St. Marys Cement-Charlevoix — Accidents

Total: 228 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
02/05/2026 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None While removing liners from the Coal Mill, a fragment broke off while hitting it with a rivet buster. A worker attending nearby was hit by the projectile, which was embedded approx. 2cm into their righ...
02/01/2026 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None Employee was lifting multiple 5 gal buckets of rocks up to a makeshift chute for clean up. They started to feel lower back pain but continued thinking it was only a muscle issue. They took the next da...
01/31/2026 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None Employee was attempting to move an airslide in Silo 2 to clean it out when they felt pain in groin area. They reported it that day but continued work, the next day they felt worse and was taken in to...
01/31/2026 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None Employee was engaged in moving steel beams in the pre-heater tower for the installation of headache decks to facilitate vessel entry. During this task, the employee experienced lower back pain after b...
01/29/2026 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None A quarry truck driver sustained a left index finger pinch injury while manually moving a ~288 lb motor that was left obstructing the Secondary Crusher Hoist way walkway. With the hoist out of service,...
01/29/2026 ENTRAPMENT ACCIDENT ONLY None Contractors were using the personnel elevator in the PHT, Six people and scaffolding were cramped in the car leading to an accidental push of the E-Stop.
01/21/2026 ENTRAPMENT ACCIDENT ONLY None Contractors were entrapped in an elevator for 3hrs due to an over-speed sensor being tripped.
01/15/2026 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Improper operation of bandsaw causing finger laceration.
07/27/2025 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Employee was using the elevator to go up to the 12 pack when the elevator stopped due to a limit switch failing.
06/06/2025 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 4d lost, 27d restricted An employee attempted to break a rake handle by stomping on it. During the attempt, the handle recoiled and struck the employee in the side of the stomach. The pain from the handle caused them to lose...
05/12/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee removed the calibration weight and it dropped onto the employee's hand, pinching it between the top of the guard and the weight. As a result, the employee sustained a cut that required 8...
05/08/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None Employee lifted 80-170 lb liners for mill #3 outage and developed right-hand pain after a popping sensation. On May 8 the tendon tightened again; diagnosed with trigger finger. Surgery occurred 1/8/26...
03/11/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While pulling liners, the liner broke free hitting the employee in the face. Requiring the employee to get stitches.
02/11/2025 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Tripped on lip of grating and fell forward onto left knee.
12/20/2024 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None employee was cutting vac hose with a knife and it inadvertently slipped into their right index finger requiring 6 stitches.
09/30/2024 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Contractor was going up in the finish and adjusted backpack resulting in the safety trip to engage in elevator.
08/16/2024 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was working on driving wedges between liners when a chunk of liner broke and cut EE's left index finger. Employee was seen by the onsite first aiders and received cleaning and a bandage and w...
07/09/2024 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None A fire occurred on the 5th floor of the pre-heat tower where Alternatives Fuels enters the process.
05/09/2024 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None The fire originated from the kiln pushing material after the calciner was lost. This loss of the calciner enabled unprepared hot material to pass through the kiln and cooler without sufficient cooling...
04/05/2024 ENTRAPMENT ACCIDENT ONLY None Contractors accidentally pressed the e-stop and contractors where stuck in the west Alamac for 2 hours before talking to the elevator mechanic. The mechanic told us to try the e-stop which fixed the s...
04/04/2024 ENTRAPMENT ACCIDENT ONLY None The door lock on the alamac elevator was stuck due to a electrical part that failed. This was replaced and the elevator returned to service.
03/01/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee, wearing glasses and a face shield, was in the process of removing the kiln shelf feed door for inspection when dust unexpectedly puffed into both eyes from the opening on the feed shelf....
09/25/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None On September 25th, 2023, at 1:00 PM, an incident occurred at Finish Mill #3 during a repair operation on the water lance. The employee sustained an injury to EE's right ring finger when EE accidentall...
08/15/2023 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None Employee was leaving their car in the parking lot and twisted their right ankle. After an x-ray it was found that the employees fibula was chipped due to this.
06/15/2023 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None An employee was cutting vac hose and cut themselves. The employee received 2 stitches on right thigh.
05/25/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 49d lost, 62d restricted The employee was installing new buckets on FM#3 discharge elevator. The bucket weighted roughly 25lbs and was lifting the bucket at chest level. Employee has been doing physical therapy from 5/25/2023...
01/03/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 3d lost, 15d restricted Employee was lifting cribbing to set the mill motor in place on a flat bed trailer. When the employee was lifting the cribbing (approximately 100lbs) employee felt knee hyperextended backward resultin...
