KEYSTONE CEMENT COMPANY — Accidents

Total: 111 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
07/26/2006 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 25d lost The employee was using an electric pallet mover to move empty cement bags. The pallet mover became stuck and when he pushed on the handle, he felt a sharp pain in his groin area. He was sent to the do...
02/27/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 260d lost Employee was holding steel plate in place when it slipped causing him to twist his back. Sent to hospital, released with a back strain. No lost time, wages or change of job at this time. A later MRI s...
10/11/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 173d restricted Using bar to move slide on stone belt, bar slipped and employee experienced pain in right shoulder.
09/16/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 30d restricted BLOCKING UP BIG JOE TO REPAIR WHEEL-SLIPPED OFF PINCH BAR, GOT FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN BLOCK & FRAME.
05/11/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 27d lost TWISTED RIGHT KNEE WHILE GOING UNDER KILN 1 TO CHECK OIL BEARINGS.
03/24/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WAS HOOKING DRAIN LINE AND FINGER GOT PINCHED BETWEEN PIPE AND HANDRAIL
02/22/2005 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 334d restricted WHILE USING JACKHAMMER TO DISLODGE LARGE LUMP, THE JACKHAMMER BECAME LODGED IN LUMP. WHILE PULLING TO FREE THE JACKHAMMER, EE PULLED HIS SHOULDER, CAUSING DISCOMFORT. EE GAVE TIME TO SEE IF PAIN WOU...
02/03/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 346d lost EE WAS LIFTING A HYDRAULIC CYLINDER INTO COOLER AND MOUNTING IT TO UNDERGRATE. HE WAS HOPING THE PAIN WOULD SUBSIDE. HE FINALLY WENT TO THE DOCTOR ON 4/25/05. SURGERY SCHEDULED FOR 6/16/05.
11/17/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 28d lost, 13d restricted While lifting a suspension bar to install in the hammer mill, ee felt something pull, had gone to Healthworks 11-17-04, returned 12-02 to Dr, determined surgery was needed. Surgery scheduled for 12-8-...
09/21/2004 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 24d lost TRYING TO EMPTY KILN 2 SETTLING TANK ON BURNER FLOOR, WHEN USING AIR HOSE, DUST SHOT OUT.
05/14/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE LETTING CHAIN DOWN FROM SHOULDER, EXTRA LOOP OF CHAIN SLIPPED OFF AND CAUGHT RIGHT THUMB, BENDING IT OUTWARD. EE FELT HE COULD TAKE CARE OF THUMB. WENT TO DOCTOR 5/27. SURGERY ON 7/17/04.
03/10/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None HE WAS CUTTING A LID OFF A PLASTIC 5 GALLON BUCKET. HIS HAND SLIPPED. THE LEFT PALM WAS CUT WITH THE UTILITY KNIFE.
03/02/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS TAKING A BEARING RACE OFF, AND THE RACE BROKE INTO PIECES. A PIECE OF RACE FLEW AND HIT HIM IN THE CHEEK. THE PIECE WAS LODGED IN HIS LEFT CHEEK.
02/16/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 44d lost, 5d restricted WAS ON TOP OF COAL BELT FRAME WORKING ON POKING OUT COAL TANK CHOKE- WHEN DONE HE CAME DOWN & HIT KNEE ON FRAMEWORK. THIS WAS NOT REPORTED IMMEDIATELY, SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTN. ON JUNE 3, 2004.
10/14/2003 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 18d lost EE WAS DUMPING VINSOL INTO FEED CHUTE OF MILL. MATERIAL WAS BLOWN OUT OF CHUTE AND COVERED HIS ARMS AND FACE.
08/30/2003 NO VALUE FOUND DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 209d lost WAS STEPPING OVER THE HWF CONTAINMENT WALL ON # 2 BURNER FLLOR. RIGHT FOOT CAUGHT THE LIP ON THE12"" STEEL WALL CAUSING ME TO TRIP. WHEN I FELL FLAT ON MY PALMS FRACTURING BOTH ELBOWS.
