TRUCK DRIVER OR TRISTATE TRANSPORT SUFFERED FATAL TRAUMATIC HEAD INJURIED WHEN HE FELL. VICTIM FAILED TO USE A SAFETY BELT AND LINE RESTRAINT SYSTEM AT TRUCK WASH AREA BEHIND THE LIME PLANT. V ICTIM CLIMBED ON TOP OF TANK TRAILER TO HOSE IT OFF. WAS FOUND SHORT TIME LATER LYING ON GROUND WITH SEVERE HEAD INJURIED AND NO VITAL SIGNS.
Linwood Lime Plant Metal/Non-Metal
Linwood Lime Plant has $739K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 19 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 1
- Total incidents
- 200
- Years on record
- 1988–2025
- Latest incident
- Jun 2025
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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.Linwood Lime Plant has $739K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 19 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Q4 | 26,679 | 7 | 2 | 262.4 |
| 2025 Q3 | 24,853 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q2 | 26,233 | 13 | 0 | 495.6 |
| 2025 Q1 | 25,981 | 25 | 0 | 962.2 |
| 2024 Q4 | 24,253 | 1 | 0 | 41.2 |
| 2024 Q3 | 26,607 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q2 | 27,099 | 14 | 1 | 516.6 |
| 2024 Q1 | 26,452 | 10 | 5 | 378.0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Q4 | 24,980 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q3 | 27,234 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q2 | 27,488 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q1 | 26,259 | 10 | 0 | 380.8 |
| 2022 Q4 | 24,552 | 9 | 0 | 366.6 |
| 2022 Q3 | 25,898 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q2 | 27,522 | 11 | 2 | 399.7 |
| 2022 Q1 | 27,818 | 10 | 2 | 359.5 |
| 2021 Q4 | 26,029 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q3 | 32,540 | 11 | 0 | 338.0 |
| 2021 Q2 | 40,422 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q1 | 39,276 | 22 | 3 | 560.1 |
| 2020 Q4 | 39,466 | 1 | 1 | 25.3 |
| 2020 Q3 | 39,859 | 9 | 1 | 225.8 |
| 2020 Q2 | 55,628 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q1 | 46,268 | 31 | 3 | 670.0 |
| 2019 Q4 | 43,217 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q3 | 45,678 | 20 | 1 | 437.8 |
| 2019 Q2 | 45,748 | 1 | 0 | 21.9 |
| 2019 Q1 | 47,601 | 23 | 5 | 483.2 |
| 2018 Q4 | 40,306 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q3 | 48,641 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q2 | 45,265 | 30 | 8 | 662.8 |
| 2018 Q1 | 42,636 | 20 | 3 | 469.1 |
| 2017 Q4 | 45,589 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q3 | 44,030 | 2 | 0 | 45.4 |
| 2017 Q2 | 43,810 | 8 | 2 | 182.6 |
| 2017 Q1 | 44,626 | 17 | 3 | 380.9 |
| 2016 Q4 | 42,420 | 22 | 2 | 518.6 |
| 2016 Q3 | 41,629 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q2 | 39,482 | 20 | 5 | 506.6 |
| 2016 Q1 | 37,489 | 35 | 11 | 933.6 |
| 2015 Q4 | 39,098 | 2 | 0 | 51.2 |
| 2015 Q3 | 43,263 | 1 | 0 | 23.1 |
| 2015 Q2 | 53,394 | 23 | 5 | 430.8 |
| 2015 Q1 | 48,815 | 6 | 2 | 122.9 |
| 2014 Q4 | 46,492 | 22 | 6 | 473.2 |
| 2014 Q3 | 47,757 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q2 | 47,530 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q1 | 41,077 | 6 | 1 | 146.1 |
| 2013 Q4 | 39,432 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q3 | 41,078 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q2 | 40,658 | 24 | 6 | 590.3 |
| 2013 Q1 | 37,580 | 23 | 4 | 612.0 |
| 2012 Q4 | 36,575 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q3 | 32,996 | 7 | 1 | 212.1 |
| 2012 Q2 | 31,357 | 1 | 1 | 31.9 |
| 2012 Q1 | 33,444 | 1 | 0 | 29.9 |
| 2011 Q4 | 31,675 | 18 | 5 | 568.3 |
| 2011 Q3 | 33,635 | 1 | 0 | 29.7 |
| 2011 Q2 | 33,724 | 24 | 10 | 711.7 |
| 2011 Q1 | 36,098 | 24 | 10 | 664.9 |
| 2010 Q4 | 27,898 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q3 | 30,991 | 38 | 16 | 1226.2 |
| 2010 Q2 | 29,205 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q1 | 27,282 | 23 | 8 | 843.0 |
| 2009 Q4 | 31,707 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q3 | 28,183 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q2 | 27,051 | 12 | 0 | 443.6 |
| 2009 Q1 | 27,373 | 14 | 1 | 511.5 |
| 2008 Q4 | 27,251 | 13 | 4 | 477.0 |
| 2008 Q3 | 29,527 | 1 | 0 | 33.9 |
| 2008 Q2 | 30,771 | 10 | 5 | 325.0 |
| 2008 Q1 | 30,170 | 10 | 2 | 331.5 |
| 2007 Q4 | 30,327 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q3 | 30,308 | 7 | 1 | 231.0 |
| 2007 Q2 | 31,176 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q1 | 32,496 | 15 | 3 | 461.6 |
| 2006 Q4 | 33,195 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q3 | 30,249 | 45 | 7 | 1487.7 |
| 2006 Q2 | 32,024 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q1 | 33,112 | 1 | 1 | 30.2 |
| 2005 Q4 | 31,768 | 8 | 2 | 251.8 |
| 2005 Q3 | 33,235 | 9 | 1 | 270.8 |
| 2005 Q2 | 29,590 | 1 | 0 | 33.8 |
| 2005 Q1 | 31,855 | 8 | 1 | 251.1 |
| 2004 Q4 | 32,051 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q3 | 31,950 | 4 | 0 | 125.2 |
| 2004 Q2 | 31,725 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q1 | 32,189 | 7 | 0 | 217.5 |
| 2003 Q4 | 29,798 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q3 | 29,684 | 9 | 0 | 303.2 |
| 2003 Q2 | 30,127 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q1 | 28,970 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q4 | 31,455 | 2 | 0 | 63.6 |
