Working on crusher and fell off backwards. Continued to work that day, but the plant was shut down and employees were laid off including injured employee. On July 31 he came to plant and told me about his accident on July 28 and that he needed to go to the ER. The hospital said that he has a sprain and to keep ice on it.
BUILDEX CLAY PIT Metal/Non-Metal
BUILDEX CLAY PIT has $120K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 11 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 86
- Years on record
- 1983–2015
- Latest incident
- Jul 2015
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.BUILDEX CLAY PIT has $120K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 11 contested dockets.
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Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Q4 | 1,702 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q3 | 7,367 | 24 | 12 | 3257.8 |
| 2015 Q2 | 15,999 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q1 | 12,399 | 9 | 3 | 725.9 |
| 2014 Q4 | 12,539 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q3 | 15,773 | 14 | 8 | 887.6 |
| 2014 Q2 | 15,302 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q1 | 10,131 | 5 | 1 | 493.5 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Q4 | 12,977 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q3 | 16,405 | 4 | 1 | 243.8 |
| 2013 Q2 | 15,484 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q1 | 10,798 | 4 | 0 | 370.4 |
| 2012 Q4 | 12,899 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q3 | 14,820 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q2 | 13,826 | 7 | 3 | 506.3 |
| 2012 Q1 | 11,595 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q4 | 10,608 | 5 | 2 | 471.3 |
| 2011 Q3 | 13,333 | 20 | 8 | 1500.0 |
| 2011 Q2 | 13,656 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q1 | 8,418 | 3 | 1 | 356.4 |
| 2010 Q4 | 8,831 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q3 | 11,339 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q2 | 4,960 | 2 | 0 | 403.2 |
| 2010 Q1 | 4,078 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q4 | 7,822 | 4 | 1 | 511.4 |
| 2009 Q3 | 15,074 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q2 | 15,516 | 12 | 4 | 773.4 |
| 2009 Q1 | 13,126 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q4 | 13,633 | 1 | 0 | 73.4 |
| 2008 Q3 | 15,018 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q2 | 12,884 | 2 | 0 | 155.2 |
| 2008 Q1 | 14,244 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q4 | 11,478 | 7 | 4 | 609.9 |
| 2007 Q3 | 15,168 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q2 | 15,585 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q1 | 10,728 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q4 | 13,165 | 7 | 2 | 531.7 |
| 2006 Q3 | 15,214 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q2 | 14,806 | 9 | 2 | 607.9 |
| 2006 Q1 | 9,680 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q4 | 12,919 | 6 | 1 | 464.4 |
| 2005 Q3 | 15,424 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q2 | 15,595 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q1 | 13,064 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q4 | 17,453 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q3 | 20,407 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q2 | 19,214 | 42 | 17 | 2185.9 |
| 2004 Q1 | 14,854 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q4 | 17,914 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q3 | 18,190 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q2 | 18,536 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q1 | 10,155 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q4 | 18,329 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q3 | 20,399 | 3 | 0 | 147.1 |
| 2002 Q2 | 20,066 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q1 | 14,978 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q4 | 14,336 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q3 | 18,458 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q2 | 15,314 | 5 | 3 | 326.5 |
| 2001 Q1 | 13,291 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q4 | 19,155 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q3 | 17,381 | 3 | 2 | 172.6 |
| 2000 Q2 | 20,197 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q1 | 15,898 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Reportable incidents
86 on file2015 · 2 incidents
Trying to lift cover off feed tube #2 kiln.
2013 · 2 incidents
Cutting on conveyor belt and knife slipped and cut index finger on left hand. 5 stitches.
Employee was walking towards the shop door and instead of turning the door knob to open it he hit the door with fist to push open and it broke his hand. Should have used common sense.
2012 · 1 incident
Un-plugging the feed gate when arm slipped and got cut.
2009 · 4 incidents
Walking up stairs and lost footing. Hit forehead on metal piece. Went to ER. Doctor cleaned face and put glue on cut to stop bleeding.
Employee was taking a chunk of shale out of bin when left hand pinky got caught in gate. 1/2" of top part of pinky finger came off.
