EMPLOYEE WENT I3TO WRONG COMPARTMENT OF PRECIPITATOR AND WAS ELECTROCUTED
Dallas Quarry & Plant Metal/Non-Metal
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- Fatalities
- 1
- Total incidents
- 36
- Years on record
- 1983–1990
- Latest incident
- Sep 1990
Fatalities at this mine
1 recordedReportable incidents
35 on file (excluding fatalities above)1990 · 5 incidents
TAKING CHUNKS OUT OF FEEDER, RIGHT FOOT WENT DOWN INTO FEEDER.
PUTTING CHAIN TOGETHER ROPE BROKE AND EE FELL SUSTAINING INJURY TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER.
REMOVING AIR LANCE FROM CONE OF GYPSUM TANK, EMPLOYEE FELL BACKWARD AGAINST HANDRAIL WITH WEIGHT AND FORCE OF BODY, POSSIBLY BRUISING BACK, FORCE OF IMPACT CAUSED MAN TO LOOSE HIS BREATH.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING BY ROSE BUSHES AND SOMETHING HIT HIM IN RIGHT EYE, MAYBE BEE OR SOME INSECT.
EMPL CLEANING UNDERNEATH CEMENT SILO STRAINED KNEE OF LEFT LEG.
1989 · 4 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING LARGE BALLS OF CLINKER FROM #2 CLINKER TANK WITH AN IRON BAR. WHILE PRYING ON THE BALL, THE BAR SLIPPED AND CAUGHT HIS HAND BETWEEN THE BAR AND HAND RAIL.
EMPLOYEE REMOVED VIBRATOR FROM AN EMPTY RAILCAR AND TURNED TO PLACE VIBRATOR ON LOADING DOCK. HE STATES HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK AS HE LIFTED VIBRATOR OFF THE RAILCAR AND AS HE PUT IT DOWN ON THE LOADING DOCK.
EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING APART #80 PALLETIZER ROLLER CHAIN WITH SCREWDRIVER. WHILE PRYING, SCREWDRIVER SLIPPED AND STUCK LEFT INDEX FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING CEMENT OUT OF HIS SHOE WHEN A DRILL MOTOR FELL OFF THE BENCH AND HIT HIS RT FOOT EMPLOYEE SUFFERED NON-DISPLACED TRANSVERSE FRACTURE OF DISTAL PHALANX OF RT GREAT TOE
1988 · 4 incidents
EMPLOYEE GOT RIVET BUSTER STUCK BETWEEN BRICK AND METAL SHELL. CUT AND BROKE LITTLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND.
BAG FELL OFF PALLET AT PALLETIZER. INJURED WAS PLACING CEMENT BAG BACK ON PALLET WHEN PALLET DISCHARGED CAUSING HIS ANKLE TO CATCH AT THE PALLET DISCHARGE AND ACCUMULATOR.
CUT BACK OF LEFT HAND WITH IMPACT WRENCH WORKING ON UNLOADING DOCK.
WHILE PICKING UP CEMENT BAGS FELT PAIN IN LEFT SHOULDER ELBOW AND SIDE OF NECK DIAGNOSIS OF LEFT SHOULD JOINT STRAIN. EMPLOYEE LAST DAY WAS THISFRIDAY 2-5-88 BEFORE GOING ON LAYOFF STATUS. WAS GOING TO THERAPY AFTER LAYOFF BUT WAS DECLARED TOTALLY INCAPACITATED BY DR AS OF 3-1-88.
1986 · 2 incidents
CLEANING OUT CL3NKER TANK WITH JACKHAMMER. OVERHEAD MATERIAL GAVE WAY CAUSING THE MATERIAL I,NAME WAS STANDING ON TO FALL. I,NAME WAS COVERED WITH MATERIAL AND WAS NOT ABLE TO ESCAPE THROUGH T HE BOTTOM OPENI3G WITHOUT ASSISTANCE FROM OTHER PERSONNEL ON THE OUTSIDE. HE RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES WHICH INCLUDE CHEST PAINS, MATERIAL IN THE BREATHING PASSAGE, IN THE EYES, AND A SORE LEFT
THE INJURED WAS3CHECKING A VALVE ON #2 SILO.HE JUMPED FROM ON TOP OF CEMENT SLIDE CAUSING THE BIG TOE OF HIS RIGHT FOOT TO JAM INTO THE FRONT OF HIS SAFETY SHOES.