| 2002 Q3 | 29,484 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q2 | 38,539 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q1 | 19,748 | 1 | 0 | 50.6 |
| 2001 Q4 | 20,962 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q3 | 25,164 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q2 | 15,872 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q1 | 22,608 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q4 | 22,671 | 3 | 0 | 132.3 |
| 2000 Q3 | 22,465 | 3 | 1 | 133.5 |
| 2000 Q2 | 23,442 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q1 | 22,712 | 2 | 0 | 88.1 |
Fatalities at this mine
1 recordedReportable incidents
199 on file (excluding fatalities above)2025 · 1 incident
Miner was working near the motor and drive belts to unplug a shoot. During troubleshooting they had the operator fire it up to see if it was good to go, during startup the turnbuckle that supports the motor broke causing the motor to swing striking EE in the lower back.
2024 · 2 incidents
As we were attempting to run coke through the system to empty the tank it was noticed that the coke was still smoldering and smoking, so the attempt to empty was abandoned, the fire suppression system was deployed, and the fire department called.
No actual flames were found, but a hot spot of smoldering coke was found on top of our coke tank. Water was used to put out the smoldering coke, it was later discovered that a steel beam underneath the smoldering coke and some material inside the tank had reached a temperature of 1200 degrees. The fire suppression system was deployed and the fire department called.
2023 · 4 incidents
Employee was reaming a pin out of a shaft using a hammer and punch. When the pin let loose their hand slid down and got smashed between the punch and steel causing injury.
An EE was closing one of the kiln hood doors, as EE closed the door dust fell from the hood overhead. IE was in the area where dust fell and got it in IE's eyes.
The miner was working in the bag house. EE was standing on a pallet to hang an empty bag to fill with material. As EE was stepping off the pallet, EE's foot slipped causing injury.
The C92 conveyor belt had a slow speed sensor alarming. To remedy the issue employee was attempting to replace the drive belts by rolling them over the sheave. Employee did not follow proper lockout tagout procedure. Due to the conveyor not being locked out, as they were rolling the belts on the sheave the conveyor started and caught their middle and ring fingers causing injury.
2022 · 2 incidents
A belt heater malfunctioned causing the C90 conveyor belt to catch on fire. A miner noticed the fire and tried to extinguish it. Once two extinguishers were used the miner could not put the fire out, so EE proceeded to call for someone on the radio to get the fire department on site. The Buffalo fire department came and extinguished the fire.
Miner was walking out of a doorway carrying a part the EE was going to do repairs on, when EE slipped on some ice. Slipping on the ice caused EE to fall to the ground and drop the part EE was carrying on EE's right ring finger.
2021 · 1 incident
Welding and fabricating new hand rail and catwalk at kiln. While working in aerial boom lift, worker moved lift basket crushing two fingers on right hand between boom lift basket and kiln shell.
2020 · 5 incidents
Injured left shoulder while operating manual chain operated slide gate. Initially non reportable. Employee now being referred for further treatment and rehab by physician. **Attempted to report this on 7/15/20 electronically (have paper copy). Report does not look like it saved. Adding the report back in on 10/19/20.
Employee fell due to a loose cover plate on scale resulting in a leg injury.
Miner was wearing correct PPE but got dust in right eye due to high winds.
***At request of MSHA this report replaces initial report (2842715). Annual hearing test results determined employee may have significant threshold shift in right ear. Due to CORONAVIRUS pandemic unable to schedule and conduct retest. Per employee audiologist noted wax build-up in right ear attempted to remove... Report received via mail from audiologist 4/26/2020.
While tightening/adjusting bolts to level base ring, wrench slipped off of bolt crushing Rt pinky finger between wrench and ring plate.
2019 · 12 incidents
Per annual audiology results significant threshold shift in left ear.
The brick rig was in use in the kiln to support brick being installed. Pogo sticks are set on the rig to the brick to keep pressure on them until the brick ring can be keyed. The brick rig shifted causing the pogo sticks to lose tension resulting in the brick above to fall, severing the last 3/4inch of EE's finger tip.
Grinding in back of Kiln, stopped grinding as grinder was slowing down it caught glove on left hand index finger.
Employee was walking down the stairs. Slipped, tried to catch self with right hand, hand hit upright form handrail - where upright meets frame work.
Coke belt to bins spilled coke due to skirt board problem near kiln hood and between buildings causing coke to smolder. Smoldering coke has now been extinguished.
