INDEPENDENCE QUARRY & MILL — Accidents

Total: 134 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
02/21/2008 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 5d lost, 47d restricted Occupational Illiness that did not orignate at Buzzi Plant. We feel we need to report. Employee originally stated it was a personal injury then later retracted that and claimed it was work related.
11/06/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 148d restricted Employee was performing regular maint. on boiler tubes. Employee alleges that the rebar he was using became lodged between two tubes. When he pulled rebar out he felt a pain in left shoulder. Empl...
11/01/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee used his own pocket knife to cut a plastic clip off a quard so he could do some repair work. Knife slipped and cut left hand.
07/31/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 39d lost Employee was standing on a small rock and slipped off. Caused strain to lower back due to degenerative disk disease. Did not report until 8/27/2007. Did not have surgery until 4/16/2008.
03/22/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was in the process of unplugging a line. When covering was removed back pressure in line blew cement dust into both eyes. Abraded both eyes.
02/09/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 30d restricted Employee was installing roll on raw mill. Roll hung up & using protapowers to get it to fall into place. Got hand into a pinch point when roll fell into place. Hand caught between a board and the...
11/14/2006 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A 12 foot air lance was being run down #2 kiln feed pipe to unplug choke.
08/15/2006 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee alleges that wind blew dust in his eyes.
08/14/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 99d restricted Employee was rolling over a hammer on the secondary hammer mill. He alleges that while he was bent over putting a bar under the hammer he felt something give.
03/14/2006 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 64d restricted Employee has been working in the waste heat dept since 9/20/2005. He alleges that the task of unplugging the boilers has been repetative motion and has caused discomfot in his hands and wrists. H...
11/16/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee claims he was leaning over railing to weld. He felt a pain in his back.
10/24/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee claims as he was pulling on heavy wire cable manually he strained his back.
09/28/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 15d lost Employee claims that his Lanyard got wrapped around boot when squatting to work on cable tray. THIS ACCIDENT DID NOT BECOME REPORTABLE UNTIL 11-3/2005. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT SURGERY WOULD BE NEEDED...
09/13/2005 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was drilling holes in metal cable tray. The weather conditions were windy. Employee was wearing safety glasses but the wind blew metal fragment into eye.
09/12/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 80d lost Employee states he was walking down steps and felt a pop in his leg.
08/23/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted Employee claims he was pushing angle iron from front to back of rack with left foot.
08/03/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee allegedly lifted tool bag out of back of truck and strained his shoulder. He was trying to hurry. Emergency repair work on a burned 2300 volt circuit. This injury did not become reportable...
06/16/2005 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was working in the clinker cooler room. Dust/particle blew in right eye. Abrasion with prescription medication.
06/14/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 37d lost Employee alleges that he had been picking up trash all day and as the day wore on his back got sorer.
06/10/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 35d lost Employee was exiting the 988 F Loader and missed the last step. twisted right knee as he went to ground.
06/09/2005 FIRE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None #4 kiln burner caught on fire- As employee turned corner into the kiln building a puff of hot coal dust blew out of burner into both his eyes.
05/20/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 30d lost Employee was using a cutting torch to remove a beam in sections. When he turned with beam section in hand his left knee popped. This was not a reportable injury until employee was evaluated on 6-6-05...
04/10/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was working at # 3 Kiln Pier #1 prying on bearing cap to pull off and felt pain between shoulders.
03/29/2005 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was dumping a load of dust and chunks from clean up and wind blew the debris onto his face and into his left eye. Scratch lower part of cornea.
03/25/2005 MACHINERY ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None EE was cutting t-Bolts our of #2 cooler and hot slag got down shirt sleeve. Minor burn on right wrist.
03/24/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 29d restricted Employee was helping with the repair of #2 kiln. Pulling back tire and moving cribbing. There was a lot of heavy lifting on this repair job. Right groin Strain.
03/24/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None EE was carrying grate from #2 cooler and one dropped on right foot. Contusion of right foot.
03/16/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was pulling on bar in screw box to line up holes to put bolts in screw.
03/13/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 15d restricted Employee was demolishing old 3"" conduit when the conduit fell on his left hand.
