Clinchfield Plant — Accidents

Total: 118 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
01/09/2026 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A laborer working in the Finishing Mills was cleaning a gypsum spillage. The employee was filling and carrying two five-gallon buckets; the employee stated their back was hurting and had trouble stand...
12/03/2024 ENTRAPMENT ACCIDENT ONLY None Lunchtime arrived, the EPSA team stopped activities. However, the CEMEX owned loader continued to operate. After lunch activities resumed. The dumper operator while performing the reverse maneuver to...
10/23/2024 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted Lack of communication between operator and ground rigger, pinched rigger's fingers between load causing laceration to fingers. Resulting in stitches and temporary light duty work.
08/23/2024 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Burn to ear drum from hot slag from oxy/acetylene cutting.
08/15/2024 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 32d restricted Employee finger was struck with hammer fracturing tip of right middle finger.
08/06/2024 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted While closing a gate hopper on railcar, the bar used to turn the knuckle slipped from the knuckle and pinched the employees left middle ring finger between the bar and the railcar.
05/23/2024 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 19d restricted The employee was working off of a scissors lift to make a repair. At the same time another employee left a forklift running with no wheel chocks parked on a slope. The forklift rolled back down the sl...
04/16/2024 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While working in the bulk silos, the miner got cement dust in their right eye. The miner flushed their eye but still had some irritation. Miner was taken to local urgent care where miner was prescribe...
05/08/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Team lift of a purlin being performed when wind gust caused one employee to lose control of the purlin, which rolled onto right wrist lacerating it. Leather gloves & long sleeves were being worn; prop...
10/28/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Miner was working to change out a bushing on a tipping valve arm, when the arm rotated down and pinched miner's left middle finger between the counter-weight arm and d ring which was welded to the fee...
04/27/2021 DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee stated that EE became nauseated on the way home after EE's shift on 04/27/2021. Employee sought medical attention at the Hospital. Employee was diagnosed as being dehydrated. Employee arrived...
11/02/2020 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Kiln Auxiliary clutch housing fragmented striking employee on left shoulder blade resulting in a contusion and fractured rib.
09/23/2020 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Operator error resulting in accident while hauling overburden to stockpile. Operator failed to wear seatbelt, causing injury. Although operator displayed high proficiency and had driven this exact rou...
04/08/2020 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 304d lost Employee was descending HAC (high altitude conveyor) belt and lost footing and lunged forward and felt pain in right shoulder. Employee sought medical treatment on 4/29/2020 and MRI showed tear of rig...
02/09/2020 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None Bruised leg
02/05/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 17d restricted Employee, working on deck of mobile crane, misstepped and fell from deck of mobile crane falling 70 inches landing on ground at base of crane. Employee has been trained on MSHA fall protection requir...
08/18/2018 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None Coal bin exploded on 8/18/2018, causing subsequent damages to top of bin and surrounding walls. No one was injured.
01/06/2017 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None Injured was reattaching a valve arm to yoke on an actuating cylinder. In the process of getting yoke and valve arm aligned EE used a hammer to drive keeper pin in place. The pin went through the yoke...
05/17/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 70d lost Injured was pulling the slack out of load tarp, and when injured stepped backward off of the end of trailer injured was wearing fall protection - when harness stopped injured this caused left foot to...
01/20/2016 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee's pry bar slipped letting right arm travel forward into cement panel. Right forearm was cut above glove where contact was made with concrete panel. Laceration required five (5) stitches.
11/18/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 21d lost, 82d restricted Injured was walking down the steps from control. Close to bottom of the steps his foot slipped and he injured his right ankle. After treatment, the injury was diagnosed as broken fibula at ankle.
09/11/2015 ENTRAPMENT ACCIDENT ONLY None Person was stuck in bulk silos elevator for approx. 90 minutes. Msha hot line was notified
09/02/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured was closing cleanout door on preheater. The door latch was not in the correct position and when injured reached to reposition the latch, his finger was mashed between door and frame.
07/18/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 252d lost, 124d restricted Employee was descending steps from the new heat exchanger system and when they stepped on the landing they felt a pain in the right knee. Employee sought medical treatment on 7/20/2015 and was prescri...
07/14/2015 INUNDATION ACCIDENT ONLY None An air exam, dust from a screw blew directly onto a monitor causing an alarm and NO reading of 141@4ppm. The dust was removed, the alarm cleared, and air readings returned to normal. This form is subm...
