Over-exertion in lifting objects
EE was installing paddles on a blade mill and due to the continuous lifting, EE sustained a strained back and sought chiropractor care.
CEMEX - WEST PLANT #72Metal/Nonmetal
CEMEX Construction Materials South LLC · Surface
Controlled by Cemex S A
Phoenix, Maricopa County, AZ · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0201037
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 5
- Years on record
- 2002–2010
- Latest incident
- May 2010
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
5 on file2010 · 1 incident
2004 · 1 incident
Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Employee was using a chain hoist at the crusher area to align two holes so he could put a pin through the holes. The end of chain came loose and hit him in the nose, causing a laceration.
2002 · 3 incidents
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
A SHIM STACK FELL WEDGING THE EE'S FINGER BETWEEN SHIM AND PIECE OF EQUIPMENT.
Struck against a moving object
DRIVING THE WATER TRUCK AROUND WHILE WATERING AND CLEANING. DROVE OVER A BUMPY AREA THAT CAUSED EE TO BOUNCE OUT OF THE SEAT INJURING HIS LOWER BACK.
Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CUT AND REPAIR A CONVEYOR BELT, THE EE SLIPPED AND LACERATED HIS RIGHT UPPER LEG (KNIFE CUT).