St Marys Cement-Detroit — Accidents
Total: 85 accidents | Fatalities: 0
| Date | Classification | Injury | Days Lost | Narrative |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/11/2025 | ELECTRICAL | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | None | Notified that an incident occurred. Upon checking near the main shop area, Miner 1 (an electrician) was found lying on the main floor, surrounded by fellow miners. It was determined that the 440 main... |
| 08/27/2025 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Miner A was chipping debris in the discharge area of the finish mill, when Miner B noticed a fresh wound on Miner A's right forearm. It is believed that material from the mill caused this laceration.... |
| 12/18/2024 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Description of Incident: Employee was attempting to remove pallet from lowered hi-lo forks by hand and sustained a small laceration of left middle finger from an exposed packing nail. Employee was ta... |
| 10/18/2023 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee was holding a hose and working with another employee to remove a fitting which was taped to the hose. The other employee was cutting the tape and hose when the knife slipped and struck the b... |
| 08/30/2023 | MACHINERY | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 3d restricted | The employee went to put an air lance down the pipe, when doing so the air came back faster than expected and the material went right over safety glasses and into the employees eyes. The employee was... |
| 06/14/2021 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 12d restricted | Miner entered a confined space that shut down 8 hours before hand. The miners boots were not tied. 6"" of hot material was at the bottom. The miner stepped into hot material. That material got into EE... |
| 04/03/2021 | MACHINERY | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 54d restricted | Using a crane and hopper to load balls into finish mill. An employee tried to connect the crane hook to the clevis. The operator lifted the load before employee was done attaching the hook. |
| 08/21/2020 | POWERED HAULAGE | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 50d lost | Resting right foot outside of skid steer cab. Left foot hit controls moved bucket arm, slight crush foot. |
| 07/28/2020 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 5d restricted | Employee was putting away materials from shipment. Took empty boxes to trash bin and EE's back spasmed causing pain. |
| 02/20/2020 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | climbing out of bobcat and twisting. |
| 09/10/2019 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 4d lost | EE was cleaning area for compressor to be installed and was struck by PVC pipe. EE said EE felt fine but wanted to get checked out. EE is on FMLA and usually takes 1-2 days off a week. EE was taken to... |
| 04/10/2019 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 76d lost | Hot slag fell on EE's leg from export bin. |
| 02/06/2019 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 314d lost | Employee walked from fuel pump to open door looking down on 9 tail pulley to check on water presence in tunnel. Employee turned to the right and walked away from chained doorway when right foot slipp... |
| 01/30/2019 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 175d lost | 30 below freezing temperatures with icy walk ways. Employee was walking to work station when they slipped and fell on ice. |
| 08/17/2018 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 40d lost | Employee was sweeping the Mill building floor with a broom and felt a sharp pain in lower back. |
| 04/24/2017 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 301d lost, 6d restricted | Employee was walking down a stairway at the Bulk Scales and slipped and fell down 4 or 5 steps. Stairway was clean, free of any trip hazards and well illuminated. The employee injured pelvis area. |
| 04/18/2017 | DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) | OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 | None | Standard threshold shift resulting in a reportable hearing loss by miner. |
| 05/26/2016 | OTHER | ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) | None | Standard threshold shift resulting in a reportable hearing loss by miner |
| 05/26/2016 | DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) | OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 | None | Standard threshold shift resulting in a reportable hearing loss by miner. |
| 05/12/2016 | OTHER | ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) | None | Standard Threshold shift resulting in a reportable hearing loss by miner. |
| 01/06/2016 | STRIKING OR BUMPING | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 5d restricted | Employee exited shower, while getting dressed, inadvertently kicked bench in locker room. |
| 06/19/2015 | DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) | OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 | None | Standard threshold shift resulting in a reportable hearing loss by miner. |
| 12/08/2014 | DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) | OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 | None | Standard threshold shift resulting in a reportable hearing loss was suffered by the miner. 2008 |
