EMPLOYEE WAS CL3MBING INTO CAB OF CHERRY PICKER, PLACED FOOT ON BRAKE PEDAL. FOOT SLIPPED OFF PEDAL CAUSING SPRAIN TO RIGHT FOOT.
Alamo Cement Plant Metal/Non-Metal
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 43
- Years on record
- 1983–1986
- Latest incident
- Apr 1986
Reportable incidents
43 on file1986 · 1 incident
1985 · 9 incidents
WORKING ON #3 CRANE WHILE EQUALIZING HOLDIN CABLES -A LOOSE STRAND PUNCTURED TOP OF LEFT HAND.
EMP WAS OUTSIDE LOADING DOCK CHECKING A BATTERY OPERATED AIR COMPRESSER FOR OIL AND FUEL WHEN THE OUTSIDE DOOR CAME DOWN ON HIS HAND AND CAUSED A LACERATION TO HIS THIRD LEFT HANDD
HITTING KEY WAY WITH HAMMER AND CHISEL TO REMOVE SAME PART OF HAMMER BROKE AND HIT RIGHT FOREARM AND RIGHT THIGH.
EE WAS WORKING ON #3 CEMENT ELEVATOR ON A SPROCKET. IT HAD SLIPPED OUT & THEY WERE TRYING TO PUT IT BACK IN. SLEDGE HAMMER HIT THE EDGE OF PUNCH & HIT RAUL ON FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING IN LOADING AN ELECTRIC MOTOR ONTO A LOADER BUCKET WHEN HE GOT HIS FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN THE MOTOR AND THE BUCKET SURFACE
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING THE PALLETIZER AND OILING IN THE SQUEEZER PISTON AREA WHEN THE PISTON ACTIBATED, CATCHING THE TIP OF THE RING FINGER OF HIS LEFT HAND, CAUSING INJURY.
EE STUCK HIS HAND THRU A SMALL OPENING IN T HE GUARD ON THE TRANSFER BELT OF THE ROCK CONVEYOR FOR THE #4 MILL TO REMOVE SOME SMALL ROCKS THAT WERE LAYING ON THE METAL COVER. IN DOING SO HE GOT HIS HAND CAUGHT INT HE HEAD PULLEY PINCH POINT.
EMPLOYEE SUFFERED A BACK STRAIN TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF HIS BACK WHILE HELPING TO LIFT A 125 LB SHAFT ON TOP OF THE #8 MILL SEPARATOR.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING SOME CEMENT OUT OF SOME DUST FILTERS IN THE NO.8 MILL DUST COLLECTOR USING A BROOM HANDLE TO POKE THE BAGS FROM THE BOTTOM UPWARDS SOME DUST PARTICLES FLYYING IN THE IMME DIATE AREA GOT INTO HIS EYE CAUSING AN IRRITATION AND EVENTUAL CORNIAL ABRASION
1984 · 18 incidents
EMPL SUFFERED LACERATION ON RIGHT IDEX FINGER USING HAND HACKSAW TO CUT THROUGH 1-1/4\\ BOLT.AT FINISH OF LAST STROKE,RIGHT HAND SLIPPED CAUSING HAND TO HIT JAGGED PART OF BOLT IN VISE.
EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING ANOTHER EMPLOYEE IN LOADING A PUMP SCREW ONTO A PICKUP TRUCK BED AND AS HE LIFTED HE TURNED HIS BODY SLIGHTLY AND AS HE DID THIS HE FELT A SHARP PAIN ON HIS SIDE. HE CON TINUED WORKING WITHOUT ANY PROBLEM HOWEVER THE FOLLOWING MORNING HE WAS EXPERIENCING SOME MORE PAIN AND HE WAS SENT TO THE MEDICAL CLINIC.
EMPLOYEE STRAINED HIS BACK WHILE CARRYING A FIVE GALLON BUCKET OF OIL UP THE SPIRAL STAIRS TO THE OVERHEAD CRANE
FASTENING COME-ALONG CHAIN TO #6 FINISH MILL DOOR.DOOR DROPPED CATCHING EMPL FINGER BETWEEN DOOR AND CHAIN CAUSING INJURY.SENT TO DR SAME DAY.EMPL ONLY WORKING DIRECTLY FOR COMPANY 2 DAYS-HOWE VER HE HAD WORKED IN PLANT IN SAME JOB FUNCTION THROUGH PRIVATE CONTRACTOR 5 MOS.
EMPL ATTEMPTING TO CLOSE DOOR ON BOTTOM OF #14 SILO SOME DUST FLEW INTO HIS EYES CAUSING INJURY.
EMPL SUFFERED LOWER BACK STRAIN WHILE REMOVING SOME CLINKER CHUNKS FROM #5 AND #7 MILL CLINKER HOPPERS.THOUGHT IT WOULD PASS BUT AFTER SEVERAL DAYS,CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE SHARP PAIN AND WENT TO COMPANY DR. 10-10-84.
WELDING ROD CHIPS FELL INTO EMPL GLOVE CUFF WHILE WELDING ON #9 FINISH MILL SHELL CAUSING 2ND DEGREE BURN.EMPL TREATED BURN FOR SEVERAL DAYS WHILE CONTINUING TO WORK.ON 10-10 CONT HAVING PROBL EMS AND REQ TO SEE COMPANY DR.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING PORTA POWER BACK & SPACER TO STRAIGHTEN LOADING SPOUT. THE JACK KICKED OUT AND CAUGHT RIGHT HAND RING FINGER BETWEEN JACK RAM AND SPACER.
