H&W CEMENT, LLC

An employee was changing a saw blade when the saw machine activated. The employee's left ring and little fingers were amputated.

An employee was clearing a jam from the label cutting machine when their left middle finger was partially amputated.

Two employees were repairing the hydraulic engagement pins on a rented front-end wheel loader. The machine controls were activated to move the attachment pins and an employee's finger was caught between the pins and the bushings. Their right index finger was partially amputated.

An employee was cleaning the conveyor on a piece of equipment when they slipped and their right hand was pulled into the chain sprocket. The employee's fifth fingertip was amputated.

An employee was throwing blankets onto a blanket folding and stacking machine. A blanket got stuck in the machine and she attempted to remove it when the machine contacted her right little finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

After clearing a plugged cement feed chute underneath a silo, the injured employee asked a coworker to "bump" the rotary feeder to confirm material flow had resumed. The rotary feeder's inspection port was open, and dust was escaping until the injured employee covered the hole. Material then built up and prevented a visual inspection inside the feeder. The injured employee then instructed the coworker at the operating switch to stop the machine. While the feeder was still rotating due to inertia, the injured employee pushed the packed material out of the inspection port. A rotating blade partially amputated their right index fingertip.

Liquid concrete was being unloaded from a ready-mix truck into a mobile dump buggy. An employee was holding the truck s chute handle while standing beside the buggy. As the dump buggy moved forward, the employee s fingertip was caught and pinched between the chute handle and the buggy s bucket. The left ring fingertip was amputated.

At approximately 3:30 PM, on 4/30/2025, a Quikrete employee was exiting a tractor trailer when he slipped and fell to the ground. The employee sustained a fractured left femur.

An employee was utilizing a 10-foot fiberglass ladder to install an antenna on the side of a one-story residential home. The height of the mounted antenna from the ground was approximately 12 feet. While completing the installation of the antenna the employee lost his balance and fell approximately 8 feet to the concrete below, resulting in two fractured heels.

An employee was on a flatbed straightening return pallets when they sustained a back injury.

An employee was helping a coworker transport a tall palm tree with a mini skid steer. The employee was severely shocked by a high-voltage electrical wire above the ground.

An employee was retrieving a Christmas tree from a shelf using a ladder. He missed a step and fell to the concrete floor. He sustained injury to his head and wrist.

An employee was inspecting a generator whose radiator was leaking. He slipped, and a fan blade in the generator amputated his thumb and index finger.

An employee was operating an agricultural tractor during sugarcane harvesting. The employee sustained a lumbar sprain due to vibration or motion from the tractor.

An employee was moving a 3-ton condensing unit, strapped down on a dolly, out of a garage. The strap broke, causing the employee to fall backward onto the brick pavered driveway. The employee suffered injury to a spinal ligament in the neck.