Lyons Cement Plant Cemex Inc — Accidents

Total: 196 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
01/14/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 91d lost, 140d restricted WHILE CLEANING BRICK OUT OF KILN BY HAND, EMPLOYEE PULLED SOMETHING IN LOWER BACK.
01/05/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 15d restricted EE SLIPPED ON ICE AND FELL.
01/02/2004 NO VALUE FOUND NO VALUE FOUND None TWO MECHANICS WERE WORKING ON A ROTARY VALVE IN THE RETURN DUST SILO. THEY HAD CLOSED THE MANUAL GATE, PULLED THE END CAP THEY CLEANED OUT THE ROTARY VALVE, MATERIAL FELL FROM ABOVE AND ENTERE D HIS E...
12/17/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 42d restricted SHOVELING CLINKER OFF FLOOR IN THE BOTTOM OF A-FRAME TO #6 BELT WHEN HE STRAINED MUSCLE IN BACK.
11/25/2003 NO VALUE FOUND DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 46d restricted EE STEPPED DOWN FROM 32"" BELT CONVEYER STRUCTURETO WALKWAY. RIGHT KNEE OF DESCENDING LEG BUCKLED, OUTWARD CAUSING IMMEDIATE PAIN. AS A RESULT OF LOSS OF SUPPORT OF DESCENDING LEG, LOWER RIGH T RIB CA...
11/18/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 19d restricted AT THE END OF THE SHIFT EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON ICE AFTER GETTING INTO HIS PRIVATE VEHICLE. HE SLID UNDER HIS TRUCK AND LANDED ON HIS RIGHT ELBOW.
11/17/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 25d restricted WAS SHOVELING IN THE COOLER ROOM AND HIS WRIST WAS GETTING SORE. HE KEPT WORKING. ON 11-22-03 HE REPORTED IT TO PRODUCTION LEADER & SUGGESTED HE REPORT TO HIS SUPERVISOR.
10/02/2003 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS KNOCKING MUD OFF THE RAILING AT 129-4 BELT. HIS BAR GOT TOO CLOSE TO THE BELT CAUSING THE BELT TO FLIP THE BAR AROUND SMASHING HIS HAND AGAINST THE GUARD RAIL.
10/02/2003 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 152d lost, 11d restricted EE LIFTED A JACKHAMMER AND FELT PAIN IN ABDOMEN.
07/31/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted WHILE LIFTING A SECTION OF CONVEYING SCREW, EMPLOYEE SUFFERED A THORASIC MUSCLE STRAIN.
07/18/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 23d restricted EE LIFTED A DUST COLLECTOR FRAME OFF THE FLOOR TO UNHOOK THE CRANE. WHEN LIFTING HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS GROIN. HE DISMISSED AS NOTHING SERIOUS AND DID NOT REPORT IT TO HIS SUPERVISOR.
06/02/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS CARRYING A 2'X3'X1/4 SHEET OF STEEL FROM THE METAL SHEAR WHEN THE EDGE OF THE STEEL CAME IN CONTACT WITH HIS RIGHT WRIST CAUSING LACERATION. REQUIRED 3 STITCHES
03/28/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 44d lost, 88d restricted WALKING INSIDE COOLER ROOM ON WESTSIDE. TURNED EAST AT THE SOUTH END OF THE COOLER & WAS PASSING THE METAL ELEVATED PLATFORM WHEN BOTH FEET WENT OUT FROM UNDER HIM, HE LANDED ON THE CONCRETE WITH HIS...
01/28/2003 NO VALUE FOUND DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 230d lost, 52d restricted STEPPED ON A SMALL ROCK WHILE WALKING ACROSS CONCRETE FLOOR. SPRAINED LEFT ANKLE. *EMPLOYEE HAS HAD TWO SURGERIES TO DATE.*
06/25/2002 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted EE WAS POKING PREHEATER TOWER WITH JACKHAMMER. HE CAUGHT THE RIGHT HAND BETWEEN JACK HANDLE AND METAL CROSSBEAM. CURRENTLY ON MODIFIED DUTY - SPLINT.
