Amrize Portland Plant — Accidents

Total: 194 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
09/14/2015 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was trouble shooting a pan conveyor. Employee rested his hand on the rail for balance when a roller came by it pinched the end of his finger
07/21/2015 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None Coal mill bag house smolder no illness or injury bag house was completely re-bagged
06/04/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was pulling on a cable when the cable broke causing a laceration to his left hand. employee received 3 stitches
04/20/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None employee was taking a cement sample from a cement tanker truck. The employee went to dump the sample into a five gallon bucket when the material splashed up and hit the employee in the left eye
03/02/2015 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 25d restricted Employee stepped off of a ladder stepped on a rock and sprained his ankle.
01/25/2015 OTHER INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES None EE was found in the smoking area in front of the main office building. When he was found he was cool to the touch and no pulse. CPR was started by the plant first responders. The Florence EMS group wa...
01/06/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was installing an electrical motor on 1/6/2016 when the employee was taken to workers comp Dr. Dr stated strained muscle no restrictions injury did not improve MRI Completed and surgery for...
12/02/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted 2 EE were opening the bottom of a bin in order to vacuum it out. 1 EE hit the side of the bin to knock down the loose material. The dust came down and shot out the opening hitting EE in the chest. The...
04/30/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 392d lost Individual was climbing the ladder on a 785 haul truck missed the top grab bar and fell to the ground.
01/14/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 40d restricted Employee states he was removing an arch for canopies and it sprung back, striking him on the left hand. This office was notified 1/16/14, when employee sought medical treatment. There is no lost tim...
09/26/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 24d lost, 110d restricted Employee was removing a tool pouch weighing 20 lbs. from the back of a service truck. Employee felt shoulder move out of socket then back in. Had pain in right shoulder
12/06/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 139d restricted Individual was traveling to get a clinker sample stepping over a chain tripped on the chain and fell striking his shoulder on the ground
09/26/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was changing tire and was straightening the rim lock holder with a tire bar. Tire bar slipped and hit his upper front teeth. Minor chipping of front teeth. No other injuries or impairment.
09/01/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 13d restricted Individual was preparing to clean the roof of a substation was pulling vacuum hose to the roof and experienced pain in her back.
07/16/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 11d restricted EE and three others were removing an aluminum ramp from the cooler area of the plant. Each individual was lifting and sliding the ramp. The IE attempted to slide ramp and felt his back pop.
05/15/2012 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 66d restricted Employee was jackhammering a vertical refractory wall in the calciner, working from his knees when he felt a shooting pain in his back.
07/22/2011 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None Equip/property damage - 8:30 shut mill down suspected. Short time after shutdown temp began to rise in baghouse & co became appetent. To inert with CO2 was started. One hour later no change in temp or...
06/29/2011 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 32d restricted Employee was trying to roll the ring cover over when the pry bar slipped out of the bolt hole. When the pry bar came loose it allowed the plate to roll back over landing on top of the employee's right...
06/01/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 70d restricted 4 ee lifting devise and began to hook up rolling pin & when attempting to hook up. They slid the pin through the hook & were attempting to center it, the pin went too far through the hook & fell out t...
04/06/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee reported on 4/8/11 at 2:30pm that his eye was burning & thought it to be pink eye. He went to his optometrist for review. When the doctor looked in his eye there was a piece of metal embedded...
11/02/2010 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 164d lost Employee was working on fan trying to remove a coupling. The center bolt would not come loose. Tried using a large break over bar, then used a large pipe to get more leverage. When applying pressure t...
07/31/2010 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cutting a zip tie off of a new tape measure using a knife. When the tie cut, the knife slipped stabbing his left hand between the thumb and forefinger. Employee received medical care. Rec...
05/20/2010 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While in the process of welding, hot weld slag fell onto the boot if ICM employee. The weld slag burned through the boot, causing a burn to his foot.
10/13/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted Employee was cleaning up at the end of shift & picked up a hard chunk of cement & dropped it in the georgia buggy. There was dry cement in the bottom & when the chunk was dropped in the loose material...
10/01/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Employee was hammering on a wrench to break a bolt loose. When the EE swung the hammer it struck an I-beam that put the hammer in a different direction & struck his right hand between the thumb & firs...
