Speed Cement Plant — Accidents

Total: 318 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
09/29/2003 NO VALUE FOUND ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None EE WAS UNCHOKING THE SOUTH CLINKER SCALE BELT. WHILE HE WAS PRYING, THE MATERIAL MOVED ALLOWING THE BAR TO DROP PINCHING HIS THUMB BETWEEN THE BAR AND THE SCALE BELT FRAME.
07/25/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS MOVING A 8 GUAGE GUN FROM THE CLOSET TO THE BURN FLOOR. HE WAS CARRYING THE SHELL END OF THE GUN. THE LEVER HIT THE DOOR WAY AND CAUSED THE EJECTOR PORT TO OPEN AND HIS FINGER WAS CAUGH T IN IT...
06/12/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted EE WAS STACKING BRIXMENT IN COLOR BAGS BY HAND. WHILE PULLING A BAG FROM THE CONVEYOR BELT HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
05/03/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 18d lost THE AIR SLIDE ON 2A MILL HAD CHOKED UP. JOAN WASMANUALLY JACKING UP THE MILL USING THE MANUAL JACK HANDLE. THERE WAS SOME BUILT-UP MATERIAL UNDER THE AREA WHERE THE HANDLE IS. LOOSE MATERIAL WAS AT TH...
03/21/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A 4X4 TIMBER THAT WAS BEING USED AS BLOCKING WHILE INSTALLING AN AIR CHAMBER, FELL AND HIT MIKE ON HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER. THE FINGER WAS SPLINTED SINCE HE HAD BROKEN IT PREVIOUSLY ON 2/22/2003 . IT WA...
03/11/2003 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted EE WAS USING A 4""DISK GRINDER ON A METAL FLANGE.HE HAD RELEASED THE SWITCH TO THE GRINDER, AND THE DISK WAS COASTING DOWN WHEN HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER KNUCKLE CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE DISK, CA USING A...
02/03/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS CLEANING OUT THE #1 FEEDER ON THE CRUSHER. WHILE CLEANING THE FEEDER PAN, HE SLIPPED & FELL AGAINST THE SIDE & SMASHED HIS LEFT THUMB BETWEEN THE SIDE OF THE FEEDER & THE BAR HE WAS USI NG TO S...
01/15/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 41d lost EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON ANALIZER PROBE AND FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER ABDOMEN. HE NOTICED A NFEW HOURS LATER THAT THE AREA APPEARED SWOLLEN AND WAS BURNING. HERNIA HAS BEEN REPAIRED 2-19-03 PER CA LL TO M...
01/12/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 62d lost, 2d restricted EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CHECK OUT MOTION SWITCH ON #1 APRON. HOT DUST WAS AROUND TAILWHEEL AREA AND HE CLIMBED BACK TO SWITCH ON SIDE AND GOT ON N SIDE HE HIT A PILE OF HOT DUST AND IT GOT DOWN I N EE S...
12/30/2002 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost EE WAS CLEANING OUT A SILO. A LUMP WAS STUCK IN DOORWAY. EE WAS JACKHAMMERING THE LUMP WHEN THE LUMP BROKE APART & SLIPPED DOWN THE JACKHAMMER BIT. THE LUMP STRUCK EE IN THE LEFT LEG & FOOT.
11/19/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 6d restricted EE, WITH OTHER EES, WAS PULLING ON A ROPE LIFTING A GRATE HOLDER. THE GRATE BECAME LODGE AND EE JERKED ON THE ROPE AND WHEN HE DID HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK.
11/18/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted EE WAS WALKING UP THE STEPS INT HE SOUTH PLANT. HE SLIPPED ON SOME KLINKER THAT WAS ONT HE STEPS. HE FELL INJURING HIS RIGHT KNEE.
10/31/2002 RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS (TOXIC AGENTS) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None THE CAB OF THE CRANE HAD BEEN PAINTED ON SECOND SHIFT WHEN EMPLOYEE CAME IN ON THIRD SHIFT. THE PAINT FUMES WERE BAD IN THE CAB. THE FUMES WERE BOTHERING HIM SO HE CALLED A SUPERVISOR. THE FUM ES IRRI...
09/18/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS DESCENDING STEPS CARRYING A BOX. WHEN HE STEPPED ON THE STEP HIS FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL. THE PAINT WAS WORN FROM THE STEP CAUSING IT TO BE SLICK.
