Waco Plant — Accidents

Total: 96 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
12/04/2013 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 27d restricted Injured Employee (IE) was starting the Cemex unloading system and saw that the system was dusting. He went around to the Cemex Dust Collector while it was still running and opened the inspection port...
11/01/2013 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 36d restricted Injured Employee (IE) was removing coating from the kiln throat using a rivet buster. He aggravated his old back injury by binding and pushing the coating down with the throat.
03/22/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Aqueous Ammonia 19% dripped into his left eye, air lines were contaminated with aqueous ammonia, trying to remove plug on the run under pressure, wind blew it into his eye
01/07/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 9d lost, 49d restricted Injured Employee (IE) was working on a stretch hood machine. When he stepped off the machine from an access staircase, he twisted his knee. The IE was sent to a specialist which the IE underwent an MR...
06/05/2012 POWERED HAULAGE PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 38d restricted Injured Employee (IE) was cleaning out a dust collector with his left hand up in dust collector trying to unplug it. The cement in the dust collector broke loose pushing his hand down and his finger g...
01/06/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Injured employee was doing an assembly of a finish mill cement pump parts. The pump is below waist line alot of leaning over lifting parts and strained back
01/05/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured Employee (IE) was cleaning chunks out a 3"" hole from a cement silo with a bar and chunk broke up then cement come out and knocked the IE's glasses off and got in his eyes.
09/02/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Miner was moving a vending machine and smashed his right little finger between machine and door jamb.
08/21/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was trying to get KCD #2 drag running when some hot raw clinker splashed on to employees left arm causing second degree burns.
08/12/2011 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 27d restricted Injured Employee (IE) was helping to charge a raw mill with steel balls and was tightening the chain on a Morse drum handler when he felt the pain. He wanted a report filled out but did not seek medic...
07/08/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 17d restricted Miner was handing up cages for dust collector bags to re-install them when he felt something in his back.
06/07/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 23d restricted Miner was opening a door on a cement hopper car and was breaking a cable tie with a large bar. When the cable snapped it jarred both his elbows causing pain.
05/27/2011 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Miner was repairing a Hercules roller mill plow and was removing a bolt from one of the plows. when he struck the bolt with a hammer cement shot out of the hole and into his face and left eye which wa...
05/24/2011 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Miner was rebuilding a hercules mill roll for installation and was using a 3# hammer to drive a bolt into place and after several minutes of swinging the hammer he felt a pop in his lower back.
04/25/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 19d restricted Miner was removing broken parts of a die ring from a hercules mill and strained his lower back
03/15/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 49d restricted While doing a brick job and putting in the key row the brick moved and smashed his right hand small finger breaking the tip of the finger.
01/03/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 11d restricted Miner was helping to remove a guard at the end of a Raw Grinding Mill and said he felt some discomfort in his back but did not want medical attention at the time. 1/14/2011 Miner was having some back...
08/26/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 210d restricted Miner was inspecting outfall #1 from the source, slipped and fell in the mud and felt pain in both shoulders and arms. Dr. released him with no restrictions 8/26. 9/2 Dr. released with no restrictions...
07/15/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Miner was hauling clinker from end of quencher dry with a skid steer loader and had a chemical reaction burn from the clinker dust.
09/11/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 29d restricted Miner was manually moving by hand, a bucket elevator by sheave and pulley to position elevator sprocket into a workable position when his pinky finger was caught between the sheave and the belt and th...
08/05/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Miner was charging Raw mill with steel balls. He cut the band that held the lid of the barrel and when the band came loose it hit his forearm cutting it requiring 2 stitches.
05/18/2009 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 43d lost Due to repetitive motion which includes loading the cement packing machine with empty bags and operating a forklift. carpal tunnel syndrome was deemed as a work related injury on May 18th. Day surgery...
04/09/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 57d lost Miner was using a 50 lb weight to calibrate a scale belt when he said he felt something in his back. The initial visit did not reveal anything and he returned to work. During an economic lay-o ff he w...
03/31/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Miner was tracing air line for a dust collector slide gate actuator. He closed a valve to begin removing a cam locked air hose fitting. When he grabbed the connection, the air line broke at the valve...
02/02/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Finish Mill work was being done, when some equipment was being removed, creating a hole. The miner was tracing water lines, when he stepped into the hole falling to the same level, causing a fracture...
10/18/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Crush & laceration of right ring finger, no broken bones, loss of fingernail. Required 5 stitches. Gentleman had 2 beams rigged together & was flagging with other hand. Had one hand on beams as lift w...
07/17/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 27d restricted Miner was holding a shaft for a 2"" slurry with a pipe wrench while another miner removed the nut on the impeller end. The wrench came loose striking the miner's middle finger breaking it in three (3)...
07/04/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While removing a coupling on a shaft of cement pump, miner used a jackhammer bit as punch. As he was striking the bit, a piece of metal sliver splintered off and struck victim in the arm. The doctors...
