Mining Incidents

Lehigh Hanson ECC, Inc.Mining Incidents in 2015

All MSHA-reportable accidents at Lehigh Hanson ECC, Inc. operations in 2015. Fatalities appear first.

Fatalities in 2015
0
Total incidents
5
Year
2015

Top incident classifications

  1. 01HANDLING OF MATERIALS2 incidents
  2. 02SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON1 incident
  3. 03HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)1 incident
  4. 04MACHINERY1 incident

All incidents in 2015

Struck against stationary object

Employee was walking up a set of stairs and in his words, ""tripped over his own feet"", falling forward getting a finger caught in stair grating

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Unloading truck for work. Chain from chain hoist, caught on vehicle bumper while wrapped around hand and pulled on wrist.

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

When employee went to retrieve the piece of metal in FM 1 rotary feeder the ram slipped off the feeder vane, rolled back, and pinned said employees left thumb between the feeder and the feeder housing. The ram had to be replaced to back the feeder off in order for said employee to remove his thumb.

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Worker was assisting in the assembly of an air slide. Sections were being lifted into place by a chain fall from above. When lifted the air slide shifted and pinched his hands.

Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Employee was air lancing next to a bulk truck loading snorkle and material blew back up into face and got under safety glasses. Employee was not wearing the proper PPE for the job task. Goggle or face shield are required.

Other years on record

Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) accident records, kept current weekly. Operator identity is MSHA's operator_id on the accident record; records are scoped to Lehigh Hanson ECC, Inc.'s numeric MSHA operator ID.