All MSHA-reportable accidents at Mitsubishi Cement Corp operations in 2015. Fatalities appear first.
While trying to install a blank to block the flow of material, the section in which the blank is installed began to eject dry lime striking the employee in the chest and rebounding into his face.
Driver was attempting to open lids on top of pneumatic trailers when the rack had become jammed and the lid had wedged in the rack. When he tried to free the lid, the rack jumped up causing the employee to fall 12 feet.
While working inside Dust Collector baghouse, blowing off buildup dust got inside goggles and irritated miner's left eye.
While Miner was assisting inspection of Baghouse, dust got in miner's left eye. He was wearing proper eye protection. (Goggles). The dust entered the goggles and irritated his eye.
High winds, Blowing dust, Paved uneven surface with coating of clinker dust. Employee was walking to break and his foot slipped out from under him, causing him to wrench his back while falling.
Employee was cleaning down-comer when he smashed his pinky finger between the door frame and air-lance
Employee was working on a moisture analyzer which had a small amount of water that overheated and sprayed out a blast of steam and hit him causing burn to his abdomen.
While testing the Stowage of the jib on the boom, it fell off the locking mechanism dropping two feet to the top of the Stabilizer guard. It hit employee on the shoulder bruising it, The sheave mount scratched him on the back, strained his shoulder muscles. The Jib pin locking was not properly installed or double checked. There was no failure of equipment.
While on top of a silo cleaning silo 5556 at mine site, silo whip hit handrail and hit miner on the nose causing it to bleed.
Current test indicates that hearing levels have deteriorated from the most recent baseline/ref test, as per OSHA criteria for Standard Threshold Shift in right ear.
Current test indicates that hearing levels have deteriorated from the most recent baseline/ref test, as per OSHA criteria for Standard Threshold Shift.