Leamington Cement Plant — Accidents

Total: 73 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
06/25/2025 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted Two employees were doing dry wall hole repairs. Employees came across an abandoned copper water pipe. One of the employees used a Sawzall to cut the pipe while the other held it in place. While cuttin...
07/04/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was carrying two cardox tubes up a flight of stairs when they stumbled causing them to fall forward into the stairs. This resulted in a laceration to their right ring finger which required n...
12/20/2022 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was attempting clear a plug in a chute when an air blaster discharged projecting coal dust in the employee's eyes.
10/08/2022 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 36d lost, 57d restricted The injured employee was ascending a stairway to collect a cement sample when they stumbled and felt a pop in their right calf muscle of their right leg. On examination it was found that they had rupt...
05/04/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 10d lost, 238d restricted The brace used to secure the liners was installed with one bolt instead of two that are normally used. There was only one bolt in the brace due to the configuration of this particular spot in the mill...
09/27/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The injured employee was opening the door to the raw mill when left little finger was pinched between the door frame and the support bar for the door. The result was a laceration to the finger and a...
09/03/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee had picked up a small metal step to take to another location. When the employee turned they felt a dull pop in lower back. The employee did not report until 09/16/2021. They went to a d...
02/17/2020 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cleaning gunite machine. Placed hand inside pot and accidently bumped air valve. Feed wheel pinched tip of the ring finger on right hand.
02/06/2020 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was attempting to cut metal strap from a bundle of angle iron with a pair of pliers. When the strap broke it sprung open and caught EE's opposite gloved hand which EE was using to hold t...
09/12/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employees were assigned to change broken belts on a cooler fan. After the new belts had been installed the injured employee got EE's right index finger caught between the belt and pulley causing a la...
08/26/2019 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was using a vacuum truck performing normal cleanup duties. The employee felt EE had strained EE's back which EE said has occurred several times before. A third party injury care adminis...
06/14/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 11d lost, 4d restricted Employees were in the process of replacing spindle seals on the raw mill when a choker broke striking the injured employee on the right side of face. This resulted in two lacerations to the face and...
05/08/2019 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 104d restricted An employee was attempting to clean a raw material chute with a bar when a gate closed which pulled the bar in causing the gate to close on EE's left arm. This resulted in a fracture to the left arm.
01/29/2019 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Worker was removing insulation on an electrical splice when the razor knife worker was using broke causing worker to cut left hand. The laceration required 9 sutures.
02/25/2018 NONPOWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None An employee was pushing an empty cart into the passenger elevator on the preheater tower when EE felt a pop in EE's left elbow. EE initially felt it would be ok but pain persisted until went to a doc...
02/16/2018 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The injured employee was attempting to drill out a plugged purge line with a large hand drill. The bit caught in the hole and cause the drill motor to spin around and strike the employee in the right...
01/02/2018 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employees were using a hammer bit on a mini-ex to extract large bolts from a raw mill tire. A washer from a bolt shot out in the process striking an employee on the upper lip which required two stitc...
12/19/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 58d restricted The employee was working near the raw mill when EE tripped on the catwalk but caught himself on the handrail. When EE caught self EE felt a strain in right small finger. We monitored the strain to se...
09/11/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While an employee was removing a heavy 2'x3' door, it swung out of position striking the employee in the leg causing a laceration which required 8 stitches.
05/19/2017 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 72d lost, 18d restricted The employee was attempting to roll a piece of 12""x24"" 13 gauge sheet metal in a sheet metal roll bender. The employees hand was positioned too close to the rolls which hand went through. This res...
03/02/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 10d lost, 52d restricted The employee had been working the week of February 20th 2017 and feels they may have developed a hernia but could not give an exact time or day. Employee reported it on the day listed above. The emplo...
02/04/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was attempting to get into a plant pickup truck when EE rolled ankle. The employee was fine at the time but at the beginning of April began to feel pain in ankle. On May 3rd EE's doctor...
03/08/2015 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A golf ball sized rock fell approximately 60 feet from chute unplugging activities, striking the employee just under the right eye. The employee was wearing safety glasses. The employee received scr...
01/30/2015 MACHINERY PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 39d lost, 46d restricted While machining parts the employee reached with his gloved hand to swipe away metal chips when the cutting head pulled his hand into the mill severing his right middle finger.
