All MSHA-reportable accidents at Carmeuse Lime and Stone, Inc. operations in 2025. Fatalities appear first.
On 12/18/2025 the vertical shaft hoist (primary escapeway) was taken out of service due to not being able to close the surface landing door. No miners were in the mine when this issue was found. It was determined a bolt on the landing door track needed replaced.
On 12/1/2025 MSHA was notified that the vertical shaft hoist was being taken out of service due to intermittent issues. The brake alarm was resolved after adjustment per manufacturer specification. There was also a problem with a control wire, which was changed out with a spare. No miners were injured due to this incident.
On 9/2/2025 two employees were unable to lower the rental JLG manlift basket they were working from due to a blown circuit power fuse. Another manlift on site was used to get the two employees safely to the ground.
On 9/2/2025 two contractors were unable to lower the JLG manlift basket they had been working from due to a blown circuit power fuse. Another manlift was on site and it was used to transport the two safely to ground level.
At approximately 10:30PM Friday June 27, 2025, a roof fall was found in 13w/95. Due to being above the anchor point MSHA was notified by phone. MSHA representatives where on site and issued a K-order on 6/30/2025.
Management was made aware at 5:00 am that the vertical hoist was being taken out of service. MSHA was notified at 5:03 am. It was determined a bolt had come out of the linkage with the bottom landing door. Repairs were made and put back in service at 10:00 am.
Management was made aware at approximately 9:40 pm on 3/10/2025 that material was on the primary escapeway track. MSHA was notified and miners were evaluated using the secondary escapeway. It was determined material from the adjacent conveyor had spilled the material. Primary escapeway was put back in service at 12:25 am on 3/11/2025 after cleaning.
On 2/3/2025 at 11:20 a.m. the shaft elevator was taken out of service due to having run down over the travel position. A broken wire feeding an electrical switch was determined to be the cause, and no miners were in the car. MSHA was notified at 11:47 a.m. A spare wire was used to replace the broken one and the elevator was put back in service at 1:15 p.m.
EE on 12/16/2025 reporting back pain, due to an injury on 12/13/2025. They started changing a return roller and felt pain and reported to supervisor, but thought was going to be alright. On 12/16/2025 employee is requesting medical care and taken to local ER.
EE was traveling between number 2 and number 3 kiln at ground level when they slipped and fell. This fall caused their left leg to bend back under them and caused pain to left knee.
Injured was clearing dust chamber with a shovel when hot material entered EE's boot causing a burn to EE's ankle.
A Kiln laborer suffered a partial thickness burn to the palm of left hand. This injury happened while they were using a metal pipe to remove hot material from the discharge end of kiln no. 2.
An employee felt pain in their left knee while descending the stairway at the LKD Load-Out. Employee states they missed a step, but no damage was found to the steps.
While removing a multi tone screw EE's left leg was stuck when load shifted.
EE states while moving a manlift from the operator's basket EE sustained an injury to EE's mouth. While the machine was in motion, EE hit a hole in the roadway resulting in a bounce causing EE's mouth to contact the man basket.
An underground employee was injured during the unsafe operation of a Kawaski ATV Mule. The employee was traveling as a passenger on the ATV which was being driven in reverse by another employee. This incident was not reported to management until 3 days after the incident. The employee received medical treatment the day of notification, and after receiving suspension.
An underground employee was injured on 5/30/2025, during the unsafe operation of a Kawasaki ATV Mule. The employee was traveling in reverse and rolled the ATV with another employee on board. This incident was not reported to management until 3 days after the incident. The employee states they received medical treatment on the day of injury.
Employee states rust entered EE's right eye while using a chain hoist at the surface wash plant. A piece of rust dislodged from the steel beam the hoist was attached to. The incident happened on 3/30/2025 but was not reported to management till 3/31/2025.
This report is being filed due to hearing loss detected during annual audiometric testing. Loss was found in employees Left ear.
While using water hose to clean under belt in stone tunnel, mud splashed onto hand.