High pressure hose used to clean rock pad. As employee was cleaning, end loader operator dumped rock in hopper, excess came out and hit employee in the wrist causing bruising and sprain of right wrist.
HAND RAIL GAVE WAY AND EMPLOYEE GOT forearm caught on broken area and ended up with laceration to right forearm.
Stepping off fork truck and rolled right ankle.
4/22/19-In morning noticed that petroleum coke spill between 2 kiln bldgs smoldering. Location of spill made access initially difficult. Was evaluated how to access, extinguished ASAP 4/22/19. MSHA was not notified or an initial 7000-1 report done as issue was not viewed as fire or any risk of combustion. Failure to report resulted in paperwork citation #9382974 issued on 7/29/19.
blowing dust off self and blew the air right up the front of paper and got dust in eye
PULLING WIRE AND END OF WIRE HIT EE IN EYE.
breaking up frozen mill feed with chipping bar came back and hit self in mouth knocking teeth in.
2018 · 9 incidents
Employee was driving endloader on uneven surface causing jerking motion after hitting a hole giving EE whiplash.
Employee was shoveling coal into a wheel barrow. Employee took wheel barrow outside the south door of #3 coal mill, as soon as they got outside they felt something fly in their eye.
Employee was on top of T331/332 bins at C336 Conveyor to get set-up to install new conv belt revive belt being flown-up by crane. Belt came unrolled and hit miner in head, causing a concussion.
EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING IN BRING UP A BELT IT CAME UNROLLED AND HIT EMPLOYEE IN THE HEAD.
Tightening bearings on base bolts on the trunion after tightening brought arm back touching kiln causing burn on arm.
Walking up stairs between 2nd and 3rd pier on K3. Reached the top of stairs and felt a pop in the knee.
EE raking out hood of kiln there was a back flash causing burn. **Miner was cleaning kiln grates with kiln stopped and fire out. Supervisor turned kiln to prevent warping. Kiln had rock in it, as the kiln turned, exposed hot rock. Process control system allowed gas back into kiln which ignited as soon as hot rock was exposed when kiln turned. EE not wearing PPE required**
Employee walking outside of maintenance shop getting dust in eye.
Employee moving oil barrels twisted wrong and pulled muscle in back.
2017 · 9 incidents
Clear night walking from rock system step on a rock causing to roll/twist ankle.
Miner was performing maintenance work above coal mill kiln. Combination of hot environment and PAPR supplying hot air, they overheated. At ER was given on IV for fluid replenishment.
Miner was spraying water to clean area. The water hit a large chunk of lime and it came back and hit the miner's face and got in eye. Prescription was given for post treatment.
Miner was walking to car from the lime plant and lime dust got in eye. Miner went to doctor to have removed and received a prescription for after treatment.
Attempting to hitch a compressor to a fork lift, by hand. The hitch on the forklift was too high. When ee lifted the compressor to meet the hitch, the compressor fell and pinned hand.
Miner was walking through plant and dolo dust got in right eye. Miner was wearing safety glasses. Miner received a prescription for an antibiotic.
Miner was walking outside, through plant, windy day. Lime dust got in left eye. Miner was wearing safety glasses. Was given a prescription for antibiotic.
Hearing loss determined by annual audiological testing. Found moderately severe loss. Determined that the average level in hearing was greater than 55db in each ear.
Hearing loss determined by annual audiological testing. Found moderately severe loss. Determined that the average level in hearing was greater than 55db in right ear and greater then 70 db in left ear.
2016 · 5 incidents
Employee was welding and grinding on date of incident. EE was wearing proper PPE, face shield and safety glasses. At some point, EE got a couple pieces of metal in right eye. Didn't bother EE until after the shift. Metal could not be flushed and had to be scraped out.
Lime Plant maintenance employee got lime dust in eye. The weather was windy. EE was wearing safety glasses with side shields. EE flushed eye several times with no relief. Supervisor told EE to see a doctor. The doctor confirmed a chemical burn from the lime dust and gave employee prescription eye drops for treatment of any infection.
Employee was carrying a piece of steel plate, with another person, up a cat walk. The steel plate slipped out from gloved hands and landed on finger.
Working on #3 kiln and wind was blowing and got dust in eye. Wearing appropriate safety glasses at time of incident.
While climbing ladder below another person, looked up to see if other person cleared ladder and material/dust fell in eye.
2015 · 8 incidents
Employee was walking behind kiln #4 coal mill through the alley when wind blew dust particles in to his right eye.
Moving screens in warehouse when something got in his eye
Employee was turning off the air compressor for the terra-loc system and terra-loc blew into his eye.
Employee was installing drive belts onto a drive pulley by pulling the belts onto the shives; without loosening the tension nuts and had his finger pinched; caught between.
emptied #4 preheater cyclone bin
Walked past steel mesh laid on top of saw horses. Hand brushed against the cut edge of the steel mesh and cut his hand.
