BUILDEX CLAY PIT — Accidents

Total: 27 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
07/28/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Working on crusher and fell off backwards. Continued to work that day, but the plant was shut down and employees were laid off including injured employee. On July 31 he came to plant and told me about...
07/24/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Trying to lift cover off feed tube #2 kiln.
10/01/2013 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Cutting on conveyor belt and knife slipped and cut index finger on left hand. 5 stitches.
05/07/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was walking towards the shop door and instead of turning the door knob to open it he hit the door with fist to push open and it broke his hand. Should have used common sense.
05/17/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Un-plugging the feed gate when arm slipped and got cut.
08/08/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Walking up stairs and lost footing. Hit forehead on metal piece. Went to ER. Doctor cleaned face and put glue on cut to stop bleeding.
06/26/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY None Employee was taking a chunk of shale out of bin when left hand pinky got caught in gate. 1/2"" of top part of pinky finger came off.
05/10/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None # 1 feed chute to kiln was plugged with material. Took bar and tried to get material to go through and hit left hand on metal box around top of #1 feed chute cutting index finger. Went to ER got 3 sti...
02/16/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was working on reducer. Trying to take bolt off. Another employee was using crow bar to hold lid open while injured tried to take bolt off when crow bar slipped and lid closed on his finger....
07/10/2008 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 244d lost Employee was taking 970 into pit to empty out material when steam went into window of cab and burned his upper torso.
03/10/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Cleaning grease off trunion base. Left area and was walking down stairs. Slipped and fell. Sprained his right ankle.
10/19/2007 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 16d restricted Employee was operating crusher when silo got full and material started to plug up. Employee then put item in part way to stop material from being fed into machine. Employee took guard off and reached...
06/11/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was tightening a bolt on the #2 vibrator when the wrench slipped causing employee to fall backwards hitting right side of body on handrail, bruising abdominal area.
11/24/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WAS WALKING UNDER KILN TO GET LADDER AND HIT HEAD
06/11/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was twisting off bolts off guard on D8 and hit elbow.
03/04/2004 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS GRINDING ON A KILN TIRE & A PIECE OF SCRAP METAL FLEW INTO HIS LEFT EYE. EE WAS WEARING EYE PROTECTION.
06/10/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING IN HOT, WINDY CONDITIONS. DUST FROM SULFUR & MATERIAL WAS BLOWING ONTO HIS SKIN & MADE IT IRRITATED.
11/26/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost EE WAS CHANGING BELT ON CRUSHER, AND FELL THROUGH HOLE ON CATWALK. (HOLE WAS REPAIRED FOLLOWING INCIDENT).
09/20/2001 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS SWEEPING WALKWAY IN KILN FLOOR WHEN BROOM HANDLE HE WAS USING BROKE, CUTTING HIS RIGHT RING FINGER.
08/02/2001 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS CRUSHING MATERIAL. THE WIND BLEW AND A PIECE OF ROCK GOT INTO HIS LEFT EYE.
06/13/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 69d lost EE STEPPED OFF LADDER OF 938G LOADER AND FELL TO THE GROUND. EE DID NOT GO TO DR. UNTIL LATER IN THE EVENING.
04/17/2001 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS CHANGING PINS ON A 621 SCRAPER-THE BAR GOT STUCK AND WHEN IT RELEASED IT FELL ON EES ARM.
03/04/2001 OCCUPATIONAL SKIN DISEASES OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None THE EE NOTICED A SKIN RASH ON SEVERAL PARTS OF THE BODY. WENT TO SEE DR. AND DIAGNOSED WITH CONTACT DERMATITIS.
01/25/2001 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS WORKING MAINTENANCE ON A KILN TIRE & STRAINED THE JOINT IN HIS LEFT ELBOW.
11/09/2000 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS ITCHING ALL DAY FROM SULFER DUST WHICH HAD GOTTEN ONTO HIS CLOTHING.
09/10/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 22d lost EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING BY A DUST COLLECTOR WHEN HE STEPPED WRONG, CAUSING HIM TO FALL ONTO THE GROUND AND INTO HE HOT DUST.
01/10/2000 FIRE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 33d lost EE WAS CUTTING A BRACKET OFF WITH A CUTTING TORCH. EE WAS HOLDING TORCH IN R HAND AN DGUIDING BRACKET WITH LEFT HAND. WHEN HE PULLED R HAND BACK TO MOVE BRACKET WITH LEFT HAND THE TORCH IGNITE D GLOVE...