Mining Incidents

Lehigh Northeast Cement CompanyMining Incidents in 2008

All MSHA-reportable accidents at Lehigh Northeast Cement Company operations in 2008. Fatalities appear first.

Fatalities in 2008
0
Total incidents
9
Year
2008

Top incident classifications

  1. 01HANDLING OF MATERIALS4 incidents
  2. 02HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)3 incidents
  3. 03SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON2 incidents

All incidents in 2008

Over-exertion in lifting objects

The employee was removing and replacing grizzly bars from the cooler at the clinker breaker. The employee felt pain in his left shoulder. This was not previously reported as the employee did not seek medical attention utill 12/1/08.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was descending 4 steps at the end of the packhouse worm screws Alley #1. He stepped on the bottom landing and his left ankle twisted underneath his weight. After which he felt a sharp pain from the ankle to the calf area.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While removing bolts from the burner pipe, the employee felt a pain in his upper back on the left side.

Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

The employee was using a 20 pound sledge hammer to remove finish mill 1 doors, when he felt a pain in his lower right side of back.

Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

The employee was rapping out silo 29E with a sledge hammer when the hammer veered off the silos and the employee felt a pull in his lower back.

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

The employee pulled on the hopper to latch it and felt something pop in his left shoulder

Fall onto or against objects

The employe was pulling wire from the local disconect. The wire became stuck. In the process of moving back to untangle the wires, the employee lost his footing and grabbed the side of the dust collector jamming his left index finger.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was removing the separator fan housing when he felt a sharp pain in his lower back.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

The employee lifted a bucket with chains in it, felt pain in back

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 Northeast Cement Company's numeric MSHA operator ID.