Rivergate — Accidents

Total: 15 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
09/11/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 5d lost, 51d restricted While restacking pallets of damaged hydrated lime bags on 09/11/24, the miner felt a strain in EE's back.
08/22/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 6d restricted Contract Truck Driver was injured when EE fell over tightening the load straps.
09/28/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost EE was climbing down a ladder when they felt something enter their right eye. EE was wearing all required PPE. EE immediately reported the issue and began flushing eye with saline eye wash solution. A...
06/23/2017 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee was cleaning at end of shift. EE was sweeping up Hydrated lime with a squeegee and a dust bin when lime from the pile became airborne due to the dust bin adjusting quickly and a small amount...
07/14/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost A small amount lime dust fell from buildup on an overhead guard and entered the employee's eye even though the employee was wearing eye and head protection. (High-viz type 1 Hardhat, Safety glasses wi...
02/12/2015 OTHER DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 6d restricted Employee was doing pre-shift stretches when he felt pain in his lower back.
10/03/2014 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost Employee stepped on a discarded plastic covering while attempting to pull a new roll of 5mil. shrink wrap bags off the pallet they were sitting on; while performing this action, employee slipped on th...
01/18/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Working at lime plant, Workers were in all their PPE. Air born lime dust got on workers skin and then into his eye causing irritation. As a preventative measure eye was flushed and he was sent to the...
07/20/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 235d lost Employee was using a crescent wrench to tighten a bolt when he felt pain in his right wrist.
07/19/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted Employee was lifting sack on to pallet when he felt pain in his upper left back. Sack weighed 35lbs.
04/26/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 36d restricted Employee was pulling plastic bag off of roll, the bracket for the roll broke causing the roll to fall approximately 3 feet down onto the employees left foot.
03/21/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Employee was packing 35# sacks at the packer station when a bag blew off of the spout. When this happened, employee reached to push the stop button to stop the flow of material and his arm came in con...
02/04/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted EE and a co-worker of maintenance department, were working trying to install a power shaft into a tube on a 41 inch workbench. Co-worker was at one end of the tube, guiding the shaft so it did not sco...
06/03/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 38d restricted Miner was dismounting fork lift when he felt a pain in his lower back
03/22/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was unplugging a pipe with Hydrated lime when the material back flushed and entered the left eye above the side shield of his safety glasses.