Quikrete Construction Materials, LLCMining Incidents in 2025

Team member was replacing a 480V breaker inside switchgear with proper lockout. During this process, their screwdriver contacted a grounded surface causing an arc flash causing burns to face, arms, eyes and lungs.

Employee grabbed a master link that was set on flange above EE's head and pulled cement dust into EE's left eye causing a chemical burn to the cornea.

Employee was restacking bags of cement onto a pallet when they felt a pop in their lower back.

Employee had finger impacted in a pinch point of a dump hoper.

Employee had right thumb caught between a handrail and the handle of a manual pallet jack.

Miner was working inside the Raw Mill on the seal air vertical pipe #3 roller. Employee was disconnecting the pipe and rolled the pipe around out of the way of the work. When they rolled the pipe, the pipe swung around so quickly that it pinned their left index finger between pipe and yoke of the #3 roller. The pipe mashed it at the nail and busted the end of the index finger.

Employee was washing the calciner area with a straight tip lance in the upward position. A piece of build up dislodged and hit the lance, jarring it and pushing it backwards into EE's left shoulder area. Causing a contusion.

EE was using grinder with a grinding disc. The grinder kicked back cutting EE's knuckle on EE's right hand.

Employee removed side port hole to remove rocks and cement rushed out of port hole and got into EE's right eye.