MT MARION PIT AND MILL — Accidents

Total: 79 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
01/18/2026 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost Employee was walking & rolled EE's ankle
12/12/2025 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee was cleaning a catwalk with a crowbar, missed their spot and hit themselves in the cheek.
11/27/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None Employee said they were lifting a box of 8 gauge shells weighing 50 lbs. and felt pain in their lower back.
10/01/2025 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None Employee was walking around screen conveyor tail pulley when EE tripped over the guard and hit EE's knee.
06/01/2025 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None Employee was using a utility knife to cut a piece of 6"" rubber skirt board.
03/06/2025 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee was cutting an old chute down in pieces and putting them on the ground when a sharp edge cut EE's finger.
03/03/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Employee was carrying an acetylene tank when they felt a pulled muscle.
12/21/2024 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 88d lost Employee removed the guard on the 30"" stockpile conveyor snub roller. While it was running, EE put a crowbar in it to clean.
12/18/2024 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost Employee was using a crowbar to open hatch in the tunnel when the bar slipped and employee hit elbow.
11/08/2024 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 23d lost Tripped on a harness safety lanyard
09/11/2024 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was loosening bolts on the mill when they lost their grip and hit their arm on a piece of metal.
08/22/2024 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 21d lost Employee was hitting a coal hopper with a 3lbs lump hammer and hit/jammed their finger.
04/22/2024 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Employee was hitting slug wrench with hammer when the nut came loose the wrench hit EE's finger.
02/15/2024 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Swinging hammer to tighten the wedges on crusher.
02/06/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 83d lost Employee was cleaning up material at the finish plant. EE walked up to the shop and told the supervisor to send the maintenance down to help when the super said the EE said hurt knee. *The EE was deni...
01/31/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee was picking up a piece of 2x2x1/4"" angle iron when EE dropped it on their finger.
03/30/2023 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost Employee was walking when they tripped and fell, cutting their right palm.
09/22/2022 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Employee was walking when the wind blew dust in EE's right eye.
07/01/2022 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 9d lost When turning down head nut with pinch bar in shop, strained left shoulder.
06/24/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Employee was unplugging the crusher when a rock hit them in the left forearm.
09/22/2021 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee was adjusting a 425 Symonds crusher using a come-along adjusting bolts, was not loose. Employee ""side loaded"" come-along breaking connection to hook, causing chain to hit EE in EE's side/ba...
04/11/2021 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 150d lost Employee was cleaning a chute with a bar and pulled muscle in shoulder.
02/03/2021 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 37d lost Employee was removing a trunnion cover from the front pier on #1 kiln when they turned and felt a pain in groin area.
11/03/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 58d lost Employee was discarding old scrap metal into a dumpster and hit pinky.
04/06/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 108d lost Employee was relining a chute when the ""D"" ring welded in the chute broke off dropping the steel on EE's left foot.
12/20/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee was walking under #1 kiln by tunnel entrance when employee *said* employee slipped on ice. *NO ICE WAS FOUND!
02/17/2019 NONPOWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 39d lost Employee was wheeling brick in kiln when employee said employee felt a pain.
12/21/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost Employee was replacing guard on Portable Plant head pulley conveyor
11/21/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 40d lost On 11/26/18 EE was asked to help maintenance employee then said couldn't do it because EE hurt back on 11/21/18. This was at start-up.
08/02/2018 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 12d lost Walking to EE's pickup truck, lunch time, twisted left ankle. Note, in employee parking lot.
07/26/2018 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost Check kiln operations stepped on empty shell casing while adjusting air door.
04/27/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Changing a screen.
03/09/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 26d lost Employee opened breach door on rear of #1 kiln. Walking down stairs, lost footing, missed step.
10/20/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 175d lost Employee said in the first 15 min of start of shift needed to move the gun and pulled something in lower back.
10/14/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 110d lost Employee was about to change drive belts on the screen and lost footing. Put left arm out and dislocated shoulder.
01/07/2016 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 45d lost Operating a jack hammer. *Employee said they must have done this here because they don't work at home.
08/21/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 19d lost Employee was shoveling in #1 tunnel doing cleanup.
12/11/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 52d lost Installing a motor mount on the pony motor in the shop. Caught his middle finger in the hole on the mount.
10/14/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost While climbing #1 bucket elevator to grease on top, dust or stone got in left eye.
09/01/2014 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost Walking from bathroom by the back door of #2 kiln on the west side stepped on rock or rut
08/29/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 20d lost Employee lost footing and fell
10/28/2013 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 98d lost EE said he was moving the kiln gun away from the kiln after shooting a ring out and slipped off diamond plate and hurt his pinky.
08/22/2013 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Putting a conveyor belt splice in the 3/4 conveyor @ the finish plant.
07/31/2013 ELECTRICAL NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A breaking switch located in the portable plant control room shorted out causing a flash where the breaker was turned on causing minor burn to employee's hand.
11/01/2012 MACHINERY FATALITY Fatal The driller apparently attempted to load drill pipe into the carousel while the drill head was rotating. It appears a strap the driller was holding became entangled around the drill pipe after the dr...
07/09/2012 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 13d lost EE was climbing on loader to add engine oil to equipment when he said he pulled something in his hip.
05/24/2012 ELECTRICAL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost EE was welding on #2 elevator when he started to weld got a shock.
05/21/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 100d lost Shoveling in #2 tunnel said he twisted knee
12/15/2011 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Working on rebuilding hydraulic cylinder. When tightening nut, wrench slipped off nut pinching right pinky finger on floor.
06/13/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 29d lost Employee was working on top of #2 Elev. when co-worker opened the breach door letting dust out in area where employee was working.