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Employee was walking through the plant, near the Raw Mill. They slipped on wet, slippery ground and fell forward, landing on their hands (straining their left wrist).
On 5/19/2025 at 3:00 PM, after working on FM1, an employee was leaving the Mill area when attempting to step down onto a platform 2 feet lower than the Mill, and they sprained their ankle.
Employee slipped and fell while descending a sloped gravel embankment after completing an inspection at the screen tower. The employee sustained a fractured left fibula.
EE pulled up to quarry office to sign in for the day. As EE stepped out of truck onto the shoulder of road EE slipped on ice exiting the truck. EE tried to grab door but fell to ground with shoulder/right arm pain and was taken to urgent care.
While exiting vehicle in parking lot before shift start, employee slipped and fell. Employee hit their head and had minor abrasion on right pinky finger. On 2/10/25, employee was diagnosed with concussion.
While dismounting from the driver's side of a water truck, the employee missed the bottom step and fell backward, landing on their backside. Initial injuries included a scrape to the arm and leg and back soreness (first aid). On 2/11, they reported neck stiffness, received medication, and were recommended physical therapy starting 2/21. Work status: No restrictions.
Employee slipped in the ice and caught self before falling. Strained the right shoulder. Physician prescribed physical therapy on 2/12/25 making it reportable.
While retrieving the blend silo #2 sample, there was a strong draft that caused the tech who was holding a 4ft sampling stick to be pulled against the air slide. Diagnosed with shoulder strain and provided prescription meds/light duty.
Employee tripped over a wheel chock rope and shattered their knee cap.
A Norrell Construction elevator technician fell while climbing preheater tower elevator car ladder. In an attempt to not fall, the technician grabbed the ledge above the ladder, resulting in lacerations to several fingers and 2 fractured finger bones.
After making repairs to the radial stacker, the employee sat on the tire and hopped down, approximately 6-8" from the tire to the ground. The employee felt pain in their left knee and was treated as a first aid. Sought medical attention on 10/8/2024 and was placed on restriction-no squatting, climbing, or crawling. Walking as tolerated. Avoid lifting >20lbs.
Employee was welding bars inside the trommel, using 2x6 boards and 3/4" plywood to sit on while welding. As the employee attempted to stand up, one of the 2x6 boards broke causing imbalance and resulting in a strained hamstring, and was giving an anti-inflammatory prescription. Employee was returned to full duty.
EE suffered a bicep strain while descending down a fixed ladder
While accessing the loader, the employee lost their grip on the door handle and strained their back.
Employee was walking when they sprained their ankle.
Employee was walking and tripped, fell onto their left side and injured their left shoulder.
Employee was entering the wash tunnel. Employee lost their footing on staircase and fell forward impacting their hand on the concrete floor.
The employee was walking in the plant to perform tank level reading when employee slipped on the uneven muddy ground (caused by weather conditions) lost footing and twisted an ankle. Medical advice was given for cold therapy and elevation. The next day employee felt some pain and was referred for more exams when employee was diagnosed with a Left fibula fracture.
Employee was walking to the shop door which was locked so employee walked around to the south side of the shop and slipped and fell on ice hitting head and straining shoulder.
Bulk truck cement driver was descending stairs on safe rack when they tripped and fell from the 4th or 5th step from the bottom of the stairs to the ground.
Employee was walking across the rock floor in the dome and EE's knee twisted while walking. Prescription was issued 1/08/24 resulting in this becoming reportable.
Loading a shot, went to step back to the next hole, lost footing, fell to the ground, rolling right ankle
Employee was standing on a ground level catwalk, swapping out frozen water lines to the dust suppression system, when EE stepped backward rolling EE's ankle causing a fracture and dislocation to the ankle.
The employee was descending the stairs when they turned their ankle.
Employee was about to take first step down stairs, a puff of dust went across EE's face. As EE turned their head to cough, EE misstepped or missed it completely and landed on the second step with their left foot.
EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING DOWN OFF THE BUMPER OF THE MAINTENANCE TRUCK ON TO LEVEL GROUND AND SPRAINED RIGHT ANKLE.
Employee tripped and fell striking the right knee, resulting in a tibial plateau fracture.
A loader operator stopped the machine. When exiting the loader, turned to face the cab of the machine to begin climbing down the ladder not establishing 3 points of contact, losing its balance and falling to the ground. Management immediately executed the emergency protocols. No significant injuries were observed at the time of the fall.
