Piece of metal got into employees' eye sometime during shift, unknown how it happened.
Plant #45 Metal/Non-Metal
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 17
- Years on record
- 2000–2025
- Latest incident
- Oct 2025
| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Q4 | 2,035 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q3 | 4,435 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q4 | 2,865 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q3 | 3,232 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q2 | 4,468 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q4 | 2,438 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q3 | 3,444 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q2 | 4,333 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Reportable incidents
17 on file2025 · 1 incident
2023 · 1 incident
Holding cutting edge bolt in place, impact wrench caused bolt to spin and cut index finger on employee.
2022 · 1 incident
Operator was using a cut-off wheel and disk came apart. Small section struck operator in the stomach, requiring 4 stitches to close the laceration.
2018 · 2 incidents
The injured employee was blowing dust off the plant with compressed air, while blowing the dust off they broke protocol and inserted the air nozzle behind a guard on the under side of a tail pulley. The pulley yanked the nozzle from the employees hands cutting their palm.
The mine foreman was cutting a damaged piece of belting out with a utility knife, EE placed EE's hand in a bad position while cutting and slit EE's hand. EE drove to a local clinic where they gave EE 4 stitches. EE returned to work, total time away from work approx. 4 hours.
2016 · 1 incident
Employee states they were stepping down from a ladder when they twisted their left foot/ankle.
2015 · 1 incident
Employee reported that he was sweeping a sample box through product coming off conveyor belt to collect aggregate material when he felt a sharp pain in his right shoulder.
2011 · 2 incidents
Employee Dropped a heavy metal shim on his left foot.
Employee states he was helping to install a deck when he slipped and pulled a muscle in his right arm.
2010 · 2 incidents
Employee was working on cone change when he got a piece of steel in his eye.
Employee was throwing rocks out from behind a boulder; while he was throwing, he was turning his back. Reports back strain.
2008 · 1 incident
Unknown at this time.
2005 · 1 incident
Employee was pulling on a pipe wrench to change spouts on fuel tank. Employee reports pain in chest area due to stretched ligament.
2002 · 1 incident
EE WAS WALKING DOWN LAB STEPS- TWISTED ANKLE WHILE STEPPING OFF STEPS ONTO UNEVEN GROUND.
2001 · 2 incidents
EE WAS CHANGING THE CUTTING EDGE ON LOADER. BOLTHEAD CUT FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS EXITING JOB TRAILER WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL ON THE STEPS, CAUSING INJURY TO HIS LEFT KNEE.
2000 · 1 incident
EE WAS CUTTING A BELT LACING WITH A UTILITY KNIFE WHEN THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT HIS LEG.