DUNDEE PLANT: 1 muerte registrada Metal/Non-Metal

Employee was attempting to position himself to tack-weld bolts and nuts on a drive shaft of enclosed piece of equipment. Employee was not wearing welding eye protection and the welding rod touched the steel enclosure and caused arc flash which caused flash burns to the employees eyes.

EE was moving scrap tires on a turntable. He was jammed in the finger by a piece of tire wire in the right index finger, first digit. The wire was stuck in finger past the bone.

He was climbing into the cab compartment of a 345B Excavator and heard popping noises and felt pain in his left knee. He was able to return to work that day with lifting, walking and standing restrictions that we were able to accommodate.

Cement mill #3 elevator discharge airslide removal; employee was walking the airslide out by hand when he slammed his hand into the handrail while walking backwards.

Employee was attempting to exit the pug mill and twisted his right ankle while descending the steps.

When the EE was cranking on a jack stand to raise a trailer to line up with a truck hitch, the bolts that hold the jack to the trailer gave way. The EE's foot was positioned under the frame of the trailer, when the trailer fell. It struck the EE's right foot, injuring him. The EE did have steel toed shoes on.

Injured EE and another EE were cutting chains from the chain section of the lime kiln. Scaffold boards are hung from these chains. The other EE cut the chain holding the boards. Both men fell. Injured EE fell to the floor, striking his left foot on chains that were on the floor, resulting in a fracture to his heel.

EE was descending from a freight box trailer and stepped awkwardly on an unlevel area of frozen ground. The step caused his ankle to twist inward which resulted in him falling to the ground.

EE was shoveling material from the inside of a mixing tank while positioned on the outside of the tank. This created an awkward working position which resulted in the employee suffering a strained muscle in his left side. He was placed on a lifting restriction for 7 days. He performed non-lifting activities until released from his restriction.

Employee was working in a bent over position beneath the mill. Another worker was in the mill arc gouging steel bolts. The person arc gouging discarded a spent rod onto the mill floor. The rod fell through a hole in the mill and landed in the back of injured's pants causing him to be burned.

EE was using a cheater bar to pull on a valve handle. The weld on the handle broke, causing the EE to fall backwards & strike his lower backon a protuding flange 5' away.

He stated that the continuous loading of limestone into the 50-ton haul truck he operates has resulted in back strain. The employee also reports that this issue is an accumulative injury and not the result of a single event. The employee is one of six truck operators and the only one to issues or injuries.

Excessive temperatures caused an unplanned ignition of two non-electric detonators in the Kiln 1.

EE stripping wire on existing 250MCM cut his left thumb approx. 1/2 up the underside. This occured while attempting to strip the insulation off the conductor. His blade became stuck and with the additional force applied is when the accident occured. He then was taken to receive further car at Dundee Urgent Care, receiving 6 stitches.

Piece of sheet metal slid onto hand and cut index finger on right hand. No gloves were being worn at the time of the accident

Employee was inspecting kilns when he stepped on a foreign material. He lost his balance and fell which probably led to the employee using his right arm to brace his fall. The employee suffered a dislocation of right shoulder which was set back into place.

EE was removing tramp metal from division screen with electric grinder, when a small piece of metal ricocheted back and struck the EE in the neck, below his face shield. EE had metal removed, did not miss any workdays, however, received 4 stitches.

EE was getting down from an elevated (2.5'- 3.0') platform when he landed on an area of unlevel surfaces. This caused his right knee to buckle. A more detailed description is included in the attached report. While the ee did not miss time or have restrictions, the knee was placed in a splint. Interpretations of Part 50 make thisreportable.

EE was working to put coal mill back together after outage. EE states that he was working while lying on his back, performing several twists and turns and performing several unnatural movements. ee does not remember any one particular instance when he felt a strain, rather the end of the day and over night developed lower back stiffeness. it is assumed that the extended unnatural

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A #8 HAMMER & SLUGGING WRENCH TO REMOVE A BOLT FROM THE RETAINING CAP OF A GEAR BEARING. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STRIKE THE SLUGGING WRENCH, THE EE HIT A NEARBY GEAR WHICH CAUSED THE HAMMER TO DEFLECT INTO HIS HAND.

