All MSHA-reportable accidents at Lafarge North America, Inc. operations in 2019. Fatalities appear first.
An employee was troubleshooting a flow issue on a volumetric feeder. During the course of troubleshooting, an access hatch was opened and the feeder was jogged. At some point, the employee's hand entered a pinch point (rotary veins) before the feeder had come to a stop. The employee sustained partial amputation injury to 3 fingers.
While changing a bit on the DTH drill a supplier was unscrewing the chuck and bit from the bottom of the hammer, the bit slipped and while trying to stabilize it the supplier's small finger moved in between the chuck and the top shoulder of the bit. The chuck came down on the smallest finger of the left hand causing a laceration under the glove.