Permanente Cement Plant & Quarry — Accidents

Total: 197 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
09/27/2023 FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 88d lost, 52d restricted Employee was repairing a shock/strut for T595 Bobcat Track Loader. EE lifted the cab, and while EE was working on the cab, it fell, hit EE in the head and then fell on EE's hand. Employees hand was cr...
02/08/2023 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 55d restricted While walking across the yard at 04:05AM, employee tripped over the forks of a forklift and fell to the ground. Due to low lighting in the area, employee was unable to see the forks sticking up 1-2""...
02/16/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 340d lost EE was in the bottom compartment below the cooler while it was being stroked. EE was spraying blue paint on any metal that was rubbing on grates. EE lost balance, as EE regained balance EE threw EE's...
02/11/2020 ELECTRICAL NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Electrician opened an electrical panel which contained a 4160v line. The employee tested the line with an instrument rated for 1000v. The employee received first degree burns to arms and face.
01/07/2019 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was using a self-retracting knife to cut zip-ties. The knife slipped and cut through the employees glove and sliced EE's right index finger requiring 6 stitches.
01/04/2019 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None The fire was in our cooler system. Equipment failure caused part of the flow of material to plug. With hot material spilling there was a small fire at the bearing. It was behind guarding. The fire...
12/30/2017 POWERED HAULAGE FATALITY Fatal A fatal accident occurred on December 30, 2017. The employee was driving a Dodge pick-up in a stockpile area and pulled in behind a Caterpillar 992G loader. As the loader reversed, it struck the pic...
12/01/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was shifting hanging spider line hoses in the pack house. EE was moving the hose from one connection point to the next, approximately 18"" away. The employee lost grip while pulling the hos...
10/25/2017 STRIKING OR BUMPING DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 80d restricted EE was walking in the plant next to a conveyor. EE hit head on a metal beam approximately 6' off the ground, EE had hard hat on at the time. EE was taken to the clinic with a neck strain and placed...
10/03/2017 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 23d lost, 56d restricted OE was attempting to move a roll of pond liner with a fork lift near railroad tracks. The forks became stuck on the tracks. When backing up, the forks popped off the ground and the liner rolled off...
08/18/2017 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 16d restricted On 8/18/17 EE was doing normal job activities which included using a sledge hammer to unplug a chute. On 8/19/17 EE states ee felt pain in back but did not report any injury until 8/21/17. EE was ta...
04/19/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee had just taken off glove, the pin had grease on it and the end had a rough edge from being hit with a hammer.
04/18/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 34d restricted Injured worker was performing clean-up at the tertiary duct. EE was pulling a bucket of loose material out of the duct with a rope, when ee slipped and fell against the handrail on the scaffold platfo...
04/07/2017 ENTRAPMENT ACCIDENT ONLY None On Friday 04/07/2017 two persons were in the preheater tower service elevator when it became stuck on the 5th floor where its doors would not open. This condition lasted approximately 60 minutes until...
03/24/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 82d restricted Injured employee was cleaning up loose material around the 5CD3 tail pulley. As employee was moving backwards with a wheel barrow, employee tripped on a grease drum pallet and fell on employee's left...
02/28/2017 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured employee was flying a drone for end of month inventory activities. While landing the drone was blown off course and employee tried to catch it by one of the landing legs when employee made con...
02/09/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The plant was removing the top section of a bucket elevator and they were unaware of another crew working on the bottom section. While removing the top section that jarred a 3""x5"" compacted piece o...
01/23/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The ee in question complained on 01/23/2017 of having eye irritation. The employee was then given eye wash to flush the eye and then taken to the company clinic to have the eye examined. There were no...
09/07/2016 OTHER DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 25d restricted On September 7, 2016 a employee reported that they had been bitten by a spider on the top of the right foot as EE dressed for shift. The employee refused medical treatment that day. On Sept. 8, 2016 t...
08/27/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 28d lost An employee was changing a hydraulic line and didn't release the pressure before taking off the clamp. EE got hit with pressured hydraulic oil in wrist and hand. There was not a cut or puncture wound...
08/20/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 38d restricted EE was working inside of 4GM1 (Horizontal Ball Mill) removing liners. A piece of metal fell from in between the liners striking the employee's right leg causing a laceration to the employee's inner th...
06/14/2016 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 13d lost Employee was shoveling in dusty area, specifically 5DDC2 of the cement plant - rash occurred on arms, legs from cement dust.
05/10/2016 ENTRAPMENT ACCIDENT ONLY None On 05/10/2016 at 1527hrs, a contract employee was traveling in an elevator from the 9th floor of the Pre Heat Tower towards the 1st floor when the car suddenly stopped between the 7th and 6th floors....
