All MSHA-reportable accidents at Lehigh Northeast Cement Company operations in 2000. Fatalities appear first.
THE EE WAS LOCKING THE DOOR TO SECURE THE BLDG OFOR THE WEEKEND AS THE EE WAS CLOSING THE LEFT HANDED DOOR, HIS MIDDLE FINGER OF LEFT HAND (AT THE KNUCKLE) GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE DOOR STOP & THE METAL COVER OF THE DOOR KNOB NIPPING OFF THEEND OF HIS LEFT MIDDEL FINGER
THE EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING AND SLIPPED ON SNOW COVERED GROUND, CAUSING HIM TO FALL AND LAND ON HISRIGHT SHOULD.
EE WAS REMOVING CHAIN BINDERS FROM A ROLL ON THECONTRACTOR'S TRUCK WHEN THE CHAIN BINDER DISENGAGED THROWING EXTENSION PIPE WHICH STRUCK EE ON RIGHT KNEE CAP.
THE EE WAS ALLEGEDLY CLIMBING THE EAST CLASSIFIER LADDER WHEN THE TOPRUNG CAME OFF. THE EE ALLEGEDLY CAUGHT HIMSELF BY GRABBING THE LADDER FRAME AND STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.
MAN WAS OPERATING OVERHEAD CRANE AND WAS HOLDINGON TO CRANE HOOK, WHEN THE CABLE CAUGHT ON SOMETHING, WHEN HE PULLED IT HIS THUMB WAS ON THE UP SWITCH AND THE HOOK PINCHED HIS SMALL FINGER BET WEEN THE BLOCK AND THE BALL MILL DRUM, THE CABLEWAS ATTACHED TO.
THE EE WAS ALLEGEDLY BENDING OVER TO PICK UP A CEMENT SAMPLE BUCKET, WHEN HE ALLEGEDLY FELT PAININ RIGHT SIDE OF LOWER BACK
THE EMPLOYEE WAS USING A SLEDGE HAMMER TO LOOSEN THE DOOR ON THE FINISH MILL. WHEN USING THE SLEDGE HAMMER THE EMPLOYEE ALLEGEDLY FELT A SHAR PAIN IN HIS BACK.
THE EE WAS LIFTING A BAG OF CEMENT WHEN HE FELT A POPPING IN THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS NECK.
THE EE WAS MAKING A BIN CHANGE. WHENT HE EE LOOSENED A GATE, THE GATE SPUN AROUND AND HIT HIS RIGHT KNEE.
THE EE WAS ALLEDGEDLY DOING A REPAIR JOB ON THE KILN LINING MATERIAL. A SMALL PIECE OF MATERIAL ALLEGEDLY FELL FROM OVERHEAD. ALLEGEDLY HITTING THE EMPLOYEE ON THE LEFT SHOULDER.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING IN MEASURING A PIECE OF FLAT STOCK ON THE IRON CRAFTER SHEAR MACHINE.AFTER HE MEASURED THE PIECE OF METAL & WITH HIS MIDDLE LEFT FINGER STILL UNDER THE FLAT STOCK, THE OTHER EMPLOYEE ACTIVATED THE HYDRAULIC LEVERWHICH SNAPPED THE METAL DOWN ONTO HIS FINGER. HERECEIVED A LACERATION.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING IN KILN FEED SILO #2 WHEN HE SLIPPED ON THE FLOOR CAUSING HIM TO FALLONHIS LEFT KNEE.
THE EE WAS INSTALLING THE COVER ON THE #1 FINISH MILL JOURNAL AND WAS SWINGING THE SUSPENDED PIECE INTO PLACE, WHEN HIS RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER WAS PINCHED BETWEEN THE COVER AND THE MILL END BOLTS , CAUSING A LACERATION AND FRACTURE TO THE TIP OF THE MIDDLE FINGER OF HIS RIGHT HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A 35 LB. JACKHAMMER TO REMOVE REFRACTORY FROM 3A CYCLONE, WHEN HE ALLEGEDLY FELT HIS RIGHT ELBOW BECOMING SORE.
THE EE RAN TO HELP ANOTHER EE WHO HAD FALLEN. WHILE RUNNING TO CALL 911 AND RETRIEVE HIS MEDICAL EQUIPMENT FROM HIS TRUCK, THE EE FELT SOMETHING SNAP IN HIS LEFT FOOT.
THE EE HAD JUST FINISHED CUTTING OFF BOLTS TO THE 1932 & 1931 MTR MTS. HE REACHED UP WITH HIS LEFT HAND TO BRUSH THIS MATERIAL OFF AN I BEAM & THE HOT METAL & SLAG MATERIAL FELL INSIDE OF T HE WELDING GLOVE ONTO HIS RIGHT WRIST AREA
THE EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING OUT THE BLUELR MILL & CAUGHT HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER ON A SHARP PIECE OFMETAL.
EE WAS OPENING A GATE IN THE CEMENT LINE WHEN PRESSURE LEFT IN THE LINE CAUSED A PUFF OF CEMENT DUST TO BLOW INTO BOTH EYES.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ONT EH BURNER PIPE, WHE HE TAPPED ON THE BURNER PIPE, DUST FELL INTO THE EMPLOYEE'S LEFT EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS FILLING CEMENT BAGS WHEN ONE BROKE IN FRONT OF HIM, CAUSING DUST TO GO INTO RIGHT EYE.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS OPENING A GATE VALVE WHILE MAKING A BIN CHANGE, AT WHICH TIME THE BAR THE EMPLOYEE WAS USINGSLIPPED OFF THE NUT AND STRUCK HIS LEFT THUMB, CAUSING A FRACTURE AT THE TIP OF HTE LEFT THUMB.
THE EE WAS MANUALLY TURNING ON THE AIR CANNONS TO THE UPPER STAGE VESSELS ON THE PREHEATER TOWER. WHEN THE AIR CANNON DISCHARGED INTO THE VESSEL, HOT MATERIAL ESCAPED OUT OF THE TIPPING VALVE HITTING HIM IN THE LEFT EAR.
THE EE WAS LIFTING THE COVER ON THE HYDRAULIC JACKING UNIT WHEN HE ALLEGEDLY FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK AND LEFT LEG.
THE EE WAS WALKING FROM THE PARKING LOT, STEPPED OVER THE RAILROAD TRACK. SHE STEPPED ON AN UNSTABLE PIECE OF CONCRETE, WHICH CAUSED HER TO FALL ON BOTH KNEES. WHILE FALLING, THE EE FELT SOMET HING SNAP IN HER LEFT THIGH AREA.
THE EE WAS BLDG A WALL IN THE QUARRY SUPERVISORSOFFICE. WHEN THE EE SWUNG THE HAMMER TO HIT A NAIL INTO THE WALL HE HIT HIS MIDDLE FINGER ON HISLEFT HAND INSTEAD
THE EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING DOWN THE STAIRS GOING TO THE 1104 DRAG LINE, WHEN HE ALLEGEDLY SLIPPED ON APIECE OF STONE OR CLINKER. THE EMPLOYEE ALLEGEDLY FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER MIDDLE BACK.