# 1 feed chute to kiln was plugged with material. Took bar and tried to get material to go through and hit left hand on metal box around top of #1 feed chute cutting index finger. Went to ER got 3 stitches on index finger.
Employee was working on reducer. Trying to take bolt off. Another employee was using crow bar to hold lid open while injured tried to take bolt off when crow bar slipped and lid closed on his finger. Scratched and bruised right index finger.
2008 · 2 incidents
Employee was taking 970 into pit to empty out material when steam went into window of cab and burned his upper torso.
Cleaning grease off trunion base. Left area and was walking down stairs. Slipped and fell. Sprained his right ankle.
2007 · 2 incidents
Employee was operating crusher when silo got full and material started to plug up. Employee then put item in part way to stop material from being fed into machine. Employee took guard off and reached into machine to move material away from crusher rolls. When material was moved away the roll started to operate again pulling his left hand into it.
Employee was tightening a bolt on the #2 vibrator when the wrench slipped causing employee to fall backwards hitting right side of body on handrail, bruising abdominal area.
2004 · 3 incidents
WAS WALKING UNDER KILN TO GET LADDER AND HIT HEAD
Employee was twisting off bolts off guard on D8 and hit elbow.
EE WAS GRINDING ON A KILN TIRE & A PIECE OF SCRAP METAL FLEW INTO HIS LEFT EYE. EE WAS WEARING EYE PROTECTION.
2002 · 1 incident
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING IN HOT, WINDY CONDITIONS. DUST FROM SULFUR & MATERIAL WAS BLOWING ONTO HIS SKIN & MADE IT IRRITATED.
2001 · 7 incidents
EE WAS CHANGING BELT ON CRUSHER, AND FELL THROUGH HOLE ON CATWALK. (HOLE WAS REPAIRED FOLLOWING INCIDENT).
EMPLOYEE WAS SWEEPING WALKWAY IN KILN FLOOR WHEN BROOM HANDLE HE WAS USING BROKE, CUTTING HIS RIGHT RING FINGER.
EE WAS CRUSHING MATERIAL. THE WIND BLEW AND A PIECE OF ROCK GOT INTO HIS LEFT EYE.
EE STEPPED OFF LADDER OF 938G LOADER AND FELL TO THE GROUND. EE DID NOT GO TO DR. UNTIL LATER IN THE EVENING.
EE WAS CHANGING PINS ON A 621 SCRAPER-THE BAR GOT STUCK AND WHEN IT RELEASED IT FELL ON EES ARM.
THE EE NOTICED A SKIN RASH ON SEVERAL PARTS OF THE BODY. WENT TO SEE DR. AND DIAGNOSED WITH CONTACT DERMATITIS.
EE WAS WORKING MAINTENANCE ON A KILN TIRE & STRAINED THE JOINT IN HIS LEFT ELBOW.
2000 · 3 incidents
EE WAS ITCHING ALL DAY FROM SULFER DUST WHICH HAD GOTTEN ONTO HIS CLOTHING.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING BY A DUST COLLECTOR WHEN HE STEPPED WRONG, CAUSING HIM TO FALL ONTO THE GROUND AND INTO HE HOT DUST.
EE WAS CUTTING A BRACKET OFF WITH A CUTTING TORCH. EE WAS HOLDING TORCH IN R HAND AN DGUIDING BRACKET WITH LEFT HAND. WHEN HE PULLED R HAND BACK TO MOVE BRACKET WITH LEFT HAND THE TORCH IGNITE D GLOVE ON LEFT HAND.
1999 · 5 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS FILLING BUCKET ELEVATOR WHEN THE WIND BLEW DUST AND OR MATERIAL INTO HIS RIGHT EYE CAUSING IRRITATION.
EE HAS RASH ON LEFT & RIGHT FEET & ANKLES DUE TO CONTACT DERMATITIS DIAGNOSED BY DR TREATMENT WAS GIVE FOR OTHER SKIN IIRRITATION,BUT DR JUST DIAGNOSED AS CONTACT DERMATITIS ON 7/25/00
EE HAS SKIN RASH ON FEET, CHEST, AROUND HIS WAIST, ON THE BACK OF HIS LEFT THIGH AND ON ARMS, DUE TO THE SULFER COMING OFF OF BURNED MATERIAL/ EE REPORTED INJURY ON 9-3-99.
