Balcones Plant — Accidents

Total: 139 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
02/16/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Safety pin on Finish Mill ball dump chute broke causing the handle to fall striking miner's left hand, lacerating three fingers.
01/31/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 45d restricted The injured man notified the other worker that he was getting down from the mixer, but returned just as the other employee closed the lid/hatch to the shotcrete mixer. The injured man got his ring fi...
01/18/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 6d restricted Employee was carrying a rivet buster into kiln when he slipped and caught himself with his hands. Rivet buster fell onto his left ring finger and crushed it.
01/11/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was removing boards on a scaffold. He was taken to the Doctor, his eye was flushed and was perscribed eye drops.
12/22/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While carrying a bag of trash, he passed by an air horn, lost his balance and fell on his buttock causing unknown injury.
12/07/2007 OTHER ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None No conditions contributed to the incident. Miner experienced respiratory difficulties.
08/09/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Carying rebar cage to hole, cage rolled while carrying and cut his arm.
04/21/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 23d lost Mechanic was installing hydraulic cylinder onto excavator. He removed pin to re-align. The other end of cylinder was suspended by rigging; the other end of cylinder slipped out of the pin socket, swun...
04/04/2007 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 63d restricted Employee was using hand-power tool, drilling into wood; drilling bit unexpectedly became stuck into wood, then ""freed-up"", causing a twisting motion to hand/wrist area causing small bone fracture lo...
02/19/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was positioning forks of forklift. He had his hand in the pinch point area when the other employee lt go of the fork resulting in a fracture to (R) ring finger.
11/10/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted EE assisting with off-load of concrete from ready-mix truck. Discharge chute was inadvertently lowered into place pinching his hand.
09/20/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Miner missed a step while climbing off a loader and stepped onto uneven ground twisting his left knee. No restricted duty; however, his leg was placed in a temporary immobilizer. Miner did not request...
07/11/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted While lowering a 10' X 24"" Finish Mill airslide the rope used to support and lower the airslide broke. The airslide struck the miner's lower right leg.
01/21/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using a ""T"" handle pipe to poke the Preheat Tower. Because of the improper placement of EE hands on the tool, when the material gave way, EE left hand struck to extended port structure...
10/20/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Co-worker was attempting to align a metal liner in a Finish Mill, and while striking the casting with a metal sledgehammer, a small piece of the metal casting struck the injured miner and became embed...
02/27/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None MINER INJURED HIS LEG WHEN A TEMPORARILY WELDED SUPPORT ANGLE IRON GAVE WAY AND THE TEMPORARY PLATFORM SHIFTED SLIGHTLY. WHEN THE MINER JUMPED OFF THE SUPPORT, HE LACERATED HIS LEG ON THE COR NER OF T...
02/18/2004 NO VALUE FOUND ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None INJURY OCCURRED WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO LIFT A HEAVY METAL OBJECT.
01/13/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Twisted right knee on material after stepping from cab of dump truck.
01/12/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None
08/18/2003 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None TORCHING (CUTTING) BOLTS FROM FINISH MILL BUCKET ELEVATOR CHAIN, A PIECE OF HOT METAL FELL INTO HIS RIGHT EAR.
05/21/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE HOLDING LARGE PIECE OF METAL, BEING MOVED WITH A HOIST CHAIN MOVED PINNING RIGHT HAND BETWEEN CHAIN AND METAL CAUSING INDEX AND MIDDLE FINGER TO BE LACERATED. GLOVES WERE WORN; HOWEVER ANGLE OF...
05/21/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE LIFTING A GUIDE RAIL, WITH 4 OTHERS, HE LOST HIS FOOTING. INJURY WAS REPORTED ON 5/22/03; HOWEVER, HE DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL 6/13/03.
05/04/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None CARRYING 100 LB. BAGS OF SAND UP 2 FLIGHTS OF STAIRS, ON HIS RT. SHOULDER. INJURY WAS REPORTED ON 5/4/03; HOWEVER, HE DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL 6/9/03.
11/25/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None ONE OF THREE WORKERS LIFTING 20 FOOT LONG CHAIN GUIDE RAIL INTO PLACE STRAINED HIS SHOULDER.
