Miami Cement Plant — Accidents

Total: 111 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
01/29/2026 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee stepped onto uneven ground and fell forward, after getting the MRI results during a follow up visit on 2-6-2026 EE was diagnosed with a torn hamstring
11/19/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY None Victim was working on unloading material that had been cleaned from the silo. Routine work for USA. They took a guard off saw a rock was lodged in a rotary gate, and decided to save time and effort u...
09/26/2025 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 17d lost EE was assisting with a drag rope endo when the eye on the tugger cable snapped. The employee was contacted by the drag rope, resulting in two lacerations that required stitches.
07/24/2025 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None EE foot struck by forklift resulting in a fracture
04/02/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Crushing injury to thumb that resulted in a fracture
06/30/2023 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 85d restricted EE rolled ankle when stepping off the last rung of an A frame ladder. After recommended first aid care was not progressing the EE was taken to our clinic and transferred to a specialist and was diagno...
04/18/2023 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 54d lost, 133d restricted EE states walking down the stairs, slipped and fell, landed on right hand causing swelling to R shoulder and difficulty using arm. EE went to clinic the following day and was given self treatment inst...
02/08/2023 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 34d lost, 21d restricted Employee missed a step descending down stairs and reported pain in left knee. Employee was taken to our clinic and treated with first aid and prescribed an MRI. After MRI follow up was referred to an...
12/22/2022 MACHINERY PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 22d lost The EE was working on a rotary feeder in the CKD area when EE's hand got caught in the rotary feeder. The EE's hand was injured and EE was taken to the hospital for further treatment.
11/14/2022 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee had a shift in hearing noted on annual hearing test. Retest was conducted for work relatedness. From retest -Recordable Shift Follow-up Questionnaire but are unable to rule out the contributi...
04/26/2021 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted The employee was water blasting the Preheater tower at the microwave level, when material falling in the lower riser hit the lance causing it to rollback hitting employee's chest area. Employee was us...
11/12/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted The employee was guiding a contractor for an inspection and when EE got to the kiln inlet seal area, EE noticed a spillage pile of KF that occurred and was reported in the morning. EE used right foot...
10/22/2020 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 178d restricted Employee was ready to start using the forklift when they noticed the seat belt wedged under the seat of forklift. As they were dismounting, in a rainy morning and thinking about safety and supporting...
02/22/2020 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was water blasting the North east side of the pre-heater tower when the material fell on the employee. The blow lifted the outer layer and landed on the inner penetrating it and landing o...
02/20/2020 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was on the pre-heater tower water blasting the microwave area when EE's coworker accidentally triggered the pressurized water lance onto EE's right foot. The pressure make the water to pe...
09/17/2019 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A cement truck loading operator, with more than 23 years of experience was centering the spout into a cement tanker by using a 52-inch bar that weighs 3 pounds when they felt a pain in right wrist and...
06/07/2019 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None 2 wrenches smashed finger
01/15/2019 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Production Supervisor was unplugging STG IV using a jackhammer and towards the end of the shift EE started feeling a lower back pain. The extended use of the jackhammer and the access to the area cont...
08/15/2018 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 6d lost, 9d restricted Mobile mechanic was in the process of removing a front end loader bucket tooth which was seized on the bracket so mechanic used a sledgehammer to remove the tooth, when a piece of metal from tooth emb...
04/16/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 6d restricted Placed hand on trolley rail the pan conveyor then rolled over middle finger on right hand.
12/20/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 130d lost Miner task was to remove and replace steel Grate Decking (1' x39""). EE set down the old decking and foot slipped into the opening. The miner was wearing fall protection.
10/29/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 34d lost, 30d restricted While dismantling a hopper, employee was injured. While cutting loose a beam from the hopper, the hopper sank into the soft ground catching their left foot and injuring the ankle. The parts being cut...
02/20/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted Employee was coming from the cement silos heading to the car shaker walking across the railroad tracks when EE twisted the left knee. EE was taken to the company clinic where was seen by a doctor and...
02/16/2017 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 66d restricted A maintenance employee supporting production to ball Finish Mill #6 was the flagman situated at the top of the mill giving instructions to the crane operator to place the grinding media drums in the m...
02/07/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 83d restricted The employee was walking to the working station and tripped and fell over a box, landing on left leg on the side of the knee.