| 09/23/2013 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 192d lost | EE, a Thermico, Inc. was working as a contractor at the St. Mary's Cement plant in Charlevoix, MI and the clamps holding a 4-ft bar broke loose and fell 40 feet striking the employee in the right uppe... |
| 03/16/2013 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Moving scrap steel from grounds to dispose of in scrap steel hopper. Awkwardly shaped section of purling struck employee in the thigh. |
| 02/13/2013 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | While using pry bar to unplug interchange, lost balance and fell backwards. |
| 07/13/2010 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee was using a prybar to position a rubber pinch valve sleeve between 2 flanged pipes. His prybar slipped and hit his forehead. |
| 06/02/2010 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY | 37d lost, 10d restricted | EE was installing V belt over clinker dust collector fan driven pulley. While turning pulley to install belt, finger was pinched and amputated between V belt and pulley sheave. |
| 04/27/2009 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | INJURIES INVOLVNG NONEMPLOYEES | None | A customer twisted his ankle. |
| 02/06/2009 | MACHINERY | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 6d lost | Employee did not report injury until February 9, 2009. Employee was jackhammering between 2 mill pipe lines. Left foot slipped on loose material. He grabbed jackhammer, causing strain to hip. |
| 01/30/2009 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 2d restricted | While screenign balls, ball screener plugged up. EE climbed ladder stand and poked the chute to unplug the ball screener. The ladder stand collapsed, causing EE to fall. |
| 08/01/2008 | OTHER | INJURIES INVOLVNG NONEMPLOYEES | None | Abandoned car noticed near stack around 1:30pm. Police were called-they stated its' an abandoned car and left. In the morning, smoke was coming from car. EE put out fire. Police were called again, the... |
| 05/09/2008 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 22d lost, 11d restricted | While making silo change tigtened pinch valve, fell pull on right groin side. |
| 03/03/2008 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 22d lost, 50d restricted | Rebuilding equipment-using chain falls and come-a-longs during which time felt sharp pain-pain went away but injury became progressively worse. |
| 09/08/2007 | DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) | OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 | 3d lost, 44d restricted | EE called to say he had been to his doctor and has carpel tunnel. EE believes condition is work related. |
| 05/18/2007 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 40d lost, 153d restricted | Getting out of forklift, got right foot caught in step area of forklift and twisted knee.**Injury reported to Co. 5-31-07 and Restricted Duty began 6-29-07.** |
| 02/27/2007 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Opened inspection door on chute to remove chunks of material, got a face full of cement. |
| 02/22/2007 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 16d restricted | Working between stored pallets, hit elbow on metal framework. |
| 02/14/2007 | STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 1d restricted | EE was working under 3 scale trying to free up the load cell. He was trying to crawl under the bar and hit his knee on the bar. |
| 01/23/2007 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 1d lost | Slipped on sidewalk outside Distribution building. |
| 12/07/2006 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 10d lost | Employee picked up a chunk of material, dropped the chunk, it hit a shovel. The shovel handle popped up and hit employee in the left jaw. |
| 08/31/2006 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 14d restricted | Employee was working plate in Herzog. He tried to release stuck plate, cut hand on metal and burned left hand on flame. |
| 03/30/2006 | MACHINERY | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 6d restricted | Cleaning the 1/2 floor dryer. When he got up he hit his head on overhead beam. |
| 01/20/2006 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 24d restricted | Contractors were to install equipment. EE was to assist contractors. Contractor cut his hand causing load to shift to EE that was injured. |
| 11/11/2005 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 13d lost | Employees were cleaning out a stone bin filled with hard limestone. Employee injured back when moving a jackhammer to a new location. |
| 08/03/2005 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 11d restricted | In the lunch room getting water when the lunch room door swung open and hit him in the head |
| 02/13/2005 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 11d restricted | EE OPENING PINCH VALVE ON SILO 19. VALVE HIT WRIST |
| 01/26/2005 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 8d restricted | Employee was swinging a sledge hammer when he felt a sharp pain in the right side of his back. |
| 11/06/2004 | POWERED HAULAGE | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 35d restricted | WHILE MOVING VACUUM HOSE, A BOBCAT OPERATOR MOVED BOBCAT AND SWUNG BOBCAT BUCKET INTO EMPLOYEE'S KNEE. |
| 10/09/2004 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | EE FELL BACKWARD ONTO ARM WHILE MAKING A SILO CHANGE, DOESN'T KNOW WHAT HE TRIPPED ON. |