Nazareth Plant I — Accidents

Total: 176 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
07/25/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 233d lost A choke occurred in a kiln discharge chute. The injured employee was seen walking unexpectedly into the area housing the discharge end of the pipe. The employee later observed the injured employee was...
03/08/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 12d restricted Employee was exiting the finish mill building went through dust curtain, started walking downstairs lost footing and landed on ankle spraining it.
02/23/2016 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was welding in the reject bin when a piece of slag fell behind EE's safety glasses and landed on the inner corner of EE's left eye resulting in a first degree burn. Antibiotics and eye drops were p...
02/16/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 12d lost EE slipped on ice from storm the previous night resulting in a concussion. Hardhat was being worn.
02/08/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 62d restricted EE was returning cardox tubes to proper location when EE slipped on floor. This strained EE's left leg.
01/22/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was removing a bearing from a tire in a raw mill when bearing slipped and smashed left index and middle fingers.
01/10/2016 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None It is believed that a malfunction occurred within the coal mill when a plow broke. This likely promoted ignition of fire due to sparking. No injuries reported, filters and support cages damaged during...
10/02/2015 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 60d lost While EE was wrenching pipe on the air line under 204-205 drags he felt a pain in his back.
09/10/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 14d lost Injured was shoveling wet material at Zero tower when he felt something pull in his left groin area. EE sent to clinic.
09/08/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured was shoveling wet material at Zero tower when he felt something pull in his left groin area
07/22/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was walking along the 603 feeder landing while performing an inspection. He was looking at the skirting and not the walkway. There was an open hole (15""x 15"") in the grating that he stepped throu...
03/23/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 192d lost, 8d restricted Employee was hanging up a 3/4"" diameter wire rope choker on to hooks in the truck shop. As he was extending his arms to place the loops over the pegs, he felt a tearing sensation in his RT shoulder.
03/18/2015 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cleaning up a spill by the 104 conveyor when a gust of wind kicked up dust into his eyes. Eyes were flushed onsite, but material was still present. EE was transported to clinic for treatm...
03/10/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 145d lost, 22d restricted The employee was walking up the stairs outside the Roll Press building and apparently caught the toe of his boot under one of the steps causing him to fall forward. The employee fell forward landing...
01/06/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 113d lost Employee reported that the Doosan forklift used in the warehouse had a defective horn. They drove the forklift to the tuck-shop and tag it out of service. While walking back to the warehouse, the em...
04/23/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 16d restricted Employee was working in the clinker basement hooking up several ladders to the hook of the Model 308 Grove Crane. As he was securing the ladders with a rope, he noticed that the rope was tangled in s...
03/03/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 13d restricted The employee was unplugging one of the feeders in 117 tunnel using a jackhammer. The employee was positioned on the feeder platform, and was placing the jackhammer bit above the vibrating feeder to b...
02/23/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 60d lost Employee was in the process of climbing up a ladder, when he lost his balance, and fell approximately 6 to 8 feet to the floor level. Employee lost his footing and center of gravity, when climbing up...
02/15/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 15d restricted Employee was walking on the south side of the cooler building near the IKN fans when his right foot slipped on the snow. The employee twisted his left knee. The employee has a sprained left knee and...
02/11/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 49d restricted Employee was directing a tractor-trailer flat bed truck of drainage pipe in the A-Frame building. While directing the truck to move forward, the truck drove over a bump. Apparently there was a loose...
01/10/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 92d lost, 67d restricted Employee was replacing diaphragms on 260 bag house. Employee was kneeling on his left knee using a pipe wrench to loosen diaphragm housing. While loosening one of the diaphragms, he felt a sharp pai...
08/06/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Employee was working on scale calibration for the 317 and 318 raw feeders. He was carrying 20KG weights and bending under low structures to reach the hooks to hang the weights. The employee complain...
04/10/2013 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 125d lost Employee was working on the south shipping load out sock. The employee who was in the basket of a manlift (Model JLG 860SJ) had completed the task and was maneuvering the basket downward. He apparent...
04/02/2013 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was inside the kiln inspecting feed end. While walking, the employee apparently stepped in an area with exposed metal refractory anchors which were welded to the shell. The employee felt so...
