Tampa Cement Grinding Plant — Accidents

Total: 37 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
02/19/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee removed side port hole to remove rocks and cement rushed out of port hole and got into EE's right eye.
06/05/2024 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was in the process of training the belt conveyor, using a pry bar for cleaning around bearing bolts, pry bar slipped between the belt and the tail pulley ""belt was running"" this caused the...
06/14/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 54d restricted Employee was helping another employee replace the cutting edge on a loader bucket. They were both lifting one end of the cutting edge to get it into place to attach it to the bucket. When they were...
10/18/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee state that they were busting concrete bags and some of the bags had rocks in them and a finger got caught in between two rocks and it caused a laceration.
09/13/2022 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 15d restricted Employee went to investigate a dusting situation at the silo discharge. EE climbed the ladder to the upper platform and found spillage on the platform. Upon trying to descend the ladder EE lost EE's...
08/22/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted The employee strained back while moving a rotary air lock into position for installation.
07/12/2022 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 81d restricted Employees were removing trees with an excavator and a sling. The sling was wrapped around the trees to pull them out with the excavator. When one of the trees was being pulled out, the top portion sna...
04/05/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted An employee was assisting with the installation of a guard. The employee pushed against the guard to help get it into place. When EE did this, EE heard something pop in EE's right shoulder.
03/04/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Two employees were installing a metal cover on top of a silo. While repositioning the cover, one of the employees pulled up on handle forcibly causing the handle on the opposite side to go down rapid...
09/13/2021 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A weathered rope located on an exterior catwalk, exposed to the elements, was being untangled by an employee. The rope began to fray and splinter into small pieces. The wind caught the rope fragment...
07/24/2021 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 167d lost While unrigging bag EE fell off the trailer and injured arm.
01/06/2021 OTHER INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES 4d lost The security officer was inside vehicle at the entrance to the dock. Two people approached the officer's vehicle to get permission to board the vessel. The officer was observed stumbling and strugglin...
02/20/2020 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using a jackhammer to demo a concrete step. When the concrete broke free, the jackhammer bounced hitting the employee's left boot at the edge of the steel toe. The jackhammer bit slid pa...
07/01/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While changing out a conveyor belt, some material fell from the conveyor's support structure and entered the mechanic's eye.
06/15/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Installing liners in the mill. Employee got finger smashed between liner and mill wall causing fracture to right ring finger.
01/03/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 13d restricted Employee was installing piping for aeration pads. Employee strained their back from pushing and pulling on pipes.
08/01/2017 POISONING (TOXIC MATERIALS) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 3d restricted A portable welding generator was operating outside of the Auxiliary Mill Control Room. The diesel exhaust fumes were drawn into the control room and accumulated. An employee in the control room was...
12/16/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 17d restricted A contractor was sweeping the floor when EE stepped back on a loose floor board causing EE's leg to fall through the floor. The board was cut to run ducting for a new air conditioning, and the a/c co...
12/07/2016 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A sledge hammer was used to remove a sprocket segment from a bucket elevator. When the sledge hammer hit the sprocket, metal came off and hit an employee about 15-20 feet away in the abdomen. The em...
10/23/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 13d restricted Employee was working in a location where he was on his knees for an extended period of time during the week after several days he began to have swelling in his left knee. Employee was referred to Orth...
02/28/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Labor Finders temporary employee: Placed hand toward a moving pallet and finger got caught and pinched. Resulted in seven stitches to the right ring finger.
04/16/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The valve on the hopper was stuck in the closed position. Employee open the port hole to remove the rocks that were blocking the path and secured the port hole. He proceeded to strike the hopper with...
04/13/2011 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE GRINDING, A SMALL SPEC OF METAL FELL INTO EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT EYE. AFTER SEEN BY A PHYSICIAN THE METAL WAS REMOVED. EMPLOYEE WAS GIVEN EYE DROPS AND RETURNED TO WORK THE NEXT DAY (HIS SHIFT ENDED A...
06/05/2008 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was grinding on horizontal angle iron. As he was looking down while grinding, a piece of metal hit an upright angle iron and bounced back over the top of his safety glasses causing small pie...
09/04/2007 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Employee stand next to co-worker who was using a jackhammer to unplug feeder in 10B Slag Cement Silo when a lump of slag came loose in the silo causing jackhammer to slip out of the co-worker's hand a...
07/13/2007 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 80d lost, 251d restricted While driving a golf cart west on the east/west road near the finish mill, golf cart proceeded through north/south road intersection near the 2-story office building and was struck by a cement tanker...
03/27/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Cement Dust
10/31/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Employee was installing an air canon on the South Docksider North vessel with witness. A piece of pipe with flanges on both ends was threaded to the discharge valve of the air canon. When he pulled on...
10/19/2005 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 37d lost While repairing and cleaning inside of 9A Ramsey Feeder employee stopped the feeder to examine it, thought the feeder had stopped turning then put his right hand into the paddle wheel of feeder, but i...
05/09/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted While lifting a 94 lb. bag of cement to stack on a cement pallet, employee felt a pop in his left shoulder.
12/31/2003 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS WALKING THROUGH DOOR OF THE PACKHOUSE AND HIT HIS HEAD AND JAMMED HIS RIGHT SHOULDER ON THE 90 DEGREE CONVEYOR BELT GUARD JUST INSIDE THE DOOR.
07/31/2003 NO VALUE FOUND DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 132d lost INJURED GOT OFF THE FORKLIFT, WENT UP TO THE PALLETIZER TO CHANGE OVER FROM T-3 TO SUPER MASONRY AND NOTICED A BAG STALLED ON DECLINE BELT. SHE WENT TO PUSH DOWN THE BAG AND A HALF EMPTY SUPER BAG WAS...
07/06/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None INJURED WAS WORKING AS LEADMAN ON THE GREY CEMENT VESSEL. AT AROUND 9:00 P.M. HE NEEDED TO SURVEY THE HOLDS. AS HE WAS STEPPING DOWN ONTO THE DECK OF THE SHIP FROM THE GANGWAY HE STEPPED ON A U-BOLT T...
06/17/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None AFTER TAPPING ON THE SIDES OF SILO 25 AIRSLIDE TO AERATE CLOGGED CEMENT PRESSUR INSIDE, THE AIRSLIDE BLEW OFF THE AIRSLIDE PORT CAP CAUSING CEMENT TO BLOW INTO INJURED'S FACE.
09/06/2002 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS USING A DRIFT PIN (ALSO CALLED A PUNCH) TO KNOCK A BOLT LOOSE FROM #9 ELEVATOR HUB WHEN A PIECE OF METAL FROM THE DRIFT PIN BROKE OFF & LODGED IN EE'S LEFT FOREARM.
03/06/2002 ELECTRICAL NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None 8B DUST COLLECTOR BREAKER TRIPPED. EE WENT TO THE MCC ROOM TO RESET BREAKER THEN REACHED INSIDE A 460V ELECTRICAL PANEL TO RESET BREAKER WHEN EE ATTEMPTED TO RESET BREAKER IT EXPLODED. THISS R ESULTED...
10/04/2001 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None INJURED WAS WALKING NEAR AREA WHERE ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS USING A PORTABLE HAND GRINDER TO GRIND A 3"" VALVE. METAL FROM THE VALVE HIT INJURED IN THE LEFT EYE.