Speed Cement Plant — Accidents
Total: 318 accidents | Fatalities: 1
| Date | Classification | Injury | Days Lost | Narrative |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/11/2006 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | EE was cutting bands off of buckets in the stock house and the box cutter he was using slipped cutting his hand. |
| 04/27/2006 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee was using a two pound hammer and a hole punch to cut holes for a plate to pull #5 belt around in order to resplice it. He hit the punch with the hammer and it glanced off catching his thumb b... |
| 04/14/2006 | POWERED HAULAGE | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Two employees were installing return roller on the clinker cross belt. The victim was holding a board to support the belting. The other employee was using the manlift and was maneuvering the basket to... |
| 03/19/2006 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee was shoveling coal and when he twisted he felt pain in his right knee. ***Was not reportable until he was scheduled for physical therapy on 03/30/2006***** |
| 03/16/2006 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee is a color mix operator and has to dump 50 pound bags of pigment. He noticed that later on that night at home that his neck was hurting. He has had cervical strain in the past. |
| 02/17/2006 | MACHINERY | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee was using air compressor to blow off 2D Journal Caps (Finish Grinding Mill) and there was airborne dust around. The next day he noticed that his eye was red. THIS WAS NOT REPORTABLE UNTIL 3... |
| 02/17/2006 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 28d restricted | Employee was moving cages out of the 2D D/C and was taking them to stack. He lost his balance and squeezed the wires. That is when he felt a pop in his right fore arm. |
| 02/08/2006 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | While removing brake pad retaining pins on 5021 R-60, employee had a chisel on the inside of the brake caliper driving the pin out. He hit the chisel and it came out and struck him on the right cheek... |
| 01/30/2006 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 145d lost, 5d restricted | Employee was servicing the 992 Loader, when she stepped down from the machine she felt pain in her lower back and tingling in her leg. ***This was not reportable until she saw the Doctor on 02/01/200... |
| 01/23/2006 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | EMPLOYEE WAS STACKING BAGS AND HIS NECK STARTED FEELING STIFF. THIS WAS NOT REPORTABLE UNTIL HE STARTED PHYSICAL THERAPY ON 2/03/06. |
| 01/19/2006 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 2d restricted | While working to free a wedge block on the quick coupler for the bucket of the 988F loader, EE was prying with a gooseneck prybar. The bar slipped off the machine causing the the pointed end of the ba... |
| 01/16/2006 | ENTRAPMENT | ACCIDENT ONLY | None | Employee was locked inside O'Sepa ductwork for about 2 hours. There were no injuries. |
| 01/10/2006 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 3d restricted | Employee was helping in the placement of a section of the grizzly bars for the #2 clinker cooler when the section slipped and struck his right ankle. |
| 11/07/2005 | MACHINERY | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee was grinding metal with a 7"" right angle grinder. As he started grinding, the grinding wheel caught, kicking the wheel into his left knee. He received a small cut on his knee requiring sutur... |
| 11/04/2005 | POWERED HAULAGE | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee was cleaning in front of 2C mill with the suck truck hose. She was cleaning up a large amount of material. The hose picked it up all at once causing the hose to jump and strike her in the leg... |
| 10/04/2005 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee was breaking a bolt loose on bearing carrier on 2A FK pump. He was kneeling and felt pain in the lower left of his back. **** Was not repor... |
