Waco Plant — Accidents

Total: 96 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
01/26/2026 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was de-icing sidewalk flatfooted on both feet. EE slipped on ice and landed on EE's back. EE was wearing EE's hard hat and as EE fell the hard hat bill forced EE's head to go forward strainin...
08/20/2025 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was grinding with a corded 4 1/2"" grinder on a dust collector manifold replacement at the maintenance fabricating shop and got a piece of metal in their eye due to flying debris after removi...
08/01/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cleaning out discharge end of quencher and hurt their ankle in the process, tripping over clinker balls.
05/15/2025 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While installing a deflection shield for under the redimat, employee was notching the belt to fit correctly around the gate foot with a box cutter. Cutting towards the foot/body, the box cutter slippe...
11/30/2024 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None As employee was completing their normal job duties, they were walking up the stairs and they lost their footing and at the same time their knee buckled and went backwards causing their knee to hyperex...
08/26/2024 NONPOWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was trying to move impact dolly when EE strained EE's Right shoulder
05/13/2024 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was trying to get the Gypsum feeding unplugged on the bottom of Silo #17. EE was working from a small portable platform. As EE performed the task EE slipped and EE's mouth on the silo cone, c...
11/21/2023 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 125d restricted Employee was helping unchoke south side air slide at the packhouse. EE climbed up on the handrail to hit the side of the air slide box with hammer. The handrail broke causing employee to fall and catc...
10/29/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted Cut to middle finger on left hand during installation of clay pump housing
05/29/2023 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Miner was shooting cardox in kiln, inserted the drill bit into the port and when the air valve was turned on hot clinker dust blew back into the miner's face and arms. The miner received first, and se...
01/30/2023 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 88d restricted Miner was walking by the bag house and slipped in the wet dust and twisted left ankle when trying to catch self. Weather was cold and wet.
08/01/2022 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was in the quencher dryer are helping clear a choke up in the kiln throat. Employee was using a sledgehammer to hit the side of the chute. When they struck the chute they felt a discomfort in...
12/20/2021 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The miner was removing duct tape from a coupling for KWF-1 using a knife and when the shaft accidentally rolled EE cut EE's left knuckle on EE's index finger and EE needed stitches
04/01/2021 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted The injured employee was walking down the stairwell of the finish mill building when EE fell landing on their right hand.
07/14/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 34d restricted The injured miner was removing broken bags from under the palletizer area when EE injured EE's lower back.
07/10/2020 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 4d lost, 10d restricted The injured miner was jack hammering out a choke up in the throat that goes into the quencher dryer when received chemical burns from clinker dust. EE did seek immediate medical attention but the pain...
04/09/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 42d restricted The Injured Miner (IM) was striking a air line when a build up of mud fell striking the IM's hard hat and right shoulder causing neck trauma and chipping a tooth.
10/04/2019 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The injured process foreman was assisting in shooting out a ring in the kiln with a shot when some material got into right eye.
09/18/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 40d restricted The injured process attendant IV was washing down the raw mill basement area floor when they slipped on green algae injuring their right knee.
06/13/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted The Injured employee was assisting with removing screens from a raw ball mill when the screen dislodged fell and struck EE's right foot and wrist.
03/01/2019 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted The Miner was removing bars from a cement mold when the screwdriver ee was using slipped and struck left thumb and nail.
01/29/2019 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 63d restricted The Injured Employee was opening a rail hopper car door with a bar when the bar slipped causing the IE to fall to the ground landing on right wrist.
10/06/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 90d lost, 1d restricted The injured miner was jackhammering in the quencher dryer and removing the loose material with a shovel. When EE bent over and twisted to remove the material, EE felt a pull in lower back. EE did not...
09/14/2018 OTHER INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES None The consultant was eating breakfast in a small conference room when the consultant suddenly collapsed in the chair. CPR was administered until emergency responders and EMS arrived.
06/11/2018 FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted The Miner was working on the finish mill chute choke up with a rivot buster. The air hose of the rivet buster moved knocking a 6' bar over striking miner's back causing a bruise. Miner did not seek me...
04/15/2018 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was removing discharge head liner when the liner slid causing the employee to move and lose balance causing EE to fall over on left side. Employee received a laceration to left leg below the...