The miner was closing a dust collector door, vacuum sucked the door shut; causing it to slam, which accumulated dust fell onto his face
Wind swirling around, dust particle in left eye
2014 · 5 incidents
The miner was installing a thrust roller in place on #3 kiln. He was using a pry bar to move the thrust roller in place. The load shifted causing the pry bar to suddenly shift and caught in-between his hand and the thrust roller
picked up a side oh aluminum siding a movement of the siding cause a jerk reaction of the aluminum siding cutting his lower forearm
the miner was welding on a hot kiln felt overheated and felt light headed
Hot rock had fallen onto a stationary belt causing it to catch on fire
The employee was sawing a 1' thin walled conduit with a hacksaw. As the saw blade went through the conduit, his finger caught between the conduit end and the hacksaw handle
2013 · 5 incidents
A windy day. The employee was walking to the parking lot at the end of the day to go home. He still had his PPE on. A gust of wind blew a speck of dirt into his eye. He went to the office and flushed his eye. He then drove home.
Employee was walking up a stairwell and felt his ankle pop. Employee did not report an injury until 10/04/2013
Not on the clock got out of my truck. Fell and broke my right foot. Company investigated with 2 PI then fired me. A truck driver helped me to the front office. Did not get his name.
No. 4 kiln open back door to kiln, still running - management said to open. Hot lime dust went into left eye. Went to doctor. Doctor said I had a stroke. Now I see black and white out of it. No color.
While closing the right side door on kiln 4 hood, he smashed his left middle finger between the latch and kiln hood.
2012 · 4 incidents
On the above listed date, EE was in the process of dumping K-rock and the trailer tipped on its side. He hit his head on an unknown object inside the truck cab. The trailer, a 2001 Vantage, was towed away. The tractor, a 1996 Freightliner, has been inspected. It passed and is in accordance with 49 CFR part 396.
Employee hung himself
Employee was transferring oil into a pump and moved the oil barrel away from the wall in order to have a better position on the barrel. The barrel slipped from Employee's hands, crushing Employee's left little finger between the oil barrel and the wall.
Fx R index finger; new ee was at Hi Cal crusher with supervisor. Supervisor was checking rolls to see if they were free by grabbing the belt & moving back & forth. Ee did the same thing on the other side without being asked to and rolled his finger in the pulley.
2011 · 6 incidents
Driver got his right hand caught in between tailgate of trailer.
Amputation of end of R little finger to first joint; caught by guard on equipment when attempting to close.
Second degree burns to forearm; holding a lit torch in his hand he reached with the other had to get material to cut and the flame touched his forearm. EE was not wearing a protective welders jacket or welders sleeves
Laceration right middle & ring finger. While moving a heavy piece of metal, identified as a cradle, along the top of an H-beam; his fingers were pinched when the metal was pushed off the end of the H-beam.
While performing maintenance work the ee walked through lime dust in the work area. The dust filtered through his boots and socks coming in contact with the skin of his feet causing second degree burns.
Left knee strain; twisted knee on ice in parking lot while getting out of truck.
2010 · 7 incidents
foreign matter in eye; going up the ladder to work on the dust collector, dust blew behind his safety glasses into his right eye.
Foreign matter in eyes; putting slide back on in coal mill chute and dust flew in his right eye.
Heat exhaustion; employee was helping remove a motor in the Dolo Tower. Ee was in a JLG, tied off, beginning his descent, he collapsed due to the extreme heat and hit his head on the motor on the floor of the basket. He was out momentarily, when he came to he continued his descent.
Received lime burns to lower portion of both legs when stepped in pile of dust to shut off air line. Then walked across a drainage ditch with lime dust and water in it. Water was up to knees. Washed out boots, socks and pants with vinegar and water. Legs started to feel irritated and went to clinic.
Employee was shoveling from a pile of lime dust & it flushed down & over his boots. He went to clean out his boots & socks & treat his feet with vinegar to neutralize the lime dust. He then put back on his shoes & socks & returned to work. He later put on rubber boots & his feet sweated & the residual dust in his socks caused some burn area to both his feet.
Employee was attempting to dislodge a frozen chunk of rock that was stuck in the chute. Rock was dislodged and employee tried to catch it before it hit the shaker screen. Little finger was crushed against a "J" bolt. Tip of little finger to first knuckle was crushed and had to be amputated.
Jacking up the tail pulley framework and the jack slipped and hit the employee in the knee. The knee was cut, however, it did not bleed. The injury was reported and treated with first aid. Two weeks later the area became infected and the employee requested medical attention.
2009 · 4 incidents
Moving a portable conveyor using a fork truck. Employee was hooking the strap of the conveyor to the fork on the fork truck as the operator moved the forks forward. Little finger was pinched between the fork and the railcar. As soon as the employee felt the pinch he pulled his finger away resulting in the laceration.
Washing out the lime dust pit and water mixed with lime dust splashed into his boots. He received 2nd degree burns to the right foot.
While greasing the tail pulley on the secondary crusher the employee's foot got stuck in deep mud. When trying to pull his foot out of the mud he twisted and strained his right hip.
Employee was changing belts on elevator and hand was pinched between belt and drive sheave causing an open fracture of the left ring finger and contusions to the hand.
2008 · 8 incidents
Coming down stairs after checking HiCal system and slipped on ice on the stairs from freezing rain. Employee caught himself with his arm and strained the arm and rotator cuff.
Employee states that he was pulling himself up the ladder to get into the loader and he strained his uppper back. This was an aggravation of a preexisting condition.
Employee was filling the water truck and received a bee sting on his right hand. The next morning there was swelling of the hand and arm.
After cleaning oil from bearing housing using brake cleaner, employee began welding repair. An oily rag under the housing caught fire, fell to the floor near the bucket of oil and brake cleaner. A flash occurred and fire went up the employee's pants. Employee received third degree burns.
