Essroc Cement Corp — Accidents

Total: 67 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
04/20/2009 MACHINERY PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 73d lost EE was attempting to grind a burr off of the end of a 1/4"" x 1"" x 8"" piece of metal. When the EE went to feed the material into the floor grinder media, metal kicked & left hand was turned & pulled...
09/17/2008 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted Employee was jack hammering out the gypsum feed hopper all day on the 17th of September. Employee was sitting on the grate of the hopper in an awkward position. The awkward position caused strain to l...
09/10/2008 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted Employee was cleaning off cement buildup from roof with jack hammer. Employee was working in an awkward position. The position caused strain to lower back.
09/04/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 32d restricted Tripped over rubber runner while walking.
08/21/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was lifting a motor of approximately 80 lbs off of a storage rack in the store area while standing on a pallet. He turned around with the motor to set it on the back of a pickup and while stepping...
02/05/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 39d restricted EE was covering some graded balls with plastic and was throwing a pallet on top of the plastic to hold it down from the wind, when he felt a pain and heard a ripping sound in his right elbow. This was...
08/15/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While removing screw box cover, sheet metal cover slipped in hand, lacerating 5th finger on right hand.
08/01/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost WALKING DOWN FROM THE GRINDER SHANTY ON STAIRWELL. THE BOTTOM LANDING HAD CLINKER BUILDUP. EMPLOYEE'S FEET SLIPPED ON LOOSE CLINKER.
07/17/2005 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS LOWERING DOWN VACUUM HOSE THAT WAS FILLED WITH CEMENT FROM NO. 25 SILO. HE WAS HOLDING BACK THE VACUUM HOSE THAT WAS FILLED WITH CEMENT SO THAT IT WOULD NOT HIT HIM. HURT HIS NECK DOING S...
06/11/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was tapping on dust collector pipes with rubber mallet to see if they were plugged. While tapping on a pipe, cement dust that was built up on a pipe dislodged & fell on top of his hard hat. Most of...
02/23/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted THE INJURED EE WAS REMOVING A SHAFT FROM THE TOP OF A BUCKET ELEVATOR. HE BENT OVER TO LAY A COUPLE OF LIFTING STRAPS ON THE FLOOR. AS HE GOT UP, THE EE HIT THE BACK OF HIS HEAD ON A SUPPORT BEAM....
01/12/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was removing and re-attaching motor leads in the grinding mill motor pits. He was lifting himself out of a motor pit when he felt a pop in his right shoulder.
01/07/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was using a hammer to clean material build-up off of separator slides during the course of the work day. at the end of the day the ee complained about a sore shoulder
12/30/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was poking lumps of cement in a storage silo. The EE was poking through a small (6-8"" diameter) hole when a lump broke loose & some material slushed out of the hole. Some cement blew underne...
09/21/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 12d restricted The employee was reaching over a screw conveyor to poke lumps in a feeder valve for about 30 minutes. the ee's back got sore over the course of the day and he went to the dr the next morning.
09/05/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None THE EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING OVERHEAD ON A BELT CONVEYOR WHEN SOME BUILT-UP CEMENT DUST FLAKED OFF OF THE SUPPORTING STRUCTURE AND GOT UNDERNEATH HIS SAFETY GLASSES AND INTO HIS EYE.
06/22/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted The injured employee was cleaning out the hopper of a dust collector. The employee pinched his finger in the access hatch of the hopper as he proceeded to close the hatch.
05/30/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 58d lost EE WAS PREPARING TO WORK ON A BUCKET ELEVATOR. EE HAD REMOVED THE BOLTS FROM AN ACCESS DOOR AND WAS IN THE PROCESS OF PRYING THE DOOR OFF WHEN THE DOOR POPPED LOOSE AND FELL ON HIS FOOT.
05/08/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 17d restricted EE was removing a 5 HP motor from a piece of equipment. The ee was lifting the motor from the motor base into the bucket of a bobcat loader when he hurt his left arm.
02/09/2004 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 49d lost EMPLOYEE WAS JACKHAMMERING ON A SUPPORT PIER WHEN THE JACKHAMMER SKIPPED OFF THE PIER AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE ON HIS LEFT FOOT, JUST ABOVE THE STEEL TOE OF HIS BOOT.
