mashed the employee's left ring finger between the pan section and a bracket, causing a tuft fracture t...
01/01/2014 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 60d lost Employee stated that they had surgery on both wrists for carpal tunnel in 2014/early 2015, resulting in present issues with pain and numbness in both wrists, arms and elbows. Employee had surgery 6-12...
11/18/2013 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 38d lost Employee stated he began feeling pain in his left wrist and hand in 2013 and became increasingly more prevalent until he was seen by a doctor in 2014. The doctor advised carpal tunnel surgery. He bega...
11/08/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was backing up when he hit a metal plate causing a cut to his left leg that required stitches.
09/30/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was adding oil to a pump when some hydrated lime fell from above an got into his left eye.
08/30/2013 OTHER INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES None Driver had chest pains on MSHA site and was transported via ambulance to Ste. Genevieve Mo. Hospital, driver passed away at hospital at 11:11 a.m.
08/21/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee stated while placing large wooden cribbing material under his drill the mechanic threw another cribbing block his way and smashed his left ring and small finger. His ring finger sustained a f...
08/11/2013 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee stated while bending over his hardhat fell off. When he stood up he struck his head on the bottom of a product bin causing a laceration requiring sutures above his right eye.
07/26/2013 EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS ACCIDENT ONLY None The crew leader reported that a mechanical scaler had a possible ignition in 156R heading. No one was injured, no flash was seen and no flyrock was observed. A hand scaler was sent into investigate an...
07/09/2013 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 44d lost Employee was scaling the roof when the basket was accidentally raised catching the employee between the basket hand rail and the roof.
07/02/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 56d lost Employee stated he slipped on a toe in the cross cut and his right hip popped followed by pain. Employee refused medical treatment at the time. Employee received surgery on 01/14/2014. Safety departme...
06/20/2013 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None EE saw a small glowing ember in the lower screen of the sifters while preparing to install a new torque arm. EE discharged two fire extinguishers into glowing ember, but was unable to extinguish the f...
06/20/2013 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None A contractor from ACME Constructors was welding and caught a belt on fire. The incident was immediately reported to MSHA.
06/18/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cleaning cob webs off the ceiling when something fell into his right eye.
02/11/2013 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 64d lost Employee states that both wrists hurt with numbness in fingers at times. Employee has been working and began missing work on May 7, 2014 due to this illness.
02/05/2013 MACHINERY PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 61d lost Employee operating a lathe while wearing a glove and the glove caught on the rotating lathe.Employee lost small, ring,and middle finger on the right hand and is currently missing time.
02/01/2013 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 41d lost Employee stated after working in maintenance for many years using a variety of impact tools his wrists became painful and difficult to grip tools. He received carpal tunnel surgery on 04/03/2013 and i...
01/24/2013 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 57d lost Employee stated after using impact tools and wrenches for years his elbows became painful. He received carpal tunnel surgery for his elbows and began missing time on 04/19/2013.
01/23/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 38d lost Employee stated he was walking on a step and turned feeling a ""pop"" in his right knee. The injury required surgery and he is currently missing time.
12/12/2012 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 40d lost Pain and numbness in left elbow and little finger and ring finger that has been getting worse from repeated use. Employee started missing work on 6/1/2015.
12/12/2012 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 51d lost Employee stated while he was removing some bolts from a motor his right elbow became painful. He has been having problems with the elbow over a long period of time doing repetitive motion duties. He w...
12/11/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 4d lost, 16d restricted Employee was moving the stone tripper when a steel bean fell hitting him on the upper back/shoulders.