Employee was working overhead using a cutting torch to remove sheet metal screws and the metal splattered and ricocheted off of the sheet metal onto his face and metal got into his eye behind his safety glasses.
Employee was opening the gate for the HiCal elevator when dust came off the belt and went into his eye. Employee was wearing safety glasses at the time of the incident.
Employee's were replacing the motor and gear reducer at the HiCal system. The manlift was positioned on the railtracks underneath the HiCal system. A rail car hit the manlift pushing it into a steel beam that wrenched the boom and knocked the basket off. Injured worker sustained a thoracic contusion and rib contusion.
Employees were replacing the motor and gear reducer at the HiCal system. The manlift was positioned on the railtracks underneath the HiCal system. A rail car hit the manlift pushing it into a steel beam that wrenched the boom and knocked the basket off. Injured worker sustained a right leg fracture and left leg soft tissue injuries.
2007 · 3 incidents
Employee states while assembling trunion with a co-worker, the bearing housing fell on his left hand. Employee was checking clearance with bearing housing, while at the same time, co-worker was tightening another bearing. Tightening caused the trunion to move and the housing spun and fell on his hand.
Employee was working at removing a 150pd piece of metal from the dust chamber reject chute on kiln#1. Metal was too large to pass through the lower opening so a rope was tied to the metal & EE began pulling the metal up to the top opening when it became lodged. EE worked to dislodge the metal by manipulating the rope & strained his back.
EE stated that he was cleaning off the back door to the tail pulley C-433. As he was lifting it to put it back, his lower back popped.
2006 · 2 incidents
Employee was cleaning out railcar and developed breathing trouble and eye irritation.(220062630028-narrative: Employee was cleaning railroad cars of corn and soybeans had allergic reaction.
Employee was walking to supply shed between two kilns when dust blew into his right eye.
2005 · 2 incidents
Employee was in basket of a J&G lift raising it up so as to repair an overhead light fixture. The "stop" control on the foot control pedal did not respond causing employee's left index finger to get pinched between basket and overhead pipe.
Employee was performing maintenance work on the back of #4 kiln and felt something in his right eye.
2004 · 4 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A WRENCH TO TORQUE A BOLT ON A CYCLONE WHILE WORKING OUT OF AN AERIAL PLATFORM.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING DOWN STEPS AND TWISTED ANKLE AND FELL.
EMPLOYEE WAS LIGHTING ROSEBUD WITH THE NOZZLE IN A 50 GALLON BARREL. PROPANE FLASHED AND BURNED BOTH HANDS.
A 35 TO 40 MPH WIND BLEW POWDER OFF OF THE ROOF OF THE SURROUNDING BUILDINGS.
2003 · 6 incidents
EE BRUISED LEFT FOOT WHILE LOWERING MOTOR OFF BASE; MOTOR SWUNG AND HIT FOOT.
EE WAS CHECKING ON SYSTEM CHUTES; WENT TO STEP BACK DOWN ONTO CATWALK AND ROLLED HIS RIGHT FOOT.
WHILE WORKING ON LIMIT SWITCH, HAND GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN BINDERATOR TAB AND LIMIT SWITCH, CUTTING RIGHT HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS OVERSEEING WORK BEING PERFORMED ON CRUSHER, TRIPPED AND FELL INTO SHOVEL LAYING IN CORNER.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON FEEDERS, BENT OVER TO PICK UP BOLT AND BUMPED FEEDER WHICH CAUSED LIME TO FALL INTO HIS LEFT EYE.
EE WAS LIFTING PUMP HOUSING INTO BACK OF TRUCK TO TAKE TO MAINTENANCE SHOP FOR REPAIRS WHEN HE FELT A POP, AND PAIN TO HIS RT. ELBOW.
2002 · 8 incidents
EE RELATES THAT ABOUT A MONTH AGO HE FELL OFF A CHEST-HIGH PLATFORM AND CAUGHT HIMSELF ON AN I- BEAM, HOWEVER HE HAD AN EXACERBATION OF INJURY WHEN HE WAS DOING REPETITIVE PULLING, PUSHING AND WRENCHING OF EQUIP. WHILE REPLACING CYLINDER
EMPLOYEE REPORTED THAT HIS LEFT HAND WAS INJURED WHEN HE WAS HOLDING A SHAFT WITH BOTH HANDS AND A CO-EMPLOYEE MISSED THE SHAFT TO BE HIT WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER AND STRUCK HIS HAND. EMPLOYEE GIV EN MINOR CARE FOR ABRASION AND PLACED NO RESTRICTED DUTY WITH RECHECK AND MMI RELEASE EXPECTED ON 9/10/02.
EMPLOYEE REPORTED TO SUPERVISOR ON 7/30/02 THAT ON 7/18/02 HE WAS HANDLING A BAGGING PALLET WHEN IT STRUCK HIS GROIN AREA AND THAT HE IS CONTINUING TO HAVE PAIN AND SWELLING AS A RESULT. EE WAS TREATED FOR A CONTUSION AND TAKEN OFF WORK.
EE WAS CHANGING SCREENS WHEN LIME DUST GOT INTO HIS EYE. EE DID NOT REPORT INCIDENT IMMEDIATELY & SOUGHT TREATMENT THE FOLLOWING MORNING. EE WASREFERRED ADDITIONAL OPTHOMOLOGY AS A RESULT OF SEVERITY. EE WAS INSTRUCTED TO WEAR GOGGLES AND TAKE OFF WORK UNTIL FOLLOWING SCHEDULED DAY.
