Ash Grove Cement Company — Accidents

Total: 152 accidents | Fatalities: 2

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
01/22/2026 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE sustained laceration from metal fragment. Clinic prescribed RX antibiotic as preventative measure.
07/25/2025 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Production tech was removing a slurry hose for cleaning, EE had shut off all valves as well as open the pressure relief valve to get rid of excess pressure. When removing the camlock there was still r...
07/15/2025 DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 4d restricted Electrician was performing normal duties, troubleshooting a blower motor. It was hot in the area they were in and began to feel ill. They radioed that they needed help and when other employees got to...
06/09/2025 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted Laborer was working with the vac truck and needed to cut the old hose off and add a new section. While cutting the bad section, employee was using a utility knife, cutting towards their body when the...
04/04/2025 ENTRAPMENT ACCIDENT ONLY None Contractors were in the clinker passenger elevator, the car stopped abruptly halfway down, entrapping them. They contacted their manager at 11:37 to alert them that they were stuck. At 12:07, the Safe...
11/28/2024 ENTRAPMENT ACCIDENT ONLY None A power outage at the 491 Substation knocked out power to the kiln system, which includes the PHT elevator.? At the time of the outage, a production technician was in the elevator and became trapped,...
09/30/2024 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 183d lost Employee was using a sledgehammer to break a mill door free, had to switch tools and when EE reached out to grab the other tool felt a pop in EE's lower back.
08/15/2024 ENTRAPMENT ACCIDENT ONLY None Upon exiting the elevator, the micro switch for the inner door failed not reading that the car was on the ground, and started going back up. The elevator went up about 12 feet and stopped, not allowin...
07/13/2024 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was bitten by a black widow spider on the right calf while picking up and transferring a fire extinguisher.
03/20/2024 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 35d restricted EE was working with a jack hammer and was removing material with a wheelbarrow (with the assistance of other EEs). EE left the shift fine, woke up the next day with back soreness. Was treated initial...
03/13/2024 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None An experienced carpenter of 15 years was hired to build forms for concrete. While cutting stakes the IW encountered a knot. Holding the Makita circular saw, in left hand, the saw bound up and kicked...
11/10/2023 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted Miner was walking around within the mill room, perform nightly rounds when stepped on a mill ball and twisted their ankle.
11/06/2023 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None At 6:48 pm the console operator dialed 911 in response to a confirmed fire on the clinker belt that feeds our clinker shed. MSHA was notified around 7 pm, and the local Fire Department arrived on-site...
08/23/2023 ENTRAPMENT ACCIDENT ONLY None No injuries. EE got stuck in clinker elevator due to issues with the door switches and the way they communicate to the system. MSHA was notified due to entrapment EE was removed shortly after 2 hours.
09/15/2021 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE reached overhead to disconnect an air line from a quick connect 3/8 air hose. The EE failed to bleed the pressure off the line before disconnecting it. EE lost control of the air hose it bounced of...
01/18/2021 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost EE tripped in the clinker cooler and fell on left knee and sustained a 1.1 cm fracture to the knee cap.
08/18/2020 ENTRAPMENT ACCIDENT ONLY None EE trapped in an elevator to clinker silos. Electricians had to be called out to access the emergency switches to raise the elevator. Techs arrived on 8/26 and found a limit switched failed and need...
07/04/2020 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None Fire occurred to the High Angle Conveyor (HAC) when power was lost to the plant. A set of triple airlock gates and a knife gate separate the belt from the hot gases. The knife gate failed to shut in f...
09/30/2019 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was using a wire wheel on a grinder. It did have a guard and the trigger lock is not present. EE claims that the wheel caught and torqued toward them. It made contact with their right leg. EE was...
02/19/2019 OTHER DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 32d restricted EE claims an injury on 2/19/19 that EE hopped and turned midair to avoid another EE brushing against EE. None of the crew remembers the incident. EE reported on 2/20/19. Seen by Dr. on 2/22/19 and di...
02/14/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 33d restricted EE stepped awkwardly off the last step and rolled their ankle. EE took their normal days off and returned on the 2/22/19. EE asked to be seen by a doctor. An x-ray shows that they have a fracture.
02/03/2019 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 69d restricted Employee was cleaning mud from a tower using a water lance. They stepped backwards and slipped on material they just cleaned from the immediate work area. Employee was seen by a Dr. on 2/4/19 and pla...
01/14/2019 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using a pulley and winch snatch block to lower thimbles into a hole. When pulling the pulley/winch snatch block back up, EE grabbed the wire and it caught EE's left index finger and cut E...
01/10/2019 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Contractors in the cement silo passenger elevator became trapped when one of the safety switches tripped (opened). It took longer than 15 minutes to reset the elevator and get the men down.
