All MSHA-reportable accidents at Lafarge North America, Inc. operations in 2006. Fatalities appear first.
Two employees were replacing return idlers on raw reclaim belt #3 when idler was released by fellow worker causing injured to hold it alone and he couldn't. The injured employee caught the idler with his legs and feet when he felt a sharp pain in his back.
On 10/11/06 employee reported to supervisor that his back was sore due to work he was doing on 10/7/06. Employee reported using chipping gun overhead to remove buildup of material in elephant trunk of #4 RR belt head pulley. On 10/12/06 at the end of the shift he went to doctor and returned to work on the 13th reporting that he had gone to the doctor.
Employee was rolling the kiln (working on firing it back up) when he disengaged the transmission and the housing blew apart into many pieces striking him on his legs which knocked him off the pier. He was transported by LifeFlight to Parkview hospital in Fort Wayne. He has 2 deep severe lacerations to his upper and lower leg, gashes on his hips and a broken right ankle.
Employee inadvertently stepped into low sump pit covered with water and injured ankle. EMPLOYEE DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL 4/24/06.
Employee was lifting 35 lb steel ring into a loader bucket and strained his back.
Employee lifted the shaft removal cap to place on coal mill roll assembly. While lifting, his back became strained.
Employee strained shoulder while pulling a 2"" water hose to position for cleanup activities. The hose was buried in material build up and had to be pulled out. Employee sought medical attention on December 5, 2006 and was placed on restricted duty until further medical follow-up.
EE was in the process of using a breaker bar to remove the transmission drain plug to change the oil. EE stated that after he loosened the drain plug, his back did not feel right.
Employee first reported incident on 11/3/06 but did not seek medical attention until 11/16/06. He reported bumping knee on steel plate while working on a pump.
While cutting off bolts on old purline with torches, employee was bending over doing this work. When employee stood upright, his back started hurting.
While lifting a 94# cement bag, experienced pain and felt a pop in arm.
While preparing to hang the kiln 8 gauge gun, it was temporarily stood up against the handrail. The gun began to slide over and the employee attempted to grab it to keep it from falling on floor. He pinched his index finger between the gun and the top of the kick plate on walk way.
On 8/11/06 employee reported a sore lower back to his supervisor. He said the soreness was the result of pulling a cart of tools up several flights of stairs on the previous day.
Climbing a ladder, slipped and fell, striking a 2x4 piece of wood. Stitches
Pulling screens, rope broke, he fell against a hand rail.
Employee was changing hydraulic hose on single boom drill and stepped off ladder. His right knee gave way as he stepped on floor, but didn't slip or fall. He did not seek treatment at that time. He began experiencing pain again 10/3 when he slipped moving a jack. He sought treatment 10/4, was diagnosed with torn cartillage. Placed on light duty pending MRI and possible surgery.
Employee was shoveling rocks off of a conveyor when she experienced pain in the neck and shoulders.
Employee lifted railroad ties, then lifting iron bar to place under ties, felt pain in R. elbow. Use of sling & no lifting @ elbow 7 days.
Employee has had ongoing pain in his elbow since 5/11/06 and no medical attention. ON 6/14/06, he reported lifting metal and pain increasing, at which time he had medical treatment.
Employee was dumping trash in the dumpster when a large raccoon came out of the dumpster, startled him, he jumped back.
Lifting a beam with chain falls and come a long when one of the lifting lugs broke causing the beam to swing striking him in the chest.
Employee strained back while shoveling off 489 belt.
During lubrication of wire being installed in electrical conduit employee slipped in front of electrical pull box, reached with left hand and grabbed edge of box. This caused lacerations to hand resulting in 7 stitches and surgical repair of tendon. Root causes: not wearing required gloves; standing on slippery wet surface; and use of improper wire guard on box.
WHILE GETTING OUT OF CRANE, EE SLIPPED ON CRANE DECKING AND GRABBED CRANE HANDRAIL TO PREVENT FALLING, PULLING HIS RIGHT SHOULDER. RESTRICTED DUTIES.
EE had just finished adding 3 gallons of coolant to the D8N dozer. As he was about to step down to the crawler tracks from the step mounted on the front side of the dozer, EE felt a pain in his back.
Pulling a guard loose, strained back.
While trying to remove a piece of metal from the magnet while magnet was still on the metal was pulled back up to magnet crushing finger between magnet surface and metal, resulting in fractured bone.
Employee was lifting truck tires while loading his truck (lower back strain).
