Montevallo Quarry & Mill — Accidents

Total: 121 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
05/10/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Injured climbed ladder to check a flap. He was holding onto a 2"" air line and slide for dust collector. He sneezed and lost his hold with his right hand while still holding with his left hand and t...
03/09/2005 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 323d lost Injured was using the hose on the vacuum truck. There was high pressure on the hose. The hose jerked with the pressure and hit injured, causing her to fall backwards onto the floor.
12/28/2004 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 13d lost, 16d restricted PSC Employee was hydroblasting roof structures using a CRS 15K Shotgun. He states that he released the trigger, and relaxed his grip on the gun expecting it to depressure. The gun pressure did not de...
08/08/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 213d lost Injured was performing clean-up work in lime basement area using a high pressure water jet. Injured's feet slipped on wet lime causing him to fall. When he fell, he accidently hit the trigger of the...
07/30/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 220d lost Injured was walking down passageway on the west side of the stone receiving belt hopper to throw the switch. Injured tripped on vacuum hose causing him to fall.
07/01/2004 FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Lime buildup fell from overhead bin, striking injured on top of his hard hat, causing a head laceration.
05/23/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 36d restricted AN ACUTE BACK STRAIN OCCURRED WHEN INJURED WAS SHOVELING AND PUSHING A FULL DRUM OF GREASE ATTEMPTING TO MOVE IT ONTO A PALLET. BECAME REPORTABLE BECAUSE OF RESTRICTED DUTY.
05/21/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 70d lost EE was building sub-arc frame on the feed end of #4 kiln. They were putting up channel with tack welds. They had tack-welded the second channel when the tack-welds broke. EE fell and the handrail he w...
03/05/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 81d lost INJURED WAS EXITING THE EAST SILO. THERE WAS A PILE OF LIME IN FRONT OF THE DOOR. HE TRIPPED & FELL ON HIS ELBOW, DISLOCATING HIS SHOULDER.
11/07/2003 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None HOT LIME WAS ALLOWED TO COME IN CONTACT WITH A RUBBER CONVEYOR BELT, CAUSING IT TO CATCH FIRE. THE FIRE WAS NOTICED AT 5:30 AM BY THE LEADMAN ON SHIFT. THE PLANT FIRE SAFETY COMMITTEEMEN CALL ED THE L...
07/15/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 242d lost INJURED WAS INSTALLING A BATTERY IN A VACUUM TRUCK WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK. REPORTABLE BECAUSE OF LTA BEGINING 5/10/04. INJURED COULD NO LONGER PERFORM JOB FUNCTIONS AND PHYSICIAN AUTHOR...
06/20/2003 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 41d restricted WHEN INJURED BACKED UP TOWARDS BERM AT WASTE DUMP AREA; TRUCK WENT THROUGH BERM OR GROUND GAVE WAY CAUSING TRUCK TO GO INTO ABANDONED QUARRY. INJURED DID NOT GO TO THE DR. UNTIL 6/25/03. REP ORTABLE F...
11/07/2002 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 68d restricted WHILE INSTALLING A FK PUMP SLIPPED AND STRUCK MINER ON RIGHT FOOT. AFTER 2 EXAMS A MRI WAS DONE AND DETERMINED THAT MINER HAD A HAIRLINE FRACTURE ON 12-19-02. THIS BECAME REPORTABLE ON DECEMBE R 19, 2...
09/16/2002 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 52d lost INJURED WAS OPERATING CAT STICK STEER LOADER (BOBCAT). HE PUSHED HOT LIME AND WATER INTO A PILE WHEN BOTH HOT LIME AND STEAM CAME IN ON HIM. HE JUMPED FROM THE CAB OF THE MACHINE AND LANDED IN HOT LIM...
07/19/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None DROPPED CUTTING EDGE OFF 950 LOADER ON THE END OF HIS FINGER CRACKING THE BONE.
07/15/2002 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 16d lost HOLDING RAG OVER THE TIP OF A PAINT GUN AND CLEANING OUT LINES. THE RAG BLEW OFF WHILE CLEANING AND SHOT PAINT THINNER IN HIS FINGER.
07/12/2002 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None INJURED WAS TIGHTENING A BOLT ON A LEAF SEAL AND THE WRENCH SLIPPED AND HIS RIGHT FINGER GOT CUT ON THE LEAF SEAL WHEN HIS HAND STRUCK IT.
06/28/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None INJURED WAS TAKING A LIME SAMPLE FROM THE FRONT OF #1 KILN. INJURED THEN STEPPED BACKWARDS OFF OF BURNER PLATFORM STEPPING ONTO A RAIL ELEVATED APPROX 2 INCHES ABOVE FLOOR GRATING & TWISTED HI S RIGHT...
04/18/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 44d lost INJURED TRIPPED OVER GAS LINE ON BURNER FLOOR. AND INJURED BACK. BECAME REPORTABLE WHEN INJURED WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY WORK 6-11-01.
04/03/2000 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None EMPLOYEE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME. WE ARE REPORTING THIS A S A OCCUPATIONAL ILLINESS.
01/05/2000 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None INJURED WAS SHARPENING HIS KNIFE WITH A HAND HELD KNIFE SHARPENER. THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT FINGER.