Carolina Stalite Company -Aquadale Mill: 344 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

EE stepped off a concrete pad (6") and rolled right ankle on 5/13/2025. EE has worked with discomfort in it since then. EE wanted to be seen for the lingering pain on 6/24/2025 and was released to work with weight baring restrictions making this accident MSHA reportable.

Kiln Helper was operating a loader in the coal yard, the loader lunged forward irritating a pre-existing condition. The kiln helper requested not to see a Dr. at the time of the accident. On 6/24/2025 EE went to see the Dr., EE pulled a muscle and was proscribed a muscle relaxer.

Employee was in the kiln shack grabbing a pair of gloves & after a while of wearing them their hand began itching and had swollen up. Harvey believes the glove had a insect in it that had bit them irritating their hand.

EE called another EE around 7:00 am as EE was pulling into the plant explaining IE was not feeling well and a bit lightheaded, When EE went up to check on IE who seemed out of it and confused at which point immediately had other EE call 911 between 7:15 & 7:30 am 01-17-25.

The doctors classified it as a mini-stroke.

Employee washing out in the kiln tunnel under the cooler while doing so they crouched down to move under the cooler & when they stood up, they said they felt their back catch & pop sending pain through left leg immediately. Employee stated while standing the pain in their leg was mild & when sitting it would become worse.

EE was using a 24" pipe wrench and mashed finger in between the wrench's handle and another pipe lacerating and fracturing the tip of EE's right ring finger through EE's glove. The laceration required stitches thus making this MSHA reportable.

EE was driving haul truck from upper pit. There were ruts in the road from the rain the night prior. On EE's way down the ramp, EE hit one of the ruts, it jostled EE around, and EE felt discomfort in EE's back. On Sunday, June 19th, EE went to ER and they prescribed steroids and muscle relaxers and wrote EE out till Wednesday, June 22nd, making it reportable.

EE was climbing on excavator after changing hydraulic hose to retrieve rags. While climbing down EE missed the last step with EE's foot and fell to the ground. EE landed on EE's right side, EE's hard hat came off and EE hit the back of EE's head on a rock. The wound required 4 staples.

EE changed the rear diff fluid in water truck at shop. EE checked the brakes and low pressure light in the cab to make sure they had pressure. On the way back to the pit, EE stopped several times and knew they had brakes. At some point on the pit road, EE was unable to stop and wrecked the truck at the bottom. EE was fine, but the doctor kept EE out on Monday.

The EE was tramming the drill in the pit. The door was latched open. While moving, the door shut onto the EE's left hand. At the time, the injury consisted of minor lacerations. On 9/7/21, the EE's finger was swollen. We took EE to the doctor and EE had a minor fracture thus making the accident reportable.

Employee was installing a cooler seal in the upper cooler arm on the # 8 Kiln. Employee was having difficulty putting in the seal. They took a glove off, then accidently rubbed their hand across a sharp object.

Employee said was climbing onto the 824 J John Deere Front-end articulated loader. EE's foot slipped off from the first step approximately 24 inches. EE was unable to hold onto the grab irons, falling backward onto back. EE also said had muddy boots.

The EE was going to the pit to check on a haul truck driver that said truck was overheating. While in route, the superintendent told the EE's NOT to take the radiator cap off. One of the EE's did, burning the injured EE's left elbow and forearm. The injured EE jumped off of the truck and fractured EE's left heel.

EE was washing down some material when a rock, approximately 12" x 8", slid into the EE's left foot. At the time, the EE said it was fine. On 9/14/2011, the EE complained of pain in his foot, he went to the doctor and the doctor said he had a bruise. The doctor told him to prop his foot up occasionally while at work, restricting his duty, thereby making the incident reportable.

Employee clocked in at 7:00 a.m., he had been feeling sick since 3:30 a.m. that morning. He came to work anyway to learn he wasn't feeling any better. Another employee helped him to the office where he described to us that he was having chest pains and difficulty breathing. We called 911 for assistance.

EE was walking down a slight grade when he lost his balance, when he tried to regain his balance he strained himself.

EE left the MCC room with a shovel in hand to clear the snow and ice from the #1 screening tower area so they could start up that part of the plant. Preceding to that area the EE lost his balance and fell, injuring his right shoulder.

EE was changing screens with fellow ee. EE was prying up screen with pry bar, the screen cloth broke loose and hit employees finger causing a fracture.

Employee was injured when two other ee's were using jack hammer to chip away edge of hot clinker. Tje employees stopped working to take cool down break. One of the employees found the other employee unconscious away from the area where they had been working.

