Struck by powered moving object
Employee was walking near Gypsum Storage Building to return to the Finish Mill Building. Employee may have been struck by a piece of mobile equipment that was working in the area.
Lehigh Northeast Cement CompanyMining Incidents in 2012
All MSHA-reportable accidents at Lehigh Northeast Cement Company operations in 2012. Fatalities appear first.
- Fatalities in 2012
- 1
- Total incidents
- 5
- Year
- 2012
Top incident classifications
- 01POWERED HAULAGE1 incident
- 02HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)1 incident
- 03STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT1 incident
- 04SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON1 incident
- 05HANDLING OF MATERIALS1 incident
All incidents in 2012
Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
While the employee was loosening a 4"" pipe cap with a 3' pipe wrench he felt pulling sensation in his back that caused a strain.
Struck against stationary object
While employee was kneeling on wooden floor assembling a partition, an apparent sliver entered his right knee, which later that night caused swelling and pain.
Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
The employee was walking down a set of stairs, as he stepped out onto the main floor he stepped in wet mud and twisted his right knee.
Struck against stationary object
While disassembling a FK Compressor oil bath filter, employee caught his right wrist on the wire mesh of the filter causing a laceration to his right wrist, resulting in sutures being needed.