Tijeras Plant & Quarry — Accidents

Total: 92 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
06/27/2008 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was responding to a metal detector alert on a coal belt. This belt uses an electrically actuated air jet to mark the location of tramp metal. He removed the metal piece and then went to use...
06/13/2008 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was moving debris with a skid loader. When he went to dump into the trash receptacle, wind blew back some material into his face. A small piece of metal was blown around his safety glasses...
06/04/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 73d lost Employee was moving the lids of a screw conveyor into place with a pry bar. After relocating several of these, the employee experienced pain in his right hip. Late that evening, he made a visit to t...
12/23/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost Employee was striking a chute to dislodge stuck material. The material (kiln dust) released suddenly and made contact with employee?s right leg. The hot dust caused first and second degree burns to h...
08/16/2007 NONPOWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 193d lost Employee was moving an oxygen acetylene cart. One of the wheels rolled over a small piece of coal and the cart moved in an abrupt manner. Employee strained right shoulder trying to restrain movement...
07/18/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was restacking auxiliary separator fan blades. The blades shifted and pinched his middle finger on his right hand, cutting through his glove. He received stitches to this digitus medius at...
02/06/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was assisting with the removal of a spring loaded support arm for a vent system. When the support arm was lifted out of its base, the spring released its stored energy and collapsed, pinchin...
11/06/2006 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Pinched right index finger in between press arm and cap of pellet press.
06/02/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was removing a 6"" vacuum hose from a coupling on the Guzzler Vacuum truck. The hose had become twisted and when he pried it off the coupling, the hose uncoiled and struck the employee in th...
03/28/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost Employee was assisting a fellow coworker that began to have a seizure by supporting him from behind. Victim of seizure began to fall; employee did his best to lessen the impact and injured his left w...
03/09/2006 ELECTRICAL NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was reinstalling a welding receptacle that was still energized. While attempting to replace one of the bolts, he received a shock through the screw driver he had in his right hand. He has s...
02/23/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 60d lost Employee had his right hand fingers between a wire rope sling in a basket hitch configuration. When the sling was tightened to lift a piece of equipment, it pinched and twisted his fingers, severing...
01/12/2006 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was walking into an area where three hand grinders were being used. A piece of grinding media flew between his safety glasses and his face and lodged in his eye, scratching it.
11/30/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 45d lost Employee was on equipment inspection prior to start up of crusher. Slipped/tripped on the steps of the primary belt and broke right ankle. Cleanup was in progress at the time of the accident to clea...
09/21/2005 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Build up from the preheater dropped onto the feed shelf, which caused hot kiln dust to spill from the feed end air seal. This spillage then fell 26 feet to the ground floor.
10/13/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was checking the hardness of a sheet of plate steel. While making this check, employee's hand came in contact with the rough edge on a piece of plate steel adjacent to the piece being checke...
05/18/2004 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was operating forklift in the plant warehouse. While backing up, the forklift hit a box, knocking it over. Employee tried to stop the box from tipping over with his right foot.
04/03/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None THE EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A SOUND SCREEN AND DESCRIBED A MOMENT OF INATTENTION. AT THAT TIME HE ALLEGES HE HOOKED HIS RIGHT FOOT UNDER THE SCREEN FRAME AND TRIPPED, DROPPING HIS RIGHT KNEE TO THE GROUND...
04/25/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None INJURED EE WAS WORKING WITH WITNESS TO REPLACE THE FREIGHT ELEVATOR DOOR COUNTERWEIGHT CABLE ON THE CABLE'S PULLEY. INJURED EE HAD BEEN HOLDING UP THE COUNTERWEIGHT AND RELEASED THE COUNTERWEI GHT WHE...
03/06/2003 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None INJURED EE WAS REPLACING A HUB LINER IN THE NO.1RAW MILL SEPARATOR, USING A 1/2"" ELECTRIC IMPACTWRENCH. WHEN THE WRENCH CORD BECAME HUNG UP THE EE PULLED UP ON THE CORD IN AN ATTEMPT TO FREE T HE COR...
05/28/2002 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING OFF WELD SLAG WHEN A PIECE ENTERED HIS EYE, EVEN THOUGH HE WAS WEARING A FACE SHIELD.
03/15/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None UPON ENTERING THE CONTROL ROOM AREA, EMPLOYEE TRIPPED ON UNEVEN FLOOR.
02/04/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS PERFORMING MAINTENANCE ON A COAL MILL, REMOVING THE BOTTOM SHELF FROM THE MILL HOUSING. THE COAL MILL HOUSING TIPPED FORWARD, FALLING FROM ITS STAND TO THE FLOOR OF THE SHOP.
01/22/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY None INSTALLING LINER IN RAW MILL AS HE STOOD A LINER ON ITS END TO INSERT A BAR. THE LINER TIPPED OVER AND CAUGHT THE TIP OF MIDDLE FINGER, RIGHT HAND.
