Over-exertion in lifting objects
Employee picked up a pail containing a rock sample and strained his back.
Lafarge West, Inc.Mining Incidents in 2014
All MSHA-reportable accidents at Lafarge West, Inc. operations in 2014. Fatalities appear first.
- Fatalities in 2014
- 0
- Total incidents
- 6
- Year
- 2014
Top incident classifications
- 01POWERED HAULAGE2 incidents
- 02HANDLING OF MATERIALS1 incident
- 03MACHINERY1 incident
- 04SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON1 incident
- 05HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)1 incident
All incidents in 2014
Struck against a moving object
While operating a loader employee felt pain in right groin area.
Struck against a moving object
Scale clerk was operating the 980G loader. While navigating a decline, the loader began to pick up speed. The operator panicked & could not locate brake pedal. While attempting to steer thru a curve, the operator steered too far to the right which deflected the loader to the left. Left front tire hit a soft low spot overturning loader into a settlement pond.
Struck by flying object
Employee was grinding on a crusher liner and some debris flew into his eye.
Fall to the walkway or working surface
While investigating a problem with the pit belt beneath the 1 Jaw Crusher, employee tripped over a rock and fell to the ground.
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
(Note: the shift starts 6:00 pm through 6:00 am the following day). While removing a rock jammed between the skirt boards, the rock came loose and the bar moved unexpectedly pinching the employee's finger between the bar and the side skirt board.