Selma Plant Quarry & Mill — Accidents

Total: 320 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
10/09/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY None EE was installing material while standing on a scaffolding plank at the bottom of the cone section of an enclosed vessel when debris from beyond the vessel where the employee was working fell and cras...
09/15/2020 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE and partner were welding 4 x 8 sheets of steel in close proximity to each other. They wore their welding PPE including their welding hoods. Over the course of the shift, EE believes received the a...
09/08/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was working in the Shower Room installing a new trash bag in a can when EE's eye started to itch. From then on EE's eye became irritated, red, and swollen so EE went to wash it. EE reported EE's di...
08/17/2020 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 44d restricted Employee was using a 6"" grinder to cut off the damaged bottom of a barge access ladder. As soon as EE cut through one leg of the ladder, pressure was released and the leg sprung toward EE striking EE...
08/06/2020 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee stated that as EE was trying to mechanically move a gate above the pan conveyor, they looked up and the brim of hard hat hit some material causing some of it fall onto their face with some du...
07/22/2020 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Laborer felt irritation in L eye while walking in the plant. Didn't know the source of the irritation & didn't try to treat eye until arrived home after shift. When they woke up next morning eye was s...
07/16/2020 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Foreman was feeling the inside of a hole that had been reamed out using right middle finger. Foreman was making sure there was no residue in the hole. As they had the finger in the hole, the porta-pow...
05/15/2020 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 4d lost, 56d restricted On 5/15/20 employee informed management that R hand has been hurting and it hurts all the time. It started about a year ago when building a house. Now it's an every day thing - for the last 6-8 mos....
05/05/2020 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 43d lost, 10d restricted Employee and partner were given the job of drilling 4 3-inch holes in the side of a dust collector's emission stack. Employee used a power drill with a 3-inch circular saw to drill the holes. While dr...
04/15/2020 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 51d lost While walking down a grade beside a conveyor EE slipped on a mill ball. EE lost balance and caught self with the same leg twisting R knee. EE felt knee pop. EE immediately reported this to supervisor....
02/17/2020 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 54d lost, 18d restricted While attempting to remove the feed-end door on Finish Mill #2, IE and another EE were taking turns swinging an 8-lb. sledgehammer to try and break the door loose from the gasket. While IE was swingi...
01/06/2020 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 267d lost, 15d restricted The employee was attempting to pull the roll crusher out onto the service platform. The factory pick point broke causing the the rigging to strike the injured employee in the left fore arm.
11/11/2019 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 137d lost, 20d restricted Hurt R shoulder replacing a splice pin on a feeder belt. EE used a 15"" bar to break out pieces of the pin before inserting the new pin. After the job was completed EE felt a soreness in R shoulder. E...
09/19/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 144d lost, 4d restricted Worker was operating the plant's Water Truck. EE was in the process of filling the truck for the ninth time this morning. While manually closing the water valve EE felt a ""pop"" in the right should...
06/28/2019 FIRE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted EE entered the Coke Bldg and noticed flames inside the S blower. EE used a fire extinguisher and reported the fire to a supervisor. Again EE tried to put out the fire with other employees assisting....
02/05/2019 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 25d lost Feb, 5th employee was using a cutting torch when some slag flew into a hole along the seam of their glove's R index finger and landed on their nail. Employee received first aid and was allowed to go b...
01/25/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 26d lost EE stepped over the mill motor's tracking rail and slipped on ice which measured 24'x18'. EE lurched suddenly and slightly forward to maintain balance. The tracking rail measured 3.25' tall and 4' wid...
01/14/2019 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Employee cut own thumb with a knife while repairing an oxy/acetylene hose.
01/11/2019 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 10d lost, 19d restricted Employee reported discomfort in wrist and was referred for a nerve conduction study of which the diagnosis was carpal tunnel syndrome of the left wrist. On 09/27/19, it was decided to have surgery on...
01/11/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 37d restricted Team-lifting a timing gear at the 233530 rotary valve for installation on the rotor. EE's fingers slipped off of the gear, and EE felt a strain in the L wrist and palm causing sharp pain throughout E...
12/06/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While helping 4 other employees move a storage locker against a concrete wall, the 4 other employees started pushing the locker. The injured employee was pulling on locker at same time with middle R f...
11/02/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 52d lost, 1d restricted EE was pulling out dust collector cages/bags from dust collector compartments for three hours. When finished EE felt an irritation in EE's lower back. Monday morning EE was sent to the doctor due to i...
08/29/2018 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 15d lost, 27d restricted EE reported slight pain in L elbow. EE was eventually diagnosed with the illness of ulnar nerve condition in L elbow. It was decided to have surgery on 06/06/19.
