Pueblo Plant & Quarry — Accidents

Total: 116 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
07/28/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 35d restricted Employee stepped out of teleforker and twisted right knee. Employee heard a ""pop"" and felt pain.
06/13/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 22d restricted Employee pulled a retractable line on a fall prevention yoyo and injured his left middle finger. He reported it at about 11:00 am. He was wearing all PPE including gloves. Employee declined medical...
05/07/2015 OTHER DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 61d restricted After walking up to belt 31124, employee kneeled down. When he did, his knee popped and has been hurting since.
04/09/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost A bolt on a step ladder on a rock track drill broke. Driller fell catching his leg in the ladder. On 04/13/2015 driller requested medical attention. The doctor found minor damage to knee and prescribe...
12/01/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 11d lost Contracted employee was cleaning the tower and was looking up into the tower for buildup when the tower puffed out. Dust was blown underneath his face mask. Employee entered the control room and stat...
09/26/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A piece of material got into employee's eye. The material got past his PPE that he was wearing (safety glasses with side shields and a face mask that is connected to the hard hat he was wearing).
09/21/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was doing routine oil checks on loaders and water trucks. It was muddy and slick due to rain. He unlatched the hood of the water truck, put his left foot on the standing area and used both ha...
08/14/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 12d lost, 114d restricted Truck parked by bottle cage behind warehouse in gravel. Planted left leg/knee, swung right leg into pickup truck. Left leg gave out as employee was getting into truck. He started to fall but caught...
07/24/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cleaning the tower. The dust on his hard had fell inside his shield. When he looked up it fell inside his safety glasses. Eyes became irritated.
05/01/2014 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 291d lost Operating back hoe on uneven ground. (This is under investigation due to previous underlying degenerative discs)
04/11/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Cutting holes to clear material from baghouse screws. Dust on cutting shield got into left eye when shield was lifted up.
02/19/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 32d restricted Fell over cable tray installed on the ground hitting left knee
07/17/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was helping to stand a mobile loader spout up and it came together and smashed his finger
01/07/2013 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None In the RM reject canal, I was moving new scrapers to be installed. I was alone. I was trying not to let the scraper get away from me and fall into the reject gate. When moving across and over to th...
12/03/2012 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 26d restricted Stepped on big rock twisted left knee.
11/19/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 30d restricted Moving crane pad felt pain in his bicep and forearm.
10/31/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 24d restricted Using a shovel to move Gypsum and reaggravated same finger that had been previously fractured in the same spot
09/05/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 19d restricted Carrying a 5 gallon bucket of cement (45 lbs) and a C417 bucket to lab sprained my pointing finger on right hand
08/27/2012 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Walking around the cliner dome and the wind blow something into eye
08/04/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 12d restricted Employees were investigating a possible material plug. One employee opened a port when material shot out and hit him. The other employee was standing a couple feet behind and was hit with dusty mate...
08/04/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Employees were investigating a possible material plug. One employee opened a port when material shot out and hit him The other employee was standing a couple feet behind and was hit with dusty mater...
07/24/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 20d restricted Moving a piece of 1/4 inch plate to access with toolcar and while trying to slide plate, braced arm, elbow against knee and while pushing, heard a pop in elbow.
05/10/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted Employee was painting handrails. Shortly after painting pain began and has worsened in the last two weeks.
03/22/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted EE was climbing up a ladder to remove a copper line to clean a fire eye. As he got to the top of the ladder it started to slide off its resting place sending him to the ground. He fell on his hip an...
02/29/2012 OTHER DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 4d lost, 5d restricted Employee was kneeling on a grate and pulled his right knee as he was rising up
01/27/2012 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost RED IRRITATED RIGHT EYE
01/23/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE STRAINED BACK.
01/02/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 29d restricted Employee was disassembling a motor coupling when the coupling ring fell smashing fingers between ring and shaft. Employee had contusion to finger.
06/21/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY None EE was clearing material on a belt. He called Control Room (C.R.) to restart the belt. Belt started, but soon shut down. C.R. called the employee but got no response. A 2nd employee found the 1st...
11/02/2010 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Ee was cutting a rubber hose with a utility knife when the blade slipped, cutting his hand. Injury required sutures.
10/29/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was replacing a bearing, when it fell out of a face and struck him in the nose.
07/30/2010 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was standing by the train tracks when he heard a metalic sound coming from the railcar wheels. He realized the sound was coming from the wheel chock and bent down to move it. At the time, t...
12/02/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was walking up stairs on Transfer Tower 1 when he tripped. As he was falling, he reached out his hand to grab the handrail and jammed his finger against the handrail. Employee sought medica...
03/01/2009 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Ee was standing on the burner floor, air lancing a clinker pile build up, when hot material landed on his neck. The ee immediately reported the incident to his supervisor, but did not require medical...
12/12/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 39d restricted Employee was pulling up on the rooster tail of the jib on the crane, when his elbow popped.
07/28/2008 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 40d lost, 19d restricted Employee was walking on mine floor on his way to start the belts and crusher for the beginning of shift, when he stumbled on a rock lying on the ground. Employee tried to catch himself from falling b...
07/25/2008 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Effected employee was working in the clinker cooler to assess damage/required repairs, when hot material fell from above on his head, neck, arms and back. EE was assisted out by a fellow workers and...
05/28/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Two employees were moving an airslide when one of the employee's hands slipped, causing his finger to be caught between the lower section of the airslide and the grating. Employee was wearing gloves...
03/24/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Ee was holding heavy equipment when it shifted, catching his left hand against an electrical box.
02/26/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was checking the directional rotation of a motor by pulling on the belt. When the employee grabbed the belt again, it was still spinning. The pinky and ring fingers got caught between th...
02/05/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 3d lost, 7d restricted While walking from the jobsite office to a company vehicle, the employee slipped on the snow and ice, twisted the right ankle and fell.
01/23/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted Employee was walking on plant property when he slipped on ice and fell, causing him to strain his shoulder. Employee has been treated since the injury, but the injury did not become reportable until...
01/08/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee struck elbow on the concrete.
12/16/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee picked up a metal portable panalytical table top x-ray machine to move it, when a piece of metal on the underside of the machine sliced his finger, resulting in 4 sutures.
12/01/2007 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was setting rods and plates on the bottom floor of the Clinker Cooler. The wind blew material in the eye.
11/19/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was installing terminations on motors and instruments on the sixth floor of the preheater. At the end of the shift, the employee's right eye was irritated and reddish color. The employe...
11/09/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was opening pin gates in sequence and caught finger between handle of gates.
11/01/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was connecting iron and struck the knee on a steel beam and then again on a spud wrench.
10/10/2007 NONPOWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was pulling a portable welder to another location when a wheel caught on a rock. As the employee pulled on the handle to free the wheel, the shoulder began to hurt.**Initial treatment was fir...
09/26/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 52d restricted Employee climbed a ladder to the top of the baghouse, when his foot was caught in the last rung of the ladder, causing him to fall onto the top of the baghouse, which was at the same level as the top...