All MSHA-reportable accidents at Heidelberg Materials Northeast-LLC operations in 2001. Fatalities appear first.
TWO EMPLOYEES WERE REMOVING A 4'X 8' 1/16"" THICKSTEEL PLATE. ONE WAS SUPPORTING A NUMBER OF OTHER SIMILAR PLATES, BALANCING THESE PLATES BUT THEWEIGHT OF THE PLATES OVERCAME HIS STRENGTH TO SU PPORT THEM. THEY WENT OVER THE CENTER PUSHING HIM BACKWARDS. THE PLATES FELL ON HIS KNEES AND LEGS.
WHILE MOVING OIL DRY WITH HAND TRUCK DOWN THE STOCK ROOM RAMP HE SLIPPED ON OIL DRY AND FELL UNDER THE LOADED HAND TRUCK.
STANDING ON STEPS IN FRONT OF HAUL TRUCK TO ACCESS BRAKE VALVES. WHEN HE LOST BALANCE AND CAUGHT HIMSELF BY GRABBING HAND RAILING TO KEEP FROM FALLING.
EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING STONE AND PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS NECK AND LEFT SHOULDER.
EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING DOWN OFF OF LOADER AND HIS RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDER HIM CAUSING A PROBLEM WITH HIS RIGHT KNEE.
EE WAS CHANGING CUTTING EDGE ON LOADER. HE CUT HIS LEFT MIDDLE FINGER ON A SHARP BOLT HEAD.
WHILE TRYING REPOSITION ONE OF THE SPRING LOADED RAMS WE USED TO ADJUST OUR GYRO CRUSHER, MY RIGHT HAND SLIPPED OFF THE RAM & I COULD NOT HOLD THE RAM WITH JUST MY LEFT HAND. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE FORCE DROP MY HAND, PINCHING IT BETWEEN THE RAM & THE CRUSHER ADJUSTING RING. THE FORCE FORCE OF WHICH BROKE MY FINGER.