Lehigh Southwest Cement CompanyMining Incidents in 2000

EE SLIPPED ON MUD ON THE CONCRETE BEHIND THE SHOP AND DISLOCATED HIS LEFT KNEE. HE WILL BE ON RESTRICTED DUTY FOR SEVERAL WEEKS.

EE WAS TRYING TO TIGHTEN UP LOOSE RAPS OF CABLE ON THE HOLDING LINE DRUM. AS THE CRANE OPERATOR WAS UNWRAPPING CABLE IT CAUGHT IN A NOTCH WORN IN THE BASE. HE KICKED IT TO FREE IT UP & INADVER TENTLY PLACED HIS HAND UNDER THE LOOSE CABLE. WHEN FREE IT SLAPPED DOWN ON HIS LEFT HAND. HE RECEIVED CUT AND SLIGHT FRACTURE TO SMALL AND MIDDLE FINGERS. LACERATION TO RING FINGER NEEDING SU

THE EE & 3 OTHERS WERE REPLACING WORN BUCKETS ON THE F355 KILN FEED BUCKET ELEVATOR. THE INJURED EE WAS GRABBING THE BUCKETS AS THEY WERE BEING UNBOLTED. HE WAS GRABBING THEM WITH HIS RIGHT HA ND. THE CONTINUAL WEIGHT (APPROX. 25165) DROPPING CAUSED A LIGAMENT STRAIN IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDE5R. HIS RIGHT ARM IS TO BE KEPT IMMOBILE FOR AT LEAST 2 WEEKS. EE REPORTED INJURY ON 9-5-00.

LIFTING SUPER SUCKER HOSE, FELL INJURING EMPLOYEE'S LOWER BACK. HOSE WAS PLUGGED, EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LIFT HOSE AND SHAKE OUT MATERIAL.

MOVING PIECES OF BROKEN CONCRETE, EMPLOYEE SUFFERED STRAIN TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER.

PULLING SUPER SUCKER HOSE OUT OF A PORT. LIFTED 6"" P8PE, FELT A POP IN THE CENTER OF HIS BACK.

ADJUSTING BELT SKIRTING. STRAINED LEFT HAND WHILE ADJUSTING SKIRTING. HAND WAS IN AN AWKWARD POSITION.

EE WAS WORKING ON A DUST COLLECTOR ON TOP OF THE CEMENT STORAGE SILOS. HE STEPPED ON A PILE OF CEMENT DUST, SLIPPED AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE. HE WILL BE ON MODIFIED DUTY FOR 2-3 WEEKS.

EE HAD PAIN IN RIGHT ELBOW PRIOR TO THIS TIME FRAME. HE THEN NOTICED PAIN IN HIS RIGHT ELBOW WHILE SWINGING A HAMMER TO STRIKE A KNOCKER WRENCH. HE REPORTED ON 7/26/00 THAT HE WAS EXPERIENCING CONTINUED PAIN. HE WENT FOR MEDICAL EXAM & WAS DIAGNOSED WITH STRAIN TO LOWER ARM, BUT ABLE TO PERFORM REG DUTIES. 10/4/00 DR PRESCRIBED PHYSICAL THERAPY & WORK RESTRICTIONS.

EMPLOYEE IS PARAPLEGIC FROM MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT.HE HAD BEEN USING TOILET FACLITIES AND WAS TRANSFERING BACK TO HIS WHEEL CHAIR. HE HAD HOLD OF THE BAR ABOVE AND WAS LOWERING INTO CHAIR WHEN TH E CHAIR MOVED ON HIM. HE CONTINUED TO LOWER HIMSELF TO FLOOR AND HEARD SOMETHING POP. HE BROKE HIS LEFT FEMUR.

EE WAS WORKING ON SPLICING C11 CONVEYOR BELT. WHEN HE BENT OVER HE EXPERIENCED BACK SPASM IN LOWER BACK. ON 2-24-2000 HE SAW A DR. & WAS DIAGNOSED WITH LUMBAR MUSCLE SPASM. HE WAS PUT ON SOME RESTRICTIONS UNTIL 3/2, AT WHICH TIME HE WAS RETURNED W/O RESTRICTIONS.

EE RAN OVER A PILE WITH A SMALL BOBCAT LOADER AND TIPPED IT OVER INJURING HIS NECK. RESTRICTED TO DESK WORK AND WENT FOR REPEATED VISITS TO A PHYSICAL THERAPIST.

EE WAS GRABBING A TIRE AT THE DISCHARGE END OF THE TIRE HEAD BELT INTO KILN, WITH A GRAB HOOK THE TIRE FELL PULLING HIS RIGHT HAND FORWARD & STRIKING IT AGAINST THE HANDRAIL. HE WAS TAKEN TO RMC WHERE HE WAS TREATED FOR A LACERATION & SLIGHT FRACTURE TO LITTLE FINGER ON HIS RIGHTR HAND RELEASED TO WORK

EE PUT HIS RIGHT HAND INTO HIS FRONT PANTS POCKET, AND RAN HIS FINGER ACROSS THE PARTIAL OPENED BLADE OF HIS POCKET KNIFE, CAUSING A LACERATION TO HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER. THE LACERATION REQUIR ED 6 STITCHES.

A CREW WAS DIRECTED TO FOLD THE JIB OUT ON AN 80 TON CRANE. THEY BEGAN TO PULL THE PINS ON THE STOWAWAY JIB WITHOUT INSTALLING THE HINGE PINS THAT PIVOT THE JIB OUT. AS A RESULT, THE JIB FELL OFF THE SUPPORT AND HIT THE EMPLOYEE ON THE WAY DOWN. IT CAME TO REST ON THE OUTRIGGER.

ON 2-17-00 EMPLOYEE REPORTED A PULLED MUSCLE IN HIS NECK. ON 3-20-00 HE REQUESTED TO SEE HIS DOCTOR. WAS X-RAYED AND GIVEN A PRESCRIPTION FOR A MUSCLE RELAXER. NO RESTRICTED DUTY OR LOST TIM E.

EMPLOYEE BURNED THE HEEL OF HIS RIGHT HAND WITH A TORCH, NO INITIAL TREATMENT, WENT TO THE DOCTOR ON 2-17-00 TO HAVE IT CHECKED. PRESCRIPTION FOR ANTIBIOTIC. CONTINUED HIS REGULAR WORK DUTIE S.

THERE IS NO EXACT INJURY DATE. THIS EMPLOYEE HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME. HE IS A MECHANIC IN OUR SHOP. HE HAS BEEN HAVING TROUBLE SINCE 1982. HE HAD SURGERY FOR THE LEFT HA ND AT THAT TIME. HE NOW HAS HAD SURGERY ON THE RIGHT HAND.

EMPLOYEE HAS WORKED FOR COMPANY SINCE 7-59. HAS HELS MANY JOBS THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS. HE IS GOING TO RETIRE AS OF 8-1-00 AND DECIDED HE SHOULD GET HEARING AIDS PRIOR TO RETIREMENT.

A CUSTOMER DRIVER JUST HAD A LOAD OF SACK PUT ON HIS TRUCK. HE WAS INT HE PROCESS OF TYING DOWN THE SACKS. HE CLIMBED ONTO HIS TRALER. UNLOUD USE THE REQUIRED ALLEGESS LADDERS, TRIPPED AND FEL L BACKWARDS ONTO THE CONRETE. BROKE BOTH ARMS WRENCHED NECK AND BACK.