05/16/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Miner was stepping down off a clinker platform after trying to locate a clinker chunk; when he was about 4' off of the platform level the miner fell on his side. He was helped up by the process attend...
04/22/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 65d restricted While replacing screens in the raw mill a screen fell on the back of the victim's leg and it took assistance from another miner to lift it off. The strain of lifting the screen caused a herniated stom...
09/20/2006 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The victim was observing a auto stretch film operate to determine why the knife was not cutting the film when he went to check the knife because it was jammed. Before de-energizing the equipment or ch...
09/22/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 16d restricted Miner was replacing 3/4"" steel air line and valve. When he was replacing damaged valve, compressed air in the line blew rust into his left hand. He had isolated the damaged valve with a second valve....
04/26/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 205d lost Miner was installing a 3/8"" metal plate on the bottom of a drag conveyor. The injured was using an aligning bar to put bolts in the bottom. He was laying on his side & moving the bar when he felt a b...
04/18/2005 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 27d restricted Miner was removing a 10"" pipe elbow that was originally installed using silicone as as a gasket. While using pressure with a forklift fork to break the elbow loose, it broke loose and fell onto the m...
03/29/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The administrative Assistant was moving a box of files when her left foot caught on a chair mat causing her to put out her right foot for balance. The heel of the right foot came off of the shoe causi...
10/14/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted WAS INSTALLING A CHAIN GUARD. GUARD SLIPPED AND CAUGHT RING FINGER ON LEFT HAND BETWEEN TOP AND BOTTOM OF GUARD.
08/21/2003 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 30d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING SMALL DRILL PRESS IN MACHINE SHOP, HE WAS DRILLING 4 SMALL HOLES IN A 3X3PIECE OF METAL. AS EE DRILLED LAST HOLE, THE METAL PIECE CAME LOOSE FROM THE VICE CAUSING THE ME TAL TO...
11/21/2002 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS USING A JACKHAMMER. A THROTTLE VALVE SPRING CAME OFF JACKHAMMER AND HIT CONCRETE THEN BOUNCED OFF AND HIT EMPLOYEE ON CHIN CAUSING LACERATION.
06/10/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted EE WAS FUELING A PROPANE TANK ON FORK TRUCK. THE TANK GAUGE SHOWED FULL. EE SHUT OFF MAIN VALVE TO FILL TANK & SHUT OFF VALVE TO FORK TRUCK TANK. AS HE STARTED TO REMOVE FILL HOSE FROM FORK TR UCK TAN...
06/06/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 30d lost EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO OPEN A RAIL CAR DOOR WITH CROW BAR. THE BAR SLIPPED CAUSING EE TO FALL AGAINST RAIL CAR. AS HE FELL HIS RT. HAND CAUGHT HIS WEIGHT AND HE JAMMED HIS HAND & INDEX FINGER.
06/03/2002 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted EE WAS RAISING GATE ON SILO #14 WITH PRY BAR. BAR SLIPPED, HITTING RT. INDEX FINGER. EE LOST NAIL AND HAD LACERATION THAT REQUIRED 2 STITCHES.
07/25/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None KILN WAS DOWN. EE ENTERED KILN TO MAKE SURE KILNWAS IN CORRECT POSITION FOR MEN TO WORK ON IT. STEPPED INTO HOT KILN FEED, NOT REALIZING IT HAD NOT COOLED SUFFICIENTLY, AND BURNED BOTH FEET.
05/01/2001 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 20d lost, 7d restricted EE WAS IN THE MAN ELEVATOR GOING UP TO THE TOP OF A SILO. HIS #2 HAMMER FELL THROUGH THE PASSENGER ELEVATOR'S ACCORDIAN STYLE DOOR. THE HAMMER HANDLE EXTENDING OUTSIDE OF THE RISING ELEVATOR HIT ONE O...
03/04/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS HAMMERING. LEANED OVER TO SET HAMMER DOWN. LEANED SO FAR THAT HARD HAT FELL OFF HEAD, REACHED TO GRAB IT BEFORE IT HIT GROUND. AS EMPLOYEE STOOD UP, HEAD HIT A PLUG AND CUT HEAD, REQUIRED...
05/02/2000 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None INJURED WAS REMOVING SMALL BALLS FROM GATES INSIDE BALL MILL WITH HAMMER AND CHISEL. SMALL PIECEOF BALL CAME OUT OF GRATES, CUTTING LEFT BACK OF HAND THROUGH GLOVE.
01/26/2000 MACHINERY PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 37d lost, 54d restricted INJURED WAS CHECKING MOTOR ON PALLETIZER DUE TO FAILURE. PALLETIZER OPERATED AND THE PRESS ELEMENT OF THE PALLETIZER CAUGHT HIS RIGHT HAND CRUSHING THE ENDS OF 3 FINGERS, REMOVING LAST JOINT O F SMALL...