01/09/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was preparing to remove a chunk from a cement silo cone. When the port was opened material flowed out. While trying to close the port dust got into EE's eyes. EE was seen by a Dr. and prescribe...
11/10/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was replacing a spout plug in the shipping silos spout. When EE looked up to align the plug with the bolt holes dust fell into EE's eyes. EE was wearing safety glasses and hard hat. EE had lower...
09/21/2017 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None Fire was possibly started by welders working in the area earlier in the day. MSHA was called but the length of the fire did not meet MSHA report. Hot work permit issued and followed. Coal system has b...
09/15/2017 ENTRAPMENT ACCIDENT ONLY None At 10:16 an employee reported was stuck in the elevator at the cement silos. The elevator car was about 3 to 4 feet above ground. The employee was able to get out at 11:16. The elevator over speed b...
06/20/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was on level 3 of the tower. Pallets of material was being lifted up to this level by a crane. EE was using a tag line to help guide the load over a handrail when ee felt a pain in right bicep....
05/18/2017 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using a come along and choker to pull the HDR. The HDR had become stuck and would not move in either direction. When EE pulled with the come along the choker failed and the hook came ba...
01/08/2017 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None A small fire was located in the southwest corner of the coal stockpile. The excavator was located in the quarry and had to be brought up to stockpile to dig the fire out. Fire was extinguished at 9:4...
12/29/2016 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Employee was stuck in an elevator for greater than 30 minutes. Door limit switch was not being made. Service technician arrived and got employee out at 5:18PM
12/25/2016 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None A glow on top of the coal stockpile was observed. It was confirmed to be 3 small flames. Because of location it required an excavator to extinguish. The excavator was located on the other side of t...
10/19/2016 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While stepping the EE felt a pop in left knee. EE was seen by the doctor on 10/24/2016 and prescribed physical therapy.
05/10/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON FATALITY Fatal Employee was found on the floor of the #2 slurry tank. Employee had significant head injuries and was pronounced dead by the Justice of the Peace. The accident scene is currently under a Section 103...
04/08/2016 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Service Technician was diagnosing elevator issues from the 4/6/16 incident. The technician tripped a door safety switch and the elevator stopped. The elevator system would not reset and a second tec...
04/06/2016 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Personnel elevator at the cement silos stopped within 1 feet of the bottom floor. The exterior door would not open and it took a service technician over 30 minutes to arrive and reset the elevator.
01/04/2016 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 374d lost Removing and cleaning build up from inside walls of dryer crusher using high pressure water. The cleaning was being done from elevated outside cleanout ports. Due to build up on bottom of vessel openi...
01/04/2016 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 374d lost Removing cleaning build up from inside walls of dryer crusher using high pressure water. The cleaning was being done from elevated outside cleanout ports. Due to build up on bottom of vessel opening w...
10/03/2015 MACHINERY ACCIDENT ONLY None Following a temperature and pressure increase in the bag house, five vent doors opened as designed. Investigation is still ongoing regarding the circumstances underlying the temperature and pressure...
09/01/2015 MACHINERY PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY None EE was working on an auto sampler. Air was turned off and the electrical equipment was turned off. Residual air pressure in the lines allowed the unit to cycle when the EE freed the blockage with hi...
07/06/2015 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted EE was cleaning out a chute when the material broke free and forced the jackhammer into his neck. EE sustained a laceration to right side of neck that required stitches.
04/17/2015 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 2d lost, 99d restricted employee felt knee ""pop"" when his foot got caught in stairs as he was walking around preheater tower - foot got caught underneath step as he was climbing stairs
01/22/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Employee was working around cement kiln dust when some got in his boot. He didn't try to clean and neutralize the area and therefore received an alkali burn.
11/14/2014 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None During a coal mill system start up, a fire occurred in the coal mill system. The fire forced open the pressure relief doors on the lower level of the bag house. The CO2 suppression system automatical...
08/17/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was inspecting equipment (Iron Ore Slide Gate). After inspection, the slide gate was removed and in hand and brought towards his body to secure. Employee slightly turned his left side and the...
07/07/2014 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None A computer glitch during new kiln commissioning caused a kiln shutdown. Approx. 1200 degree F. air was forced into a rubber duct due to a drop in positive air pressure. The hot air eventually caused...
06/21/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using an adjustable wrench to tighten a turnbuckle. The wrench slipped off and struck the left side of his nose.
06/13/2014 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None Clinker exited kiln, fans were not shut off, and dust exited the dust collector @ clinker silo #22
04/15/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE (5 Point contractor) left a cresent wrench in the housing that he went to grab and when he placed his and on the angle iron frame to reach into fan housing the set screw that is a 7/16"" bolt, whic...