Odessa Cement Plant — Accidents

Total: 109 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
03/30/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 38d restricted #44 GYP FEEDER WAS PLUGGED AND COULD NOT UNPLUG FROM BELOW. EE WENT ON TOP WHERE FLOOR WAS SLIPPERY AND LIGHT WAS LOW. HE WAS UNAWARE OF WHERE CHUTE WAS AND WHEN HE STEPPED ON PLUGGED MATERIAL , HIS W...
03/22/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING INSIDE SILO #3 AND CEMENT PARTICLES FELL OFF WALL GETTING IN HIS EYE. EYES WERE RINSED AND PLANT AND HE WAS SENT TOT HE DOCTOR, WHO PRESCRIBED EYE DROPS.
02/24/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS SHUTTING TAILGATE ON DUMP TRUCK & CAUGHT HIS 3RD & 4TH FINGERS ON HIS RIGHT HAND BETWEEN THE TAILGATE & TRUCK. HE WAS TAKEN TO EMERGENCY,X-RAYED & FINGERS SPLINTED. HE RETURNED TO WORK.
02/04/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE & ANOTHER EE WERE MOVING THE GUARD ON 62BC-1 COAL CONVEYOR BELT WHEN EE CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN GUARD & FRAME OF 62BC-1. ANOTHER EE WAS CLEANING OUT EE'S WOUND WHEN INJ EE FAINTED. BECAUS E EE FA...
11/27/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS WORKING IN ES2 & GOT CEMENT PARTICLES IN HIS RIGHT EYE. HE USED EYE WASH AT THE PLATN & WAS UNABLE TO DISLODGE DEBRIS. THE EYE DR. REMOVED THE PARTICLE UNDER HIS RIGHT EYELID & RX ANTIB IOTIC D...
11/08/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 51d lost EE WAS WORKING 13 HR SHIFT DURING KILN OUTAGE. EE WAS COMING DOWN LADDER ON BURNER FLOOR & PULLED A MUSCLE BEHIND RIGHT KNEE
06/25/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 15d lost EE, OTHER, AND ANOTHER FIRST REMOVED THE BUTTERFLY VALVE BECAUSE IT WAS NOT OPENING PROPERLY. THEY COMPLETELY REMOVED THE VALVE AND ONCE THEY GOT IT TO WORK PROPERLY THEY RESINSTALLED THE VALV E. THE...
03/17/2000 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS USING METAL BAR TO OPEN AND CLOSE RAIL CAR DOORS. BAR SLIPPED STRIKING EE ABOVE LEFT EYEBROW. CUT REQUIRED 3 TO 4 STITCHES. EE RETURNED TO WORK.
03/10/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 22d lost, 8d restricted EE WAS WORKING ON RAW MILL. WHEN HE WENT TO STEP ON SCAFFOLDING, HE SLIPPED AND CAME DOWN ON LEFT KNEE.