09/02/2009 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 25d lost EE was in reclaimer hall greasing rollers. EE bent down to grease roller when he stood back up he felt a pain in his L knee. An EE was working w/ee called for help. First responders arrived gave assis...
05/12/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was removing bags from main cooler bag house. The cage that the bag goes around is difficult to move so the EE was using an up/down motion to loosen the bag so it could be removed. Bags were being...
04/16/2009 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was air arcing and a piece of hot slag entered his left ear. EE received burn.
03/06/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was woarking on removing clinker cooler roller crusher from housing. After working w/ fellow employee in setting porta-power jack, he stood up and caught the area aboce his right eye on a pie...
02/24/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted EE stated that while tightening down a bolt, the wrench slipped off the bolt head causing him to strike his elbow against the side of the hopper. He stated there was no pain, no loss of motion. He was...
10/07/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was loading a rail car top (which was wet from rain) on track 2. While descending the ladder with now wet boots his foot slipped on the ladder and his right leg came in contact with a metal s...
07/09/2008 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE felt irritation in his right eye. The irritation increased while at lunch. EE irrigated his eye & felt better. Driving home the irritation increased & became painful.Safety Mgr took ee to clinic fo...
06/23/2008 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Wind blew concrete dust into the employee's eye.
06/05/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was pulling chocks another area to the grease bay to use on a vehicle he was going to service when he slipped on wet pavement & felt a pop in his left knee. Employee has been able to perform...
05/20/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was working in the finish mill 2. Material fell from above & some dust got into his left eye. He removed a small piece of gypsum & then contacted a first aid responder for assistance with flushing...
02/20/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted A sheave block previously used to hold cable in place was suspended appox. 30 ft above from where employee was working. As the cable was placed against tray the sheave slid down the cable striking emp...
02/01/2008 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE had a foreign object in his eye. He is unsure when and how it happened. He was taken to the clinic and had it removed
01/06/2008 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 52d restricted Employee finished preventive maintenance on the it loader and was walking ot the port-a-john when he stepped on a rock and twisted his right knee.
10/28/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 51d lost Employee was helping lower a gunite hose when it became hung up on a beam. In attempting to free it, the hose was pulled upward when the coupling came loose. The hose fell striking the employee on th...
08/06/2007 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None Normal inspection was being done. Performed air test and observed high CO. Decided to vent & wait for another test. CO kept climbing and one employee observed smoke around 12:15 pm. Closed all gates t...
06/22/2007 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None A fire was reported at approx 1:30 pm. I immediately went to investigate & found a fire located approx 1 mile east of the plant facility. Apparently a train passed through the area & a spark ignited t...
05/30/2007 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 257d restricted EE was asked to power down a gas welder, but could not find the off switch. He decided to use the throttle cable to shut down the welder. There was a cooling fan in close proximity of the throttle cab...
05/08/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 22d restricted Employee was on the tower shoveling and felt a snap and pop in his back Physicians review has bound a l-s strain l5 radicular pain. He is on light duty until further review.
03/23/2007 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 70d restricted EE was trying to drill the end of the grounding clamp for a welding lead. The clamp was held in the drill's vice. He was holding the end of the welding lead with his left hand. The drill bit hung up i...
01/24/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 13d restricted The employees were pulling buckets of debris from a lower scaffolding & felt a sharp pain in the middle of his back.
01/22/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Miner was cleaning the snow and ice off of his boots, slipped, striking steel plates that were stacked up against a column causing them to fall on his right ankle. The plates that landed on him were a...
01/21/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Putting seperator shelf into position, leaned up against wall of Mill to prep for next section. Pushed it towards wall and lowered chainfalls, it hung up on shelf and slipped off, then it came down an...
01/17/2007 STRIKING OR BUMPING DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Late at night, employee was not aware of surroundings.
10/06/2006 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 64d restricted EE complained that over a period of time he has experienced an increase in pain and numbness in both of his hands and arms. Surgery has been performed on the left arm and once healed, surgery will be...
08/31/2006 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 20d restricted Employee was driving a mini skid steer into the mill building & down a hallway. There was low conduit across pathway & he struck his head when going under. He felt his neck jam & his spine pop at the...