St. Marys Cement-Charlevoix — Accidents

Total: 228 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
06/27/2007 ELECTRICAL DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted EE was welding a patch on a fan housing. He was hot, sweating. He put a new electrode into the stinger. He was positioning himself and the electrode touched the fan blade. He received a electric shock...
06/25/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None Employee removing elevator door. A piece of channel iron fell striking his finger. Sustained a fracture to finger.
04/17/2007 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 11d lost Cumulative trauma - carpal tunnel injury to both wrists after years of wrenching, etc.
01/26/2007 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Employee has diagnosed tennis elbow. After performing a lot of welding it flared up. He went to the doctor on 2/8/07. Dr. restricted his duty for 1 week.
01/05/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Cutting up old conveyor belting-knife slipped and punctured employee in leg-stitches
10/26/2006 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 23d restricted Employee was using a torque gun to tighten/loosen bolts. He thought he switched to reverse when he was going forward, pinched his finger between coal mill and torque gun.
10/18/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Hammering with a sledge hammer inside finish mill. A piece of metal broke and punctured right calf.
10/18/2006 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Cutting bolts on the liners in the finish mills. Replacing cutting tip on torch. Went to purge the line of oxygen. Heat and oxygen ignited glove. Glove had a hole in the palm.
10/16/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted Changing bags in dust collector. Heavy with dust which caused him to wrench harder. Felt pain in lower back.
07/05/2006 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was jackhammering on discharge screen in finish mill. Piece of ball punctured left arm - 2 stitches.
04/29/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE cutting a bad piece of hose off the vac truck hose assembly. Cut his right thigh. Required 3 stitches to close.
03/09/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was walking towards a metal shop carrying a piece of cut and rolled aluminum. On the way he tripped over a 2x4 piece of wood that was sticking out from under a stack of galvanized sheets. As EE was...
02/19/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 36d lost Lifting a cover & poking at tower felt pulling & pain hernia surgery required.
01/20/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted Employee is a lab tech - had to take a sample at the precipitator. Drove Kabota to building, parked, went up 4 or 5 steps to get sample at screw. Coming back down steps, feet went out from under him....
12/18/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted SHOVELING COAL AT M40 TRIPPER ON 12/18/2005. FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK. CONTINUED WORKING. ON 12/20/2005 BENT TO TIE SHOES - COULDN'T STRAIGHTEN UP.
11/18/2005 MACHINERY PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 17d restricted Employee operating a lathe had lifted guard to tighten chuck. Left key in chuck and turned on machine key caught ip of employee s finger and cut it off.
09/12/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted SLEDGEHAMMERING - FELT SHARP PAIN IN BACK.
08/03/2005 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee bent down and hard hat fell off. As he was standing up to keep hard hat back on he bumped into edge of vac truck sustaining puncture wound to head.
08/01/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 36d lost, 19d restricted Repairing a conveyor belt at the tail pulley. Pulling hard on belt and felt soreness in left arm & shoulder. Surgery required in Feb. 2006. Using a comealong to help with pulling.
04/25/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost While lifting a heavy object & sliding it sideways employee felt a severe pain in his back. He was lifting with help but lifted & twisted.
02/27/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Closing pocket knife, he cut his hand requiring 3 stitches.
01/06/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 21d restricted QUARRY YARD WAS ICY WITH SNOW COVERING. EE GOT OUT OF LOADER AT FUELING STAION. AS HE WAS WALKING AROUND THE LOADER, HE SLIPPED ON HIDDEN ICE & FELL. HE SUSTAINED A FRACTURE TO HIS RIGHT TIBIA.
12/21/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Coal was frozen in coal silo. Employees had to use pokebar to get material to flow. Felt sudden pain in right wrist.
11/24/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted EE in a manbasket working on blast pipe trolley system, using a hydraulic jack to hold shaft up. Partner went to adjust jack while ee was aliging shaft, bumped knob and jack released, employee's right...
11/12/2004 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 14d lost THIS IS AN ONGOING STRAIN PROBLEM RESULTING IN CARPAL TUNNEL SURGERY ON 11/12/04. EE WILL BE OFF WORK FOR 2 1/2 WEEKS.
10/13/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE OPENED HIS POCKET KNIFE AND TRIED TO OPEN A PACKAGE. KNIFE SLIPPED AND PUNCTURED HIS HAND. HE REQUIRED 2 STITCHES.
09/07/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 10d lost, 40d restricted Employee was lifting a heavy lid/door on a dust collector. he was lifting with help. he felt sudden pain, dropped the door and doubled over.
02/21/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 118d restricted LIFTING CEMENT PUMP BEARING ON #3 MILL (WEIGHT ABOUT 200-250 LB), HE FELT A PULL IN RIGHT BICEP. ON THE 29TH, WALKING UP STAIRS, HE REACHED OUT AND FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER. RES TRICTED...
02/17/2004 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 48d lost 2 EE'S RIDING IN GATOR DROVE UP TO 3 EE PEDESTRIANS, THE PASSENGER IN THE GATOR WENT TO GET OUT AND SLIPPED. HIS FOOT HOT THE ACCELERATOR AND THE GATOR DROVE INTO THE PEDESTRIANS. ONE EE SUSTAINED A F...
