Tijeras Plant & Quarry — Accidents

Total: 92 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
02/24/2025 ENTRAPMENT ACCIDENT ONLY None Mill Manlift gearbox broke. Miner was entrapped in manlift for 38 minutes. Miner egressed out emergency exit of manlift roof.
03/06/2024 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Miner was using pneumatic jackhammer (rivet buster) on a sidewall performing refractory demolition when the bit broke, causing the tool to slip and impact EE's left hand against the wall. Miner has la...
01/17/2024 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Miner cut their hand and required stiches.
12/12/2023 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Foreign object went in right eye while driving mobile equipment. Eye became infected and required anti-biotics prescription.
12/11/2023 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted Miner mis-stepped on uneven working surface and inquired their left ankle.
09/14/2023 OTHER DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted Miner pivoted on right leg to turn towards workbench. Their knee made a ""pop"" sound and immediately they felt pain and informed their supervisor.
05/10/2023 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Miner strained right knee while stepping down from a ladder.
01/23/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Miner making rounds collecting samples for the lab. Strained right shoulder lifting elevator doors.
01/10/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 77d lost Employee was unfamiliar with this type of Freight Elevator and while closing the elevator door, smashed EE's ungloved hand between the doors.
11/24/2021 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 143d lost While walking from B Belt up C Belt, slipped with coal on floor and twisted knee.
11/23/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 144d lost Employee was throwing a bag of trash into the dumpster.
05/20/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 19d restricted Employee did the line change on the 6"" line to set up in cement Silo, then came down from Silo to inspect Kiln grease system and proceeded to clean additive system shoveling material and pain got wo...
05/14/2021 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 16d restricted Over the course of over three to four months and with increasing frequent use of grinding bowls and auto-sampler buckets, tendinitis set in to left thumb and right forearm.
12/05/2019 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost Raw FK line that transports material was plugged with rock and wet material. Employee went to check line on top of electrical room. Employee then removed cap while line was pressurized. Left ear, Face...
08/26/2019 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 9d lost Team was attempting to seat the elevator take up sprockets back into the chain. The take up was stuck and the employee attempted to free it by striking it with a sledgehammer which accidently struck t...
07/02/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 20d lost Was walking up the stairs and stepped off of and rolled their ankle.
04/29/2019 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Right hand pointer finger smashed
02/08/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Contractor was rolling a conveyor chute out of the way and hand was pinched between the chute and the wall cutting EE's left pinky finger.
07/30/2018 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Hands were full, slipped off of step going upstairs. Hit left shoulder and chin (face).
06/25/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While installing a coal mill top, the lid got stuck and the employee put fingers between the top and the mill and EE shook it. When the lid became unstuck, it came down and smashed EE's fingers.
03/11/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted While pulling blades from a separator, employee felt sharp pain in knee.
12/28/2017 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 104d lost Employee was walking across parking lot and felt pop in knee. This was deemed NOT a workers comp case but then review by insurance providers and determined by laws in the state of New Mexico it was a...
08/16/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While cutting an angle in a piece metal, the machine cut the metal and causing it to pop up and cut my thumb. Resulting in a laceration needing stitches to close.
06/13/2017 OTHER INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES None Employee was found non-responsive around 5:30 pm on June 13, 2017. CPR was initiated and employee was not revived. Initial reports and indication points towards natural causes, possible heart attack....
04/11/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None While patching a hole in the coal silo, and while coming down the ladder ee missed the last step and fell.
10/31/2016 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While working on #18 Cement Silo to ascertain the nature of a leak from behind the dust collector housing to get a closer look at the problem. As EE looked around the DC housing, approximately 2 to 3...
09/22/2016 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 5d lost, 14d restricted While work on #2 Coal Mill using chain hoist to pull motors back in place to tighten belts EE picked up the chain hoist and pulled on it. The chain flew toward EE's right foot and the chain hook stru...
08/07/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost While pulling a probe, felt pain in upper back, shoulder area.
08/06/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost When EE pulled #2 Kiln Analyzer Probe, EE pulled something in upper back shoulder area.
07/01/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 16d restricted The bowls used for making pellets for the XRF/XRD are very heavy and require repetitive motion with hands and wrists. Over a 12 hour shift 40+ pellets are required and pain has increased over several...
05/02/2016 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 78d restricted While cleaning probe, employee tried to hold the probe in position but other employee hit injured employee's ring finger with the sledge hammer.
02/26/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 46d restricted While adjusting a rotation switch sensor, the employee dropped the screwdriver. When EE reached to grab it, EE's finger was caught by the rotating target.
01/15/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost While working on airslide in dusty environment employee's glasses became foggy due to dust mask. Dust stuck to EE's glasses and obstructed EE's vision while EE was descending the ladder. EE missed a...
01/12/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Employee was stepping off of an excavator and slipped on the ice. EE hurt right ankle.
11/17/2015 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using a digging bar to clear a chute that was plugged. His middle finger was caught between the digging bar and a piece of metal part of the chute and caused my finger to break open in t...
10/15/2015 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 54d restricted I went to cut back the North side skirting with the scissors and was not able to do it. I needed my left hand to cut the skirting. The pain in my right wrist was too bad.
08/24/2015 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 27d lost, 85d restricted Using welding equipment on grizzly bars and working in an uncomfortable position for an extended period of time.
07/01/2015 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 175d restricted This is a re-occurance of a previous injury. Employee had been released to return to full duty. Employee was tightening a bolt with a wrench and felt a sharp pain in his left elbow. When he went to...
01/15/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 8d lost, 31d restricted Employee attempted to lift a 3'X3""it up over his head and felt a pop in his right bicep. He lowered the sheet to the floor and felt a sharp pain in his arm and it cramped. He was taken to emergenc...
08/20/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 39d restricted Employee climbed on top of the truck to grab the wheel chocks. He jumped off the rear bumper landing on both feet. He did not feel pain at the time, until 4 days later.
07/14/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 96d restricted Employee sprained his left wrist while using a sledge hammer for a starvation on #22 gyp feeder. He was put on restrictions 10/6/14.
04/04/2014 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 120d restricted He was jackhammering a concrete block. He had one leg behind the other to get good leverage on the jackhammer. When he stopped and stepped back and stood up straight, his hip felt like it got stuck...
06/11/2012 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 10d restricted Employee was loosening a bolt with an impact wrench and holding the nut with his fingers when the nut spun around and cut through his glove and slicing his right index finger.
03/31/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 84d restricted Employee was stacking cement sacks when he felt slight pressure on groin area.
02/19/2011 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was loosening bolts using a 15/16 socket and breaker bar. Employee pulled in his shoulder trying to break loose some bolts. Date of Accident: 2/19/11 Employee went to the doctor on 2/21/11 and he d...
12/09/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 57d restricted Employee stepped off of stairway onto a concrete slab and twisted their ankle. This resulted in a hairline fracture to the bone.
01/10/2010 OTHER INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES 35d lost Employee was working a routine shift in the control room when he felt he had heart burn at 4 AM. When he returned home at 7:30 AM, he looked pale and his spouse took him to the hospital. The attendi...
02/15/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost Employee lost balance and fell on to kiln anchors. Suffered lacerations to the right knee and face.
01/02/2009 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 14d lost On 1/2/09, the boom from a crane bumped a concrete structure. A piece fell and struck an employee on his hard hat. Dazed, but OK he returned to work. Later, the employee reported pain in his neck an...
10/13/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 169d lost Employee was climbing down a ladder when he felt a pain in his back. At the time, he did not feel he required medical attention and continued to work. On 10/24/2008 he was lifting 18lb blocks, when...