Ponce Cement Plant — Accidents

Total: 179 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
10/15/2025 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost Un atascamiento en la boquilla #3 de la BC-M cuando encuentra que tiene unas piedras obtruyendo, una procede a utilizar barra para desalojar la piedra. Realizando un tipo de apalancamiento ejerce pres...
04/18/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost Employee was removing a cement bag that was lodged on a conveyor belt and when the bag came loose it caused cement to blow onto employee's face falling in EE's eyes. Causing redness and inflammation t...
03/05/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee alleges that the employee was placing an iron tripod to place a cell phone to record and the legs of the tripod and the base were sapped, impacting the left hand, causing fractured nails and...
02/04/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was handling a bag of ice and scraped their left pinky at the cuticle area with a wire used to close the 40lbs bag. They notified on 02/09/2024 that they felt pain and has redness and swellin...
11/22/2023 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee was cleaning the cabin of the excavator at the end of the shift. While standing on the wheel chain, EE slipped and impacted their left hand with the inside of the cabin door dislocating EE's...
10/13/2023 NONPOWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 35d lost, 74d restricted Three employees were moving a hydraulic press with a hand truck and it fell on an employee's foot causing an open wound on EE's heel
05/16/2023 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None Employee was stung by bees during outdoor housekeeping tasks.
02/25/2022 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 40d lost An employee was walking down a flight of stairs and tripped with own feet on the 2nd to the last step. EE stumbled down the remaining steps and hit hand with the wall in front causing a radial fractur...
12/18/2021 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 3d lost, 3d restricted A pallet jammed in palletizing machine B when the employee tried to remove the pallet a piece of the pallet broke off and EE's right hand hit the pallet above causing pain and swelling.
12/01/2021 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee stepped on a piece of wood with an exposed nail. The nail punctured EE's safety boot and also punctured EE's foot.
07/14/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Miner was allegedly filling a bucket and then emptying it on a locked out conveyor belt. After approx. 18 times their wrist bent backwards when raising the bucket. Miner had pain and limited range of...
06/25/2021 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost An employee was measuring silo levels, when the measuring tape got caught & employee used a long bar to move the part that was stuck. When the tape was freed, employee's right hand moved hitting the s...
05/04/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A cement silo overflowed and a cement dust cloud formed causing cement dust to fall in an employee's eyes causing irritation and redness.
10/30/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 161d lost Employee alleges EE was reclining pallets on a metal column, a burst of wind pushed one of the pallets and it hit the back of employee's left calf causing a laceration that required stitches.
10/27/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee alleges EE was moving mill plates and EE's left index finger was pinched between 2 plates causing a bruise/hematoma. Ice pack was provided as first aid.
10/21/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee alleges cement was blown into EE's left eye when a bag broke. EE was evaluated and prescribed antibiotic eye drops to prevent infection.
05/15/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 2d restricted An employee was installing dust collector filters, stepped on the baskets and twisted left ankle.
02/25/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 4d lost, 10d restricted An employee went up a step stool to access a mobile unit and had to go down the step stool in reverse to open the door. When the employee placed right foot on the ground right ankle was twisted becaus...
11/07/2017 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 15d lost Employee was cleaning a conveyor belt's transition bellow the conveyor pushing accumulated material with a bar, the bar was pushed by the material causing it to slip, the employee tried to grab the ba...
06/30/2017 FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 75d lost Installing cement mill plates. Half of the line was installed and the cement mill was rotated in order to install the rest of the line. When the mill was rotated some plates fell, the contractor emplo...
06/24/2017 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None An employee reported on 6/26/2017 felt pain while getting out of car, EE stated it was not work-related. On 7/12/2017 EE stated that EE had been in a squatting position cleaning a grating floor on 6/2...
11/05/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 11d lost An employee was removing oversized material from Belt Conveyor V and while moving material EE hit hand with a metal beam causing a laceration on right 3rd finger.
02/29/2016 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost An employee felt pain in back during shift.
01/07/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was installing a clamp on a scaffolding ladder of the first level, in the interior of the Cyclone 4th stage, in the pre-heater tower, when some brick fragments fell down and hit employee...
06/19/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted The employee proceeded to remove a truck starter, which has an approximately weight of 60 pounds, alone, but it slipped and jabbed the left hand ring finger against the concrete; causing an open wound...
