Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Shoveling gravel into holes at quarry shot, hurt shoulder.
Heidelberg Materials Northeast-LLCMining Incidents in 2011
All MSHA-reportable accidents at Heidelberg Materials Northeast-LLC operations in 2011. Fatalities appear first.
- Fatalities in 2011
- 0
- Total incidents
- 5
- Year
- 2011
Top incident classifications
- 01HANDLING OF MATERIALS2 incidents
- 02SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON1 incident
- 03OTHER1 incident
- 04POWERED HAULAGE1 incident
All incidents in 2011
Over-exertion in lifting objects
Employee was shoveling waste material under a conveyor when he felt pain in his right hip as he worked. chiropractic treatment was sought at first by didn't help. lost time began after treating with a physician who took EE out of work on October 27.
Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
IE was standing on a conveyor catwalk when the conveyor frame broke. Sudden drop of the conveyor caused the employee to fall. As employee was falling he grabbed the handrail and strained his shoulder. Injury has been classified as first aid to this point and will be changed to lost time effective May 26, 2011 We discovered that the employee will require rotator cuff surgery.
Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
While the IW was inspecting a siphon line on a water pump an insect crawled up his shirt sleeve. The insect bit the IW on the shoulder. This incident was reported by the IW 3 days after it occurred. When the injury was reported it was still swollen and required medical attention due to an infection.
Struck by flying object
The injured employee was removing a gear box from a stacking conveyor. As the IE was standing on the conveyor, the conveyor frame broke and the IE was struck in the right arm by a hand shovel that became airborne. The injured employee received 11 stitches to his upper right arm.