Struck against a moving object
DRILLER WAS IN DRILL CAB PREPARING TO DRILL AN 18' DEEP ANGLE HOLE. DRILL HAD BEEN LEVELLED AND ALL JACKS HAD BEEN EXTENDED. DERRICK WAS BEING POSITIONED WHEN DRILL OVERTURNED ONTO RIGHT SIDE, TRAPPING DRILLER IN CAB.
Lafarge Mid-Atlantic, Inc.Mining Incidents in 2002
All MSHA-reportable accidents at Lafarge Mid-Atlantic, Inc. operations in 2002. Fatalities appear first.
- Fatalities in 2002
- 1
- Total incidents
- 11
- Year
- 2002
Top incident classifications
- 01HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)3 incidents
- 02HANDLING OF MATERIALS3 incidents
- 03MACHINERY2 incidents
- 04POWERED HAULAGE1 incident
- 05OTHER1 incident
All incidents in 2002
Struck by powered moving object
LEAD BLASTER IN CHARGE ON TOP OF TRUCK TO MONITOR FILLING OF STICK MAKING BIN. HE DIRECTED OPERATOR TO MOVE BOOM IN HIS DIRECTION. BOOM SWUNG RAPIDLY WITH INITIAL APPLICATION OF HYDRAULIC PRES SURE AND STRUCK BLASTER IN CHEST, KNOCKING HIM OFF THE TRUCK. BLASTER FELL 11 1/2' TO THE GROUND. HE SUFFERED BROKEN RIBS, PUNCTURED LUNG, BROKEN CLAVICLE, CUT TO BACK OF HEAD AND FOREHEAD.
Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS ADJUSTING AN IDLER ARM WITH A HAMMER ON BF-5 HE STRUCK HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER ON THE FRAME DURING THE BACK SWING.
Over-exertion in lifting objects
EE WAS SHOVELING MATERIAL OFF OF VS 2B SCREEN AND HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER.
Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
ANOTHER EE WAS DRIVING A BEARING ONTO A SHAFT WHILE EE WAS HOLDING A BLOCK OF WOOD ON IT. THE EEMISSED THE BLOCK & STRUCK EE HAND CAUSING A LACERATION OF THE LEFT RING FINGER-NEEDED 5 STITCHES
Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE WAS CLEANING SPILLAGE FROM THE US2A CATWALK. HE WAS KNEELING DOWN. WHEN HE WENT TO STAND UP, HE PULLED/STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.
Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS KNEELING ON A CATWALK CUTTING A PIECE OF RUBBER WITH A UTILITY KNIFE. THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT HIS LEG.
Over-exertion in lifting objects
EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING HEAVY WEIGHT MATERIAL ANDSAID THAT HE TWISTED AND FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
Struck against a moving object
WAS BREAKING ROCKS WITH ROCK BREAKER WHEN THE BREAKER SLID OFF A ROCK AND THE SUDDEN MOVEMENT FORWARD AND BACKWARD ALONG WITHT HE WORN SEAT CAUSED A STRAIN/ SPRAIN IN EMPLOYEE'S LOWER BACK.
Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
WHILE SHOVELING AROUND PLANT EE NOTICED A PIECE OF METAL IN PILE & WHEN HE WENT TO PULL IT OUT, HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.
Fall to the walkway or working surface
WHILE CLEANING ICE OFF OF C-25 CONVEYOR, EE SLIPPED & PULLED HIS GROIN MUSCLE.