09/13/2002 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS WORKING IN THE C15 TUNNEL ON THE SOUTH SIDE IN A TIGHT WORK SPACE AND SHE WAS SUCKING UP DUST WITH THE HOSE. THE HOSE WAS JERKING AND THE HANDLE CAME OUT OF HER HAND CAUSING THE HOSE TO STRIKE...
09/03/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted EE WAS STACKING BRIXMENT BAGS. HE TURNED TO STACK A BAG AND HIS BACK STARTED HURTING.
08/29/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 32d lost EMPLOYEE WOKE UP WITH PAIN IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER FROM CONSTANT LIFTING OF PIGMENT BAGS ABOVE SHOULDER LEVEL ON RIGHT SIDE. ACCIDENT BECAME LOST TIME ON 8/29/02.
08/05/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A OXYGEN BOTTLE TO CHANGE OUT FOR CUTTING. WHILE HE WAS LIFTING HE FELT A STRAIN IN HIS RIGHT FOREARM.
07/30/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost SHE WAS WORKING ON 132 BELT DRAG PULLING 6' LINE FULL OF DUST. WHILE PULLING ON THE LINE SHE FELT PAIN IN HER BACK AND LEFT LEG. (NOT REPORTABLE UNTIL 8/9/02)
06/25/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS CLOSING 506 MAIN ELEVATOR DOOR AND GOT HIS HAND CAUGHT BETWEEN THE DOORS.
06/12/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 29d lost EE WAS STEPPING INTO THE PACKER PIT TO WORK ON AN ELECTRICAL CONTROL PANEL. AS HE STEPPED ONTO THE IDLE CONVEYOR, HIS WEIGHT CAUSED THE CONVEYOR TO MOVE SLIGHTLY. HE MOMENTARILY LOST HIS BALAN CE AND...
06/06/2002 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON WARM AIR DAMPER BECK OPERATOR FOR #2 KILN, TRYING TO TIGHTEN THE ARM ON THE BECK OPEERATOR WITH A WRENCH. WHILE REACHING AROUND BEHIND THE OPERATOR WITH HIS WRENCH, IT SLIPPED,...
05/08/2002 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 27d lost EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING VALVE ON SILO. HE HAD TO GET IN AN AWKWARD POSITION. WHILE HE WAS TIGHTENING HE FELT A BURNING PAIN IN HIS GROIN.
04/29/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 15d lost EE WAS HELPING TO REMOVE A CHUNK FROM THE NORTH CLINKER FEEDER. THEY HAD JACK HAMMERED THE BOTTOM OF THE CHUNK OFF, EE REACHED INTO THE FEED TO SEE IF THE CHUNK WOULD FALL DOWN MORE. THE CHUNK SLIPPED...
04/19/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 34d lost EE TWISTED HIS FOOT WHILE WALKING DOWN THE STAIRS FROM THE BURNER FLOOR.
04/06/2002 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS TAKING A FOUR INCH TILE PIPE AND ATTACHING IT TO A SIX INCH PIECE OF LEACH PIPE. WHEN SHE WENT TO CUT A SLIT IN THE LEACH TILE THE KNIFE SLIPPED OFF THE PIPE AND CUT HER LEFT THUMB REQU IRING F...
04/03/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 47d lost EE WAS WORKING ON 777 HAUL TRUCK. HE WAS GOING UNDER TO CHECK ON A BROKEN COOLING LINE. HE STEPPED ON THE STEAMER LINE THAT ANOTHER EE WAS USING AT THE TIME. THE LINE ROLLED CAUSING HIM TO TWI ST HIS...
01/25/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None LIFTING BUCKETS AND FELT PAIN IN LOWER RIGHT SIDE OF BACK. TREATMENT ON 01/31/2002.
01/24/2002 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None AS KEVIN WAS CLIMBING DOWN EAST SIDE OF #5 BELT HE STRUCK HIS RIGHT ELBOW ON CAT WALK HANDRAIL BRACING. IT BRUISED HIS ARM BUT HE DIDN'T THINK IT WAS TOO SERIOUS. ABOUT A WEEK LATER THE ELBOW BEGAN TO...
12/21/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS REACHING INTO THE TRUCK TO PICK UP BUCKETS. SHE HEARD A POP AND COULD NOT RAISE HER ARM.
10/23/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS GETTING OFF THE LOADER AT QUITTING TIME, MISSED THE STEP, LOST HIS FOOTING, LOST HIS GRIP AND FELL TO THE GROUND.
10/19/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 43d lost STEPPING DOWN OFF LADDER AND FELT RIGHT KNEE MOVE BACK. NO MEDICAL TREATMENT UNTIL NOW, BUT HE MISSED WORK BEGINNING 10/29/01.
