Amrize Portland Plant — Accidents

Total: 194 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
07/28/2006 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None Employee was using cutting torch to install safety hand rails. Hot material fell in tire pile and ignited tires. Hot work permit was in place.
04/19/2006 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None Kiln stopped due to disruption in raw material feed, coal mill stopped. smoldering palverized coal made its way to the baghouse. Potential ignition source was tramp metal in coal mill, CO2 inerting wa...
03/07/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Working on Iteca Vacuum arm and while lowering plunger 2nd finger of the left hand got caught. Employee sought medical treatment at the emergency room. Stitches were needed. No work restrictions - sti...
02/08/2006 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted EE was working to remove small pieces of metal blocking the feed chute & needed to kneel in a tight area several times to work on the blockage. EE was stiff after working and kneeling in the tight are...
01/29/2006 MACHINERY PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 3d lost Employee working in calciner unit operating a cordless circular saw to build wooden forms in preparation for guniting. As he was making a miter cut on 3/4"" piece of plywood @ 2""x8"" long, the saw b...
01/14/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 14d lost, 264d restricted Working on scaffold platform, tripped on a piece of plyboard protruding on the deck of the scaffold and struck scaffolding injuring left shoulder. He was diagnosed with cervical strain, L. shoulder s...
10/12/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted Had Stiffness and pain in neck on the left side, numbness in arm after picking up ladder and moving it from one location to another. Carring ladder on shoulder. Employee put on restricted duty. 10 lb...
09/15/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Miner was filling a bottle of ammonia in lab. He pressed down on the bottle stopper and the bottle broke, causing a laceration to his right middle finger on his right hand that required sutures.
09/12/2005 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted CUTTING THE SUB CONNECTOR OFF OF A PIECE OF DRILL STEM WITH OXY/ACETALINE TORCH. SUB CONNECTOR HAD MALE THREAD AT EACH END & DRILL STEM HAS AN INNER JACKET FOR DRILL OIL. APPEARS THAT SOME OF THE OIL...
08/09/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted EMPLOYEE BENT AT WAIST TO PICK UP A PIECE OF CRIBBING FOR CRANE OPERATION. EMPLOYEE HAD MUSCLE PAIN AND SORENESS IN LOWER BACK AS A RESULT OF LIFT PROCEDURE.
07/30/2005 STRIKING OR BUMPING DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted WALKING THROUGH RAW MILL MAIN BAG HOUSE AND WALKED INTO A LOW BEAM STRIKING THE FRONT OF HARD HAT, JARRING NECK. SENT TO CCOM FOR REVIEW AND WAS PUT ON RESTRICTIONS
02/26/2005 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE operating a table saw cutting wedges when his glove on left hand got caught by blade and pulled his hand into blade. he sustained laceration to 1st and 2nd digits of left hand. four sutures require...
02/23/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 128d restricted EE was working on level 6 of tower at the watertank. Plastic wrap around tank needed to be replaced so that the water lines would not freeze. EE was removing plastic when the support structure 4x8 ply...
02/17/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee slipped stepping back into empty oxyacetylene cart; it rolled out from under him causing a fall, striking his head on concrete. Fellow workers said he passed out causing fall, unsure.
02/07/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None Employee had felt knee pain for two weeks. He was servicing a quarry haul truck and took a step and felt extreme pain behind the knee. Cause of pain has not yet been diagnosed. Employee is on modified...
01/30/2005 OTHER DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted Employee was on shift and experiencing lower back pain throughout the day. Upon examination it was determined that his hip has been out causing extreme pain to lower left side of back. He is on modifi...
01/09/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS THREADING ELECTRICAL CONDUIT AND CUT FINGER. TWO STITCHES WERE REQUIRED. GLOVES WERE NOT WORN WHILE COMPLETING TASK.
09/29/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT None PUSHING AGAINST 3/4"" DRILL, HE OVER STRETCHED A MUSCLE IN LEFT KNEE. INITIAL DOCTOR VISITS WERE OBSERVATIONAL - NO WORK RESTRICTIONS. LAST DOCTOR'S VISIT DETERMINED SURGERY IS NECESSARY AND WILL BE D...
09/21/2004 MACHINERY ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None Employee was working in a tight area 331 wf4 dump pocket putting new lines on the discharge chute. employee went to change hand when he was welding and the torch slipped from left hand and the flame c...