08/20/2018 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 31d lost EE attempted to climb up to cab using the drivers side ladder. As ee was grabbing the horizontal handhold directly below the windshield hand slipped off the handhold while boots slipped off the ladde...
06/05/2018 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 66d lost, 73d restricted While using a Drill Press EE attempted to drill a hole through a 12'x1' piece of metal to make a strap for an accumulator. While holding the strap with gloved hand the drill bit grabbed and twisted t...
05/22/2018 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Laborer was holding lower part of a pallet that separated from its top part and the laborer tried to position pallet so it would sit flat on pallet's stand. A forklift operator set pallet down before...
01/15/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee sustained a miner laceration to the back of left glove index finger requiring stitches to close the wound.
01/09/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee cutting chain bolts using tinted face shield and safety glasses. The employee raised face shield and dust and other materials fell into both eyes.
12/19/2017 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee cut self with utility knife cutting in the wrong direction.
12/09/2017 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 5d restricted Operator of an overhead crane made contact with their body or a tool with the control device for the crane causing it to hoist unexpectedly pinching the injured employee's finger.
11/20/2017 NONPOWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was pulling a rolling dumpster backwards below the Clinker Cooler towards the #5 South Hopper when EE pinched EE's left hand between the rolling dumpster and a support beam causing a one-inch open...
10/24/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Closing conex door, wind caught door and pulled the employee.
10/24/2017 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 31d lost EE was diagnosed with left Carpal Tunnel Syndrome that is work related. On November 20, 2017 Buzzi Unicem USA concluded that EE's diagnosis is a new claim, not something that was caused by a previous...
10/17/2017 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 174d lost IE and another EE were in the process of setting the crusher in place. The overhead diverter gate lever was in their walkway; so EE raised the lever back with a 3/8"" rope that was looped through an e...
10/04/2017 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was spraying the upper southwest door on the 6th floor of the Preheat Tower. EE was working on a large piece of material and when it came loose it hit the water spray gun pushing it back int...
08/02/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 226d lost EE was getting drafts and walking along the stern side of Barge #SL-409. EE attempted to step over a cable that was left in the walkway when their boot caught the cable and tripped them causing them t...
03/01/2017 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 208d lost, 16d restricted While preparing to use an electric spray gun to paint, EE tried to clear a possible obstruction from the tip of the spray gun with left forefinger when EE inadvertently pulled the trigger on the gun....
01/26/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE sustained a right arm triceps tear and elbow bone chip when EE slipped and fell on right side while attempting to walk across the top of a concrete berm to access the creek bridge. Received MRI no...
01/24/2017 FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 16d lost, 46d restricted Supervisor sprained r knee and fibula fracture r leg. The supervisor was kneeling in front of the preheat fan VFD when the electrician tripped on the r foot causing the electrician to lose balance an...
11/07/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 19d restricted Employee was placing a mechanical vibrator inside a dust collector. While placing the vibrator, it rolled turning employee's left hand, that was still gripping the handle, spraining left ring finger.
10/01/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 46d restricted While spraying 3rd floor tower north side, middle door, a piece of hot material spit back onto employee's pants, just above boot line burning through jeans, sock, and lodging inside boot burning left...
09/27/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 17d lost EE lifted a 5-gal bucket of oil 45"" to the trunion access door of Finish Mill 1 when ee felt a pop in right side groin area. EE was facing the door when ee lifted and poured the bucket of oil into t...
09/16/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Miner was helping remove a wedge from a Clinker sampling Crusher. The wedge pinched left pinkie finger as EE attempted to remove the wedge.
08/11/2016 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cutting rubber belting with woven fabric in the core. The employee made a cut with a utility knife and stabbed self in the right thigh.
05/24/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 28d restricted Employee opened a door that was jammed closed. When EE did EE's middle finger on EE's right hand was pinched between the door and a cabinet.
01/25/2016 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While cutting into fast-vac hose, employee tried to pull the knife downward and cut the hose in a direction toward self when suddenly the knife pulled out of the hose and sliced across the top of EE's...
09/20/2015 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 27d lost Employee's partner, while using the WOMA spray gun, lost control of it when spraying and gun flew out of his hand striking employee on left elbow.
09/11/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 137d lost Walking on barge, EE rounded the corner at port side of bow stepping over barge cable catching his R heel on the top of the cable causing him to stumble forward. Heel came down on barge, which was we...
05/12/2015 FIRE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 209d lost, 107d restricted Employee was cutting liners underneath #3 FM rotary feeder. He was wearing all required PPE. His cutting jacket covered his entire torso except his lower back area below his shoulder blades. It's e...
05/07/2015 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 25d restricted Employee removing material with a jackhammer