ROANOKE CEMENT COMPANY — Accidents
Total: 184 accidents | Fatalities: 0
| Date | Classification | Injury | Days Lost | Narrative |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/09/2026 | OTHER | INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES | None | Supervisor was reporting to work and was experiencing chest pains and shortness of breath when they arrived for their shift. Emergency services were called and employee was taken to the emergency room... |
| 02/03/2026 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | None | A quarry operator exited the CAT D9 Dozer to end their shift. As they were getting off the equipment, they stepped on the tracks of the dozer. Their right foot slipped and went out from underneath the... |
| 01/29/2026 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | None | Employee slipped on ice and fell |
| 01/20/2026 | MACHINERY | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Miner was struck on left side of face by an extension for manual jack. |
| 09/26/2025 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 21d restricted | Employee was walking up stairs in Raw Mill Building and felt a pop in their knee. The following shift (9/27/25) the employee sought medical treatment and was placed on restricted duties. This is a pot... |
| 08/19/2025 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 50d restricted | Employee was removing rocks from between the intermediate conveyor belt and felt pain in their shoulder while using a prybar. They sought medical treatment and were placed on restricted duties. |
| 08/15/2025 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 35d restricted | Employee was cutting a pallet that was stuck between a feed conveyor and palletizer table. When the pallet was cut loose, the palletizer table the employee was kneeling on dropped 6-8"" and the employ... |
| 06/30/2025 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 3d restricted | Employee was stepping off a loader and stepped on a mud ball. They ankle gave out. The employee sought medical treatment the following day and was placed on restricted duties. |
| 06/13/2025 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 20d restricted | Employee was pulling an air lance out of a bin filled with sand and they reported a sharp pain in the hand through their elbow. 13 days later the employee sought medical treatment and was given a brac... |
| 04/04/2025 | MACHINERY | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 19d restricted | Employee was attempting to blow off a turntable in the packhouse between the grate using an air lance. As the employee was pulling the air lance from the grate they felt a sharp pain in the right shou... |
| 02/28/2025 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee was pulling back a piece of flex pipe when they felt a pop in their elbow. The employee sought medical treatment and was given an immobilization sling to use as needed. |
| 01/14/2025 | HOISTING | ACCIDENT ONLY | None | Contractor employee was moving a ramp into the preheat tower elevator, when it fell in a small gap between the elevator car and floor they were on. When the plate hit the basement of the elevator shaf... |
| 01/10/2025 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | None | Employee was stepping out of pick-up truck when they felt their left foot slip and they fell, landing on their left knee and braced themselves with their left arm and their face struck the ground. The... |
| 01/07/2025 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee was repairing a handrail, when the opposite end they were adjusting slipped out of the joint and their ring finger was smashed between the handrail and I-beam. The employee sustained a finger... |
| 10/23/2024 | HOISTING | ACCIDENT ONLY | None | Employee went to use the Homo Silo personnel elevator, when the elevator car became stuck. The employee was able to leave the elevator for 35 minutes. Employee was uninjured. |
| 09/11/2024 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 124d restricted | Employee was walking up a staircase and felt a pop in their knee. 2 days later the employee sought medical treatment and was placed on restricted duties for a knee strain. |
| 07/18/2024 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee was going to reset the packer, when a bag below the area EE was working broke open and dust became airborne. The employee got dust under their safety glasses and in their eye. The employee no... |
| 04/15/2024 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 5d restricted | Employee stepped off a railcar ladder next to the rail switch. The employee stepped onto the rail switch linkage and twisted their right ankle. The following day, the employee sought medical treatment... |
| 03/22/2024 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | An employee was shimming the secondary crusher and trying to remove a metal wedge. As the employee used a hammer to knock the wedge out a piece of metal from the top of the wedge flew back into the em... |
| 03/21/2024 | NONPOWERED HAULAGE | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 6d restricted | An employee was moving a FK pump on a dolly with assistance from coworkers. After completing the work, the employee had pain in their back. On 4/5/2024, the employee sought medical treatment for conti... |
| 03/18/2024 | MACHINERY | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 1d restricted | An employee was trying to clear a lump of hardened material from above the silo rotary feeder. They used an air lance through a port to get the material to start flowing. The silo became pressurized w... |
| 03/14/2024 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | While cleaning the preheat tower on the riser level, an employee bent over. When they bent over there was a build up of dust on the brim of their hard hat fell underneath the employee's safety glasses... |
| 01/26/2024 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | A Hotwork (Contractor ID D843) employee was plugging an extension cord with a 3 prong-locking connection type into a metal gas train control box. When they plugged the cord in, they experienced a 120... |
| 01/20/2024 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 145d restricted | Employee was setting spring tension on the door of a coal mill with a 36"" pipe wrench. While applying pressure to the wrench, the wrench slipped from its purchase, causing the employee to lose their... |
| 08/29/2023 | OTHER | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 47d restricted | An employee was carrying a box of dust collector bags into an entryway. When the employee entered they stepped over the entrance threshold and went to step down. Their foot landed halfway on plate a... |
