The Monarch Cement Company — Accidents
Total: 129 accidents | Fatalities: 0
| Date | Classification | Injury | Days Lost | Narrative |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/23/2025 | MACHINERY | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Miners finger was caught in a belt being tested on an air compressor. |
| 08/05/2025 | POWERED HAULAGE | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 1d lost | Technician removing a relief valve from the rail carriage hydraulic system to troubleshoot Shuttle Wagon asset causing rail carriage assembly to lower and contact technicians left thigh. Minor lacerat... |
| 05/15/2025 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | IP set hammer to the side to clean pieces of concrete when hammer slipped and smashed finger. |
| 04/11/2025 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | IP was maneuvering a small electrical motor for alignment when tool slipped and motor landed on EE's left hand index finger causing superficial damage. |
| 02/27/2025 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Alignment hand tool hit injured person in the chin while EE was attempting to free it. |
| 02/23/2025 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Miner was walking when the miner tripped over a 10' piece of 6"" steel C-channel lying along side the opening to a walkway. |
| 01/21/2025 | OTHER | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 14d lost | Miner was climbing into a Dozer when they felt a sharp pain in their right groin area. |
| 12/26/2024 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Miner smashed finger with hammer. |
| 09/13/2024 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 202d lost | IP and other employee where using a chain hoist to pick up an electric motor for the #2 Swing Mill into position for the mobile crane to hoist into proper placement. The IP claims the IP disregarded i... |
| 07/18/2024 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 8d lost, 32d restricted | Employee had placed a 5'x10' sheet of metal on the north edge of table while vertical. Employee then went to lower sheet metal to a flat position when the west end of the sheet metal slipped and cut t... |
| 06/20/2024 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee placing metal on sheer table. While doing so the sheet teetered and struck employee upper right arm just above the elbow causing laceration. |
| 11/30/2023 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 162d lost | EE tripped on a step and fell against handrail striking elbow and forearm. Something in left shoulder popped. Lost range of motion in left arm. EE was seen by Dr on 11/30 & 12/8. Continued to work unt... |
| 10/04/2023 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 62d lost | Employee was adjusting the deflector shield on a belt at the East quarry. Walking, they tripped over their feet, fell, hurting their shoulder. Went to orthopedic doctor on 10/10/2023. Received steroid... |
| 10/03/2023 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 9d restricted | Employee was moving transite from one roof level to an upper level. EE would crouch to support the transite while another person pulled it up with a rope. EE's right foot slipped while crouching to... |
| 08/24/2023 | DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS) | OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 | None | Doing maintenance work on M117 Dust Collector. |
| 08/01/2023 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 105d lost | Employee was climbing into the Grove Crane cab and pulled something in right shoulder. Employee continued to work, only receiving physical therapy. EE will be going in to repair tendon tears in the ri... |
| 07/19/2023 | DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS) | OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 | None | Employee claims EE got overheated on the job on 7/19/23. No accident of injury to report was completed until today. Employee never reported anything to the company before leaving work on 7/19/23. |
| 07/18/2023 | DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS) | OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 | None | Working on the 7th floor of the Mill Bldg, re-wiring the tripper motor and checking proximity switches. Employee got overheated causing heat exhaustion. Employee was taken to ER where EE received IV f... |
| 06/29/2023 | DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS) | OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 | None | Replacing the head pulley on the K420 clinker elevator. Extremely hot temperatures in the area. Employee got overheated, causing heat exhaustion. EE was taken to local ER where EE received an IV fluid... |
| 04/12/2023 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 29d lost, 13d restricted | Employee was walking in the center cement loading bay area going west into the sun. The sun light was in EE's eyes and EE was placing EE's hands over EE's eyes to shade eyes and tripped over EE's own... |
| 12/15/2022 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | EE was lifting pan to top of 332 silo when the pan EE was guiding caught EE's pinky finger between the pan and piping. Laceration to pinky finger, received 3 stitches and returned to work. |
| 09/12/2022 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | INJURIES INVOLVNG NONEMPLOYEES | None | Customer truck driver fell from the lid closing station after failing to correctly align the truck at the closing station. We assert that the incident does not meet the definition of an accident and t... |
| 08/11/2022 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 1d lost | Employee was walking down stairs from the baghouse, EE missed a step or lost EE's footing, missing 3 steps when EE fell on the transition platform twisting left ankle, landing on EE's left knee, strai... |
| 04/12/2022 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 22d lost, 15d restricted | Employee was lifting elevator K019 chain and buckets. Cable on hoist twisted and slipped off of head pulley. Cable caught employees left thumb when it became untwisted. |
| 02/28/2022 | DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) | OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 | 68d lost | Employee was crawling into #4 Kiln riser on the 3rd floor. Began complaining about elbow being tender. Had been receiving first aid treatment since 2/28/2022. Condition has gotten more painful. Doctor... |
| 02/11/2022 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 25d lost | Employee was replacing decking at the feed shelf. When EE was stepping onto the ladder, EE's foot slipped on the ladder. EE grabbed a pipe causing EE to swing into the ladder. EE received three broken... |