10/05/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS INSTALLING AN ACCESS PORT AT 3 1/2 LEVEL PREHEATER. WHEN HE BENT DOWN AN AIR CANNON BLASTED BLOWING HOT DUST AROUND THE SEALS, WHICH BLEW THE DUST INTO THE RIGHT SIDE OF HIS NECK AND EA R BURNI...
10/05/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None PUNCHING LUMPS AND WINDING GATES ON HOPPERS.
08/22/2001 OTHER ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None HE BENT OVER TO PICK UP A RAG AND FELT PAIN IN LEFT LOWER BACK. HE WAS PRESCRIBED HYDOCODONE.
08/11/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 15d restricted EE HAD FINISHED FUELING DRILL AND WENT TO STEP FROM PICKUP SIDE TO REAR BUMPER. HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE BUMPER AND HE FELL ONTO HIS BACK AND RIGHT SHOULDER.
08/08/2001 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None CUT ARM ON SHARP PIECE OF METAL IN DOORWAY.
07/31/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost EE WAS REMOVING A BAG OF CEMENT FROM THE PALATIZER THAT HAD BURST OPEN. WHEN SHE DROPPED IT TO THE FLOOR DUST SPLASHED UP UNDER HER SAFETY GLASSES.
07/29/2001 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE HITTING HOPPER WITH HAMMER, CAME AROUND AND HIS ELBOW HIT ANGLE IRON.
07/22/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost EE WAS GETTING DOWN INTO THE PACKER'S SEAT WHEN HIS LEFT FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE PEG. EE'S STEP ON PEG TO DESCEND INTO SADDLE OF PACKER. THE EE DID NOT PUT ENOUGHT OF HIS FOOT ON THE PEG. HIS FOO T SLIPP...
07/03/2001 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING IN THE KILN NEAR THE FEED SHELF. DEBRIS FROM THE RISER DUCT DISLODGED AND FELL ON THE EMPLOYEE. INJURIES INCLUDED CUTS, BRUISES, SMALL BURNS FROM HOT DUST.
06/11/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE CUT RIGHT FOREARM WHILE CLIMBING OUT OF ELEVATOR.
06/06/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE CLEANING OFF 1ST FLOOR KILN #2, PILE OF HOT DUST SLID AND GOT INTO HIS BOOT CAUSING A 2ND DEGREE BURN ON BACK OF LEFT ANKLE.
05/29/2001 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE SHOVELING OFF #5 BELT, EMPLOYEE HAD A LONG HANDLED SHOVEL, AS HE TURNED THE BELT CAUGHT THE SHOVEL CAUSING IT TO STRIKE HIS RIGHT JAW BONEAND CUTTING HIS NECK.
05/06/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None GOING UP THE STEPS TO #1 & #2 FEED SYSTEM, THE PIPE THAT EXTENDS OVER THE STAIRWAY KNOCKED HIS HAT OFF AND WHEN HE PICKED IT UP AND STOOD BACK UP HE HIT HIS HEAD ON THE ORANGE PIPE.
04/30/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 63d lost EE WAS WORKING ON F250 TRUCK. HE THEN BEGAN WORKING ON THE DASHBOARD. HE WAS WORKING AROUND THE STEERING WHEEL, BENT OVER THE WHEEL TO TAKE THE PANEL OUT OF THE DASH AND FELT PAIN IN THE LOWER BACK AR...
03/16/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS WORKING ABOVE A DROP CEILING AT THE 504 SCALES OFFICE WITH HIS ARMS ABOVE HIS HEAD TO REACH THE CONDUIT ABOVE HIM. AS HE WAS REACHING HE FELT A SHARP PAIN INHIS RIGHT ARM BETWEEN THE SH OULDER...
02/20/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted WHILE WORKING IN THE BRIXMENT IN COLOR AREA, A DAMAGED BAG WAS BEING THROWN INTO THE DUMPSTER &IT BLEW UP IN HIS LEFT EYE.
02/13/2001 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost KNEE POPPED OUT OF PLACE WHILE WORKING IN THE FINISH ROOM. EE WAS KNEALING DOWN AND WHEN HE STOOD UP HIS KNEE POPPED.
01/31/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost EE WAS ATTEMTPING TO UPRIGHT A WELDING MACHINE THAT WAS LAYING ON ITS SIDE. HE SUSTAINED A MUSCLE STRAIN INHIS RIGHT BICEP AS HE LIFTED.