EE WAS BURNING MATERIAL AND HAD REACTION TO SULFER FUMES COMING OFF MATERIAL. RASH ON CHEST AND ARMS.
EE WAS GRINDING ON A GEAR ON THE 4101 MARION CRANE WHEN THE WIND BLEW A PIECE OF SCRAP METAL INTO HIS RIGHT EYE. THE EE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES. EE WAS TAKEN TO THE ER AT THE HOSPITAL WHERE HE WAS GIVEN PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION-EYE DROPS (TOBRAMYCIN).
1998 · 6 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING ELECTRIC WIRES TOGETHER FOR A LIGHT. CONDITIONS WERE DUSTY AND FOGGY. EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES. A PIECE OF FOREIGN MATERIAL FLEW INTO HIS EYE. EMPLOYEE WENT T O EMERGENCY ROOM AND WAS GIVEN MEDICATION (CODINE).
EE WAS BREAKING CLINKERS INTO HOPPER AND MATEIRAL FELL AND HOT STEAM BLEW INTO HIS FACE. IN TURN, EE JERKED HIS HEAD AROUND AND HIS HARD HAT HIT A BAR AND FELL OFF. THE EE SLIPPED AND GRABBED A BAR ABOVE HIM AND THE BAR FELL. EE WAS WEARING A HARD HAT.
EE STATED HE HAD INJURED HIS LEFT HSOULDER AND FOREARM DUE TO THE OPERATION OF THE CRANE.
EE STATED HE HAD INJURED HIS BACK DUE TO WORKING ON THE CRANE. HE COMPLAINED OF LOWER BACK PAIN AND NUMBNESS IN HIS KNEE TO HIS ANKLE IN HIS RIGHT LEG. HE LATER ETURNED TO WORK BUT IS NOW OFF WORK.
EE WAS CHANGING PIN ON TOP OF CRANE BUCKET. THE WIND PICKED UP AND BLEW MATERIAL OFF OF CONVEYOR INTO THE EE'S EYES. EE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES.
EE PULLED LOWER BACK MUSCLE WHILE LIFTING MATERIAL OUT OF BIN. EE WAS OFF OF WORK THEN RETURNED TO WORK BUT DUE TO BACK PAIN WAS OFF WORK AGAIN FOR 2-3 WEEKS.
1997 · 8 incidents
EE WAS WALKING ON A RAIN SLICKED WALKWAY. HE FELL AND HIT HIS KNEE CAP.
EMPLOYEE WAS GREASING A HEAD PULLEY ON THE CONVEYOR AND SLIPPE DON BELT AND HIS BACK STRUCK A BRACKET.
HEAVY WIND STORM BLEW DIRT AND SAND INTO EYE. LEFT EYE WAS IRRITATED BY SAND- RIGHT EYE ALSO HAD SMALL AMOUNT.
CLEANING AROUND APROCKET ON #1 HOT BELT WITH GUARD OFF. MACHINERY WAS RUNNING AND HE GOT HIS GLOVE CAUGHT IN IT.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING (COMING ON DUTY) AND HE RAN INTO A STEEL BEAM BECAUSE IT WAS RAINING AND SLEETING AND HE WA TRYIN GTO SIDESTEP SOME MUD. HE BRUISED MUSCLE AND BONE IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER.
HAD BEEN WELDING ALL DAY AND THE END OF THE DAY, HIS EYES BEGAN TO BURN AND WATER.
EE WAS CLIMBING UP AND DOWN SILO TO UNPLUG SILO MATERIAL CHUTE, WHEN HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN THE BACK.
EE WAS TRYING TO PUT OIL PAN ON ENGINE BLOCK UNDERNEATH THE DOZER. TIE SLIPPED OFF JACK & STRUCKHIS KNEE.
