Plant #45 — Accidents
Total: 17 accidents | Fatalities: 0
| Date | Classification | Injury | Days Lost | Narrative |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/13/2025 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 2d lost | Piece of metal got into employees' eye sometime during shift, unknown how it happened. |
| 09/22/2023 | MACHINERY | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Holding cutting edge bolt in place, impact wrench caused bolt to spin and cut index finger on employee. |
| 07/13/2022 | MACHINERY | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Operator was using a cut-off wheel and disk came apart. Small section struck operator in the stomach, requiring 4 stitches to close the laceration. |
| 10/03/2018 | POWERED HAULAGE | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 2d restricted | The injured employee was blowing dust off the plant with compressed air, while blowing the dust off they broke protocol and inserted the air nozzle behind a guard on the under side of a tail pulley. T... |
| 04/11/2018 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | The mine foreman was cutting a damaged piece of belting out with a utility knife, EE placed EE's hand in a bad position while cutting and slit EE's hand. EE drove to a local clinic where they gave EE... |
| 08/22/2016 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 1d lost | Employee states they were stepping down from a ladder when they twisted their left foot/ankle. |
| 07/06/2015 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 23d restricted | Employee reported that he was sweeping a sample box through product coming off conveyor belt to collect aggregate material when he felt a sharp pain in his right shoulder. |
| 08/24/2011 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 2d lost, 7d restricted | Employee Dropped a heavy metal shim on his left foot. |
| 05/31/2011 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee states he was helping to install a deck when he slipped and pulled a muscle in his right arm. |
| 06/17/2010 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee was working on cone change when he got a piece of steel in his eye. |
| 04/20/2010 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee was throwing rocks out from behind a boulder; while he was throwing, he was turning his back. Reports back strain. |
| 10/07/2008 | DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) | OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 | None | Unknown at this time. |
| 08/17/2005 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 2d lost | Employee was pulling on a pipe wrench to change spouts on fuel tank. Employee reports pain in chest area due to stretched ligament. |
| 05/03/2002 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 5d restricted | EE WAS WALKING DOWN LAB STEPS- TWISTED ANKLE WHILE STEPPING OFF STEPS ONTO UNEVEN GROUND. |
| 09/11/2001 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | EE WAS CHANGING THE CUTTING EDGE ON LOADER. BOLTHEAD CUT FINGER. |
| 05/24/2001 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 30d lost, 28d restricted | EMPLOYEE WAS EXITING JOB TRAILER WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL ON THE STEPS, CAUSING INJURY TO HIS LEFT KNEE. |
| 07/19/2000 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | EE WAS CUTTING A BELT LACING WITH A UTILITY KNIFE WHEN THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT HIS LEG. |