05/30/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING OUT DUST COOLECTOR TO SILOA-5 THE ROTARY FEEDER KICKED DUST IN EMPLOYEE'S EYE.
04/30/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CLOSE WEST COOLER ACCESS DOOR. HE PLACED HIS HAND AGAINST WALL AND FELLOW EE WAS NOT AWARE OF THE SITUATION AND SLAMMED DOOR CLOSEE CRUSHING EE'S LEFT THUMB BETWEEN DOOR A ND COOL...
03/09/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS WORKING IN EXTREMELY DUSTY CONDITIONS WHILE WEARING FULL FACE RESPIRATOR. SWEAT ON FACE MIXED WITH CEMENT DUST CAUSING ALKALI BURNS. BURNS DID NOT HEAL SINCE 3-9-02 SO WE SENT HIM TO PH YSICIAN...
02/11/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted EE WAS REMOVING WORN OUT VENT LINES FROM THE FINISH MILL AUXILIARY DUST COLLECTOR. HE WAS USING A RIGGED LINE TO REMOVE THE VENT. THE VENT SWUNG AND STRUCK HIM ON LEFT FOREARM.
01/31/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 157d lost EE WAS ATTEPTING TO REMOVE BAG OF CEMENT FROM CONVEYOR BELT. THE BAG BECAME TORN AND EE ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE TORN BAG. HIS HAND GOT PULLED INTO PINCH POINT BETWEEN CONVEYOR BELT AND SMOOTH META L PLATE...
01/20/2002 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS WORKING OUTSIDE IN VERY WINDY CONDITIONS.FOREIGN OBJECT BLEW INTO EYE. SUPERVISOR AND EE UNABLE TO DISLODGE OBJECT. THE NEXT DAY THE EE'SEYE WAS SWOLLEN AND RED. RX PRESCRIBED FOR CONJU NCTIVAL...
11/28/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 56d lost SLIPPED ON ICE, WRENCHED KNEE.
10/26/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 4d lost, 30d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A HEAVY PART AND WHEN HE TURNED HOLDING THIS PART, IMMEDIATELY FELT A SHARP PAIN IN BACK.
10/24/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 24d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LIFT CAGE ON THE FINISH MILL. WHEN THE COUNTER BALANCE BECAME STUCK, HE STRAINED TO ATTEMPT TO LIFT IT AND RECEIVED A STRAIN.
10/18/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 74d lost EMPLOYEE FELL OFF COUPLING OF RAIL CAR AND JARRED LEFT SHOULDER.
07/31/2001 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost EE WAS BLOWING DOWN THE TOWER WITH AN AIR LANCE. DUST BLEW BACK INTO EYE.
06/12/2001 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 49d lost EE WAS POKING THE TOWER USING A BAR. HE ATTEMPTED TO PULL THE BAR FROM THE TOWER AND STRAINED HIS LEFT CHEST AREA.
05/17/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 74d lost REPETIVE MOTION INJURY. HE HAD BEEN DOING A LOT OF SHOVELING AND HAS NOTICED INCREASING PAIN. PAIN LESSENED AND FINALLYIN OCTOBER, 2001 HE HAD SURGERY.
03/21/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 18d restricted EE WAS LIFTING A HEAVY LOAD AND STRAINED RIGHT ELBOW.
02/17/2001 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost TWO EES WERE REMOVING LINER BOLTS FROM AN FLS BALL MILL WITH A HAMMER AND PUNCH. HAMMER WAS DEFLECTED BY AN ADJACENT HAND RAIL. INJURED WAS STRUCK BY HAMMER ON TIP OF RH MIDDLE FINGER REQUIRIN G APPRO...
02/05/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 26d lost EE WAS TRYING TO SWITCH A VALVE. HE WAS USING HIS HAND TO TRY TO THROW THE VALVE, WHEN IT DID NOT BUDGE, HE USED HIS UPPER BODY TO ADD PRESSURE AND LEANED HIS TORSO AGAINST HIS HAND RESULTING IN FRACT...