08/25/2003 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None AT 3:34 PM ON AUGUST 25 A UTILITY POWER INTERUPTION CAUSED THE COAL MILL TO SHUT DOWN. AT 3:45 PM THE MILL WAS RESTARTED. AT 4:03 PM THE PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE BLEW OFF THE MILL DAMAGING TWO THERMOCOUP...
07/20/2003 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 46d lost WAS HITTING ON DISCHARGE DUST COLLECTOR PIPE USING A SLEDGEHAMMER. THIS WAS NOT REPORTED DUE TO MEDICAL TREATMENT DID NOT OCCUR UNTIL 8/28/03.
02/27/2003 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None REMOVING SCRAPER AND PLOWS WITH SLUGGING WRENCH AND HAMMER GLANCED OFF AND HIT THUMB.
02/03/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 32d lost HE DROPPED COVER LID FROM #2 KILN COOLER DRAG ONTO FOOT.
12/16/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 72d lost EE WAS CLIMBING INTO THE QUARRY HAUL TRUCK WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE LADDER, DUE TO MUDDY CONDITIONS, AND HE INJURED HIS ANKLE.
10/08/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 19d lost EMPLOYEE WAS GOING FOR KEYS TO OPERATOR THE SERRPER. WHEN HE PLANTED HIS FOOT AND TURNED HIS KNEE POPPED AND THE KNEE SWELLED. HE ICED IT THE DAY IT HAPPENED, BUT WENT TO HEALTHWORK ON 10/10/0 2 FOR X...
09/10/2002 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 81d lost, 9d restricted EE WAS HAVING A HARD TIME WITH THE GEAR SHIFT IN THE TRUCK SHE DRIVES. A REPAIR ORDER WAS ISSUED TO GET IT FIXED BUT THE LEASING CO WAS ONLY ABLE TO FIX HALF THE PROBLEM & ORDERED THE PART FOR THE OTH...
09/03/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING A SCREEN. THE SCREEN DROPPED AND CAUGHT HIS HAND BETWEEN THE SCREEN & THE CATWALK.
08/20/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 4d lost, 9d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING IN TRANSFER TUNNEL TO TRANSFER CEMENT AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE ON GRATING.
07/15/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 68d lost, 18d restricted EE WAS STEPPING OVER PIPE ON TOP OF TAMKER AT BULK LOADING STATION TO DO A COLOR CHECK WHEN HE SLIPPED ON THE PIPE & TWISTED HIS KNEE.
06/04/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 35d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING UP CHAIN ON TABLE FOR PACKING MACHINE. CHAIN WAS OILED FROM FACTORY AND SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HAND CATCHING FINGER BETWEEN CHAIN AND SPROCKET. SEVERED FINGER AT FIRST JOINT.
05/01/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 23d restricted EE LOST HIS FOOTING WHILE DESCENDING A LADDER AND HELD BODY WEIGHT WITH ARMS ONLY. RIGHT SHOULDER TOOK THE MOST WEIGHT.
04/07/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 13d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING A HOSE FULL OF DUST AND HEAVY, TRYING TO BLOW IT OUT. HIS BACK WAS SORE AND A WEEK LATER HE FELT PAIN AND COULDN'T WALK STRAIGHT.
03/29/2002 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted SUPERVISOR CAME DOWN THE STEPS TO PUT OUT A FIRE & ON THE FLOOR LEVEL WAS HOT KILN FEED, & HE STEPPED IN IT.
03/29/2002 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 88d restricted EE CAME DOWN THE STEPS TO PUT OUT A FIRE & ON THE FLOOR LEVEL WAS HOT KILN FEED, & HE STEPPED IN IT.
02/20/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 2d restricted EE WAS REMOVING BOLTS ON N-S SPEED REDUCER WHEN BOLT BROKE AND HIS HAND SLIPPED, CAUSING HIS KNUCKLE'S TO GET SKINNED.
