Suwannee American Cement — Accidents

Total: 72 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
07/21/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None An isolation gate for a cement silo failed to isolate the silo. As a result, cement poured out from an open pod door.
07/21/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None An isolation gate for a cement silo failed to isolate the silo. As a result, cement poured out from an open pod door.
07/21/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None An isolation gate for a cement silo failed to isolate the silo. As a result, cement poured out from an open pod door.
07/07/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON INJURIES INVOLVNG NONEMPLOYEES None Truck driver is suspected to have fallen out of his truck and suffered a head injury.
06/08/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted Employee was transporting a Cardox power shot tube which had been recently fired. The head of the tube was still hot and burned employee's abdominal region.
05/26/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 11d lost, 153d restricted Employee was tightening pipe plug on an air compressor dryer tank. When employee added extra force to tighten the plug, he slipped and injured knee.
03/06/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None Employee noticed pain in shoulder. Although there is no exact moment in which the injury can be traced to, the suspected cause is cleaning the pre-heater tower.
01/17/2006 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was working approximately 120 feet in air when a gust of wind blew material around safety glasses and into eye.
01/05/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None Employee was lifting tool bag while turning to walk. This action resulted in a back muscle strain.
11/28/2005 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 140d lost Three miners were investigating a coal feed starvation. The fine coal bin exploded cracking the fine coal bin causing a fire ball to escape which burned three miners. Two seriously and one first aid.
11/28/2005 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 140d lost Three miners were investigating a coal feed starvation. The fine coal bin exploded cracking the fine coal bin causing a fire ball to escape which burned three miners. Two seriously and one first aid.
10/29/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 2d restricted Employee was walking down stairs and his heel caught the last step. This caused him to twist his ankle.
10/14/2005 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was located on top floor of the pre-heater tower, when wind blew dust in his eye. He was wearing safety glasses. Tried to flush out with eye wash but when that failed he was taken to the hosp...
10/12/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None On Oct. 12, 2005, an air gate and beck valve in silo failed to close. Approximately 300-400 tons of cement dropped onto silo floor. Cement had entered employees ear during clean up. On Oct. 15,2005, e...
04/26/2005 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 7d lost, 1d restricted EE was using a 4.5"" grinder to remove paint from metal channel when the grinder caught the metal and kicked back. The grinder caught the EE under the nose and cut it. The EE was not wearing his faces...
07/23/2004 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost While checking material at kiln inlet EE lifted his facegear to look in the hatch. Opening went positive causing hot material to blow in his face and eyes.
07/21/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Using pipe wrench on a conveyor take up adjustment, wrench slipped pinching tip of third finger
05/09/2003 NO VALUE FOUND NO VALUE FOUND None EE WAS OPERATING A 120' MAN LIFT OVER ROUGH TERRAIN. WHEN HE HIT A BUMP HE WAS THROWN INTO THE BASKET RAILING AND INJURED HIS RT. LEG.
04/14/2003 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON TOP OF AN INSULATED BAG HOUSE. HE WAS KNEELING ON THE OUTER METAL SKIN. ONE OF THE GALVANIZED TABS WHICH HOLDS THE INSULATION IN PLACE UNDER THE SKIN HAD APPARENTLY BEE N CUT O...
03/25/2003 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None CONTRACTOR WAS USING AN AIR LANCE TO MOVE BUILT UP MATERIAL. SOME OF THE MATERIAL BLEW BACK IN HIS FACE AND AROUND HIS SAFETY GLASSES GETTING A PARTICLE IN HIS EYE.
02/28/2003 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted CONTRACTOR WAS INSPECTING THE CYCLONES TO TAKE MEASUREMENTS WITHOUT WEARING PROPER SAFETY EQUIPMENT.
02/25/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None INJURED EE#1 WAS LIFTING OFF A CONVEYOR COVER WITH ANOTHER EE#2. EE#2 LIFTED HIS END BEFORE EE#1 WAS READY CAUSING EE#1'S FINGER TO BE PINCHED BETWEEN COVER & A STEEL BEAM.