Hunter Cement Plant — Accidents

Total: 156 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
04/16/2014 FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 67d lost EE was working on a machine. The cab of the machine came down and caught right hand. The right hand middle finger was fractured and there is a 1.8 cm laceration on hand.
02/26/2014 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 33d lost Employee was attempting to light burner pipe. When he put the torch in the flame went positive causing him to get second degree burns to his face.
02/24/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 28d restricted Employee went to get a sample from the alkali bag house. He got the sample and was walking back when he tripped and fell fracturing his left wrist.
11/01/2013 FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Employee was holding the base of a ladder for an employee when a chunk of debris fell from the ceiling and struck the employee's forearm. The employee reported pain in the foreman where he was struck...
10/22/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 30d lost, 32d restricted Employee was walking down some stairs and stumbled. After he stumbled he felt a pain in his hip. Employee did not want to go to the doctor at this time. The pain has not gone away and the employee wis...
10/14/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 28d restricted Employee was taking a tool box out of the lab cart and felt pain in his right shoulder.
08/13/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None On August 13, 2013, employee was climbing to the top of the water truck to check the water level and strained his back and leg. EMPLOYEE DID NOT REPORT THE INCIDENT UNTIL AUGUST 20, 2013.
07/22/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Employee was loading a cement rail car. When he was finished he bent down to close the lid on the rail car. The rail spout was not raised high enough so when he stood up he hit his head on the rail...
11/26/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS EMPTYING OUT A RAILCAR AND WHILE HITTING ON RAILCAR WITH A RAWHIDE HAMMER SMASHED THE TIP OF HIS RIGHT PINKY FINGER IN BETWEEN HAMMER HANDLE AND RAILCAR
11/03/2012 OTHER DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING ON A SHIRT AND A SPIDER BIT HIS FINGER
08/21/2012 NONPOWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Cleaning in the roller mill. The employee was dumping wheel barrow and had to push up extra hard because it was wedged between rails. Felt a pinch in mid right back.
07/17/2012 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was lancing finish mill airslide got dust in his right eye.
07/12/2012 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Employee was unplugging airslide with lance, material broke free and got on employee. Material went up her left pant leg and also on upper left arm and on face causing chemical burns on leg and arm.
07/07/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Employee was unloading coal from a railcar. While closing the railcar door, he smashed his left pinky finger
05/11/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Employee was rebuilding a cardox tube. Instead of tightening the head he loosened it causing some co2 to puff into his eyes.
03/03/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 30d restricted Employee was moving a ramp to an upright position. It slipped and his 5th finger on left hand was caught between the ramp and hand rail. His left 5th finger was fractured and lacerated.
01/18/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 87d restricted EE was fitting together process duct for the coal mill when he got his finger caught between the fit-up ring and stiffener.
10/20/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE had his hand on a handrail directing a suspended kiln hood being lifted over the handrail. The load shifted catching his finger between the kiln hood and handrail.
10/03/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was trying to reposition an I-beam when he got his finger caught between it and another I-beam.
09/21/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 41d lost, 23d restricted Employee was taking a 5 gallon bottle of water up the stairs to the fifth floor of the tower. He felt a pop in his right knee and was in alot of pain. He was taken to the doctor and was diagnosed wi...
08/31/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 29d restricted Employee was walking up some stairs when he felt pain on his upper right leg muscle. He went to the doctor the next day and diagnosed with right hamstring muscle strain.
08/30/2011 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 206d lost Employee was operating a 973 track loader to move some clay. He developed a pain in his neck. He went to the doctor and was diagnosed with 2 herniated disks and returned to work with restrictions.
07/20/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Employee was inspecting silo 4 by opening an inspection door on the airslide under the silo. When he opened the door the material puffed out of the door and some cement got in his eye causing eye bur...
07/05/2011 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 17d restricted Employee was walking down the clinker outhaul tunner and he stepped on clinker causing him to roll his right ankle. He has a sprained ankle.
05/16/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Employee was picking up trash in physical test lab and was moving cement cubes from one bag to another. He began having lower back pain and heard a pop.
03/11/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE alleges he was moving about on the ground floor of the raw mill wearing a harness. His feet got tangled up in the lanyard that was connected to the harness and fell, injuring his right knee.
12/08/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 11d restricted Employee was picking up a roll of skirt rubber when he heard a pop in his right shoulder. He went to the doctor and was diagnosed with a shoulder strain. He returned to work that same day on light d...
