Giant Cement Company — Accidents

Total: 242 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
02/13/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 9d lost EE WAS MOVING A 55 GAL.DRUM HE TILTED THE DRUM TOO FAR & HE HAD TO STRAIN TO GET THE DRUM BACK IN CONTROL. HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER LEFT ABDOMEN. AFTER UROLOGIST EXAMINED & TREATED EE IT WAS THEIR OPINIO...
02/02/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS PLACING BOLTS IN A BRACE FOR DUCT WORK. STEPPED OFF AN ELEVATED AREA AND THE FOOT SLIPPED BACK CAUSING A STRAIN TO THE RIGHT KNEE.
01/10/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 70d restricted EE WAS STEPPING DOWN FROM THE BULLDOZER WHEN HIS FOOT CAUGHT CAUSING HIM TO FALL. EE TWISTED WHILE FALLING AND FRACTURED HIS FOOT.
12/19/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None OPERATOR WAS OPENING WINDOW ON LOADER WHEN WIND BLEW THE WINDOW SHUT AND CAUGHT FINGER.
12/16/2003 NO VALUE FOUND NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS DRIVING REBAR FOR DUCT BANK USING 8 LBS SLEDGE HAMMER. WHEN HE MADE THE SWING DOWN WITH THE HAMMER, HE WASN'T LOOKING AT THE REBAR AND CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE REBAR AND SLEDGE HAM MER. RE...
11/06/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS WIPING SWEAT FROM HIS FACE AND GOT A PIECE OF METAL INTO HIS EYE.
11/03/2003 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS DRIVING A WEDGE INTO DOG ON DUCT WORK, APPROX. 8 INCHES FROM TOP. WHILE MAKING THE SWING, THE HAMMER STRUCK THE FLANGE DEFLECTING THE SWING AND CAUSED THE HAMMER TO HIT EE ON THE HAND.
11/01/2003 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 17d restricted EMPLOYEE FELT PAIN IN RIGHT SHOULDER WHILE PULLING ON A WRENCH.
10/25/2003 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None WASTE MATERIAL HAD BEEN DUMPED ON THE FLOOR OF HAZ WASTE BUILDING AND WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING MOVED TO APPROPRIATE PRECESSING BIN WHEN THE MATERIAL IGNITED. FLAMES WERE ESTIMATED TO BE AS HIGH AS...
09/10/2003 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON A PILE OF MARL WHILE WORKING ON STAMLER. HIS FOOT SLIPPED AS HE WAS PULLING ON A PIPE WRENCH AND HE FELT A PAIN BETWEEN HIS SHOULDER BLADES. HE CONTINUED TO WORK BUT P AIN CAM...
09/07/2003 NO VALUE FOUND DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 95d lost, 100d restricted COAL MILL FEED CHUTES WERE PLUGGING UP DUE TO WET COAL. REMOVABLE GUARD RAIL WAS TAKEN DOWN AND EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO UNPLUG CHUTE. HE HAD LEFT THE AIR BLASTER ON AND IT BLASTED, CAUSING HIM TO F...
08/11/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 113d restricted EMPLOYEE FELT A PAIN DOWN LEFT LEG AND IN LOWER BACK WHILE BENDING DOWN TO PUT A SAMPLE OF MATERIAL DOWN. IT DIDN'T BOTHER HIM ANYMORE SO HE DIDN'T GO TO THE DOCTOR. HOWEVER, IT STARTED BOTHER ING HIM...
07/26/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WORKING ON D-10. HE SLIPPED AND LACERATED BACK OF HAND.
07/18/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted WHILE CLIMBING A SHORT LADDER, EMPLOYEE SLIPPED & HIT KNEE (LEFT).
05/07/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 13d restricted EE FELT A PULL IN LOWER BACK WHILE HE WAS LIFTING AND STACKING CEMENT BAGS.
04/28/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted WHILE UNHOOKING A SNATCHBLOCK FROM OVERHEAD BEAM, EE FELT A PULL IN HIS LOWER BACK (LEFT SIDE) AND LEG.
12/17/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 3d lost, 33d restricted EE WAS REPLACING CABLE ON SWIVEL BELT. HIS FINGER BECAME ENTANGLED IN THE CABLE RESULTING IN A PARTIAL AMPUTATION OF LEFT MIDDLE FINGER. NOTE: FINGER SEWED BACK ON.
08/05/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 29d restricted EE WAS INSTALLING DRIVE BELTS ON PULLY WHEN HIS LT LITTLE AND RING FINGERS WERE CAUGHT BETWEEN THE BELT AND PULLY, BREAKING HIS LT RING FINGER TIP AND BADLY MASHING HIS LITTLE FINGER.
07/08/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted EMPLOYEE OPENED THE AIR SUPPLY VALVE ON A RAIL CAR BRAKE SYSTEM PRIOR TO CONNECTING THE LINES.
