Ash Grove Cement Company safety activity

Employee was installing a door at the backend of the kiln. They knelt down to retrieve a tool from a coworker and rolled their right ankle. Resulting in an ankle sprain.

Employee states EE was welding on 3/27/2026 when a spark went under and in welding jacket. Employee states EE brushed it off and went about EE's normal day. EE reported that EE's injury may be infected on 3/30/2026 and was taken to a clinic for evaluation and prescribed antibiotic cream. No work restrictions were given to employee.

Found an issue with the 5th floor door flag so it was adjusted. They also adjusted the contacts on the flag on the 7th floor. They then rode the elevator to confirm the issue was resolved. Once they were comfortable, they turned it over to the plant operations to resume operations and monitored the elevator form the machine room for some time to confirm everything was working.

Employee stepped off onto the platform on the 826 miner to descend using the access steps & stairway. The bottom steps were in the raised position and moved downward when weight was applied, stopping abruptly. The sudden movement caused the employee to experience pain in the lower back and umbilical area.

Several utility workers were loading mill rods into the raw mill. As they were unloading a rod from the forklift forks, their finger was caught in between the hand rail and bottom of rod.

Two MWI employees were moving a 12'L x 6"W x 3/4" Thick steel flat Bar weighing approximately 184 lbs. to a saw horse. Both employees set it down before the injured employee was able to clear EE's right middle finger from getting pinched between the steel flat bar and the steel sawhorse.

Employee was placing a vibrator on a gyp car, as EE was placing the vibrator on the bracket on the car, EE felt pain in EE's abdomen. Meet reportable criteria on 4/2/26 when EE had hernia surgery.