All MSHA-reportable accidents at Lafarge North America, Inc. operations in 2007. Fatalities appear first.
Alt Solid Fuel fire caused by heat buildup in 2nd shredder. Heat was caused by buildup of low density plastic in shredder screen which caused material to be over shredded. Metal was also present in 2nd shredder screen which may have provided a spark. Any of these conditions may have lead to the ASF catching fire.
He fell on ice - broke right ankle in 2 places.
Injured was standing in front of the open door to 225 feed chute when a baseball size rock was ejected and struck injured on the safety glasses. EE dropped to knees and covered face w/hands. The other ee noticed bleeding and called control room to call ambulance.
Employee was moving under trailer tipper to check a sensor. As he walked toward the sensor, he tripped on hydraulic cylinders. Employee fell to the ground bumping knee and shoulder on concrete pavement. His vision was impaired by his safety glases.
Employee was kneeling on 496 belt using a REMA belt buffing disc, which is highly abrasive, to make a groove for belt repair patch to fit in. Disc then gripped belt that was getting hot and sticky from grinding, causing grinder to twist and kick back into knee.
Employee was performing inspection on 11061 conveyor belt in tunnel. There was a roller not working and his hand got drawn into conveyor. Employee received cuts to back of his left hand from wrist area to small finger. Surgery performed.
While refueling an air track drill, a spark ignited some diesel fuel. Flames caught EE's left hand.
While driving a 775 haul truck, Employee says he messed his lower back up due to rough roads at south bench near primary crusher. *Restrictions*
Employee was tightening a bolt when his glove was caught in between the washer and the frame.
A co-worker was running from being sprayed by water from the water truck and accidently ran into employee, knocking him down.
Employee was pushing Oxy/Acetylene bottle cart across the first floor mill room. He stepped on some mill balls, which he did not see, and lost his balance. He fell and the cart came down on his leg.
Employee was using a pry bar and strained his shoulder.
A rock was in the road. The operator ran over the rock, jarring his back.
Two EE's were loading GT-60 drill steel from the ground onto a truck with a drill steel rack. The ground in the area was uneven and when they put it onto the truck, the drill steel dropped on EE's hand and smashed his knuckles. EE had pins inserted in that hand when he was 13 years old and stated the hand felt different, so we took him to the emergency room.
EE attempting to clean build up from the K2 preheater tower using the cardox system. EE filled and stored the shot tube in the hand truck that is supplied to hold and transport the tubes. EE was lifting a power shot tube from the cart to fire the tube when EE felt pain in his right uper arm.
Employee working with another employee rebuilding a slurry pump bearing barrel. Partner was using hammer & brass drift to drive shaft free while employee was holding bearing. Shaft shot out catching employee's hand, driving hand down to table resulting in laceration.
While sweeping the scale, employee stepped on 1/4"" bolt protruding upward on scale. The bolt held skirting in place. Employee rocked backwards, hyperextended, and felt pain in her knee. She stated no sharp pain except when attempting to pivot her movement. Initially first aid, medical case July 6th. Employee on kneeling/squatting restrictions and MRI to be performed.
On 6/27/07 employee reported that at approx. 2:30 P.M. on the previous day, his eye started bothering him, which he thought was his contact lense, because he could not identify anything in particular he was doing that would bother his eye. The employee had been doing some jackhammering and may have gotten dust in eye without realizing it.
While employee was passing throught the #2 kiln area (on his way to the tankhouse) he got dust in his eye.
Employee was operating the bobcat inside and outside the baghouse, removing piles of CKD dust that had built up. EE said that he noticed his eye was feeling irritated. At some point in time, dust flew beneath his safety glasses and entered his eye.
Employee was swinging a sledgehammer to beat a door loose. While doing so he started to feel back pain that continued throughout the day. He did not seek medical treatment until 5/14/07.
Demoing steel. Cutting angle from beam. Finger pinched between angle & beam.
Employee was getting down and the step broke. Employee fell to the ground.
End of shift 3/14, employee lifted tool bag out of truck and felt strain in his stomach. Morning of 3/15 employee reported incident from 3/14. He indicated his stomach was still hurting and had a knot. He was sent to local clinic. Clinic physician confirmed several days later injury was in fact work related after conversations with Lafarge and specialist. Surgery 3/30 to correct.
