Lehigh Southwest Cement CompanyMining Incidents in 2009

While shoveling, the employee aggravated and enflamed a non work related pre-existing hernia.

Ee is undergoing surgery on this date for an umbilical hernia. The hernia occurred October 21st. EE received NO medical treatment and NO work restrictions. The employee returned to work the same day as the hernia occurred, and has been working ever since, until 12/14. On 12/15, the employee was laid off due to lack of production, and is having surgery.

EE lifting steel plates/parts when he felt a hot burning pain in left inguinal area. Over the next few days, the pain increased and the employee reported it and sought medical attention. Employee underwent a layoff (planned production shutdown) during this time and was not eligible to work until 1/4/10, when recalled. and he was unable to due to medical restrictions.

Employee stepped on a rock and twisted his ankle.

No conditions contributing

Unknown. Employee reported his left arm/elbow was tingling and painful. Stated he had this condition before, but never this bad.

Opening bayhouse sliding doors, twisted right knee.

Associate B (Laborer) strained his upper thigh and hip when he slipped while shoveling mud.

Employee was preparing to sut weld with cutting wheel on grinder. When he turned grinder on wheel pulled glove & finger in thus cutting finger needing 9 stitches

Air impact gun spun around and hit EE in the arm; resulting in sutures.

Employee was walking from parking area when a gust of wind blew dirt into her right eye. When she rubbed the eye, she scratched the cornea.

Employee was assisting in the the changing of crane cables. When employee stepped away from under the crane a pry bar was dislodged from an upper location, bounced its way through the framework of the crane, off a side wall, and struck the employee above the left eye causing a laceration.

After jack hammering, EE felt a soreness in his back. EE did not seek medical advise until 10/23/2009. On 12/03/09, the treating physician made an order for physical therapy.

Was repairing hearing protection on hard hat, when knife slipped and cut finger.

While loading clinker dust with a skidsteer, dust blew into EE's eyes, causing some light irritation and redness. By end of shift, EE reported his eyes were itchy/watery/sore/red, but felt okay to drive home. Next morning, EE reported eyes were still sore, inflammed/red, and was sent to doctor for check.

While working at the undergrate deck, ee got clinker dust in eyes. He raised up suddenly from a crouched position, knocking his hardhat off and striking head on overhead beam. He continued raising up to get out of the area, and struck his head on a steel beam on the ceiling. He received a 1.2 inch laceration to the forward central skull that required 4 sutures.

EE was cutting plastic sheeting with a knife when he slipped, cut himself slightly in the left knee.

Employee sustained a small laceration to his stomach when a small piece of a shattered bearing, off of a shaft, struck the employee.