BUILDEX CLAY PIT — Accidents

Total: 85 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
07/13/2007 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Injured was drilling a bolt out of a shaft on top shaker. He remembers rubbing his eye. Later that evening his right eye started paining him. He went to ER where they removed a piece of metal and advi...
06/22/2007 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was laying under a crane replacing a starter. He went to sit up hitting his head on the frame.
03/05/2007 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 11d lost, 63d restricted Employee was jackhammering, he slightly turned on his right leg and felt a pull in his right hip. An MRI was scheduled for 3/16/07.
03/03/2007 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 40d restricted Employee was jack hammering midway inside a kiln. He looked up above him to check the bruicks, doing so the jack hammer bounced down on top of his left foot.
03/10/2006 OTHER DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Employee was cleaning outside the kiln area, a gust of wind blew dust into his eyes.
09/27/2005 FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 15d restricted Employee was walking by the lower shake when the counterweight slipped off hitting the guide and bounced forward hitting ee's legs in both the knee and shin area.
04/29/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 73d restricted On 4/29/05 EE was mounting feed belt to belt scale, frame of feed belt slipped & fell on his hand. He went to ER, they xrayed his hand & said it wasn't broke. Follow up on 5/2 @ OHS Compcare, they did...
10/06/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 47d restricted EMPLOYEES WERE JACKING UP AN OVERSIZED BALL OF MATERIAL AND PLACING BRICKS UNDERNEATH IT TO GET IT UPON THE COOLER GRATES SO THEY COULD GET THE BALL TO MOVE. THE MAINTENANCE MAN REACHED UNDER THE BALL...
07/07/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS UNCLOGGING A HOLE WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER. HE HIT THE HANDLE OF IT AND FELT PAIN DOWN HIS ARM (ELBOW).
06/24/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING OUT OF AN APRON FEEDER HOPPER, HE SLIPPED HITTING HIS RIGHT ELBOW ON THE CORNER OF THE HOPPER. EMPLOYEE WAS GIVEN A SHOT OF CORTIZONE IN HIS ELBOW.
05/13/2002 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS DRILLING. HE WAS HOLDING 5THE DRILL WITH HIS LEFT HAND & A BOARD WITH HIS RIGHT. THE BIT BROKE & JUMPED OVER CUTTING HIS RIGHT FOREARM. NO STITCHES--RECEIVED TETANUS SHOT.
05/03/2002 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS GRINDING METAL AND A PIECE FLEW UP INTO HIS LEFT EYE EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES.
02/19/2002 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 34d lost EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A DOZER PUSHING UP A STOCKPILE. IT LUNGED FORWARD JERKING HIM.
02/01/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS HOLDING A SHEAVE BETWEEN HIS KNEE'S TAKING BOLTS OFF OF IT. THE SHEAVE SLIPPED TURNING SIDEWAY CUTTING HIS KNEE.
01/21/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS WALKING INSIDE OF A KILN. HE TRIPPED, FALLING FORWARD. HIS HARD HAT FELL OFF. WHEN HE RAISED UP, HE HIT HIS HEAD ON TEH END OF A BURNER PIPE, CUTTING HIS HEAD.
11/28/2001 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS USING A CUTTING TORCH. THE HOSE BLEW APART CATCHING HIS RT. HAND GLOVE ON FIRE. BURNING THE 5TH FINGER. ER DR SAID IT WAS 3RD DEGREE. NEXT MORNING HE WAS SEEN AT WORKCOMP DR. HE SAID IT WAS 1ST...
09/04/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 11d lost EE WAS STEPPING OVER A DITCH. HIS FOOT SLID DOWN INTO THE DITCH.
07/27/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS WALKING IN THE DARK AND STEPPED INTO A DITCH.
06/29/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted EE WAS REMOVING A MUFFLER OFF A MOTOR GRADER. HE CUT HIS RT MIDDLE FINGER. EE CLEANED & PUT A BANDAGE ON IT, AND THOUGHT IT WOULD BE OK. AFTER A FEW DAYS, IT BECAME SORE & SWOLLEN. HE REPORTED THE ACC...
06/28/2001 ELECTRICAL NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS TRYING TO JUMP START A TRUCK & HAD IT CONNECTED WRONG. THE BATTERY EXPLODED INTO BOTH EYES.
06/21/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE PICKED UP A SOCKET. IT HAD A SHARP EDGE ON IT, CUTTING HIS 4TH LEFT INDEX FINGER.
05/30/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE'S WERE PUTTING A HUB ON A LOWER SHAKER. A HELPER PUSHED THE HUB ON BEFORE EMPLOYEE MOVED HIS RIGHT HAND.
02/24/2001 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 23d restricted EE WAS BENT OVER IN A SMALL AREA & TRIED TURNINGTO TIGHTEN SOME BOLTS WHEN HIS BACK POPPED.
02/24/2001 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted EMPPLOYEE WAS WORKING WITH PORTA POWER, IT FELL OVER ONTO HIS RIGHT TOE AREA.
02/15/2001 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS USING A PORTA POWER TO CHANGE A HAMMER ON A CRUSHER MACHINE. IT SLIPPED OFF HITTING HIM IN THE FACE. HE HAD SIX STITCHES ON LEFT SIDE OF FOREHEAD AND A CONTUSED NOSE BONE WAS NOT BROKE.
12/30/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS INSIDE A SYNTRON HOPPER PICKING SHALE. ITBROKE LOOSE COVERING HIM TO HIS KNEES.
10/12/2000 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS OUTSIDE WALKING TO HIS JOB, IT WAS VERY WINDY. A FOREIGN BODY BLEW INTO HIS LEFT EYE. THE EE STATES HE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES.
09/05/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 6d lost, 6d restricted EMPLOYEE HAD A STEEL PLATE CLAMPED TO A HOIST; THE HOOK SLIPPED OFF CAUSING THE PLATE TO FALL &SLIDE DOWN EMPLOYEE'S LEG.
08/28/2000 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS GRINDING WHEN A FOEIGN BODY FLEW INTO HIS EYE.
08/22/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING A GUARD THAT WAS HANGING FROM A CRANE. THE GUARD SWANG AROUND HITTING A HANDRAIL, WHICH BOUNCED BACK HITTING HIS LEFT FOREARM.
06/27/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 11d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A 20-GALLON BARREL OF WASTE OIL. HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER & UPPER BACK.
05/10/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE OPERATES A SHALE CRUSHER; A LARGE CHUNKOF SHALE GOT LODGED--WHEN HE OPENED THE SIDE DOOR TO DISLODGE IT, HE REACHED IN AND A LARGE CHUNK OF SHALE FELL ON HIS LEFT HAND.
04/17/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 44d lost EMPLOYEE WAS ROLLING A LARGE BLOCK OF WOOD END OVER END. EMPLOYEE SAID HIS SHOULDER POPPED OUT AND BACK INTO PLACE. HE WENT TO THE CLINIC 4/18;THE DOCTOR DIAGNOSED A STRAINED SHOULDER. NO X- RAYS WERE...
03/07/2000 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 52d restricted LAST MAY OF 1999 EMPLOYEE COMPLAINED OF RIGHT SHOULDER PAIN CAUSED BY RODDING SHALE ABOVE HIS HEAD. DURING THIS TIME HE FAVORED HIS RIGHT ARM USING MORE OF HIS LEFT. HE NOW HAS THE SAME SYMPTO MS IN I...
03/01/2000 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS REPAIRING A HYDRAULIC HOSE. IT BLEWTHROWING HYDRAULIC OIL ONTO HIS FACE AND IN HIS EYES.