Mining Incidents

New Enterprise Stone and Lime Co., Inc.Mining Incidents in 2007

All MSHA-reportable accidents at New Enterprise Stone and Lime Co., Inc. operations in 2007. Fatalities appear first.

Fatalities in 2007
0
Total incidents
11
Year
2007

Top incident classifications

  1. 01HANDLING OF MATERIALS5 incidents
  2. 02HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)3 incidents
  3. 03SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON1 incident
  4. 04MACHINERY1 incident
  5. 05OTHER1 incident

All incidents in 2007

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Stringing cable to pull the big belt back together-pulled left groin causing a strain.

Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

Working on a crusher, he overextended his right arm with elbow while using a sledge hammer.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

Hurt back by lifting up door of truck.

Fall from machine

Was going to wipe dew off right side mirror of Euclid, off set on platform (also there was dew that morning), slipped and fell off the front.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was changing a truck tire and sprained right lower back.

Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

Employee was sledging on a bolt on a crusher when the top part of his stomach began to get real tender to the touch. He was seen by a doctor that had said he had a hernia that he needed to have surgery for.

Struck by flying object

Employee was using a drill to make bolt holes to mount an air conditioner unit. While drilling into the metal, a sliver of metal went into his right eye.

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Employee was pulling rocks out of crusher and strained lower back.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Quarry mechanic was performing repairs on haul truck when a tire moved against him causing bruising.

Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was getting up and twisted lower back area.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Fractured finger while scraping a chute.

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.