1996 · 2 incidents
SMASHED THUMB BETWEEN PIPE WRENCH AND HOIST DRUM TIGHTENING BRAKE ON CRANE.
EE REACHED UNDER BELT, FEELING FOR PLAY IN BELT. BELT GRABBED ARM, CAUSING ABRASIONS & BRUISES TO UPPER LEFT ARM.
1995 · 4 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS GOING TO DIG DOWN BIN IN SHALE BIN. HE SLIPPED AND THE TOP STEP ON THE LADDER CAUGHT HIS RIGHT SHOULDER AND BRUISED IT PRETTY GOOD.
EE WAS PRYING UP METAL PLATE, WHEN PRY BAR BROKE LOOSE AND SMACKED HAND INTO BOLT.
EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING BOLT IN A REAL CONSTRICTED AREA AND CUT HIS HAND ON A BROKEN BOLT.
INJURED STEPPED OFF LOADER AND TWISTED BACK.
1994 · 5 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING A JACK SHAFT WHILE HAMMERING BEARINGS ON. A ROCK SMASHED BY HAMMER FLEW INTO RIGHT EYE AND WAS EMBEDDED.
HIGH GUSTY WINDS BLEW SOMETHING IN LEFT EYE.
SOLVENT SPLASHED UP ON BODY AND BLISTERED WAISTLINE.
WIND BE WHAYDITE INTO HIS LEFT EYE.
SLIPPED ON LADDER THAT ATTACHED TO FRONT END LOADER.
1993 · 3 incidents
HE WAS OPERATING A WHEEL LOADER AND GOT A RASH ON HIS ARM AND LEG.
SPECK OF MATERIAL SHALE LODGED IN PUPIL OF EYE, CAUSING IRRITATION.
THE EE WAS STEPPING OVER A GUARD SLIPPED AND FELL ON THE FLOOR.
1992 · 4 incidents
A STRONG WIND WAS BLOWING IN SEVERAL DIRECTIONS. THE WIND MOVED IN, BLOWING DUST AND DIRT EVERYWHERE. SOME DIRT WENT INTO THE EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT EYE.
EMPL LIFTING BIG SHALE CLODS WHEN STRAINED LOWER BACK.
EMPL LOADING A TRAILER,GOT THROWN DOWN IN THE BOTTOM OF THE TRAILER BECAUSE THE TRUCK DRIVER LET OUT ON THE CLUTCH TOO FAST.THIS CAUSED EMPL TO HURT LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE SMASHED FINGER WHILE DISLODGING COAL FROM HOPPER WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER.
1991 · 2 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON GAS BURNER WHEN HE STEPPED BACKWARDS OFF LADDER & SLIPPED & FELL
EMPLOYEE WAS BREAKING CLINKER WITH A BAR AND WEDGED FINGER INBETWEEN BAR AND METAL CHUTE. HE RECEIVED A CUT TO LEFT INDEX FINGER AND HAD 3 STITCHES.
1990 · 1 incident
SCOOPING MATERIAL FROM CHUTE, HIT SELF IN MOUTH WITH SHOVEL HANDLE SM CUT TO LIP AND BROKE TOOTH
1989 · 1 incident
EMPL GETTING OUT OF HILOADER,SLIPPED & FELL ACROSS X-BAR BY FUEL TANK.BRUISED CHEST QUITE BAD.
1987 · 5 incidents
EMPL MOVING STE9L PLATE FROM #3 KILN FEEDER TO #2 KILN FEEDER,AS HE LIFTED IT UP FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS ON3TOP OF THE CLINKER HOPPER BREAKING CLINKERS WITH A PICK AS HE TURNED HE TWISTED HIS BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS TR2ING TO LOOSEN BOLT ON PONY MOTOR OF D-9 WITH WRENCH. WRENCH SLIPPED FORCING THE BACK OF HIS HAND TO GO INTO A METAL BRACKET.
