Preferred Sands of Genoa — Accidents

Total: 58 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
02/03/2026 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Maintenance employee was working in the plant and at some point, in time EE debris in EE's eye. EE flushed it out, but it was still irritated so EE went to the eye doctor to make sure the debris was...
08/31/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 15d restricted Employee was carrying a ladder and felt a sharp pain in EE's wrist. Employee iced EE's wrist. Near the end of January the employee felt that it wasn't getting any better and decided to have it checke...
05/20/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee was carrying fire extinguishers to the safety cage for inspection. EE's elbow became sore with discomfort from lifting the extinguishers.
02/09/2025 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 25d lost, 134d restricted Employee was walking on the rail car, slipped and landed on a knee. 03/18/2025 employee had knee repair surgery
10/11/2024 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Employee was walking on top of railcars where employee fell and cut leg.
09/27/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 20d lost, 110d restricted Employee was installing buckets on a belt near the dry plant. Next morning the employee was experiencing back pain.
01/15/2024 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 106d lost, 70d restricted Snow, blowing snow, freezing temperatures, icy conditions. EE stated EE slipped while working on the sand dryer & caught self, hurting shoulder. No witnesses. Tried physical therapy but progressed to...
06/29/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 129d restricted Status change from a previous non recordable incident which involved a muscle strain which now is upgraded to minor surgery.
06/05/2023 OTHER DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 31d restricted Employee was cleaning out the maintenance truck, bent over to pick something up and felt a sharp odd sensation in lower back.
06/06/2022 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 14d lost, 50d restricted Employee was attempting to unplug an inlet using a bar. The bar slipped causing EE's hand to strike the edge of the inlet opening. The impact caused a cut on EE's left hand middle finger through EE's...
12/21/2021 STRIKING OR BUMPING DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 41d lost Employee was kneeled down plugging in an air hose. Employee then raised up and turned to leave, running headlong into the frame of a conveyor. Hard hat took the brunt of the impact, but it is suspecte...
01/24/2021 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 80d lost, 14d restricted After an overnight ice storm, employee was walking over icy ground and slipped and fell, fracturing fibula. The area is not a regular travel route that would have been treated for icy conditions.
10/21/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Maintenance tech was pulling wire for an extended period of time. Later that evening EE's back became very sore and EE was out for the next 2 days. Employee went to Physical therapy which helped EE's...
04/01/2020 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted EE was operating a dingo cleaning around equipment. EE had been reversing & was in the process of turning when EE's hand was smashed between the dingo grab bar & a cement pillar. EE was taken to ER fo...
01/23/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 13d lost, 115d restricted ee was assisting another employee move a rotap that weighed approximately 200 lbs. EE did not notice any pain while performing the task. Later on that evening ee began to experience pain in right groi...
06/28/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted Employee was shoveling sand and started to experienced pain in right side. Diagnosed with strained right latissimus dorsi muscle.
06/23/2018 OTHER INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES None Employee was walking through locker room to access time clock for punching in and collapsed after experiencing breathing problems. Employee was transported to local hospital where the employee's cond...
06/17/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was splashed with hydraulic fluid in EE's right eye after the hydraulic fluid cap EE was attempting to tighten unexpectedly came off due to a pressure build up in the system. EE received medical tr...
04/03/2018 STRIKING OR BUMPING DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee states employee bumped hard hat on a down pipe at approximately 7:00 pm. It did not knock employee down, knock off employee's helmet or cause employee any pain. Approximately 5 hrs later, emp...
03/07/2018 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was working in shop at the mine removing the worn teeth off a bucket on a CAT 335E excavator. The pins and wedges were removed and EE was hitting the tooth with a steel hammer to loosen the d...
12/18/2017 OTHER DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 42d restricted Employee was operating water operated cannon. While having the water pressure adjusted, the water stream changed striking a metal beam which caused water to splash back onto employee. This startled...
10/14/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted While attempting to adjust the forks on a telehandler, employee pinched thumb between the back of the fork and the backrest on the mast. The pinch caused the skin to rupture. Employee was taken to E...
10/03/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 10d lost, 73d restricted Employee was jerking on a chain link fence gate trying to free it from sand that had washed into the area from the previous nights rains. After EE finished, EE felt a discomfort in the shoulder. Emp...
