The Feldspar Plant — Accidents

Total: 58 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
12/24/2025 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None During a bi-yearly chest x-ray a miner was thought to have a spot on EE's lungs that is consistent with ""Chronic Silicosis
04/08/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While attempting to close tailgate on haul truck, employee placed hand in pinch point. When tailgate closed, hand was caught in pinch point injuring third right finger.
03/06/2024 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was using a razor knife to strip the insulation from the end of a wire when the blade slipped and cut two of the employee's fingers through employee's leather gloves.
05/25/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee captured HF acid in a bottle, placing it in their pocket and the bottle ruptured as EE walked back to plant burning EE's skin with chemicals.
03/13/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Maintenance employee bent over picking up hand tool and felt a pain in EE's lower back. EE reported it to management immediately.
10/18/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was loading and lifting screens. Several hours after lifting the screens and placing them in a separate storage area. The employee felt pain in lower left back.
03/25/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None 2 miners were attempting to load a roll of plastic shrink wrap onto a stand. As miner #1 was removing the steel bar that holds the roll, miner #2 placed hand in the area of a pinch point to assist min...
02/05/2020 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While working in Plant 3, an engineer from the lab got sand in eyes. Employee was wearing safety glasses & full face shield at the time. Employee felt that the wind had blown it past the protection. E...
09/29/2019 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 16d restricted The miner was using a portable cement mixer to mix a cement compound to repair a crushing mill. While the miner was attempting to remove the cement compound from the portable mixer EE's left hand cont...
02/07/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Plant 1 supervisor was accessing steps to 8 deck screen. As ee reached the top step ee stumbled, falling forward onto the hand rail injuring ribs. Left side of body.
04/21/2017 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None As employee crossed Altapass road to enter Plant 1 dust was blown into right eye. EE entered Plant 1 and flushed eye to remove dust. Then on 4/27/2017 EE reported to supervisor that EE thought eye was...
04/02/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 12d lost Emp. was removing blower assemble from dryer. He pulled forklift to side hooked a strap onto blower, & raised the forks to put tension on the load, thinking the anchor point was center of gravity for...
02/24/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 33d restricted EE was holding a pipe onto a small screw shaft, while another EE was hammering the shaft to help remove it, when the pipe slipped off, jamming the EE's right little finger onto the screw housing.
02/12/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was reaching for a nearby control valve when he heard a ""popping sound"" emanate from his chest area that was braced against a railing.
09/01/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 14d restricted Employee was adjusting a hatch opening back onto a rodmill when the hatch shifted, pinching the employees finger against the rodmill causing a laceration.
08/09/2011 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using a tool to clean out a blockage in the lime feed to the flouride tank when he scraped his right arm, and the lime slurry caused an irritation to that area.
12/13/2010 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted After working to thaw out a come-a-long latch mechanism, EE proceeded to move the ratchet handle in order to crank up loading chute, when the ratchet handle slipped, striking EE on left eye socket are...
08/31/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee lacerated pinkie finger on left hand when it struck against the edge of a piece of angle iron.
08/06/2009 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Miner was repairing packing on a vacuum pump. Water sprayed in miner's eyes. Foreign object embedded (small bit of metal) in right eye either when water sprayed or when miner wiped his eyes to clear...
08/06/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON INJURIES INVOLVNG NONEMPLOYEES None Independant truck driver, who is self employed, fell approx 4-5' from his truck trailer. Visit to doctor showed broken heel of left foot.
05/03/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted EE was tightening belt that holds skirting in place along feed belt that conveys product to plant rodmills. Socket slipped ogg belt causing his right elbow to strike conveyor frame.
08/07/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee strained lower, right side of back while pulling up a load-out hose at Upper Loading.
05/03/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 46d lost Washing off spilled sand between #2 & #3 F-20 Storage Bins, slipped, & fell twisting right knee. Employee refused medical attention. On May 9, after working half the day, employee was examined by a...
04/08/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 108d lost, 42d restricted Filter Plant Helper was cleaning #2 Filter and the metal floor grating gave way. The employee partially fell causing injury to his right knee & left hand. On April 8, the employee did not seek medic...