10/20/2022 ENTRAPMENT ACCIDENT ONLY None The safety switch on the elevator was activated. Two contractors were entrapped in the elevator at the finish silos until Otis arrived to bring the elevator back to the bottom floor.
09/12/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY None The #3 boom boat loading sock counterweight was stuck in the up position and needed to be freed up. The employee decided to pull on the cable to free the counterweight. When the counterweight broke fr...
08/31/2022 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 72d lost Employee aggravated lower back / Left buttock from operating the truck over time. Employee was looked at by our occupational doctor on 8/30/2022 and given time off, incurring an LTI.
06/30/2022 ENTRAPMENT ACCIDENT ONLY None Two contractors were using the elevator to head to the top of the finish silos when it stopped in-between floors. Otis elevator was called to free the miners. The contractors made it out of the elevat...
04/10/2022 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was swinging a sledge hammer to close a swing gate in the finish silos. The employee missed the target resulting in hitting their pinky and causing a fracture.
03/27/2022 OTHER DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 28d restricted The employee was walking out of the doorway in the finish silos. The door that was propped open closed due to a gust of wind and pinched employee's finger between the door frame and the door. The empl...
03/24/2022 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 20d restricted An employee was swinging a sledgehammer to knock out pins on the clinker cooler conveying elements. The employee noticed a sharp pain in the left hand. The employee was then diagnosed with hook of the...
03/22/2022 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 214d lost An employee was climbing rope ladder to get into the vessel when the screw clamp that was holding it in place came off.?The employee fell 46 inches and hurt their knee and bumped shoulder. This result...
03/11/2022 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee slipped on a patch of ice while getting out of personal vehicle in the employee parking lot and landed on left hand causing a broken wrist.
02/11/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was assisting in moving an intake pipe for the 1302 fan. The intake pipe tipped over and pinched the employee's finger between the fork of the telehandler and intake pipe. Employee received 6...
02/10/2022 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cutting the head of a bolt to remove a machine guard with a portable grinder. The grinder kicked and struck the employee in the lower left thumb causing an injury that required six stiche...
08/02/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was instructed to go up to the 316 belt and clear debris. The employee proceeded to the platform to perform the function. The employee went to place the shovel on the platform. While putt...
04/03/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was installing buckets on a bucket elevator. One of the buckets pinched EE's left ring finger causing a cut through EE's leather gloves. EE received stitches to the finger.
03/01/2021 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost Employee smashed right middle finger with sledge hammer. Employee was hammering #1 slide gate on the 12 pack.
02/08/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee was working on the M-1 belt and pinched the left third finger between the chain and the belt.
01/03/2021 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 40d lost, 132d restricted The employee operates as a lab tech, was out walking, they took a step in the main yard and twisted left knee. The event occurred on 1/3/21 but not reported until 1/14/21. After multiple follow-ups, s...
12/20/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 53d lost, 113d restricted The employee was carrying a 170lb coupler up 5 flights of stairs in the PH tower on rt. shoulder to repair the kiln feed elevator. The employee reported a shoulder strain injury and received first ai...
09/01/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 6d lost, 4d restricted Removing bottom pan of airslide, leg in wrong area, pan came down and hit leg and bent foot causing a sprain to right big toe and ankle.
03/26/2020 ENTRAPMENT ACCIDENT ONLY None 1 contractor descending in the PHT Personnel Elevator attempted to open the door to stop the car, instead of riding it to the floor that was called. This incorrect use of the elevator trips a micro s...
02/18/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A miner with almost 14 years experience was helping reattach expanded metal to guard framing at #2 Kiln Pier when a piece of sensory flat iron rotated into the work area and hit EE's forehead. The mi...
02/13/2020 ENTRAPMENT ACCIDENT ONLY None Two miners were ascending in the preheat tower personnel elevator when it stopped between the 5th and 6th floors. Miners were entrapped at 8:55am. Doors were checked and power cycled before a servic...
02/03/2020 ENTRAPMENT ACCIDENT ONLY None On February 3, 2020 around 12:10p, our mine contacted MSHA regarding a single contractor, working for TIPS, stuck between the fifth and sixth floors of the Finish Mill building. Otis was called immed...
01/09/2020 ENTRAPMENT ACCIDENT ONLY None Miner was descending in finish silo personal elevator when car stopped. Elevator service call was placed, technician reset governor overspeed switch and miner was out elevator at 1/9/20 3:00am