Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects
Employee caught in the tail pulley as he was cleaning material from beneath it.
Lafarge West, Inc.Mining Incidents in 2007
All MSHA-reportable accidents at Lafarge West, Inc. operations in 2007. Fatalities appear first.
- Fatalities in 2007
- 0
- Total incidents
- 9
- Year
- 2007
Top incident classifications
- 01POWERED HAULAGE2 incidents
- 02SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON2 incidents
- 03HANDLING OF MATERIALS2 incidents
- 04FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS1 incident
- 05HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)1 incident
All incidents in 2007
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Employee's foot was run over by a skid steer.
Fall from ladders
Employee was removing bolts from the conveyor legs. As the bolts came loose, the conveyor leg swung out and hit the ladder he was standing on and he fell.
Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Installing a water valve, slipped in mud and twisted back.
Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Employee's finger was caught between a chain and the conveyor.
Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Moving an electric motor up stairs, it started to slip, as he went to hold if from falling, strained his back. Did not seek medical attention until 7/26/07.
Struck by falling object
Cleaning material from under a conveyor when a rock fell and hit his knee.
Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Employee was using a hammer to knock a bearing out of its housing when a bearing fragment struck him on the hand.
Contact with hot objects or substances
Employee was using a torch. He pulled back on the torch and his glove caught fire, burning his hand.