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...