03/26/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 152d restricted EE was attempting to open a package containing a utility knife, when the knife unexpectedly fell out of the package making contact with the EE's left index finger causing a laceration, requiring 6 sut...
12/02/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee parked the haul truck he was operating for a restroom break. While in restroom, he was playing with his personal pocket knife when it slipped out of his hand and cut his upper thigh. The cut...
10/12/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 47d restricted The EE in question was dismounting his work truck, when he lost his balance and fell backwards landing on the ground in a seated position, which resulted in a lower back strain.
04/28/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 15d restricted Employee was pushing a toolbox onto a trailer, and was applying upward pressure to the handle when it broke, the employee's arms then continued in a upward motion at which point the employee's right f...
04/19/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 51d restricted Employee was pulling a horizontal cartridge filter from a dust collector, when he stated he felt a pop in his right bicep.
03/27/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 442d lost The person was attempting to remove a ""stuck"" bucket on a skid steer loader with two other people when it came free, dropping down to the ground and crushing his left foot. Three bones in his foot a...
03/04/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 216d lost An employee was working to descale a sulphur ring at the feed end of the Kiln, he then discharged an air cannon that was missing an air line causing dust to enter the hood of his silver suit irritatin...
02/21/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 14d restricted The EE was working in a confined space to adjust the fan blades on a Booster Fan for a period of 6-8 hours on 2/21/2015. The EE stated that he experienced lower back pain the next day (Day Off) and wa...
02/13/2015 ENTRAPMENT ACCIDENT ONLY None On Friday 02/13/2015, 1 Lehigh Employee and 3 B&B Industrial Services employees were entrapped in the PreHeat Tower elevator, when it stopped between the 4th and 5th Floors. Employees were entrapped a...
02/09/2015 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 18d restricted The employee in question was stepping out of a work truck, with a razor knife in his left hand. The employee then put the knife in his right hand and attempted to put the knife in his right pocket whe...
01/30/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 2d restricted Employee was tearing out (demo) refract material when a piece fell and hit him in the right shin. He was taken to the clinic, had a contusion on his shin.
01/28/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Arrived to work on 01/29/2015, informed his foreman that he had woken up and his right eye was swollen. On the night of 01/28 he had been welding/grinding/gouging as well as working in close proximity...
01/28/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee was tearing out(demo) refract material when a small piece of refract fell and hit his right wrist. Took him to the doctor, diagnosed as wrist sprain.
10/13/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost He was walking up a rope ladder and lost footing and rolled his ankle.
09/22/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 46d restricted Tripped while working and back of left hand hit walkway handrail while trying to grab rail to regain balance. Employee mentioned incident to supervisor but declined any treatment at the time. One week...
06/04/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 97d restricted The employee in question was working to close a damper manually, when it released, pinching the employee's left middle finger between the damper flap and lip, fracturing the employee's fingertip.
04/23/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 97d lost, 112d restricted After stepping down from a 2'ladder, the ee turned and felt a pop in his right knee. EE was seen by the Dr. on 04/25/2014. A causation investigation was launched at company's request. The ee underwent...
04/14/2014 OTHER ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None The employee in question has experienced a Standard Threshold Shift (comp loss of 1.563), according to his most recent audiometric examination, conducted on 03/27/2014.
04/14/2014 OTHER ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None The employee in question experienced a Standard Threshold Shift according to her latest audiometric examination conducted on 03/27/2014.
04/14/2014 OTHER ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None The employee in question experienced a Standard Threshold Shift, according to his last audiometric examination, conducted on 03/25/2014.
04/14/2014 OTHER ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None The employee in question experiecned a Standard Threshold Shift, according to his most recent audiometric examination conducted on 03/27/2014.
04/14/2014 OTHER ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None The employee in question, experienced a Standard Threshold Shift, according to his latest audiometric examination conducted on 03/27/2014.
04/14/2014 OTHER ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None The employee in question experienced a Standard Threshold Shift (comp loss of .313), according to his most recent audiometric examination, conducted on 03/27/2014.
04/14/2014 OTHER ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None The employee in question experienced a Standard Threshold Shift (Comp Loss of 10.625), according to his latest audiometric examination conducted on 03/27/2014.
04/14/2014 OTHER ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None The employee in question experienced a Standard Threshold Shift, according to his latest audiometric examination, conducted on 03/27/2014.
04/14/2014 OTHER ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None The employee in question experienced a Standard Threshold Shift, according to his latest audiometric examination, conducted on 03/27/2014 (comp loss of 1.250).
04/14/2014 OTHER ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None The employee in question experienced a Standard Threshold Shift (.625 Comp loss), according to his latest audiometric examination, conducted on 03/26/2014.