York Plant — Accidents

Total: 114 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
11/09/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was pulling a sample from Rotary Kiln 2. The sample window would not stay up. Employee opened the access door to pull the sample. When employee closed the door, they pinched right pinky finge...
05/31/2025 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None On May 31, 2025 EE was working on-site at Magnesita Refractories Co. Working on the Coal Mill installing new plates, put pole jacks on half the plates, rotated 180 degrees, start setting the bottom...
01/08/2025 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None While performing clean-up duties, employee stepped on rock and turned EE's right ankle resulting in sprain.
11/20/2024 OTHER INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES None Unknown. Employee found unresponsive.
10/26/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 11d restricted Employee was replacing springs on cooler ports. Latch holding spring did not hold. It released causing right ring finger to get pinched between two pieces of metal resulting in fracture to finger.
07/18/2024 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 82d lost, 19d restricted Employee using skid steer bobcat to clean up Travelways behind our Grinding Plant building. The bucket of the bobcat caught old RR tracks that were buried under the mud/muck, causing the unit to come...
11/16/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 50d restricted 2 employees were removing a brick saw from operations. They were lifting saw onto a cart to transport to the dock area and place into the loader hopper. During the lift onto the cart, the saw slipped...
08/08/2023 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted Employees were cleaning out the 8026-elevator pit to clear it for maintenance work. 3 Employees involved in cleaning. The injured was using a dingo to push dirt off cement pad. IP switched directions...
07/12/2023 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Rotary employees were utilizing the ring removal tool when a shell became jammed. The operator waited approximately 10 minutes before trying to clear the jam. The employee was using a flathead screwdr...
06/24/2023 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost EE was trying to remove shaft coupling using a 3 legged puller in a hydraulic jack. EE had pressure on jack while applying heat to shaft coupling, when a leg of the puller broke and recoiled, hitting...
02/27/2023 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Employee was using a push broom to sweep floor in building above Meal Bins. Employee felt tightness and pain in lower back.
12/08/2022 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 18d lost, 74d restricted 3 employees working together to remove drive belts from out 20 screen in the Rotary Dept. Finish End building. 2 of the employees (1 being the injured) were using pry bars to apply upward pressure in...
04/18/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted Cleaning up a stone spill from a surge bin overflow using a shovel. Employee felt a strain in EE's lower back.
03/23/2022 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 75d restricted EE was cutting a piece of wood with a circular saw. EE stated saw became lodged & a metal screw was under the board causing the wood to roll off the gang box. The EE tried to grab the wood, when EE di...
11/07/2021 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 49d restricted EE was tightening a course of brick with a pneumatic porta power pump. EE had left hand on the pump to ensure pump was in place. EE stated pump had 2.500 PSI when incident occurred. While hand was on...
08/22/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Rotary Kiln employee was performing daily cleanup operations shoveling wet material from under the peck carrier and placing into buckets. Employee noticed pain/tightness in EE's back.
07/28/2021 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 48d lost, 1d restricted Employee emptied hot kiln feed material from rotary feed end recirculating chamber into dump hopper. Employee used fork truck to transport dump hopper to outside stall and dumped the hopper. Employee...
02/03/2021 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted Employee walking from break room back to work truck, slipped on ice and twisted back resulting in pain in lower back.
09/26/2020 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted While driving fork truck over uneven ground to deliver pallets of bricks for a kiln re-line, employee experienced back pain from bumping around while seated in fork truck.
01/30/2020 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While removing side panels from a grain elevator, employee turned towards the elevator after setting panel down and struck left forehead (above safety glasses and below hard hat) on a side panel edge...
01/14/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 20d lost No specific job task has been identified as causing the injury. Employee experienced pain in left forearm area while performing multiple job tasks. Physician diagnosed nerve issue initiating in the...
01/09/2020 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 45d restricted No specific job task has been identified as causing the injury. Employee experienced pain/swelling in right thumb area while performing multiple job tasks (operating loader, climbing ladders, shoveli...
