Mining Incidents

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

  1. 01HANDLING OF MATERIALS4 incidents
  2. 02SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON3 incidents
  3. 03MACHINERY2 incidents
  4. 04EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE1 incident

All incidents in 2010

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

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.

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

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.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Stepped back into small hole on Shaker Screen and twisted Left Ankle.

Fall from machine

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.

Contact with hot objects or substances

Employee was welding anchors in the cooler and some hot material broke free above him striking him in the head and and neck.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was descending the pre-heater stairs and prior to reaching the ground level, felt a pull and pop in his calf.

Fall down stairs

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.

Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

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.

Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

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.

Other years on record

Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) accident records, kept current weekly. Operator identity is MSHA's operator_id on the accident record; records are scoped to CEMEX Construction Materials Atlantic, LLC's numeric MSHA operator ID.