THE EMPLOYEE BELIEVES HIS CONDITION STARTED ON THE PREVIOUS FRIDAY AFTERNOON BUT SAYS HE EXPERIENCED NO PAIN OVER THE WEEKEND BUT WHILE SHOVELING DRY MATERIAL HE BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE PAIN IN HIS CHEST AND ALSO BECAME SHORT OF BREATH AND DIZZY

Employee was lifting a 10' section of 8" pipe when he suffered a back strain. The injury resulted in the employee being assigned restricted duty activities.

WHILE WORKING "SHOVELING MATERIAL ONTO CONVEYOR BELT" THE LABORER LOST HIS FOOTING ON SOME LOOSE MATERIAL & FELL FORWARD. HE TRIED TO BREAK HIS FALL BY EXTENDING HIS ARM & THEREFORE CAUSING A SPRAIN/STRAIN TO HIS RT. WRIST & ELBOW.

EE wa pulling and straightening kiln chain through the rotary kiln in preparation for the chain to be re-hung. EE was working in a bent over position for a majority of the time period.

THE CONVEYOR WAS NOT DEENERGIZED. EE WAS SWEEPING UNDER CONVEYOR AND GOT CAUGHT/ENTANGLED IN RETURN IDLER.

Employee was attempting to remove plugged material from dust feed line with a 8' -10' steel rod when the rod came into contact with a rotating agitator in the bottom of the mixing tank. This resulted in the employee's glove becoming entangled with the rod and causing the injury.

EE WAS USING A BATTERING RAM TO DRIVE CLAY HAMMER PIN BACK INTO PLACE WHEN HIS FINGER WAS PINCHED BETWEEN THE BATTERING RAM AND THE CLAY BREAKER PIN. EE WAS WEARING LEATHER GLOVES AT THE TIME OF THE INJURY.

NOT WEARING PROPER PPE GLOVES, EE PUNCTURED HAND WHILE SHOVELING.

Ee was tightening a bolt on the coal mill when his hand slipped. this caused the cc to strike his hand against the housing.

EE ATTEMPTED TO UNPLUG COMPRESSOR WITH A WELDING ROD WHICH CAUSED HOT WATER TO SPRAY ON HIS RIGHT ARM.

EE WAS REMOVING LINER PLATES FROM SLURRY MILL NO. 1. EE WAS STRIKING LINER PLATE WITH SLEDGE HAMMER TO MOVE THE PLATE WHEN HIS FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN SLEDGEHAMMER HANDLE AND A PORTA-POWER RAM THAT WAS BEING USED TO ATTEMPT TO MOVE THE LINER PLATES.

EE WAS REMOVING LINER PLATES FROM SLURRY MILL NO.1. EE WAS STRIKING LINER PLATE WITH SLEDGE HAMMER TO MOVE THE PLATE WHEN A PIECE OF METAL CAME LOOSE FROM THE LINER PLATE & STRUCK THE EE

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO GET INTO WATER TRUCK & SLIPPED. EE CAUGHT HIMSELF WITH HIS LEFT SHOULDER & FELT SOMETHING PULL. EE HAS HAD SURGERY ON SAME SHOULDER SEPT.2003 FROM NON-WORK RELATED INJURY. PUT ON RESTRICTED DUTY UNTIL FURTHER EVALUATION.

Plant man came to work on overhead crane it was hooked and didn't act hooked back up men was welding out a flange duct fell striking his leg

EE states that he was walking outside the logistics office when he slipped on some ice and fell to the ground.

EE WAS CHECK SILO DISTRIPUTION SETUP AT THE TOP OF CUSTOMER SILO. WHEN HE TRAVELED DOWN ELEVATOR TO THE GROUND FLOOR THE ELEVATOR DOOR BECAME STUCK. EE EITHER PANICKED OR BECAME ANGRY AND KICK ED THE DOOR. AFTER INJURING HIMSELF HE CONTACTED ANOTHER EE WHO TOLD HIM HOW TO OPEN THE DOOR.

IT WAS A EXTREMELY HOT HUMID DAY WITH NO BREEZE BLOWING. EE HAD JUST FINISHED SHOVELING STONE FOR 45 MINUTES EE WENT TO GET A DRINK OF GATORADE WHEN FAINTED & COLLASPED. EE WAS TALKING THE HOS PITAL AND WAS TREATED FOR HEAT STRESS.

