Mining Incidents

New Enterprise Stone and Lime Co., Inc.Mining Incidents in 2006

All MSHA-reportable accidents at New Enterprise Stone and Lime Co., Inc. operations in 2006. Fatalities appear first.

Fatalities in 2006
1
Total incidents
21
Year
2006

Top incident classifications

  1. 01HANDLING OF MATERIALS8 incidents
  2. 02SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON6 incidents
  3. 03MACHINERY2 incidents
  4. 04HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)2 incidents
  5. 05POWERED HAULAGE1 incident

All incidents in 2006

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

EE was preparing to blacktop the entrance to the shop, when he walked into the path of a payloader that was transporting material from the stock pile. He was run over by the left front tire.

Fall onto or against objects

He was trying to open metal doors and one flew open and he flew back a few feet, he struck the hand rails thats what caused the injury.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee has a hernia in his abdomen, but isn't sure what happened to cause it. He was also unsure of the date that it acually occurred. He told his supervisor about it on 10/31/2006.

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Employee was attempting to move a screen by pulling it and strained his lower back.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

Lifting a piece of conveyor belting - strained neck and right shoulder.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE picked up a rear drive line to repair a Euclid and hurt his right bicep.

Struck by falling object

Laceration - right arm cut when trying to remove a filter. Filter slipped and cut arm.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Shoveling under conveyor to screen, strained lower right part of back.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Twisted right knee climbing out of trackhoe.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was getting off the tailgate of pickup, stepped onto ground and twisted left knee.

Fall from machine

EE jumped down from conveyor apprx. 3 ft to ground and strained back, he went to his personal chiropractor and continued to work. On 5/10 he was working at VSI and leaned back to put up angle iron and back tightened up, next a.m. he was unable to work and went to see a chiropractor and was restricted from work.

Flash burns (welding)

Employee did not have eye protection on and suffered welder's flash.

Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Lime trailer was plugged up. Opened clog with a rod. All hydrated lime dust broke loose at one time. Got it in eyes.

Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE was walking along cat walk and slipped on ice, he tried to catch himself with his left hand and dislocated his left ring finger in the process.

Struck against stationary object

He slipped on a rock and sprained his ankle walking beside the plant.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

He stepped off a trailer and pushed a generator to a box trailer.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was operating a hand held tool and cut his hand.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While employee was hooking up a chain on shafting he arched his back too far and hurt the lower part of his back.

Struck by flying object

Employee was assisting with the move of a portable crusher when something thought to be a spalled piece of metal hit him in the face - lip/chin area.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee walked on uneven ground and twisted his left ankle while cleaning up.

(Not Elsewhere Classified)

MASSIVE HEART ATTACK

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 New Enterprise Stone and Lime Co., Inc.'s numeric MSHA operator ID.