01/31/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee states that EE was working on EE's knees for about 15 minutes adding water to the plant generator when EE started having pain/swelling to the back of EE's left knee. On 01/31/17 EE went for a...
09/04/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 128d restricted EE was shoveling dust at the same level when they felt a sharp pain on their lower back.
05/03/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 3d lost, 37d restricted EE was rigging a load on the burner deck hoist, and pinched (R) ""Pinky"" finger between the lower block and wire rope.
01/18/2016 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost While working on the tower, EE had kiln feed blow into eyes from a thermocouple port.
01/08/2016 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While driving a forklift the employee ran over a pot hole, the lift jumped and the employee strained back.
01/04/2016 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While working on a bucket of a front end loader, the employee wiped the sweat off brow with sleeve and irritated (R) eye.
11/03/2015 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 32d restricted Maintenance mechanic was tightening bottom base nut on finish mill dust collector fan when elbow struck the floor unexpectedly. The nut was located in a tight place under motor and mechanic had to lay...
05/14/2015 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was operating a forklift at the cement plant finish mill area during a ball mill changeover. While moving a stack of pallets from finish mill area to storage area outside, he accidentally ran over...
10/06/2014 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 306d lost Employee started having pain and numbness in both wrists. After visiting doctor, he was diagnosed with carpal tunnel syndrome. He has operated an overhead crane with ""joy"" stick controls for approxi...
09/23/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 6d lost, 39d restricted Employee was shoveling spillage of rock under the conveyor belt. As he was repositioning, his foot slipped on a rock and lost his balance. While trying to regain his balance, his knee was hyperextende...
08/27/2014 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 18d restricted A maintenance technician was operating a forklift most of the shift carrying empty oil drums from one part of the plant to another. The road that the forklift traveled was bumpy road with several pot...
06/30/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using cleaning tools including an air lance to clean the floor of the preheat tower at cement plant. After cleaning for several hours, he completed the job and prepared to take off face s...
10/13/2013 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 11d restricted Employee was working with another employee using a pry bars trying to free a jammed roller in raw mill. One employee was lifting and the other was pushing down on pry bar to move the jammed roller. Wh...
06/25/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted Electrician was opening electrical cabinet door when hinges broke causing the door to fall toward him. As he caught the falling 5 foot by 3 foot door, it twisted back causing low back pain which requi...
04/18/2013 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted Employee was using hand tools (hammer & steel bar)to strike a metal dust pipe to unplug the flow of dust through it. After striking it numerous times over a 30 minute period, his back became stiff lat...
12/08/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 48d restricted Employee was tightening a bolt on small vibrator mounted on the gypsum hopper. He used two adjustable wrenches to tighten the bolt, one on the top and one on the bottom to prevent the bolt from moving...
05/17/2012 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 32d restricted While water blasting in riser located at preheater tower, material fell down on tool jerking it upward. His hand was pushed upward by the handle of the water blaster tool into an air cannon nearby tha...
03/23/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 41d lost, 44d restricted Employee was installing a 500 lb. raw mill door with another worker. After taking it off the hoist onto door frame, he attempted to use a pry bar to line up the bolt on door hinge. As he was prying it...
03/19/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Slipped and fell back against all thread rod stud and cut inside left arm.
03/09/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 27d lost, 98d restricted While employee was walking down stairs, he missed a step and partially fell off balance stretching right knee forward. After catching himself with handrails, he noticed severe pain in knee.
10/19/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Employee was handling a vacuum hose from a vacuum truck when it sprung a leak spraying him with cement on right side of face & eyes. As the material sprayed upward, it knocked safety glasses off his f...
08/27/2011 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While operating a water blaster on pre-heat tower, the lance kicked backwards and struck him in mouth. Apparently, material inside chute fell on end of lance causing it to kick.
08/18/2011 OTHER DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 25d lost, 32d restricted While working in the raw mill building, he felt a bite on his lower leg. The bite became infected(cellulitis) later and required medical treatment & lost days. A brown recluse spider is suspected to h...
06/14/2011 FIRE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost The employee and the employee's personal physicians believe there was an inhalation exposure to a chemical during work shifts in April 2011. The employee believes the possible occupational illness cam...
12/10/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 141d restricted Employee was talking to another employee when other employee's cell phone rang. When employee stepped backwards to give other employee privacy, he tripped & fell over a landscape rock striking right s...