St. Mary's Cement -Dixon — Accidents

Total: 74 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
12/12/2017 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 11d restricted When clearing the preheat tower, an employee was using a jack hammer to try and clear a large build up. When it came loose, the combined weight of the jack hammer and the chunk twisting as it fell spr...
12/05/2017 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 16d restricted When cleaning the preheat tower employee was using a bar to try and clear a large build-up. When the chunk let go the bar twisted and hurt ee right wrist. EE saw a doctor that day and was put on restr...
10/10/2017 NONPOWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 50d restricted Two people moving a gear box upstairs on a two wheel dolly. While moving it they had to turn a corner at the top of the stairs. EE felt soreness in the left hip & buttock area but it didn't hurt bad s...
10/05/2017 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was cleaning at scale build up in preheat tower #3 vessel with a steel bar. Kiln was down & ee was using larger port door to access chute. EE was hitting bottom of it where it was loose & then it f...
09/09/2017 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted While cleaning #3 feedshelf a large chunk fell from above & hit the pipe EE was using & it knocked EE over hurting right shoulder & arm. EE reported for work on Dec. 21 & brought a Dr's excuse placing...
06/08/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Cement dust that had built up along a wire tray. EE went to pull wire along the tray, it knocked the material out, causing it to spill down on EE's head & face. EE was wearing hard hat/safety glasses....
11/23/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Supervisor intentionally bumped into ee as Sup. walked past, causing the ee to lose balance. As the ee attempted to catch fall ee banged rt elbow on the table next to the scale & twisted right knee. T...
11/18/2016 FIRE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Two EEs were using a torch, working on cylinder at quarry crusher. EE passed the torch, still burning, hose attached to torch got caught. Torch tilted in the EE's hands as it was passed off, shooting...
07/10/2016 OTHER DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted EE was walking down the stairs the ID fan tripped. EE went to get a rod and noticed one of the port doors was ? way open when ID fan started back up, the door blew open, along with hot cement dust tha...
07/02/2016 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted Employee was cleaning the preheater. EE was using a water lance to break up a chunk. When it broke loose, it hit the bar of the water lance. The lance was positioned under the employee's armpit and po...
07/02/2016 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted The production crew was in the process of switching silos. EE was checking a leak on the #4 cooler when the transport line to the silo started blowing out cement dust. EE did not have respirator on. E...
03/23/2016 ELECTRICAL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost There was a plug in the #1 separator chute. EE turned on air lance, picked it up, & just before EE went to put it in the trap door to work out the chunks, EE felt a zap go through palms & gripped the...
12/24/2015 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost EE was unclogging a plug when an object struck his head. Another employee found him knelt over & wobbling when he stood up. The employee went for help & came back to find EE gone. EE left the worksite...
12/14/2015 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 138d lost EE had plywood getting hoisted up preheater. It was windy & piece of siding started to bend. It snapped off & hit ee in forehead. EE was running winch. Plywood blew away from building. EE lost grip as...
12/07/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 56d restricted EE set up a ladder on uneven ground. He took his first step & ladder tipped over. He fell on a flight of stairs causing a sprain of ligaments, contusion & multiple fractures of ribs along right side o...
11/10/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 160d lost The preheater elevator doors had to be manually closed. EE usually used a step ladder to reach the mechanism above the doors safely. The ladder was not in the elevator. There were accessible stairs, b...
10/21/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 27d restricted Employee was investigating a leak on the Amerex return line. He was walking around some material spillage when he slipped on some clinker & twisted his right knee. He reported swelling, limping, and a...
09/23/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 41d restricted Employee was hammering the slide on the #2 clinker tank. He lost his footing and fell backward hitting his elbow on clinker chunks on the floor. Six weeks later on 11/0, employee stated he had also hi...
05/30/2015 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None #1 Fan on #2 Cooler tripped, while resetting the fan, a process upset condition occurred allowing hot clinker to exit the #2 Cooler. This hot clinker exceeded the temperature rating for the belt. This...
05/28/2015 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None #1Fan on #2Cooler tripped,while resetting,a process upset condition occurred allowing hot clinker to exit the Cooler.This hot clinker exceeded its temp rating. This created a chain reaction where #1Cl...
05/05/2015 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 291d lost Employee was walking on downhill grade and slipped on clinker balls (rocks)
03/10/2015 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost The ground was damp & muddy. The employee was using a jackhammer to clean out the screens on the Southwest side of the plant, when the jackhammer got stuck in the mud. The employee attempted to pull i...
10/14/2008 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee was scaling tower #3 with air lance. Large chunk of material sloughed off and jarred air lance. Employee dropped air lance and tried to move away. Air lance handle hit employee above right...