02/11/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted EMPLOYEE LIFTED AN AIRSLIDE (PARTIALLY EMPTY) WITH ANOTHER EMPLOYEE. HE FELT IMMEDIATE PAIN IN THE GROIN AREA. STRAIN OF GROIN - NO HERNIA - RESTRICTED DUTY.
12/11/2003 NO VALUE FOUND DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 23d lost, 48d restricted EE TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE WHEN HE STEPPED ON A ROCK.
12/10/2003 NO VALUE FOUND NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None HIGH WINDS, EMPLOYEE OPENED A DOOR, WIND CAUGHT IT AND SLAMMED IT SHUT CATCHING EMPLOYEES FINGER.
10/18/2003 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost EE WAS POKING OUT A BUILDUP OF MATERIAL IN THE TOWER. A CHUNK OF BUILDUP HIT THE POKE BAR CAUSING IT TO JERK SIDEWAYS AND HIT EE IN THE LEFT CHEEK.
09/03/2003 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 14d lost EMPLOYEE POKING A MATERIAL WITH BAR. MATERIAL FELL ONTO OPPOSITE END OF BAR CAUSING A SEESAW EFFECT. EMPLOYEES END CAME UP AND HIT HIM IN THE NOSE & FACE.
07/23/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE PULLING AN OIL PAN FROM UNDER THE KILN TRUNION, THE PAN STUCK. EE PULLED HARDER, THE PAN LET LOOSE & PINCHED EE'S FINGERS BETWEEN THE PAN & THE CONCRETE FLOOR.
06/25/2003 NO VALUE FOUND DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 30d lost, 5d restricted WALKING DOWN ROCKY SLOPE TO A WATER VALVE. SLIPPED AND FELL INJURING LOWER BACK.
06/18/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND FELL ON OIL SPILL. INJURED RIGHT UPPER ARM AND SHOULDER.
06/07/2003 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None SUPERVISOR ASSISTING WORKER REPLACING BOLTS IN THE DRIVE SHAFT OF A SCEW CONVEYER. WRENCH SLIPPED OFF THE NUT, HIT HOLD ON CONVEYER SCREW. FRACTURED RIGHT INDEX FINGER.
03/27/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 14d lost, 3d restricted CONNECTING CHICAGO FITTINGS - IT WAS IN AN AWKWARD POSITION, FELT MUSCLE PULL ON RIGHT ARM. CONTINUED WORKING FOR 4 DAYS - FELT NEED TO SEEK TREATMENT. AIR WAS NOT RUNNING AT TIME OF INJURY.
03/13/2003 FIRE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE TACK WELDING WEARING WELDERS JACKET BUT NOT GLOVES. SLAG FELL INTO SLEEVE. EE HAD SHIRT WITH POLYESTER LINING, CAUGHT ON FIRE. 1ST & 2ND DEG.BURNS TO FOREARM.
03/06/2003 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None REMOVING STAND UNDER AIRSLIDE FROZEN TO THE GROUND. TRYING TO BEAT IT FREE - HIT 4TH FINGER ON LEFT HAND REQUIRED STITCHES.
12/11/2002 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None KILN WENT DOWN AROUND 1:30 AM. OPERATOR DID NOT TAKE COAL MILL DOWN. IN MORNING INSTRUMENT MAN WENT TO CALIFBRATE BELT. HE RAN REMAINING COAL INTO MILL. MILL WAS RUNNING AND RAN IT INTO KILN. COAL HIT...
12/04/2002 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None ELECTRICIAN WAS REMOVING TAPE FROM MOTOR LEADS WITH UTILITY KNIFE. UTILITY KNIFE SLIPPED SLICING ELECTRICIAN'S HAND. 4 STITCHES.
12/02/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted WALKING DOWNSTAIRS - CARRYING SMALL STEEL PLATE, MISSED LAST STEP. FELL ONTO GRATING. SPLIT LEFT KNEE OPEN REQUIRING 14 STITCHES.
09/30/2002 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 61d lost TRUCKS WERE DUMPING ON LEVEL GROUND TO BE USED IN BUILDING A LANDFILL CELL. THE DRIVER BACKED UP. THE LEFT TIRE WENT ON THE PRECEDING PILE PARTWAY AND THE TRUCK WAS UNLEVEL WHEN HE STARTED TO DUMP. TH...
09/18/2002 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 21d lost POUNDING ON COAL FEEDER WITH SLEDGE HAMMER. STRAINED LOWER BACK.
08/24/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 14d lost, 7d restricted EMPLOYEE FELL THROUGH GRATING, THAT HAD BEEN REMOVED TO FACILITATE LIFTING OF BURNER PIPE. EMPLOYEE TWISTED KNEE AND CHIPPED KNUCKLE.
07/18/2002 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost EMPLOYEE WAS ON LADDER WELDING. THE LEAD WAS STRAPPED OVER HIS SHOULDER. HE WAS SWEATING HEAVILY. THE CONNECTION HAD A 1/4"" GAP. THE GROUND WAS NOT FIRMLY CONNECTED. WE DO NOT KNOW WHAT MADE C ONTACT...
04/10/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 33d lost EE WAS PULLING A PIN OUT OF THE BLAST PIPE FLANGE AND TWISTED HIS BACK.
02/26/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 43d lost EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND FELL INJURING ARM/SHOULDER.