EE REPORTED ON 5/8/02 THAT ON 5/7/02 HE WAS REPAIRING A SECTION OF ELEVATOR & HAD THE TOP OFF TO PUT THE CHAIN BACK ON. THE CONDITIONS WERE WINDY & HE WAS WEARING PRESCRIPTION GLASSES WITH SID E SHIELDS BUT NO GOGGLES. EE REPORTED THAT HE GOT LIME DUST IN HIS EYE. EYE DOCTOR TOOK OFF WORK ON 5/9/02-5/10/02 DUE TO SIZE OF ABRASION.
EE NOTICE WHITE LESION ON LATERAL ASPECT OF EYE, WITH NO FOREIGN OBJECT SENSATION. EE TRIED TO TAKE OUT WITH TWEEZERS AND PULLED OUT SOME UNKNOWN TISSUE. EE WENT TO ER FOR TREATMENT ON HIS OWN . EE DID NOT NOTIFY SUPERVIOSR UNTIL RECEIVED INVOICE FOR SERVICES. EE GIVEN PRESCRIPTION.
EE REPORTED HE WAS PULLING A LOT OF WIRE REPETITIVELY. HE IS AN ELECTRICIAN AND NORMALLY HAS TO DO THIS, BUT WAS HAVING TO DO A LOT MORE ON DAY OF INJURY. HE WAS HAVING PAIN IN HIS WRIST, ALON G WITH NUMBNESS, INTO HIS FINGERS AND TINGLING AT TIMES. OTHERWISE, NO COMPLAINTS. HE DID NOT FALL OR INJURE THE WRIST IN ANY SPECIFIC WAY, BUT WAS JUST DOING REPETITIVE MOTION.
WHILE PERFORMING MAINTENANCE ON A KILN, EMPLOYEE REPORTED LIME GOT IN HIS EYE WHEN THE WIND BLEW THE PARTICULATE.
2001 · 5 incidents
EE HIT FINGERTIP WITH HAMMER WHILE INSTALLING NOSEBRICK IN KILN
EE WAS WALKING INTO TUNNELWHEN HIS EAR PROTECTIN SNAGGED ON A CORRUGATION WHIC SUBSEQUENTLY JERKED HIS HEAD AND NECK.
WHILE DRIVING FORKLIFT ACROSS RAILROAD TRACKS, MATERIAL SHOOK LOOSE & DROPPED OFF TOP OF FORKLIFT. IT GOT INTO HIS LEFT EYE CAUSING IRRITATION.
EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING ON HIS PROTECTIVE EYEWEAR WHEN LIMEDUST FELL IN HIS EYE! THE LIMEDUST HAD SETTLED ON THE EYEWEAR.
EE WAS PERFORMING CLEAN UP OPERATIONS AND WHILE SWEEPING A GUST OF WIND BLEW LIME DUST AFTER A DOOR WAS OPENED. THE LIME DUST WENT UNDER EE'S PROTECTIVE EYE WEAR AND RIGHT EYE BECAME IRRITATED .
2000 · 7 incidents
EE EXITING JL6 BASKET AND HIT KNEE ON EDGE OF BASKET. EE DID NOT REPORT INCIDENT UNTIL 11-20-00.
EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A HOSE TO A NEW LOCATION WHEN LOOSENING FITTING AND BREAKING SEAL. THE FORCE WHEN HOSE BROKE FREE FLIPPED THE END UP AND ITO EMPLOYEE'S MOUTH, SPLITTING EMPLOYEE'S LIP ON THE INSIDE AND BREAKING A FRONT TOOTH.
EMPLOYEE PULLING STEEL PLATE UP TO A PREHEATER IN ORDER TO WELD IT. EMPLOYEE FELT STRAIN IN TESTICLE AREA.
EE PULLED BUCKET OF TOOLS UP TO AN ELEVATED CATWALK, TURNED AND WALKED APPROX. 10' WHEN HIS BACK BEGAN TO HURT.
EMPTYING HOPPER, HAND WAS CAUGHT BY STEEL PIPE AND BRACING.
WHILE GETTING WELDING CABLES IN KILN SO THAT ANCHORS COULD BE WELDED, LOOSE LIME DUST GOT BEHIND SAFETY EYE WEAR IN EMPLOYEE'S EYE.
COMPRESSED AIR WAS BEING USED TO DISLODGE ICE FROM A PIPELINE. AS THE ICE BECAME DISLODGED THE COMPRESSED AIR AND ICE WERE FORCED OUT OF THE END OF THE PIPE. THE COMPRESSED AIR EXPANDED AND TH E FORCE OF THE EXPANDING AIR KNOCKED THE INJURED OVER. INJURIES INCLUDED DISLOCATED SHOULDER, BROKEN CLAVICLE AND MINOR CUT.
1999 · 9 incidents
EE PULLED ON A LATCH TO OPEN LID, STRAINED SHOULDER, BUT DID NOT NOTIFY SUPERVISOR UNTIL 12-27-1999.
