Vanderbilt Minerals, LLC-Dixie Clay Div. — Accidents

Total: 32 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
01/23/2026 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None Based on employee's account of this, employee was stepping off the step ladder when EE's right foot slipped off the bottom step. This caused EE's right toes to bend and when the right foot / toes hit...
01/23/2024 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost EE was walking to the work area, when EE twisted and sprained their right ankle. EE was walking on dry concrete coming down an incline.
07/03/2023 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee was walking from the dryer to the mill. They slipped on the floor and hit their right knee on a metal post, causing it to swell. The employee was shutting everything down because of lightenin...
01/04/2023 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 186d lost Employee was walking out of the plant to put jacket and lunchbox in vehicle before clocking out. The grass and crush & run were wet between the plant and the employee parking lot. The employee slipped...
01/21/2017 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was driving a front-end load. EE was driving backwards in work area, the clay shed. While turning around to see where EE was going, hard hat fell off. The employee reached down to retrieve...
04/01/2014 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee was tested for audio and had a 31dB loss in hearing
08/03/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was cleaning out a suction line from a 6"" water pump because it was full of sand. He was lifting the line to attempt to shake out the sand when it slipped and dropped on his shoulder, b...
05/24/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee tripped and fell on a welding lead, bruising his right shoulder
06/12/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 49d lost Employee was doing clean-up and lifted an 80 pound piece of refractory to dispose of it when he strained his lower abdominal area causing a hernia.
11/04/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employees was pulling a dust collector bag cage down from the collector, when it slipped and struck him on his hard hat and then grazed his mouth.
09/25/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Accident 9/25/08, but didn't receive medical attention until 9/30/08. Employee was unplugging wet clay conveyor for Mill 1 with an iron bar. The clay loosened, causing his left hand to hit the side...
04/14/2008 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was welding on the Mill 1 dryer, wearing safety glasses and a splinter piece of slag entered his eye.
03/06/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee was on top of a bulk truck, properly harnessed with a belt-type harness, but slipped off truck and was suspended by his harness. The employee overfilled truck and kaolin clay was on top of t...
02/19/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost Employee did not report any incident until 2/20/07 from doctor's office. He stated that he had experienced shoulder pain for ~ 1 month prior and it was work related. This employee lifts and stacks 5...
01/09/2007 OTHER INJURIES INVOLVNG NONEMPLOYEES None A bulk tanker truck arrived on site to have his trk loaded. When the driver did not get out of the truck, our bulkloader went to trk and saw driver slumped over. 911 was called & CPR performed. The dr...
11/29/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Employee was climbing a ladder and was at the top of the ladder when the hammer fell out of his pouch, striking another employee in the face / nose while he was at the bottom of the ladder. The emplo...
08/30/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Employee was coming down a ladder, slipped and twisted his left ankle.
08/17/2006 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was working in a hot area. He removed his safety glasses to get a better look at an ink line. When he reversed the line, pressure was on the line and ink splattered in his eyes, causing irr...
09/26/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE BENT DOWN TO PLACE MORE BAGS ON #2 BAGGER. AS HE TURNED TO PLACE THE BAGS, HE GOT A CATCH IN HIS LOWER BACK.
11/06/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost EE WAS PULLING A BAG OFF THE FILLING SPOUT ON #1 BAGGER. HE WAS RECALLED TO WORK THE DAY BEFORE THE INJURY ON A 10 WEEK LAY-OFF.
08/20/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE STATED HE WAS DUMPING THE TRASH BIN WITH THE FORKLIFT. HE TILTED THE TRASH BIN TO DUMP AND REACHED TO PULL BIN BACK DOWN LIKE USUAL & PULLED SOMETHING IN HIS BACK. WHEN ASKED IF HE NEEDED TO GO HOM...
05/29/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost EE WAS GETTING OFF A FORKLIFT WHEN HE STEPPED ONUNEVEN PAVEMENT AND SPRAINED HIS RIGHT ANKLE.
03/10/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 3d lost, 4d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING DOWN FROM A HAUL TRUCK WHEN HE STEPPED ON UNEVEN GROUND AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT ANKLE.
03/03/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING ON THE SIDEWALK NEAR THE PACKING OFFICE. HE DIDN'T REALIZE IT, BUT HE WAS TOO CLOSE TO THE EDGE OF THE SIDEWALK. HIS LEFT FOOT SLID OFF THE SIDEWALK AND HIS ANKLE TWISTED.
09/30/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 25d lost A DUST COLLECTOR CAGE SLIPPED FROM CO-WORKER'S HANDS AND EE JERKED HIS HEAD AROUND VERY QUICKLY AND OUT OF PATH OF CAGE TO AVOID BEING HIT, CAUSING HIM TO SUFFER A CERVICAL STRAIN.
07/11/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost THE EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING DOWN THE RAMP IN THE PACKING AREA WHEN HIS FOOT/ANKLE TWISTED CAUSING HIS RIGHT ANKLE TO SWELL.
11/07/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 34d lost EE WAS PREPARING TO LOAD A TRUCK. HE HAD THE FORKS TOO HIGH, WHICH CAUSED THE PORTABLE LOADING PLANK TO TIP OVER. HE WAS STRUCK BY THE PLANK ON THE LEFT. HE GOT OFF OF THE FORK TO TRY TO LINE UP THE P...
08/20/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost EMPLOYEE WAS TAPPING AN AUGER ON A PUMP WHEN HIS FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE HOUSING AND PIPE.
03/02/2001 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS ADJUSTING CODE WHEEL ON THE POLYBAGGER WITH HIS LEFT HAND. HE PLACED HIS RIGHT HAND ON THE STATIONARY ROLLER. HIS HAND SLIPPED AND BECAME WEDGED IN A MOVING CONVEYOR BRUISING HIS HAND. HE...
03/02/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 12d lost IT WAS RAINING THAT NIGHT. THE EE WAS WALKING BETW3EEN THE MILL AND THE DRYER. CONDITIONS WERE WET AND THE EE SLIPPED AND FELL. HE INJURED HIS BACK. HE BRUISED MUSCLES SURROUNDING THE SCAR TIS SUE FRO...
02/26/2001 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE PUT HIS HAND ON A BAG ON THE DECK TO ADJUST A BAG. HIS HAND SLIPPED OFF BAG ONTO THE ROLLERS, CUTTING HIS MIDDLE FINGER ON HIS RIGHT HAND. HE RECEIVED 8 STITCHES.
06/01/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS OPENING A CRATE WRAPPED BY A METAL BAR. EMPLOYEE CUT THE METAL BAR AND WAS REMOVINGIT WHEN HIS HAND STRUCK ONE OF THE SHARP EDGES. THIS REQUIRED EMPLOYEE TO RECEIVE TWO STITCHES ON HIS RI...