Mountain Cement Company — Accidents

Total: 158 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
06/05/2000 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 74d lost EMPLOYEE HAS HISTORY OF NASAL PROBLEMS. PRIOR TO EMPLOYMENT AT COMPANY, HE HAD BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH OBSTRUCTED NASAL CAVITY. HE HAS HAD HISTORY OF SINUS INFECTION PROBLEMS, DUE TO OBSTRUCTED NASAL CAVI...
04/13/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 4d lost, 8d restricted WHILE EE WAS PERFORMING ROUTINE CLEANUP DUTIES USING A SHOVEL AND BROOM HE SUSTAINED SOME SORENESS IN HIS BACK. HE REPORTED TO DR AND DR TOLD HIM TO TAKE TIME OFF WORK.
03/29/2000 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None THE EMPLOYEE WAS OPENING AN ACCESS/ INSPECTION DOOR ON LEVEL 8 OF THE PREHEAT TOWER. HE ATTACHEDA COME-A-LONG TO THE DOOR AND RAISED IT. THE RECESSED IN AND HAS TO BE MANHANDLED TO MANUVER IT. AS THE...
03/02/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO SAW CUT AN OPENING IN THE CONCRETE.HE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASS AND A FACE SHIELD ALONG WITH RESPIRATOR BECAUSE OF THE DUST. HE STOPPED CUTTING AND WAS TAKING A SHORT BR EAK AND...
02/29/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 13d lost EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A 6"" BY 9"" SECTION A PIPE WHILE BENDING DOWN TO PICK UP THE PIPE HE EXPERIENCES BACK PAIN.
02/11/2000 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS IN K-1 COOLER UTILIZING THE GUZZLER TRUCK FOR CLEAN UP PURPOSES. THE GUZZLER HOSE BECAME PLUGGED, HE WENT TO UNPLUGG THE HOSE, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE HOSE NEEDED CUT. SO HE POSITION ED THE...
01/15/2000 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 6d restricted EE WAS POKING THE TOWER WITH AN AIR LANCE AND HAD NOT ESTABLISHED A POKE HOLE BEFORE TURNING THE AIR ON. THIS CAUSED THE HOT KILN FEED TO BLOW BACK INTO EE, RESULTING IN 2ND/3RD DEGREE BURNS T O NECK...
01/12/2000 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted EE WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN A RAW MILL ROLLER SHAFT AND THE FORKLIFT THAT WAS BEING USED TO TRANSPORT THE SHAFT. EE RECEIVED BRUISED LIGAMENTS AND CARTILAGE TO THE RIGHT KNEE.