Demopolis Plant Cemex Inc — Accidents

Total: 132 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
01/17/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 20d restricted ee was walking down sloped ramp at barge loading when he slipped, twisted his left knee. on 10/12/05 EE had knee surgery. returned to work on 10/17/2005 on light duty and will start physical therapy.
01/12/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING FILING CABINET INTO BACK OF PICK-UP. AS HE SHOVED THE CABINET INTO THE PICK-UP HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER WAS CAUGHT IN BOTTOM DRAWER OF FILING CABINET WHICH SEVERED END OF FINGER.
08/27/2004 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted Drilling hole and from above hot preheater dust blew out on upper neck and lower head burning occipital scalp light duty began 8-27-04.
06/29/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 164d restricted Strained right wrist raising bed on gator in shop. EE put on light duty 7-13-04.
06/18/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING LADDER ON THE PRE-HEATER, REACHED UP AND FELT SOMETHING PULL IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER. DOCTOR'S FINDINGS: IMPINGEMENT SYNDROME AND PARESTHESIA. EMPLOYEE ORDERED PHYSICAL THERAPY ON 8...
03/29/2004 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 48d lost Contract employee mashed end of both feet while operating cat 236 bobcat
03/05/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 26d lost, 31d restricted EE HAD BEEN SQUATTING DOWN USING OX-ACETYLENE TORCH. WHEN HE STOOD UP HE FELT SHARP PAIN IN RIGHT KNEE. KNEE BEGAN TO SWELL AND EE FELT A LOT OF PAIN. EE WAS PUT ON LIGHT DUTY BY DOCTOR.
02/10/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 35d lost, 5d restricted EE WAS BENDING OVER (DOWN) TO CHECK STARTER ON MCC. FELT PAIN IN LEFT KNEE. EE HAVING KNEE SURGERY 4/19/04.
01/08/2004 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None FLAMMABLE VAPORS FROM A HYDRAULIC RESERVIOR ACCUMULATED IN THE TRUNNION GUARD. IGNITION WAS CAUSED BY CUTTING/WELDING IN THE AREA. HYDRAULIC OIL WAS CONTAINED BY A FLAMMABLE SOLVENT.
09/09/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 102d restricted PICKING UP GRINDER AT WORK - FELT PULL IN LEFT ELBOW. EE PUT ON LIGHT DUTY 10/17/03 AND PHYSICAL THERAPY.
04/30/2003 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE THE EE WAS WORKING ON A GRATE, HE DROPPED A BAR, THAT BOUNCED UP AND STRUCK HIM IN THE CHIN. THIS IS A LACERATION TO HIS CHIN.
04/14/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 34d lost, 6d restricted EE WAS OBSERVING ANOTHER EE WORK, HE BENT DOWN TO CHECK THE PROGRESS OF THE EE AND WHEN HE TRIED TO STAND UP, HE COULDN'T. WAS PUT ON LIGHT DUTY UNTIL 4/21/03 THEN WAS TAKEN OFF WORK. THIS WAS FIRST D...
03/04/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 100d lost, 17d restricted EE WAS USING A SHOVEL TO CLEAN SPILLED CLINKER AND SUSTAINED A ROTATOR CLUFF INJURY IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER.
11/19/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted WHILE EE WAS STEPPING FROM A BARGE TO THE RAMP, HE SUSTAINED A PULLED MUSCLE IN HIS LOWER BACK AND WAS PLACED ON LIGHT DUTY FOR 3 DAYS.
10/02/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 6d restricted EE WAS USING THE 980 FEL TO CLEAN THE CHALK RECLAIMER. THE EE WAS ON THE GROUND AT THE ACCESS LADDER ON THE 980. THE EE STRAINED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK AS HE PULLED HIMSELF FROM THE GROSTEP ON T HE LOAD...
07/02/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 19d restricted WHILE PAINTING IN THE FINISH MILL, EMPLOYEE DEVELOPED A RASH ON THE BACK OF HIS NECK AND UPPER BACK.
06/23/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted THE OUTSIDE CONCRETE FLOOR HAD A THIN LAYER OF RAW DUST ON IT. A RECENT RAIN CAUSED THE FLOOR TO BECOME SLICK. AS THE EE WALKED ACROSS THE FLOOR HE SLIPPED ON A WET SPOT AND FELL, DISLOCATING HIS RIGH...
