Fairborn Cement Plant — Accidents

Total: 94 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
06/03/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was leaning out of position to remove a sprocket. Stretching and felt something pull in his right shoulder blade area of his back. Was not reported to the company until 06/10/2013 at 3:30pm....
08/18/2012 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was bitten by a bug on the face and the area began to swell. He was taken to the doctor and given a shot of cortisone.
06/26/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 20d lost, 54d restricted At the end of the work day the employ said he felt some pain in abdomen, like gas. He went home and pain got worse. When he came in next day he repoted it. He was later diagnosed with a hernia. He ha...
05/05/2012 NONPOWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Lifting 4 wheel cart weighing under 35lbs over a 15"" wall in doorway with another employee. when lowering cart to the ground he was extended out over the small wall and hurt lower back.
10/11/2011 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee A hit the end of a chisel with the hammer and a small piece of the chisel fractured off upon impact. The small piece hit Employee A in the left arm. The wound quickly stopped bleeding and he...
09/14/2011 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cutting a thick rubber hose with a pocket knife. The knife caught a metal stiffener on the inside of the hose. The locking mechanism faulted and the blade came back and cut his finger. T...
06/12/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 28d restricted Employee was installing a new burner pipe. While positioning the support arm, he placed his right middle finger in bolt hole to check alignment, when the pipe shifted and lacerated his finger
05/30/2011 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None A fire lasting more than 30 minutes occurred in a lateral flexible rubber pipe when a power failure occurred and the coal mill exhauster fan could not be restarted.
09/14/2010 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 19d restricted Employee was welding anchors in the cooler and some hot material broke free above him striking him in the head and and neck.
08/25/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Employee was descending the pre-heater stairs and prior to reaching the ground level, felt a pull and pop in his calf.
04/24/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was laying next to a large motor to obtain a bolt measurement to ensure he had the appropriate socket and was required to scrape off some build up cement dust. After scraping off the dus...
07/02/2008 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using an air lance to blow cold cement down an air slide. Air slide was not blocked but had cold dust laying on the air slide cloth. A puff back occurred and cement dust went over the top...
04/24/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured EE had degreaser sprayed into his eye by another employee, due to lack of communication.
01/19/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 334d lost EE was using a one inch imact gun in the removal of finish mill liners in the 1st compartment of the mill. Some small balls came back into the first compartment. 7/8"" diameter. As he was lifting th...
08/13/2007 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured employee was shoveling clinker dust off of kiln pier #3 when a gust of wind blew dust into his right eye.
06/27/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured employee had punched out and was doing to his car parked behind the maintenenace break room. After exiting the break room he walked into a ball hitch ont he back of a pick-up truck, he stumble...
11/04/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 20d lost EE had placed his right index finger into the opening of a 3/4"" air operated ball valve to check its position. He manually operated the cylonoide valve allowing air to change the ball valve position...
09/20/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee & co-worker had gone to the 7th floor of the preheater to close access door, to the gas inlet duct to stage III cyclone. The door hinges were stiff & hard to operate. They had to force the do...
08/02/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 130d lost, 104d restricted EE reported that she returned from her bathroom break & attempted to re-enter the articulated truck. She reported that she doesn't remember every detail, but reported that she remembers climbing the l...
07/26/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Two employees were removing clinker build-up between two storage bins. The material was shoveled onto 4"" square opening grating and a 20 lb jack hammer was being used to force the material through th...
04/11/2006 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee using hand tool, small handheld grinder. He was grinding on part of a metal handrail. Grinding wheel got pinched/caught in between piping, then ""popped"" out of piping which then it knocked...
11/07/2005 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Putting a quegon bolt on f49a screw when grit blew into eye from the draft in the hopper. required prescription antibiotic eye drops.
10/19/2005 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Grinding on a hole in a shroud in the raw mill, he got dust or dirt in his right eye. Flushed eye with saline solution. Eye didn't improve in two days so he went to urgent care. Doctor applied prescri...
09/11/2005 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE DUCKED DOWN TO WALK UNDERNEATH A CATWALK & STOOD UP BEFORE HE WAS COMPLETELY CLEAR OF THE CATWALK. HARDHAT MADE CONTACT WITH CATWALK ABOVE, JAMMING HIS HEAD & NECK. FILLED OUT A FIRST AID REP...
09/06/2005 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None CLEANING PREHEATER WITH 12' WATER BLASTER. EE WAS BENT OVER WITH HEAD COCKED TO ONE SIDE WHEN HOT MATERIAL STRUCK FACE SHIELD AND KNOCKED IT OFF, ALONG WITH HIS HARD HAT. HOT DUST ENTERED LEFT EYE....
08/30/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None DURING HEAVY RAIN, EE WAS ADJUSTING TRACKING ON L201 ELEVATOR. BECAUSE OF A CEMENT PILE ON ONE SIDE, EE TRIED TO REMOVE A GUARD FROM THE OPPOSITE SIDE. BECAUSE OF THE SLIPPERY CONDITIONS AND HAVING...
04/26/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE AND ANOTHER EE WERE REMOVING A BENT SIGN POST. LOADED SING ON FORKS OF FORKLIGT. SIGN HAD A PIECE OF METAL WELDED TO THE BOTTOM END, CREATING A WEIGHT OFFSET. SIGN WAS NOT SECURED PROPERLY BEFORE...
02/04/2004 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE USING CUTTING TOCH HOT MATERIAL LENDED ON TABLE WHERE HE WAS RESTING HIS ARM THE STEADY THE TORCH. IT BURNED THRU HIS CLOTHING CAUSING 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO ELBOW. WENT TO URGENT CARE WHER E THEY...
