Odessa Cement Plant — Accidents

Total: 109 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
02/06/2026 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was installing a flange, when chip plate fell, causing the flange to fall, striking EE's left thumb.
11/26/2025 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 3d lost, 5d restricted Employee was fueling front end loader and walked away from the equipment and when EE heard the fuel overflowing ran to stop it, stepped on a rock and employee sprained the ankle.
09/03/2025 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None Mechanic was climbing out of bucket elevator and felt a pop in the right knee. Employee was still able to perform task and did not miss work until surgery date of 12/4/2025.
07/10/2025 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While making wooden storage boxes EE attempted to drive a 4 inch screw through a 2x4 using an unstable support, the screw pierced through the wood, EE's shoe, and into EE's right foot at the base of t...
06/14/2025 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted While exiting a man lift the employee stepped on a impact and twisted right ankle.
05/14/2025 ELECTRICAL ACCIDENT ONLY None A 45 ton haul truck pulled away from the dump area with the bed still partially raised, it then snagged a powerline, pulling it down. Personnel were evacuated to a safe distance, power was disconnecte...
04/24/2025 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 8d restricted Employee was using a 4"" Dewalt Grinder to clean up a weld. The grinding disk broke apart and a piece of the the disk lacerated the back of left hand behind the middle finger. Employee was transported...
04/11/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 12d restricted Employee was in the process of putting a bolt in a steel beam. With EE's left hand holding the bolt in the top bolt hole. As the left structure piece was closing the gap between the end plate and the...
03/20/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Right thumb tip was pinched between pallet jack and dunnage.
11/20/2024 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Employee was welding on the ground level, suddenly EE turned to the opposite side of work area and tripped over a piece of wood lying on the ground. EE fell placing hand on the edge of a structural co...
11/15/2024 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was replacing a wheel on the pan conveyor and wheel needed to be realigned to remove. EE hit the wheel with a hammer and a metal piece fractured off the hammer and hit the EE in the chest. EE was t...
10/13/2024 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost The Employee was blow drying the ceiling in the air compressor, cleaning the debris
08/15/2024 NONPOWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 204d lost, 27d restricted Crusher Operator was moving a wheelbarrow full of material and as it was tipping over they tried to catch it and strained a shoulder and bicep. The EE is still able to perform normal task and has not...
06/27/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Grinding on duct, raised face shield, debris got in right eye
06/25/2024 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 37d restricted Employee was holding a piece of rebar vertically with left hand to drive into ground. Employee was holding a sledgehammer with their right hand, chocked up to the head. As they were hitting the rebar,...
11/07/2023 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Worker lacerated skin on four fingers using a saw cutting wooden wedges
07/05/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 28d lost, 158d restricted Miner was lifting 75lb vibrators to install into vibrator brackets on side of outlet hopper on a railcar. EE placed 3 into their resected brackets but when went to lift the 4th vibrator was struck wit...
06/04/2021 ENTRAPMENT ACCIDENT ONLY None Employee was working on preheater tower, completed the job and went down elevator. Elevator stopped working while miner was inside at 1805. Doors would not open and elevator would not move. An electri...
04/13/2021 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted Were removing interference fitted sprocket while installing bucket elevator sprocket under pressure with porta power ram, the bolt to the puller broke while employee was in front and struck employee l...
03/06/2021 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 25d restricted Was breaking up hardened material with jackhammer, jackhammer broke causing loose material to fall and EE slipped on loose material. EMTs were called and EE was released from ER that night and followe...
10/24/2020 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 71d restricted When attempting to open difficult railcar out gate, employee applying pressure to bar lost EE's balance when the gate came loose. EE fell to the side, same level, rolling EE's right ankle.
10/21/2020 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Audiologist evaluation of annual audiogram shows that a reportable hearing loss has occurred.
03/22/2020 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE lost footing while they bent over to pick up an extension cord in front of the main office building. The EE caught balance by placing their right hand on the rim of a metal drain cover. EE sustaine...
10/06/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None An EE was closing a silo gate, in a vertical motion, and got left pinky finger caught in between the gate and the metal frame as it closed. The EE sustained a small fracture to the small bone in the p...
06/16/2019 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Contractor was repair a coupling when the machine turned back on and caught EE's hand.
02/23/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 336d lost Electrical contractor fell thought ceiling tile while running electrical wiring for new motor control panels. Miner did not use the fall protection harness and misjudged the stability of the ceiling t...
