EE was cutting drill head from drill steel. Cutting operation resulted in fragmentation of drill steel. EE was struck by drill steel fragment resulting in his death.
CEMEX Construction Materials Atlantic, LLCMining Incidents in 2010
All MSHA-reportable accidents at CEMEX Construction Materials Atlantic, LLC operations in 2010. Fatalities appear first.
- Fatalities in 2010
- 1
- Total incidents
- 10
- Year
- 2010
Top incident classifications
- 01HANDLING OF MATERIALS4 incidents
- 02SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON3 incidents
- 03MACHINERY2 incidents
- 04EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE1 incident
All incidents in 2010
EE was closing the door on the crusher dryer. EE placed his hands on the moving part of the door. As the door closed, EE's pinky finger became caught in a pinch point, breaking the finger.
Stepped back into small hole on Shaker Screen and twisted Left Ankle.
EE was climbing down a ladder on a rail car to get the brake. He missed the bottom step with his right foot and landed hard on the ground. EE tore the meniscus in his left knee. EE was not given restricted duty until 5/19/2010.
Employee was welding anchors in the cooler and some hot material broke free above him striking him in the head and and neck.
Employee was descending the pre-heater stairs and prior to reaching the ground level, felt a pull and pop in his calf.
EE was about to walk down a flight of stairs in the preheater tower when his face shield (which was flipped up in a position parallel to the floor) caught on something. He slipped down several stairs, caught himself by getting his arm around the handrail. He strained his bicep muscle on right arm and had restrictions for several days.
EE had been waterblasting the preheat tower. When he opened one of the doors to water blast that area some dust got on his sleeve. When he lowered his arm the dust managed to go from his sleeve down into his welding glove and burned the back of his left hand. He received second degree burns and a prescription was used in the treatment.
Ground shifted under drill and caused drill to overturn.
EE was closing hatch in top of personel elevator. EE was lookng up to ensure hatch was closing properly. When hatch closed, dust came down and got into the eye, behind EE's safety glasses. This cement dust caused a small burn to the eye, requiring prescription medicine for the eye.