CLARKSVILLE PLANT — Accidents

Total: 177 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
02/23/2009 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While putting air pressure on air hose to clean pipe below rotary feeder, employee was unaware of uncapped Chicago fitting at eye level. When air was turned on, dust from fitting blew into his right...
02/18/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Employee was sent to work on tripped circuit breaker. Had to remove starter to access a screw on breaker mechanism. Attempted to kneel down to remove holding screw close to the floor when he felt ""po...
02/12/2009 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was acting as spotter in the clinker cooler pit area of cement plant when dust got into his right eye. Eye became irritated and swollen. Saw optometrist 2/13/09, several particles were remov...
01/22/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost Employee was removing access door from cement mill, door fell (approx. 100#) trapping gloved finger between mill and bolt. This caused severe laceration to left index finger.
01/12/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 31d lost, 30d restricted Employee felt shoulder pull while reaching overhead & pulling large bolt from division screen on cement mill. Saw Dr. on 1/12/09 and was placed on restricted duty due to inflammation of shoulder.
09/05/2008 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was installing clinker chute during cement kiln shutdown, when a foreign particle blew into his right eye. Went to ER next day, where foreign body was removed and he was given Rx eye drops.
04/08/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted Employee was using overhead crane to pick up steel plate (4'X8'X1/4"") & put it in rack in maintenance shop. When sheet of steel plate slipped out of the steel clamp grip & pinned ee against steel tab...
01/02/2008 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 3d lost, 203d restricted Employee had surgery on elbow and wrist on 1/2/08 for repetitive trauma suffered as occupational illness. Off work 1/2-1/4/08 and placed on restricted duty effective 1/7/08.
11/23/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 24d restricted Employee was standing by an another employee loosening bolts on a highlift pump when the pump impeller & shaft rolled off the work bench. He strained his right shoulder/arm when he grabbed for it to...
09/29/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was putting bolts in a flange at the new plant air compressor building when a wrench that had been left on a pipe spun around and struck him in the mouth as he stood nearby. It chipped his r...
09/24/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 99d lost Employee lifted a 118 lb. part from the floor into a parts washer (3 ft above floor). Employee felt a twinge in his back. Worked the rest of the day. Came to work the next morning with severely spr...
05/08/2007 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee had a allergic reaction to bites from swarming Buffalo gnats in the maintenance shop while he performed his maintenance duties, causing large welts on his arms, face and neck. Physician admi...
02/26/2007 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was operating sandblaster to clean cement buildup off of cement coolers when a piece of sand entered and scratched his right eye. (Was wearing face shield.) Prescription eye drops administer...
01/08/2007 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was inspecting the pattern of whizzer blades in the cement mill separator when dust vibrated off of separator & entered right eye. Given Rx eye drops for conjunctivitis on 1/9/07.
12/04/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was outside of transfer house walking to the motor control center when he slipped on a patch of ice on the ground (inclement weather) and fell, striking his upper back and head. Employee rec...
11/20/2006 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was changing grates on underside of cement clinker cooler drive. Dust in air probably entered eyes after employee removed his goggles. Prescription eye drops prescribed due to conjunctivitis...
11/01/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 70d restricted Employee strained his left shoulder 11/01/06 when he shoved a piece of metal into the metal shear. Injury didn't become reportable until a partial tear of the rotator cuff was discovered and he under...
10/27/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was in physical/chemical laboratory. He removed a procelain funnel from the drying oven with tongs. The funnel slipped out of the tongs. Employee grabbed for it with right hand as it hit the...
09/13/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was swinging sledgehammer at feed end building of cement plant to break up built-up, hardened cement when the hammerhead hit the roof overhead & on rebound pinched his right little finger bet...
08/18/2006 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was stretching out welding cable when he raised up and struck his head (wearing hard hat) on the damper control arm of the cooler exhaust fan. This caused sprain to his cervical spine. Injur...
08/18/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was in storeroom using pocket knife to cut cardboard to place over dust compressor. He was cutting toward self when his right elbow struck an object, causing hand w/knife to redirect and sta...
08/17/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was putting chain in a bucket elevator and was attempting to straighten the chain when folded links straightened and forced his finger into a friction wheel. This caused fracture to the fing...
08/05/2006 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using hand-held electric grinder inside duct work at the glass baghouse and was grinding the surface of the damper housing when the grinder slipped out of his sweaty hands and cut his rig...
08/01/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was machining grates in machine shop. He was attempting to remove the shim stock from under the material when the sharp edge of the shim cut through his glove and into his right thumb. This...
