Leamington Cement Plant — Accidents

Total: 73 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
10/30/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee strained his right shoulder while pulling a wedged rock from between the D-10 Dozer push arm and track housing. This became a reportable injury after the operator sent the employee in for an...
09/29/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was injured while cutting plastic tubing with a razor kinif. The knife slipped through the tubing faster than expected cutting his right thumb. Sutures were required.
07/26/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured employee was using a utility knife to cut plastic sprinkler pipe. While putting pressure on the knife it cut through the pipe faster than expected causing the knife to strike the employees lef...
05/21/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was injured while standing on a trailer fender to line up a pipe to feed through a hole. He lost his footing and slipped off the fender and fell against a barrel bruising his left arm.
12/18/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cutting a v belt from a drive pulley. While holding the belt with his left hand and cutting the belt using a razor knife in his right hand the knife slipped and cut his left index finger....
07/05/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was in the process of measuring the thickness of some mill liners. While measuring, the 1 1/2"" x 1/4"" strap he was using as a spacing material shifted causing the caliper and his finger to...
06/13/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was injured while hitting a bar with a 8lb sledge hammer. He missed the bar with the hammer end and struck his right index finger causing a laceraton to the finger.
05/28/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was injured while moving a motor and fan housing down a narrow stairway. While moving the unit down the stairs the motor base caught on a stair which caused the housing to slip up striking th...
05/26/2005 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None IE attempted to block a leak in oxygen/acelylene hose by crimping it in his hand. The hose was in use at the time and the leak ignited causing a 2nd degree to the IE's (r) middle finger.
05/19/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS DOING REPAIR WORK ON THE MAIN CRUSHER, HE WAS USING A MECHANICAL COME-ALONG TO REMOVE A GUARD. THE HOOK ON THE COME-ALONG SLIPPED OUT OF THE ANCHOR HOLE & STRUCK THE EE ON THE HARD HAT CA...
06/10/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None INJURED EE WAS OPENING A BOTTOM SWING DOOR (CEMENT COOLER) AND PINCHED HIS RIGHT RING FINGER AND MIDDLE FINGER BETWEEN THE DOOR HANDLE AND A CROSSBEAM, CAUSING A LACERATION TO BOTH FINGERS. SUTURES W...
04/29/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS INJURED WHILE CUTTING A 1/4"" RUBBER HOSE WITH A RAZOR KNIFE. HE WAS CUTTING TOWARDS HIS HAND WHEN THE KNIFE SLIPPED STRIKING HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER CAUSING A 3/4"" INCISION WOUND. SUTURES WERE...
02/06/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None INJURED EE HAD JUST FINISHED EMERGENCY TEAM TRAINING AND WAS PUTTING TRAINING SUPPLIES INTO THE COMPANY AMBULANCE WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL GETTING OUT OF THE AMBULANCE.
05/21/2003 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 31d lost EMPLOYEE WAS INJURED WHEN HE GOT HIS RT FOOT CAUGHT IN A HYDRAULIC SLIDE GATE. HE WAS WORKING IN A DRAG CHAIN CHUTE IN THE PROCESS OF HIS WORK HE LOWERED HIS RIGHT LEG DOWN INTO THE CHUTE IN T HE LINE...
04/03/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None INJURED EE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF REMOVING AN INTAKE ELBOW FROM A TURBO. THE TURBO WAS CLAMPED IN A PEDESTAL VISE WHILE INCHING THE ELBOW OUT THE TURBO CAME LOOSE FROM THE VISE FALLING AND PINC HING HI...
10/03/2002 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 65d lost INJURED EE WAS UNPLUGGING A HOPPER WITH THE USE OF A ORFACE BAR. THE MATERIAL BROKE LOOSE PULLING THE BAR WITH IT. THE EE REACHED FOR THE BAR AND TRAPPED HIS HAND BETWEEN THE BAR AND THE HOPPE R HOUSI...
11/29/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE INJURED HIS R. KNEE WHEN HE SLIPPED ON THE ICY WALKWAY.
08/15/2001 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None INJURED EE WAS HOLDING A LARGE T BOLT IN PLACE WITH HIS RIGHT HAND WHILE ANOTHER EE WAS TIGHTENING IT WITH AN IMPACT WRENCH. THE BOLT SHIFTED, PINCHING HIS RT. MIDDLE FINGER BETWEEN THE T BOLT AND THE...
05/03/2001 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS USING A PRY BAR TO POSITION A SLIDE GATE.WHILE MOVING THE GATE THE BAR SLIPPED, WEDGING HIS RIGHT HAND BETWEEN THE BAR & A MOTOR HOUSINGPINCHING HIS RING FINGER. SUTURES WERE REQUIRED.
04/01/2001 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None INJURED EE WAS USING A JACK HAMMER. WHILE HAMMERING HE LIFTED THE HAMMER & TWISTED HIS BACK WHILE TRYING TO REMOVE THE HAMMER BIT FROM A HOLE INTHE CONCRETE.
11/30/2000 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS INJURED WHILE REMOVING A ELECTRIC DISHWASHER. WHILE UNBOLTING THE DISHWASHER HIS WRENCH SLIPPED OFF OF THE BOLT CAUSING HIS HAND TO STRIKE A SHARP EDGE LACERATING HIS LEFT WRIST. SUTURE S WERE...
10/09/2000 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None INJURED EE GOT A PIECE OF FORIGN MATERIAL IN HIS RIGHT EYE WHILE GRIDNING HE WENT TO THE DR THE NEXT DAY THE EMBEDAL MATERIAL WAS REMOVED.
06/12/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE INJURED HIS RIGHT GREAT TOE IN THE COMPANY SHOWER. HE CONTINUED TO WORK 2 1/2 WKS LATTER IT WAS STILL BOTHERING HIM HE WENT TO SEE THE DR X RAYS SHOW A SMALL FRACTURE.