11/02/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Employee was coming down from the sweeper and lost his footing causing him to hit his elbow on the sweeper. He went to the doctor and was diagnosed with an elbow sprain. He returned to work on the s...
07/27/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 30d restricted Employee was walking around heat exchange floor. While he was walking he twisted his ankle. He was sent to the doctor and was diagnosed with a left ankle sprain. He returned to work the same day on...
07/13/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 19d restricted Employee opened the door under the rotary feeder while attempting to chain the door open. He lost his grip and it slammed on his hand. He was taken to ER with laceration to the left hand requiring s...
07/10/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was in #1 Magaldi working when a mixture of water and hot clinker got in his boot which caused a chemical burn to the right foot.
07/07/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 19d restricted Employee was unloading a piece of water pipe from a trailer. He stepped back away from the pipe when the pipe started to fall. He stepped on a rock and lost his balance and fell. He was driven to t...
06/30/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 47d restricted Employee was trying to use a jack hammer bit to pry a door shut and it slipped and it pinched a finger on his left hand causing a fracture. He was taken to the doctor and returned to work on light du...
06/22/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was looking up at burner pipe and dust flew into his right eye. His eye was irritated and employee went to doctor. He returned to work on the same day with no restrictions. The doctor gave...
05/27/2009 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 24d lost, 7d restricted While checking on tower plug, cannon blaster went off spraying hot materical on employee. He had protective equipment on but hot material came in contact with skin. also when he took protective hood...
05/21/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 53d restricted Employee's hand slipped off while closing handle on an equipment container. It crushed his right middle finger between the handle and the container. Employee went to the doctor the next dayand was d...
04/22/2009 HOISTING DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 167d restricted Employee was opening the main elevator door upward. His right arm was pushed backward by the door causing injury to his right shoulder. He went to the doctor and was diagnosed with a strained should...
01/05/2009 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 139d lost, 188d restricted Employee was at the Clay Pit and operating a Trac Loader. While backing up, the loader shifted and the movement caused pain to the employee's neck and back. He was taken for medical treatment and re...
12/13/2008 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 107d restricted Was using magnetic drill press, used his hand which was gloved, to sweep away shavings. While the drill was running, his glove got caught in the drill, pulling his finger into the drill. He suffered a...
12/01/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 39d restricted While bolting up wrong holed it and pulled bolt out and when he did this, his finger got caught in pinch point and smashed it. His finger was lacerated and the bone was fractured.
11/11/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 33d restricted EE saw a 4X4 in the way of a duct being lowered down by chain falls and reached in between to grab it. He pinched his little left finger in between 4X4 and duct. Finger nail was smashed.
11/04/2008 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 68d restricted While bolting up a steel frame on ground , fork lift operator hit the frame with a outrigger while swinging around to unload trailer. The steel frame moved forward hit worker behind both ankles. He...
09/24/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using Hi-Lift jack to level Mega-Stand that is used to lift aluminum dome. Employee did not lower the handle enough for safety latch to engage stop blocks. Employee took his hand off the...
06/26/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Empoyee was moving on platform of scissor lift and tripped on lanyard cutting left side of neck below jaw.
06/17/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted Employee was removing a lug on a welding machine and hand slipped off of the wrench resulting in a lacertion across the top of the right hand. He was taken to the doctor for stitches and returned to...
05/03/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 50d restricted Employee was running to unplug coal mill B when he fell and injured his left ankle. He was taken for medical treatment and was diagnosed as a fractured fibula. Employee returned to work on light dut...
04/14/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted EE was cutting slip form from silos, as it was cut on one side the weight was to heavy for the other side, causing it to fall, which left EE hanging with his fall protection, at this time the other wo...
02/23/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 23d restricted Employee was rolling up a hose to load onto a truck. the hose started to fall and he attempted to keep it from falling. When he did he hurt his shoulder. Employee was taken to the doctor and diagno...
02/11/2007 NONPOWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 58d restricted Employee was using a trolley to move a motor on the 1st floor of tower. Going into the elevator wheel stuck between the elevator and motor floor causing the trolley to tip. The employee's left index...
05/25/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted The employee was going down the stairs at #1 Magaldi and twisted his ankle. He went to the doctor and was diagnosed with a sprained ankle. He returned to work on light duty. He returned to the doct...