NATIONAL CEMENT COMPANY — Accidents

Total: 228 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
01/12/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 23d lost, 10d restricted EE was pulling tarp on clinker pile, when he felt strain in abdomen. EE had undergone non-work related hernia surgery approx 1 year prior, of which he received full release to work. Upon current incid...
01/09/2009 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted EE was operating hammer drill periodically through shift on Friday, after being off for weekend, EE reported shoulder pain Monday. Physican prescribed anti-inflammatory medication and work restriction...
10/06/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 15d restricted EE was cleaning ground level concrete pad under primary crusher when he slipped and caught himself with his right arm to keep from falling. EE reportedly strained his right elbow, and on 11/25/08 aske...
06/23/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted EE hurriedly dismounted John Deere loader to check status of clay feeder. As he dismounted, EE neglected to insert his entire foot into the bottom rung of the ladder, but only caught the rung with the...
06/06/2008 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted EE was burning a bearing off of shaft, hot grease from bearing contacted his left cheek and ear, causing minor burn.
11/14/2007 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 24d lost Employee was removing jib from crane. As jib swung around employee caught finger between jib and crane boom.
11/08/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE slipped on one step cross over twisting his foot/ankle. Physician discovered hairline fracture in foot.
09/06/2007 OTHER DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 37d lost, 47d restricted EE took medical leave to have disc surgery. While awaiting surgery, employee filed for work comp. and received doctor statement of work related cause of medical condition. There has been no specific a...
07/28/2007 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Wind blown dust blew into eyes.
07/10/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE tried to secure door on preheater vessel, receiving burns to arms.
07/01/2007 STRIKING OR BUMPING DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 38d lost Two separate incidences: 02/02/07 Struck brim of hat on low hanging pipe. 07/01/07 Struck head on ladder. Had block on 8/14/07 for pain, lost day reported 8/17/07 Surgery to correct neck pain on 01/08...
06/21/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Dust from silo discharged during repair of silo, coating eyes.
06/21/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Dust from silo discharged during repair of silo, coating eyes.
06/18/2007 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost EE received radiant UV from arc welder, causing eye discomfort.
06/14/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 37d restricted EE was climbing a ladder when one foot slipped off of rung causing him to fall approximately 4'.
06/11/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted EE was moving portable conveyor with other employees. Other employees lifted before EE causing conveyor to fall on his left foot.
06/11/2007 STRIKING OR BUMPING DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 33d restricted EE was exiting the kiln and struck burner pipe with face.
06/11/2007 STRIKING OR BUMPING DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 5d lost, 13d restricted The EE was walking out of the kiln when he struck the burner pipe. He sustained contusions to the back of his head and left shoulder.
04/23/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 20d restricted Employee was climbing onto a loader with a handrail, when he sustained an unknown injury to his right elbow.
03/26/2007 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was pulling a bindicator out to measure the truck silos. When the employee checked the silo dust/material blew out of the bindicator pipe and onto his face/eyes.
02/02/2007 STRIKING OR BUMPING DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost EE was walking, careful not to slip on wet ground(rain), and struck brim of hardhat on low pipe. Incident resulted in strained neck, but did not require medical attention at that time. EE's neck disco...
01/24/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 26d lost, 15d restricted EE was lifting a pallet (approx 40 lb.) from roller bed. Due to past back problems, EE may have overcompensated during lift and strained his shoulder. EE did not lose any work days after accident. EE...
11/22/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 3d lost, 22d restricted The employee was pulling a pallet off of the top of a stack of pallets and the pallet under it fell off, hitting his ankle.
08/05/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee picked up a sledgehammer and knocked out a metal shim under a steel plate. Allegedly a metal shaving ricocheted off & struck employee in the abdomen embedding the fragment of metal.
06/28/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was mounting a bearing on the shaft of the raw mill separator bearing housing. While walking with the bearing, which is heavy, from the work bench to the unit, he stumbled. The weight of...
05/03/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was asked to demonstrate, in a classroom, how to properly disengage a safety disconnect. He used his left hand, looked away, and pulled the switch hard. When he pulled, his hand was cut a...
04/17/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 20d lost, 46d restricted The employee was working on a step ladder. He over-extended himself & fell. The EE was originally injured on 4/17/06, but this did not become reportable until 5/09/06.
