Mining Incidents

CEMEX Construction Materials Florida, LLCMining Incidents in 2019

All MSHA-reportable accidents at CEMEX Construction Materials Florida, LLC operations in 2019. Fatalities appear first.

Fatalities in 2019
0
Total incidents
16
Year
2019

Top incident classifications

  1. 01HANDLING OF MATERIALS5 incidents
  2. 02SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON4 incidents
  3. 03HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)3 incidents
  4. 04FIRE1 incident
  5. 05STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT1 incident

All incidents in 2019

Accident type, without injuries

Electric motor shorted. Hydraulic line ruptured and sprayed turbo. Fire burned for 47 Minutes. NO injury

Fall to the walkway or working surface

Miner slipped while walking and hit ground 12/20/2019 bruising elbow hip and knee, but has NOT received any medical treatment until June 25, 2020. Miner has now had outpatient surgery to scrape scar tissue off elbow.

Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

Employee was swinging sledge hammer and strained right shoulder. Taken to doctor for examination and EE was placed on light duty.

Struck against stationary object

Operator dismounting dragline. Guardrail safety chain across ladder access had been unlatched and hanging down in close proximity to access ladder. While dismounting, operator's finger became snagged on the latch on safety chain, lacerating the finger.

Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee was working inside Raw Mill 1 and fell after material hit EE's right leg. EE fractured right ankle.

Struck against stationary object

This report is submitted under contest as operator is investigating the reported injury. On October 13, 2019, a miner reported stepping on a 1/2"" diameter water lance and feeling pain in EE's foot. Miner was wearing proper footwear and not performing any unsafe activities. X-ray showed a fracture to a metatarsal bone. Miner returned to work in a soft splint under restrictions.

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was helping a customer truck driver clean tailgate when employee's right index finger was crushed resulting in stitches and restricted duty.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was cleaning up some material in front of the Kiln 2 Kiln Feed Overflow Dog Box. EE slipped on a slick section of ground and twisted right knee.

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

A cement truck loading operator, with more than 23 years of experience was centering the spout into a cement tanker by using a 52-inch bar that weighs 3 pounds when they felt a pain in right wrist and elbow. After seeking medical attention they were diagnosed with right wrist/elbow sprain and then performed an MRI which came back with no more findings.

Struck against stationary object

Employee went to move a circular fan and the guard fell, allowing employee's thumb to contact the blade. Laceration occurred.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee got dust in eye causing irritation.

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

2 wrenches smashed finger

Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Employee was cleaning out gate on Silo 3 and got cement dust in EE's left eye. Taken to doctor on 3/15/2018 where eye was irrigated, cleaned and prescribed eye drops and eye patch.

Struck against a moving object

EE was loading used wire rope into a dumpster. Forklift become unstable and turned over. EE received a laceration to the head that required medical attention, stitches. EE returned to work on the next scheduled shift. MSHA site was down for service Feb. 15 thru Feb 19.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Production Supervisor was unplugging STG IV using a jackhammer and towards the end of the shift EE started feeling a lower back pain. The extended use of the jackhammer and the access to the area contributed to this injury.

Other years on record

Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) accident records, kept current weekly. Operator identity is MSHA's operator_id on the accident record; records are scoped to CEMEX Construction Materials Florida, LLC's numeric MSHA operator ID.