Thomasville Mine — Accidents

Total: 74 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
05/19/2025 OTHER INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES None Employee experienced a stroke in EE's personal vehicle in the parking lot, before EE's shift started, and emergency services were notified.
04/30/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted Employee sprained EE's back while cleaning spillage near primary crusher
02/04/2025 OTHER INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES None Employee experienced a minor stroke and an aneurism during the start of the shift. EE called the acting foreman and they called 911.
01/13/2025 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 31d restricted Employee was working underneath a silo load out, while a tanker truck was parked. The tanker truck pulled forward without the employee knowing and ran over their foot causing a break in their pinky to...
10/17/2024 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted employee experienced shoulder and elbow pain from overuse that was treated with first aid that helped but eventually worsened. The employee eventually requested to be seen by physicians where they rec...
07/30/2024 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 18d restricted Two employees were moving a Flammable Storage Cabinet that was to be scrapped. They were utilizing a fork truck to move the empty cabinet out of the plant and onto a pallet. One of the employees were...
07/04/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted EE claims injury (lower back sprain) occurred on 7/4/24. EE reported injury to company on 7/9/24. EE requested to seek treatment on 7/11. On 7/11 EE was taken to Concentra and received work restrictio...
06/28/2024 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 7d lost, 69d restricted Employee was walking downstairs when employee lost footing and slid down the stairs injuring left ankle.
08/26/2023 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Incident was initially a no treatment, incident became reportable on 11/1 when EE requested to seek treatment and was taken to clinic where EE was prescribed a steroid patch and physical therapy. On 8...
11/04/2022 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted Employee claims they may have hit a bump in the quarry road while driving a water truck sometime on Friday. They called on Monday and claimed they were not able to move from the pain in their back.
08/18/2022 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was in a man lift basket hand scaling rib wall when a large rock came loose and struck the outside of the basket. The employee's left leg struck the knee bar in the basket and lacerated the s...
05/06/2021 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was hand scaling rib wall when bar slipped and EE hit their right hand against rock surface. Resulted in bruise to middle finger of right hand.
01/14/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was reaching into pants pocket to remove utility knife when blade opened and lacerated finger.
10/29/2019 OTHER INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES None Employee was standing and waiting to start task and claims to have felt faint or lightheaded.
07/24/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cleaning access dryer door and wiped finger along edge. Employee was not wearing gloves and suffered laceration to finger.
05/26/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted Employee lifted bag off conveyor belt and back of thumb grazed sprocket on row pusher of conveyor. Conveyor was not working at time.
03/15/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Miner had pneumonia, suffered a coughing fit, passed out and struck finger.
01/08/2016 HOISTING DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 36d lost Employee reached under pallet elevator to remove debris and was caught when the lower deck came down. Employee suffered lower face and neck trauma.
08/25/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 11d lost, 120d restricted Employee was stacking bags of Lime and felt pain in arm
06/05/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 269d lost Employee bent over to move trailer tongue onto hitch and claimed pain in back.
05/09/2015 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Employee was swinging sledge hammer repeatedly to remove drill bit and then felt soreness in lower back.
10/30/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 15d lost, 88d restricted Employee slipped while climbing down a ladder and fell onto shoulder.
07/19/2013 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 237d lost ACCIDENT RESULTING IN CRUSHING INJURIES TO SUBCONTRACTOR AT THOMASVILLE PENNSY SUPPLY MINE.
06/01/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was trying to align a pin wheel and his right thumb became pinched, causing laceration.
03/04/2011 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The area was dimly lit and it was 1:00 a.m. Employee saw a shovel which had fallen over. As he went to pick it up, the toe of his boot hit the shovel blade and the handle flew up and struck him in t...
11/02/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Employee was stretch wrapping pallets of bagged material and felt a sharp pain in his lower back. Pain subsided but the next morning he had trouble bending over.
10/29/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None Employee claims he heard a ""pop"" in his shoulder area while climbing ladder to tank 3. He reported a personal injury to his neck/L shoulder on 11/2/10 and then on 11/4/10 reported the injury as hav...
09/16/2010 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted EE was operating the bagging machine. When a bag fell, he bent over to retrieve it and accidently bumped the hit switch which dropped the kickplate on his hands still resting on the machine. His fin...
07/17/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 3d lost, 36d restricted EE was welding a plate on the crusher and a piece of slag fell into his left boot and burned the side of his left foot. He did not report the injury until his leg began to swell several days later du...
04/09/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 19d restricted Employee was going up the stairs to the control panel in the bagging area and twisted his right knee. No immediate pain was felt, but conditions worsened over the following days. Employee refused me...
09/17/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 87d restricted Was attempting to lift a dock plate out of truck and felt a pop in L shoulder. Was released with limited use of L arm.
08/14/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Pipe wrench slipped off screw and smashed L finger on side of screw shell. Finger was lacerated and required stitches.
08/14/2009 OCCUPATIONAL SKIN DISEASES OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee was clearing brush around crusher equipment and was exposed to poison ivy. The next morning he broke out in a poison rash on several parts of his body.
06/29/2009 OTHER INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES 64d lost Chest pains
04/20/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 22d restricted Employee was clearing wet material off of the overhead plate using a shovel. He felt a pain in his right shoulder but kept working. The pain was still present as his shift drew to a close. Believed...
03/16/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was hammering on a steel bar when a sliver of metal struck him in the chest.
12/29/2008 NONPOWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was dumping a wheelbarrow when he lost his footing and slipped. As he fill his face hit the wheelbarrow.
12/07/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 115d restricted Employee was beating on the outside of a raw stone bin trying to dislodge the frozen material. He was using a sledge hammer and scaling bar which caused pain in his right hand. The initial report of...
09/18/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 196d lost Employee called in before his shift started on 9-18-08 to complain of back pain. He was taken to our industrial medical facility where he was diagnosed with arthritis aggravated by repetitive lifting...
07/31/2008 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None As the driver was returning from a local delivery, a small bee was in the cab of the truck. It had gotten between the upper part of the seat and stung him in the middle lower part of the back.
06/10/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 63d restricted While employee was walking to cone crusher from control room he stepped into a tire rut and fell.
02/29/2008 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 80d restricted Employees left ankle/heel was hit by the steer tires of a forklift. The injury occurred on 2/29/08 however; it did not become recordable until 3/21/08, when prescription medicaiton was needed.
11/08/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 60d restricted Employee was using a hand wood chisel to create a space to install hinges on a wooden door. The chisel slipped striking the employee's right thumb.
10/05/2007 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was drilling a hole with an electric hand drill, when the bit pierced through the material and got caught, causing the drill to twist and pinch his left hand against a nearby elevator casing....
05/15/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted Employee cannot directly relate a specific condition which contributed to the injury.
04/25/2007 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Employee was drilling out a lock that would not open. The bit passed through the lock and into his finger. This resulted in a puncture wound.
02/15/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 54d restricted Employee was shoveling ice chunks and stone off of conveyor belts at crusher plant. Reported lower back pains on 2/20/07 to supervisor.
11/01/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was removing tin sheeting from dust collector bag house. The piece was secured by screws when the last screw was removed the sheet shifted unexpectedly, falling onto the EE's right forearm, c...
10/16/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 15d restricted Employee was sorting rocks on rock pile when his foot slipped between two rocks, twisting his ankle.
09/13/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 17d restricted Bagging by hand 50 # of lime on wood pallets. Started physical therapy on Oct 2, 2006. Employee worked from 9/13/06 w/o medical visit. Flare-up from previous injury.