05/03/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS SCREWING AN ATTACHMENT INTO A SPRING. THE SPRING BROKE, FLYING BACK CUTTING THE EE LEFT MIDDLE KNUCKLE. HE HAD 3 STITCHES.
04/01/2002 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None EE IS A SERVICEMAN AT THE PLANT. THERE ARE SEVERAL AREAS IN THE PLANT WITH NOISE LEVELS ABOVE 85DBA. SOMETIMES THE SERVICEMEN DO WORK IN THESE AREAS.
04/01/2002 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None EE IS THE ELECTRICAL SUPERVISOR FOR THE DEMOPOLIS PLANT. THERE ARE SEVERAL AREAS IN THE PLANT WITH NOISE LEVELS ABOVE 85 DBA. SOMETIMES THE ELECTRICIANS DO WORK IN THESE AREAS.
04/01/2002 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None EMPLOYEE IS A REPAIRMAN AT THE PLANT. THERE ARE SEVERAL AREAS IN THE PLANT WITH NOISE LEVELS ABOVE 85 DBA. SOMETIMES THE REPAIRMEN DO WORK IN THESE AREAS.
01/29/2002 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 3d lost, 77d restricted THE EE WAS HITTING ON A PIECE OF PIPE & HE FELT PAIN IN BOTH OF HIS HANDS & ARMS. LOST TIME STARTED ON 08/11/02 WITH SURGERY ON HIS RIGHT WRIST. (2 DAYS LOST.) LOST TIME STARTED ON 8/30/02 WIT H SURGE...
01/17/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 173d restricted EE WAS USING A LONG BAR TO PUSH BUILD-UP OFF THE BURNER PIPE, PIPE SLIPPED INJURING HIS LOWER BACK.
01/16/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 21d restricted THE EE STEPPED OVER A PIECE OF METAL AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE.
10/23/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 169d lost EE WAS CLEANING THE XXXX MATERIAL BUILDUP ON THECHALK STACKER. THE EE WAS ASCENDING A CAGED LADDER FROM THE TURNTABLE TO THE BOOM. THE TOP SUPPORT ON THE LADDER BROKE CAUSING THE LADDER TO LEAN OUT. T...
04/02/2001 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None EE IS AN ELECTRICIAN AT THE PLANT. THERE ARE SEVERAL AREAS IN THE PLANT WITH NOISE LEVELS ABOVE 85 DBA. SOMETIMES THE ELECTRICIANS DO WORKIN THESE AREAS.
03/20/2001 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 100d lost, 40d restricted CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME. SURGERY ON 1ST HAND 3-20-2001.
01/12/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 245d lost THE WELDER WAS FLIPPING A FILLER BAR END OVER END WHEN HE FELT SOMETHING IN HIS BACK (A FILLER BAR IS A STEEL PLATE THAT A TIRE ON A CEMENT KILN RIDES ON).
09/19/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted EE WAS STANDING ON A BARGE ANOTHER EE HANDED HERDUST COLLECTOR HOSE: SHE DROPPED IT AND SAID HER BACK WAS HURT. THE DR SAID LOW BACK PAIN ALLOTHER TESTS NEGATIVE. SENT TO PT 11/10/00 & PUT ON LIGHT DU...
07/05/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None AFTER EMPLOYEE DUMPED METAL OUT OF A CONTAINED, THE CONTAINER FELL ON HIS FINGER WHEN HE TRIED TO LATCH IT. IT WAS TOO CLOSE TO THE FORKLIFT. HIS LEFT RING FINGER WAS MASHED AND HAD SUTURES.
05/22/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted THE EE WAS TRYING TO OPEN A DOOR BY LIFTING ON IT. THE DOOR WAS ON THE ROLLER MILL AIR DUCT. HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK WHILE LIFTING.
03/09/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 65d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS INT EH RPCESS OF ISNTALLING THE LIFTING BLOCK ONTO THE CABLE OF THE MOBIL CRANE. THE BLOCK TIPPED OVER STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE ON THE RIGHT FOOT, CAUSING A FRACTURE OF THE 3RD META CARPAL B...