Amrize Hagerstown Facility — Accidents

Total: 111 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
08/01/2025 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None An employee was working on a diverter gate when the gate released residual pressure and made contact with the employee on both their hands and chest. This incident is under privileged and confidential
05/19/2025 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 52d restricted 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.
02/25/2025 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Wrench slipped, struck employee lip causing laceration.
02/23/2025 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted The employee swung a pickaxe to break the built-up clinker Build up. Then, they felt a sharp pain in their right shoulder, stopped using the pickaxe immediately, and reported it.
02/18/2025 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None At 11 AM on 2/18/2025, an employee was working on a concrete pump, attempting to drive off the bearing housing. The employee put a wedge in place and hit it with a hammer, but the wedge flew off it hi...
09/17/2024 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None On September 17, a technician was working on the HT.211.VF1 vibrating feeder. While grinding the employee stated that a piece of metal entered the left eye through their safety glasses. The employee w...
07/05/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 250d restricted Employee was working on a flapper of a pneumatic pump, and reported feeling a strained muscle in shoulder. Employee continued normal shift work, after reporting the incident to employee's supervisor....
10/31/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee forced movement of mechanical parts of a fan drive motor while changing belt and failed to keep finger clear of pinch point of pully and drivebelt resulting in finger laceration.
06/14/2023 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 75d lost While flipping blow bars in 2nd crusher, employee was using a hammer to drive in a blow bar when a piece chipped of and struck mechanic in left leg above knee cap. The incident became reportable on 7...
02/07/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 345d lost EE reported was working in the lab assembling an industrial type shelf. EE placed a shelf to secure it to the structure. The shelving began to teeter. As EE reached to grab the shelf to prevent if fro...
12/06/2022 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted On Dec 6 2022, an employee was injured while clearing a material jam in diverted gate chute 311-MW1. The employee had removed a side access door and used a bar to dislodge the material. When the mat...
07/08/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 20d restricted The employee was wearing gloves and long sleeves while vacuuming the roller crusher. Dust got in the glove and then on the wrist. The injury was diagnosed as a chemical burn. This incident became rep...
06/12/2022 ENTRAPMENT ACCIDENT ONLY None Employees were stuck in the Blending Silo elevator, total of an hour and a half from the time they reported been stuck and that they got freed by the Fire department.
02/11/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 29d restricted A production employee was working around a supplied airline when it disconnected from the hose reel and began to whip under the pressure of the air and struck EE in the left knee. This event was under...
05/15/2020 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 25d restricted The operator was going into the muck pile when EE ran into a boulder on the left side of the bucket. This incident was initially reported as a First aid but was upgraded to a Modified Work duty on 6/2...
01/25/2020 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 49d restricted While carrying metal frame, slipped on wet, muddy concrete. Frame landed on right hand causing fracture of right little finger.
09/06/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 52d lost PRODUCTION TECHS WERE REINSTALLING DOOR ON FM1 2ND COMPARTMENT WHEN THE LIFTING CHAIN BROKE. WHEN THE LIFTING CHAIN BROKE IT STRUCK AN EMPLOYEE IN THE LEFT HAND CAUSING LACERATION TO THE PINKY AND RIN...
07/11/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None On 7/22/2019 an employee reported that the previous week, EE had gone home and broke out in a rash after cleaning in an area with clinker dust. EE said that due to the nature of the rash EE had sought...
06/20/2019 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A Maintenance employee was driving a bearing off of a shaft, a piece of metal hit the employee in the left wrist and broke skin. Employee had gloves and long sleeves on but the piece hit in a small ga...
04/07/2019 OTHER DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 15d restricted EE reported that they were replacing a side liner at work. It was tight area. EE was twisting and turning and felt a pull to the middle back.
03/10/2019 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While clearing a chunk of shale, employee struck left thumb against a chute bracket while lancing.
08/02/2018 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 41d lost Employee was in the finish mill using an air hammer and it slipped. EE fell down and right forearm came into contact with some hot material causing it to blister.
06/08/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee reported while removing the air filters when EE believed a piece of debris got onto EE's right eyelash and fell into EE's right eye. EE reported flushing EE's right eye immediately but feels...