06/13/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted While working on a slide gate at 10 Bin, employee got debris in right eye causing scratch to eye.
05/01/2019 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 75d lost, 5d restricted Employee was completing preventative maintenance on a conveyor motor, when an unexpected start up occurred due to incorrect lockout, causing a motor shaft coupling to come loose and contact employee's...
11/16/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While working on repairs on No. 3 Elevator in the drying plant, a piece of dirt/rust got in left eye. Rust was removed by ophthalmologist and given prescription eye drops.
09/29/2018 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using belt sander to clean an edge on a tool. The tool was grabbed by the sander causing the employee to hit pinky finger on tool rest causing laceration requiring stitches.
09/27/2018 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Reportable hearing loss
04/11/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 101d restricted Maintenance employees were changing the tail pulley on #1549 conveyor in Feed End Building. The work involved removing the old pulley and installing the new pulley on the conveyor. The employee was kn...
03/28/2018 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted While operating the ring remover to remove a ring in Rotary Kiln #2, employee felt pain/strain in back and left side of torso.
02/23/2018 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 67d lost, 5d restricted Employee was attempting to walk through mud at grinding plant transfer building. The employee strained left knee when walking. This was initially reported as first aid on 02/23/2018, but was not place...
01/01/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee got dust in right eye causing corneal abrasion while loading scrap material from No.6 Storage Bin into loader bucket.
10/02/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Strain to right forearm while moving wheel chock from under wheel of 514 Pay loader and placing it in its storage location on rear bumper.
08/16/2017 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While employee was shooting out an ash ring in rotary kiln, gun malfunctioned causing shell to misfire inside gun. Employee received puncture wounds and lacerations to left hand from pieces of metal...
08/14/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted Employee had pain and discomfort in upper abdomen while performing shoveling clean-up duties in various areas of the mine site. Employee diagnosed with strain of muscle, fascia, and tendon of the abd...
05/09/2017 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Abrasion to cornea of right eye from foreign body falling behind safety glasses while walking from Meal Bin Tunnel to Meal Bin Office
01/11/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Employee was lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling screens while replacing screens in the Grinding Plant (3rd Floor). Employee strained right side of lower back.
12/27/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 15d restricted Employee sustained a sprained right knee from carrying pieces of steel up and down steps while performing repairs on RK#1 Coke Feed Conveyor. This was initially reported as a first aid. Employee req...
08/23/2016 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Reportable Hearing Loss
08/23/2016 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Reportable Hearing Loss
08/05/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 12d lost, 57d restricted Employee was unloading 80lb bags of concrete out of the back of pick-up truck onto hand cart and felt a pull/strain in right side groin area. This was initially reported as a first aid. This did not...
03/31/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted Employee sustained laceration to right ring finger requiring stitches when finger was pinched between fan and framework while employee was helping another employee move a RK fan on a catwalk beside a...
03/16/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Sustained a strain to right shoulder while brushing battery terminals after removing truck battery from piece of mobile equipment.
01/14/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Employee was in a squatting position underneath Rotary Kiln #1, at Pier #5, picking up tools after maintenance job was completed. As employee was starting to stand up, employee felt popping sensation...
12/10/2015 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Reportable Hearing Loss
10/08/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 21d restricted Injury to lower back while shoveling spillage out of elevator pit. Employee had limited space and had to bend over and use a shovel to pick material up to shoulder level to remove material from pit.
09/30/2014 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Reportable Hearing Loss
09/30/2014 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Reportable Hearing Loss
09/30/2014 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Reportable Hearing Loss
04/14/2014 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 56d restricted Employee was driving front end loader. Loader ran over pot hole which caused the employee to bounce in his seat, jarring his back causing pain. The original event occurred on April 14, 2014. Employe...
04/01/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None Employee was cleaning floor in baghouse compartment. Employee was in a kneeling position. Due to limited space, employee used a shovel handle to assist in standing back up. The shovel slipped, caus...