1985 · 17 incidents
WHILE STEPPING UP ON STAND TO PUT AWAY CEMENT SAMPLE BUCKETS, A RUG BROKE ON THE STAND CAUSING THE INJURED TO FALL. THE INJURED REACHED FOR THE SHELF TO STOP HIS FALL CAUSING HIS LEFT WRIST, A RM AND SHOULDER TO TWIST.
INJURED WAS COMING DOWN THE LADDER FROM THE T-MIX PACKER WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL FROM THE LADDER
UNDER #3 CLINKER TANK GOING UNDER #6 CLINKER TANK AND HIT HEAD ON 4" PIPE THAT HAD BEEN CUT OFF.
INJ PUNCHING WITH BAR CLEANING DUST COLLECTOR WHEN FINGER WAS MASHED.
INJURED WAS REPLACING A BLOWER MOTOR INTO AN EMPTY BOX. THE MOTOR FELL CATCHING THE FINGER BETWEEN THE BOX & MOTOR.
EE GOT OUT OF TRUCK TO SEE IF THE EXHAUST SYSTEM WAS LOOSE ON THE TRUCK. IN DOING SO A PARTICAL OF DUST BLEW INTO HIS RT EYE.
EMPLOYEE ROLLIN1 1 KILN, DISENGAGED CLUTCH ON GAS MOTOR. KILN ROLLED BACKWARDS CLUTCH SEEMED TO GRAB, CAUSING MOTOR REV UP AND CAUSING HOUSING TO EXPLODE.
INJURED CAUGHT THUMB BETWEEN TWO PIECES OF METAL WHILE CHANGING THE SHALE CRUSHER.
EMPLOYEE OPENED TRANSFORMER DOOR AND WIND BLEW TRASH IN EYES WHEN DOOR OPENED.
EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING OIL BARREL BY HIMSELF AND WHEN OIL SHIFTED IN BARREL CAUSING EXCESS LOAD, HE STRAINED MUSCLES IN LOWER STOMACH.
EMPLOYEE WAS PREPARING VAC TRUCK FOR LOADING BY MOVING THE HOSE CLOSER TO THE TRUCK, AND IN SO DOING HURT HIS BACK.
CARRYING AIR SLIDE TO 3RD LEVEL IN MILL ROOM. WEIGHT OF AIR SLIDE CAUSED THE EMPLOYEE TO PULL BACK MUSCLE.
INJURED PERSON WAS MOVING A HOSE FROM ONE SIDE OF SUPER SUCKER TRUCK TO THE OTHER. IN DOING SO HE SPRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.
WHILE CLOSING A CEMENT CHAMBE DOOR OF STORAGE BIN, INJURED PERSON JAMMED HIS RIGHT THUMB WITH THE USE OF A HAMMER.
WHILE INSTALLING FEED IN DOOR ON 1 RAW MILL, EMPLOYEE CAUGHT RIGHT HAND BETWEEN WRENCH AND BAR. THIS CAUSED THE EMPLOYEE S RIGHT HAND TO BE INJURED.
WHILE CLEANING OUT A DUMP TRUCK THE INJURED PERSON CLOSED THE TAILGATE OF SAID TRUCK WHICH CAUSED HIM TO STRAIN HIS BACK.
INJURED WAS WORKING ON FEED END OF 1 FINISH MILL WHEN DRAG BAG SLIPOPED STRIKING FOOT BEHIND STEEL PART OF SAFETY SHOE.
1984 · 1 incident
THE INJURED WAS ON THE 2ND FLOOR OF THE WEST PACKHOUSE COUNTING PALLETS OF EMPTY CEMENT SACKS. IN ORDER TO GET A PROPER COUNT HE CLIMBED ON TOP OF A DOUBLE STACKED PALLET OF BAGS A HEIGHT O F APPROX 9\. AFTER HE COMPLETED HIS COUNT HE INADVERTANTLY STEPPED OFF THE PALLET ONTO THIN AIR FALLING 9\ TO THE FLOOR LEVEL.
1983 · 2 incidents
THE INJURED WAS IN CROUCHED POSITION & WHEN HE STOOD UP HE STEPPED ON A HAMMER & TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE. FIRST DIANOSED A SPRAIN/STRAIN & LATER WAS DETERMINED THAT HE WOULD NEED CORRECTIV E KNEE SURGERY.
EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTED TO SPRAY BELT DRESSING ON A MOVING CONVEYOR BELT AT A POINT BETWEEN THE TAKE-UP PULLEY AND DRIVE PULLEY. EMPLOYEES JACKET SLEEVE GOT HUNG UP ON THE BELT AND HIS ARM WAS PULL ED INTO THE DRIVE PULLEY. RECEIVED SKIN ABRASION AND RIGHT ARM FRACTURE