EE STATED HE HAD CUT A SECTION OF PIPE IN THE #1KILN & WHEN FINISHED CUTTING HE BEGAN HAMMERING THE SECTION SO AS TO DISLODGE SOME WHILE HAMMERING THE SECTION SWUNG BACK HITTING THE TO OF THE LEFT FOOT Y
EMPLOYEE DID NOT USE PROPER LIFTING EQUIPMENT WHEN HURRYING TO GET JOB DONE. WHILE MOVING A MOTOR AND GEAR BOX BY HAND, THE EQUIPMENT'S WEIGHTAND AWKWARD POSITION CONTRIBUTED TO EMPLOYEE'S HANDS AND EQUIPMENT SLIPPING, RESULTING IN EMPLOYEE'S HANDS AND EQUIPMENT SLIPPING, RESULTING IN LEFT LITTLE FINGER BEING CAUGHT BETWEEN EQUIPMENT.
WHILE USING UTILITY KNIFE TO CUT BELT OFF MACHINE EE ALLEGEDLY CUT THUMB
EE HAS BEEN ON THE JOB FOR TWO WEEKS AND ADJUSED HIS SUPERVISOR THAT HE RECEIVED LIME BURNS ON HIS RIGHT FOOT, 2 TOES, UNKNOWN HOW, WHEN, EXACT CONDITIONS.
EMPLOYEE HAD SUFFERED A NON-DUTY INJURY AND HAD BEEN RELEASED BY A PERSONAL PHYSICIAN. ON FIRST DAY BACK, EMPLOYEE ALLEGEDLY ON WET MATERIAL ANDSPRAINED HIS RIGHT QUADRICEP.
EE WAS ASSIGNED TO WASH OFF A CEMENT PLATFORM, EE ALLEGEDLY STEPPED ON A ROCK AND TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE WHICH HE PREVIOUSLY INJURED ON 3-16-99.
EE WAS CLEANING THE TOP OF A SEPARATOR WHEN HIS LEFT LEG WENT THROUGH THE ROOF AND TWISTED HIS KNEE.
EE HAD BEEN WORKING ON THE #4 COAL BIN. WHEN HE REACHED THE BOTTOM OF THE STAIRS THAT LED TO THE BIN, HE STEPPED ON A HOSE THAT WAS LEFT ON THE FLOOR, TWISTING HIS LEFT ANKLE.
1998 · 5 incidents
4 EE'S WERE CHECKING 48" EXHAUST DUCT FOR POSSIBLE BLOCKAGE. AN 18" SQUARE HOLE (APPROX) WAS CUT TO DO THIS. INJURED PUT HIS HEAD THROUGH THE DUCT HOLE TO VIEW THE PIPE FOR ABOUT 20 SEC. APPRO X 15-20 MIN LATER HE SAT DOWN AND MENTIONED HE WAS DIZZY. HE THEN WALKED ABOUT 75' AND FAINTED.
EE, EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING TO A LOADOUT WHEN HE SLIPPED ON WET CONCRETE AND TWISTED HIS KNEE.
EE WAS PULLING A COMEALONG WHEN HE FELT A STRAININ HIS BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS BAGGING LIME WHEN HIS SKIN CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE LIME AND BURNING SAME.
EE WAS REPLACING A BELT ON A KILN, WHILE CUTTING WITH A UTILITY KNIFE, EE PULLED THE KNIFE THROUGH AND PUNCTURED HIS CALF LEAVING A LACERATION THAT REQUIRED 3 STITCHES.
1997 · 2 incidents
EE WAS STRETCHING WIRE WHEN THE ROLL OF WIRE FELL ON HIS LITTLE TOE ON HIS RT FOOT.
WHILE DISASSEMBLING A 493 COAL MILL, THE LOWER BEARING HOUSING FELL ON HIS RIGHT HAND DAMAGING THE TENDONS ON HIS RIGHT HAND THUMB AND INDEX FINGER.
1996 · 3 incidents
EMPLOYEE STEPPED OFF OF STEP AND ONTO A ROCK AT THE SIDE OF HIS FOOT CAUSING HIS ANKLE TO TWIST.
EMP WAS WALKING DOWN THE STEPS AND SLIPPED ON SOME WET MATERIAL AND STRAINED HIS LEFT KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING DUMP TRUCK UP HILL WHEN REAR END GAVE OUT. TRUCK ROLLED DOWN HILL AND RAN INTO ROCK PILE. SUFFERED WHIPLASH INJURY.
1995 · 5 incidents
EE WALKED INTO A 6" IBEAM AND SUFFERED A CONCUSSION. EE WAS WEARING A HARD HAT.
WHILE LIGHTING GAS BURNER IN KILN, FLAME PUFFED BACKWARD AND FLEW LIME DUST IN EE S EYE.
TWISTED ELBOW WHILE REMOVING COUPLING SHAFT ON COAL MILL.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING POCKET KNIFE TO SECURE LOCK ON DOOR OF COMPRESSOR.CUT FINGER ON LEFT HAND REQUIRING STITCHES.
EMPLOYEE WAS SWINGING SLEDGE HAMMER &INJURED NECK
1994 · 4 incidents
GOT LIME IN EYE WHILE CLEANING DUST COLLECTOR.
CUTTING TAPE OFF MOTOR LEADS, KNIFE SLIPPED & CUT PALM.
SLIPPED ON WET CATWALK AFTER RAIN. SPRAINED LEFT ANKLE.
CAUGHT FOOT ON STEP AND TWISTE DANKLE.