02/10/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was working in maintenance shop area. He was removing something from a top shelf as he pulled item off shelf dirt fell into eyes. Employee reported accident sought medical attention the same...
01/28/2005 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was looking into cooler #1. When he did so cooler dust blew into his eyes. EE reported accident but did not seek medical attention until a later date. EE was wearing protective eye gear. EE w...
01/24/2005 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 27d lost Employee was blowing flu's at waste heat with a crooked lance. Employee did not inform supervisor or office of x-rays. Did not know it was reportable until hospital sent bill for x-ray taken.
01/11/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None Employee tripped on half step while out of town on business in St. Louis MO. When fell employee hit concrete post with left hand.
08/15/2004 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 24d restricted Employee stepped on loose clinker and twisted left knee.
07/23/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was climbing into new structure using unsecured concrete blocks. As she stepped up one of the blocks tipped and employee fell to ground.
07/12/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost Employee states that as he was moving from west to east on cat walk his wrist watch caught on railing. He alleges this pulled arm straight out while body was moving away. He said it created a jerkin...
05/26/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted Employee was shoveling at the kiln building. While doing so he felt a pain in his back.
05/22/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 21d restricted Employee using rebar to remove loose buildup of hot dirt in between boiler tubes. Employees claims he felt a sharp pain and elbow started swelling.
05/19/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was removing a light fixture as doing so dust fell from top of the pillar and covered the employees hard hat, safety glasses and clothing. Employee states that he did wipe off the top of the...
05/02/2004 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 26d lost Employee uses airlance to blow dirt from boilers. Also uses rebar to break caked on dirt. He states there is a lot of hand, wrist & shoulder movement to this task. This task is required every day....
05/02/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted Employee had been working on top of So. Boiler. Plant was getting ready to put boiler back on. As he was coming down the ladder he missed the last rung. Employee states that he felt himself star...
04/23/2004 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 82d restricted Employee was changing brass on the rolls on # 3 Kiln. He picked up a 1 1/2"" impact to tighten the bolts. Felt a pain in shoulder. EMPLOYEE DID NOT REQUEST MEDICAL ATTNETION UNTIL 5/5/04. AT THAT T...
04/20/2004 ELECTRICAL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 19d lost EE WAS PULLING OUT FUSE. HE HAD BEEN TOLD POWER WAS OFF. SHOCK & BURN FROM CONTACT WITH 2300 VOLT.
04/20/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted EE WAS CLIMBING ONTO THE BASE OF #1 PIER, WHEN HE STOOD UP, HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN LOWER BACK. EE WAS PERFORMING MAINTENANCE WORK. HE WAS CHANGING OUT TRUNION BRASS ROLLS. EE DID NOT SEEK MED TREATME...
04/05/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was repairing a part on the loader. He was bent over alignining a tooth to the shank. A piece of metal broke off and flew up.
03/23/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None HE WAS HAMMERING A METAL PLATE INSIDE A BALL MILL AND A PIECE OF PLATE CHIPPED OFF AND STUCK IN HIS RIGHT LEG.
03/10/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY None EE stated that a rock was laying in front of steps. He kicked it out of the way, it was observed by the EE that the rock was about 2""X 2"" & weighted less that a pound. This was a statement made by E...
02/11/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 16d restricted EE WAS USING A JACK HAMMER ONT UNNEL FLOOR AND SHOVELING DEBRIS INTO BUCKET. HE WAS THEN DUMPING THE BUCKET OF DEBRIS ONTO THE TUNNEL BELT. AS HE WAS DUMPING THE BUCKET OF DEBRIS HE FELT A POP BETWEEN...
02/09/2004 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None EMPLOYEE HAS WORKED AT THIS CEMENT PLANT FOR OVER 20 YEARS. HE FEELS EXPOSURE TO NOISE HAS CAUSED HEARING LOSS. HE HAS RINGING AND HUMMING IN HIS EARS.
02/08/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 19d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING BEARING HOUSING OFF #3 COAL PUMP AND STUMBLED AROUND A CONCRETE BOLCK CAUSING BODY TO TWIST. THE BEARING HOUSING WEIGHS APPROX 50 LBS. EMPLOYEE DID NOT REQUEST TO HAVE MED ICAL TR...