Holcim Artesia Plant — Accidents

Total: 24 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
07/23/2008 OTHER DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Employee was assisting in cleaning up an area of old parts, pipes, etc. As he was carrying a piece of iron on his shoulder, he felt something on his face & neck and brushed it aside with his gloved h...
06/21/2008 OTHER DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 11d restricted The employee was performing his inspection rounds required at beginning of each shift when he felt a stinging under his left arm. He found no insect but reported the incident at 8 Pm that night to hi...
08/21/2007 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 3d lost, 32d restricted Employee was cutting handrails with abrasive cutoff wheel. Handrail pipe flexed and pinched the cutoff wheel causing it to shatter and debris struck the employee in the lower right forearm. The forear...
04/10/2007 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE ACCIDENT ONLY None A coal mill explosion occurred within our coal mill. No injuries of plant personnel. Contributing factors were a diff. of about 20F between control room thermocouple and manual readings. Operationa...
03/15/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Employee was attempting to clean out vertical air slide in cement silo. When he opened the port door, cement under pressure sprayed into his eyes after knocking off safety glasses.
10/20/2006 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was making his routine rounds around the kiln when he felt something in his left eye. EE was wearing safety glasses so the object must have been blown in by the wind. A small speck was seen on his...
08/23/2006 FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 113d lost, 17d restricted Employee was helping change out division head in finish mill when weld on plate broke, causing it fall on employee.
06/09/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was hitting the neck of the finish mill with a sledge hammer (because of a neck choke up) trying to unstop the neck. Cement falling from above got into his left eye. He was wearing safety glases at...
02/11/2006 NONPOWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 51d restricted Process operator was moving wheelbarrow from underneath raw mill tail wheel. While lifting and pulling the wheelbarrow caught on frame of conveyor suddenly stopping causing muscle strain.
01/25/2006 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Mechanic was using a 1"" impact wrench with a 2 3/8"" socket. The safety pin that held socket on was a welding rod, which was hanging out of socket. The mechanic's hand (which was in glove) was slashe...
12/18/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 10d lost, 39d restricted Key Temp employee contractor was en route to the cement silos to change silos. When exiting the clinker silos on the north end, he slipped on granular clinker. This caused him to lose footing and appa...
01/25/2005 POWERED HAULAGE FATALITY Fatal Employee became entangled between a return idler and the bottom conveyor tail pulley located in the primary crusher basement.
11/08/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS USING A POCKET KNIFE TO SCRAPE OFF SILICONE RUBBER ON A PLATE FOR SILO B. KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT HAND BETWEEN THE LEFT THUMB AND FOREFINGER.
02/12/2004 OTHER INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES None EE'S SUPERVISOR STARTED LOOKING FOR HIM WHEN HE GOT NO RESPONSE FROM THE EE WHEN CALLED ON PLANT RADIO. HE FOUND HIS FRONT END LOADER AT THE BASE OF THE CLINKER SILO SO HE WENT TO THE TOP OF T HE SILO...
09/22/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 13d restricted EE WAS ASKED TO SHOVEL CLINKER OUT OF KILN BASEMENT AND PUT SLINKER IN WHEELBARROW. EE REPORTED THAT HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK WHEN THE WHEELBARROW WAS ABOUT HALF FULL. HE SAID HE DID N OT TWIS...
06/05/2003 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS RAISING THE WASH UNIT UP & OUT OF A TANKER TRUCK. THE CHAIN HOIST CAUGHT HIS GLOVE, PULLING HIS HAND INTO THE CHAIN. HE IMMEDIATELY REVERSED THE CHAIN DIRECTION TO RELEASE HIS HAND. HE RECEIVED...
04/05/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS OPENING THE EAST SIDE PLATE ON THE FK HOPPER. WHEN THE DOOR CAME OFF, CEMENT DUSTED OUT, GETTING INTO HIS LEFT EYE. HIS EYE WAS SCRATCHED.
01/24/2003 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 27d lost, 95d restricted EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO OPEN A VALVE ON THE SLURRY TANK. HE PUT HIS WEIGHT ON THE WRENCH. HE SLIPPED AND HIS ARM GOT CAUGHT ON ANOTHER VALVE, PULLING HIS ARM BEHIND HIS BACK. HIS ARM WAS BROKEN.
11/07/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 41d lost, 30d restricted WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING AN ELECTRICAL TRANSFORMER HIS FOOT GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE TROLLEY STAGE AND ELECTRICAL BOX. EMPLOYEE HAD ASKED THAT THE TROLLEY BE MOVED SO HE COULD CHECK AMPS WH ILE THE...
09/20/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING TRUCK WASHER WITH AIR HOIST WHEN HIS LEFT HAND GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE WASHER AND THE FALL PROTECTION CAGE. HIS HAND WAS ON THE TRUCK WASHER AND HIS LEFT MIDDLE FINGER WAS INJURED....
03/19/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE AND ANOTHER EE WERE ON LADDERS REMOVING A LANCE FROM A KILN BURNER PIPE, USING PORTABLE SADDLE. THE LANCE SLID OUT OF THE SADDLE, KNOCKING EE OFF THE LADDER AND BOUNCING ON HIS RIGHT LEG. I T CAUSE...
07/17/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted THERE WAS A LEAK ON THE CLINKER CHUTE. EE HAD TO REMOVE SILO DOOR TO SHOVEL THE CLINKER IN. THE SPILLED CLINKER CAUSED POOR FOOTING. EMPLOYEE WAS PICKING THE DOOR UP OFF OF SILO A WHEN HE SLIP PED, CA...
01/17/2001 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 12d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS APPLYING HIS WEIGHT TO A BAR TO CLOSE A RAILCAR DOOR. THE BAR SLIPPED AND FELL TO THE GROUND. EMPLOYEE'S WEIGHT WAS STILL ON THE BAR. THE BAR FELL ON THE MIDDLE FINGER OF HIS RIGH T HAND....
08/11/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS STRIPPING WAX FROM THE FLOOR. HE POURED STRIPPER FROM CONTAINER ONTO FLOOR, BUFFED FLOOR, MOPPED THE RESIDUE. HE STARTED TO FEEL LIGHT HEADED AND DECIDED TO TAKE A BREAK. HE FELT NAUSEOUS...