EE WAS GREASING A BULLDOZER AND LOST FOOTING ON THE TRACK ON WHICH HE WAS STANDING. THE TRACKS HAD WET CLAY AND HE SLIPPED WHEN GREASING THE MACHINE. HIS HARD HAT CAME OFF AND HIS HEAD HIT THE MACHINE PUTTING A SMALL CUT ON THE TOP OF HIS HEAD.

EE SUFFERED SERIOUS SKIN IRRITATION WHEN HE CAME INTO EXTENDED CONTACT WITH CEMENT KILN DUST. CEMENT KILN DUST (CKD) IS A HIGH ALKALINE MATERIAL THAT CAUSES SKIN IRRITATION AND SOMETIMES SKIN BURNS IF THE SKIN IS NOT WASHED ON A REGULAR BASIS.

EE WAS REMOVING REFRACTORY FROM KILN #1, AS BRICK WAS REMOVED FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE RING, THE TOP COLLAPSED ON TOP OF EE.

EE WAS REMOVING REFRACTORY FROM KILN #1, AS BRICK WAS REMOVED FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE RING, THE TOP COLLAPSED ON TOP OF EE.

ALIGNING GRATES IN THE UNDERCOOLER COMPARTMENTS,DUST FELL OFF RAILS ONTO EE'S FACE.

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LOWER DOORS TO LOGWASHER VIA HAND WINCH. WHILE PERFORMING THIS FUNCTION, THE WINCH HANDLE SPUN AROUND & STRUCK THE EE IN THE FACE

DUST PARTICLES FELL INTO EYE WHEN LIFTING FACE SHIELD.

TESTING FOR VOLTAGE ON A RECENTLY INSTALLED MOTOR CONTROL CENTER. EE PLACED METER PROBES ON CONNECTING TERMINALS AT THIS POINT THERE WAS A LARGE ELECTRICAL ARC. THIS BURNED EE'S HAND & FACE.

EE WAS VACUUMING DUST FROM BAGHOUSE COMPARTMENT WHILE VACUUMING EE WAS STRUCK BY STATIC ELECTRICITY BUILD-UP IN HOSE OF VACUUM TRUCK.

EE STATES THAT HE WAS EXITING A BULLDOZER USING THE FIXED HANDRAIL. EE STATES THAT HE LOST HIS GRIP W/RIGHT HAND AND WHEN HE GRABBED THE HOLD W/HIS LEFT HAND HE INJURED HIS SHOULDER. EE STATES THAT HE DID NOT EXPERIENCE ANY PAIN AT THE TIME AND ONLY AFTER HE WENT HOME DID HE EXPERIENCE ANY PAIN.

EE WAS OPENING THE MANDOOR ON A SCRUBBER VESSEL THAT HE THOUGHT WAS EMPTY. THE VESSEL ACTUALLY CONTAINED A LARGE AMOUNT OF WATER. WHEN THE DOOR WAS OPENED. THE WATER RUSHED OUT COVERING THE EE AND KNOCKING HIM TO THE GROUND.

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CUT A PIECE OF PLASTIC HOSE. SHE HAD PLACED THE PLASTIC HOSE ON HER KNEE AND WAS USING A UTILITY KNIFE. THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND THE EE CUT HER RIGHT KNEE.

EE WAS MOVING 55 GALLON DRUMS WITH FORKLIFT ATTACHMENT. WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO PLACE A DRUM ON THE FLOOR AND RELEASE IT, THE EE'S HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE ATTACHMENT & THE 55 GALLON DRUM.

EE WAS REMOVING A COOLING TUBE FROM A KILN TRUNION TO LOOK FOR BLOCKAGE. ONCE REMOVED HOT WATER SPRAYED FROM TUBE ONTO THE EE'S ABDOMEN AND LEFTHAND. THE HOT WATER CONTACT RESULTED IN 2ND DEGR EE BURNS TO THE EE.

EE WAS PUSHING SCREEN PLATES INTO PLACE, PLATE WAS SUSPENDED BY ELECTRIC HOIST. PLATE FELL ON EE'S LEFT FOOT, SUSPECT ROLLOUT OF CHOCKER ON HOIST HOOK. HOIST HOOK DID HAVE A SAFETY LATCH. EE SUSTAINED SEVERE BRUISE ON TOP OF LEFT FOOT.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING TIN SNIPS TO CUT A PIECE OF SHEETMETAL TO INSTALL SOME PIPING AND WRIST (RIGHT SIDE) CAUGHT A SQUARE PIECE ON THE SHEETMETAL CAUSING A CUT. MEDICAL ATTENTION - ONE STITCH WA S USED TO CLOSE CUT.