EMP WAS DOWN IN3THE RAW SHALE TUNNEL, HAD FINISHED FILLING BIN. STARTED TO COME OUT OF TUNNEL, SLIPPED ON WET SHALE AND FELL INJURING WRIST WHEN TRYING TO KEEP FROM FALLING
EMPLOYEE WAS TA5ING A CLINKER SAMPLE WEIGHT OUT OF THE KILN, A LARGE CLINKER FELL INTO THE DIPPER END OF THE SAMPLE SHOVEL CAUSING THE HANDLE TO FLIP UP ACROSS HISHECST AND HIT HIS CHIN AND L EFT SIDE OF FAC9. LEFT SIDE OF CHEST BRUISED ANSXX AND SCRAPED, KNOT ON BACK OF HEAD, CRACK IN CHIN BONEAND LEFT JAW BROKEN.
1986 · 1 incident
EMPLOYEE WAS CH5NGING CRUSHER FROM MAKING FINES TO CLINKER, HAD PULLED BUCKET ELEVATOR FUSES AND WAS PUTTING FUSES IN FOR 5 CONVEYOR. HE HAD ONE FUSE IN AND WAS PUTTING IN THE 2ND FUSE WHEN FI RE FLASHED. HE 1OT 2 & 3 DEGREE BURNS TO RIGHT HAND & ARM, FROM FINGER TIPS TO ELBOW.
1985 · 7 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS HE5PING LABORER CLEAN DUST OUT OF DUST CHAMBER. A CLINKER WAS STUCK IN THE DOOR AND WHILE PRYING IT OUT HIS FOOT SLIPPED INTO THE HOT DUST. LEFT FOOT, LITTLE TOE, SIDE OF FOOT AND INSTEP BURNT, 6LISTERED AND RED.
EMPL HELPING TAKE OUT 920 HYDRAULIC CYLINDER.AS HE PULLED PIN OUT BUCKET ARM CAME DOWN ON HIS MEDDLE FINGER LEFT HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A SLEDGE HAMMER TO KNOCK CUTTING EDGE OFF 920 BUCKET WHICH WAS HANGING FROM HOIST HIT RING HOLDING BUCKET BREAKING WELD BUCKET FELL ON HIS LEG AND FOOT CAUSING BRUISING AND SWELLING
WAS REMOVING THE SECOND ONE WHEN IT EXPLODED CAUSING 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO BACK OF HAND, FINGERS AND WRIST.
EMPLOYEE WAS UNPLUGGING RAW SHALE HOLE WITH PIECE OF PIPE. SHALE STARTED TO FALL DOWN AND HIS LEFT FOOT GOT COVERED, SHALE FEEDER BELT WAS TURNED ON AND HE WAS SUCKED DOWN TO SHOULDER DEEP.
EMPLOYEE HAD BEEN CHECKING THE OIL LEVEL IN COAL MILL AND JUMPED DOWN ON TO CONCRETE SLAB TWISTING HIS LEFT HIP IN SO DOING.
EMPLOYEE WAS FILLING COAL BINS WITH COAL WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL IN THE COAL BIN
1984 · 1 incident
LIFTING CHUNKS OF RAW SHALE OFF THE CONVEYOR BELT AND THROWING THEM IN A PILE. IN LIFTING EMPLOYEE STRAINED LOWER BACK. RESULTING IN ACCUTE BACK STRAIN AND MUSCLE BRUISED.
1983 · 4 incidents
EMPLOYEE HAD BENN CLEANING UP WITH THE 920 LOADER, AS HE STEPPED OFF THE LOADER HE FELT A CATCH IN HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS MEASURING MATERIAL WHEN THE WIND BLEW A SMALL PARTICLE OF DIRT OR MATERIAL INTO THE EMPLOYEES RIGHT EYE CAUSING A SMALL AMOUNT OF SWELLING AND SOME IRRITATION
EE FINISHED APPROACHING STEPS, IS FEET HIT A WET SPOT & HE SLID DOWN STEPS CAUSING HIM TO TWIST LOWER BACK.
EMP WALKING FROM UNDER BOTOM CRUSHER FLOOR ANOTHER EMP THREW A WOODEN SPOOL DOWN FROM OVERHEAD STRIKING HIM ON LEFT SHOULDER AND FRACTURING SAME
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