03/27/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The Maintenance Journeyman was helping to replace a dust collector bag and was pushing in two clips with EE's two index fingers when the other maintenance journeyman lifted the bag the clips mashed bo...
02/06/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted The Serviceman was shoveling up cement at the rail unloading station when the Serviceman felt back go out
01/22/2018 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 35d restricted The Maintenance Journeyman A was bent down vacuuming the compressor room and when the Maintenance Journeyman A raised up felt a pain in lower back. The Maintenance Journeyman A did not seek immediate...
12/27/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While checking a clinker inlet chute the miner was hitting the side of the chute to remove any buildup and had hand resting on the edge of the inspection door when a chunk fell striking right hand aga...
08/22/2017 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The injured miner was replacing a door on the side of a screw and was replacing the bar that held the door in place with a hammer when the miner hit left index finger causing a laceration.
07/03/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted The Injured miner was exiting a forklift and when turning to get off felt a sharp pain in the middle of back on the left side
01/23/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 30d restricted The Maintenance Journeyman A was lifting a troughing roll for a belt conveyor and strained back.
12/20/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 131d lost After shoveling around LWF-1 weighfeeder, the miner took a break then complained about a back strain and reported it to a supervisor. Employee did not seek immediate medical attention until 12/27.
10/24/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 18d restricted The Maintenance Journeyman A was climbing an affixed ladder at the Quencher Dryer Pier when the anchor point broke loose causing EE to fall landing on right shoulder.
08/15/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted The injured employee was cleaning the raw mill area. While shoveling material into the gehl loader bucket, the injured employee turned EE's body to dump the shovel into the bucket, EE felt a sharp pai...
06/21/2016 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The injured employee was operating a forklift to stack pallets of packaged cement when a fluid cooler fan started vibrating. EE went to adjust the fan guard when finger was cut by the plastic fan blad...
04/21/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 25d lost The Quality Control Tech(QC Tech) was assisting with charging a raw mill with grinding media using a 5 ga. bucket. 4/25 ee reported that Dr. diagnosed ee with a hernia. EE was sent to the worker's com...
03/09/2016 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The injured employee was moving pallets of cement with a forklift. Due to stronger winds from storms sawdust from a pallet blew up under employee's safety glasses and got into employee's eyes requirin...
02/21/2016 STRIKING OR BUMPING DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Process Attendant IV was making rounds inspecting the finish mill equipment when they made contact with a beam just under the finish mill area. They reported it immediately to their foreman and their...
02/05/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 15d restricted The injured employee(IE)was be refreshed in import cement unloading. The IE was assisting opening the hopper door on a railcar. The IE was holding open a locking device on the door inertia caused the...
07/24/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 28d restricted Miner was walking out of the elevator when he bumped his right elbow on the scissor gate. The miner was carrying a box in his arm. He did not have symptoms of swelling until later that night. He calle...
07/22/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted The Injured Miner was changing the housing cover of CSP-8 pump. It was badly worn and had sharp edges around the bottom of the cover. He grabbed a hold of it to slide it out of the way and the sharp e...
07/06/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 64d lost, 35d restricted Employee had just got a sample of flexicoke from a flexicoke trailer and was descending when his foot landed on a chain used to secure the discharge cap to the trailer. This caused him to lose the 3 p...
06/22/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 138d restricted A Serviceman IV temporarily assigned to the pack house stepped off the forklift to refuel it with propane when he felt pain in his left knee. He was sent back with no restrictions. On 8/6/2015 a speci...
12/02/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 29d restricted Injured Employee (IE) removing a chunk of material when some fell off hitting a bar and smashing his left thumb breaking the bone. IE did not request medical attention until December 8th.
10/16/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Injured Employee (IE) was moving rail car from c-silos to plant; came up on switch and dropped to ground. As IE turned to walk to back of car the gravel gave way and he twisted his left knee, left ank...
08/28/2014 OTHER DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Miner was removing castable from a quencher spout and piece of castable blew into his eye.
02/25/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured employee (IE) was taking off parts from the K5 when the follower plate suddenly came loose and smashed the IE's finger between the pump shaft
02/19/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 66d restricted Injured Employee(IE) was removing raw mill spout cut bolt and was driving out bolts to remove the spout. The spout moved and made the alignment bar come in contact with his left and the hopper of the...