All MSHA-reportable accidents at Quikrete Construction Materials, LLC operations in 2015. Fatalities appear first.
Cement silo elevator stuck on way to top of silos with 3 employees inside for approx. 5 hrs, 15mins. MSHA contacted at 25 mins. No injury resulted. Elev tech replaced faulty circuit board for door lock safety. Board failure activated car safety device.
While moving boom lift on wet road lift dropped into a pot hole bouncing employee up causing him to twist his foot on accelerator cover plate.
Employee & two co-workers were clearing out south VRM reject chute. Employee and one co-worker were below the chute and the other co-worker was behind the chute. Large amount of powder material flushed out. Material entered top of employee's boot, burning left foot. Administered 1st aid and was transported to ER for burn treatment
4 Prod Asst were installing kiln hood beams. IE was operating the grip hoist on the west side of kiln hood. EE turned from facing kiln to find IE on his knees with head on ground. His ear was cut and he was confused. IE doesn't remember what happened. It is likely that the grip hoist handle struck IE when the cable twisted.
Employee was working in the VRM on 12/21/15. While walking underneath scaffolding he struck his hard hat on a support and felt his neck jam from the impact. Thought pain would go away and didn't report. Neck pain became worse and started having pain radiating to shoulder. Reported to supervisor on 1/14/16 and was sent to doctor. Follow up visit on 1/25/16 and given modified duty.
Employee was crossing over a stationary railcar. When he put his foot on the step to get down, his foot slipped off the ladder. He immediately grabbed the closest handle with his left hand and felt a sharp pain in his left arm.
Employee was working in a location where he was on his knees for an extended period of time during the week after several days he began to have swelling in his left knee. Employee was referred to Ortho for evaluation.
IE was closing access port when the tip of his right middle finger was caught in a pinch point. IE sustained a fractured finger tip and laceration.
EE was welding a double plate to inside of wheel loaders bucket. Employee was welding for appox. 3 hrs. in slightly bent position at the waist. When repositioning his body he felt sharp pain in his lower back. He reported incident to supervisor before the end of his shift. The next morning came in and he requested to see a Dr. as his condition was worse.
EE installing buckets on elevator chain on clk S elevator. Wind shifted and dust went toward EE face and eyes from N elevator (via S elevator casing). EE washed eyes out, got goggles and finished with no issue. Tues EE worked shift with no issue. Started to have eye discomfort Tues night. Went to doctor Wed; diagnosed with abrasion in right eye
Employee was moving an electrical box and the box pinched the tip of his right middle fingers between the box and a fan housing.
An automation technician suffered an adverse reaction to kiln gases that were escaping into an analyzer shelter. The gases were escaping through a small hose leak at the exit end of the kiln inlet analyzer.