09/29/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 29d restricted Employee smashed middle finger on left hand between poke bar and air slide frame while trying to clear a clog from the raw mill air separator ports. Finger tip broken, stitches.
09/23/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was unplugging a clogged vessel by jabbing at the clog with a spud bar. The spud bar glanced off the clog and the employee's finger was smashed between the bar and the access door frame. Em...
07/30/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 71d restricted On 7/30/08,EE slipped on mill feed floor where drag conveyor comes through floor.EE braced fall with right hand by placing on cement cooler, which injured hand.EE reported injury at start of shift on...
07/18/2008 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was walking around clinker storage area. Employee slipped on clinker and hurt left knee. Employee had MRI done on 8/4/2008 which indicated complex tear of posterior horn of medial meniscus.
04/09/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 82d restricted Employee was checking the oil on a loader and misstepped, falling to the ground. He tried to catch himself with his right arm and ruptured a tendon.
02/18/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 43d restricted Employee was using hand tools to clean frozen material from in and around quarrying equipment. Few hours after leaving work, employee started having pain in back and neck, probably due to overexertio...
09/17/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 88d restricted On 9/17/2007, employee missed last rung on ladder while descending. Employee fell and hurt left shoulder. Employee went to doctor for evaluation. After doctors visits concerning continued soreness,...
05/30/2007 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee stated that she had pain in both wrists/hands over the past few years. On evening of 5/21/2007, employee noticed severe pain in right wrist and later in left wrist. She went to doctor and r...
04/25/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted Employee opened and closed screen gates to resolve oversized material flow issue. While closing gate, employee smashed and broke finger tip.
03/28/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Employee tripped over D-ring anchor on floor and injured right leg on 3/28/2007. Employee reported incident on 4/2/2007. Employee went to doctor on 4/2/2007 and received restricted duty (avoid prolo...
03/23/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 22d lost Employee injured back (severe lower back strain) on 3/23/2007 while helping change center cable on superior crane. Employee went to doctor for examination of back on 3/31/2007 and had a follow up vis...
03/03/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE injured right knee while cleaning around equipment on 3/3/07.EE continued normal work activities. EE went to dr for exam of right knee on 3/12/07 and rec'd conditional full duty activity status(ful...
02/04/2007 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee injured right thumb while poking to remove buildup in the preheater tower riser for kiln system #2. Employee's thumb was caught between the outside door latch and the air lance handle when h...
01/09/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using wedge to drop air slide section. After striking wedge with sledgehammer, the wedge flew out and impacted his nose.
12/22/2006 ELECTRICAL DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 116d lost, 3d restricted Employee received secondary electrical discharge to both hands when equipment he was working on was struck by lightning.
09/08/2005 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY None Employee was air lancing #2 preheater feed shelf when a large chunk of material fell and hit the 3/4"" x 18' long air lance and knocked the lance from his right hand. He held onto handle with left han...
08/05/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None INJURED AND CO-WORKER WERE MOVING A GATE IN ROUND HOUSE THAT HAD A 14"" VALVE ATTACHED TO IT. THE LEVER CAME LOOSE AND DROPPED SMASHING #3 & #4 FINGERS OF EMPLOYEE BETWEEN THE LEVER AND GATE.
06/08/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was poking a 3-4 ft bar into a large clump of solid cement - trying to break it loose. A large chunk broke loose hitting the end of the bar & pushing it into the employee's face - causing a c...
06/16/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was doing electrical work on an electrical box on the quarry conveyer belt, stripping a wire to make a connection, using a box cutter blade. Blade slipped off wire and cut left wrist, required 8 st...
04/27/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted removing barrel of colr identification powder. Barrel had tipped in transit. Trying to dislodge barrel, finger caught between barrel and pallet.
02/18/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 24d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A COVER TO CHUTE THAT GOES FROM THE ELEVATER TO THE SEPERATOR.
08/12/2003 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None USED BAR TO THROW A VALVE. BAR SLIPPED SMASHING HIS FINGER.
07/31/2003 DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 1d lost BRICKING KILN, BECAME OVERHEATED, APPEARED TO HAVE HEAT EXHAUSTION, TRANSPORTED TO E.R.
07/11/2003 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 17d restricted EE REMOVING CHUNK OUT OF SAND SCALE WITH SLEDGE HAMMER. CHUNK FELL OUT ONTO LEG. EE PUT ON LIGHT DUTY AFTER DR'S APPT ON 7/21/03.
03/18/2003 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None DUST WAS BLOWN INTO EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT EYE.
03/07/2003 NO VALUE FOUND NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE KNOCKING DOOR ON #4 FINISH MILL WITH SLEDGE HAMMER STRAINED LEFT SHOULDER.
02/19/2003 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted EE BECAME ILL WHILE WELDING IN AN ENCLOSED AREA.