EMPL CHIPPING PIECES OF EXCESS WELD OFF OF METAL SURFACE WHEN LID OF CONVEYOR TROUGH FELL ON HIS HAND CAUSING INJURY.
EE WAS CLEANING THE FEED SPOUT ON #8 MILL WHEN THE HAMMER HE WAS USING SLIPPED & HE HIT HIS LEFT LEEG.
EMPLOYEE WAS GREASING EQUIPMENT IN PLANT WAS STEPPING OVER 5 CEMENT PUMP LINE WHEN HE STRUCK HIS LEFT SHIN ON LINE CUTTING AND BRUSING HIS SHIN.
AS EMPLOYEE WAS PERFORMING HER WORK ACTIVITY, SHE DROPPED SOME PAPERS ON THE FLOOR AND AS SHE BENT DOWN TO PICK THEM UP SHE BUMPED HER HEAD ON THE EDGE OF A TABLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS ON TOP OF #4 FINISH MILL AND WAS ABOUT TO PICK UP SLEDGE HAMMER HE STEPPED ON RAILL LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL TO THE FLOOR.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING UP TO WELD ON #3 CEMENT FINISH MILL HE SLIPPED AND BRUISED RIGHT SIDE AND CUT HIS RIGHT ELBOW ON ANGLE IRON SUPPORT
EMPL REMOVING CHUNK FROM #7 FINISH MILL FEED SPOUT WITH STEEL BAR.BAR SLIPPED AND CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN BAR AND FEED SPACE.
EMPLOYEE WAS COMING FROM 5.6 MILLS AND WAS GOING UP THE STAIRS AT 4 FINISH MILL HE SLIPPED ON THE 3 STEP AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT ANKLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS DRAWING CEMENT FROM SILO CEMENT BLEW INTO HIS EYES-CORNEAL ABRASIONS IN BOTH EYES.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING THE STAIRWAY ON THE WEST WALL OF THE CLINKER STORAGE SHED WHEN HE MISSED HIS STEP CAUSING HIM TO FALL AND HIT HIE KNEE ON EDGE OF ONE OF THE METAL STEPS.
1983 · 15 incidents
CLEANING NORTH STAIRWAY OF CLINKER STORAGE WHEN DUST GOT INTO LEFT EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLOSING THE DOORS ON THE ELEVATOR. PULL STRAP WAS MISSING ON THE INSIDE 50, HE PULLED THE STRAP ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE DOOR HIS HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE TOP AND BOTTOM DOOR DANI EL WAS ON HIS WAY TO CHECK THE SILOS. DANIEL WENT TO THE NORTHEAST HOSPITAL ON 12-20-83 TO DOCTOR HORTON\S OFFICE ON 12-21-83.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPENING THE WINDOW ##4 CRANE SO THAT HE COULD TALK TO FRONT END LOADER OPERATOR. THE LOADER WAS WORKING UNDER THE CRANE MR. GRACIA WENT TO DR. OFFICE ON 12-20-21-22-23-83.
EMPLOYEE WRAPPED PC OF SHAFT ON CHAIN TO LOOSEN GATE OF SILO AND CHAIN BROKE DROPPING SHAFT ON LEFT FOOT
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING UNDER 14 CEMENT SILO UNPLUGING BOTTOM CONG CEMENT GOT INTO HIS BOOTS MULTIPLE INFECTED FUCTION AND CEMENT BURNS BOTH LOWER LEGS SECONDARY ADMITIS UPPER LEG.
INSTALLING NEW AIR LINE FOR SILO 13 CEMENT PUMP.EMPL WORKING FROM LADDER 4\ UP USING CUTTING TORCH FITTING LINE FOR WELDING ACETYLENE HOSE BEHIND HIM AND STARTLED EMPL WHO JUMPED OFF LADDER AN BROKE BONE IN LEFT ANKLE.
WHILE HE WAS PULLING MOTOR WITH COMEALONG IT SLIPPED AND HE TRIED TO HOLD IT CAUSING A STRAIN TO HIS HIP
EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE MACHINE SHOP WAITING FOR THE BAND SAW TO FINISH CUTTING A PIECE OF METAL WHEN HE FELT SOME FLYING OBJECT GET INTO HIS RIGHT EYE CAUSING SOME IRRITATION AFTER A WHILE. HE RECEIVED FIRST-AID AND WENT TO THE DOCTOR AFTER SEVERAL HOURS.
EMP WAS WALKING IN TUNNEL AND HE STEPPED ON BOARDS CAUSING HIM TO SLIP ANCD STRAIN HIS ANKLE AND RIGHT CALF MUSCLE
EMP WAS WALKING ON TOP OF #5 CENENT MILL SEPARATOR WHEN HE SLIPPED ON SOME SLIPPERY SURFACE OIL CAUSING HIM TO HIT HIMSELF ON A SIDE BEAM ON THE SEPARATOR
EMP WAS HELPING A MECHANIC LIFT A PUMP SCREW AT THE NO 4 FINISH MILL CEMENT PUMP WHEN HS HURT HIS BACK
HEAVY CALLOUSES ON RIGHT HAND
EMP WAS WALKING DOWN THE STEPS IMMEDIATELY SOUTH OF NO 5 CEMENT MILL WHEN SOME DUST BLEW INTO HIS EYES
EMP WAS TESTING THE SEAL ON THE #5 CEMENT PUMP AND AS HE REACHED TO ADJUST THE SEAL FING HIS FINGER GOT CUT
EMP WAS WALKING UP STAIRWAY AND HE SLIPPED FALLING ON RT HAND CAUSING A BRUISE ON RT INDEX FINGER