11/06/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 33d lost EE WAS INSTALLING KILN HOOD. WHILE PUSHING HOOD IN HE STRAINED HIS LEFT SHOULDER.
09/13/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost SUPERVISOR WAS DESCENDING LADDER ON A LOADER, HELOST HIS FOOTING ON THE BOTTOM STEP AND FELL BACKWARDS USING HIS ARM TO BREAK THE FALL.
09/12/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 14d restricted EMPLOYEE STEPPED ON MACHINERY TO CHECK IT OUT; WHEN STEPPING DOWN HE INVERTED HIS ANKLE AND FELL TO THE GROUND.
09/05/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 19d lost, 8d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS REPAIRING AND REPLACING GRATE SUPPORT. WHEN LIFTING GRATE SUPPORT HE FELT PAIN IN LEFT SHOULDER AREA.
07/24/2001 STRIKING OR BUMPING DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING UNDER FLEX CONVEYER, WITHOUT HELMET, STOOD UP TOO SOON AND CUT HEAD.
06/18/2001 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None EE HAD AN AUDIOGRAM AND EVALUATION SONE BY THE SAFETY SUPERVISOR AND THE COMPANY DOCTOR. BOTHED HEARING LOSS DUE TO WORK RELATED CONDITIONS. EE IS BEING REFERRED TO AN AUDIOLOGIST.
06/07/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 74d restricted WHILE INSPECTING THE JOB SITE FOR INSTALLATION PROBLEMS, EE SLIPPED ON LOOSE GRAVEL AND JAMBED HIS RIGHT THUMB.
06/05/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted EE WAS GOING UP DUST TANK LADDER AND SLIPPED, OVERTREADING HIS ANKLE. THEN COMING DOWN HE STEPPED ON ROCK AND HURT HIS ANKLE AGAIN.
05/29/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted EMPLOYER WAS DISMOUNTING A LOADER WHEN HE STEPPED INTO A RUT AND OVERTREAD HIS ANKLE.
05/10/2001 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING BELTING FOR SKIRTING ON C-3.
03/22/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 13d lost, 96d restricted EE WAS CLIMBING OUT OF HATCH DOOR & PULLED A MUSCLE IN LEFT SHOULDER.
02/16/2001 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted EE WAS TIGHTENING BOLT ON COAL MILL ROLL WHEN THE WRENCH SLIPPED AND HIS ELBOW STRUCK METAL GRATE.
01/23/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 136d lost, 201d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON THE NEW MILL CLINKER CHUTE, WHILE LIFTING THE CHUTE HE FELT PAIN IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.
01/13/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 27d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING DRIVE MOTOR, WHILE LIFTING MOTOR WITH ANOTHER EMPLOYEE, INJURED FELT PAIN IN GROIN AREA.
12/27/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 17d lost EE WAS STANDING ON CONE CRUSHER & STRETCHED OVERTO FRAME WORK OF BUILDING WHILE STEPPING UPWARD HE FELT A POP IN HIS UPPER THIGH OF RIGHT LEG
12/21/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None CONTRACTOR INSPECTION OF CLINKER COOLER, ENTERING THE MANHOLE RIGHT FOOT AND BODY INSIDE, LEFT FOOT CAUGHT EDGE OF MANHOLE WHEN FOOT WAS FREED, THE BOTTOM WAS FURTHER ANTICIPATED TO THE FLOOR. RIGHT F...
12/04/2000 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None EMPLOYEE COMPLAINED OF RINGING IN HIS EARS. HE WAS SENT TO THE COMPANY AUDIOLOGIST FOR ELEVATION. T WAS DETERMINED HE HAD HIGH FREQUENCY HEARING LOSS.
11/01/2000 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted EE WAS USING A WRECH TO TIGHTEN BOLT WHEN THE WRENCH SLIPPED OFF BOLT AND HIS FINGER GOT CUT ON A METAL FRAME.