06/21/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Ee was cutting radiator hose. He was using a knife that was inadequate for the job & was also cutting toward his body. Another factor that led to the accident was that his hands were also slightly oil...
05/17/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 11d restricted EE WAS CLEANING FEED SHELF OF KILN: OPENED DOOR ON THE S/E SIDE OF SHELF. A WALL WAS BUILDING UP ON THE EAST FACE & DECIDED TO BAR IT DOWN WITH A SCRAPER BAR. WHILE WORKING ON THE BUILD-UP A CHUNK BLE...
02/18/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 11d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING TOO MUCH WEIGHT AND FELT A POPPING SENSATION IN HIS RIGHT ARM. HE WAS TAKEN TO THE CLINIC AND DIAGNOSED WITH A STRAIN. HE WILL BE ON RESTRICTED DUTY FOR A WEEK OR TWO.
12/03/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 16d restricted EE WAS STANDING ON GROUND AND REACHED UP TO SET THE BRAKE ON A RAIL CAR. THE REACHEING ACTION CAUSED HIS LEFT SHOULDER TO DISLOCATE. NOTE EE REPORTS THAT HE HAS HAD SHOULDER DISLOCATE 2 YEARS AGO DUE...
10/20/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted EE HAD BEEN CLEANING UP A CEMENT SPILL WITH A SHOVEL AND AT TIMES A VACUUM. HE STATES THAT HE BEGAN TO NOTICE PAIN IN HIS LOWER LEFT ABDOMEN ON HIS WAY HOME. HE WAS SENT FOR AN EVALUATION THE MORNING...
10/15/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted SLOWLY KNEE WENT FROM FEELING UNCOMFORTABLE TO PAIN AFTER A COURSE OF A WEEK OR SO ASSESSMENT FROM CCOM-HAMSTRING TENDONITIS & MILD KNEE STRAIN. REPETITIVE MOTION FROM CLIMBING LADDERS WHILE L OADING...
10/14/2003 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted EMPLOYEE HAD OPENED INSPECTION PLATE AT ALKALI BY-PASS FLAPPER VALVE TO CHECK FOR BLOCKAGE. HOT MATERIAL FELL INTO THE SCROW WHICH FEEDS THIS VALVE AND FLUSHED THROUGH CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO BE H IT WITH...
07/27/2003 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None TWO REPAIRMEN WERE USING PRY BARS TO RAISE A TAIL PULLY SHAFT. ONE REPAIRMAN LOST HIS GRIP CAUSING THE WEIGHT TO TRANSFER ON THE BAR THE OTHER WAS HOLDING. THE WEIGHT CAUSED HIS BAR TO LIFT FO RCING H...
06/03/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 23d lost, 4d restricted EE WAS CLIMBING LADDER TO HIS HAUL TRUCK & FELL APPROXIMATELY 10' TO THE GROUND LANDING ON RIGHT SIDE. WHY ACCIDENT OCCURRED IS STILL BEING REVIEWED. EE COULD NOT REMEMBER CLEARLY WHAT HAPPENE D. INJU...
05/13/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING BY HAND WITH ONE OTHER PERSON A SECTION OF HANDRAIL AND TWISTED THE WRONG WAY WHEN LIFTING UP. THIS RESULTED IN A STRAIN TO THE LOWER BACK.
01/15/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 37d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON THE 3RD FLOOR OF SILO 35 AT THE SURGE BIN LEVEL. THE EMPLOYEE FINISHED HIS WORK AND HEADED TO CHECK THE INSPECTION DOOR ON THE OUTSIDE. EMPLOYEE STARTED UP THE STAIRS, HIS RIGH...
11/16/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 71d lost WHEN EE WAS DESENDING A LADDER, HE STEPPED OFF THINKING HE WAS ON THE BOTTOM RUNG. HE WAS NOT IN FACT ON THE THE BOTTOM RUNG CAUSING HIM TO FALL TO GROUND. HE LANDED ON HIS RIGHT SHOULDER, IN JURING I...
11/07/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A PIECE OF STEEL LODGED IN HIS RIGHT EYE.
07/22/2002 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 46d lost WAS JACK HAMMERING FEED SHELF KILN WENT A LITTLE POSATIVE AND HOT MEAL WAS COMING OUT JUMPED OUT OF THE OF KILN DISCHARGE AND TWISTED MY LOWER BACK.