EE WAS REPLACING AIR LINES ON AGITATOR IN SOUTH SLURRY BASIN NEXT TO THE MAST. A DRIED PIECE OF CLAY FELL FROM THE MAST OVERHEAD WHERE EE WAS WORKING AND STRUCK THE EE ON THE RT. HAND.

EE WAS REMOVING SHORT AIRSLIDE, THE AIRSLIDE WAS FULL OF CEMENT WHEN REMOVED. EE HAD CEMENT DUST FALL INTO HIS SAFETY GLASSES.

CEMENT SPILLED ON SCALE AND EE WAS SHOVELING CEMENT TO CLEAN UP. EE WAS SHOVELING THE MATERIAL IMPROPERLY.

EE WAS WORKING OFF STEP LADDER WHEN MATERIAL ABOVE STARTED FALLING, EE LOST HIS FOOTING AND FELL TO THE GROUND BENDING HIS THUMB BACK.

AN EXPLOSION OF THE COAL FEED SYSTEM HAPPENED APPROX. 45-50 MINUTES AFTER STARTUP. THERE WERE NO INJURIES OR DAMAGE TO THE PROCESS EQUIPMENT. SUSPECTED MECHANICAL FAILURE OF AIR DAMPERS WHICH IMPACTED COAL FEED SYSTEM.

HOLCIM EXPERIENCED AN UNPLANNED EXPLOSION IN WHICH A SUPERVISOR WAS HIT BY A PIECE OF FLYING DEBRIS CAUSING A CONTUSION TO HIS HEAD & EAR

EE WAS CUTTING A TIP OFF A TUBE OF CAULK WITH BELT KNIFE, THE KNIFE SLIPPED & ENTERED HIS RIGHT THIGH.

EE WAS CLEANING SILO FROM BELOW WHEN LARGE DUST PILE FELL IN EE'S FACE.

EE WAS USING SLEDGEHAMMER TO BREAK MATERIAL BLOCKING CEMENT MILL FEED CHUTE. EE WAS WORKING INA BENT OVER POSITION DURING WORK ACTIVITIES.

EE ATTEMPTED TO PULL LOOSE PIECE OF SKIRTING FROM CONVEYOR WHEN THE SKIRTING WAS PULLED INTO THE CONVEYOR, PULLING THE EE'S HAND INTO THE CONVEYOR.

EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING FELLOW MAINTENANCE MAN REPAIR HOPPER SCREW INSIDE KILN #1 BAGHOUSE SCREW COMPARTMENT. STANDING OUTSIDE OF COMPARTMENT AT ACCESS DOOR PASSING TOOLS/PART, CKD FROM AREA BE ING PULLED INTO THE COMPARTMENT BY ID FAN WENT INTO HIS RIGHT EYE. SAFTEY GLASSES WERE ON.

EE WAS HITTING THE SIDE OF THE MATERIAL HOPPER WITH A SLEDGEHAMMER WHEN HE CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE HANDLE AND THE HOPPER.

EE WAS TIGHTENING BOLT WHEN THE WRENCH SLIPPED FROM THE BOLT HEAD AND STRUCK THE EE IN THE MOUTH.

EE STEPPED FROM 4" PALLET ONTO THE FLOOR AND FELT A POP IN HIS FOOT.

EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTED TO PICK UP MILLING SCREENS AND HIS TWO FINGERS WERE CAUGHT BETWEEN THE SCREEN AND THE CEMENT MILL LINER.

EE WAS WORKING ON BROKEN HANGER ON KILN 1 EAST FINE SCREW. DAMPER WAS NOT CLOSED AND AIR CAUSEDCLINKER DUST TO BE BLOWN INTO LEFT EYE.

EMPLOYEE WAS TURNING THE LOADING SILO CHUTE GATEWHEN HIS HAND SLIPPED OFF GATE WHEEL AND STRUCK HIS ELBOW ON A PIPE.

EE'S RIGHT THUMB WAS PINCHER BETWEEN DUMPSTER BUCKET AND FORK GUARD.