04/24/2002 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted EE WAS USING A LONG PIPE TO BEND BOLTS BACK & FORTH, BREAKING THEM OFF AT FLOOR LEVEL TO REMOVE A TRIP HAZARD CREATED BY THE STUDS PROTRUDING OUT OF THE CONCRETE PAD. DURING ONE SUCH EFFORT TH E PIPE...
03/25/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE BENT DOWN TO PICK UP A SECTION OF ANGLE IRON & FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK.
03/03/2002 OTHER DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 34d lost, 27d restricted WORKER WAS GETTING INTO A BOBCAT AND FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK.
11/20/2001 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE WORKING ON A KILN ROLLER BEARING FINE METAL FLAKES BLEW INTO THE WORKERS RT. EYE.
11/05/2001 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None THERE WAS A SMALL FIRE IN THE DUST COLLECTOR AT THE MILL.
10/16/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 42d restricted WHILE WALKING NEAR A CONSTRUCTION SITE, THE EE TRIPPED OVER SOME REINFORCING WIRE THAT A CONTRACTOR HAD LEFT LAYING ON THE GROUND AND SUSTAINED A FRACTURE TO HIS RIGHT WRIST.
08/12/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 28d restricted EE WAS DESCENDING STAIRS, SLIPPED AND FELL RESULTING IN A PAINFUL RIGHT KNEE.
08/08/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 19d restricted WHILE ASSISTING A REPAIRMAN, THE EE STEPPED THROUGH A VOID IN THE #1 PALLETIZER MACHINE FRAMEWORK, RESULTING IN A LACERATION TO HIS INNER RIGHT THIGH.
03/28/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted WHILE LOADING WOODEN PALLETS IN AN AUTOMATIC PALLETIZER THE WORKER MASHED HIS RT. HAND.
03/14/2001 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted EE WAS WORKING ON SCAFFOLD INSIDE KILN. AS A LOAD OF BRICK WAS BEING TAKNE INTO THE KILN ON A FORKLIFT, THE DRIVER STOPPED JUST SHORT OF THE PLATFORM THE SCAFFOLD WAS SITTING ON. THE WEIGHT OF THE PAL...
02/24/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE ASSISTING IN THE REMOVAL OF A SMALL KILN BURNER THE PIPE STARTED TO DROP. THE EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTED TO CATCH AND SUPPORT THE PIPE WITH HIS HAND RESULTING IN A MASHED FINGER.
02/22/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 97d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING ON PROTECTIVE CLOTHING WHEN HE HEARD HIS BACK SNAP AND FELT PAIN.
02/21/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 66d lost, 74d restricted WHILE REMOVING A MOTOR COUPLING GUARD THE EMPLOYEE FELL BACKWARDS HURTING HIS BACK.
01/30/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted WHILE REPARING A PUMP THE EE SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO THE LT MIDDLE FINGER.
12/03/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE REPAIRING ELECTRICAL WIRING INSIDE A JUNCTION BOX, THE EMPLOYEE SUFFERED A MINOR PUNCTURE TO THE RIGHT INDEX FINGER. THE WOUND BECAME INFECTED 5 DAYS LATER.
08/08/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE MAKING REPAIRS TO AN AUTOMATIC PALLETIZER, THE EE SUFFERED A LACERATION TO HIS LEFT FOREARM.
07/03/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 13d restricted THE EE AND A CO-WORKER WERE REPLACING WORN BUSHINGS IN A COOLER DRIVE ARM. THE C0-WORKER REPOSITIONED THE YOKE END AND IT FELL ON HIS LEFT THUMB.
06/22/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE DISCONNECTING A VERTICAL SECTION OF SUCTION HOSE END SWUNG & HIT EE IN THE CHIN CAUSING A LACERATION
06/12/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 29d restricted AFTER INSPECTING A SCREW CONVEYER HOUSING THE EMPLOYEE PLACED HIS RIGHT HAND ON THE HOUSING TO STEADY HIMSELF AS HE STOOD UP AND HIS RT INDEX FINGER WAS CAUGHT BY THE SCREW. HIS FINGER (WITH G LOVE) E...
05/25/2000 MACHINERY PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY None EE ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE AN OBSTRUCTION FROM A SMALL SHREDDER WHEN IT AUTOMATICALLY STARTED IN REVERSE DIRECTION INJURING HIS LEFT THUMB AND INDEX FINGER.
03/11/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 3d restricted WHILE REMOVING A GRINDING AID SUPPLY LINE FROM THE FEED END OF #6 FINISH MILL, THE EE CUT THE PALM OF HIS LEFT HAND.
01/25/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE ATTEMPTING TO APPLY A QUICKSET TO AN OVERHEAD SLURRY LINE SOME OF THE MATERIAL FELL INTO EMPLOYEE'S EYES. HE HAD REMOVED SAFETY GLASSES DUE TO GLARE FROM A NEARBY LIGHT.
01/13/2000 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 57d lost EE WAS FLAGGING OVERHEAD CRANE WHEN HOOK CAUGHT ON MILL DOOR, THEN IT SUDDENLY FREED ITSELF AND LANDED ON TOP OF HIS RIGHT FOOT.