EE was attempting to remove the anti-theft plastic band from a new socket wrench set. He began using a pair of pliers, which didn't work, so he used a utility knife instead to cut the plastic tabs. When he exerted pressure to the tab, part of the tab broke off allowing the force of the utility knife blade to hit his inner thigh, giving him a 1 inch laceration.

EE was unclogging a chute using a crowbar through a hole in the chute. When the rocks broke loose, the weight of the rock forced the crowbar down and the EE's hand got pinched between the crowbar and the chute. This caused a laceration to his thumb requiring stitches.

EE was using a Purox oxygen & accetylene cutting torch to cut an 8" I-Beam which was at a 45 degree angle & secured with a chain fall on 1 end & welded to another I-Beam on the other. It must have been under pressure because when beam was cut the chain fall slid down & allowed beam to drop Appx 3" & during this our employee's wrist became squeezed betwen the chain fall & beam.

The ee was helping load a section of kiln shell onto a truck. One ee threw over a rope to pull over a chain to secure the load but the rope got hung. The injured ee jumped to get rope, hit hand on side of kiln shell, and lacerated three fingers on right hand, requiring four (4) stitches in one finger.

Two electricians were changing a motor on a dust auger. As they entered onto the concrete foundation underneath the kiln's bag house, one slipped and fell hands first into wet fly ash, a byproduct from coal that also has lime mixed with it. He stopped to wipe his hands off then they continued to finish their task of changing the motor.

EE was working with another EE replacing the oil into the outside trunion roller on the #9 kiln. EE's job was to fill a 5 gallon bucket with oil, then hand it to the other EE which would pour the oil into the kilns trunion roller. Another EE that had been operating crane, left the cranes pulley block, head high, allowing EE to make contact with the cranes pulley block.

Employee was operating a rubber tired front-end loader. He felt sweat about to run into his eye, so he wiped his eye area with his shirt sleeve which had dirt/grime, and some dry lime dust on it. He immediately felt his eye start to burn. The he said he rubbed it which by doing this scratched his eye.

Two EE's were sent to change some screens. One EE left to get tools and the injured EE decided to go ahead and begin pulling out old screens, without waiting for help. The EE felt a pull in his back. EE continued to work, but went out on lost time 4/15/2008 and accident became reportable.

EE was in the maintenance shop tacking some pieces of metal together. He was wearing his safety glasses not his shield while doing this task. He positioned his metal and then looked away as he struck arc. At this time he believes the rusty material got into his eye.

EE entered the mechanic shops open bay to get some electrical parts. He was approaching a pallet with hydrauylic hose placed on it. About a foot of the hose was hanging off of one corner of the pallet. EE saw a wheelbarrow in the area of his walk space. He was focused on the wheelbarrow and did not see the hose. He tripped and fell into the wheelbarrow causing the injury.

Employee was removing refractory (Castable) material from the #8 Kiln with an air jack hammer. He had his right hand positioned between the anchor that holds the refractory & the jack hammer handle. When he engaged the jack hammer his hand got caught in between the anchor and jack hammer handle.

Operator was on the kiln firing deck observing the material inside the kiln. His helper sounded the horn on the front-end loader, where at this time the operator has instruction to go inside the control room for safety. The helper was removing hot rock from underneath the firing deck platform. Hot steam came up and burned the operator.

The EE climbed onto the coal mill journal base plate to see if the coal mill was receiveing coal. On his descent, his feet slipped off the coal mill journal base plate and he fell 32" to the bar grated platform.

EE WAS HOLDING A HAND RAIL STANDARD (ANGLE) AND USING A LEVEL TO LEVEL THE STANDARD SO THE OTHER EMPLOYEE COULD WELD IT. WHEN HE LOOKED AWAY A PIECE OF RUST SHOT INTO HIS RIGHT EYE AND WAS NOT AWARE THAT IT WAS IMBEDDED TO HIS EYE

The EE was working on a dust auger. The auger contained fly ash and hydrated lime. During this task the lime material got in his boot and blistered his ankle. A couple of days later it got a little infected.

EE was lifting a recently purchased, empty toolbox off a truck with the aid of another EE. While lifting the box, the injured EE said he heard his arm pop and then felt severe pain in his right elbow. The EE tore ligaments in his right elbow.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS LEVELING V-BLOCKS WITH A PIECE OF ANGLE IRON. THE BACKHOE BUCKET SWUNG OVER CAUSING THE ANGLE IRON TO PINCH HIS RIGHT HAND AGAINST THE V-BLOCK.

