Kosmos Cement Plant — Accidents

Total: 269 accidents | Fatalities: 2

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
01/27/2026 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None Maintenance Mechanic's middle left finger was pinched between an hoist cable and block's sheave, resulting in a laceration and fractured finger tip.
12/16/2025 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY None A maintenance crew was working on separator rotor cage. While lifting it with steel chokers, one of the steel chokers failed. Consequently, the other choker broke causing the cage to drop approximate...
10/23/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None Employee was washing haul truck when lost balance and struck right side of chest on scaffold planking fracturing two ribs and injuring knee.
06/30/2025 DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 2d lost While working on the clinker transport system, a maintenance mechanic began to feel ill. Reported condition to supervisor. taken to ER and diagnosed with heat exhaustion.
06/26/2025 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 14d restricted While picking up used dust collector bags off of the ground, a maintenance mechanics stepped on a piece of clinker. This caused EE to lose EE's balance and twist EE's back while falling to the ground...
05/12/2025 STRIKING OR BUMPING DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted After clearing the clinker chute, the employee attempted to exit the area and struck EE's nose on a cross member of scaffold. This resulted in a nasal bone fracture.
04/16/2025 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 102d lost, 19d restricted While descending s set of steps, an employee lost balance stepping onto the landing and fell to the ground. Employee felt pain in right knee and was taken for evaluation. Diagnosed with knee strain,...
01/02/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None An employee was at desk working on a stainless-steel junction box. While attempting to move the box off the desk, the box slipped. When regaining control of the box, a sharp edge on the hinge of the...
03/19/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee noticed a discomfort in left eye when preparing to go home for the day. Employee flushed the eye and went home. The discomfort increased throughout the night. The next day a foreign object...
12/03/2023 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 90d lost, 109d restricted Employee stated they were pushing on the handle of a come along when they felt a sharp pain in their right shoulder. Employee was placed on restricted duty and PT on 12/11/23.
07/29/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 78d lost, 7d restricted Maintenance Mechanic injured left bicep while installing a guard on the 143 tail pulley. EE was placed on restricted duty.
05/23/2023 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 13d restricted While operating 40t CAT haul truck, employee states steering failed causing haul truck to strike clinker cooler building wall. Employee complained of neck and shoulder pain and diagnosed with sprains...
03/15/2023 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee lacerated right index finger while cutting a zip tie. Employee received stitches to close wound
10/25/2022 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 42d restricted Employee struck right hand with 10lb sledge hammer while clearing a chute. Employee did not seek medical attention until 11/8/22. Xrays showed fracture in the hand.
10/16/2022 ENTRAPMENT ACCIDENT ONLY None Employee entrapped on Old Finish Mill passenger elevator between floors 1 and 2.
03/22/2022 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 49d restricted Employee lost EE's balance and struck EE's right knee on bulldozer push arm after fueling the dozer on 3/22/22. Did not require med attention at that time. On 3/25 employee was evaluated by physicia...
02/22/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 180d lost, 45d restricted Employee injured shoulder on 2/22/22 removing conveyor belt skirting. Employee did not wish to seek med attention. 6/6/22 Employee diagnosed with shoulder sprain, surgery to repair on 8/11.
02/12/2022 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 21d restricted Employee was descending the steps of the 102 conveyor. When reaching the last step, the employee rolled EE's left ankle. X-rays were negative and employee placed on restricted duty.
01/05/2022 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None After finishing grinding a gudgeon shaft, a maintenance mechanic accidently grazed the leg of another maintenance mechanic who they were working with. This resulted in 7 stitches to close wound on low...
11/03/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 11d restricted Production employee lacerated right middle finger when material shifted the steel plate EE was holding. Employee was placed on light duty and stitches were required to close wound.
10/19/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Maintenance employee was carrying a head shaft sprocket down a flight of stairs and momentarily lost balance. While regaining balance, the employee's right ring finger was caught between handrail and...
05/11/2021 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Shipping employee was moving rail with a track mobile. While moving a rail car loaded with cement derailed and laid on it side. This caused the track mobile to lay over on its side also. The operat...
02/23/2021 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted While installing liners in the coal mill, employee stepped down approximately 24"" into lower housing and felt a pain in the left heel. Diagnosed with a heel contusion and placed on restricted duty.
08/04/2020 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted An employee was troubling an issue with a screw conveyor. The employee removed the guard from the drive belts while another went to reset the breaker. The employee had EE's hands on the belts when oth...
06/29/2020 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While attempting to cut a 36"" conveyor belt with a razor knife, a maintenance repairman lacerated the back of left thumb. This resulted in stitches to close wound.
