Struck against stationary object
A driver rolled ankle while making a delivery to the Bellingham plant. The rolled ankle resulted in a fracture.
Lehigh Northwest Cement CompanyMetal/Nonmetal
HM Northwest Cement Company · Facility
Controlled by Heidelberg Materials AG
Bellingham, Whatcom County, WA · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4502166
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 7
- Years on record
- 2002–2019
- Latest incident
- Dec 2019
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
7 on file2019 · 2 incidents
Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Fall protection was not being utilized correctly resulting in a fall from height. 2 broken ankles and a broken leg.
2018 · 1 incident
Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
Cement got in water. Water became alkaline. Water got into gloves and on coveralls. 2nd degree burns on right forearm, ribs and legs.
2012 · 1 incident
Struck by falling object
Employee was carrying a pipe blank & tripped. When he landed on the floor, the flange blank hit his tooth and broke a piece off the tooth.
2005 · 1 incident
Fall onto or against objects
Stepped on a loose pipe. Fell and hit eyebrow on forklift. Required six stitches.
2004 · 1 incident
2002 · 1 incident
Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
LIFTING PLATE OFF DITCH. LOST BALANCE. BENT DOWN WITH PLATE.