Over-exertion in lifting objects
Sprain/Strain of the stomach while lifting and pulling.
Lehigh Southwest Cement CompanyMining Incidents in 2005
All MSHA-reportable accidents at Lehigh Southwest Cement Company operations in 2005. Fatalities appear first.
- Fatalities in 2005
- 0
- Total incidents
- 14
- Year
- 2005
Top incident classifications
- 01HANDLING OF MATERIALS7 incidents
- 02MACHINERY2 incidents
- 03STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT1 incident
- 04HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)1 incident
- 05SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON1 incident
All incidents in 2005
Rubbed or abraded
Was changing out a motor at ground level and spent time on knees on grating and when he got home noticed swelling in left knee.
Struck by falling object
FK pump arm was being checked, Arm dropped and pinched finger finger, right hand. Small laceration -1 stitches.
Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
While swinging hammer with right hand, hammer hit beam overhead and landed on left thumb.
Fall to the walkway or working surface
Washing truck; slipped on moss on cement pad.
Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
While air-lancing feed pipe, the feed shot backed under the employee's hood.
Struck by flying object
FOREIGN BODY IN EMPLOYEE'S EYE. BEING REPORTED AS REPORTABLE WITH UNKNOWN PRESCRIPTION CHARGE RECEIVED IN MAIL YESTERDAY.
Struck by flying object
Foreign object in left eye while cleaning scale off center of pier. Wind blew object into eye.
Struck against stationary object
Was pulling wire when pull wire broke. On the follow through right hand hit the edge of the pull box. Cut right hand on top of index finger.
Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Cut left index finger. Whild holding a liner bolt head with left hand and using an air gun with my right, the bold head spun cutting my finger.
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Contusion of L pinkie
Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
7000-1 FILED AS PRECAUTION. EMPLOYEE HAS A RASH THAT THE SOURCE OF HAS NOT BEEN IDENTIFIED. CONSULTED WITH LOCAL MSHA OFFICE AND WAS ADVISED TO FILE 7000-1.