Inkom Plant — Accidents

Total: 68 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
10/17/2012 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee struck top of his head on left side mirror of Cat 950 loader as he was climbing up to the cab causing him to strain his neck. Employee jarred his neck resulting in a headache and pain from hi...
09/18/2012 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 50d lost Employee injured his back when he repositioned his body to clear a self closing gate at the top of a fixed ladder. The injury was a herniated disk in lower back (L4). Although the employee injured his...
03/28/2012 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None Victim & co-worker were cleaning a belt line w/ a jackhammer & vacuum truck. Oversized material plugged the 6"" vacuum hose, victim grabbed and removed the oversize material with his left hand. Breaki...
08/30/2011 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Air hose decoupled and struck worker. Resulting injury was a broken tooth and a stitches in lower lip.
01/26/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Fracture to right wrist when employee fell on snow/ice covered driveway as he was walking from the Main building to the Control Room.
01/14/2009 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Dr. visit: 1-20-09 Emp. was standing beside step ladder. 2nd emp. was on the ladder with a torch heating the solinoid trying to get the valve to open. The ram on the 40 pound valve broke off and th...
12/15/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Cornea abrasion - left eye. Descaling the exterior of the #3 cement cooler, debris buildup on hard hat between face shield and hat. When employee tipped his head to look up, the material fell down i...
10/24/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Open fracture to 3rd finger, left hand. Mill spout slipped on come-along and pinched finger between the spout and the mill.
09/18/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Left knee strain when attempting to turn broken packhouse screw with a 48"" pipe wrench. The screw coupling piece collapsed and the wrench slipped causing the worker to fall backwards onto his left k...
07/31/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 21d restricted Moving bricking ring in kiln to lay floor. Ring fell off the edge of the brick, on the north side, ring sprung up and fell back down onto right fingers.
11/09/2007 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Pain in right shoulder - no specific incident.
10/26/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 5d lost, 35d restricted Employee was ascending Terex ladder access to cab. Boots were muddy, area had been recently watered down for dust control. At the transition point from the ladder to the cab platform, employee's lef...
06/25/2007 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee using chipping hammer in cement cooler. Tendinitis illness to left hand.
04/21/2007 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Had been welding on top of kiln for several days in wind and rain conditions.
03/18/2007 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None High amp readings on #1 mill cement cooler pump.
01/26/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee had been lifting 5 gallon buckets filled with kiln brick over a period of several hours.
12/14/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While cleaning build-up out of the turbulator the bar slipped and pinched left ring finger between bar and turbulator housing.
09/27/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 25d lost, 31d restricted Employee was inspecting the belt skirting on the #1 incline belt. As he bent over to look at the flashing he got his left hand caught in a troughing roller.
09/23/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None When the employee was relocating a ladder while doing repair work in the quarry crusher building, the ladder struck a chain which was hanging from a support. The chain started to swing and struck the...
06/07/2006 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None Railroad ties running over #3 clinker drag caught on fire due to the close proximity.
04/25/2006 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None At approximately 4:40 p.m., supervisor noticed a smoldering burn hole in the flex coal pipe which connects the #2 kiln and burner pipe. He immediately used a fire extinguisher and extinguished the fi...
03/26/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While attempting to lift a 55 lb. bag of cement, employee strained his lumbar spine.
03/23/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was attempting to attach a cable to a broken drag chain in #1 cooler trench.
12/29/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While putting a gas torch into #2 kiln, something blew into my eyes.
11/14/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 11d restricted While working to get coal mill rotary valve out, chisel-wedge broke and employee flinched real hard.
10/25/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While clearing an obstruction from the leaching tank discharge, the obstruction broke loose and sludge sprayed out onto his face area and upper body.
10/01/2005 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Twisting conduit in place
09/25/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Shoveling mud at back end of #2 kiln, around pit 9 by leaching tank. Twisted low back, spraining Rt sacroiliac joint.
09/13/2005 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None On 9-13-2005, employee came into the office and explained he had been kneeling and using his hands to put the pleated cartridges in the #3 baghouse and felt pain in his lower back. Employee explained...
08/03/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 14d restricted Employee went to mill room to retrieve a sample from #4 mill pump. He must climb a wall ladder and step sideways in an awkward step approx. 2'-3' from ladder to the pump platform to avoid stepping in...
06/12/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted Employee was cleaning on a dust mixing screw. The angle was such that employee was holding a punch with his left hand and leaning to his right side using a hammer to hit the punch. He pulled a muscle...
