Mining Incidents

Mitsubishi Cement CorpMining Incidents in 2000

All MSHA-reportable accidents at Mitsubishi Cement Corp operations in 2000. Fatalities appear first.

Fatalities in 2000
0
Total incidents
12
Year
2000

Top incident classifications

  1. 01HANDLING OF MATERIALS5 incidents
  2. 02SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON4 incidents
  3. 03NONPOWERED HAULAGE1 incident
  4. 04POWERED HAULAGE1 incident
  5. 05OCCUPATIONAL SKIN DISEASES1 incident

All incidents in 2000

Fall from machine

EE WAS CLIMBING DOWN A LADDER, SLIPPED ANDHIT HIS LEFT GROIN AREA.

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

PULLING DOOR SHUT ON BAUXITE CAR. MANY RAILCARS FROM SANTA FE HAVE DAMAGE DOORS MAKING THEM HARD TO CLOSE.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

BENT OVER SINK TO WASH HANDS, WHEN HE STOOD UP HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN LEFT BACK. HE CONTINUED TO WORK AND AT THE END OF THE SHIFT HE SAT DOWN TO FILL OUT HIS TIMESHEET, STOOD UP AND FELT THE SAME PAIN IN HIS LEFT BACK.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS STEPPING DOWN TO A VIBRATOR SCREEN (ABOUT 18 INCHES) AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS LOADING BRICKS INTO THE WHEEL BARROW AND DUMPING THE WHEEL BARREL INTO THE DUMP TRUCK BELOW THE KILN. AS HE WAS DUMPING, HE STRAINED HIS MUSCLE IN THE LOWER ABDOMEN AREA.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

LIFTING BELT ON BUCKET ELEVATOR TO REPAIR IT, WHEN BELT BROKE.

Fall to the walkway or working surface

BRACED HIMSELF AGAINST AN EMPTY BARRELL AND LOST BALANCE WHEN BARREL MOVED. WORKING AT FLOOR LEVEL.

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE WAS CARRYING ONE END OF EXTENSION LADDER DOWN STAIRS AND AROUND CORNER BY #1 TIRE OF 4RK1 KILN. LADDER GOT HUNG UP ON PIPING BY #1 TRUNION. EE PICKED UP END OF LADDER THATHAD BEEN RESTING O N HANDRAIL, AS HE DI, LADDER SUDDENLY MOVED. PINCHING FINGER BETWEEN LADDER AND HANDRAIL/

Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A PORTABLE POWER UNIT TO LIFT A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT WHEN UNIT SLIPPED AND FELL ON HIS FINGER.

Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE WAS TOLD TO PUSH IN PINS ON 97 GATE. GATE WAS FULL OF RIMS. WHILE BEATING IN THE PINS WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER HE FELL OFF THE RAMP, LANDING FACE FIRST AND CUTTING HIS EYE.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS GUIDING A PALLET LOAD OF BRICKS WITH A TAG LINE. SUFFEED A MUSCLE STRAIN FROM PULLING ON TAG LINE.

Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EE COMPLAINED HIS CHEST, LUNGS, AND THROAT FEEL CONGESTED FROM INHALING CEMENT DUST.

Other years on record

Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) accident records, kept current weekly. Operator identity is MSHA's operator_id on the accident record; records are scoped to Mitsubishi Cement Corp's numeric MSHA operator ID.