Caught in, under or between collapsing material or buildings
Fatal injury to a temporary employee with Gillman Services, Inc was experienced when they were engulfed by a flow of lime kiln dust while operating a CAT 336 Excavator.
Lhoist GroupController
MSHA Controller ID: 0041044
- Fatalities
- 6
- Total incidents
- 1,285
- Mines on record
- 28
- Years on record
- 2000–2026
Safety benchmark
Recorded fatalities relative to other controllers with a fatal MSHA history. Percentile is computed across the 590 controllers with at least one recorded fatality.
More recorded fatalities than 94% of controllers on file.
Position when controllers are sorted by recorded fatalities.
Industry mean: 2.0 fatalities per fatal-history controller.
This controller
6
Industry mean
2
Industry median
1
Peers at similar incident volume
- International Coal Group Inc (ICG)18fatal1,267 total
- Texas Industries Inc6fatal1,290 total
- Lhoist Groupthis controller6fatal1,285 total
- Phelps Dodge Corp3fatal1,275 total
- Mosaic Company3fatal1,236 total
Methodology: percentile and rank computed across MSHA controllers with at least one recorded fatality. Industry mean is the average across that same population. Peers are sampled by closest total-incident count, regardless of fatality outcome.
Top causes
- MACHINERY3 fatalities · 79 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON1 fatality · 237 non-fatal
- IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST1 fatality · 7 non-fatal
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS315 non-fatal
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)129 non-fatal
- POWERED HAULAGE76 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2026
12
2025
24
2024
26
2023
27
2022
30 (1f)
2021
26
2020
40
2019
39
2018
36 (1f)
2017
37
2016
47
2015
87
2014
58
2013
40 (1f)
2012
46
2011
63
2010
79 (1f)
2009
74
2008
94
2007
88 (1f)
2006
27
Operators under this controller
- Lhoist North America of Arizona Inc267
- Lhoist North America of Alabama, LLC265
- Lhoist North America of Texas, LLC201
- Lhoist North America of Tennessee, Inc88
- Lhoist North America of Virginia, Inc.67
- Lhoist North America of Missouri, Inc63
- H.C. Spinks Clay Co.23
- Magnesita Refractories Company13
- Chemical Lime New Braunfels Ltd13
Mines on record
- O'Neal Quarry & MillAL
- Brierfield QuarryAL
- Montevallo Quarry & MillAL
- Alabaster PlantAL
- Alabaster MillAL
- DOUGLAS PLANTAZ
- Nelson Quarry & PlantAZ
- NATIVIDAD PLANTCA
- Lowell Mine & MillFL
- Dalton MillGA
- Tenmile Plant & QuarryID
- Lhoist North America of Missouri, Inc.MO
- Apex Quarry and PlantNV
- Amargosa Quarry and PlantNV
- York PlantPA
- Anderson Mine and MillTN
- Crab Orchard Mine and MillTN
- Henry County Mines & MillTN
- Gleason Mills & MinesTN
- Clifton PlantTX
- New Braunfels PlantTX
- Crawford Mine & MillTX
- Nolanville Mine & MillTX
- Marble Falls PlantTX
- GRANTSVILLE QUARRY & PLANTUT
- KIMBALLTON PLANT #1VA
Fatalities under this controller
6 recordedContact with hot objects or substances
The injured miner & the supervisor were attempting to light the #2 kiln's gas flame. While the miner was holding a flare attached to a metal pole at the end of the gas pipe, the supervisor turned on the gas. In the process of lighting, the gas ignited & blew back through the front of the kiln causing burns to the right side of the miner's body. On 5/28/18 the EE passed away.
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Employee worked as lead maintenance mechanic. Believed on morning of accident, Employee went to area Kiln 2 Preheater, Ram 4 to respond to work order. Employee had two-way radio. No witness to accident. Unknown whether employee was inspecting work or performing work on the No 4 ram. Initial examination suggests Employee was injured when ram activated. Ram was not locked out.
Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Drill operator was fatally injured by the drill rig he was operating. The likely scenario is that the drill rig began to roll forward while he was at the back of the rig operating the controls for the drill. The victim may have attempted to stop the drill rig and was caught up under the rig and suffered fatal injuries. There were no witnesses to the accident.
Fall from machine
The victim was found laying on the ground by the rear bulk trailer.