Ponce Cement Plant — Accidents

Total: 179 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
02/05/2001 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 14d lost WHILE BUILDING A SCAFFOLDING THE WORKER BURN HIS RIGHT ARM WITH A PIECE OF PIPE HE JUST FINISHED CUTTING.
02/04/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost EE WAS CARRYING A STEEL PLATE. SUDDENLY HE LOST HIS BALANCE CAUSING PAIN IN HIS LEFT KNEE.
01/19/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 23d lost WHILE MOVING SOME STEEL PLATES HE FELT BACK PAIN.
01/08/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 12d lost EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING CONCRETE FROM CEMENT MILL #11 WATER PUMP WHEN HE SUFFERED PUNCTURE WOUND ON HIS RIGHT ARM. ON JAN 10 HE WAS SENT TO THE STATE INSURANCE FUND AND RELEASED THE SAME DAY. ON A FOLLO...
01/02/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 81d lost EE WAS CLEARING THE AREA AT THE PIER HE DUMP THE WHEELBARROW HE STARTED WALKING BACKWARDS 15' WE DONT KNOW WHY; HE FELL & HAD A TRUMA WITHFRACTURE RIB
12/26/2000 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 20d lost EE WAS GREETING A TRUCK DRIVER AT THE PACKING HOUSE. ACCIDENTALY HE TOUCHED THE TRUCK'S MUFFLER WITH HIS LEFT ARM CAUSING A BURN.
11/30/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost EE WAS INSPECTING A 20 POUND FIRE EXTINGUISHER. WHEN HE LIFTED THE EXTINGUISHER TO PLACE IN ITS HOLDER, HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK.
11/15/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost EE WAS SCRAPING CEMENT FROM THE FLOOR WITH A SHOVEL. AFTER A WHILE HE BEGAN TO FEEL BACK PAIN.
11/09/2000 ELECTRICAL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 14d lost WHILE THE COWORKER WAS WELDING A PIECE OF HOT SLAG BURN THE WELDING CABLE THE WORKER THEN SAT DOWN ON IT, MAKING GROUND WITH THE KILN #6
11/03/2000 STRIKING OR BUMPING DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 22d lost EE BUMPED HIS HARD HAT WITH A PIPE WHILE ON HIS WAY TO TURNING ON A CEMENT PUMP.
10/27/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost EE WAS PLACING IN ORDER FILLED CEMENT BAGS AT A PACKING HOUSE CONVEYOR. AFTER A FEW HOURS HE BEGAN TO FEEL PAIN IN HIS RIGHT FOREARN, EE WENT TO THE STATE INSURANCE FUND ON 10-3-2000.
09/07/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 12d lost EE WAS PERFORMIKNG CLEANING DUTIES AT PACKING HOUSE AREA. AFTER A WHILE HEBEGAN TO FEEL ITCHING AND ERUPTION ON HIS NECK AND ARMS.
08/29/2000 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost EE WAS TAKING CEMENT SAMPLES AT CEMENT MILL #12. WHEN HE ACTIVATED A SMALL SCREW CONVEYOR TO OBTAIN THE SAMPLE, CEMENT PARTICLES FELL INTO HIS RIGHT EYE CAUSING IRRITATION IN THE EYE.
08/27/2000 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 7d lost EMPLOYEE WAS PERFORMING CLEANING DUTIES AT KILN #6 RESTRICTORS AREA. A FEW HOURS LATER HE BEGAN TO FEEL NASAL CONGESTION. ON 8/31/00 HE REPORTEDHE HAD BRONCHITIS. THE EMPLOYEE WAS SENT TO THE STATE IN...
08/16/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost EE WAS SHOVELING REFRACTORY MATERAIL AT KILN'S #6 AREA. LATER HE BEGAN TO FEEL BACK PAIN DUE TO THE SHOVELING MOVEMENTS.