02/11/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Injured slipped on ice when walking from parking lot to office and sprained his ankle.
02/05/2013 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Confirmed reportable hearing loss
01/02/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None When injured attempted to pull an extension cord out of some mud his hand slipped off the cord and he struck his thumb against a piece of metal structure and sustained a laceration on the back of his...
01/02/2013 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted When the injured climbed onto a forklift she jammed her hard hat against the roll cage and sustained a cervical sprain.
11/20/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 162d lost Injured felt a pop in his left shoulder when he caught a pin press that shifted off of the plank on which it was positioned for work on a bucket elevator.
09/16/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 162d lost Three employees were pulling the oil pipe out of the burner pipe. The injured employee was standing on a ladder at the burner pipe, the other 2 employees were pulling out the oil pipe. When the end of...
08/07/2012 FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 222d lost Affected employee was involved installing a scaffold base layout on 3 1/3 floor of a preheater. Suddenly without any warning, part of the refractory wall above the work area failed and pieces of the w...
08/07/2012 FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 27d restricted Affected employee was involved installing a scaffold base layout on 3-1/3 floor of a preheater. Suddenly without warning, part of the refractory wall above the work area failed and pieces of the wall...
08/07/2012 FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 29d restricted Affected employee was involved installing a scaffold base layout on 3-1/3 floor of a preheater. Suddenly without warning, part of the refractory wall above the work area failed and pieces of the wall...
07/25/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While working on a piping system for the delivery of a 19% aqua ammonia to the pre-heater some of the solution unexpectedly squirted from an open pipe and entered the injured's right eye causing chemi...
07/16/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted The injured slipped on some clinker on a concrete floor and fell against a corner of a partially crushed 55 gallon drum and suffered contusions of his ribs and side.
07/13/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 16d restricted Injured pinched his left little finger between a hammer handle and wrench when he was attempting to strike the wrench to loosen a nut on a piece of all thread that was held in a vise.
06/30/2012 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 11d restricted The back of the injured employee's hand was cut when the cutting wheel on the hand grinder he was using to cut a slot in a pipe caught and kicked back and struck his opposite hand. Injuries included s...
06/26/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted Injured felt pain in his shoulder when he was hoisting an 8-inch hose using a rope looped through rope loop overhead to move the hose into position for connection to a hose on the vac truck.
05/06/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 28d restricted Injured stepped on material in the walkway and felt a pain in his hip when he slipped and regained his balance. Sprain of right hip.
04/19/2012 HOISTING DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Left middle finger was lacerated when it was caught between the two halves of an elevator door when the injured was closing the door. The straps installed to enable pulling the door closed without exp...
02/09/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Injured got out of his personal vehicle in the parking lot, lost his footing on ice, fell on his back, and suffered thoracic contusion.
02/03/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 352d lost Employee was struck by a guard that he and a coworker were removing from the kiln drive and fell to the catwalk on which he was standing striking his right hip, back, and shoulder.
02/01/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 16d restricted Employee reported knee pain when he stood and walked after working on his knees to make repairs on a belt scale.
12/18/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Dust projected under safety glasses and into eyes by the reaction of a piece of corrugated hose that the injured broke apart by hand.
11/17/2011 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Hammering on the metal skirting that had been altered to fit into the chute area of 108 belt, at this point the employee felt something strike him in the eye causing discomfort. Upon looking into empl...
10/05/2011 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Noise Induced hearing Loss
07/28/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee fell on catwalk grating injuring right index finger & left knee carrying radio in right hand. Finger was smashed between grate openings causing trauma to fingernail. Hoses for torches & weldi...
02/04/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None Employee informed supervisor that he had an accident a few hours earlier and was experiencing pain to right side of chest. Employee was working on top of roll press, dumping wheel barrel of waste mat...
12/15/2009 NONPOWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Employee was pulling freight cart w/200-300lbs. of UPS deliveries. Employee lifted her R/leg and turned towards right side pulling the cart and when she put her weight on her left leg, employee felt p...
09/22/2009 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Annual hearing test indicates a recordable shift change (w/age correction) for employee.