Mining Incidents

Mitsubishi Cement CorpMining Incidents in 2012

All MSHA-reportable accidents at Mitsubishi Cement Corp operations in 2012. Fatalities appear first.

Fatalities in 2012
0
Total incidents
5
Year
2012

Top incident classifications

  1. 01HANDLING OF MATERIALS3 incidents
  2. 02STRIKING OR BUMPING1 incident
  3. 03OTHER1 incident

All incidents in 2012

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

While installing a 160 double roller chain around a set of sprockets, EE left index fingertip was cut off at base of the fingernail.

Struck by flying object

While moving dust bags on shoulder, materiel shot from bags into face and eyes. Employee was wearing eye protection and dust got into left eye around the safety glasses. Employee rinsed eye and didn't have a problem rest of shift. Next day (Sun) Called Super and reported. Emp. went to Doctor and had foreign body removed.

Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

While changing bags in bag house, with system disabled, cement dust flew into eyes and face from above, causing irritation to the eyes.

Struck against stationary object

Employee was working on 4CY10 plug up. While walking pass the tipping valve, he hit the end of the tipping valve arm at his nose and teeth.

Unclassified, insufficient data

Foreign body in right eye, not initially felt. Began to bother miner next morning. Physician removed item from eye.

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.