EMPLOYEES WORKING OVERHEAD LOOSENED CEMENT DUST WHICH FLEW INTO EMPLOYEE'S EYE.

EE WAS WORKING IN THE STORAGE HALL CRANE AREA & GOT CLINKER DUST IN EYE.

TWO EMPLOYEES WERE TIGHTENING BOLT. WRENCH SLIPPED AND HIT 2ND EMPLOYEE IN THE FACE.

EE STEPPED DOWN FROM HILO ON TO SMOOTH SURFACE FLOOR. EE ROLLED ANKLE. SAID SHE JUST DIDN'T STEP DOWN ON HER FOOT. SAID SHE USED HANDRAIL TO GET DOWN BUT STEPPED INCORRECTLY.

EE LOADED CUSTOMER TRUCK. CUSTOMER DRIVER BECAME ANGRY AND A FIGHT OCCURRED. EE SAW DR. 6-21-01 AND WAS RETURNED TO WORK. EE SAW DR. 6-29-01 AND WAS PUT OFF WORK WITH THE NEXT APPOINTMENT SCHE DULED FOR 7-6-01.

WHILE REINSTALLING REVERSE AIR FAN BEARING, SHAFT STARTED TO TURN. EE TRIED TO RE ATTACH PIPE WRENCH ON SHAFT & GOT CAUGHT TWISTING DOWN & CATCHING EE'S FINGER BETWEEN PIPE WRENCH HANDLE & BASE OF BEARING SUPPORT

EE SUFFERED FLASH BURN TO RIGHT EYE DURING KILN OUTAGE WHILE WORKING IN KILN.

EMPLOYEE AND SUPERVISOR WERE WALKING IN THE MILL AREA EMPLOYEE'S FOOT HIT PIPE IN FLOOR. BIG TOE, LEFT FOOT WAS JAMMED BACK INTO FOOT BONE AREA.NOT BROKEN

WHILE WORKING IN MILL DEPT AREA EE SUFFERED BURN& CUT WOUND INFECTION SET UP & EE SAW DR ON 2/27/01

DURING KILN OUTAGE EMPLOYEE TOOK A WALK THROUGH THE KILN AND SLIPPED AND FELL.

EE WAS CLEANING ROLLERS AND HIS FINGERS GOT STUCK ON PUG MILL BELT AS BELT WAS RUNNING.

EE SUFFERED DERMITITIS/BURNS TO NECK & FACE DUE TO CEMENT EXPOSURE-DUST

CRUSHED FINGER A KILN-2 COAL MERRICK LEVEL WITH AIR LANCE

EE WAS FLASH CUTTING WEARING SAFETY GLASSES AND NOT SHIELD.

WHILE REMOVING DOOR, EE'S FINGER WAS PINCHED BETWEEN WALL AND DOOR.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING DOOR FROM KILN 1 W. FINES SCREW DEPT. LOAD SHIFTED AND HIS RIGHT RING FINGER WAS PINCHED BETWEEN THE FLOOR AND THE DOOR HANDLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON THE AUTOMATIC BAG LOADERBAG TORE AND CEMENT FLEW INTO AIR, UNDER HIS SAFETY GLASSES AND INTO HIS RIGHT EYE.

EMPLOYEE WORKS IN PACKHOUSE BAGGING CEMENT. BAG BROKE OPEN CREATING A CLOUD OF DUST WHICH EMPLOYEE INHALED. HE BEGAN SHORT OF BREATH & FELT PAININ HIS CHEST.

WHILE WORKING IN COOLER AREA, CLINKER DUST ENTERED EE'S RIGHT EYE.

EE WAS LIFTING GUARD FROM CHAIN DRIVE. GUARD FELL AND CUT EE'S LEFT INDEX FINGER.

WHILE WORKING WITH A CHEMICAL DUST AGENT, NEUTRALITE, AND WEARING GOGGLES, EMPLOYEE SUFFERED EXPOSURE TO NEATRALITE.

WHILE WELDING, A PIECE OF METAL FELL AND ENTERED EE'S LEFT EYE.

