Louisville Plant Quarry & Mill

Safety activity

1. accident2026-09-10220262650005

   HANDLING OF MATERIALS · DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY

   Accident narrative

   Employee reported pain and feeling a pop in the left side of EE's chest when EE was stretched out trying to align a pipe fitting.

2. accident2026-08-19220262430060

   MACHINERY · DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY

   Accident narrative

   Employee was investigating the preheat tower pressures and dusting when they opened a port and pressure blew hot kiln feed dust into face and eyes resulting in abrasions and thermal burn in both eyes.

3. accident2026-07-20220262090009

   DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS) · OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6

   Accident narrative

   Employee was climbing the stairs on the preheat tower and called over the radio to a co-worker that they needed to rest and felt dizzy. When the co-worker arrived, the employee was lying on the floor unconscious. Employee was brought conscious by a few shakes and hydrated and took to emergency room for check. They was diagnosed with heat syncope.

4. accident2026-07-06220261980010

   DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS) · OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6

   Accident narrative

   Employee fainted while working in the blend silos. A co-worker found the employee on the floor. The employee was seen by the co-worker just a few minutes earlier. The employee was diagnosed with heat syncope and administered IV fluids.

5. accident2026-05-22220261540006

   HANDLING OF MATERIALS · NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT

   Accident narrative

   While walking down the shop stairs the employee felt and heard a pop in EE's knee causing pain and trouble putting weight on. Employee was prescribed medication for swelling and a knee brace resulting in a reportable injury.

6. accident2025-10-22220253170518

   STRIKING OR BUMPING · NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT

   Accident narrative

   Employee cut their left forearm with a razor blade stuck in a pallet resulting in 4 stitches.

7. accident2025-07-16220252060013

   HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) · NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT

   Accident narrative

   Employee reported pain in right wrist while using a spade shovel to clean built up material in the tracks of the dozer. While chipping the material the spade hit some very hard material and sprained their right wrist. Employee was given a splint and physical therapy as treatment.

8. accident2025-05-23220251540012

   HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) · PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY

   Accident narrative

   While positioning a feeder for install with three other miners the employee pinched right middle finger when unhooking a chain hoist hook and the feeder moved unexpectedly. The pinch removed the tissue from the tip of the finger. The result was an partial amputation of the tip of the right middle finger performed at the ER.

9. accident2025-05-20220251910016

   SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON · DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT

   Accident narrative

   Coming out of a trailer the employee tripped on the top step and fell to the ground on their right shoulder. The fall was 3 steps high and approximately 3 1/2 feet. This became a lost time incident when the employee received surgery on 7/2/2025 for a rotator cuff tear.

10. accident2025-05-05220251360007

    MACHINERY · DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY

    Accident narrative

    Employee was removing an aqua ammonia (19% ammonia) spray lance. The tip of the spray was plugged up and pressure built in the closed, locked out line. When the connection was broke loose the residual line material blew out into the area contacting EE's face and eyes. Employee was monitored and prescribed medication for EE's eyes.

11. accident2025-05-05220251360002

    HANDLING OF MATERIALS · NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT

    Accident narrative

    Employee got material/dust in EE's right eye when EE was pulling apart a hose connection. When the hose broke apart loose material was thrown up into the employees face/eye. The employee was prescribed antibiotic eye drops making this a reportable injury.

12. accident2025-05-05220251360004

    MACHINERY · NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT

    Accident narrative

    Employee was helping to remove an aqua ammonia (19% ammonia) spray lance. The tip of the spray was plugged up and pressure built in the closed, locked out line. When the connection was broke loose the residual line material blew out into the area contacting EE's head and EE inhaled some vapor causing irritation. Employee was monitored and prescribed an inhaler for the irritation.

13. accident2025-02-11220250510012

    HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) · DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY

    Accident narrative

    Employee was using a pipe wrench to break a rotary feeder free. EE was unable to break it free by hand. EE then used EE's body weight by standing on the wrench. EE slipped off and the impact to the flooring caused pain in EE's left knee.