Giant Cement Company — Accidents

Total: 242 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
05/14/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 34d lost, 142d restricted On 05/14/2014 the ee bumped his knee and refused medical treatment. On 05/15/2014 it was determined to have a contusion. On 05/23/2014 the ee was evaluated and instructed to have an MRI. On 06/20/2014...
03/20/2014 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None High Coal mill inlet temperatures caused and explosion and fire in the coal mill cyclone and dust collector compartments. No personnel were injured and the coal mill' s fire suppression and explosion...
01/17/2014 OTHER DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Employee was walking up stairs at break time and back muscles cramped up. Employee stated that he felt a muscle pull in his back two days earlier while operating a rivet buster during his shift. Emplo...
05/09/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 331d lost, 30d restricted Employee was bent over a screw conveyor replacing the hanger bearing when he felt something pop in his back. This injury was not identified as a reportable until 06/11/2013 because of a pervious condi...
10/09/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was taking a cardox tube from another employee when he bumped his hand on the scissor lift frame. His left hand was struck by the cardox tube causing a laceration between his index and mi...
10/09/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 22d restricted The employee was cleaning a Cardox port on the kiln, when the kiln went positive and hot dust hit the employee in the face. The employee sustained burns to the left side of his face and left ear.
09/07/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 17d restricted The employee was cleaning out an airslide when the cement free flowed out and the employee tried to climb down a ladder. Due to the free flowing cement there was no visibility. The employee fell off t...
08/21/2012 STRIKING OR BUMPING DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 38d restricted The employee walked under a beam and he bumped his head, jamming his neck. At the time of the incident the employee did not complain about pain. On September 14, 2012 he complained that his neck was h...
04/29/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted Employee slipped and fell onto a slab of concrete. The employee landed on his right side fracturing two ribs.
04/27/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was working on a electric window motor for a pickup truck. The motor slipped in the employees hand and the employee received a laceration to his left thumb.
04/12/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 303d lost Employee was cleaning the feed end of two finish mill using a shovel and a wheel barrow. The employee entered the east door pushing the empty wheel barrow and set it down. The employee began walking o...
01/23/2012 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None Small fire ignited inside inerted shredder system. Damage limited to conveyor belts, skirting, electrical
01/22/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was walking through the plant and tripped on some rocks and fell. When the employee fell, he struck his head on the ground causing a laceration to the left side of his head.
10/13/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 175d restricted EE was walking near building and stepped into a puddle of water and slipped and fell. This cause a sprain to his right ankle.
08/30/2011 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Employee was climbing out of a truck and stepped on a large rock which caused him to sprain his foot/toes.
02/08/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 315d restricted Employee was washing a payloader with a water hose. The employee felt a ""pop"" in his right arm bicep and was diagnosed with a ruptured tendon.
02/03/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 44d restricted EE was working on and elevated platform removing duct work. When the duct work was removed, a small hole approximately 2'X 2' remained. The employee stepped into the hole, causing him to fall against...
01/20/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employees were pulling bags off cages in a baghouse with hooks when one employee's hook slipped and hit the other employee in the elbow. The Supervisor treated it with basic first aid. Several days...
06/11/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 69d restricted EE was opening the rear gate of a roll off box on a delivery truck. The employee slipped and fell backwards onto his left wrist, causing a fracture.
11/19/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 21d lost, 135d restricted EE was working on repairing a safety sign when he lost his footing and twisted (sprained) his left ankle
09/16/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was working on a rotarty diverter when he hit his left thumb with a hammer, smashing his finger
09/12/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted EE was working on PreHeater Tower, when dust came through a gap between the brim of his hard hat and his face shield and entered his right eye.
09/08/2009 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Driver was delivering sand to Giant Cement Company. Driver was dumping his end dump at the sand pile when he heard a pop and the raised bed started to tilt towards the drivers' side. Equipment ended...
08/24/2009 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None Pulverized coal at the coal mill self ignited, causing a fire at the mill. The coal mill electrical system has been severely damaged. Also, some of the mechanical components of the mill have been dama...
08/14/2009 FIRE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 223d lost Employee was removing steel with a cutting torch. When relocating, he lowered his torch. Once he did this, the flame from the torch touched a paint can that was under dust and rubble and the can ignit...
