All MSHA-reportable accidents at Lehigh Northeast Cement Company operations in 2001. Fatalities appear first.
WHILE STACKING KILN BRICK, THE EMPLOYEE STEPPED BETWEEN 2 PALLETS TO CUT AWAY SOME PLASTIC COVERING. WHEN HE MOVED BACK, HIS LEFT FOOT GOT CAUGHT UNDER A PALLET WHICH CAUSED HIM TO LOOSE HIS BALANCE AND FALL ON HIS LEFT SIDE WITH HIS FOOT STILL UNDER THE PALLET.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS RUNNING CEMENT IN ALLEY 4. CEMENT IN THE BIN FELL FROM THE SIDES OF THE BIN AND MADE AN UNCONTROLLABLE RUSH AT THE GATES. THE EMPLOYEE CLOSED THE GATES BUT THE CEMENT SQUIRTED OUT OF THE CHUTE ALLEGEDLY HITTING THE EMPLOYEE IN THE RIGHT SIDE IF THE FACE, CAUSING CEMENT DUST TO GET BEHIND HIS SAFETY GLASSES INTO HIS RIGHT EYE.
EE ALLEGEDLY PICKED UP A 40 LB BAG OF SPEEDY DRYFROM THE FLOOR WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK.
EE WAS CLIMBING OVER THE CEMENT LINES TO CLOSE AVALVE. HIS RIGHT LEG WAS STATIONARY ON THE BOTTOM PIPE LINE AND HE THREW HIS OTHER LEG OVER THE UPPER LINE AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE.
EE DROPPED OFF A PALLET OF BLUE RAM AT THE FEED END OF THE KILN WITH THE FORKLIFT. AS EE WAS BACKING THE FORKLIFT OUT OF THE KILN THE TIRES HUNG UP IN A LOAD OF LOOSE MATERIAL THAT HAD BEEN CL EANED OUT OF THE FEED CHUTE EARLIER. WHILE STANDING ON LOOSE MATERIAL TRYING TO PLACE WOOD UNDERTIRES FOR TRACTION, MATERIAL SLID OUT FROM UNDERHIM ALLOWING HIS LEG TO GO STRIKE FORKLIFT FORK
THE EMPLOYEE HAD HOOKED THE LOCOMOTIVE TO TWO EMPTY RAIL CARS. HE STEPPED OFF THE LADDER OF THE RAIL CAR TO THROW THE SWITCH AT WHICH TIME HE EITHER STEPPED ON A STONE OR A RAILROAD TIE SPRAIN ING HIS LEFT ANKLE.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING IN THE MIAG BUILDING WHEN HE ALLEGEDLY FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS TURNING THE DRIVE SHAFT ON THE 1932 ROLL BY HAND. WHILE PULLING ON THE DRIVE SHAFT, THE EMPLOYEE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS RIGHT ARMPIT AND SHOULDER AREA.
THE EE HAD POSITIONED HIS FEET ON THE GRIZZLY BARS AND THE LOWER LIP OF THE COOLER DOOR FRAME, AND HIS BODY WAS UP AGAINST THE SOUTH WALL, IN ORDER TO USE A SLEDGE HAMMER TO BEND A PIECE OF ST EEL. WHENT HE EE SWUNG THE SLEDGE HAMMER TO STRIKE THE PIECE OF STEEL, THE SLEDGE HAMMER MISSED THE TARGET AND HIT THE INSTEP OF THE EE'S RIGHT FOOT.
THE EE WAS REMOVING THE COUPLING FROM THE CLASSIFIER REDUCER, WHEN THE COUPLING DROPPED PINCHING THE EE'S FINGER BETWEEN THE COUPLING AND THE MOTOR BASE PLATE.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS CONCENTRATING ON TAKING MEASUREMENTS BETWEEN THE TABLE AND HOUSING INSIDE THE ROLLER MILL. HE STEPPED INTO THE REJECT CHUTE ON THE WEST SIDE, CAUSING HIM TO FALL INTO THE CHUT E AND HIT HIS RIGHT SIDE ON THE CHUTE.
THE EE ALLEGEDLY CAUGHT HIS FOOT ON THE FORKLIFT WHEN HE WAS DISMOUNTING AND FELL ONTO THE FLOOR. HE ALLEGEDLY CAUGHT HIMSELF WITH HIS RIGHT HAND ON THE FLOOR ALLEGEDLY CAUSING PAIN IN HIS RIG HT WRIST AND SHOULDER. NOTE: INCIDENT ALLEGEDLY OCCURRED ON 3-16-01. HOWEVER, THE EE NEVER REPORTED IT UNTIL 3-28-01.
THE EE WAS INSERTING PINS IN THE PREBLEND FEEDER. THE EE HAD INSERTED THE PINS BY HAND, AND WHEN FELLOW EE WAS SWINGING THE 8# SLEDGEHAMMER TO DRIVE THE PINS IN THE HEAD CAME OFF THE HANDLE OF THE HAMMER, STRIKING THE EE'S LEFT THUMB.
THE EE PICKED UP ABAG OF CEMENT AND CARRIED IT INTO THE LAB. THE EE SAID HE DID NOT FEEL ANY PAIN WHEN HE PICKED UP THE BAG. ALLEGEDLY, AS THE DAY WENT ON THE EE'S BACK AND LEGS ACHED MORE.
THE EE BENT OVER TO PICK UP A 50 LB BAG OF SAND FROM FLOOR LEVEL, WHEN HE ALLEGEDLY FELT A PAIN IN HIS LWOER LEFT SIDE OF BACK.
THE EE WAS SHOVELING A PILE OF STONES OFF THE ROLLER MILL FLOOR INTO THE BOBCAT BUCKET, WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING BELTING WITH A UTILITY KNIFE, WHEN THE UTILITY KNIFE SLIPPED CAUSING A LACERATION TO THE EMPLOYEE'S ABDOMEN.
THE EE WAS WORKING ON THE BLENDING GATE. WHILE WORKING ON THE BLENDING GATE, CEMENT DUST FELL FROM A PIPE OVERHEAD AND WENT INTO THE EE'S LEFT EYE.
THE EE WAS OPERATING THE BIG BOBCAT TO CLEAN UNDER THE FINISH MILL FEED BELTS. WHILE CLEANING IN THE AREA, DUST CREATED BY THE BELT CONVEYORS AND OPERATION OF MOBILE EQUIPMENT GOT INTO EMPLOYE E'S RIGHT EYE.
NOTE: THIS IS NOT AN INJURY REPORT. THE EMPLOYEE HAS A SIGNIFICANT HEARING LOSS IN HIS LEFT EAR IN COMPARISON WITH LAST YEAR'S TESTING. THIS LOSS IS NOT RELATED TO ANY SPECIFIC INJURY DATE OR CURRENT JOB EXPOSURE. INDICATION FROM MEDICAL PERSONNEL PERFORMING THIS HEARING TEST IS THAT THE EMPLOYEE'S HEARING LOSS IS PROBABLY DUE TO A MEDICAL PROBLEM.