CEMEX Construction Materials Florida, LLCMining Incidents in 2013

While operating a walk-behind concrete saw, a rock jammed the saw wheel. Employee reached to remove rock and his sleeve was caught on saw arbor causing forearm to contact blade.

Employee was walking on the north lateral side while looking up to the 62 shaker. Hit his head with a X cross member. He was walking in a forward motion.

Employee pushed down his left foot onto the rotor at the primary crusher while twisting his upper torso. Employee reported incident on 03/22/2013

Employee complained about back pain on Wednesday 12/11/2013. He claimed that he felt OK through the weekend and Tuesday, but on Wednesday he reported some discomfort. He never reported this but until Wednesday 12/11/2013

Electrician was walking down the North 42 Inch conveyor catwalk, slipped and fell backwards. He landed on his left elbow and felt pain in his left shoulder. He was taken to the doctor the following day (11/08/2013) and placed on light duty (no overhead work) and given pain medication.

Employee was working with another employee using a pry bars trying to free a jammed roller in raw mill. One employee was lifting and the other was pushing down on pry bar to move the jammed roller. When the roller unjammed, it rolled over quickly and smashed little finger between pry bar and fixed pipe.

EE was placing safety cone behind truck. During this task he felt a sharp pain on his back. He reported the incident and an entry was made on the First Aid Register. He came back the next day Fri. and the next day Sat. On Monday he complained his back was bothering him. He was taken to the Dr. who put him on restricted duty.

EE was exiting a fixed ladder which allowed access to a baghouse. As EE reached the last rung and stepped onto the grated flooring he turned to his left to exit the area and his left boot adhered to the grated flooring. He felt a strain in his left knee when he made the turn and took a step.

A mechanic from the Mobile Shop received a laceration in his left hand. He was changing a seal on a PTO. The tool that he used slipped off his hand. He received the cut on the palm of his hand close to his thumb.

Electrician was opening electrical cabinet door when hinges broke causing the door to fall toward him. As he caught the falling 5 foot by 3 foot door, it twisted back causing low back pain which required medical that afternoon. The electrical cabinet was located in the alternative fuels area of mill at ground level.

Employee was using hand tools (hammer & steel bar)to strike a metal dust pipe to unplug the flow of dust through it. After striking it numerous times over a 30 minute period, his back became stiff later in shift that became more painful as time passed.

While cutting steel bands off a pallet, the steel band recoiled back and cut the left arm just above the wrist.