Giant Cement Company — Accidents

Total: 242 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
08/05/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 24d restricted The employee was installing blades on a shredder in the resource recovery area. They slid a blade onto the shaft and pinched their finger between the blade and the spacer.
06/19/2025 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 20d restricted The employee was descending a stairway at the fly ash stamler. EE missed the last step and landed awkwardly. The next day the employee requested a medical evaluation which identified a lumbar (back) s...
06/16/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A member of the office cleaning company was cleaning a restroom in the administration building. EE mixed two chemicals in the restroom which caused EE to inhale fumes. The vendor employee was taken to...
06/09/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None The employee was lowering a coil of hose from on top of a silo to the ground using rope. the weight of the hose caused the employee to lose grip on the rope momentarily. When the employee regained gri...
04/30/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted The employee was laying on grating reaching to install a bolt on the bearing housing, while a Johnson bar was leaning on a nearby handrail. Another employee leaned against the handrail which caused th...
02/18/2025 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 32d restricted While stepping onto a parking pad outside of the electrical shop building, the employee slipped and fell to the ground. Employee landed on torso.
01/21/2025 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 211d lost The CLG truck driver was attempting to dump a bulk load of ash at Giant Cement. The unit turned over while at the 3rd stage level. The driver was evaluated and issued prescription medication.
01/05/2025 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None At the completion of a job on the Bypass Dust Collector the Production Coordinator was ensuring all valves for the system were secure. As they walked to the discharge valve on the bypass compartment (...
10/08/2024 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 177d lost While walking up the stairs to the 3rd bank silo loadout. The employee was carrying two plastic bags in left hand and had backpack over right shoulder while on the way to the control room to start shi...
09/05/2024 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted While tightening a tubing fitting for a pressure transmitter on the preheater tower, an air cannon in the area where the employee was working activated. This caused hot gas/air to exit through a small...
06/06/2024 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 15d restricted The employee was dismounting a railcar and felt a pop in their left leg. EE continued walking along the railroad tracks and discomfort increased. On 07/23/2024 the employee was issued a work restricti...
06/03/2024 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee got a cut on EE's forearm from a razor blade attached to tubing being used to cut full filter bags for removal and changeout, resulting in 6 stitches
05/07/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While opening the quarry gate by pulling the gate open and walking along side of the gate; a rock became lodged under the gate causing a sudden stop of the gate's motion. The employee's arm/shoulder w...
01/30/2024 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 43d restricted While walking from the parking lot to the building to begin working, the employee tripped over an uneven seam in the concrete parking lot. This caused EE to lose balance and fall to the ground landing...
12/20/2023 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY None At approximately 4:oopm the employee was installing guards on the 471-DB-04 pan conveyor. While carrying a section of guard to the tail end for installation, the employee slipped on mud and fell to th...
11/25/2023 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None A fire was observed in the coal mill. It is likely that the slinger arms broke off in the coal mill equipment causing sparks and increased friction resulting in coal being heated and starting to combu...
10/09/2023 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While walking through the kiln/cooler area on 10/09/2023, the employee slipped on dust that had settled in the roadway causing EE's elbow to hit the pavement. On 10/10/2023 the employee requested a me...
08/18/2023 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted The employee was working on a kiln hydraulic pumps repair, and when EE was complete EE stood up and began to leave the area. When EE began walking, EE's boot caught on a hose that is attached to the e...
05/02/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 288d lost The employee was manually stacking 75LBS cement bags. After doing so, the employee recognized pain in lower back and leg. On May 15,2023 the employee completed the accident notification to the company...
04/18/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was raising a face shield which was attached to EE's hard hat. Dust had settled on the brim of the hard hat. When the employee raised the face shield, dust fell between the hard hat and t...
11/19/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was loading blades onto a forklift. Once on the tine, the blade shifted forward smashing the employee's finger between that blade and a blade that had been previously loaded onto the fork...
10/07/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost During the course of restarting finish mill 2 the employee was checking air slides for blockages. The employee opened an inspection door of an air slide and a blockage from upstream became dislodged....
09/19/2022 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 12d restricted The employee was using a cutting torch to remove corroded bolts from the synthetic gypsum system. After cutting 3 bolts the employee reoriented self to cut the 4th. This changed the direction that fum...
09/08/2022 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was retrieving water from the warehouse to take to the pack house. While using a pocket knife to open the wrapping around the water bottles, the employee lacerated left index finger requi...
07/29/2022 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None Flames were observed after a dust spill from the coal mill. All employees and contractors were immediately removed from the working area. No injuries occurred as a result of this event.
07/21/2022 MACHINERY FATALITY Fatal The employee was near a screw conveyor on the 3rd floor of the finish mill 2 building. At some point their hand and arm became entangled in the screw conveyor. Emergency response was called immediatel...