02/22/2006 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 11d lost At the end of the day the EE went to the shipping office to put on his jacket. When he put it on he felt a sting from a spider.
01/23/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost The EE had just reported for work at 5:00am. As he was walking down to the lab basement he slipped on the first step and fell against the wall, injuring his right rib cage.
01/17/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was installing a split rubber seal on a dust collector door under silo 50. He was cutting the seal material with hisutility knife when it hung up in a corner of the door. He reaced down w...
10/05/2005 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 22d lost The employee was moving an overhead 5-ton hoist by pulling the chain. He felt a strain in his right shoulder. This actually occurred on 10/5/05 but did not become a reportable injury until the employe...
09/12/2005 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 12d lost THE EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO MOVE AN OLD ULTRA-VAC HOSE OUT OF THE WAY OF THE FORKLIFT. THE EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING ON LOOSE CLINKER AND TWISTED HER LEFT FOOT.
08/29/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost THE EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON AN AIR CYLINDER. WHILE REMOVING THE PIN ON THE ROD WITH THE AIR TURNED OFF, THE ROD CAME OUT, STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE IN THE MOUTH.
08/21/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 10d restricted The employee was trying to turn a screw with the belts on the reducer to align the bolt holes, so as to replace a bolt. While performing this action the belt pinched his right middle finger.
05/24/2005 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 39d lost The employee sustained a strain when a large rock was dropped from a payloader into the bed of his dump truck. This took place on 6/20/03 but the injury did not become reportable until 5/24/05 when th...
05/17/2005 POWERED HAULAGE ACCIDENT ONLY None Employee was driving a rock truck down a hill when the left front tire of the truck came into contact with a berm causing the truck to flip over.
05/06/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 236d restricted While moving a drum of grease with the drum trucks, the drum shifted back hard on the handles. When this happened the ee felt something pop in his left shoulder.
04/14/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 66d lost, 17d restricted While the employee was attempting to clear a choke in the preheater, hot material flushed out of a door burning his legs.
03/20/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 14d restricted The ee was attempting to clean buildup in a chute with a punch bar. the punch bar slipped resulting in the ee right hand being mashed into the side of the chute. as a result his right fingers were inj...
02/10/2005 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 26d lost Two employees were working on a reducer. It would not move so as one employee went to jog the belt, the other for some reason had his hand on the belt. The belt started and cut the end of his fingers.
12/29/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 18d lost, 88d restricted The employee was attempting to climb onto the excavator machine when he slipped. His left shoulder impacted the track on the vehicle.
10/20/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee was lifting a bag of sand from the floor in the lab, when he felt a sharp pain in his lower back. He sustained a strain.
09/10/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost The employee was leaning over while welding on a conveyor screw. When he rose, he pulled something in his back. (not reportable until 10/12/04)
07/20/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 3d lost, 27d restricted The employee was attempting to remove an old chain link from a drag. The employee and his partner were using comalongs when the hook came off and hit the employee's thumb.
05/12/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 73d lost, 41d restricted The employee was climbing a ladder to change lightbulbs in the Roller Press building. While doing this he pulled a muscle in his lower back.
03/31/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 4d lost, 45d restricted The employee was walking to the storeroom after lunch. As he was crossing the railroad tracks his foot slipped and went into a hole in the top of the switch cover. he fell and twisted his right ankle.
06/27/2003 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None THE EE WAS REMOVING WOODEN COUPLING PINS FROM COMPRESSOR. THIS JOB REQUIRES DRIVING THE PINS OUT WITH A HAMMER IN TIGHT QUARTERS. HIS HAMMER HIT THE MOTOR NEXT TO THE COMPRESSOR, CREATING A GLANCING B...
03/18/2003 NO VALUE FOUND NO VALUE FOUND None THE EE WAS CHECKING THE OIL IN THE TRACKMOBILE. WHEN HE RAISED THE COVER, HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
09/19/2002 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None THE EE WAS USING A JACKHAMMER AND THE AIRHOSE CAME LOOSE. THE CLAMP WAS NOT TIGHTENED SECURELYTHE AIRHOSE BUT THE RIGHT EAR.
09/13/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 80d lost WHILE WORKING WITH ANOTHER EE TO MOVE A PORTABLE WATER PUMP, THE PUMP BEGAN TO FALL. EE ATTEMPTED TO KEEP THE PUMP FROM FALLING. IN DOING SO HE INJURED HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.