07/14/2015 OTHER INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES 5d lost Employee reported sore throat, fever, and body aches. Employee visited hospital but denied illness was work related. This request is being submitted to terminate Citation No.8820578 and should not be...
07/09/2015 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee reported a nauseous smell while cutting pipe in #2 compartment. Results of air testing was negative. Next day, employee stated he wasn't feeling well and asked to leave early. This request is...
06/16/2015 DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 3d lost Employee started feeling woozy. He was taken to Perry Hospital ER by ambulance He was diagnosed as being dehydrated and given fluids. Dismissed from ER later that day He had been working on some valv...
06/09/2015 OTHER INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES 7d lost Employee had been welding in the baghouse. The employee later stated that he was having breathing problems, a headache, black mucus mixed with blood, and a nose bleed. This request is being submitte...
05/29/2015 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee had been welding in the baghouse. The following day, employee stated that he was not coming to work because he had ""burnt eyes"" and had been throwing up. This request is being submitted to...
03/30/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Injured was throwing a piece of steel cable into scrap bin. He stepped on uneven ground and twisted his ankle. Injured sought meduical treatment on 4/9/2015.
03/21/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee's work crew hit a ""gas pocket"" while cutting a section of catwalk. Employee got sick at the smell and was removed to fresh air outside. This request is being submitted to terminate Citation...
03/21/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee's work crew hit a ""gas pocket"" while cutting a section of catwalk. Employee got sick at the smell and was removed to fresh air outside. The request is being submitted to terminate Citation...
03/21/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee's crew hit a ""gas pocket"" while cutting a section of catwalk. Employee got sick at the smell and was removed to fresh air outside. This request is being submitted to terminate Citation No.8...
03/21/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employees work crew hit a ""gas pocket"" while cutting a section of catwalk. Employee got sick at the smell and was removed to fresh air. This request is being submitted to terminate Citation No.88205...
03/18/2015 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee was welding in the baghouse. During the latter part of his shift he began to have eye discomfort and irritation which was diagnosed as arc flash eye burn.
02/15/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 58d restricted Injured was cutting a piece of channel iron from #6 clinker bin. He removed the cut piece, and then reached into opening to remove the rest of the iron. The iron become loose and fell onto employee's...
02/07/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Injured was walking, blacked out and fell to the concrete. Injured sustained lacerations to area above left eye. This required sutures
01/30/2015 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 11d restricted EE was using a screwdriver to ""pop"" some metal bands on a shipping crate. The screwdriver slipped causing his hand to contact a metal band on the crate. This resulted in sutures to his right hand s...
10/16/2014 OTHER DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 11d lost, 13d restricted Injured had completed a power shot in preheater poke hole and had removed the system. He proceeded to look into the porthole to see how much buildup up had been removed and at that time some material...
02/28/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 30d restricted Injured was installing a door on #5 finish mill feed elevator. This door is secured with a top retaining bar. One side of the retainer was secured and the other side could not be because the door was...
01/14/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 42d restricted Injured was exiting the pack house silos on the south side. His left foot did not clear the concrete blocks (used to stop water from entering these silos) and he fell to the ground injuring his left k...
12/04/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 141d restricted Employee was closing door on a new piece of production equipment and smashed end of right middle finger causing cut and fracture. Finger was caught between door latch and latch keeper. Employee was pl...
11/07/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 17d restricted Injured was using an air lance to clean a plugged chute. He was standing on an 10"" high platform. When the air lance broke free, injured lost his balance, fell backward and his left elbow contacted...
10/25/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Electrical contractor dropped a piece of 3/4 rigid conduit pipe approx. 4' long from a walk platform above a fuel silo. The pipe slid down the roof of silo and fell approx. 20' and hit the EE point do...
08/31/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Injured was adjusting the calibration on a motion switch for H-50 dust collector screw. He accessed the switch from the wrong side of the guard and while descending the ladder his left thumb contacted...
05/23/2012 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 25d lost Stepped out of truck onto a rock wrong way and felt a pain.
01/15/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 64d restricted Injured was using a come-a-long to pull two sections of chain together on the south side of reclaimer harrow bars. When he put pressure on the hoist, a section of harrow bar above him fell and struck...
10/05/2011 OTHER INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES None This was a contractor employee who was observed by his fellow workers, gasping for air and breathing heavily. After making the employee comfortable as possible, an ambulance was called and he was tr...
05/05/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 288d restricted Injured was installing a cover on a roller mill roll. The method used was putting an eyebolt into cover and lowering into place. A fellow co-worker realized that the eyebolt had broken and pushed inju...