New Braunfels Plant — Accidents

Total: 141 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
03/01/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Miner was removing a guard on a belt that was locked out for maintenance, as he and another miner were placing the guard to the side, the miner's finger was smashed by the edge.
02/11/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Miner cutting tubing with a utility knife, cut through tubing and into his own leg.
01/19/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 315d lost Miner was performing maintenance on Silo G/H dust collector. Miner was removing full dust bags from compartments with other miners and got out of sequence causing a shoulder strain.
11/16/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost EE was shoveling cement dust. The dust circulating in the air landed on neck and body moisture on his skin caused the area to be irritated. After a few days his neck became very red and painful. EE wa...
11/16/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost EE was shoveling cement dust. The dust circulating in the air landed on neck and body moisture on his skin caused the area to be irritated. After a few days his neck became very red and painful. EE wa...
06/29/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Received lime burns on his neck, wrist, thumb, and inner leg.
06/23/2011 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None He was closing a slide gate with a sledge hammer. The hammer slipped and he hit his left index finger.
06/07/2011 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 19d lost, 5d restricted Miner operating a bobcat loader moving hot spillage from work area to spillage collection area for disposal.
04/06/2011 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 30d lost, 21d restricted Miner with muscle strain had surgery to repair shoulder.
04/06/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Lifting refractory lined door, in unison with others, miner attempted lift solo and strained back.
12/30/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Miner was peering through inspection door, handle of door swung down and struck miner on mouth causing chipped tooth.
12/08/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 50d lost, 49d restricted Miner was walking down steps, at last step he twisted knee, tearing ligaments.
11/15/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY None Contractor cutting bottom of hopper. Hopper was secured with rigging. As cut was complete, hopper shifted two-inches pinching right hand, amputating index finger distal section.
09/28/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was coming down from loading hydrate when he stepped down from the sidewalk to the ground. He did not land on level ground and rolled over his right ankle.
08/30/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Unloading spare parts and banged elbow. Elbow showed signs of swelling.
08/24/2010 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Miner was operating hi-vac truck. Miner opened sight port without turning off engine, system pulsed and caused dust to go into the face of the miner. The miner was wearing safety glasses only, and d...
06/10/2010 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Using pipe wrench while doing maintenance on equipment
03/03/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Employee making routine maintenance rounds stepping down from ladder and felt knee ""pop"". Worker reported and was monitored as he finished his shift. He returned the next day with stiffness in kne...
10/28/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 15d restricted The injured worker removed his protective gear while still in the production area to clean off his hood. While he was attempting to clean his hood, he was exposed to lime and sustained severe burns to...
09/28/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Object pinching finger.
08/18/2009 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Operator received material in left eye when an inlet hosed to a diaphragm pump ruptured.
06/15/2009 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Operating a Bobcat. Dumped a load of dirt, coal dust and lime, the wind gusted and blew dust in the face of the operator. The operator did not think anything of the incident. He completed his shift an...
04/22/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Employee stepped through an uncovered 12"" x 16"" grated opening in an elevated catwalk resulting in a contusion to his right leg and hip
03/04/2009 STRIKING OR BUMPING DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Employee was raking ash at kiln #3 door. When he finished, he put the rake down and reachd for the sample scoop. His left knee went into a door used to dump material. He did not notice the door was op...
12/04/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 11d restricted Employee states that he was working on bag house carrying bags during shift. Felt right shoulder pain at end of shift.
09/12/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 199d lost Lowered gangway to access fall protection harness when end section of the extended walkway gave way. Result was fall onto tanker top. He temporarily held onto the handrail but could not support hims...
08/26/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted slipped and fell in hole that looked dry, straining lower back
03/18/2008 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Lime dust flew up from a front loader causing a thermal burn on neck and left hand
02/22/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 25d restricted EE was relocating fifty pound bags (no more than 100 individual bags) from the floor up to a conveyor (3.5 vertical lift) when EE felt a strain in is lower left abdomen. Event reported 2/25/08
01/08/2008 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Bag burst blowing lime dust in the right eye of the employee.
12/05/2007 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted Injured was stacking empty bags behind the #3 spout packer when lime discharged from the #1 spout getting into left eye. Injured was wearing safety glasses. Immediately flushed eyes and taken for emer...
10/29/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 12d lost, 3d restricted While doing clean up around a dust elevator choke up, some lime dust got into his boots causing lime burns to both of his ankles.
10/19/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Some lime slid down his boot causing a chemical burn to his ankles.
10/02/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 4d lost, 4d restricted Employee was manually closing top lid of rail car.
08/22/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 11d restricted EE was decending a trailer ladder, when he stepped onto ground, he stepped in a hole that had apparently developed from recent rains. Sprained a tendon in his left foot. Was taken for emergency treatm...
08/06/2007 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost A contractor employee was picking up a pallet of 50# bagged lime (2,500#s)w/a forklift. As he inserted fork lifts forks in pallet it fell forward on another contractor employee that was walking in the...
07/11/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Employee stated that he was stepping up a stair step when he tripped, fell and hurt his left knee and lower back.
06/20/2007 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 23d restricted Employee was standing on a conveyor platform trying to free a loaded pallet of bagged product. His foot slipped and his left leg became trapped between a moving conveyor and a roller conveyor. He su...
06/14/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was standing next to another worker. The other worker struck a sledge hammer against a machine sprocket. A sliver of metal dislodged and struck the injured employee on the left cheek. Ther...
05/23/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Employee was climbing a metal fixed ladder when his foot slipped. He had 3 points of contact and he caught himself with his arms/hands grip on rungs above. He noticed later that evening soreness in...
05/22/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 146d lost, 37d restricted Employee was walking up a set of metal stairs when her left foot slipped off a stair riser. Her right knee struck the edge of a stair riser causing a hairline fracture of her upper fibula bone. She...
03/12/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was holding a metal inspection cap in his hand. The cap slipped out of his hand and struck the employee's steel toed boot top. The employee's small toe on his right foot was struck and the...
11/19/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee had kiln dust blow into his eyes. He subsequently asked for medical care and was given prescription eye drops by the treating physician. Diagnosis was eye irritation.
09/16/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 25d restricted Employee was descending a set of stair steps. He stepped down to the next step which was lower than he expected. His left ankle twisted and became sprained.
07/10/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was lifting the door to the service elevator at the firing floor level. Some lime fell from above his head and into his eyes around his safety glasses. He washed out his eyes, but became inc...
07/08/2006 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted Employee was walking on an elevated walkway when some dumped material dust became airborne and got in his eyes around his safety glasses.
07/06/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Employee was descending a ladder, his handgrip slipped and he fell about 5 feet scraping his arm, hip and receiving a small laceration on his right knee.
06/16/2006 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was running a bagpacking machine and noticed later in his shift that he had recieved a lime burn to leg.
01/26/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 20d restricted Employee was using a hooking tool to move a rock lodged inside of a machine. When he pulled on the tool, his right hand struck a metal guard rail smashing his thumb, breaking the tip joint of his thu...
01/26/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was closing the top lids on railroad hopper cars. A lid he lifted & released fell back against his left leg. He lost his balance & fell. His leg was pinned against a walkway (on the top of...