Mountain Cement Company LLC safety activity

Two employees at the top of the baghouse tried to move a welding machine with a trolley. The trolley came loose at the beam splice (vendor misfabrication), and the welding machine fell. It hit one of the crew's hands. The employee sustained a contusion to the left thumb, went to the clinic, and was confirmed to have only a contusion. The employee returned to work immediately.

Employee was climbing down a steel ladder, after welding, slipped of the round rung and when they tried to catch themselves they struck their left hand on the ladder. After observation was taken to the clinic for x-ray and they fractured the fifth metacarpal and is pending procedure on 7/14/26

While grinding in the RM area, the employee felt a particle in EE's eye; however, EE was wearing proper PPE, including glasses and a face shield. Safety officers removed a small particle from the eye and, to ensure the employee was taken to the clinic, used vibrating tools to remove the rust. The employee returned to work after the clinic.

Contractor was puttting beams in clinker cooler when rigging slipped causing beam to slip and and smash EE's left pinky

Employee has transferring material in a wheelbarrow when EE made contact with a stationary steel fan shroud. EE's left pinkie finger tip was pinched between the left wheelbarrow handle and the fan housing edge.

EE was talking when EE's coworker struck a column with a broken piece of aluminum handle when EE lifted EE's hand into the swinging area. EE received a laceration to EE's left middle finger, took EE to clinic for stiches.

While grinding there was paint and metal particles that blew into EE's eye, EE was wearing foam lined glasses and also a face shield. Wind from the west 21MPH at the time of the incident.

An unresponsive truck driver was found in the driver seat of their haul truck. 9-1-1 was notified at 12:51P on Friday, March 6, 2026.

EE was opening a box of welding rods using a self-retracting blade box cutter. While cutting the thick protective plastic covering, EE cut in a direction toward self. During the cutting motion, the knife got caught in the plastic, it became free the pulling motion caused a laceration to the middle joint (knuckle) of EE's left thumb.

Cement dust in eyes while troubleshooting a finish mill grinding circuit