Plant & Quarry — Accidents

Total: 133 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
11/11/2025 STRIKING OR BUMPING DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 14d lost Climbing down a ladder attached to a bucket elevator.
09/15/2025 NONPOWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Miner was moving a wheelbarrow and hurt EE's back. Medical exam called it a lumbar strain.
06/30/2025 OTHER ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None Recordable Standard Threshhold Shift of Left ear. Re-testing on 7/14/25 at 8:30am. ***Retest shows as non-chargeable***
10/25/2024 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was helping clear the feeders by poking the portholes. The fine dust and air coming from the portholes got in EE's eyes.
08/20/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 12d lost Employee was blowing product off a Pnuematic truck when line plugged up. In the process of investigating the plugged line, employee got LKD in their eyes. We immediately took the employee to the ER wh...
11/13/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 39d lost Injured worker was installing a variable frequency drive. Injured worker attempted to place a bar underneath and then fell and struck their knees on the concrete. Injured worker continued to work afte...
04/13/2023 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 64d lost Employee was retrieving a hanger bearing that EE cut out of a screw and that had fallen on a pile of rock. As employee was climbing, EE slipped and felt a discomfort. EE subsequently felt a bulge in...
03/09/2023 POWERED HAULAGE FATALITY Fatal At time of filing it is believed a front-end loader struck the back of the tractor trailer. The position of the victim at the time of the accident is still under investigation. The victim was found un...
11/08/2022 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost Employee was cleaning out a transfer chute with a chipping hammer. Employee twisted and felt a back pain.
06/15/2022 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee was traveling down stairs at Screen 02-SN-01. Employee misplaced right foot on a step and twisted right knee.
06/06/2022 DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 3d lost Employee was working on the south silos cleaning out a blow line. Employee over-heated and vomited a couple of times. Vitals were checked by an ambulatory EMT and employee was monitored closely by o...
05/17/2022 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using a pocket knife to cut a zip tie. When the employee cut through the zip tie, employee cut into left forearm.
05/16/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 63d lost Employee was unplugging the LKD blow line for kiln #5. When employee dumped LKD on the ground, employee was standing in the dump pile and the hot lime was burning EE's foot.
03/13/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Lime dust particles blew in the right eye of employee while employee was sampling lime from kiln #6
12/17/2021 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Lime blew in eye while conducting clean-up.
02/01/2021 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Employee was in a squatting position and stood up to a straight position and felt a pain in their left foot at that time.
01/14/2021 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 90d lost Employee was on a ladder and lost EE's balance, falling an estimate of 4 feet to the ground.
12/18/2020 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Miner was exiting desk chair and tripped over lunchbox below the desk causing miner to fall to the floor. Miner hit left knee first, then left arm, then head on the wall. Miner refused medical attenti...
12/02/2020 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The miner was bitten by some type of nonvenomous insect on the right arm while operating a front end loader.
09/28/2020 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 41d lost Bottom rung of ladder broke causing employee to hit EE's left knee on the rung above the rung that broke. Employee did not receive restrictions or miss work at the time of injury, therefore this was...
09/03/2020 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was replacing bolts and wrench slipped off causing employee's left thumb to contact the hammer base. DOI was 09/03/20, did not seek treatment on DOI. Emp was scheduled for vacation on 09/04 t...
06/29/2020 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 247d lost Employee was in the act of filling an automatic greaser on a Cat 374F excavator and miss stepped on the catwalk of the machine. When they stepped back they lost balance and fell from the cat walk to t...
05/18/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 276d lost The miner was mixing up mortar in a bucket. When the mixing was complete the miner lifted the bucket and felt a muscle pull in lower back.
10/17/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 30d restricted Employee was replacing a motor mount. While trying to align the motor to the new motor base, the employee got a finger hung in a bolt hole in the motor base cutting.
07/06/2018 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost 12/11/17 received dr's care due to non-work related injury that occurred 12/9/17 causing limited movement/muscle spasms in lower back after bathing dog. Under dr's care, put on leave by Dr w/restricti...
