All MSHA-reportable accidents at MLC operations in 2024. Fatalities appear first.
Employee was running 990 loader and noticed soreness in knee midway through the shift. Continued to work and noticed pain getting worse as shift came to an end. Employee has history of knee pain so unsure if injury was work-related at this time.
Employee was performing the tasks of lime loader helper, moving and loading railcars. Employee believes that EE hit EE's knee after tripping and landing on the knee while entering/exiting the top of a railcar. The employee stated that EE didn't report the incident initially, believing that there was no injury of concern. However, it appears the injury may have become infected.
Unchoking PQL dust collector. Inserted air lance into ball valve to introduce air to unchoke the line and lime blew back in EE's face.
While scaling a rock off of a ledge on the pillar the rock twisted and contacted employee's scaling bar causing the bar to contact EE's right arm and overextended EE's elbow. There was a discrepancy in thought as to the extent of the injury, however, it does appear there may have been a tear.
While working on a cylinder on a diverter gate, employee leaned over to see if the shaft was going to clear when cylinder/arm broke striking employee in left jaw.
Employee was stepping off of a ladder from building to go to rail when EE felt a sharp pain in the left knee. The employee received restrictions during the doctor visit on 9/9/2024 that will not allow EE to perform their job duties.
Employee was running the grader on 114 and had the blade in the float position. Turned off 114 into a heading and pulled the blade up. The blade caught a toe and it jolted the piece of equipment. Employee noticed discomfort in their back.
Employee was walking to exit the preheater. As EE was going to exit and started to adjust to get out, EE's foot slipped off the top of the horizontal dome cooling pipe EE was standing on and started to fall. Employee stuck out EE's arms to try to stop falling. Employee noticed afterwards that EE's right shoulder was hurting. MLC was notified 10/28/2024 of medical care.
Employee was scaling inside the preheater on the wall of preheater. EE went to scale some material off the wall, and then felt the right knee pop. EE said felt a discomfort when EE started to walk, and a sharp pain was apparent when EE would take a step. This was felt mostly when EE extended leg walking.
The employee tapped a pipe on the floor and when EE did, material that was in the pipe flew up into EE's eyes. Operator had the PAPR on but had the shield up at the time since EE hadn't started bagging. Employee was taken to eye doctor and given a prescription.
PROT Employee was cleaning RK2 Baghouse on 3-11 shift. At one point EE bent over near a cell discharge damper to pick up trash. As EE went to stand up with EE's hard hat on, EE struck EE's head just under the edge of the hard hat at a force hard enough to cut the back of EE's head requiring 3 staples.
Employee was doing the end-of-shift report and was checking if they were currently crushing 2"". As EE looked up from the platform to the underside of the bins to see if the 2"" slide gate was open, EE felt material fall into their eye. EE washed out the eyes and felt very little irritation, but the feeling of something still in the eye. Employee went to the eye doctor on 11/15/2024.
When closing a gangway at hydrate loadout, hand got caught between the handrail and gangway.
Employee was bagging at the hydrate packer and hydrate blew up into employee's face and went into the side of their goggles.