Over-exertion in lifting objects
Employee was stemming holes and heard a pop in his wrist.
Lafarge Mid-Atlantic, Inc.Mining Incidents in 2006
All MSHA-reportable accidents at Lafarge Mid-Atlantic, Inc. operations in 2006. Fatalities appear first.
- Fatalities in 2006
- 0
- Total incidents
- 5
- Year
- 2006
Top incident classifications
- 01HANDLING OF MATERIALS2 incidents
- 02HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)2 incidents
- 03DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS)1 incident
All incidents in 2006
Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE states that while climbing ladder on water truck, he began to experience pain in left shoulder, neck and chest.
Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Employee was using a pry bar to hold a guard in place near a conveyor belt so that he could repair the guard. The bar came into contact with the moving belt causing the bar to spin and be pulled from his hands.
Struck by flying object
Employee was removing and replacing the worn teeth on a Caterpillar 992G loader bucket. Employee struck the tooth with a sledge hammer and a piece of the tooth came off and punctured the employee's stomach. He was taken to a local ER where they did an MRI and decided to leave the small piece of metal in him. He received stitches and was released to full duty.
Contact with heat
Crew was loading gas shot during the hottest part of the day. Employee was stemming holes and became overheated. Employee passed out and was transported to local hospital - heat related.