09/15/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 18d restricted Employee was walking up a flight of steps to the second floor of a facility. As employee was approaching 2nd floor, a pop in the right knee and immediate pain was felt. Employee applied first aid me...
07/30/2017 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was working outside underneath a conveyor line when ee felt a bug crawling under pant leg. EE tried to kill it but it stung ee before ee could. Having a bee sting allergy and having seen it...
07/28/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 70d restricted Employee was assisting another employee pick up a 55 gal barrel that had fell over. As employee was pulling on the top, felt a pop and a sharp pain in left bicep muscle near the elbow. Employee was...
07/15/2017 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee with a known severe allergy to bee/wasp stings reported to supervisor that EE thought EE got bit or stung by something. EE did not see anything but felt a pain in EE's shoulder. After appro...
06/28/2017 STRIKING OR BUMPING DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Employee was walking backwards talking to another employee in the equipment parking area. As EE turned around, EE turned into a fill pipe on the side of the parked water truck. The pipe struck EE in...
06/21/2017 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 31d restricted Employee was operating an industrial vacuum to clear out dirt from around a pipe that needed repaired. As employee was using the machine, EE got the end of the suction line too close to the ground ca...
03/12/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 35d restricted Employee was lifting a tow rope for transport when pain began occurring in employee's back.
10/02/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was opening the lid of a rail car. When employee bent over and pulled on the handle, employee felt something occur in lower back.
05/23/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was attempting to retrieve a piece of equipment from a platform approximately 10' high that requires fall protection to access. The employee did not follow company policy by not wearing a har...
12/28/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was completing normal work tasks on 12/28/15, at which point he slipped on a patch of ice and fell down. He informed me of the incident, but felt that any stiffness would go away in a few day...
12/12/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Team Member WAS CLOSING A RAILCAR LID AND WHEN I DID I FELT A POP IN HIS LOWER BACK AND INSTANTLY HAD PAIN. IT WAS A CLEAR NIGHT, NO RAIN. HE WAS DOING HIS NORMAL JOB AND JUST MOVED WRONG
11/21/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was working on removing ice as he stepped off the last step on the ground level set of stairs with my left foot and slipped on a flat sheet of ice. Investigation Findings: At the bottom of...
11/08/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Employee was getting air filters off the warehouse rack. He was using the 5 foot mobile stairs instead of the 8 foot stairs. when he reached for the filters on the top shelf at a height of 12 feet he...
06/09/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was taking a hydraulic line off Volvo 220G loader.
02/09/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was preparing to clean computers in control room when he set the air compressor down his back had a spasm.
01/14/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 91d lost Employee was stepping down off rail car with left leg and spraining left ankle.
09/17/2013 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Cutting outboard bearing on a 2 ton fan on south side of building. Bearing would not slide off and had to cut off with grinder. Outside cuts were made. When working on last inside section, the grin...
01/13/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 18d lost Employee was walking on locomotive walkway and slipped on oil causing him to fall onto his RT knee.
05/10/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 30d restricted Employee was climbing down from D8 dozer, he was facing machine using 3 point contact. He stepped onto the mid rail between the tracks his foot slipped off, he tried to catch himself his arm slipped t...
05/18/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Employee was in a harness on a man lift using a shovel to clear sand off a conveyor belt and felt a pop in his lower back.
03/01/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 18d lost Contractor was performing normal work on 3rd floor of 400 building and allegedly hit his head on a low hanging duct.
01/25/2011 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 3d lost, 2d restricted Employee stepped on a piece of angle iron and rolled his ankle.
12/01/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Employee was getting out of L220F loader and rolled his ankle on a frozen clod.
11/25/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 14d lost, 35d restricted Employee climbing over railcar, missed a step and tried to catch himself. Felt pops / snaps in elbow.
11/09/2010 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cleaning railcars on a very windy day. He was wearing safety glasses but a foreign object flew in his eye.
10/21/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was attempting to open a large trough style rail car lid when he felt a sharp pain in his left shoulder.
09/02/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Employee was stepping out of dozer, slipped, and hit his left knee on the dozer track.