All MSHA-reportable accidents at Lehigh Northeast Cement Company operations in 2004. Fatalities appear first.
The employee was working with an air operated heavy impact wrench to tighten a nut. The tool came off while rotating and struck employee's right hand. Injury is now resulting in Lost Time effective 5/9/2005 due to surgery on that date.
Note: This employee is not on the payroll of Glens Falls Lehigh Cement. He is employed and paid through a Temp Agency. The employee was cleaning up at Off-spec 2 area when he slipped on clinker and fell backwards against the guard rail, fracturing ribs on left side.
GROSS ELECTRIC WAS PULLING OUT A DAMAGED ELECTRICAL CABLE FOR THE 904 CONVEYOR BELT. DURING THE PULL, THE DAMAGED CABLE BROKE & SNAPPED BACK OUT OF THE CONDUIT AT THE TAIL END OF THE 904 BELT, HITTING GROSS ELECTRIC EE THAT WAS MONITORING THE CABLE PULL.
The employee was climbing into the Bobcat and slipped due to muddy conditions, which resulted in a Left Knee strain.
The employee was walking to his car at the end of his shift. The employee slipped on ice that was under water, fell and twisted his right knee.
Employee's left knee allegedly locked up and twisted when walking on finish mill floor, carrying tools to truck. This report is just being filed as no lost time occured until surgery date of 7/16/04.
The employee felt a sharp pain in his right groin area while lifting an Oxygen bottle to put it into the bottle rack on the truck.
EE was checking the 903 belt as it was off track & having problems with the north tail pulley bearing. When he put his hand to the bottom of the guard to feel for heat, the next thing he knew something grabbed his finger. The EE thinks the zero speed paddle caught his fingerr & pinched it against the guard, causing a laceration to the middle finger of his right hand.
The employee was walking down the stairwell in the Polycom Building. The employee slipped on clinker nodules and twisted his left ankle.
This employee is not on the payroll of Glens Falls Lehigh Cement. He is employed through Keena Temp Agency. The employee was shoveling material into a 5 gallon bucket, when he felt a sharp pain in his left leg/groin area.
The employee was working to empty material from off-spec 2 silo, and was securing a small door on the NE side of the bin, when hot material flushed out the door onto the employee.
Employee was inspecting the Packhouse Incline Belt. Somehow the employee's glove got caught causing his hand to be caught between two rollers. The employee recieved an abraision to the top of his left hand.
The employee was walking towards the east exit door of the yard break room area when he tripped on a pump sitting on the floor and twisted his right knee. Per call to company on 1-6-04, he fell against the pump, he did not fall to the floor. coder 12 This has become a reportable incident as of the doctor visit of 12/7/2004 at which time fluid was drained from employee's knee.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING ONTO A LOCOMOTIVE TO BRING IT BACK DOWN TO THE PLANT. THE EMPLOYEE LOST HIS FOOTING DUE TO LOOSE STONE; GRABBED THE LOCOMOTIVE RAIL AND FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS JACKHAMMERING IN THE COOLER, WHEN DUST GOT INTO BOTH EYES.
This is not an Injury Report. The employee has a 10 db shift in his hearing in comparison with last year's testing. This loss is not related to any specific injury date or current job exposure.