06/20/2018 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Cleaning an end off a wire, knife slipped & cut finger.
04/10/2018 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cleaning the lower part of 8-WS-6 around the water drop area with an air chisel when ee bared fitting became unscrewed from the air chisel striking the employee's right ear with compresse...
02/27/2018 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 66d restricted EE slipped in the parking lot on 2/27/2018 spraining ankle and was released with restrictions but able to do job at full capacity. After a Dr. follow-up visit on 3/28/2018 and more x-rays it was disco...
09/28/2017 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None miner working under normal conditions
01/23/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 17d lost Miner attempted to move forks of a fork lift. Miners gloved hand slipped off the fork and little finger of left hand was caught between heel of fork and beam below bar where fork hangs from.
11/17/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Miner walking from one location to another, uneven ground with loose rock. Miner slipped on loose rock causing miner to fall to the ground and land on right shoulder. Miner sought medical care on 11/1...
05/30/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 19d restricted Miner cleaning and door slammed on EE's right middle finger.
08/14/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Accident happened in equipment yard when jumper cables slipped from miner's hand making contact with miner's face area creating a gash near lip.
08/05/2015 OTHER DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 3d lost, 4d restricted Employee was removing equipment extension to facilitate welding repairs when he propped his left leg against truck and felt pain in hamstring area.
06/25/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 161d lost Miner placed wheel chocks behind rear wheels. Miner then picked up 5 gallon bucket and started to walk away when the rope attached to wheel chocks was tangled around foot causing miner to lose balance...
04/25/2015 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee had irritation of the eye on 04/25/2015 and sought medical treatment on 04/25/2015 leading to a foreign metal sliver removed from surface of eye. Employee is unaware of when or how the injury...
04/05/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 66d lost, 7d restricted The employee was climbing down steps, placed foot into a puddle of water and slipped which caused his left knee to hurt. Employee reported to immediate supervisor, however medical attention was not wa...
02/12/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee removed glasses to clean hands and face with vinegar. While washing his hands, vinegar splashed into his right eye.
01/06/2015 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 13d lost, 15d restricted Miners foot was pinched between equipment causing the miner to fall and hit chair bracket with his elbow creating toe to become swollen and soreness of the elbow.
09/09/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 156d lost, 22d restricted Miner was climbing into the cab of the truck and hit his right knee under the second rung of the mounted truck ladder. Reported to immediate supervisor, however medical attention was not warranted per...
06/10/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted The miner was cleaning out a chute with a pry bar when the bar broke through and he caught the bar pulling muscle in lower back
06/06/2014 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 90d lost The miner stood up after squatting to look at a pipe and felt pain in right knee.
06/03/2014 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted The miner was exiting a truck when he stepped on a small rock and sprained his right ankle.
05/21/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The miner was rolling up his welding leads when lime got in his right eye irritating it.
05/18/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 100d lost The miner was raking clods on kiln floor he slipped and twisted his right knee.
05/05/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee was replacing buckets on a material elevator, lime contacted his skin around at various locations including his eyes. Employee received 1st and 2nd degree burns. Employee missed 2 scheduled...
04/03/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost Employee was clearing a blockage in transfer chute of tunnel screw that was carrying hydrate into a collecting screw. Upon clearing the blockage, hydrate was forced from the access port onto exposed...
03/01/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON INJURIES INVOLVNG NONEMPLOYEES None Customer arranged truck driver was latching dome lid on a bulk tanker trailer during the loading procedure and fell from the ladder accessing the trailer, fracturing a bone in his foot. Contacted the...
02/20/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 71d lost, 162d restricted The miner was walking to the kiln area when he slipped and fell on some icy pavement hurting his left elbow and shoulder
02/17/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 10d lost, 5d restricted Employee dropped a steel I-beam on right foot breaking bone in great toe. Employee was placed on restricted activity. At follow up evaluation on 2/24, restrictions were extended and the company can n...