08/03/2000 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 36d lost EMPLOYEE WAS REPAIRING A RAW MILL HYDRAULIC CYLINDER WITH ANOTHER EMPLOYEE. HE WAS USING A 36"" WRENCH TO FIX THE CYLINDER. WHILE TIGHTENING A BOLT, THE WRENCJ BROKE AND THE EMPLOYEE LOST HIS BALNCE C...
07/31/2000 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost EE WAS DISLODGING A BUILDUP IN THE TRESTRICTOR AREA OF OUR PREHEATER TOWER. HE WAS HOLDING A STEEL BAR WHILE A CO-WORKER WAS HITTING IT WITH A SLEDGEHAMMER. DURING ONE OF THE SWINGS IF THE SLEDGEHAMME...
07/27/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 24d lost EE WAS WALKING AT THEH ADMINISTRATION BUILDING. SUDDENLY SHE SLIPPED AND FELT BECAUSE THE FLOOR WAS BEING WAXED. SHE HAD KOWLEDGE THAT THE JANITOR WAS CLEANING THE FLOOR.
06/14/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost EE WAS PACKING CEMENT BAGS AT PACKER #1. SUDDENLY HE FELT PAIN ON HIS LOW BACK.
05/06/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 106d lost EE WAS WORKING AT CEMENT SILOS. WHILE OPENING A VALVE HE FELT NUMBNESS IN HIS RIGHT ARM LOWER BACK. LATER HE BEGAN TO FEEL PAIN IN HIS NECK.
04/29/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 11d lost EE WAS CHANGING A DUST COLLECTOR MOTOR AT CEMENT SILOS. WHEN HE BEGAN TO WALK DOWN THE STAIRS HE TWISTED HIS LEFT ANKLE.
04/08/2000 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost EE WAS REPAIRING THE COOLING WATER SYSTEM AT CEMENT MILL #11. WHEN HE WAS LOOSENING A NUT THE WRENCH SLIPPED FROM THE NUT CAUSING HIM BACK PAIN AND A RIGHT HAND TRAUMA.
03/31/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS FITTING A CONVEYOR BELT ON PALLETIZER #1 AT PACKING HOUSE. WHEN HE PULLED THE BELT HE PINCHED HIS RIGHT RING FINGER BETWEEN THE BELT AND ROLLER.
03/27/2000 RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS (TOXIC AGENTS) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 34d lost ON 3/31/00 EE REPORTED HE HAD NASAL ALLERGY DUE TO CEMENT DUST AT HIS JOB SITE WE BELEIVE THE ALLERGY IS NOT JOB RELATED CONDITION. WE SENT THE EE TO THE STATE INS FUND. THE CASE IS UNER EVALUATION
03/19/2000 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost EE WAS WALKING DOWN STAIRS AT RAW MILL WHEN A DUST PARTICULE FELL INTO HIS LEFT EYE.
03/14/2000 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 22d lost EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A STEEL BEAM FROM KILN'S #6 CLINKER COOLER. THE BEAM WAS ATTACHED TO A HOIST AND HAD ONE OF ITS ENDS STUCK IN THE FLOOR. WHEN HE PULLED THE BEAM IT BECAME UNLODGED AND PU SHED HI...
03/13/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 13d lost INJURED WAS PLACING STEEL BEAMS IN KILN'S CLINKER COOLER. WHILE HE WAS PERFORMING HIS TASK HE SLIPPED INSIDE THE COOLER AND STRUCK A BEAM CAUSING HIM CONTUSIONS, BACK PAIN AND CERVICAL STRAIN.
01/10/2000 RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS (TOXIC AGENTS) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 20d lost EE WAS WORKING IN THE MILL LAB WHILE A COWORKER WASHED A 5 GALLON BOTTLE OF WATER WITH WATER AND CLOROX. HE LEFT THE MILL LAB TO GET A SAMPLE FOR ANALYSIS. WHEN HE RETURNED HE ATE BREAKFAST AN D LATER...
01/03/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 11d lost EE WAS PERFORMING MECHANICAL DUTIES AT KILN'S #6 COOLER. WHILE HE WAS DOING HIS JOB, CLINKER FELL ON HIS WRISTS CAUSING ABRASION ON BOTH WRISTS.