Mining Incidents

Mitsubishi Cement CorpMining Incidents in 2003

All MSHA-reportable accidents at Mitsubishi Cement Corp operations in 2003. Fatalities appear first.

Fatalities in 2003
0
Total incidents
8
Year
2003

Top incident classifications

  1. 01HANDLING OF MATERIALS2 incidents
  2. 02NO VALUE FOUND2 incidents
  3. 03SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON2 incidents
  4. 04HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)1 incident
  5. 05MACHINERY1 incident

All incidents in 2003

Struck by falling object

EE GETTING A TOOL FROM OUT TOOL CRIB, TOOL BUMPED A PIECE OF THICK WALL 4""PIPE, WHICH SUBSEQUENTLY FELL OVER, STRIKING EE ON TOP BONES OF RIGHT FOOT.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE USED POOR LIFTING TECHINQUES AND CAUSED STRAIN TO MUSCLES OF LUMBAR SPINE.

No Value Found

EE WAS WIRING UP 4FA13 AT MOTOR JUNCTION BOX. WHILE CLIMBING OUT, HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL BACK INTO THE HOLE, TWISTING HIS RIGHT KNEE.

No Value Found

CLEAN UO SCRAP MATERIALS AT 2 FE-10, THROWING DOWN OF MATERIALS IN BARRICADED AREA. FOREMAN RE-ENETERED AREA BEFORE THE EE WAS STRUCK BY A PIECE OF 1/4"" PLATE MATERIAL. SMALL CUT BACK OF HEAD AND A LARGE GOOSE EGG, CHECKED THOROUGHLY, TREATED AND RELEASED FROM MED CENTER AND RETURNED TO LIMITED DUTY 5-27-03.

Fall down stairs

EMPLOYEE STEPPED DOWN FROM ONE STEP TO ANOTHER AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT ANKLE.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE JUMPED ONTO SCAFFOLDING FROM THE NOSE RING CASTING, CAUSING INJURY TO RT ANKLE (SPRAIN).

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

WHILE REPLACING A WATER CONTROL VALVE. WRENCH SLIPPED ON FITTING WHILE REPLACING A VALVE, HITTING HAND ON STRUCTURE.

Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS A PASSENGER IN A MANLIFT CUTTING BOLTS OFF THE RAW MILL. THE OPERATOR MOVED THE MANLIFT. THE BASKET CONTACTED BOTTLES CAUSING THE BASKET TO JERK CAUSING THE EMPLOYEE TO HIT THE RA IL. INITIAL DOCTOR REPORT WAS VERY UNCLEAR AS TO THE STATUS OF EMPLOYEE RELEASE. THE EMPLOYEE LEFT PROJECT RETURNING HOME TO DALLAS. DOCTORS RELEASE WAS UNCLEAR/FULL RELEASE OBTAINED IN DALLA

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.