All MSHA-reportable accidents at Lafarge Mid-Atlantic, Inc. operations in 2005. Fatalities appear first.
EE was repairing the pneumatic grease gun, he removed the air line thinking that he had disconnected the energy. He then removed the side covers and began to clean out the grease fron under the piston. While doing this the grease gun fired causing the piston to crush his left index finger behind the first knuckle. The finger tip could not be repaired and was removed.
While standing on a rock face, started to turn around, lost footing, right leg got stuck between two rocks, causing the rt ankle & knee to twist, fell to the ground, and hurt rt ankle.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING DOWN THE LADDER OF THE CATERPILLAR 777 HAUL TRUCK TO CHECK THE OIL WHEN HIS HAND SLIPPED OFF OF THE HAND RAIL AND HE FELL 10 FEET TO THE GROUND.
Employee was digging ice and rock out of the VS-3 tower chutes when he felt a twinge in his wrist.
Employee was removing frozen material from around the base of the 4 1/4 cone crusher at the Brown's Plant. He was using a Hilti Gun to hammer the material loose. When he applied pressure, he felt a sharp pain in his back.
Employee was walking around a truck when he slipped on some ice and fell back striking his head and left shoulder on the ground.
Employee was carrying a ladder when he raised it over the hand rails to turn a corner and felt a pop in his back.
Employee was working on a screening deck when he dropped his tool and he bent over to pick it up coming in contact with the cover of the Cedar Rapids screen motor. He was shocked due to the cover being hot from a bad connection inside the junction box.
While lifting a guard, the employee decided it was too heavy, went to set it down and it slipped out of his hand and struck his right wrist.
Employee was lifting pads for the crane when the pad slipped out of his hand and he tried to catch it, a piece of wood lodged in his left ring finger leaving a splinter of wood. He was sent to the clinic, who in turn sent him to a hand specialist to have it removed. He received 4 stitches.
Employee was hurrying to get a 992C loader started and into the pit, when he climbed the ladder with his lunch pail in his hands. He reached for the handrail at the top of the ladder, missed it and fell to the ground striking his buttocks and knocking the wind out of him.
EE was operating his loader at the Asphalt #6 pile, cage mill when he struck the concrete base of the loadout tunnel with his bucket. The sudden jar must have caused a back injury because on March 2nd, he started to feel pain in his back and pain/numbness in his right arm. This report was given to us on MARCH 7, 2005.
Employee started to take weight off of grader with overhead hoist so that grader would jack up easier. Chain sling on hoist broke striking employees thumb on left hand. Employee sustained a laceration and needed minor outpatient surgery to reconnect a tendon...and stitches. No lost days.
Employee was checking VS3 for a hole in the top deck. He stepped up onto an elevated motor mount to view the top deck screens. As he was preparing to step back onto the floor, his right foot slipped off of the mount, and landed on the floor, causing all of his weight to shift onto his right foot, twisting it.