ROYAL CEMENT COMPANY, INC. — Accidents

Total: 19 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
05/14/2003 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS PERFORMING MAINTENANCE ON RAW MILL CLUTCH WITH A PROPANE TORCH AND THE TORCH FLARED AND RELEASED PARTICLES THAT FLEW INTO EYE, EMBEDDED OBJECT IN LEFT EYE WAS REMOVED.
02/12/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None HE WAS INSTALLING SPROCKET IN COUNTERWEIGHT FOR BUCKET ELEVATOR, SLIPPED & THE SPROCKET HIT HIS LEFT HAND RESULTING IN A FRACTURED LEFT RING FINGER.
02/07/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost WHILE INSTALLING BRICK INTO THE KILN, HE GOT DUST IN HIS EYES. HE DID NOT NOTIFY US ABOUT THE DOCTOR'S NOTE UNTIL 2-14-03. HE WENT TO A DIFFERENT DOCTORE, THEN THE DOCTOR WE USE.
01/31/2003 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WAS JACKING UP A PIECE OF METAL WITH A COME-A-LONG AND IT SLIPPED & POPPED HIM IN THE FACE MAKING A SMALL CUT ON THE LEFT SIDE OF FACE BETWEEN EYEBROWS REQUIRED 3 STITCHES.
01/12/2003 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING & SPARKS FLEW INTO THE EYE.
12/09/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 71d restricted WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS GRABBING BAGS OF CEMENT OFF OF CONVEYER, HE MUST HAVE GRABBED THE WRONG WAY AND TWISTED WRIST, WRIST SWOLLEN.
06/24/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE RECEIVED 10 STITCHES IN LEFT KNEE. EE WAS OUT OF WORK AREA, COMMITTED UNSAFE ACT & GOT HURT. EE WAS GETTING CLINKER SAMPLE FROM AN AREA THE WAS CLOSED LOCATED AT THE BACK END OF CLINKER COO LER. EE...
10/22/2001 ELECTRICAL NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None THE SUPERVISOR WAS INSTALLING A FUSE IN FUSE HOLDER. HIS HAND SLIPPED AND MADE CONTACT WITH ELECTRICAL POWER. IN PULLING HIMSELF OFF HE SLIPPED & FELL CUTTING THE SIDE OF HIS FACE ON JUNCTION BOX. ELE...
06/26/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost EE HAD MIS-STEPPED COMING OUT OF THE BUILDING AND HE FELL ON HIS KNEE.
06/16/2001 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 15d restricted EE WAS THE LOADER OPERATOR SAW THE FINISH MILL RECALIM HOPPER WAS STOPPED UP, SO HE CLIMBED UP AND REACHED INSIDE THE HOPPER WHILE THE BELT WAS STILL RUNNING THE TRY AND MOVE THE LARGE CHUNKS OF ROCK....
03/09/2001 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None HE WAS WELDING AND A PIECE OF METAL FLEW INTO HIS RIGHT EYE FROM A GRINDER NEAR BY.
02/14/2001 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS JACKHAMMERING & A PIECE OF METAL FLAKED OFF THE BIT AND INTO HIS LEFT LEG. 2 STITCHES TO LEG.
02/01/2001 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS DRILLING HOLE IN CINDER BLOCK WALL AND THE DRILL GOT HUNG UP KICKING BACK INTO HIS FACE. LACERATION TO LEFT SIDE OF UPPER AND LOWER LIP. 5 STITCHES TOTAL-3 ON UPPER LIP AND 2 ON LOWER L IP.
11/09/2000 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS COUPLING A 2"" DIAMETER AIR LINE UP AND FINGER WAS CAUGHT IN PINCH POINT. LEFT MIDDLE FINGER WAS CUT AT FINGER TIP REQUIRING 4 TICHES. THE FINGER TIP WAS ALSO CRACKED AT BONE.
10/11/2000 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS LEAVING 90 LB JACKHAMMER AGAINST CONCRETE WALL AND LEFT INDEX FINGER WAS SMASHED. EE BROKE LEFT INDEX FINGER TIP.
06/07/2000 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE MOVING 4"" DIAMETER STEEL USED FOR HOLDING FM MOTOR IN PLACE TO WORK ON CLUTCH, EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT PINKY WAS CAUGHT IN PINCH POINT OF BAR ANDBUILDING STRUCTURE. THIS SMASHED HIS RIGHT PINKY CUTTIN...
05/12/2000 MACHINERY PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY None EE WENT TO SOUTH PRECIP. ROTARY CLOSEST TO STACK, REMOVED GUARD TO SEE WHE ROTARY WAS NOT TURNING, AND THE ROTARY STARTED TURNING. THE EE'S LEFT INDEX FINGER WAS CAUGH IN THE PINCH POINT BETWE EN THE...
05/10/2000 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS CHIPPING BUILD UP FROM FINISH MILL ELEVATOR FLANGE SO HE COULD REPAIR HOLE IN HOUSING. SMALL PARTICLE OF CEMENT BUILD UP GOT INTO HIS RIGHT EYE. EE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES, WELDING H OOD. TH...
04/04/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON FATALITY Fatal EE WAS COLLECTING DUST SAMPLES AND HE WAS FOUND IN THE DUST APPROXIAMEATELY THREE FEET DEEP AND THE DUST WAS HOT. INOFRMATION RECEIVED FROM THE DR THROUGH ONE OF THE COMPANY INVESTORS INDICATE S THE E...