Tulsa Plant — Accidents

Total: 213 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
09/17/2015 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was driving 992C loader when he wanted to remove the metal strap on the vent which has an internal fan. His hand made contact with the fan which led to lacerations to his right middle and ind...
05/10/2015 FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Muddy materials pushed EE to hand rail causing thigh sprain. EE felt it would get better and continue working until 6/26/2015 when he got scheduled to attend physical therapy 3x/wk * 3wks
02/27/2015 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee crawled under an air slide when he felt a pain in his upper left thigh and knee area. Employee felt it would get better and continued working until 4//27/15 when he went to the doctor who p...
01/08/2015 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The Otis elevator at the coal silos tripped out with an employee stuck in it. Another employee reset the breaker an the elevator continued down. It was determined that the gear box oil was thick due t...
08/14/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee slipped on a wet floor and sprained his right knee. No restive duty, no medications. MRI on 8/27 showed no tears or damage from fall. Dr. Prescribed physical therapy to strengthen joint on...
07/13/2014 ENTRAPMENT ACCIDENT ONLY None Around 1 p.m. employee entered elevator and traveled about 12 feet up from ground level. Power cable caught and pulled out of control. Outer panels had to be cut so employee could get out. Incorrect...
07/02/2014 OTHER DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 88d lost, 134d restricted Employee improperly positioned himself and injured his left shoulder
07/29/2013 OTHER DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 5d lost, 3d restricted An employee was struck in the left thumb with flying metal debris. It was determined on 8/8/2013 that it was medically neccessary to remove the metal from his thumb.
06/23/2013 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 13d restricted Vac truck had a clogged vac hose from a rock. Employee was trying to relieve the blockage and was using a box knife to cut hose to get rock out. Knife slipped out of hose and cut employee on the righ...
06/23/2013 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 39d restricted Employee was working on running, unguarded equipment and employee moved hand and fan stuck left index finger
06/20/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 14d restricted Employee removed kiln camera. Carried over left shoulder and walked down from burner floor to card. Drove cart to electrical shop. When employee picked up camera from cart, noticed lower left back was...
05/27/2013 OTHER INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES None Employee suffered apparent heart attack and was found unresponsive. EMS transported employee to local hospital where employee was pronounced deceased.
05/14/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 34d restricted Employee slipped on uneven work area and hurt left ankle
11/16/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 12d restricted Employee was moving a ladder to reach a area that needed to be patched. Vac truck hose was in the floor in the area I was working in. I stepped backwards & tripped over the hose, fell down & hit a roc...
10/30/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 7d lost, 54d restricted Employee was using a hammer and hitting a piece of steel when a piece of the steel flew off, cutting employee's left leg, above the knee.
10/19/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 20d restricted Employee was pushing on a wrench and injured back.
09/19/2012 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 106d restricted Employee was using an air lance to clear a blockage from an air slide on 9/19/2012, he felt that he ""strained"" his right shoulder. Employee did not see a physician until he felt it was necessary on...
01/26/2012 STRIKING OR BUMPING DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 22d restricted Employee stepped off of platform and bumped left knee on elevator guard. Did not seek medical attention until 2/2/2012. Returned to doctor on 2/7/2012 and was prescribed pain medication and therapy.
11/07/2011 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 17d lost, 12d restricted The injured employee was adjusting the tail pulley of the #1 secondary crusher pan feeder. The employee had completed the adjustment of the North side and was attempting to adjust the South side. Whil...
10/07/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While repairing air leaks at the #2 Bag house, employee was hooking up an air hose with a crowfoot fitting to the building plumbing. The air pressure was off with no bleed through at the valve. The pi...
08/29/2011 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee exited overhead crane cab at end of shift. While traversing walkway to leave, an AC unit cooling fan engaged creating a draft. Employee was wearing safety glasses but some dust particulate en...
08/26/2010 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted While pulling bags employee felt pain in lower back right side.
06/16/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 260d restricted Employee was removing dows from raw mill when he was hit in the left ankle by bar.
03/17/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was replacing holding lines on #2 crane. EE was stuck in the face by cable.
02/27/2010 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 12d restricted EE was getting out of Bobcat when he stepped on material and twisted right ankle.
01/08/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 51d restricted Employee was walking and slipped on ice
11/09/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cutting the sidewall of a tire and as he cut, the knife slipped off the tire and punctured his thigh. Employee was driven to clinic by on-site supervisor where he received three stitches...
07/28/2008 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted Employee was walking, stepped on a clinker ball, nearly fell and twisted back.
05/07/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 14d lost Employee was removing liner plates from ball mill and hit a plate with hammer and slipped and it splintered and a piece of steel went into his left leg about 3"" deep about the size of a 22 shot close...
05/07/2008 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was removing liner plates from ball mill. He was welding and a hot piece of metal fell onto his right foot causing a burn.
04/14/2008 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None The tipping valves (airlocks) feedling limestone from the conveyor belt above the kiln hood failed in the open position allowing heat from the kiln hood to travel up the chute to the conveyor causing...
03/12/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was removing guard off a belt and it fell. He grabbed it and injured lower back.
01/10/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted Employee was descending ladder with tool in hand. Employee fell approx. 10 feet to the ground. Sprain to right knee was result of accident.
07/23/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Toolbelt and harness snagged under rung when EE was ascending the ladder, causing him to slip off rung. EE tried to hold his weight with right arm on handrail; this injured his shoulder.
06/26/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee fell approx. 12 feet from ladder while working on crane cable.
06/05/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was trying to open tipping valve slide gate on LSI system to #1 Kiln. Gate broke loose and closed pinching right thumb between lip of slide and tipping valve housing.
04/17/2007 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None Fuel tanker suffered mechanical failure leading to fire and explosion of tanker. No injuries were sustained.
02/26/2007 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was assisting contractor with a plasma cutter. Contractor was turning equipment on and off in an attempt to make it work. Employee was holding torch in his hand when it fired unexpectedly.
02/07/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using utility knife to remove center of flexible lovejoy coupling. Knife slipped and contacted index finger on right hand.
12/03/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee stepped out of a company pick-up truck and slipped on ice causing the employee to fall on to the door seal of the vehicle and then to the concrete landing on his tailbone.
11/14/2006 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was welding on 3rd pier---welding stop block against tire. When pulling lead across catwalk, lead grounded against steel causing flash.
11/02/2006 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee hit the concrete ramp west of the fuel station (by the Kerosene tank) with a Ford pick-up. He was pulling into the fueling station while two clinker trucks were driving by the area just sout...
10/24/2006 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE states that he was operating a drill, when the bit kicked back, causing a right hand sprain.
10/16/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was installing a cable tray, when cement dust, which contains lime, went down his collar onto his neck. Resulting in 2nd degree burns.
09/22/2006 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was working on a pump. Employee removed grease plug from a bearing under pressure. Hot grease shot out of bearing covering employees face and right hand. Employee sustained first degree burns...
08/16/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was filling a cement bag when the bag exploded out the top and cement dust went into employee's left eye
08/07/2006 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was jackhammering around a conveying line and cement dust went into left eye causing irritation.
06/17/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was beating pin out of of stationary backhoe with a punch and a three pound hammer. Missed pin and hit thumb.
06/12/2006 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted On 6-12-2006 employee reported a work related injury to his neck. On 4-19-2006 while running #2 crane, after several hours of working noticed neck pain.
05/05/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was placing scrap metal into a recycle bin. He noticed a length of conduit sticking out over the top of the container. He reached up and started to push it into the container. His left fore...