| 09/18/2005 | MACHINERY | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | EE was installing 4160 volt fuses in 2B Mill motor starter, using hot stick to push them into place of each phase. He pushed phases A and B in, and when he pushed phase C in he received a electrical... |
| 09/01/2005 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 4d lost | EE was lifting a bag of cement off the conveying line to place it on a scale to check the weight. He felt a strain in his groin area. |
| 08/18/2005 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 5d restricted | Employee was going to check the engine oil on the road sweeper. He had to pull himself upon the sweeper to get to the dip stick. |
| 07/15/2005 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee broke his left middle finger when a steel press head fell and crushed his finger while he was changing the large head (for breaking concrete cylinders) to the smaller head (for breaking concr... |
| 07/12/2005 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Tapping broken bearing race to move back into place, a piece of steel splintered off the race and penetrated the skin on the top left hand. |
| 07/11/2005 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Steve was tightening bolts on the west palletizer and the wrench slipped off causing him to strain his right shoulder. *****THIS WAS NOT REPORTABLE UNTIL 11/10/2005 WHEN HE BEGAN PHYSICAL THERAPY.***... |
| 05/23/2005 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 3d restricted | Employee was getting ready to fuel 60 ton truck when he stepped off loader on the front of the truck. When he stepped down he stepped on uneven ground and sprained his left ankle causing him to fall o... |
| 04/23/2005 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | EE was packing on BIC packer. When the bag fell off onto the belt it caused dust to blow into his eye. |
| 04/11/2005 | MACHINERY | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | TEARING OUT OLD REFRACTORY IN PREHEATER, USING CHIPPING GUN AND SOME MATERIAL GOT IN EYE. EE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES |
| 02/24/2005 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 6d restricted | EMPLOYEE WAS STACKING BAGS IN THE COLOR PLANT. WHILE STACKING BAGS HE FELT A PULL IN HIS BACK. |
| 02/15/2005 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 5d restricted | EE WAS WALKING THROUGH THE MUD AND LOST HIS FOOTING CAUSING HIM TO STRAIN BOTH ANKLES. |
| 01/29/2005 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 3d restricted | ALAN WAS TIGHTENING A LINER NUT ON 2D MILL. WHILE TRYING TO TIGHTEN THE WRENCH AND SOCKET SLIPPED OFF THE NUT AND HIT HIM IN THE RIGHT LEG. |
| 01/06/2005 | STRIKING OR BUMPING | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | While walking out of the C15 tunnel employee walked into a metal cover. |
| 12/28/2004 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 13d lost | There was a dust spill in the Amund Conveyor area. EE was sent over with the vaccum truck and he stepped into the hot dust getting burned. |
| 10/16/2004 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 1d lost, 1d restricted | EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING DOWN THE PRE HEATER STAIRS AND MISSED THE BOTTOM STEP. HE FELL INTO THE HANDRAILS HITTING HIS SHOULDER. |
| 10/15/2004 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 24d restricted | EMPLOYEE HAS EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS NECK AND SHOULDERS FROM THE CONTINIOUS DUMPING OF PIGMENT BAGS BY HAND. |
| 10/08/2004 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | EMPLOYEE OF C-JAMS TRUCKING, A HAULING COMPANY, WAS OPERATING A FLAT BED TRACTOR/TRAILER AND HAD JUST BEEN LOADED WITH PACKAGE MATERIAL. HE WAS TARPING HIS LOAD, CLIMBED ON TOP AND STEPPED BETWEEN THE... |