EMPLOYEE WAS POSITIONING HOPPER, 2ND EMPLOYEE BUMPED CONTROL ON FORKLIFT WHICH CAUSED FIRST EMPLOYEE'S UPPER RIGHT ARM TO BECOME WEDGED BETWEEN HOPPER AND FORKLIFT.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING IN CEMENT MILL. STEEL BALL HIT HIS SAFETY GLASSES AND BROKE GLASS SENDING MATERIAL INTO HIS RIGHT EYE.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING IN KILN WHEN SHE BECAME OVERHEATED.

EMPLOYEE WAS PERFORMING GENERAL LABOR DUTIES, SHOVELING, SWEEPING ETC AND SUFFERED A LUMBAR STRAIN. SAW PHYSICIAN 6-28-00.

EE GOT TO JOB SITE BELT 4 AND BELT 5 AND BECAME FAINT. AMBULANCE WAS CALLED AND EE WAS TRANSPORTED TO HOSPITAL. AREA WAS TESTED FOR CARBON MONOXIDE - NONE REGISTERED. 6 EE'S WORKING IN AREA UN AFFECTED. WILL CONTEST INJURY AS WORK RELATED - BELIEVE CAR SHOULD BE TESTED.

WHILE USING A DRILL. DRILL SLIPPED CUTTING EMPLOYEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING A HARD HAT. HE WAS WORKING IN THE STORAGE HALL CRANE AREA AND HIT HIS HEAD ON AN I-BEAM. HE JAMMED HIS NECK.

CLINKER ELEVATOR DOOR WAS UNDER PRESSURE AND RETAINING BRACKET BROKE AND STEEL ROD HIT EMPLOYEE'S LEFT THIGH.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING SANDER TO GRIND STEEL. HAND GOT GRABBED BY STEEL AND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN SANDER FACE AND PIECE OF STEEL.

EMPLOYEE TWISTED RIGHT ANKLE IN PILE OF DUST AT FEEDEND MILLS. SAW PHYSICIAN 4-22-00.

EE STATES: WENT DOWN TO BASEMENT APRON TO CHECK PROGRESS OF CREW. WAS TOLD HE WAS BLEEDING WENT TO 1ST AID STATION & SUBSEQUENTLY TO ER FOR STITCHES

EE SUFFERED CHEST CONTUSION WHEN HIT BY A BOLT FROM COOLER WHEEL.

EE SUFFERED STRAIN TO LEFT BICEP DUE TO REPETIVE MOTION.

EE STEPPED ON STEEL ROD AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT ANKLE. INJURED 3/16/00, SAW PHYSICIAN 3/17/00.

EE WAS BENDING DOWN UNDER SILO ON 3RD FLOOR AND TORE RIGHT CALF MUSCLE.

WHILE GOING DOWN STEPS IN MILL ROOM, EE STEPPED ON CLINKER AND SUFFERED STRAIN TO RIGHT FOOT. SAW PHYSICIAN ON 3-24-00.

MATERIAL FLEW INTO EMPLOYEE'S EYES WHILE HE WAS JACK HAMMERING IN THE ELEVATOR PIT. EMPLOYEE WASWEARING SAFETY GLASSES.

CART WITH MOTOR CAUGHT WHEEL IN ELEVATOR AND FLIPPED OVER WITH CART HANDLE HITTING EMPLOYEE'S LEFT THIGH. SAW PHYSICIAN 03-12-2000.

WHILE SETTING UP HYVAC TRUCK LIME DUST BLEW OFF TRUCK AND INTO EMPLOYEE'S EYES. EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES.

EE TRIED TO REMOVE MATERIAL FROM SEPARATOR AND JAMMED HIS THUMB. INJURED 2/2/00; SAW DR 2/3/00.

EMPLOYEE BUMPED HIS SHOULDER ON A STEEL BEAM. SAW PHYSICIAN 02-22-00.

EE SUFFERED A CONTUSION TO HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER WHILE SWINGING SLEDGE HAMMER AGAINST MILL ROOM DOOR BOLT.

EE WAS KNEELING, CRAWLING, AND STANDING IN NOR-BLO AND SUFFERED SPRAIN TO LEFT LEG. SAW PHYSICIAN 1-24-00. REPORTED INJURY TO SUPERVISOR 1-19-00.

EE WAS WORKING IN MILL ROOM ON BALL SORTER. HE JUMPED FROM BALL SORTER AND HIT STEEL HOPPER.

