Knoxville Cement Plant — Accidents

Total: 224 accidents | Fatalities: 2

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
02/01/2002 HOISTING PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 40d lost, 101d restricted WHILE EE WAS ENTERING ELEVATOR ON 1ST FL OF MILLROOM, HE RAISED HIS RT HAND TO SECURE LATCH AT THE TOP RIGHT-HAND CORNER. WHEN HE DID THIS, THEELEVATOR DOOR SLAMMED SHUT ONTO HIS FINGER. (PLE ASE NOTE...
01/21/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 42d lost, 14d restricted EE WAS CHANGING THE 60"" BELT TROUGHING ROLL. THE ROLL WAS DROPPED AND CAUGHT EE'S HAND BETWEEN THE FRAMEWORK AND ROLL.
12/08/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 50d lost, 22d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING WITH TWO OTHER EMPLOYEES (WHO WERE INSIDE SCREEN) CHANGING THE SIMPLICITY SCREEN ON THE VERTICAL IMPACT CRUSHER. EMPLOYEE STEPPED OFF SCREEN ONTO A BEAM AND THEN ONTO A DU STY HAN...
10/19/2001 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS WATERBLASTING THE PREHEATER TOWER. HE WAS WEARING A FULL FACE SHIELD AND SAFETY GLASSES. HOWEVER, SUDT GATHERED ALONG THE RIM OF THE FACE SHIELD SUPPORT STRUCTURE AND WHEN HE LOOK ED UP,...
08/31/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost EE WAS CKEANING UP AROUND THE TIRE BOX. WHEN HE AND ANOTHER EE PICKED UP THE CONTAINER TO EMPTY INTO THE BOBCAT, HE FELT A PULL ON THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS BACK. HE CONTINUED TO WORK HIS NORMAL DA YS, BUT...
07/12/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted EE WAS UNLOADING A MANLIFT FULL OF SIX GALLON PAILS OF USED OIL. WHILE UNLOADING THE BUCKETS, HE TWISTED BACK.
06/27/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 54d lost ON 6/27/01 WHILE DESCENDING A LADDER, EMPLOYEE MISSED A STEP AND HIS WEIGHT LANDED ON RIGHT SIDE. THIS SHIFTED WEIGHT TO RIGHT LEG TRIGGERED A KNEE STRAIN. ON 9/12/01, EMPLOYEE HAD KNEE ARTHRO SCOPY.
06/26/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS REBUILDING THE RAW MILL SEPARATOR. WHEN HE KNELT DOWN TO PICK UP A WRENCH, HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK. HE THEN SLUMPED OVER AND FELL DOWN. EMPLOYEE WAS UNCONSCIOUS FOR A FEW MINUTES...
05/16/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None SILO WAS PLUGGED. EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO UNPLUG WHEN MATERIAL FLUSHED AT THE PORTHOLE OF THE SILO, KNOCKING GLASSES OFF OF EMPLOYEE. CEMENT DUST ENTERED EYE.
05/02/2001 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 190d lost, 115d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING LINERS INSIDE THE RAW MILL DURING THE OUTAGE.THE MILL WAS LOCKED OUT; HOWEVER, THE LUBE PUMPS WERE NOT. WHILE WORKING INSIDE THE MILL, THE MILL SHIFTED AND ROTATED CLOCK WISE 18...
04/30/2001 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 20d lost EE WAS REPLACING THE SHAFT HEAD PULLEY ON SILO FEED BELT. HE WAS USING A TORCH TO BURN OFF BOLTS. HE WAS ON HIS KNEES WHEN SLAG SPARKS FROM THE TORCH HIT HIS LEFT KNEE LEAVING TWO SMALL BURNS ON HIS K...
04/01/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 18d restricted EE WAS REBUILDING BLOW BARS IN THE MAINTENANCE SHOP. WHEN HE TURNED IT OVER TO REMOVE THE BAR IT SLIPPED OUT OF HIS LEFT HAND AND LANDED ON TOP OF THE TIP OF HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER WHICH WAS O N THE W...
03/26/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted WHILE ATTEMPTING TO FIT A DOORFRAME INTO A METAL PLATE THAT COVERED THE ESCAPE OPENING OF THE PACKHOUSE BASEMENT. HE SLIPPED ON THE STAIRS LEADING OUT OF THE BASEMENT.
03/23/2001 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO HOLD A BEARING IN-LINE ON THE VIC SCREEN WHEN HE WAS STRUCK BY A SLEDGE HAMMER.
03/13/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 19d lost, 12d restricted EE STRAINED BACK WHILE PULLING WIRES UNDERNEATH A FLOOR.
03/01/2001 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost EE WAS USING A JACKHAMMER TO REMOVE A PLUG OF HARDENED CLINKER IN THE DOGLEG OF A SILO. PORTION OF THE MATERIAL PLUG CAME LOOSE AND FELL ONTO THE END OF THE JACKHAMMER WHICH WAS POSITIONED INS IDE THE...
08/31/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS WORKING WITH THE PUMP ARM OF THE RAW MILL PUMP IN AN EFFORT TO GET IT WORKING. THE PUMP ARM SLIPPED AND PINCHED HIS FINGER, THUS RESULTING IN SUTURES TO THE FINGER. EE WAS WEARING GLOVE S.
07/31/2000 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REPLACE A BAD BEARING, THE TRIGGER ON A 3/4"" DRIVE AIR IMPACT WRENCH HUNG IN THE RUN POSITION, CAUSING HIS HAND TO BE CAUGHT AGAINST A PIECE OF UNISTRUT.
06/26/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted DID NOT GO TO DR UNTIL JULY 11. WHILE REPLACING THE WEST DISTRIBUTION BELT, EE HAD TO PULL BELT INTO PLACE. IN DOING SO, HE SPRAINED HIS BACK.
06/05/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None DURING THE PLANT OUTAGE, EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTINGTO SCOTCH THE RAW MILL WITH A 4"" X 4"" X 5' ANGLEAND HE SLIPPED ON GRINDING BALLS, WHICH CAUSED HIM TO LOSE HIS FOOTING. WHEN HE FELL, THE ANGLE STRUCK...
04/14/2000 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE HAS BEEN BAGGING CEMENT AS HE EXITED PACKER, A SPROUT ON HIS BAGGING SYSTEM INADVERTENTLY ACTIVATED, CAUSING CEMENT TO DEFLECT INTO EE'S EYE. NOTE: HE WAS WEARING A FACE SHIELD AT THE TIME OF THE A...
04/02/2000 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS WORKING TO DISLODGE LUMPS IN WEIGH FEEDER ROTARY VALVE DOGLEG FROM WHICH GYPSUM IS DISCHARGED. UPON OPENING AN 8"" INSPECTION PORT, HE OBSERVED SEVERAL LUMPS CHOCKING ROTARY VALVE INLET. EE USE...
02/26/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None CONTRACTOR HAD TAKEN OUT A 6'X6"" SECTION OF A CONCRETE FLOOR IN 2ND SUBSTATION. HE WENT TO THE FLOOR BELOW TO VIEW. WHEN HE LOOKED UP, A CLEANING SOLVENT ENTERED HIS EYE. NOTE: HE HAD HIS SAFE TY GLA...
02/18/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE EE WAS WALKING FROM STOREROOM TO TRUCK, HE STEPPED ON UNEVEN CONCRETE WHICH CAUSED HIM TO TWIST HIS ANKLE.