Nevada Cement Co Cement Plant — Accidents

Total: 132 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
10/05/2010 OTHER DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted UNKNOWN, EMPLOYEE PUT ON HIS ACCIDENT REPORT THAT HE DID NOT KNOW. HIS LEFT WRIST WAS SWOLLEN. HOW OR WHY IT HAPPENED HE DID NOT KNOW. WHAT CAUSED THE SWELLING HE DID NOT KNOW.
09/09/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 201d lost Employee was cribbing a finish mill when he stepped off a concrete block twisting his left knee.
07/02/2010 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Worker was trying to close tail gate latch when it closed with workers right thumb in the latch.
06/16/2010 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Removing spitzer from mill with chipping hammer, when a metal fragment came off hammer, penatrating employees right middle finger.
05/26/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted May of 2010 I injured my back working on the tail end of the drag chain.
05/25/2010 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Hammer struck washer & washer broke striking employee in the nose.
04/02/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Employee was talking to a co-worker while opening a door not aware of where this thumb was, smashing it in the latch.
02/22/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 14d restricted Truck driver stepped out of truck twisting his left ankle on uneven ground.
01/23/2010 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 59d restricted Employee was moving a coal pipe for reinstallation in a klin when the pipe fell for a forklift landing on the employees right foot breaking the matatarsal.
09/26/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 50d restricted Aligning bolt hole with a bar, bar slipped and crushed his left hand between the bar and the clinker breaker housing.
09/23/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was welding the roof of the firing hood from a ladder when he fell from the ladder, striking his head on the ground below. Employee suffered a laceration to the back of the head.
09/04/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 59d restricted Employee was stepping onto a curb while coming to work. Employee tripped on uneven surface and rolled his right ankle, causing a fracture.
08/19/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted EE was kneeling while welding/gouging from 8/12-8/17. On 8/18 the ee was fitting shell, which account for about 25% work on knees. Morning of complaint, there was no kneeling until approximately 11am....
04/08/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 31d lost Employee was moving materials on a flatbed maintenance truck. Employee over stepped into the hitch frame causing a contusion on his left shin.
09/07/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Employee was replacing a liner on the 115 chute and felt some pain in his neck and upper back.
08/08/2008 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 28d restricted Employee was drilling mounting holes when the drill bit seized causing the drill handle to spin out of employee's hand.
06/15/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 46d restricted Employee was moving a flop gate on a material transfer chute. Employee was lifting the gate in an awkward position when he strained his right shoulder.
11/30/2007 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee claims to have sustained an occupational illlness (possibly some other form of Tenosynivitis) after going to his personal physicians. The illness is currently not fully diagnosed and there is...
10/26/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee tripped over an uneven surface and fell, causing a laceration on his left knee.
08/09/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 63d restricted Employee was walking down steps and slipped with his left foot causing his right ankle to twist.
08/09/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 39d restricted Employee was climbing down a vertical ladder carrying a bucket, began to slip and caught himself, causing the injury.
07/30/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 23d lost Employee was stepping down from deck of tractor and fell against chain hook when bottom step broke. Employee was released back to regular duty immediately. Employee was pulled out of work by the docto...
01/08/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 18d restricted Employee was exiting Bobcat and slipped off of the step causing ankle to twist.
09/21/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was working in the warehouse and stepped on a bolt slipping and fell backwards hitting his head on a motor. This caused a gash in his head that needed stitches.
09/14/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was closing a roll-gate on a cement storage silo when the bracket holding a come-a-long broke, causing employee to fall onto transfer pipes. Employee hurt left shoulder.
07/04/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None The employee and others were changing a cable on the clinker crane. He was pulling on the cable and a little while later he felt pain in his shoulder.
05/05/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee & co-worker were lowering a separator with a rope when it got hung up. Co-worker was dislodging the separator while employee was holding the rope. Employee was not focusing on co-worker's eff...
04/08/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Employee was placing a starter into the bed of a pickup when he felt a pain in his lower back.
04/06/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was connecting 6"" hose to guzzler truck's hose when truck's hose struck him in the face causing an open wound.
04/04/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Employee was dismounting from guzzler truck when the step broke causing him to fall hard on his knee and hit his back against the truck.
