Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Removing shims from cone crusher, finger was caught and the tip was partically amputated.
Lafarge West, Inc.Mining Incidents in 2006
All MSHA-reportable accidents at Lafarge West, Inc. operations in 2006. Fatalities appear first.
- Fatalities in 2006
- 0
- Total incidents
- 6
- Year
- 2006
Top incident classifications
- 01HANDLING OF MATERIALS3 incidents
- 02MACHINERY1 incident
- 03HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)1 incident
- 04SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON1 incident
All incidents in 2006
Over-exertion in lifting objects
Employee was lifting rocks and sustained a hernia.
Struck by falling object
Performing maintenance on a cone crusher. The head was being lifted, a weld broke causing the cone to fall and strike the employee's leg.
Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Prying stuck chunks of dirt with a pry bar and hurt shoulder.
Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Employee was running a maching when his thumb was caught between the shiv and the belt causing a fracture.
Fall from machine
Working on conveyor belt, slipped on ice and fell approx. 2 ft. to ground (strained back/shoulder).