02/02/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE TRIPPED ON PIECE OF METAL ON FLLOR OF BUILDING. FELL AGAINST BRUILDING LANDINGS ON RIGHT WRIST. WENT TO E.R. WHERE SPLINT WAS APPLIED.
01/22/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted EE WAS SHOVELING AND BENT TO PICK UP SOMETHING FROM GROUND. UPON TURNING, HE FELT NUMBNESS SHOOT UP LEFT SIDE INTO LEFT SIDE OF SKULL.
01/10/2001 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 95d lost WHILE MUCKING OUT THE KILN, MATERIAL SLID DOWN HITTING THE BOBCAT & CAUSING EMPLOYEE INJURY.
12/29/2000 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted HE WAS TRYING TO SAW A BLOCK OF WOOD TO PROP UP A PRINTER HOOD. THE SAW SLIPPED AND LACERATED HIS THUMB.
12/27/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 18d restricted EE WAS REMOVING ROLLER WHICH STATED TO FALL. HE OVEREXTENDED WRIST WHILE HOLDING ONTO PART THE NEXT DAY HE NOTED A KNOT ON WRIST WHICH KEPT INCREASING IN SIZE & DISCOMFORT DR HAS SPLINTED & XRAYED SEE...
12/02/2000 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted EE WAS SWINGING SLEDGE HAMMER, FAILED TO CONNECT WITH TARGET AND OVEREXTENDED LEFT WRIST RESULTING IN A SPRAIN.
09/01/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 45d lost WHILE DESCENDING FROM DOZER, HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE FELL TO GROUND, FRACTURING HEAD OF FIBULA IN LEFT LEG.
07/30/2000 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY None EE WAS REPAIRING PUMP. THE HANDLE ON RUBBER HAMMER HE WAS USING TWISTED. THIS RESULTED IN HIS FINGER BEING PINCHED ON A PIECE OF METAL. RIPPED OFF NAIL OF LEFT MIDDLE FINGER AND CUT TO BONE.
06/30/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted LIFTED JACKHAMMER AND FELT SHARP PAIN IN LEFT TESTICLE. AFTER A SHORT BREAK WENT TO WORK AND STILL FELT DISCOMFORT IN ABDOMINAL AREA.
05/31/2000 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 4d lost, 52d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING SKIDLOADER WHEN HE HIT A BUMP, JARRED HIS BACK RESULTING IN PAIN.
05/24/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted EMPLOYEE LIFTING 94 LB. BAGS OF CEMENT ONTO PAL-LET; HE INCURRED A STRAIN IN BACK AREA, CAUSING PAIN WHEN STANDING OR SITTING FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME.
05/06/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost EE WAS REMOVING CALCIUM CHLORIDE PIPE FROM FEED END OF THE KILN. HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO PUT CAP ON THE PORT WHEN KILN PUFFED HOT DUST AND GAS OUT OF THE PORT. HE WAS NOT WEARING PERSONAL PROTECT IVE EQU...
03/24/2000 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE RETURNING TO LAB FROM PICKING UP HOURLY SAMPLES. GUST OF WIND BLEW DUST INTO RIGHT EYE.
03/09/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 30d lost EMPLOYEE TRIPPED OVER OBJECT ON TOP OF SILOS AND EXPERIENCED A STRAIN TO LOWER BACK. EMPLOYEE DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL 03-13-2000, AT WHICH TIME HE WAS RELEASED TO RESTRICTED WORK DUTY. NO...
02/02/2000 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS REPLACING BUCKETS ON A CLINKER BUCKET ELEVATOR WHEN THE WIND CAME UP BLOWING DUST IN EYES. ADMINISTERED FIRST AID AT PLANT AND THEN SENT TO EYE CARE CENTER TO REMOVE PARTICLES. PRESCRIP TION WA...