10/23/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A worker attempted to cut a piece of string from his bib-overalls with a utility knife and accidentally cut his left middle finger. The finger required 4 stitches.
08/28/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was checking the looseness of a thermocouple when an expansion joint above the thermocouple puffed hot material up the sleeve of the employees hot work coat. The hot material caused seco...
08/20/2014 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None The employee who had been experiencing pain off and on in his right knee thought he may have aggravated it at work from climbing stairs. The employee was evaluated by a doctor and given a cortisone i...
06/03/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 18d lost An employee who was under a doctors care for his left knee, aggravated the knee while climbing onto a bull dozer. The employee was under no doctors restrictions at the time.
04/17/2014 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None An employee was cutting metal with a small hand grinder with a cutting wheel attached. The grinder ""kicked back"" causing a three inch laceration to the top part of his middle thigh. The employee r...
12/23/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While changing bags in a cooler baghouse, an employee was stuck in the nose by a bag cage. This resulted in a laceration to his nose which required stitches.
11/05/2013 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While welding, the injured employee was chipping slag from the weld when a small piece of metal from the chipping hammer, about 1/16"" long, came off and imbedded about 1 inch below the employee's le...
05/25/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 5d lost, 69d restricted Pressure build up due to lack of venting
04/16/2013 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost It is thought that a scorpion crawled into an employees coat and stung him on the left wrist. He developed flu like symptoms and muscle spasms.
01/09/2013 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None As the employee was attempting to cut a piece of 8 inch piece of plastic hose with a utility knife, the hose slipped causing the knife to cut the employees left index finger which resulted in 4 stitch...
06/28/2012 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 214d lost, 30d restricted The miner may have aggravated an illness of pain in his forearm he had been treated for since May called Complex Regional Pain Syndrome.
03/29/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 134d lost While the injured employee was setting a small explosive charge in a crusher feeder it was prematurely detonated.
01/20/2012 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 362d restricted The ""headache"" ball of a 5180 Grove crane went past the two block switch and over the top pulley and came down 290 feet into the cab of the crane. This resulted into a compound fracture of the lef...
09/20/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was attempting to sit on a wheeled chair which did not have a back on it. As he did so the chair slid out from under him, causing him to strike his head on a work bench. The resulting i...
09/05/2011 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was swinging a sledge hammer in an upward motion to loosen a bolt which caused him to strain his back.
04/04/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The injured employee was attempting to enter an opening where grates had been removed. When the employee stepped in, he stepped on one of the holes which caused him to lose his balance and fall to the...
08/04/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was struck in the forehead by a table liner while attempting to remove them. The injury caused a two inch laceration to the employee's forehead. The resulting injury required stitches.
03/01/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None An employee was cleaning the kiln burner pipe with an air lance. As he was making a back stroke with the air lance, his hand was struck on the drop-out vessel. The result was a fracture to the middl...
01/28/2010 MACHINERY PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 12d restricted The employee was cutting small pieces of steel in the metal shear. He was using a piece of metal to push the pieces into place. Rams, which hold the metal flat just before the cut, came down forcing...
06/23/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost On June 23rd of 2009, an employee felt pain in his right knee while moving a ladder. An MRI showed an accumulation of degenerative changes including tears in the meniscus, and other chronic medical c...
05/19/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was injured while he was welding above another employee who was attempting to loosen a bearing lock nut by striking it with a hammer. Because of the striking action, a small piece of met...
12/10/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was injured when he opened a port on top of a cement silo to take a silo level measurement. The silo was full and continuing to fill, which caused the material to blow into his eyes. Th...
08/14/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While moving a length of culvert pipe, the worker sustained lacerations to three fingers of his right hand. The worker was not wearing gloves while performing this task.
06/30/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None An employee was standing on an electrical box. When he attempted to step off the box he lost his footing and fell approximately 24 inches striking a rail road rail on his upper outside left thigh. T...
06/13/2008 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Because of a welding burn and a bump a few days later to the workers right elbow, he contracted a staff infection which required IV antibiotic treatments. The burn resulted from improper PPE while wel...
03/20/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Worker sustained a same surface fall while he was walking across a raw material hopper grizzley grate. He fell through the grating causing him to hit his chin on the metal grating. Worker did not lo...