| 02/07/2022 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 300d lost, 42d restricted | Employee was changing valves at bulk silos on the roof. They stepped down off the roll around ladder and slipped on a small patch of ice. Employee fell, twisting left knee. Grade II MCL strain. Will b... |
| 02/03/2022 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 78d lost, 37d restricted | EE was walking up the stairs in coal handling, when EE was on the fourth stair, EE slipped & fell forward on right wrist. EE cracked a bone & dislocated right wrist. Surgery was performed on wrist on... |
| 11/17/2021 | MACHINERY | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | While packing cement the employee was not aware the cement bag was not in the #2 cradle properly as it filled. The bag pushed EE's right foot under the #1 cradle, cutting the top of EE's right foot.... |
| 09/07/2021 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 44d lost | Employee was emptying out a railcar loaded with Gypsum rock. EE was removing an air powered vibrator (weighing approx. 45 lbs.) from the railcar. EE removed the vibrator and turned to lay it down on... |
| 07/08/2021 | DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS) | OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 | None | Employee was water blasting the pre-heater tower on both kilns from the 6th floor to the feed shelf. Employee experienced heat exhaustion and dehydration. |
| 12/15/2020 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee was throwing rocks off walkway when a rock smashed EE's finger against handrail. Employee smashed finger, tore nail off finger and out EE's finger. Received 6 sutures to EE's left hand ring f... |
| 05/06/2020 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 51d lost | Employee stepped away from a railcar and got right foot hung up on an air hose and fell on right shoulder. Employee immediately reported accident but did not want to receive any treatment at the time.... |
| 08/19/2019 | POWERED HAULAGE | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee was operating the loader in the east quarry, cleaning up the remaining rock on the quarry floor when they ran over a 2 ft. diameter rock that fell out of the loader bucket. The loader front t... |
| 07/10/2019 | NONPOWERED HAULAGE | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee was moving scrap metal in a wheelbarrow when they brushed against a wall, causing the scrap metal to slide into their right hand. This resulted in a 2 cm long laceration requiring 5 sutures. |
| 01/14/2019 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 58d lost | EE was climbing up onto the 35 ton haul truck after doing the pre-shift inspection. EE slipped on a glaze of ice on the step and mud on EE's boots, causing EE to lose grip with hands. EE fell on left... |
| 08/11/2017 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 21d lost | EE and another worker were removing an analyzer from the kiln feed shelf. As the analyzer was pulled out ee dropped end due to sudden pain in right shoulder. The weight of end was no more than 40 lbs.... |
| 07/27/2017 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 5d lost | Employee received a first degree burn to right cheek and chemical burn to eyes from kiln feed during an inspection. EE was not wearing proper PPE. EE was treated at the hospital and then later by an e... |
| 01/03/2017 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 68d lost | EE was carrying 40lb sump pump motor from work bench to the pickup, when the pump cord got tangled on the work bench. The EE turned to see what the cord was tangled on when foot slipped and EE fell on... |
| 10/24/2016 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 13d lost | Replacing a motor on K660 coal drag. While lowering the motor to the ground it got caught on a mounting bracket causing the motor to roll, resulting in side-loading the gate on the hook of the Tuggit.... |
| 08/26/2016 | MACHINERY | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | EE was cutting a piece of metal on metal shear. EE was lining up piece to be cut when ee pushed down on pedal causing plunger to engage and drop down. When ee plunger dropped down left pinky finger wa... |
| 04/05/2016 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 24d lost | Employee was coming out of the cab of the dozer, walking on the tracks to step down to the ground, when EE stepped into the area of a missing plate on the track. EE's right foot slipped into a missing... |
| 02/03/2016 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee was sandblasting and was climbing down to platform when EE's foot slipped allowing EE's right hand, that was holding onto a piece of angle iron, to slip off cutting the inside part of EE's ri... |
| 02/03/2015 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Was walking down the stairs and his foot caught a plug weld on the landing causing him to lose his balance and fall down the 6 steps in the stairway. He landed on his right shoulder and hip. He had a... |
| 12/16/2014 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 3d lost | Employee was packaging cement into 70lb. Masonry bag when bag exploded blowing cement underneath his safety glasses into his right eye. Employee was taken to local eye specialist. The eye specialist r... |
| 06/03/2014 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 93d lost | Employee was preparing to setup to transfer cement. When preparing to loosen bolts on the cement line employee had a very sharp pain in left shoulder and bicep. Was seen by Dr on 6/19 & 6/26. Dr repor... |
| 01/07/2014 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 48d lost | Employee was walking from mill building to our shop area when he fell on a patch of ice at lab building. He struck his hip and back of head on concrete. He had a CT scan on head & X-Ray on hip, neithe... |
| 11/04/2013 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY | 50d lost | Employee was changing out the K410 DDC burner gasket. While installing the gasket between the 8"" flanges the pry bar slipped and the flange closed together pinching the end of his index finger on his... |
| 05/16/2013 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 85d lost | EE was helping lift a rolled up piece of rubber belting measuring 36""x25' when he felt pain in his back on 5/16. EE was involved in shoveling & sweeping on 5/29 around the plant when he felt more pai... |
| 04/05/2013 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 109d lost | EE was shoveling small rock and fine material onto cleanout belt when he felt a pop in his right bicep. EE cont. to work on the day of the injury. EE sent to local Dr. 4/9 then on 4/11 EE could not wo... |