1993 · 9 incidents
STRAINED BACK WHILE LIFTING STEEL.
EE WAS PRYING BRUCK OUT OF A KILN AND SUFFERED A SHOULDER SEPARATION.
REACHED THROUGH GUARD TO TRY TO TURN BELT DRIVE ON SCREW CONVEYOR. BOLTS ON GUARD HAD VIBRATED LOOSE. CONVEYOR WAS JAMMED. LACERATIONS ON FINGER AND HAND; REQUIRING STITCHES.
STRAINED BACK OPENING TOP HATCH ON RAIL CAR.
BURNED HAND AND WRIST WHEN HOT GREASE SPLASHED INTO GLOVE.
EMPLOYEE FELL FROM INSECURE LADDER WHEN LADDER SLIPPED, BRUISING HIS LEG.
STRAINED BACK AND SHOULDER WHILE LIFTING CONVEYOR SCREW INTO PLACE.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON METAL PIPE AND CUT HAND, REQUIRING STITCHES.
SPRAINED ANKLE WHILE STEPPING DOWN FROM MIXER TRUCK.
1992 · 5 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING MOVE A SNTRON FEEDER & STRUCK HIS HAND ON A CORNER OF AN ANGLE IRON CUT KNUCKLE ON RT INDEX FINGER REQUIRING FIVE STITCHES
23577ED ON PIECE OF PIPE & TWISTED RIGHT KNEE
OPERATOR WAS CHECKING MALFUNCTIONING DUMP HOPPER ON FORK LIFT WHEN HOPPER CAME OFF OF FORKS AND PINNED OPERATOR TO THE GROUND, BRUISING LEGS. OPERATOR HAD NOT SECURED THE HOPPER ON FORK LIFT C ORRECTLY.
WORKING ON MILL WHEN GRINDING CAGE ROLLED ON RIGHT LEG.
SLIPPED ON SNOW AND TWISTED BACK.
1991 · 8 incidents
OPERATOR HAD MUDDY BOOTS & SLIPPED WHILE CLIMBING A LADDER FELL & BRUISED BACK & RIBS
SLIPPED ON SNOW AND STRAINED LEFT FOOT AND ANKLE.
STRAINED WRIST WHILE LIFTING PIECE OF METAL.
WIND BLEW FOREIGN OBJECT IN EMPLOYEE'S EYE.
STRAINED SHOULDER MISSED STEP GETTING OUT OF END LOADER
EE WAS BACKING OUT OF A KILN UNDER REPAIR AND WAS PULLING AN EXTENSION LIGHT CORD OUT. HE PULLED UP ON THE CORD OVER HIS HEAD AND STRUCK THE EDGE OF THE COAL BURNER PIPE CAUSING A CUT REQUIRIN G TEN STITCHES.
DROPPED PIECE OF STEEL ON FOOT WHILE CLEANING AREA.
EMPL TRIPPED ON TABLE LEG WHILE GETTING UP FROM LUNCH & FELL AGAINST POST BREAKING THREE RIBS.
1990 · 9 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON A LIME CONVEYING ELEVATOR AND GOT LIME DUST IN EYES.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING MAN-LIFT ALONE INSIDE A STORAGE TANK AND BECAME SICK FROM CARBON MONOXIDE.
EMPLOYEE WAS BAGGING HYDRATED LIME AND GOT LIME IN BOTH EYES. EMPLOYEE HAD BEEN INSTRUCTED BY SUPERVISION TO WEAR EYE PROTECTION, BUT HAND REFUSED.
GOT LIME DUST IN EYES WHILE LOADING TRUCK.
EMPLOYEE GOT HYDRATED LIME IN EYES WHILE OPERATING BAGGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS WAKING IN WATER WHILE DIGGING OUT A CONVEYOR BELT. THE WATER REACTED WITH LIME ON HIS SHOES AND LEGS CAUSING BURNS TO HIS LEGS AND FEET.
CUT HAND WHILE HANDLING METAL DURING REPAIR 2 STITCHES
EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING DOWN FROM THE TOP OF RAILROAD HOPPER CAR AND CUT HIS LEFT WRIST ON A SHARP PIECE OF METAL ON THE CAR.
STRAINED BACK WHILE LOOSENING BOLTS.
1989 · 5 incidents
HE SLIPPED ON A ROCK AND SPRAINED HIS LEFT FOOT.
HE DROPPED A METAL GRATE HE WAS CARRYING ON THE ARCH OF HIS RIGHT FOOT AND SUFFERED A BRUISE.
I,NAME STEPPED ON A BOLT WHICH WAS LYING LOOSE ON THE FLOOR OF THE MAINTENANCE SHOP THERE BY TRIPPING AND INJURING HIS ANKLE.
EMPL REQUIRED 3 STITCHES FOR LACERATION OF RIGHT CHEEK AFTER TRIPPING IN ELECTRICAL SUPPPLY SHED DURING POWER FAILURE.
EMPL RECEIVED CHIROPRACTIC TREATMENT FOR NECK STRAIN AFTER SLIPPING & FALLING WHILE SHOVELING COAL IN FEEDF TUNNEL.
1988 · 1 incident
THE INJURED WAS PERFORMING MAINTENANCE ON AN ELEVATOR PART WHEN THE ACCESS COVER FELL ON HIS LEFT AHND CUTTING THE MIDDLE FINGER.TWO STITCHES WERE REQUIRED.
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