All MSHA-reportable accidents at CEMEX Construction Materials Florida, LLC operations in 2009. Fatalities appear first.
An explosion from apparent coal dust and fire occurred in the coal mill baghouse area. It occurred when the coal mill was shutting down for maintenance. The damage was confined to the coal mill baghouse exterior doors and internal components.
Employee was climbing down the ladder of a CAT 777D Haul unit and lost his footing. He fell backwards and hit his head on the ground resulting in a 1 inch laceration to the back of his head. The injury required 3 stitches.
The excavator walked in front of the truck, then reached over and put the bucket in the bed of the truck and began to walk backwards, pulling the truck out. When the truck was freed, the truck came forward, striking the windshield of the excavator. The truck struck the walking levers of the excavator which caused it to walk forward. Excavator then pushed truck til it went off.
On May 22, employee claims he strained his R shoulder and neck opening a rail car door with a pry bar. Supervision was not notified. On May 23 the employee started a 2 week vacation. On May 27 the employee notified his supervisor and said he needed to see a doctor for his injury. On May 28 the employee visited the doctor and was diagnosed with a lumbar strain and prescribed Meds.
EE sustained an ankle sprain unloading rail cars on 1/21/09. Over the past 6 months he experienced minor discomfort with the ankle. On 7/23/09 he was reviewed by a doctor and no abnormalities were found. He was seen by an orthopedic specialist on 8/7/09. On 8/10/09, The orthopedic doctor gave him lifting and walking restrictions and prescribed physical therapy.
While climbing out of a rail pit employee brushed up against exposed live lead heater wires connected to hoist motor #1 running underneath platform. Wires were exposed and should have been disconnected or locked out. No damage or impairment was sustained to mining operation.
The employee was using a forklift to empty a shop dumpster into a larger dumpster outside. Once the forklift was hoisted in position to empty the dumpster, employee exited forklift to unlatch dumpster with left hand. Unknowingly, he placed his right hand in a nip point that was struck by dumpster as it tipped backwards after dumping load forward into larger dumpster.
slipped off of step of dozer and twisted ankle.
While working to install a piece of rail, EE struck a rail clip with a hammer, which glanced off and hit his left index finger.
The injured employee and another employee were moving brick from a pallet to the bricking platform in the kiln. While passing brick from one person to the other, the person reached for another brick accidentally struck the other employee in the face causing safety glasses to move & scratch eye.
Employee was carrying a block of wood while walking behind his service truck. His right hand collided with a step on the back bumper, causing his finger to be smashed between the block of wood and the bumper. The employee sustained a laceration to his right ring finger requiring 10 stitches.
While tying a rope to a piece of expanded metal, a piece of welding cable fell. The EE's hand became caught between the expanded metal and the cable. The EE sustained lacerations to the left ring and index fingers.
Employee walked into cement kiln to take pictures of refractory patch work being done by contractor. When employee looked up, dust fell on forehead and then behind safety glasses into eyes. He proceeded directly to eyewash station outside the kiln and flushed eyes with water for a long period of time before going to emergency room at local hospital.