12/15/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 34d lost, 49d restricted WHILE CARRYING A BUCKET OF OIL HE SLIPPED ON STAIRS WHICH WERE WET FROM MELTED SNOW. HE TWISTED AS HE FELL AND HIT HIS RIGHT HIP. HE CONTINUED TO WORK. THE NEXT MORNING HE HAD A KNOT ON HIS HI P WHICH...
11/22/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS REACHING FOR A RAW MILL PRODUCT BOTTLE AND KNOCKED A KILN FEED JAR ONTO THE CONCRETE FLOOR. THE LID CAME OFF RELEASING DUST INTO HIS EYES. HE RINSED HIS EYES AT THE EYEWASH STATION, A ND AFTER...
08/01/2003 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 32d lost EMPLOYEES WERE INSTALLING DOOR ON FINISH MILL COMPARTMENT USING OVERHEAD CRANE AND 1/2 INCH CABLE WITH 3/4 TON CHAIN FALL TO PLACE DOOR. CABLE BROKE WHILE SEATING THE DOOR AND THE CABLE WHIPPE D AROUN...
06/23/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None THE INJ EE STUCK HIS RIGHT HAND THRU A 6"" INSPECTION PORTAL LOCATED ABOVE A SLAT FEEDER TO DISLODGE BRIDGED OVER COAL. WHEN HE DISLODGED THE COAL A LARGE FLAT ROCK FELL WITH THE COAL & STRUCK HIS RIG...
06/13/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 5d lost, 20d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS MEASURING THE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHWALL IN FIERSTEIN QUARRY FOR TEST DRILLING. THE WEIGHT ON THE END OF THE TAPE MEASURE GOT STUCK. THE EMPLOYEE WENT TO THE EDGE OF THE HIGHWALL TO F REE THE...
01/20/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost EE PULLING 20 LB KEROSENE HEATER ON WHEELS ACROSS ROAD (INSIDE PLANT) THROUGH MUD, SNOW & ICE. HE SLIPPED TWISTING HIS RIGHT SIDE CAUSING PAIN IN RIB AREA ON HIS RIGHT SIDE.
01/06/2003 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None THE INJURED EMPLOYEE AND ANOTHER EE HAD JACKED A BROKEN BEARING FOR F166 DRAG BACK IN PLACE. THE OTHER EE HAD GONE TO GET A BLOCK OF WOOD TO HOLD THE BEARING IN PLACE. A PIECE OF METAL THAT TH EY HAD...
09/06/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None THE INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO UNPLUG THE BLOW BY HOSES ON #2 PACKING MACHINE. HE BECAME FRUSTRATED AND KICKED THE PLUGGED HOSE FOR #3 SPOUT, WHEN HE PULLED HIS LEG BACK HIS RIGHT LEG HIT THE BOTT...
06/12/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost EMPLOYEE WAS CONSTRUCTING AND INSTALLING PLYWOOD FORMS FOR A CASTABLE REFRACTORY POUR ON THE NOSE OF THE KILN. WHILE BENT OVER AND TWISTING HE FELT THAT HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.
09/29/2001 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 77d lost THE DUMP TRUCK WAS BEING LOADED WITH SHOT ROCK &WHEN IT TURNED THE BUCKET OVER TO DUMP INTO THE TRUCK BED THE ROCK BOUNCED OFF THE CAB SHIELD & ROLLED OVER ONTO THE CAB OF THE TRUCK. AS THE RO CK FELL...
06/19/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost EE REPORTED INJURY AT 3:30 PM ON 6/19/01. HE CALLED WORK & SAID THAT HE MIGHT HAVE PULLED A MUSCLE OR SUFFERED A SMALL HERNIA FROM LIFTING THE ALKALI LOADING PLATFORM INTO THE RAISED POSITION. HE EXPL...
04/18/2001 OTHER INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES None CO-WORKER WAS TRAVELING ON THE ROADWAY & SAW #15 TRUCK SITTING IN A WATER POCKET, ABOUT 15' IN THE WATER, WEST OF THE ROADWAY. ANOTHER CO-WORKER NOTICED THE TRUCK WAS STILL RUNNING. AS HE BAC KED UP H...
04/17/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 131d lost EE HAD BEEN PULLING BAGS ON #2 CEMENT PACKING MACHINE A BAG GOT TWISTED ON THE 2ND BELT CONVEYOR & CAUSED A JAM UP. WHEN THE EE LIFTED THE JAMMED BAGS TO CLEAR THE BELT CONVEYOR HE FELT A TUGGING INSI...
04/11/2001 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None THE INJURED EE AND THE WITNESS WERE REMOVING AN OBSTRUCTION INT HE DISCHARGE CHUTE FROM E126 ELEVATOR TO THE ALKALI TANK. THE END OF THE AIRLANCE THEY WERE USING WAS PLUGGED AND BROKE LOOSE, B LOWING...
01/17/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A 75 LB LINER PLATEINTO POSITION INSIDE THE PRIMARY CRUSHER. THE WITNESS USING A PINCH BAR TO ALIGN THE BOLT HOLES TO SECURE THE LINER. THE INJURED DID NOT REPORT THE ACCI...
05/15/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 40d lost, 141d restricted EE AND TWO OTHER WORKERS WERE TRYING TO POSITION A 2' X 4' X 1/2"" STEEL PLATE INTO A POSITION SO THAT IT COULD BE INSTALLED WHILE DOING SO HE HEARD A POP IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER. EE CONTINUED WO RKING...