Ash Grove Cement Company safety activity

Employee was climbing the stairs on the preheat tower and called over the radio to a co-worker that they needed to rest and felt dizzy. When the co-worker arrived, the employee was lying on the floor unconscious. Employee was brought conscious by a few shakes and hydrated and took to emergency room for check. They was diagnosed with heat syncope.

Employee was moving scaffold racks with a sky track forklift when EE drove through a pile of CKD dust and it blew into EE's eyes. EE was wearing safety glasses at the time.

Contractor was using the clinker silo passenger elevator when it stopped in the middle of going to the top. They immediately called the Control Room to let them know, and an electrician was called to assist. After 35 minutes the car was lowered to the ground and the contractor was able to get out safely.

Employee was attempting to remove a sump pump through a manhole in the old landfill when they lost grip of the pump and their left middle finger became pinched between the manhole and the pump housing. Employee had a small laceration on the fingertip that required (1) suture to close.

Employees were removing jacks from under #2 kiln tire (jacks free of any weight). Employee was guiding jack off the base; it came off awkwardly and pushed EE off balance. EE placed EE's right arm out to catch myself and felt a pop in EE's shoulder.

Employee fainted while working in the blend silos. A co-worker found the employee on the floor. The employee was seen by the co-worker just a few minutes earlier. The employee was diagnosed with heat syncope and administered IV fluids.

Employee was working on an airslide that transports kiln feed. When they went to close the port on the airslide kiln feed went up left sleeve and some dust got into right eye. They were given restrictions on 06/26/26 for their left wrist.