12/16/2019 ELECTRICAL ACCIDENT ONLY None An insulator on a 138kv electrical power pole went to ground and caused power outage and a unplanned fire on the pole at the north end of the plant. The fire burned 67 minutes until FD put it out. Th...
12/13/2019 ENTRAPMENT ACCIDENT ONLY None On Friday Dec. 13th the entire plant lost electrical power at 11:01am. There were two employees in the old raw mill elevator when the power went out. They became entrapped in the elevator between the...
11/02/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Production Supervisor was cleaning out material from a choked screw conveyor with hand. The Supervisor's hand ran across the sharp flight of the screw and caused a laceration which required 4 stitches...
10/27/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 31d restricted A production process attendant injured EE's left middle finger while pushing in a pin on the chute above the clinker cooler drag conveyor. When pushing in the pin to break up the chunk, the chunk clea...
10/19/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 6d restricted A maintenance repair person was tasked with replacing a transfer pump on the grinding aid tank. The employee stepped back, and EE's right leg entered an opening in the grating. The employee was also e...
06/15/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None On June 15, 2019, Employee stepped on a golf ball sized rock on the barge. The employee was attempting to secure a barge when they stepped on rock causing them to roll their ankle. On July 2 2019, a...
03/02/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted An employee pinched a finger between a bearing housing and the pedestal base. Two employees were installing the tail drum for a small-scale belt. The injured employee was positioning a base bolt from...
02/27/2019 ENTRAPMENT ACCIDENT ONLY None Three employees from a contracting company became entrapped in elevator. There was contact with the employees and they were in good health. The elevator maintenance contractor arrived and rescued th...
02/23/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was clearing an air slide on top of the cement silo when the dust collector flushed and cement dust hit the employee in the face. Cement dust entered the employees eyes, employee received a...
01/30/2019 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using a vac truck to clean the cone of a cement silo when material came out. Cement entered the employee's right eye. The employee was taken to the eye doctor and was prescribed eye dro...
09/24/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 199d lost, 162d restricted Employee was climbing fixed ladder to go to the 914 drag conveyor. The employee's foot slipped off of the ladder rung. The employee caught self with right hand, the employee felt pain in right shoul...
08/15/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 243d lost, 50d restricted Maintenance Mechanic was sling a welding lead over the crusher when EE felt a pain and experienced numbness in the right shoulder.
06/18/2018 ENTRAPMENT ACCIDENT ONLY None Two employees were entrapped in the preheat elevator between floors 3-4. Radio contact was maintained with the employee and they were in good health. The employees were in the elevator for 75 minute...
06/16/2018 ENTRAPMENT ACCIDENT ONLY None Employee was entrapped in the preheat elevator for 1.5 hours. Radio contact was maintained and employee was in good health.
04/18/2018 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Hot hose came loose from fitting and hit driver on the head
04/18/2018 ENTRAPMENT ACCIDENT ONLY None Maintenance employee was entrapped in the old finish mill passenger elevator for an hour. Employee had a radio and was in good health.
04/17/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Shipper/packer/loader was attempting to lift a barge winch cable off of the barge when ee felt a pain in lower back. Employee declined medical attention at that time. On May 3, employee requested to...
02/15/2018 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 29d restricted Employee was working on coal mill tightening bolts on Thursday 2/15/2018. Employee states employee felt sore. Employee reported the soreness on Friday 16th and wished to seek medical attention. The...
02/09/2018 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Mobile equipment mechanic was attempting to fill hydraulic oil in a bull dozer. The EE was standing on the bed of the service truck when EE turned to the left. The employee accidentally stepped off o...
02/01/2018 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None Two production employees were attempting to empty the pre-hopper of the fine coal bin. When they opened the gate, nothing came out. When they closed the gate, the employees felt a percussion, heard...
01/23/2018 ENTRAPMENT ACCIDENT ONLY None Two contractor employees were entrapped in the old finish mill passenger elevator on the 1st floor for 38 minutes. The first floor door would not open.
12/26/2017 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 77d restricted Maintenance Mechanic was attempting to loosen a 1"" water pipe union. The employee was pushing on a pipe wrench with left arm when employee felt a pain in shoulder. The employee did not wish seek med...
10/24/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 33d restricted Employee was attempting to clear debris around a yoke in order to align a pin slot in the secondary crusher. At the same time another employee dislodged a rock on the other side of the yoke and the c...
07/13/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was installing a guard back on coupling. The employee lost control of the guard and it slid over and pinched left ring finger between the guard and side of motor. This caused a laceration re...
06/15/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 21d restricted On 6/17/17 Employee was swapping compressed gas cylinders when employee lost balance and was struck by cylinder on the lower leg. Employee wound was treated contusion and abrasion with first aid. On...