07/16/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted EE was using a pry bar to move a switch gear. When applying force, ee pulled a muscle in his back
07/07/2009 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None Solid fuel ignited at the solid fuel facility. Fire was extinguished within 30 minutes.
07/06/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 79d restricted Employee was refueling a D65 Komatsu Loader when he slipped off of the tracks and landed on the ground. Employee had no broken bones, but complains of complete body soreness.
06/25/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 15d restricted Employee was attempting to locate a plug on the preheater tower when hot dust flushed from the system causing a dust cloud in the surrounding area. Employee was wearing safety glasses, but removed the...
05/07/2009 OTHER DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Employee was cleaning payloader windows with ""The Works"" chemical. The wind blew some of the chemical into his right eye.
04/09/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee was attempting to unplug a chute going to a bucket elevator with a piece of flatbar. The flatbar contacted a moving elevator bucket, causing the piece of flatbar to jar, causing a laceration...
04/05/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was unplugging meal pipe, when hot meal extruded into the employees work gloves, causing burns to the left forearm and wrist.
03/27/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None As EE was loading cutter blades, he received a laceration to Right index finger.
03/26/2009 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The EE was observing a plazma cutting operation, when the cutter slipped, contacting the EE in the groin area. This caused a burn, requiring medical treatment.
02/07/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was trying to clear a plugged chute below the 1st stage cyclone when hot dust flowed out of the porthole. EE received 1st and second degree burns to both hands, wrists, and the back of his neck.
11/09/2008 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted A jackhammer fell striking the EE on top of the left foot above his steel toe boot.
10/16/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 85d lost EE was dismounting a Cat 773 haul truck when his right hand slipped off the handrail. EE swung backwards and jumped to the ground, spraining his right ankle.
06/26/2008 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Plant Maintenance Mechanic was inspecting conveyor belt. Apparently while inspecting the belt, his glove on his right hand was pulled into the pinch point between one of the troughing idlers and the...
05/24/2008 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted A Plant electrician locked up the brakes on a Kawasaki 4 wheel motor cycle while turning a corner. The employee lost control of the vehicle and suffered contusions to his right knee and head. Furthe...
05/23/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Mobile equipment mechanic was inserting a radiator hose on a CAT D-11 dozer through the bottom of the radiator mounting frame. While pushing the hose through the opening, his hand slipped and he lace...
05/19/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was removing damaged idlers from conveyor line. While placing one of them in a basket of a man lift, his right ring finger became caught between the idler frame and roller. He suffered a cr...
01/19/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While moving pieces of debris, a piece slipped in the employee's hands, and while adjusting to secure the piece, pinched his right ring finger on a scaffold pipe. The pinch cut the employees finger at...
01/06/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Miner was clean-up in the pre-heater tower. He was wearing a face shield which had accumlated some dust on the lip of the shield. When he lifted his face shield up, some dust dropped in his eyes. He...
12/22/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 38d lost Employee was uncoupling rail cars at the packhouse. While uncouping a rail car, the handle was stuck and when he pulled up on the handle, he felt some pain in his left bicep. The original diagnosis...
11/14/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Equipment operator stated that he slipped while getting into the cab of the D-11 Dozer. Upon slipping, he grabbed the ladder and twisted his left wrist. Diagnosis is a sprained wrist.
11/01/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A plant mechanic suffered a broken RT index finger while removing a belt scraper from its holding braket. Employee was pulling scraper out of braket, when he lost his grip, causing the scraper to mov...
10/29/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 15d lost While climbing into cab of dozer, employee slipped and grabbed ladder spraining his wrist. Subsequent evaluation 12/6/07 indicated that employee had sustained a torn ligament in his left wrist. Was...
10/15/2007 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was operating man lift from bucket. Boom was in the travel position. When employee crossed rail tracks, he apparently was bounced upward while still tied to the bucket anchor point. He fel...
09/24/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 86d lost Employee was using a pry bar to free up a stuck diverter gate. The ram to the gate had been disconnected. Apparently, the gate became free and slammed against the pry bar pulling his forearm into the...
09/04/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was securing a rail car with a wheel lock type pry bar. While positioning the pry bar, the rail car rolled slightly causing the pry bar to unexpectedly move in an upward direction, striking the EE...