While installing a 160 double roller chain around a set of sprockets, EE left index fingertip was cut off at base of the fingernail.
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
- 01HANDLING OF MATERIALS3 incidents
- 02STRIKING OR BUMPING1 incident
- 03OTHER1 incident
All incidents in 2012
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.
While changing bags in bag house, with system disabled, cement dust flew into eyes and face from above, causing irritation to the eyes.
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.
Foreign body in right eye, not initially felt. Began to bother miner next morning. Physician removed item from eye.