Kosmos Cement Plant — Accidents

Total: 269 accidents | Fatalities: 2

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
06/01/2000 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 29d lost EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING BOLTS IN SLIP FLANGE OF SCREW CONVEYOR. AS HE WAS TIGHTENING THE BOLTS WITH A WRENCH, THE UPPER CONVEYOR'S WEIGHT SHIFTED, CAUSING THE SLIP FLANGE TO COLLAPSE, PINCHIN G EMPLOY...
06/01/2000 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 22d restricted EE WAS ADJUSTING KILN BULL GEAR WITH HAMMER WRENCH & 4# HAMMER AND STRUCK LITTLE FINGER WITH HAMMER.
05/31/2000 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 11d lost IMPROPER PLACEMENT OF HAND - BUILDING WOODEN FORMS USING HAMMER & NAILS TO SECURE WOOD.
05/25/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 1d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO POSITION WELDER ONTO A FORKLIFT WHEN HE STRAINED BACK MUSCLES.
05/23/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost EMPLOYEE WAS LAYING DOWN ATTEMPTING TO TERMINATE GROUND WIRES TO A GROUND BOSS AT AN EXISTING MCC. AN EXISTING GROUND WIRE WAS TOUCHED AND CAME IN CONTACT WITH LIVE PARTS.
05/19/2000 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted EE WAS ASSISTING IN THE INSTALLATION OF DUST COLLECTION CHUTE FOR K-1152 AS THE CHUTE WAS BEING LIFTED IT CAME OFF THE COME-ALONG HOOK AND FELL ABOUT 8' TO THE DECK BELOW. AS THE CHUTE FELL, T HE FLAN...
05/08/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 18d lost EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING IN BREAK DOWN OF CRANE, AS HE WAS FEEDING LOAD LINE BACK THROUGH HEAD BLOCK SHEAVES, HIS GLOVES BECAME TRAPPED BETWEEN THE LOAD LINE AND SHEAVES PULLING HIS HAND FINGERS INTO SH...
05/07/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted EE WAS STANDING ON A PLATFORM UNCHOKING A CLINKER FEEDER, WHEN THE PLATFORM COLLAPSED. TWO EMPLOYEES FELL APPROX 3 FT TO THE FLOOR BELOW. AN INVESTIGATION SHOWED A BOLT HOLDING THE PLATFORM HA D BROKE...
05/07/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted EE WAS STANDING ON A PLATFORM UNCHOKING A CLINKER FEEDER, WHEN THE PLATFORM COLLAPSED. TWO EMPLOYEES FELL APPROX 3 FT TO THE FLOOR BELOW. AN INVESTIGATION SHOWED A BOLT HOLDING THE PLATFORM HA D BROKE...
05/05/2000 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 59d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING IN REMOVAL OF 8"" BY 8"" TUBULAR STEEL FROM NEW CLINKER COOLER. AS ANOTHER EMPLOYEE CUT TUBE STEEL LOOSE WITH TORCH, INJURED EMPLOYEE LOST HIS GRIP ON CUT PIECE (APPROX 18 "" LO...
05/03/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE LARGE ROCK FROM GYPSUM BIN RICK ROLLED PINCHING EMLOYEES LEFT HAND BETWEEN ROCK AND SIDE OF BIN.
04/26/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE SKINNED THE CUTICLE OF RIGHT THUMB WHILE REBUILDING A PUMP SCREW. DUST & CLEANING SOLVENT ENTERED THE EXPOSED AREA, CAUSING AN INFECTION.
04/24/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost EE WAS TAKING MEASUREMENTS FOR INST TUBING. ANOTHER EE WORKING ON AN UPPER FLOOR DROPPED AN 8"" X 8"" X 3/4 STEEL PLATE. IT STRUCK INJURED EE ON HARD CAUSING A LACERATION THAT REQUIRED SUTURES.
04/18/2000 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 14d restricted EE USING TEAR OUT MACHINE IN KILN WHEN A BRICK PRICHOCET OFF MACHINE AND STRUCK HIM ON THE RIGHT FOOT.
04/13/2000 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 13d lost, 14d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS USING AN OXYGEN LANCE TO CUT SIDE WALL OUT OF CLINKER COOLER. OXYGEN REGULATOR MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING LANCE TO BACK FLASH AT LANCE HANDLE. EE HAS A 2"" 2ND DEGREE BURN TO LEFT WRIST AND A...
04/11/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 87d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING 70 TON HYDRAULIC CRANE. HE HAD LOWERED THE BOOM TO STOW THE JIB AND GOT OUT OF THE CRANE CAB. WHILE THE RIGGERS WERE GETTING TOOLS TO REMOVE JIB, THE EMPLOYEE STEPPED ON THE MUL...
03/06/2000 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 54d lost EMPLOYEE HOLDING 4""X2""X3' PIECE OF INSTULATION WITH LEFT AHND WHILE DRILLING WITH RIGHT HAND. THE DRILL BIT CAUGHT PART OF HSI GLOVE AN DFRACTURED LEFT 5TH FINGER.
02/23/2000 FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS HIT WITH FALLING DEBRIS WHEN STRUCTURAL FAILURE OCCURRED ON CEMENT STORAGE DOME PROJECT.
02/23/2000 FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted EE WAS HIT WITH FALLING DEBRIS WHEN STRUCTURAL FAILURE OCCURRED IN CEMENT STORAGE DOME PROJECT