01/29/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None THE INJURED CONTRACTOR WAS CHASING A TRESPASSER OUTSIDE OF THE FINISH MILL BUILDING WHEN HE SLIPPED ON THE ICY GROUND, TWISTED HIS BODY, AND FELL ON HIS LEFT KNEE.
01/14/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 15d lost, 10d restricted THE PLANT WAS IN THE MIDST OF A SNOWSTORM. THE YARD AREA HAD BEEN PLOWED AND SALTED PRIOR TO THE WORK DAY; HOWEVER, SNOW CONTINUED TO FALL THROUGHOUT THE DAY. THE INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING TO HIS C...
11/05/2003 NO VALUE FOUND NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS LIFTING 50 LBS OF SAND ONTO A CAR TO TRANSFER TO THE GRINDER UTILITY OPERATOR WHEN SHE FELT A STINGING SENSATION IN HER LEFT HIP.
05/21/2003 NO VALUE FOUND NO VALUE FOUND None EMPLOYEE WAS USING A GRINDER ON A MILL SCREEN PLATE WHEN A PIECE OF DEBRIS GOT BEHIND HIS SAFETY GLASSES AND INTO HIS RIGHT EYE. THE EMPLOYEE HAD A SMALL RUST PARTICLE REMOVED FROM HIS EYE AT THE DOCT...
03/13/2003 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A JACKHAMMER NEAR A TRAVELLING CONVEYOR BELT SHUTTLE. AS THE EMPLOYEE WAS BENDING DOWN TO REMOVE MATERIAL NEAR THE SHUTTLE TRACK, THE JACKHAMMER (WHICH WAS NOT OPERATING ) PINCH...
02/06/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 14d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS HAMMERING MILL PLATES INSIDE OF A FINISH GRINDING MILL WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE FELL INTO AN OPEN HATCH. HIS RIGHT HIP HIT THE SIDE OF THE HATCH AS HIS ENTIRE LEG FELL THROUGH THE HAT...
01/29/2003 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS REMOVING LINER PLATES INSIDE OF A GRINDING MILL. A DUST COLLECTOR WAS OPERATING TO EXHAUST AIRBORNE DUST FROM THE MILL. THE MILL WAS BUMPED INTO WITH A FORKLIFT, WHICH SHOOK SOME DUST L OOSE FR...
01/10/2003 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYRR WAS WORKING NEAR ONE OF OUR MILL ELEVATORS WHEN HE FELT A SUDDEN IRRITATION IN HIS RIGHT EYE. THE AREA WAS SLIGHTLY DUSTY BUT THE EE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES.
11/26/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None EMPLOYEE TRIPPED AND FELL AGAINST A WALL, SPRAINING HER THUMB.
08/28/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS WORKING ON NO.6 GRINDING MILL INSTALLING LINER PLATES. WHILE POUNDING A LINER PLATE IN PLACE WITH A BALLPEIN, A METAL PIECE BROKE OF AND LODGED INT HE EE SKIN NEAR THE NECK.
08/05/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None HAD HAND IN FILING CABINET. PHONE RANG AND SHE PULLED OUT HER HAND QUICKLY TO ANSWER PHONE. FILE CABINET CUT HAND. STITCHES WERE REQUIRED.
01/11/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 37d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING OFF THE BAG FLATNER, AND WHEN HE PLANTED HIS FOOT, HIS KNEE LOCKED UP AND HE FELL TO THE CONCRETE SURFACE LANDING ON HIS SIDE. ON THE FLOOR WAS A GARDEN HOE WHICH HE LAND ED ON,...
11/08/2001 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 55d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS JACK HAMMERING LUMPS IN SILO 22 WHEN CEMENT SLID DOWN AND BLEW OUT 4"" PIPE. EMPLOYEE WAS HIT WITH A STREAM OF CEMENT.
11/06/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING FAILED MOTOR ON SILO 24 LOADING VALVE. HE FELT A PULL BEHIND RIGHT SHOULDER WHILE PULLING MOTOR OFF SPEED REDUCER.
10/02/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted EE WAS ADJUSTING SLIDES ONF 4 & 5 SEPARATOR. THE ADJUSTERS WOULD NOT TURN FREELY. SO WHEN EE TRIED TO FORCE THEM TO MOVE, HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS MID-BACK.