05/24/2022 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 18d lost While going up the stairs on the second level of finish mill 2 to clear an airslide; the employee missed a step and tripped causing employee to land improperly on the next step.
04/07/2022 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 306d lost On 04/07/22 the employee was closing a rail car door. On 04/18/22 the employee was evaluated by a occupational clinic and issued prescription medication. While doing so, a gear in the door slipped or...
03/27/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted The employee was assigned to remove lids on a dust collector in finish mill 3. After removing the bolts that secure the lid in place the employee (along with a second employee) began to lift the lid....
03/19/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 172d restricted While performing the task of removing aeration grates from the cooler floor they said they lifted a grate out of place and as they stood back up felt a pope in their lower back.
12/10/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 20d lost, 6d restricted The employee was working on a blower on the preheater tower which was locked out prior to working on the equipment. The employee was using an air lance to dislodge a stuck blower. Employee attempted t...
12/01/2021 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted The employee was working at the coal mill to change the position of a cam roller; when EE stopped to take a break, EE stepped onto a 17-ton shackle. When EE stepped on the shackle EE rolled left ankle...
11/19/2021 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None A fire was observed on the wood flooring on scaffolding at the cyclone level of the clinker cooler. The fire was extinguished with the removal of material from the area, fire extinguishers and water.
11/09/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted The employee had hand pinched between a hydraulic cylinder and a base plate at the #4 roller in the raw mill. The employee was holding the cylinder (approximately 50 LBS) in place with one hand and cl...
10/31/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 24d restricted An employee was on knees reaching into a box attached to the FK pump at finish mill 2 to remove a flapper arm. When employee lifted the flapper arm employee felt a sudden pain in lower back. The emplo...
09/28/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was entering the raw mill to supervise preventative maintenance. As EE opened the door, EE moved EE's hand from the handle and placed it on a bracket, which created a pinch point. EE's fi...
09/09/2021 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 68d lost, 65d restricted The employee was driving a utility cart back to the third bank silos. Visibilty was reduced due to weather conditions. The employee hit the vertical stand of a truck wash. The employee was injured due...
08/20/2021 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted On 08/20/21 the employee working on grating knelt to perform assigned task. When repositioning body they twisted their knee in the grating rather than standing, turning and then kneeling a second tim...
05/05/2021 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 153d lost, 7d restricted The employee did not maintain control of a utility cart; causing the cart to hit a barricade and tip over. The employee was injured as a result of the impact.
04/12/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 299d lost All American Silo employees were walking pass feeder equipment when door on feeder was blown off. Employee took the blunt hit and others received little to no dust. Employee was taken to hospital fo...
04/09/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 144d restricted On 04/09/21 the employee was working changing bags in the bypass dust collector. On 04/12/21 they informed a supervisor that lower back felt strained. On 04/13/21 they informed the safety manager that...
03/16/2021 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted The employee was in the quarry electrical room (ER-16) to de-energize and lockout a piece of equipment. While walking to the cart to leave the quarry, the employee tripped on a rock and twisted ankle.
01/28/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted On 01/28/21 the employee was working to free a stuck cyclone in the vertical raw mill by using a shoulder to push against the equipment. In doing so the employee strained neck and shoulder and was iss...
08/08/2020 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None The conveyor, 471-DB-01, had been sprayed with used oil on 08/07/2020. On 08/08/2020 the kiln/cooler system became upset and caused unusually hot material to reach the conveyor. Once the hot material...
07/28/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 62d lost, 378d restricted When the employee lifted a 4"" hose EE felt an immediate pain in the low back. The employee was evaluated and found to have a low back muscle strain and hernia.
05/04/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 14d restricted The employee was removing a door on the BE-23 bucket elevator (head end); when employee felt a pain in lower back. The employee did not want a medical evaluation at the time of the injury. On 05/04/20...
05/02/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 74d lost, 72d restricted The employee was cleaning the electric shop (putting a ladder into its storage location); when they lost grip on the ladder. As the ladder fell it pulled their arm with it causing a shoulder injury.
03/11/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 154d lost, 468d restricted The employee was picking up a 94 lbs bag of cement and felt pain in their knee (which was previously injured). On 07/09/2020 the employee was issued a work restriction.
03/09/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 49d lost The employee was grinding the finish mill # 2 clutch while the clutch was being supported by one forklift tine, a steel component weighing approximately 60lbs was resting on the other forklift tine. W...
11/29/2019 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted On November 29, 2019 the employee was kneeling to replace a seal on the 732PP01 pump on the solvent pad. When the employee stood up, EE felt EE's knee give out. On December 3, 2019 EE reported that th...