All MSHA-reportable accidents at Lehigh Northeast Cement Company operations in 2009. Fatalities appear first.
The employee was assisting in moving the sample splitter table using a plastic pallet. It got stuck in the doorway. The employee pushed on the table legs, and his right hand got caught between the metal plate on the table leg and the door frame, causing an amputation to the distal phalanx of the ring finger and a laceration to the index finger.
The employee was climbing down a small ladder at 32 airslide. The removable bottom 3 rungs had been removed to acess work in the area. Employee did not see that the rungs were removed and started down the ladder and noticed rungs were out and caught himself twisting his right knee.
Cable was slacked when tension caused cable to slip across spool causing right foot to be pinned between cable and spool.
The employee was entering the electric shop doorway carrying a UPS, weighing approximately 40lbs. The UPS slipped from the employee's hands and landed on his right foot.
The employee was pulling on a 4"" vacuum hose to reach a pile of material. While pulling on the hose the employee rotated his waist from far right to left - when he did this his left foot slipped on some material twisting his left knee.
The employee was changing a light bulb. The locking mechanism on the 8' step ladder buckled causing the ladder to fold up. The employee fell to the left side landing on a 3' safety railing causing a contusion to left thigh and chest.
The employee slipped on ice while dismounting from the track hoe, twisting his right knee.
Employee stepped onto elevated bucket (approx. 2ft.) of skidsteer to inspect the back up alarm. His foot slipped on the skim of snow that was on the bucket, and he fell off the bucket landing on his left forearm and upper left side of back.
Employee alleges that during the operation of replacing 2 screen plates (50lbs. each), he felt a twinge of pain in neck and left arm, which resulted in further treatment.