Lehigh White Cement Company, LLC — Accidents

Total: 49 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
09/30/2025 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Sharp piece of metal after grinding
09/11/2025 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted Stepping off of ramp picking up air lance hose
08/23/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Pinched middle finger between packer roller and mounting of roller
08/20/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 51d restricted Shoulder sprain during cleanout of ball charge hopper pit
04/04/2024 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 21d lost, 176d restricted Suspended load of kiln feed pipe slipped in strap and came in contact with employee's shoulder
10/20/2023 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Vibration from running jackhammer caused strain to right wrist
09/12/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 11d restricted Lifting of heavy object causing sprain/strain to lower back
02/22/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 20d restricted Employee caught hand in pinch point of seat mechanism of forklift while trying to adjust seat. Received cut/crushing injury to left hand ring finger and finger nail.
01/05/2023 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Blowback of natural gas from kiln ignition
12/03/2022 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 54d restricted Stepped off of ladder pulled knee
12/03/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Hot meal from kiln operation coming in contact with employee's neck
02/08/2021 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Use of sledgehammer to drive shim hit thumb
10/28/2020 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Cut to the hand from a utility knife
10/07/2020 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Annual hearing tests resulted in employee experiencing reportable hearing loss.
09/22/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted Lifting strain on lower back muscles.
07/01/2020 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was repairing part of stretch hood at palletizer for packaged cement production line. Knife blade used to cut bags over top of pallets cut into employee's hand.
06/16/2020 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 256d lost Employee was descending staircase and tripped and fell down three subsequent steps landing on their knee. Knee sustained a sprain.
08/04/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 223d lost Employee was carrying large clinker ball removed from clinker discharge. When they stepped off of clinker drag they felt a sharp pain in lower back and pain shooting down both legs following with numb...
07/21/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 12d lost, 20d restricted Employee was returning excess sampled cement back into finish mill via 5 gallon bucket. Employee lifted bucket full of cement up to reclaim screw and strained shoulder in process. Employee sought medi...
06/24/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 45d lost Employee got loader stuck in kiln dust and when EE exited the cab stepped into a mixture of kiln dust and water which entered both boots causing an alkali burn to the top of the feet and the ankle.
10/09/2017 ENTRAPMENT ACCIDENT ONLY None Maintenance mechanic was coming down the passenger elevator from the top of the 56 silos. The passenger elevator stopped during the flight to ground level. An electrician climbed the ladder way to the...
01/31/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 58d restricted Employee was working on the Kiln performing re-bricking. When stepped down to retrieve a hammer a refractory brick came loose and struck ee in the lower back. Incident became reportable when the emplo...
01/18/2017 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was working in the raw mill, hammering out mill liner bolts. Employee was driving out bolts with a sledge hammer and bolt ricocheted back and struck employee in the mouth. Laceration to lower...
04/26/2016 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cutting a 3-inch pipe line and when cut was almost complete, the blade of the bandsaw being used crimped in the cut. At the same time the pipe started to fall and the employee accidently...
05/27/2015 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was operating an air impact wrench. The wrench extension was modified with a bolt tore serve the socket to the extension. When the wrench was accidentally activated. The bolt tore into the em...
04/08/2014 FIRE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Fire had started in the coke mill fining system blower while using rubber fluff fuel. fire resulted in smoky conditions and employee suffered smoke inhalation respiratory distress during kiln shut dow...
02/17/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 15d restricted Employee had arrived for work and was leaving the parking lot to come in and slipped on the snow and ice injuring his left knee.
10/09/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was applying belt dressing to the one-inch stone head pulley when his right hand and wrist was caught in the head pulley. Employee had lacerations and contusions to the right hand and arm, an...
10/26/2011 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While hammering a slide on the coke belt, the EE struck his middle left hand finger against the slide, cutting his finger.
02/19/2010 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 30d lost, 5d restricted Employee was using a sledge hammer against a silo hopper to unchoke gypsum hangars and felt a pull and dull pain in lower abdomen. Diagnosis of hernia was made on 3/10/10
10/08/2009 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost EE was grinding a metal stud and got metal particles embedded in left eye. EE went to emergency room on 10/11/09.