05/19/2006 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost While moving a loaded railcar injured employee was using the wheel brake and collided with another railcar causing his head to strike the railcar he was standing on. Injured employee was not able to...
11/01/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted Picking up a metal pipe with left hand when another pipe fell onto left hand causing a laceration into left hand's index finger.
09/24/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured employee was checking product bin levels outdoors when he felt something in his left eye. Employee could not specify when & where his eye became discomforted. Employee alleges that some fugi...
09/01/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Injured employee was standing on the railing at the bagging machine and slipped causing him to stumble and fall. He caught himself with his left arm causing his left shoulder to become sprained resul...
08/27/2004 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted A Mechanic received some 2nd degree burns from starting a Miller Sturdi-Saw. The Mechanic's body position caused him to contact the engine's exhaust on his left hand's palm, ring finger, and little f...
08/04/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 35d restricted EE WAS HELPING LINE A ROD MILL AT THE FELDSPUR OPERATION. EE WAS USING SLEDGE HAMMER KNOCKING OUT BOLTS THAT WAS HOLDING THE OIL LINING IN.EE STARTED TO HIT BOLT, MISSED. EE CAUGHT LEFT THUMB BETWEEN...
06/07/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 226d lost, 30d restricted Employee was pushing rods into rod mill & felt a sharp pain in his neck & back. Employee was instructed to see the doctor on 6-23-04. Doctor placed him on restricted work duty. Employer put him out of...
12/16/2003 NO VALUE FOUND DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 111d restricted EE WAS CLEANING SCREEN ON SPLITTER BOX. AS EE WAS REMOVING SCREEN FROM HOLDER THE SCREEN SLIPPED & EE GRABBED FOR IT, FEELING PAIN IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER. EE WAS TAKEN TO THE DR. AND WAS DIAGNO SED WITH...
11/18/2003 NO VALUE FOUND ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None EMPLOYEE WAS RETURNING TO THE PLANT ALONG ALTAPASS ROAD WHEN HE SAW A CAR HAD STOPPED AHEAD OF HIM ABOUT TO TURN LEFT. HE SWERVED RIGHT TO AVOID THE CAR. IT WAS RAINY AND FOGGY. HE SLID INTO A POST FI...
08/26/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted EE WAS HEATING SHRINK WRAP AROUND PRODUCT. THE SHRINK WRAP FLAMED UP. EE STRUCK SHRINK WRAP WITH BACK OF HAND & PLASTIC STUCK TO HIS HAND CAUSING A BURN. THE DR PLACED EE ON ONE HANDED WORK UN TIL HAN...
08/08/2003 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING BETWEEN FLOAT CELLS & STRUCK METAL RAILING AT BACK OF FLOAT CELLS STRIKING BRIDGE OF NOSE ON RAILING. THE NOSE WAS BROKEN.
08/01/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted EE WAS REPLACING LINING IN A 6X 10 ROD MILL. EE ALONG WITH ANOTHER EE WAS TRYING TO WORK A PIECE OF LINING INTO PLACE WHEN THE LINING MOVED SUDDENLY, PINNING THE EE'S FINGER BETWEEN ANOTHER PI ECE OF...
06/30/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 65d lost EE STEPPED OFF FORKLIFT AND RIGHT KNEE GAVE WAY. EE HAS A HISTORY OF KNEE PROBLEMS NONE OF THEM WORK RELATED UNTIL NOW. TOOK EE TO DR HE WAS SENT TO AN ORTHOPEDIC DR. EE WAS GIVEN PAIN MEDICIN E THAT...
06/11/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 97d lost, 30d restricted EE HAD JUST CLEANED 2 TROUGHING IDLERS. EE TOOK LOCK AND TAG OFF AND STARTED BELT TO SEE IF THE BELT WAS GOING TO TRACK, ONE OF THE ROLLERS ON THE IDLER WAS NOT TURNING, EE REACHED THE TOP ROL LER WIT...