09/10/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO REMOVE BROKEN CEMENT BAG FROM THE DISCHARGE CHUTE. IT DIDN'T WANT TO SLIDE OUT SO HE GAVE IT A LITTLE HARDER PUSH. AT THAT TIME, HE FELT A SLIGHT PIN IN HIS BACK.
08/04/2001 DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 11d lost, 38d restricted EMPLOYEE SPENT MORE TIME THAN NORMAL BECAUSE OF DUST COLLECTOR PLUG UPS AND BUILD UPS IN FEED PIPE. EMPLOYEE FELT ILL AT ABOUT NOON THAT DAY.
06/22/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 157d lost INITIAL EXAM INDICATES A RE-INJURY OF HIS LOWER BACK. EMPLOYEE HAD AN INJURY ON 5/27/97 WHICH RESULTED IN SURGERY. HE IS UNCERTAIN HOW OR WHEN THE RE-INJURY OCCURRED. HE HAD BEEN COMPLAINING O F LOWER...
06/19/2001 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS THROWING DUST COLLECTOR BAGS OVER THE SIDE OF THE SILOS WHEN THE WIND CAUGHT SOME CEMENT DUST WHICH BLEW INTO EE'S EYES.
06/06/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted A FELLOW EE PROPPED A 4X4 AGAINST THE DOOR TO THE DRY END AND TOOL ROOM. WHEN EE ATTEMPTED OPEN IT, HE SPRAINED HIS WRIST.
06/05/2001 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS DESCENDING A LADDER AND STEPPED ON A LUMP WHICH WAS ON THE FLOOR AND SPRAINED HIS FOOT.
04/26/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING A NEW CABLE ON BULK LOAD CHUTE. WHEN FEEDING THE CABLE THROUGH MACHINERY, SOME DEBRIS WAS KNOCKED DOWN AND FELL INTO HIS EYE.
04/18/2001 STRIKING OR BUMPING DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted EE WAS EMPTYING A DELUMPER BOX AND WAS WALKING AROUND THE PLATFORM WHEN HE RAN INTO A DUST COLLECTOR PIPE WITH HIS HEAD.
03/24/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 11d restricted EE WAS ENTERING THE BACK DOOR OF THE LAB. THE DOOR TENDS TO STICK SO WHEN EE USED HIS ELBOW TO OPEN IT, HE HIT HIS ELBOW HARD. EE BUMPED ELBOW ON HOOD CABINET ON 4-28-01 AND IS VERY SORE.
03/09/2001 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted WHILE USING AN AIR CHIPPER, A PIECE OF METAL FLEW INTO THE EE'S EYE. THE EE WIPED HIS EYE TO TRY AND DISLODGE THE METAL WHICH CAUSED THE LACERATION.
02/26/2001 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted EE WAS USING A CHAIN FALLS TO LIFT A SEPARATOR REDUCER. THE LIFT WAS NOT VERTICALLY OVERHEAD. EEWAS HOLDING THE REDUCER TO TRY TO KEEP IT FROM SHIFTING WHEN IT DID SHIFT. HIS HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN T...
02/15/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS POSITIONING A SHEAVE SO IT COULD BE HOISTED, THEN INSTALLED ONTO A REDUCER SHAFT. AS HE WAS ROLLING IT INTO POSITION TO BE LIFTED, IT FELL SIDEWAYS AND PINCHED EMPLOYEE'S FINGER B ETWEEN...
02/12/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 23d restricted EE WAS CARRYING A BAG OF SAND TO PUT INTO SAND DRAWER. A PAIL OF CEMENT WAS IN THE PATHWAY, SO EE TURNED SIDEWAYS TO MOVE THROUGH THE OPENING. AS SHE TURNED SHE FELT A PAIN IN HER LOWER BACK.
02/08/2001 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE BUMPED THE WALL WITH THE FORKLIFT, KNOCKING DOWN SOME DUST OFF A BEAM. HE LOOKED TO BE SURE NO BIG CHUNKS WERE ABOVE AND GOT SOME OF THE DUST IN HIS EYES.
01/18/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A BEARING FROM A HOT OIL TANK WHEN THE BASKET HANDLE, WHICH IS USED TO SUBMERGE THE BEARING INTO THE HOT OIL, BROKE. WHEN THE HANDLE BROKE, THE BEARING FELL INTO THE HOT OIL TANK...