01/23/2015 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was installing bricks inside the kiln and adjusting them with a brick hammer. During the process, he hold a brick with his left hand and finger hammer the tip of the index finger. First...
04/26/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost The employee was working in the third floor when he swing his body hit over the eyebrow with something fix and stationary.
02/18/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 18d lost The employee was inspecting the area of the air blasters which are located in the Cooling System (Cooler), employee placed his right hand against a fan/blower setting it on a plate to revise the blast...
08/13/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 26d lost The miner pinch his right hand with a metal piece during maintenance works in a mill machine.
11/21/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost The miner was hit in his forearm with a stone when cleaning the machine.
10/03/2011 ELECTRICAL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 22d lost The employee was working with electrical distribution box and was hit by an electric arc in his hand.
08/07/2009 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost EE se encontraba en el enfriador de clinker cortando con oxigeno y acetileno cuando un pedacito pequeno de escoria le cayo dentro del oido derecho. (EE was in the cooler of the clinker cutting with o...
08/04/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Injury said that a metal cover placed over an edge, fall over his foot hitting over where the metal of the safety shoe finish resulting in a trauma to his left foot.
06/29/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 15d lost, 15d restricted Estaba destapando una valvula en el fondo de un silo cuado de repente le cae material en el ojo. (EE was uncovering a valve in the silo when suddenly material fell in his eye.)
03/24/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost Alega que el empleado se encontraba sobre el conveyor Linea # 6 para sacar un saco roto que estaba pinchado debajo de la guardera. Al salir gateando comenza a sentir molestias en el lado izquierdo esp...
06/03/2008 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 106d lost EE was trying to start a welding machine. The machine backfired causing first and second degree burns in both ears, neck and top of the head.
04/18/2008 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost EE attempted to dislodge a paper bag which was pinned in the packing machine. When opening the top to gain access to the pinned bag the electrical power automatically shuts down as a safety measure bu...
04/01/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 9d lost The employee was installing an iron plate inside a Cement Mill. Accidentally the plate slipped by few inches hitting his left ankle and foot. The iron plate was located at the Cement mill's floor
01/30/2008 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 15d lost Employee was walking near a valve with controls heated powdered material at the Preheater area. Accidentally the valve failed momentarily and allowed the heated material to escape causing him burns in...
01/30/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 11d lost Employee was performing cleaning duties on the roof of a warehouse. Accidentally the concrete steel rebar reinforced roof sections collapsed and a temporary worker standing on them fell the the floor...
05/02/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 55d lost Three employees were dislodging the terciary air duct at the second floor of the Preheater Tower. When they opened the duct gate hot material flushed away. At the same time EE was passing underneath t...
03/15/2007 MACHINERY PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 17d lost Employee was operating a forklift at the Packing House area. Suddenly he saw a defective cement bags pallet inside the palletizer. He entered inside the palletizer avoiding the safety devices used to...
02/05/2007 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost Employee was cleaning a forklift with a pressure washer. Accidentally he pointed the washer spray gun towards his left arm causing him an open wound.
01/08/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 38d lost EE was placing metal drums near the Packing House when his left middle finger was pinched between 2 drums.
12/11/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was changing a belt conveyor at the packing house area. When he placed the conveyor on the floor a belt fastener hit his wrist causing an open wound.
09/01/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 11d lost EE was performing cleaning duties with an iron bar at belt conveyor # 3. Accidentally the iron bar touched the belt. After this action the iron bar pulled his arm towards the conveyor. His right ring...
07/03/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 9d lost Employee was performing cleaning duties at the Packing House. Suddenly cement dust feel into his eyes.
05/12/2006 ELECTRICAL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 45d lost EE was installing an air slide in the Packing House. He passed from the stair to the vibrator's structure to reach the chain of the hoist. The vibrator's structure was energized due to a broken ground...
03/15/2006 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost Inj ee and another employee was adjusting the blades of packer machine #2 at the packing House area. Suddenly the employee just by him moved the blades manually pinching inj ee's middle right finger b...
02/15/2006 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost EE was cutting with acetylene a piece of metal. Another worker ask him to use briefly the equipment. When EE received again the torch, he grabed it by a hot point causing him a burn in his right hand.