Fall from ladders
CHANGING 2 GREASE ZERTS ON THE END OF THE TILT CYLINDERS, STEPPED FROM LADDER, MISPLACED FOOT, SLIPPED AND FELL, LANDING ON HIS BACK.
Lafarge West, Inc.Mining Incidents in 2002
All MSHA-reportable accidents at Lafarge West, Inc. operations in 2002. Fatalities appear first.
- Fatalities in 2002
- 0
- Total incidents
- 12
- Year
- 2002
Top incident classifications
- 01HANDLING OF MATERIALS6 incidents
- 02SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON3 incidents
- 03HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)1 incident
- 04POWERED HAULAGE1 incident
- 05MACHINERY1 incident
All incidents in 2002
Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE SLIPPED AND THEAKED HIS LOWER, BACK WHEN HE CAUGHT HIS BALANCE WITH HANDRAIL OF CATWALK.
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
EE LOST GRIP ON CONVEYOR GUARD HE WAS REPLACING FOLLOWING CONVEYOR MAINTENANCE. AS HE TRIED TO REGAIN HIS GRIP, HE PINCHED HIS LEFT HAND BETWEEN THE GUARD AND CONVEYOR STRUCTURE.
Struck against stationary object
BUMPED LEFT SIDE (LITTLE FINGER SIDE) AGAINST CONVEYOR STRUCTURE WHILE SHOVELING.
Struck by flying object
EE WAS STRUCK IN BACK BY RODE THAT BOUNCED OFF CONVEYOR TRANSFER. ORIGINAL EQUAL. BY DR. RETURN TO WORK NO RESTRICTION. EE GOT CHILLED ON OCT 8 AND HAD BACK SAPASM DR PUT EMP ON MODIFIED DUTY CASE PAYMENT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE ON PERSONAL INSURANCE. DISPATED APID UNDER WORKERS COMP. DISCOVERED ON 1-3-03.
Struck against a moving object
CONVEYER SWUNG TOWARDS CRANE AND BOUNCED OFF OF THIGH.
Fall from machine
STEPPED OFF LOADER, WENT TO PUT LT. FOOT DOWN & TWISTED LT. ANKLE. THE OPERATOR DID HAVE 3 POINTS OF CONTACT. HE STEPPED ON AN UNEVEN AREA (SPILL OF ROCKS FROM LOAD OUT).
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
WHILE REPAIRING CHUTE LINER HE HAD HIS HAND ON THE CORNER OF THE LINER. IT CAME & PINCHED HIS HAND ON THE DOOR BRACE.
Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
DRILLING HOLE WITH 3/8"" DRILL. BIT JAMMED AND SPUN DRILL HANDLE. RIGHT HAND CAUGHT BETWEEN HANDLE AND TRUCK BODY.
Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE FELT SOMETHING ENTER HIS EYE FROM BEHIND HIS SAFETY GLASSES. FIRST AID EYEWASH APPLIED. EYE IRRITATION/REDNESS THE FOLLOWING MORNING - SENT TO THE CLINIC FOR EVALUATION.
Struck against stationary object
EE STRUCK RIGHT KNEE AGAINST TRUCK IN-DASH STERIO VOLUME KNOB AS HE WAS EXITING THE CABL OF HIS HAUL TRUCK. THE PLASTIC KNOB BROKE, CAUSING A CUT TO HIS KNEE.