06/01/2018 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was walking up a flight of stairs and tripped. As they reached out with left arm to grab the railing and felt a ""pop"" in the left shoulder.
05/22/2018 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was jack hammering when some of the dust went into EE's eyes and the back of EE's neck causing a chemical burn to the neck.
03/21/2018 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee slipped on ice while walking
03/07/2018 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 68d lost Employee was walking and slipped on a snowy small incline in a decommissioned area of the plant. Employee said that they had pain in the left knee and thigh area. They felt a ""pop"" and could not st...
02/26/2018 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted EE reports that EE was doing a lot of sledge hammering yesterday in awkward positions. EE states that EE's lower back was sore but did not think anything of it until EE got home last night.
02/02/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 16d restricted Employee reported was lifting a water jug to place into a cooler when employee felt a 'pop' in right biceps area.
01/08/2018 OTHER ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None Employee experienced back pain after doing wear measurements in the Vertical Roller Mill.
12/08/2017 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A chipping hammer got stuck on a port hole at the bulk silo during silo cleaning and inspection. While attempting to dislodge the chipping hammer, the employee struck the bit collar with a 2-lb hamme...
02/20/2017 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None The hot material started a fire on apron belt conveyor. The fire started around 23:00 conveyor stopped shortly after the fire started. Fire squads arrived at 23:20 and put out the fire within 90 minut...
02/01/2017 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Dust collector was plugged with dust, employee tried to beat it down and use a bar. Then employee proceeded to blow out the dust collector with an air lance and some of the dust blew into right eye un...
11/18/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee reported that EE was checking the air valves when EE twisted left knee. EE felt some pain but continued to finish the shift. EE was treated the day and it was determined to be a sprained knee...
07/21/2016 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted Attempting to switch a flop gate from @2 to #1 Clinker. Hit a gate handle with a bar, missed the handle, felt a pull in right shoulder.
06/13/2016 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 38d restricted Employee stated that EE was using a hand control on a loader and felt a pop in right thumb.
06/02/2016 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee sustained a displaced fracture of the right ring finger while dismantling a Dresser coupling on the dust collector at the preheater. Employee was using two pipe wrenches when the coupling bro...
02/20/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Carrying a pole by self down the stairs when EE turned and the pole pinched EE's finger between it and the handrail. This pinch fractured EE's right hand middle finger.
01/19/2016 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted While working employee expressed severe pain in the groin area.
01/06/2016 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Grinder kicked back while operating striking the employee in the chin
11/05/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was welding shims into an expansion joint, after welding three into place he removed his welding gloves, turned, and bumped his right forearm on an exposed shim causing a 4 cm laceration on h...
10/13/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee stated that he was stacking bricks. He stacked a brick onto his hand. He says it was his own fault. He hurt his left pinky fingernail.
05/07/2015 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted Stepped onto retractable fall protection.
04/17/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Pinch finger tip between materials while handling
04/13/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was removing existing sheet metal flashing from arc flash duct opening. When he pulled on the sheet metal, it broke loose and a razor-like shard of sheet metal struck the employee in the fore...
04/09/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 47d restricted Employee was dismounting 990 model loader, when his foot slipped on the ladder causing him to lose his balance and fall. He landed on his right wrist and sustained a fracture.
12/08/2013 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using a skid steer to move a pile of snow. While scooping the snow, the bucket contacted a piece of railroad track which caused the equipment to stop suddenly. The operator complained o...
11/21/2013 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 14d restricted Employee was unplugging a chute. A tool in use moved in an unexpected direction causing the employee to lose balance and strike the left hand on a piece of angle iron causing a cut. 10 stitches were...
03/15/2013 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Yard laborer employees foot metatarsal bone was fractured after the raised 1400 pound barrell of grinding balls he had accidentally stepped under slipped out of the lifting device from a height of sev...
10/05/2012 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None During loading of the haul truck in the quarry post shot landing area, the loader bucket hit a rock in the floor of the landing area (toe in the muck pile). The sudden impact caused the employees jaw...