Mining Incidents

Graymont (PA) Inc.Mining Incidents in 2002

All MSHA-reportable accidents at Graymont (PA) Inc. operations in 2002. Fatalities appear first.

Fatalities in 2002
0
Total incidents
8
Year
2002

Top incident classifications

  1. 01HANDLING OF MATERIALS2 incidents
  2. 02SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON2 incidents
  3. 03POWERED HAULAGE1 incident
  4. 04OTHER1 incident
  5. 05HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)1 incident

All incidents in 2002

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHEN THE EMPLOYEE OPPENED THE DOOR TO THE BACKHOE, THE DOOR CAME FLYING OPEN AND JAMMED HIS LEFT WRIST.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE GETTING OUT OF H-10 TRUCK, AT THE END OF HIS SHIFT, HIS FOOT SLIPPED TWISTING HIS KNEE ON THE FLEX LADDER.

Struck against stationary object

THE EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING THE 120' JLG OUT OF 7EW BOTTOM WHEN HE RAN OVER A LARGE ROCK WITH THE FRONT WHEEL - THROWING HIM AROUND INSIDE THE BASKET. HE HIT HIS LEFT LEG AND RIGHT ARM ON THE BASK ET RAILS.

Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EE WAS LOOKING UP HELPING GET A WELD LEAD TO A WORK AREA, WHEN THE WIND BLEW & HE GOT LIME IN HIS RIGHT EYE

Over-exertion in lifting objects

THE EMPLOYEE WAS DOING CLEANUP WORK BY #4 ELEVATOR AND WHILE HE WAS SHOVELING HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING WEDGES IN 145 OSCILLATOR - USING A HAMMER AND DRIFT WHEN HE FELT A STING IN HIS LEFT HAND. A PIECE OF STEEL HAD IMBEDDED IN HIS HAND.

Fall down stairs

THE EE WAS HOOKING UP OIL LINE TO THRUST OF #2 KILN WHEN STANDING ON PORTABLE STEPS. THE STEPS FLIPPED BACKWARDS HITTING HIM ON THE LT. LEG ANDWHEN HE REACHED TO CATCH HIMSELF HE FELT HIS LT. SHOULDER POP.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE EMPLOYEE IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH HIS RIGHT HAND HURTING AND HIS FINGERS GOING NUMB. HE DOWS NOT KNOW WHEN A PARTICULAR ACCIDENT COULD HEVE TAKEN PLACE TO CAUSE THIS - HE FEELS THAT IT JUST RESULTING FROM YEARS OF WORK.

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 Graymont (PA) Inc.'s numeric MSHA operator ID.