07/24/2006 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was riding in manlift basket ascending to bottom of cement mill #2 in order to hook a cable onto the mill, when he caught his right ring finger between the manlift basket and the mill. This...
07/20/2006 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was standing by as other employee used jackhammer to unplug the clinker breaker, when a hot piece of cement clinker flew up and struck him in the mouth. This caused a contusion and 2 degree...
07/20/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using a multitool screwdriver to adjust the door stop on an office door and was reaching overhead tightening screws at the top of the door when he suffered back spasms. He received osteop...
07/20/2006 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None Build-up of fine clinker had accumulated in the clinker cooler. The clinker cooler baghouse was by-passed due to concern for overheating the baghouse cloth bags. The discharge gases heated up the in...
07/12/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee's left index finger was pinched between a box-end wrench and an air chucker hook while he was working with other employee to remove nuts from bearing springs of a gear reducer. This caused l...
06/14/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was in process of installing an oil cooler on the cement plant coal mill. He smashed his left middle finger between the oil cooler and a pallet while sliding the cooler on a pallet under the...
04/11/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employees were preparing for new electrical installation and were removing electrical conduit at plant silos. Employee was pulling on conduit and when it came free, he smashed his left middle finger...
03/25/2006 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The cement raw mill was being manually turned by a crane. A bolt holding the choker cable broke, causing a jolt to the mill and releasing a large cloud of dust and debris. As employee standing by wa...
03/24/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None This injury occured while doing overhead lifting over a period of four days.
03/10/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee struck right elbow on bracket securing ladder to handrail inside cement plant raw mill. He was jackhammering inside the shut down mill at the time. He did not seek treatment until 5/3/06 at...
03/05/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 18d restricted Employee was stepping off crane and foot slipped on wet outrigger pad and twisted his knee.
02/26/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using utility knife to cut rubber cement mill liner when the knife slipped and he cut his right leg above the knee. Laceration required sutures.
02/25/2006 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 25d lost, 17d restricted Employee was holding 5"" pipe used to guide jackhammer bit onto bolt as employees were jacking raw mill liner bolts out of mill. Jackhammer bit came out of pipe and down on employee's right little fi...
01/13/2006 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Another employee was blowing out a cement silo aeration line on other side of silo when air backtracked and pushed open a valve near injured, blowing cement dust into his right ear and right eye. Ear...
01/03/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee twisted right knee while emptying 5 gallon buckets of cement dust into loader bucket at feed end of kiln and again while going down steps at slurry basin on 1/4/06. Saw ortho specialist on 3/...
11/23/2005 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Employee was cleaning the waste dust scales using an air hose. When he turned the air on, the hose popped off and the coupler struck him in the face. Xray at time was negative for fracture, but ee l...
11/09/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 38d lost Employee handing 15# brick to brick mason and felt strain to left groin area.
11/07/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was holding bolt/socket & extension being tightened by other employee using impactor when the socket slipped off the bolt, causing the extension to spin around and strike him in the mouth. T...
10/27/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was removing sections of guides from cement mill discharge bucket elevator. In the process, the employee struck the grating above him with one of the beams, causing cement dust to dislodge a...
09/13/2005 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee's eyes started hurting after work 9/13/05. He had been welding on a coal mill ladder & had also been on fire watch while other employee welded. While on vacation 9/14/05, Dr. diagnosed mild...
07/28/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None While on break in Shipping Dept. breakroom, employee bent over to tie his shoelace, went to stand upright and the next thing he knew he was on the floor. He stuck his left elbow on the floor when he...
07/27/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None During kiln shutdown employee worked inside rotary cement kiln welding a patch in the shell and had to walk through clinker dust to get to his work area. The dust penetrated his work clothes and got...
07/27/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was cutting & removing old screw conveyor housing sections at the elect. precipitator Bldg. When he attempted to drop a section of metal housing off grating to the ground, a piece of sharp metal on...
07/22/2005 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was operating K-D forklift during kiln shutdown to move pallets of kiln brick in and out of cement kiln. While backing out of the kiln, a wheel ran up onto a large piece of coating. The whe...
06/15/2005 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Employee was in manlift basket alongside the rotary cement kiln, assisting as his supervisor drilled holes in a crack in the kiln shell. Hot dust coming out of the crack got into employee's right eye...
06/06/2005 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee pinched right ring finger between air lance ""T"" handle and doorway of cement plant clinker cooler while using air lance to break up a high pile of clinker inside the cooler. This resulted...