WHILE CHANGING OXYGEN ON MAINTENANCE TRUCK, EMPLOYEE PICKED UP CYLINDER AND THE CYLINDER SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HANDS. WHEN IT FELL, IT LANDED ON INJUREDS FOOT, FRACTURING SMALL TOE AND METATARSAL .

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE BUILDUP OUT OF KILN, WHEN HE PULLED HIS HAND OUT OF KILN, HE HIT RIGHT HAND ON KILN DOOR AND CUT HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS POURING REFRACTORY IN KILN WHEN A PIECE OF REFRACTORY OVERHEAD BROKE LOOSE AND HIT LEFT FRONT OF HEAD.

A PARTICLE IN THE AIR, SUPPOSEDLY DUST OR SOME O

A PARTICLE IN THE AIR, SUPPOSEDLY DUST, IRRITATED THE EYE.

EE WAS MIXING CEMENT. WHEN HE PICKED UP A BUCKET OF CONCRETE, HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS LOWER BACK.

WHILE TROUBLESHOOTING PROBLEMS WITH A COAL MILL, EMPLOYEE OPENED OIL RESERVOIR, AND HOT OIL SPLATTERED, BURNS TO ARMS, NECK, AND FACE.

WHILE EXITING COAL BELT, EMPLOYEE TRIPPED, ATTEMPTING TO BREAK HIS FALL, HE LANDED ON RIGHT HAND, INJURING 5TH FINGER.

ATTEMPTING TO RESET A TRIPPED STARTER, A FLASH OCCURRED CAUSING BURNS TO THE NECK AND LEFT FOREARM OF EMPLOYEE.

REPAIRING TRACK HOE AND CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN HAMMER HANDLE AND RAIL.

EE HOLDING PUNCH TO KNOCK OUT RUSTED BOLTS OUT OF COAL MILL. ANOTHER WAS HITTING PUNCH WITH SLEDGE HAMMER HAMMER GLANCED OFF PUNCH HITTING OTHEREE ON LITTLE LEFT HAND FINGER.

EMPLOYEE TRIPPED OVER ROCK THAT WAS COVERED WITH WEEDS ALONG SIDE OF RAILROAD.

LOADED COAL ROLLER IN BOB CAT BUCKET TO BRING TO SHOP FOR CLEANING. IT KEEPS ROLLING OUT, EMPLOYEE PUT IT BACK IN A COUPLE OF TIMES AND IN THE PROCESS OF DOING GO PULLED BACK.

AFTER CUTTING A PIECE OF CONVEYOR BELT. SLID HAND DOWN THE FRESHLY CUT BELT. WHEN THIS WAS DONE THE FRESHLY CUT BELT OUT RIGHT HAND PINKY FINGER REQUIRED TWO STITCHES.

CARRYING CASTABLE IN BUCKETS. FELT PAIN IN GROIN AREA. DID NOT REALLY START BOTHERING HIM UNTIL MAY 26 1997 AND MADE APPT TO SEE DR ON JUNE 3, 1997.

IN THE PROCESS ON REMOVING LOOSE CONVEYOR COVE.R COVER SPRUNG LOOSE AND HIT INDIVIDUAL IN UPPER LIP. THIS SPLIT LIP, CAUSING IDNIVIDUAL TO REQUIRE TWO (2) STITCHES.

THE DOOR ON THE LOADER WAS SWINGING SHUT. THE OPERATOR TRIED TO STOP THE DOOR FROM SWINGING TO PREVENT DAMAGE. AND HIS FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE DOOR AND DOOR FRAME.

EE WAS WALKING ON CATWALK AROUND 6 COAL MILL. HE STATED THAT HE STEPPED ON A WEAK PIECE OF CATWALK AND LOST HIS BALANCE. WHEN HE REACHED TOWARD THE HAND RAIL TO BRACE HIMSELF HE FELT SOMETHING PULL IN HIS LOWER BACK.

FUELING LOADER WHEN SLIPPED HURTING BACK.

FOUR OR FIVE SLAB OF ROCK HAD CHOCKED THE TOP OF THE CRUSHER CLEARANCE HAD A BAR TYRING TO BREAK THEM LOOSE WHEN THE BAR WENT THROUGH AND HIT THE SPINING HEAD IN THE CRUSHER WHEN IT THREW THE B BAR TO ONE SIDE AND HIT HIM IN THE ARM.

TRIPPED AND CAUGHT SHOE TOE IN CATWALK MATERIAL CAUSING SURFACE SCRAPE TO LEFT LEG.