03/08/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 14d restricted Employee was loading raw mill #2 with steel balls from a 55 gal drum. When drum was almost empty it was tipped over to access the balls easier. Employee felt minor pain in his shoulder when he lifted...
11/30/2005 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE walked underneath Finish Mill #1 feed conveyor when he felt something in his right eye. Later that day he washed it several times. Next day he was taken to the medical center and subsequently to an...
11/05/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was stricing a coal hopper bin with a steel bar to unclog a build up. When he struck the bin the bar bounced and struck him on his forehead causing an open wound.
10/20/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Employee was greasing a bearing on an air piston when he pinched his left hand index fingers causing an open wound.
08/29/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was working at her desk in her office. When she stood up from her chair she twisted her right ankle when she failed to set her foot flat on the floor. This resulted in a sprained ankle.
08/25/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Employee was walking up some stairs when he lifted his right leg to step on the second step of the stairs he strained a muscle in his right leg calf.
06/15/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was greasing the bearing of the Silo 7 tipping valve when he pinched his left-hand index finger, causing an open wound at the tip of his finger.
01/25/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 95d lost, 45d restricted Employee was working on #2 Finish Mill when he lost his balance and grabbed the hand rail. This caused him pain in his right arm but continued working on the 25th. On 1-26-05 he went to see the doct...
12/07/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 16d restricted EE was placing a barrel bearing into the bucket of a bobcat when his right middle finger got pinched between the coupler on the bearing and the edge side plate of the bobcat's bucket.
10/27/2004 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was manually adjusting the throttle on Kiln #2 Pony Motor when his hand slipped hitting the motor fan with his right index finger. Resulted in an open wound requiring five stitches.
10/21/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 23d restricted Employee was removing grinding bowl from grinding machine to set it on a table. When he was carrying to the table he felt a sharp pain from the back of his left shoulder to bottom left side of his ba...
10/18/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 12d restricted Employee was carrying damaged cement bags up five stair steps to recycle the cement when he felt pain in his left knee.
10/15/2004 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 4d restricted EE was driving a semi-truck. While waiting to load, he rested his right arm on the stick shift between his elbow and wrist. When he lifted his arm to shift gears he felt a sharp pain in his right ha...
06/18/2004 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 25d restricted ON JUNE 18TH, THE EE WAS WORKING WITH ANOTHER EE TRYING TO PULL A 4"" GUZZLER HOSE OUT OF A HOLE WHERE IT WAS STUCK. THEY WERE USING A BOBCAT WITH A ROPE TO PULL IT OUT. IT CAME OUT LIKE A STRETCHED R...
05/21/2004 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE IS A MACHINIST, HE WAS USING THE LATHE TO CUT METAL WHEN A STRINGER HIT HIS NOSE JUST AS HE WAS BENDING DOWN TO DISENGAGE THE CLUTCH. HE HAD TO HAVE 5 STITCHES PUT IN THE END OF HIS NOSE.
05/03/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted EE WAS MOVING A 4"" GUZZLER HOSE & FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
03/31/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS INVOLVED IN A PHYSICAL ALTERCATION WITH ANOTHER EMPLOYEE. EMPLOYEE HAS A BRUISE ON CHEST AND LOWER BACK PAIN.
03/25/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 13d restricted THE EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING ANOTHER EMPLOYEE INSTALL BUCKETS ON THE 2117 BUCKET ELEVATOR, WHEN EMPLOYEE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
02/04/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 141d lost, 18d restricted EMPLOYEE STEPPED IN A HOLE AND TWISTED HIS KNEE. HE VISITED THE DOCTOR ON 2/13/04. HE WAS RELEASED TO FULL DUTY THE SAME DAY AND NO MEDICATION WAS PRESCRIBED. HE HAD AN MRI ON 3/4/04 AT WHICH TIME HE...
11/03/2003 NO VALUE FOUND DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 91d restricted EE WAS WORKING ON SECONDARY CRUSHER. EE TRIPPED OVER OXY-ACETYLENE HOSE AND LANDED ON HIS LEFT SHOULDER. ACCIDENT HAPPENED ON 11-3-03, DID NOT GO SEE DR UNTIL 11-25-03.