06/28/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 56d restricted WAS WORKING FROM A MANLIFT WHEN THE HYDRAULICS WENT OUT AND THE BUCKET FELL ON TOP OF A MILL JARRING THE EMPLOYEE. THERE WAS PAIN FELT IN THE MID TO LOWER BACK WHEN IT HIT.
06/06/2002 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 15d lost EE WAS BENDING DOWN TO GO UNDER ROPED OFF AREA WHEN HE FELT A PULL IN HIS LOWER BACK, PAIN AND STIFFNESS SET IN TO LOWER LEFT SIDE OF THE BACK.
05/30/2002 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 26d restricted WHILE BENDING OVER DRILLING, THE EE STARTED TO FEEL PAIN IN HIS BACK.
04/22/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 14d restricted THE EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING A CONCRETE FORM UP A FLIGHT OF STAIRS AND THE FORM SLIPPED AND HIT HIM IN THE COLLAR BONE.
04/19/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS ASCENDING STAIRS AND MISS-STEPPED. SHE REACHED TO GRAB HANDRAIL AND JAMMED HER HAND BETWEEN RING AND SMALL FINGER CAUSING FRACTURE IN BONE BEHIND SMALL FINGER.
04/08/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 14d lost EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON A 3"" SLURRY HOSE WHEN HE FELT A PULL IN HIS LEFT CALF MUSCLE. HE WAS TRANSPORTED TO DOCTOR AND TOLD TO STAY OFF LEG FOR 1 WEEK AT WHICH TIME HE WOULD BE CHECKED AGAIN . CAN NO...
04/05/2002 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 17d restricted THE EE WAS INSTALLING A 5"" HOLESAW INTO A 24 VOLT CORDLESS DRILL. THE DRILL SLIPPED IN HIS HAND AND THE EE HIT THE TRIGGER AND CUT HIS LEFT PALM.
04/02/2002 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted THE EE WAS TIGHTENING THE BOLTS ONT HE CORE DRILLING MACHINE AND THE MACHINE FELL OVER AND HIT HIS SHOULDER.
03/30/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None WHILE PULLING ON A CONSTRUCTION HOSE THE EMPLOYEE STRAINED HIS SHOULDER.
03/19/2002 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted THE EMPLOYEE WAS USING A CORE AND THE DRILL SLIPPED AND CUT HIS RIGHT HAND.
01/31/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING CEMENT FROM RAIL CARS. HE REMOVED UNDER A CAR TO REMOVE A SHOVEL AND DISTURBED THE SEAL BOOT CAUSING CEMENT DUST TO SPLASH IN EYES. CLEANED EYES AND FACE AT PLANT THEN C HECKED...
01/10/2002 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 3d lost, 54d restricted WHILE CUTTING WOOD FOR A CORE BOX, THE EE CUT HIS FINGERS WITH THE SAW.
01/08/2002 MACHINERY PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 49d lost, 10d restricted FOREMAN (EE) PULLING ON RELEASE LEVER FOR WORKING BOOM ON 4100 TOWER CRANE. WORKING BOOM DID NOT RELEASE AND OPERATOR PUT POWER ON HOIST. TOWER THEN COLLAPSED.
12/11/2001 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE CHIPPING A CONCRETE BEAM ON THE 2ND FLOOR A FEW TINY PIECES OF CONCRETE & CONCRETE DUST FEILL FROM TOP OF EE'S HARD HAT & BETWEEN FACE SHIELD. THE EE WAS TREATED FOR CORNEAL ABRASION & RELEASED...
12/01/2001 OTHER ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None EE HAS REPORTED ACUTE STRESS DISORDER DUE TO ALLEGED HARRASMENT INCIDENT DURING WORKING HOURS. DR HAS EXCUSED HER FROM WORK FOR THE LEAST TWO WEEKS DUE TO THIS CONDITION 1-17-02.
11/17/2001 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost EE HAD REACHED UP TO CLOSE A BALL VALVE ON AN AIR LINE AND FELT NERVE PINCH. HAD SEEN DR. ON 11-17-01 BUT NO TREATMENT PERFORMED. HAS HAD REOCCURANCE ON 1-8-02 AND HAS SPECIALIST CHECK. HE ADVISED HER...
10/02/2001 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None BEGAN TO HAVE PAIN IN LOER ARMS AND HANDS OF LEFT AND RIGHT HAND. NUMBNESS IN LEFT HAND.