| 08/07/2023 | MACHINERY | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 10d restricted | An employee was using an air hammer to clean bolts at the secondary sizer. They were sitting on a 10 inch lip of the sizer bending over. The employee reported back pain and sought medical treatment... |
| 07/17/2023 | POWERED HAULAGE | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 18d restricted | An employee was operating a water truck, watering down a ramp. The truck started to slide in slick material. Towards the base of the ramp, the equipment tipped over and came to a stop on the roof of... |
| 06/21/2023 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 3d restricted | Employee was getting off a railcar. Their right foot caught a wooden rail tie and they fell forward. The employee fell into the railcar switch control pole. They reported bruising and chest pain in... |
| 04/21/2023 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee was exiting the preheat tower elevator on the second floor. When they exited dust became airborne and blew underneath the employee's safety glasses. The employee sought medical treatment an... |
| 02/13/2023 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | An employee was trouble shooting an air slide that wasn't feeding properly and opened an inspection port to inspect. The material started flowing out slowly and then rapidly, becoming airborne. The em... |
| 01/29/2023 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 17d restricted | An employee was sweeping build up in a roadway and later in the shift moved a gas cylinder. The next day the employee reported pain. 2 days after the date of incident, the employee sought medical tre... |
| 12/31/2022 | OTHER | INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES | 3d lost | Employee reported rapid heart rate, nausea, and headache. Emergency responders were called as a precaution. The employee was diagnosed with non-work related illness. |
| 12/24/2022 | DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS) | OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 | None | Employee was in the Raw Mill assisting in clearing a chute. The employee was experiencing cold hands and went into the office to warm up. While warming up they experienced dizziness, blurred vision,... |
| 12/19/2022 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 15d restricted | Employee was helping mill tender change two FK line valves. While pulling down on the wrench to tighten the valve, the employee heard and felt a pop. The employee sought medical treatment two days l... |
| 12/12/2022 | OTHER | INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES | None | Employee was standing underneath the ball mill when they experienced a seizure. Emergency response was called and the employee was taken to the local hospital for evaluation. |
| 11/07/2022 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee was removing a metal punch. When they struck it, it struck the employee in the tooth and broke the tooth. |
| 10/10/2022 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 212d restricted | On 10/10/22 an employee was walking along the rail when they stepped on uneven ground and their ankle twisted. On 10/31/22 the employee sought medical treatment and was placed on restricted duties. |
| 07/27/2022 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 77d lost, 63d restricted | Employee was changing a hammer valve in the raw mill when it became stuck. The employee felt pain in their shoulder. EE sought medical treatment 2 days later, was instructed to ice injury, referred to... |
| 05/19/2022 | MACHINERY | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 15d restricted | Employee was air lancing a chute and leaning against a railing. The employee leaned into the railing to back the air lance and banged their ribs on the railing. Employee was placed on restricted dut... |
| 05/16/2022 | OTHER | INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES | 1d lost | Employee was walking when when they experienced a shock from their implanted defibrillator. Employee was taken to ER as a precaution. |
| 04/26/2022 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 245d lost, 127d restricted | An employee reported pain in their shoulder. The pain is potentially from a previous reportable injury. The employee sought medical treatment and was placed on restricted duties until a diagnosis is... |
| 04/13/2022 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 12d restricted | An employee was walking around a pick up truck when they slipped on loose ground. They fell on their shoulder and reported pain. The employee was placed on restricted duties the following day. |
| 03/03/2022 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 30d restricted | An employee was exiting a skidsteer, with their hand on the bar (meant for grabbing for three-points contact), stepped on the bucket, and slipped. The employee reported pain in the shoulder. The emp... |
| 03/02/2022 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 5d restricted | An employee was turning around and walking down a catwalk on the Bedford Crane, when they tripped over one of the structural midrail supports. The employee sustained a knee contusion and abrasion. M... |
| 02/13/2022 | OTHER | INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES | 22d lost | Employee was found experiencing a stroke. Emergency responders were called to scene and employee was taken for further medical care. |
| 11/09/2021 | OTHER | INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES | 75d lost | Prior to the start of shift, an employee suffered a seizure in the loadout breakroom. Emergency personnel were called and took the employee to the emergency room. Employee was released from the emer... |
| 10/28/2021 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 64d restricted | Employee was stepping over an i-beam on the ground, when the toe of the boot knocked the i-beam. The employee lifted their leg up and landed on their foot really hard. The employee experienced pain... |
| 10/13/2021 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 157d restricted | An employee was changing valves at the loadout silos. When the person put a pipe into the fitting to move the valve, the bar slipped and the employee felt a pop in their shoulder. The employee was p... |
| 09/11/2021 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 5d restricted | Employee was helping another employee change valves at loadout lines. Employee experienced soreness. Employee was diagnosed with a pinched nerve, but not placed on restricted duty until 10/29/21. |
| 08/13/2021 | MACHINERY | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Contractor with Metal Surgery (E230) was grinding a weld on a girth gear, when a metal shaving flew up underneath the employee's face shield and safety glasses and got in their eye. The employee sust... |