05/18/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was trying to break loose a pipe union. When the wrench slipped and the left ring finger struck an angle iron plate fracturing the tip of the left ring finger.
04/13/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was unchocking clinker hopper and clinker ball rolled down and smashed right thumb. Injury caused by laceration requiring stitches.
08/18/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 95d restricted Employee was hanging electrical conduit and as he was pulling on the conduit, pulled & strained his left shoulder. Employee had surgery performed on 1/11/07, lost time as of 1/16/07
02/03/2005 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE walked into steel beam next to boiler room. He hit his hard hat and his nose. Accident resulted in broken nose.
04/10/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While removing liner plates ee's hand got caught between the liner and the mill shell support pipe as the liner was being removed.
05/20/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS CLEANING UNDER COKE FEED BELT AND SCRAPED HIS BACK ON FEEDER CAGE. A MOLE ON HIS BACK WAS PARTIALLY TORN OFF IN THE PROCESS WHICH WILL BE SURGICALLY REMOVED.
04/22/2003 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 20d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING A TANK INTO A PIT USING A FORKLIFT WITH A CHAIN PLACED ACROSS THE FORKLIFT FORKS. WHILE LOWERING THE TANK INTO THE PIT, CHAIN SLIPPED OFF THE FORKS, CAUGHT THE EMPLOYEE , AND P...
02/15/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WORKER PICKED UP A 60# PIECE OF BRASS BUSHING AND STARTED TO WALK AND HIS BACK GAVE OUT.
07/25/2002 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 13d restricted EE WAS HOLDING A METAL FLANGE WHILE ANOTHER WAS TRYING TO PRY OUT A BEARING. THE PRY BAR SLIPPED & CRUSHED THE TIP OF THE RIGHT RING FINGER. IT WAS FRACTURED & THE MIDDLE FINGERTIP HAD A HAIRL INE FRA...
08/15/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING OUT A HOPPER AND STRUCK RIGHT RING FINGER AGAINST METAL ANGLE IRON OPENING A WOUND THAT WAS A PRE-EXISTING INJURY. CUT REQUIRED TWO STITCHES.
06/24/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 14d restricted EE WAS RE-BRICKING THE KILN AND SLIPPED WHILE INSTALLING A BRICK. THE BRICK PINCHED THE EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER CAUSING IT TO FRACTURE AT THE FINGER TIP.
03/07/2001 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted EE WAS POKING THE BACK END OF THE KILN WITH A BAR AND APPARENTLY CAUSED A METAL PARTICLE TO BE EMBEDDED IN HIS RIGHT EYE. EE WENT TO DOCTOR THE NEXT DAY AND IT WAS REMOVED.
01/12/2001 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted EE WAS CUTTING EXPANDED METAL WITH METAL SHEARS. HE PUSHED HIS FINGERS TOO FAR INTO THE CLAMPING PART OF THE SHEAR CATCHING HIS LEFT MIDDLE AND INDEX FINGER. MIDDLE FINGER TIP WAS FRACTURED.
11/25/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 30d lost EE WAS WALKING DOWN STAIRS & ALLEGEDLY SLIPPED ON OILY STAIRS & HURT HIS LOWER BACK
10/10/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted EE WAS PULLING CHAIN INTO THE KILN AND STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.
09/26/2000 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS SHOOTING A RING BUILDUP IN THE KILN WITH 12 GAUGE SHOT GUN. ON ONE OF HT EROUNDS, EMPLOYEE APPARENTLY DID NTO HOLD GUN PROPERLY, GUN KICKED BACK AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE IN UPPER LIP.
07/13/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 18d restricted EMPLOYEE LIFTED A 55-GALLON OFF A STAND TO EMPTY IT INTO A HOLDING DRUM. THE DRUM SLIPPED OUT OF THE EMPLOYEE'S GRASP, CAUSING IT TO FALL ONTO THE FRONT OF THE STAND PINCHING HIS FINGER BETWE EN DRUM...
05/12/2000 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS HAMMERING A CHISEL AND CAUGHT HIS RIGHT THUMB BETWEEN THE HAMMER & CHISEL.