| 09/24/2004 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | EE HAD TAKEN THE GUARD OFF TO MARK WHEELS ON THE APRON CONVEYOR THAT NEEDED REAPIR. HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON LOOSE CLINKER AND HE REACHED TO CATCH HIMSELF AND GRABBED THE RAIL AND AN APRON WHEEL RAN OVER H... |
| 06/29/2004 | OTHER | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 4d restricted | EMPLOYEE WAS INSPECTING ROLL PRESS ELEVATOR FOR A CHOKE UP. SHE HAD ALL THE DOORS OPEN AND IT WAS WINDY AND DUST BLEW IN HER EYE. |
| 05/31/2004 | EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE | FATALITY | Fatal | The injured person, an employee of Service Transport, was delivering diesel to the quarry fuel tank. The driver was the only person at the tank when a hose separated from the truck and he was burned b... |
| 05/29/2004 | POWERED HAULAGE | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | EMPLOYEE WAS ADJUSTING THE AIR FLOW FROM THE LOADER AIR CONDITIONER. SHE DID NOT REALIZE THAT THE GUARD WAS MISSING AND HER FINGER GOT CAUGHT IN THE FAN BLADE. |
| 05/20/2004 | OTHER | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING IN CYCLONE ON PRE-HEATER. DUST BLEW INTO HIS RIGHT EYE. |
| 05/05/2004 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 10d restricted | EMPLOYEE WAS PICKING UP A PIECE OF STEEL TO MARK AND CUT IT TO SIZE. HE FELT AN ODD SENSATION IN HIS RIGHT BICEP. LATER THAT EVENING AT HOME HE NOTICED A LARGE AREA OF DISCOLORATION AND MINOR PAIN. NO... |
| 05/04/2004 | STRIKING OR BUMPING | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING UP THE STAIRWAY TO THE FEED PUMPS. IT WAS VERY DUSTY AND HE HIT HIS HEAD ON PIPES HANGING OVER THE STAIRWAY. |
| 04/19/2004 | POWERED HAULAGE | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 1d lost | Vacuum truck hose became clogged. ee looked up in the bed of the truck to see if the hose was clean. the hose was hammered and she got covered in dust. when she took her hat off dust went into her eye... |
| 03/24/2004 | OTHER | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 40d lost | EE WAS TAKING USED BARRELS OUT OF STACK WHEN ONE OF THE BARRELS WAS CAUGHT BY THE WIND AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT ARM AND SHOULDER. REPORTABLE AS OF 5/10/04 DUE TO WORK RESTRICTIONS PUT IN PLACE. |
| 03/04/2004 | POWERED HAULAGE | NO VALUE FOUND | None | EE WAS UNCHOKING BOTTOM OF PRE-BIN HOPPER AND WHEN THE SLIDE QUICKLY OPENED, DUST GOT AROUND HER GLASSES AND INTO HER EYE. |
| 02/17/2004 | NO VALUE FOUND | ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) | None | EE WAS SETTING UP A NEW BARREL OF OIL ON THE HYDROCON BUILDING. HE PULLED THE BARREL OVER TO GET IN POSITION TO SET UP WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. |
| 01/22/2004 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 63d lost, 24d restricted | EE WAS PUNCHING LUMPS IN BIC TUNNELS USING A BAR IN A FEEDER. HE FELT SOMETHING POP IN HIS NECK AND SHOULDER. |
| 01/15/2004 | POWERED HAULAGE | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 12d lost | Employee believes that his back pain is caused by operating the crane. |
| 01/09/2004 | NO VALUE FOUND | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 89d lost | EE WAS SLIDING A STRAP UNDER A PIPE WHEN IT FELLLANDING ON HER HAND. THE STRAP WAS BEING ATTACHED SO THAT IT COULD BE HOOKED TO THE HOIST. THE HOIST WOULD BE USED TO RAISE THE PIPE. WHILE ONE EE WAS U... |
| 12/29/2003 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 1d restricted | EE WAS CLIMBING 275 LOADER STEPS. SHE GOT TO THE TOP STEP AND PUT WEIGHT ON HER RIGHT FOOT AND FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HER ARCH AND HEEL. |
| 12/04/2003 | MACHINERY | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING #2 COAL MILL CHUTE. THE AIR LANCE HAD COAL STUCK IN IT AND HE WAS CLEANING IT OUT. IT BROKE LOOSE AND A PIECE OF COAL GOT STUCK IN HIS HAND. |
| 10/23/2003 | NO VALUE FOUND | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | BLOWING OFF ROLL PRESS MOTORS HE GOT CEMENT DUST IN RIGHT EYE (THIS REPORT WAS FILED LATE BECAUSE WE WEREN'T AWARE THAT THE EMPLOYEE RECEIVED A PRESCRIPTION, UNSURE IF REPORTABLE SINCE PRESCRI PTION W... |