CARRYING A PIECE OF METAL 10'X8"W AND FOOTING ON GRAVEL GAVE WAY AND FELL DOWN SMASHING FINGER.

HOIST CYLINDER TUBE HOUSING SPLIT OPEN PARALLEL TO CYLINDER. OIL UNDER PRESSURE CAUSED WINDOW ON LEFT SIDE OF OPERATOR CAB TO BREAK AND HIT OPERATOR ON LEFT HAND. LACERATIONS ON LEFT HAND.

68935 ATTEMPTING TO OPERATE A HYDRAULIC JACK, THE EMPLOYEE'S LEFT THUMB WAS BROKEN WHEN THE JACK SLIPPED ALLOWING THE STEEL PLATE BEING JACKED TO FALL AND STRIKE THE EMPLOYEE'S THUMB.

38157ING 120 LB KEG OF LUBRICATING GREASE AT AUTO LUBE SYSTEM ON PRIMARY JAW CRUSHER IN CRUSHING DEPARTMENT. EMPLOYEE LOST CONTROL OF KEG, IT SLIPPED AND STRUCK HIS RIGHT KNEE. NO IMMEDIATE DA 41750TO KNEE. EMPLOYEE DEVELOPED PROBLEMS ON 7-26-92.

ROCK CAUGHT BETWEEN BUCKET AND FRAME OF BOBCAT LOADER, ROCK SHOT OUT TO OPER STRIKING HIM ON L EEYEBROW

EMPLOYEE WAS OILING KNUCKLE BOOM HE SLIPPED & FELL LANDING ON HIP & BACK

THE INJURED EE WAS USING A SLEDGE HAMMER TO STRIKE A METAL CHUTE HE WAS STRUCK WITH A VERY SMALL PIECE OF METAL WHICH EMBEDDED HIS LEFT EYE IT WAS LATER REMOVED BY A PHSICAN WITH NO LOSS OF F UNCTION TO THE EYE.

USING A PICK TO DIG OUT RING IN KILN. PIECE OF MATERIAL HIT HAND AND CUT IT.

SLIPPED IN MUD AND FELL. KNOCKED KNEECAP OUT OF PLACE.

EMPL WELDING ON PLATE.ROD STUCK TO PLATE.EMPL KICKED ELECTRODE FREE FROM STEEL PLATE,PUNCTURED RIGHT FOOT.

WELDING IN HOPPER OVERHEAD. FIREBALL FELL INTO RIGHT EAR.

BARREL CART (HAND TRUCK) SLIPPED BACK AND HIT EPLOYEE IN SHIN BONE. WAS MOVING BARRELLS AT THE TIME FROM GROUND TO INSIDE TRUCK.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING POWER DRILL, MIXING COMPOUND AND ADDING HARDENER, WHEN IT SPLASHED ONTO PANTS ON GENITAL AREA, CAUSING BLISTERS AT LATER TIME.

EMPLOYEE WELDING ON METAL PLATE WHEN HE RAISED WELDING SHIELD TO CHANGE RODS METAL FLEW IN EYE.

EMPLOYEE HOLDING HAMMER BEHIND BOULDER HAMMER JERKED ARM & SHOULDER WHEN WEIGHT SHIFTED RESULTED IN PULLED MUSCLE

PUNCHING ROCK OUT OF PIPE. ROCK BOUNCED OUT AND HIT LEFT EYE.

EMPLOYEE WAS POURING OIL INTO HEATER WHEN FUEL IGNITED

I,NAME WAS DRIVING A 40 TONE TEREX HAUL TRUCK HE WENT OUT TO THE QUARRY PUMP AND THE TRUCK TURNED OVER IN THE SUMP HOLE CARELESSNESS ON DRIVERS PART.

I.NAME WAS REPAIRING A FEEDER AND THE ADJUSTABLE WRENCH HE WAS USING SLIPPED AND HIS NECK SNAPPED BACK CAUSING A STRAINED NECK MUSCLE.

CLIMBING OUT OF SHOVEL ALIPPED OFF TRACK AND INJ LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE STATES3HE FELL DOWN HILL WITH BUCKET CAUSING INJURY TO RIGHT LEG AND KNEE. LATER STATES LOADER STATED AND HE JUMPED FROM LOADER CAUSING BACK INJURY.

EMPL BUMPED KNE9 ON CRUSHER DIE.

ROCK FELL ON LEFT HAND

DANNY WAS ON KILN BASE WIND BLOWED A PIECE OF FLYASH AND STUCK TO HIS LEFT EYE

RUPTURED WHILE USING WRENCH.