01/24/2005 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was drilling a hole in a piece of metal, the drill was winding down and the glove on his left hand got caught in the drill bit. The sudden motion twisted his hand, and his knuckle struck the...
11/15/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 28d restricted Smashed left ring finger while ligning/installing the tail pulley on the # 7 Drag Chain.
11/05/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 152d lost EE has had previous back problems and is currently off work (effective 11/5/04) and is preparing for back surgery. His physician has related all current problems to the Aug 2002 incident.
10/28/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was changing out a heater core, working under the dash. His right hand bumped the piece of metal, re-opening a non-occupational wound which required 8 stitches to close.
10/20/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 45d restricted Repairman changing the liner in the hammermill. The worn plate was being lifted out of the hammermill and started to fall, he reached over the side of the hammermill to stop/control it. His right in...
08/10/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was inspecting a new slurry line, which is below grade 4.5 feet, within a concrete trench, still under construction. While entering the trench his right hand contacted the end of the rebar a...
05/12/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted EE WAS TRANSFERRING AN OIL PUMP FROM 1 55 GAL DRUM TO ANOTHER DRUM & STRAINED HER BACK.
03/30/2004 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 90d lost EE WAS DRIVING THE FRONT-END LOADER DOWN FROM THE QUARRY AND HIT/DROVE THRU A DIP IN THE ROAD. THE AIR SUSPENSION SEAT OF THE LOADER WAS NOT OPERATIONAL.
02/29/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was replacing a pry bar into its holder. His left thumb was pinched between the metal holder & the end of the pry bar.
01/06/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS CLEANING PROBES IN LEACHING TANK. TANK CONTAINS SULFURIC ACID. HE SMELLED THE ACID FUMES & LATER FELT LIKE HE HAD A COLD. 3 DAYS LATER HE WENT TO THE DR.
12/19/2003 NONPOWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 15d restricted INITIAL INJURY: DUMPING WHEELBARROW OF CEMENT INTO BOBCAT BUCKET. EE WENT TO CHIROPRACTOR 12/03 (1 TIME) RET'D TO CHIROPRACTOR ON 2/19/04. EERELATED CURRENT CONDITION DUE TO DEC INJURY AND REC'D A 30#...
11/06/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted A 32 YEAR EMPLOYEE AND A 6 YEAR EMPLOYEE WERE SENT TO CHANGE A CARRIER WHEEL ON GRATED COOLER. THE WHEEL HAD A BAD BEARING AND WAS BEING REMOVED WHEN THE HAND OF THE YOUNGER EE BECAME PINCHED BETWEEN...
08/25/2003 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE A BOLT FROM A DUST SCREW AND LOST HIS GRIP. HIS HAND SLIPPED OFF THE WRENCH AND WAS PINCHING BETWEEN THE WRENCH AND THE DUST SCREW AND THE FORCE RESULTED IN A BRUISE...
08/21/2003 DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None EE WAS INSTALLING SAMPLING PORTS ON A BAGHOUSE. TEMPERATURES WERE HIGH. AS EE WAS LEAVING SHIFT, EXPERIENCED HEAT EXHAUSTION.
08/11/2003 DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 1d restricted EE WAS CLEANING CLINKER COOLER AND BECAME DEHYDRATED.
04/10/2003 NO VALUE FOUND NO VALUE FOUND None EE WAS GOING DOWN STAIRS ON HIS WAY TO JOB SITE AND STEPPED INTO MUD AT THE BOTTOM OF THE STAIRSEE PULLED LEG OUT OF MUD RESULTING IN A KNEE STRAIN.
03/05/2003 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None THE EE WAS CUTTING OFF STAINLESS STEEL BOLTS THAT HOLD ON PLEATES IN THE UNDERSIDE OF A CLINKER COOLER. WHILE CUTTING OFF THE BOLTS WITH A TORCH, CLINKER DUST GOT IN THE EE'S EYES. THE EE WAS WEARING...
11/29/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted EMPLOYEE STRAINED HIS BACK WORKING AT THE #1 MULTIDONE. EE WILL BE ON LIGHT DUTY FOR SEVEN DAYS.
11/19/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted EE WAS DESCENDING A LADDER AND STEPPED ON UNEVEN GROUND TWISTING HIS ANKLE. EE WILL BE PUT ON LIGHT DUTY FOR 7 DAYS.