Port Inland Lime Kiln — Accidents

Total: 15 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
01/06/2024 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None The oil for the Girth Gear caught fire. Employees slowed the Kiln down and got the fire out. The Girth Gear is encased in steel. Once the fire was out employees removed the guarding and cleaned it out...
03/30/2022 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was using a scraper to clean ash from the sidewalls of a damper when EE slipped and crushed EE's finger along the side of the firing hood. The employee suffered a laceration along with a...
05/07/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was performing maintenance on the drive system of the cooler discharge scalping screen. The equipment was shutdown and locked out. The employee was removing lime buildup from within a guard...
03/22/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 19d restricted Employees were cleaning out a plugged conveyor and when the employees lifted the cover for the conveyor up off of the floor the employee felt a strain in his back. Notified of restrictions on April 1...
10/07/2011 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using a two long pry bars to clean out a plugged transfer chute. Employee's left finger was pinched between the 2 pry bars causing a laceration that required 8 stitches.
03/31/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 8d lost, 74d restricted Employee was raking ash, the ash rake slipped off the large piece of ash and the employee lost his footing. Employee fell to the floor and landed on his left wrist. Left wrist fractured.
04/24/2009 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Employee was cutting off old blow pipes in the baghouse with a 9 inch grinder. The grinder jumped, hitting the employee in his left knee. Employee had a cut on knee requiring stitches.
12/15/2008 FIRE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee was using a fire extinquisher to put out the fire on the C131 belt and had smoke inhalation. The fire was extinquished within the 30 minute timeframe and therefore was not immediately report...
12/15/2008 FIRE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee was using a fire extinquisher to put out the fire on the C131 belt and had smoke inhalation. The fire was extinquished within the 30 minute timeframe and therefore was not immediately report...
05/21/2008 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was welding inside of a pipe and got a piece of metal in the eye. Doctor removed small piece of metal from employee's eye.
07/14/2007 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None Spiked temperature on kiln trending indicated there was a coal mill puff.
06/11/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 13d lost, 14d restricted Employee was using ladder to drill holes by dust screw and the ladder tipped causing the employee to fall to the ground. Employee bruised elbow which caused numbness in left hand and fingers. Accide...
03/23/2007 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None Fire in the Lime Kiln Preheater. A contractor was working in the preheater installing refractory. They were using wooden scaffolding and wooden forms which were ignited by an undetermined source. The...
03/23/2007 FIRE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost Fire in the preheater unit. Employee, in a rush to prevent injury from the fire, dropped 6' off ladder to lower platform. Employee suffered the following injuries: lumbar strain, knee/leg strain, cer...
01/09/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 48d lost Employee was checking the level of the bucket elevator shaft when he slipped on ice accumulation on the grating. As he was falling, his arm caught on the handrail causing a break in the upper right ar...