Driver was walking from driver's truck into a small building on site to sign for driver's load. Driver states driver thinks driver tripped over the door tread. The driver fell to the concrete floor suffering a broken hip. Weather was dry and clear. Walking surface was clean and dry.
While exiting the LD11 (980k) loader employee missed a step and fell to the ground no more than 4ft.
Miner was hurrying across work area with items in both hands. EE had to duck under a conveyor. When EE did so, EE's feet got tangled under EE and EE stumbled without falling.
Quarry employee reports was putting rollers on, bent over, slipped, and twisted their back causing pain to their lower back. Injury was considered a first aid until 2/20/2023 when employee was given a Prescription for 10mg cyclobenzaprine and 20mg prednisone.
Heavy Equipment Operator was walking around equipment performing pre-operation inspection while EE slipped on an ice patch, due to winter storm. The miner landed on EE's right side, flaring up an old shoulder condition. The injury was first aid until 02/14 when physical therapy was prescribed.
While working in the pug factory, the system became clogged The employee tried to disconnect using the pressure washer when the accumulated dust returned to EE. EE lost balance and fell, causing an ankle injury.
Employee was building scaffold over conveyor belt. Employee slipped 18 inches catching armpit on the scaffold bar. This dislocated EE's shoulder. Shoulder was put back in place same day.
An employee was dismounting a front end loader when the employee mistook the second from bottom step, for the bottom step. This resulted in a larger than expected step. When the employee stepped down the force from the large step caused a pop in the left knee. After visiting the ER, it was discovered that the employee had broken the tibia.
Employee states their foot slipped off first rung of haul truck ladder while boarding and ankle got progressively worse throughout shift. The employee reported the injury by note to the supervisor who was out running for parts. The employee is on modified work duty and in an ankle brace.
Employee stated they were using 3 points of contact while descending the engine access ladder when they lost footing and fell aprox. 3' to the ground injuring left leg, knee and ankle.
Fatality occurred at Ada plant site from a fall from raw silos. Cause is undetermined at this time.
EE reports EE was trying to pull the guard off of a counter weight due to material build up. Once the weight came loose EE reports EE fell backward and stuck out EE's left hand to brace self. EE is right hand dominant and has no open wounds from EE's fall. Resulted in closed fracture.
An equipment operator slipped from the first step while climbing into an articulated haul truck, causing a strained lower back.
Access ladder slipped, causing employee to fall approximately 4 feet. The ladder was improperly secured.
3rd party owner operator (3PO) failed to appropriately raise the safety platform. 3PO failed to depress the safety pedal to disengage the lock while pulling on the raise rope. Rope popped, causing 3PO to fall onto the platform. 3PO complained of right knee pain. 3PO desired evaluation and transport via EMS.
Employee was tightening conveyor belt. As they were climbing down off of the work area the employee's hammer loop on employee's pants caught one of the bolts, knocking them off balance, and causing them to land on their right leg funny resulting in a non-displaced fracture. Reportable on 2/1/22.
Employee was walking along side of building and tripped over boot cleaning grate located near doorway. Employee fell and felt pain in their shoulder. Employee has began receiving physical therapy treatments, changing the classification from first aid.
EE finished unloading a tanker truck, the unloading hose was unhooked from the truck. The employee then removed the adapter and moved the hose prior to capping the hose. There was a loss of vacuum on the hose and a small amount of material spilled on the EE and ground. As the employee was maneuvering around the spill the employee slipped and landed on their right knee.
Employee was walking around in the scraper compartment of the mill and slipped in the reject chute. As EE slid down the chute EE's left arm (shoulder) overextended quickly. Reportable on 12/1/2021.
Crew was lowering material down to the employee with a bucket and a rope. The handle of the bucket broke and fell, bouncing off of the wall and striking the employee. When the bucket struck EE, it knocked EE off of a platform causing EE to fall on a pole.
Employee was exiting a skid loader and used the top edge of the bucket for foot placement while climbing down. Right foot slipped and caused fall forward resulting in the area just above the knee to come into contact with the edge of the skid loader bucket and foot slipped backwards off the bucket causing overextension of the knee. Recordable 11/26/2021.
EE tripped over step in walkway causing laceration to left knee. Laceration required stitches to close.