11/12/2001 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 50d lost EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING BEHIND A CO-WORKER WHO WAS PERFORMING MAINTENANCE AT A WATER WELL LOCATION. CO-WORKER WAS CROUCHED DOWN, AND FELL BACKWARDS AFTER LOSING HIS BALANCE. CO-WORKER FELL ONTO I NJURED...
10/03/2001 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE PERFORMING MAINTENANCE ON A CRUSHER, EMPLOYEE WAS USING A 4'PRY BAR TO ROTATE THE CRUSHER HAMMER. AS THE HAMMER TURNED OVER, EMPLOYEE'S HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE PRY BAR AND A CRANE HOOK.
09/11/2001 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON THE GROUND NEXT TO AN ELEVATED WORK PLATFORM. A SECOND EMPLOYEE WORKING ON THE PLATFORM WAS USING A HAMMER TO AID A HYDRAULIC PRESS IN MOVING A LARGE COAL MILL PLATE. THE SECO...
08/15/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS OPENING A DOOR ON THE SIDE OF #1 KILN PREHEATER WHEN HIS FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE DOOR AND THE SIDE OF THE PREHEATER.
08/08/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost EE WAS REMOVING TOOLS FROM A HOISTING CAGE AFTER COMPLETING A JOB. HE LEANED OVER THE HANDRAIL TO RETRIEVE THE 5 GALLON PLASTIC BUCKET OF TOOLS (APPROX. 10-15 LBS.), LIFTED IT AND TURNED TO SE T IT ON...
07/10/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTED TO MOVE A PIECE OF PIPE RESTING ON THE POWER HACKSAW AND A SUPPORT STAND. THE PIPE ROLLED LENGTHWISE TOWARD THE SAW, AND EMPLOYEE'S HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE END OF THE PI PE AND...
03/09/2001 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 44d lost EE WAS PERFORMING AN INSPECTION IN THE COAL RECLAIM A BELT CONVEYOR AREA. A PIECE OF COAL WAS LODGED IN BETWEEN THE CONVEYOR BELT AND DRIVE-OVER HOPPER SKIRTING. EE WAS HITTING THE UNDER SIDE OF THE C...
02/14/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 16d lost EMPLOYEE ENTERED CLINKER COOLER IN THE AREA ABOVE THE GRATE TO MAKE REPAIRS TO GRATES ABOVE THE #2 COMPARTMENT. A COMPRESSED AIR NOZZLE IN THIS AREA DISCHARGED, CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO COME IN CON TACT WI...
01/26/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None UNRIGGING MILL LINER, A LOOSENED WEDGE FELL AND SMASHED HIS FINGER.
01/03/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 98d lost EE WAS CLEANING UP A PILE OF DUST ALONG #3 CLINKER BELT IN THE AREA WHERE THE FLOOR BEGINS TO SLOPE TOWARD THE FEED END OF THE BELT. AS EE WAS LIFTING A LOADED SHOVEL, HIS RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED O N SOME...
12/02/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE SLIPPED ON SLAG SPILLAGE ON THE GROUND NORTH OF THE NO.2 SLAG BELT CONVEYOR. EE FELL FORWARD HITTING HIS HEAD ABOVE THE LEFT EYE ON THE BELTCONVEYOR FRAMEWORK
09/29/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING OUT OF THE COAL TUNNEL AND HIS VISION WAS AFFECTED BY THE BRIGHT SUNLIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL. EMPLOYEE TRIPPED ON THESTEPS AND FELL DOWN AT THE EAST END OF THE TUNNE L. DURI...
08/19/2000 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO UNPLUG A BUCKET ELEVATOR FEED CHUTE USING A STEEL BAR. EMPLOYEE'S FINGER WAS CAUGHT AND PINCHED BETWEEN THE BAR AND THE ELEVATOR HOUSING.
07/24/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 147d lost EE ALLEGES THAT WHILE UNLOADING 1-1/2"" CONDUIT FROM A FORKLIFT, HE INJURED HIS BACK.
05/18/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 26d lost EE ALLEGES THAT INJURY OCCURRED WHILE HE WAS DESCENDING THE STAIRWELL FROM THE 5TH FLOOR OF THE MILL BUILDING. EE STOPPED TO OBSERVE MILL OPERATION. WHEN HE STARTED AGAINS, HIS LEFT FOOT BECAM E STUCK...
02/11/2000 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 7d lost, 9d restricted EE WAS REMOVING (CUTTING) TAPE OFF OF A MOTOR ELECTRICAL WIRE. DURING THIS ACTIVITY, EE TRIED TO GRAB A RADIO MICROPHONE THAT BECAME DETACHED FROM HIS SHIRT AND CUT HIMSELF WITH THE KNIFE HE W AS USIN...
01/15/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 152d lost EE WAS STEPPING OFF OF A COAL MILL BEING REPAIRED AND TURNED TO ACCESS A LADDER. DURING THE TURNING MOTION, EE INJURED HIS LEFT KNEE.
01/07/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 22d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A 160 LB CLINKER BREAKER HAMMER OFF OF A PALLET TO HOOK UP TO THE SHOP CRANEEMPLOYEE PULLED LEFT BICEP MUSCLE AT THE SHOULDER.