Employee was using a jackhammer to break away chunks on the silo's cone. When some chunks broke loose it pivoted the jackhammer upward snapping Tracy's arm upward. It appeared the right elbow was hyper-extended.
Pulling air tugger up to jip with rope attached. Reported feeling a pop in mibble finger knuckle. Incident was first reported as a first aid. EE first saw Dr. on 01/19/2006.
Loading scrap metal into bucket of payloader, while throwing a piece into bucket, he caught finger between payloader bucket and metal.
Employee was using a 45 pound jackhammer when jackhammer became stuck in cement. After jackhammer was freed, employee reported that his right wrist was a little sore at the end of the shift but that it grew increasingly worse overnight. Employee reported injury at the beginning of his shift the following day.
EMPLOYEE REPORTS SLIPPING ON A STEP WHILE EXITING A BUILDING BETWEEN SILOS & A-FRAME. EE TWISTED HIS LEFT ANKLE. EE WAS LEAVING PREHEATING AREA THROUGH UNCOMMONLY USED DOORWAY, STEPPED ONTO UNFASTENED STEP, STEP SHIFTED. EE STATES HE HAD A CRACKING NOISE COME FROM HIS ANKLE & REPORTS STIFFNESS, SWELLING & SHARP PAIN.
On December 6, 2006, EE reported soreness and stiffness which came about on the 4th when he was working in the precipitater and climbing in and out for a long period of time.
Cleaning rubble while laying underneath a beltline. Water soaked through clothes causing minor burns to his skin.
Walking around water puddle, slipped in muddy area, extended right arm to break backward fall.
While cleaning riser with woma lance, chunk fell off wall hitting end of lance and driving handle up under chin.
A 20mph gust of wind blew dust particles in the employee's eye. After trying to flush it out at the eye wash station the employee noticed that there was a particle imbedded in his eye. He then went to the ER, had the particle removed.
While back flushing slurry pumps, tripped on grate and slipped in mud. First reported as first aid.
Mechanic was moving the runner in place for installation by rolling it slowly across the floor. There was a sharp spur on the side of the runner that caught the mechanic's right hand (palm) piercing through his glove and consequently puncturing the skin. The mechanic was driven to the emergency room for stitches.
EE saw leak in inspection port on extraction air slide under cement silo.He tried to tighten the fastener on port; it came loose; cement flushed out of silo and into his eyes.Employee was wearing safety glasses w/side shields.He flushed his eyes, still experienced discomfort and sought treatment at OHS.Eyes were flushed; employee was given prescription eye ointment, tobramycin.
Employee backed into pet soil pile, stepped out of loader to check for damage to equipment. Part of pile sloughed and pushed him against loader.
Employee clamped piece of sealtite in vise and held loose end with pair of pliers in order to cut with hacksaw. Hacksaw bound as he neared end of cut and the blade jumped up and cut his left hand between third & fourth fingers. Required 3 stitches to close wound.
Employee was cutting a piece of plastic pipe and cut his leg. 5 stitches.
While installing slinky wires, existing weld on overhead support failed and support bar dropped striking contractor on hard hat and shoulder.
While unplugging the tertiary drop box, hot material broke losse and flushed on to employee's left arm. Material was fluid & made its way under his heat protective coat. Burnt his forearm and wrist in five different spots.
ON 1/16/06 EMP FIRST REPORTED TO SUPERVISOR THAT HE WAS EXPERIENCING DISCOMFORT WHICH HE BELEIVED WAS RELATED TO AN INCIDENT THAT OCCURRED THE PREVIOUS WEEK. HE WAS CHANGING A FITTING FOR THE HOSE ON A PORTABLE SUMP PUMP AND WHILE HOLDING THE PUMP IN A BEAR HUG, HE FELT PAIN ACROSS HIS CHEST.
Employee was grinding on the bottom of an old MCC to remove rust and dirt so new steel could be welded to unit and the steel dust went around his safety glasses and into his eyes.
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING AWAY OLD METAL & WHEN HITTING IT WITH A HAMMER, MATERIAL GOT INTO HIS RIGHT EYE.
EE came to work this morning and notified other ee that he did not feel good he was having chest pains. Other ee told mgr ee what was going on. MGr said take ee to the hospital. Other EE took him to the hospital and came back to work. He had test ran and the hospital found he had 2 blocked arteries and they needed to do open heart surgery.
Driver pulled into tarping station climbed up on tarping station to roll tarp out to cover flat. Driver was placing foot from station on to trailer slipped fell b/w station & trailer. Driver hit head (wearing hard hat) bruised side, cut hand (palm)