Hercules Cement LP — Accidents

Total: 338 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
01/20/2015 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cutting conveyor belt when the knife slipped and employee cut left thigh.
01/06/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee bent over to pick up water hose and strained lower back. This injury was contested by the Worker's Compensation insurance provider. A judge determined the injury to be work related.
11/05/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Employee slipped in mud and strained left knee.
07/02/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 20d restricted Employee was climbing down a vertical barrel ladder when he felt a strain in his lower back.
05/12/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A vac truck hose fell from vac-truck and grazed a laborer's left forearm resulting in 6 stitches. A bolt on the hose connection caused the cut.
02/11/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 372d lost Employee slipped on ice patch and injured right shoulder.
12/01/2013 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 24d lost Employee slipped on loose material that he cleared away prior to beginning work on a bindicator and strained left knee.
12/01/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Employee was assisting another employee in lifting a piece of steel and strained groin area.
11/15/2013 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 69d lost Employee was working from his knees. As the employee stood up, he felt a sharp pain in his right knee.
11/13/2013 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was moving scissors lift using ground controls and pinched hand between the lift and air slide structure requiring 6 stitches.
11/07/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 164d lost Employee was lifting a steel liner plate and strained lower back.
10/31/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost Employee tripped on 2X4 in his work area and landed on right knee.
07/21/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 25d lost Employee stated that he twisted his knee stepping out of his electricians truck and onto a crack going into the wash house.
07/21/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 13d lost Employee strained lower back removing a sonocell from #2 Feed Silo.
06/17/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 44d lost, 75d restricted Employee slipped climbing over rail and strained bicep.
05/31/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Employee strained back lifting a section of vac-truck hose.
02/22/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 39d restricted Employee was lifting a heat shield with another employee when the weight shifted and caused lower back pain.
02/11/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 121d lost Employee strained shoulder removing lumps of cement from grating.
01/02/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 120d lost Employee was descending ladder on 988B loader and strained right shoulder.
11/08/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 59d lost Employee was climbing a ladder when he felt a sharp pain & burning sensation in his groin.
07/16/2012 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 11d lost Employee strained back while jack-hammering.
07/04/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 12d lost Employee was walking down stairs when he slipped and strained his knee.
07/02/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Employee was scraping sides of vac-truck bin when dust got in left eye.
05/14/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 16d lost Employee opened a tool cabinet when a hammer fell out and onto his left foot.
04/13/2012 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee shows a confirmed standard threshold shift in right ear when compared to the baseline audiogram.
03/24/2012 HOISTING DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 13d lost Employee was closing elevator door when he strained the left side of his neck.
03/15/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was removing metal tray when the tray slipped and caused the employee to hit right elbow on metal beam.
03/12/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 29d restricted Employee tripped and fell on angle iron resulting in bruising to his back.
02/12/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Employee was using a bar to tighten a valve when the bar slipped and the employees left index finger hit a metal beam behind him requiring two stitches.
02/01/2012 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 98d lost Employee was operating his loader and when moving the shift lever he felt something ""pop"" in his left shoulder.
01/24/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 41d lost Employee stepped off of stair onto ground with right foot first. The employee felt ball of foot move/ shift in an awkward position as he stepped off stair.
01/23/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 47d lost Employee took shortcut through snow covered grass area and slipped and fractured ankle.
01/16/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee pulled his dust mask down to respond to a radio call when the respirator slipped and contacted the eye. The employee was wearing safety glasses at the time of injury.
01/08/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 45d lost, 20d restricted Employee was removing Kiln analyzer when employee strained their back.
11/04/2011 STRIKING OR BUMPING DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 547d lost Employee hit head against beam while wearing hard hat. Back pain/ numbness in hand reported 7 days after incident.
10/23/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was roping off area and punctured thumb on metal burr on handrail
10/04/2011 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was walking in the cooler room and dust got in left eye.
08/31/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 205d lost Employee strained right shoulder shifting conveyor belt
08/25/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee slipped in mud and fell on right knee.
07/28/2011 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee stepped off ladder on pit loader twisted knee on rock.
07/14/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee was operating control board for loading bulk tankers. She turned to talk to another employee and felt something pop in her neck.
06/28/2011 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 214d lost Employee was standing looking at a fuel tank that was sitting on the ground. He turned to walk away when he then felt a sharp pain in his knee. No work activity was involved.
06/08/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted Employee was doing maintenance on a drag chain. While removing a return idler end that was lodged in the drive sprocket, the employee turned ninety degrees with the weight supported to hand the steel...
05/09/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 25d lost Hot raw feed spilled from inlet to kiln. The feed came in contact with a wooden pallet which caught fire. Employee stepped in pile of raw feed which he did not believe to be hot. Some got down back...
09/21/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 193d lost EE was ascending 4 step fixed ladder to machine platform of DM45E Drill - in reaching at an approx 45 degree angle for right handhold, EE felt pain in right shoulder
09/18/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 112d lost EE was replacing wall 8000 BTU Confort Air A/C unit in P&H crane cab. EE had placed A/C unit on thigh and was lifting unit over crane ops chair into hole position in wall -- felt pain in lower back.
09/03/2010 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost EE was 1 of 2 man team using JBC powershot to clear lower diverter pipe choke--at initiation of the 7th shot, the shot tube was ejected from grip case with force followed by a projectile (scale) that...
07/27/2010 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost EE was one of 2 personnel removing broken hyd cyl & nut from SW roll on Loesche-this EE was holding nut being tapped out of the cylinder when broken piece of thread snagged top outside edge of EE's ri...
07/20/2010 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE repairing 990 bucket tooth-air-arced old shank off day prior to incident. Was welding shank back into place date of incident.EE using Big40Miller Welder w 70/18 rods. Wearing weld helmet w/o safety...
07/08/2010 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None Incline coal belt, for transport of petcoke (not coal) to the coal (coke) boxes for the mills started on fire at the take up pulley platform. Internal investigation conclusion: One self greasing bea...