12/21/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 97d lost Employee was helping to load I-beams on a dolly. EE lifted the end about a foot and a half and set on dolly. EE felt shooting pain during lift and EE's hip to ankles felt bad. EE continued to work u...
09/06/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 13d restricted Employee was on the forklift transferring a cooling pipe from the front of plant to the back side where the other crew members were waiting for it. Pipe began to roll off the forklifts hooks, employee...
12/28/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Employee was shoveling material and as he was shoveling he felt a sharp pain in his back. Employee overstrained or twisted his back wrong and pulled a muscle.
05/27/2015 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee spotted a truck to be loaded and had the spout in the down position in the trailer. He gave hand signal to driver to come inside and driver began to move truck and trailer in reverse. With t...
04/23/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY None Employees were closing bay doors to mobile equipment shop. One employee was inside pulling the door shut and another employee was outside pushing the door. The outside employee did not realize his fin...
03/03/2015 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 6d lost, 8d restricted Employee was manually cleaning a belt scraper by bouncing the handle of the scraper on the roller. A spring held tension on the scraper and when the employee raised the handle past the half way point...
08/23/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Subcontractor was swinging a sledge hammer against mill shell. He slipped, lost his balance, hit his face on the mill shell and busted his lip.
12/03/2013 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cutting bolts from a bearing house when the wheel of the grinder kicked back causing his left hand to loose grip with the grinder. The left hand came in contact with the cutting wheel cau...
10/21/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was trying to unplug Silo 4 discharge. He opened an inspection port to see if the material was flowing and material flushed out and got into his eyes. Employee was wearing safety glasses an...
10/08/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee climbed up on loader bucket to clear hopper and fell approximately 5 feet off side of the loader bucket causing a sprain to his left ankle. Employee did not follow safety procedures and was...
06/17/2013 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was trying to open gate on 54 feeder with a pry bar. The bar slipped when feeder gate broke loose causing his left ring finger to be caught between bar and feeder pan. This resulted in a cr...
04/12/2013 FIRE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was welding overhead when he smelled something burning. It was his shirt and reflective vest that was burning. He put out the flames and was taken to the hospital. Contributing cause was...
04/09/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Overhead hoist was being utilized to lift liners into mill. Liner became hung when entering doorway causing choker to break. Choker hit person in forehead below hard hat protective area.
03/19/2013 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None Driving a split bearing with a punch and hammer and a piece came off and hit him in the stomach.
02/03/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 37d lost, 67d restricted Employee was climbing ladder outside #5 Mill Bldg. He was about on 5th rung when the ladder starting slipping on icy surface. Employee landed on his back with ladder on top of him & his left foot caug...
01/17/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Employee was on front ladder of haul truck to remove cab compartment. When he tried to remove cover, it stuck but suddenly loosened causing him to lose his balance, so he jumped back off ladder landi...
12/20/2010 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was power washing the exterior of the finished cement tube, when a foreign particle got in his right eye. Particle was probably a spec of metal or paint from the power washing. (EE was wearing Safe...
11/07/2010 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was unloading rocky gypsum when an updraft from unloading pit caught him in the face causing particles to get in his eyes. This caused a corneal abrasion to his left eye requiring use of ant...
10/14/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 19d restricted Employee was closing valves on line 2 baghouse, as he stepped backward his right foot rolled on its side causing ligament injury (twisted ankle).
10/10/2010 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using heavy hammer to loosen hardened material that had built up around cover/lid on top of railcar. When lid was struck with hammer, the lid rebounded and struck employee's left little f...
07/13/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO GET BOLT LOOSE ON NOSE CASTNG. HE HIT IT WITH A HAMMER AND A METAL SLIVER FLEW OFF THE NOSE CASTING AND CUT HIS LEFT FOREARM.
07/12/2010 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cleaning below the clinker stacker belt where buildup had accumulated. He had one knee in the floor while poking the buildup with a 3 ft steel bar. He thinks he raised the bar too high wh...
05/11/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted EE was working on roll crusher & found a leak in pressurized 1"" nitrogen hose. As he tightened fitting to stop leak, the hose blew off striking him on the side of his head & across upper right back...
12/08/2009 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted Employee was in clinker tunnel jackhammering a large clinker chunk. When the jackhammer broke through the chunk, employee lost his balance causing him to slip and fall on his right leg and twisting h...