Employee was moving an oil barrel and stepped on a stone twisted left knee
Heidelberg Materials Northeast-LLCMining Incidents in 2016
All MSHA-reportable accidents at Heidelberg Materials Northeast-LLC operations in 2016. Fatalities appear first.
- Fatalities in 2016
- 0
- Total incidents
- 8
- Year
- 2016
Top incident classifications
- 01SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON3 incidents
- 02HANDLING OF MATERIALS3 incidents
- 03STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT1 incident
- 04MACHINERY1 incident
All incidents in 2016
Employee states EE slipped on ice on EE's right elbow near restrooms across from garage resulting in pain in EE's right elbow
Employee climbing up machine put fuel nozzle in and began fueling the 988f. EE climbed back down to check machine over it auto shut off engaged when full. EE climbed back up to top fuel off as EE was topping off, EE slipped off step landed directly on feet and felt right knee pop.
Employee was taking a conveyer pulley off a pallet. EE squatted and bent down to lift one end up and roll it off the pallet. As EE did EE twisted slightly causing EE to have pain in the lower left side of EE's back.
Employee was cleaning a spray nozzle on S-17 while standing on the catwalk alongside screen frame. Employee's foot slipped on the wet surface of the catwalk and wedged between the catwalk and screen deck frame.
EE was attempting to get a piece of steel from the steel rack. EE had moved 2 pcs of channel to get to the pc of steel EE wanted & when EE moved the 2nd pc of channel the 1st pc of channel came back on finger in turn lacerating ring finger on left hand which required 7 stitches.
While ee was priming the fuel pump at tank 1 EE put fuel into the priming tube of the pump. Started the pump and went up on the truck to see if it primed. It didn't act like it primed so EE went back down turned the pump off and shut valves, when EE removed cap off priming tube diesel fuel shot out getting past EE's safety glasses and into EE's eyes and mouth.
Putting lubricant in planetary of L270 loader using air operated pump. Pump developed air leak and stopped working. Employee was trying to find the air leak when piston came down pinching 2 fingers on EE's right hand.