Employee reported lower back discomfort from a previous accident which happened on 3/11/07. An apppointment was made on 4/2/07, with the company doctor.
Employee was holding a block of wood and another employee struck his hand with a hammer instead of the wood.
Employee was air lancing hard material out of 225 impactor chute to allow contractors in to do blow bar welding. Material was hard and air lance was a little shorter than needed to perform job. While air lancing, the lance deflected off material and hand went into opening causing a pinch of the finger and the door frame.
Employee was getting off the loader when he slipped and fell.
Employee was bending over setting a high bay light down in a basket. The weight was approx. 35-40 lbs. He twisted while setting the light down. He felt pain in his back, could not put weight on legs.
Employee working on main collection drag sprocket when a link flipped backward pinching and cutting his thumb.
Employee was replacing a quick opening door in Raw Grind. Door slipped pinching his right thumb between door and door frame. Stitches required to close wound.
Employee was pulling/prying on a bar trying to free up the #2 clinker drag when he heard a pop sound and felt a strain in his lower right side rib area. Employee was going to take it easy over his vacation and he would contact us before his next scheduled day back if there were any problems. Employee did not seek medical attention until 1/2/08.
A welder received flash burns to the eyes from reflection inside a 10 inch bore. Employee received prescription meds and return to work.
While working in Precip Hoppers employee broke out with hives. Until we received a report from his doctor on November 7, we were not aware that this was an industrial related illness.
Employee was welding on quarry drill when he felt a flash in his right eye while striking a welding arc. He notified his supervisor and applied eye drops for flash. A couple of days later eye was still irritated and employee sought medical treatment. Doctor removed piece of foreign material from eye, installed a contact lens and gave him a prescription for eye drops.
Employee was working with another employee changing out tires on Bobcat loader. Lug nuts were removed on right front wheel. Fellow employee left to retrieve another tool. Employee proceeded to remove tire from hub. When the tire (approx 100 lbs) became free, it dropped and his right index finger was cut on one of the threaded lug bolts. Laceration required 15 sutures.
Ee was operating a 40lb rock drill to drill a 1 1/2"" hole in boulder which was stuck in the opening of rock hopper. Having difficulty starting the hole Ee reached down to the lower end of the hammer to help guide the drill steel & bit with his leather gloved right hand. When ee applied air to the drill, right middle finger was caught between the drill & the end of hammer.
Employee was cutting a lid off a box which was sitting on a table with a utility knife. While pulling up on the knife, the knife slipped, puncturing his arm.
Employee was on inspection walking down stairs to K19 clinker cooler drag tunnel when he stepped on 18"" of hot kiln feed dust. He immediately removed boot and sock and found top layer of skin above his right ankle peeled off. Applied burn spray, bandaged wound and sought medical treatment. Employee sustained 2nd degree burns to right ankle.
Employee tripped over object and struck head against a railing causing a small cut.
While removing the water lance hose from the spray in the new ga conditioning tower, hot water sprayed back on the chest of employee causing a burn.
Employee welding on Fletcher scaler pick rotation standing on bottom rung of ladder. He was wearing rubber boots with pant legs tucked inside. Spark fell into boot and burned top of left foot. Employee removed boot and had red area size of quarter on top of foot. Pain ceased, put boot back on, placed pants over boots to prevent a reoccurence. Did not report to spv til 7/9/07.
Employee pinched finger between loader forks and bottom of fork support.
Working to pull a roof cover off so they could lower a boiler tube down. When taking the cover off he had to slide it by a pipe and that caused it to hit another cover pinching his finger.
Employee was seal passing and grinding a seam on the kiln.
Employee was lowering boom on drill. Boom caught edge of his hardhat and flipped it off. Employee bent over to pick it up and when he straighted, he hit his head on the boom. Laceration requiring sutures.
Was removing flyash debris when a piece of brick fell from a ledge above hitting him on right forearm.
Employee was using a cutting torch and a hot piece of slag fell between his cutting goggles and safety glasses hitting his left eye.
Employee jumped down from air track drill and his right foot landed on a rock, causing one of the toes to be overextended. Bruised & sore, but no broken bones or cuts.