Employee followed none of the safety & company policies. Allowed his girlfriend on the property and up in the cab of the loader. Also, evidence is pointing to drugs or alcohol. Awaiting the toxicology report.
Active Minerals Attapulgite MineMetal/Nonmetal
- Fatalities
- 1
- Total incidents
- 9
- Years on record
- 2009–2022
- Latest incident
- May 2022
Fatalities at this mine
1 recordedReportable incidents
8 on file (excluding fatalities above)2022 · 1 incident
The operator of an off road truck and the Operator of a Excavator were cleaning their windows, when the excavator operator finished EE's windows, EE proceeded to clean out the bed of the truck. The operator of the off road truck was standing on the walk outside of EE's cab and the movement of the truck caused the truck driver to strain EE's back.
2019 · 2 incidents
Dismounting trailer ladder right foot slipped when touched the ground. Strain in the right calf muscle.
Employee was getting a pillow-block bearing off the shelf in the warehouse, and EE said felt a pain in the left forearm.
2016 · 1 incident
Operator misjudgment; heavy dew accumulation; Operator decided to try & turn on the fuel pump by standing on an oil dry container. Operator lost footing & slipped off. The employee worked their entire shift without making any note of injury. Employee later called the foreman over the job to notify the foreman they were at the emergency room getting their back looked at.
2011 · 2 incidents
Employee was working on removing the input shaft from an out of service gearbox. A laceration was caused on right middle knuckle when the bolt he was trying to loosen broke loose and his knuckle struck the shaft coupling.
Walking around plant to get a grease gun stepped on a hill of loose dirt and his feet came out from underneath him and he fell to the ground.
2010 · 1 incident
Employee told supervisor he was having pain in his shoulder, but thought it was gas pain and not work-related. Employee decided to claim the injury as work-related several days later. It was determined the employee had lifted mill paddles 2 days before reporting the pain to his supervisor. Employee was later diagnosed with extrusions at c5-6 and c6-7 in his neck.
2009 · 1 incident
Employee's finger got pinched between the paddle and the door way on the scott dryer, the employee was wearing protective gloves at the time.