02/18/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 72d restricted EE STRUCK HEAD WHILE UNDER A BEAM. HE WAS PUTTING IN A PLUG IN AN AIRSLIDE IN THE FIND GRIND AREA. HE DIDN'T WANT TO GO TO THE DR. AT THAT TIME ON THE 10TH OF MARCH HE WANTED TO GO TO THE DR. AT THAT...
01/17/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 20d lost, 95d restricted EE WAS GETTING OUT OF PICKUP TRUCK AT PLANT 1 SHOP AREA. THERE WAS SNOW & ICE ON THE GROUND. THE LOADER OPERATOR HAD JUST CLEARED THE SNOW. THE EE STEPPED OUT OF THE TRUCK. HIS FEET SLID ON TH E ICE &...
11/14/2002 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost EMPLOYEE WAS CLEARING OUT BAGGING MACHINE. EMPLOYEE WALKED OVER TO HEATER TO GET WARM. THE HEATER WAS BESIDE BAGGING MACHINE. DUST BLEW UP IN THE EMPLOYEE'S EYE'S. BAGGING MACHINE EMPLOYEE RUB BED EYE...
11/10/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 46d lost EE IS A UTILITY EE. HE WAS WATCHING THE DUMP HOPPER. EE WAS WALKING DOWN TO THE BOFFO OF THE HOPPER TO LOOK AT THE BELTS. IT HAD BEEN RAINING & EE SLIPPED ON SOME MUD A FELL. HE STUCK HIS ARM ONT HE G...
09/21/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted EE WAS CHANGING A HOSE FROM ONE MILL TO ANOTHER BIN BECAUSE THE BIN HE WAS RUNNING IN WAS FULL. HE REACHED DOWN TO MOVE HOSE & FELT PAIN IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER. HE WAS TAKEN TO E.R. WHERE HE WA S TOLD...
08/05/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS REMOVING GUARD OVER A RETURN IDLER. AS HE SLID THE GUARD OFF IT CAME DOWN ON HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER & MASHED THE TIP. THE NEXT DAY HE WAS TAKEN TO THE DOCTOR. WHO ORDERED X-RAYS. THE TIP OF THE...
05/01/2002 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 14d restricted EE WAS MOVING PALLET JACK FROM UNDER PALLET. THE JACK HUNG UP UNDER PALLET AND JERKED EE, PULLING MUSCLE IN LOWER BACK LEFT SIDE. EE WENT TO THE DR. ON 5-3-02 WHERE HE WAS PLACING ON LITE DUTY . IT TH...
03/14/2002 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS PLUMBING IN A SINK W/QUEST PIPEING AT THE FILTER PLANT. THE PIPE WAS TOO LONG. EE COULD NOT GET A HACK SAW IN THE SPACE BECAUSE IT WAS A SMALL SPACE. EE TRIED TO CUT THE PIPE W/A POCKET KNIFE....
01/07/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted EE WAS WALKING DOWN ROAD TO HIS WORK STATION. IT HAD NOWED THAT NIGHT. WE WERE IN THE PROCESS OF SCRAPING ROADS & PUTTING DOWN IC MELT. EE SLIPPED & TWISTED MUSCLE IN LOWER BACK, RIGHT SIDE. E E WAS T...
10/21/2001 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 45d lost, 119d restricted EE WAS WALKING ON SIDE OF RAOD FROM PLANT #2 TO STOCK PILE WHEN HE WAS STRUCK FROM BEHIND BY A PRIVATE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER WAS ON HIS WAY HOME WHEN HE STRUCK THE EE. THE DRIVER'S WINDSHIELD W AS FOGGE...
08/07/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS PUTTING ROBSIN ROD MILL. EE STRUCK THE SIDE OF THE ROLLER BED WITH HIS RIGHT ARM AND CUT A SMALL CUT. CUT WAS ABOUT 1/4"" LONG BUT IT WAS DEEP. EE WAS TUBES TO THE DR WHEN HE RECEIVED 2 STITCHE...
08/01/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted EE WAS STACKING 50 LB. BAGS ON PALLET ASSEMBLY. AS HE TURNED TO THROW A BAG HE FELT PAIN IN THE LOWER RIGHT SIDE OF HIS BACK. DOCTOR DETERMINED THAT HE HAD A MUSCLE STRAIN.