11/03/2002 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None STRIKING A SHACKER BIN WALL WITH SLEDGEHAMMER, CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN HANDLE AND WALL.
10/28/2002 OTHER ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None UNKNOWN. FELT PAIN AND ITCHING ON LT. FOREARM. RAISED SHIRT TO DISCOVER RED SPOT. SUSPECTED INSECT BITE, NOT FROM A SPIDER (BROWN RECLUSE OR BLACK WIDOW).
09/26/2002 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE USING A POLE TO REMOVE MATERIAL FROM THE INTERIOR WALLS OF THE PRE-HEAT TOWER A LARGE PIECE OF THE MATERIAL FELL FROM ABOVE STRIKING THE END OF THE METAL POLE PLACED THROUGH THE PORTAL. THIS FOR...
08/21/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EYE BECAME IRRITATED AFTER EE LEFT PLANT & ARRIVED HOME. HE TRIED TO WASH MATERIAL FROM EYE WITHOUT SUCCESS. THE FOLLOWING DAY HE CONTINUED TO HAVE IRRIATION & WAS SENT FOR MEDICAL ASSISTANCE IN REMOV...
07/01/2002 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WHILE OPERATING VACUUM TRUCK WAS STRUCK ON RIGHT EAR, RESULTING IN A SMALL LACERATION, WHEN THE 8"" VACUUM HOSE CAME LOOSE FROM THE PIPE TO WHICH IT HAD BEEN ATTACHED.
05/05/2002 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE STOOD UP TOO SOON WHEN EXITING FROM UNDER TEMPORARY SCAFFOLDING ERECTED FOR A MAINTENANCE PROJECT & HIS HARD HAD STRUCK THE OVERHEAD PLATFORM, SPRAINING HIS NECK. HE RECEIVED MEDICAL TREATM ENT ONE...
10/11/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 64d lost, 5d restricted AS EE REMOVED 55 GAL. GREASE BARREL FROM PALLET THE BARREL SLIPPED, PUTTING STRAIN ON HIS KNEE. THERE WAS NO INITIAL MEDICAL TREATMENT. EE SAW AM.D. FOR TREATMENT ON 11/16/01.
09/06/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 68d restricted EE REPORTED BACK STRAIN AFTER ATTEMPTING TO FREESTUCK HYDRAULIC RAM. ON 10/29/01 HE BEGAN TO RECEIVE MEDICAL TREATMENT AND WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY.
09/05/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 109d lost, 15d restricted EE CARRIED CHAIN HOIST UP LADDER LIFTED IT OVERHEAD TO ATTACH IT TO AN POINT THE REPORTED ARM/SHOULDER PAIN LATER DURING HIS SHIFT HE DID NOT INITIALLY RECIEVED ANY MEDICAL BUT HAS NOWSTRAIN M EDICAL...
03/13/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None STEPPED OUT OF VEHICLE WITH LEFT LEG, HEARD KNEE POP, SWELLING AND TENDERNESS OCCURRED.
03/12/2001 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS CHIPPING DOWN MATERIAL BUILDUP. A PIECE FELL DOWN GLOVE AND CAUGHT UNDER WRISTWATCH BAND.
03/11/2001 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WASLOOSENING A BOLT WITH A WRENCH. THE WRENCH SLIPPED OFF OF BOLT CAUSING HIS HAND/WRIST TO COME IN CONTACT WITH METAL BOX.
06/15/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS WORKING ON IRON GATE AT TOP OF GYP SILO STEPPED ON MATERIAL AND SLIPPED CAUSING HAND TO STRIKE ANGLE IRON. ANGLE ITON CAUSED CUT ON RIGHT HAND.
06/13/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A CHANK FELL OFF WEIGH BELT ONTO THE EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT HAND AS HE WAS REMOVING CHANKS OF SLAG FROM CHUTES #1 #2 FM FEED BELT.
03/03/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 76d lost MOVING FROM STATIONARY PLATFORM TO DEEP BUCKET CONVEYOR BUCKETS AND TWISTED LEFT KNEE.