EE WAS WORKING DOWN IN COOLER AND KILN DUST ENTERED RIGHT EYE.

EMPLOYEE WAS KNEELING AND WAS CUTTING A PIECE FROM A RUBBER STRIP. KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT EMPLOYEE'S LEFT LEG. EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING TOWARDS HIMSELF ANND NOT AWAY FROM HIMSELF.

EE STEPPED DOWN FROM ENDLOADER & ONTO A STEP & TWISTED RIGHT KNEE

WHILE DRILLING, DUST FLEW INTO EMPLOYEE'S LEFT EYE.

EE INHALED FUMES FROM SYNTECH HFP WHILE CLEANING CEMENT MILL 4 OIL SUMPS. EMERGENCY # ON BARRELL CALLED STRONGLY RECOMMENDED THAT EE BE TAKEN TO HOSPITAL TO BE CHECKED OUT.

WHILE ROLLING A SECTION OF PIPE, EMPLOYEE STRAINED RIGHT SHOULDER. STRAIN OCCURRED 11-29-99, SAWPHYSICIAN 12-8-99.

CM-4 MILL DISCHARGE NOR-BLO, NOR-BLO BAG CAUGHT FIRE WHEN IT WAS SET ON A QUARTZ LIGHT. SENT EMPLOYEE TO EMERGENCY ROOM FOR SMOKE INHALATION.

CM-4 MILL DISCHARGE NOR-BLO, NOR-BLO BAG CAUGHT FIRE WHEN IT WAS SET ON A QUARTZ LIGHT. SENT EMPLOYEE TO EMERGENCY ROOM FOR SMOKE INHALATION.

CM-4 MILL DISCHARGE NOR-BLO, NOR-BLO BAG CAUGHT FIRE WHEN IT WAS SET ON A QUARTZ LIGHT. SENT EMPLOYEE TO EMERGENCY ROOM FOR SMOKE INHALATION.

CM-4 MILL DISCHARGE NOR-BLO, NOR-BLO BAG CAUGHT FIRE WHEN IT WAS SET ON A QUARTZ LIGHT. SENT EMPLOYEE TO EMERGENCY ROOM FOR SMOKE INHALATION.

CM-4 MILL DISCHARGE NOR-BLO, NOR-BLO BAG CAUGHT FIRE WHEN IT WAS SET ON A QUARTZ LIGHT. SENT EMPLOYEE TO EMERGENCY ROOM FOR SMOKE INHALATION.

CM-4 MILL DISCHARGE NOR-BLO, NOR-BLO BAG CAUGHT FIRE WHEN IT WAS SET ON A QUARTZ LIGHT. SENT EMPLOYEE TO EMERGENCY ROOM FOR SMOKE INHALATION.

EE WAS OPERATING A BOBCAT AND HIT A RIDGE IN FLOOR. EE WAS TOSSED FORWARD AND HIT A METAL BAR AND FLEW BACK INTO HIS SEAT. SAW PHYSICIAN 11/11/99.

KILN-1 BAGHOUSE B-COMPARTMENT HOPPER. HYVAC HOSE JUMPED KNOCKING DOWN DUST AND INTO EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT EYE.

EMPLOYEE TWISTED BACK WHILE SWEEPING, SHOVELING,AND WHEELBARRELLING.

EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING GYPSUM FROM BELT OF CM-1.EMPLOYEE MOTION WAS ABOVE HIS SHOULDERS AND HE SUFFERED A LEFT SHOULDER STRAIN. INJURY OCCURED ON 10/24/99. HE SAW PHYSICIAN ON 10/26/99.

EMPLOYEE TWISTED LOWER BACK WHILE TRYING TO OPENVAVLE FEEDEND BUILDING.

EMPLOYEE WAS SORTING MILL BALLS ON THE MILL ROOMFLOOR AND GOT DUST IN RIGHT EYE. SAW PHYSICIAN 10-8-99. INJURY OCCURRED 10-8-99.

EE SUFFERED A SPRAIN TO HIS LEFT ANKLE WHILE WORKING AT THE LOGWASHER SITE AND STEPPED FROM TUB AND ON TO A ROLL OF DUCT TAPE.

STEPPED OFF FORK TRUCK AND TWISTED LEFT ANKLE. INJURED 9/16/99 SEEN PHYSICIAN 9/20/99.

WHILE CLEANING WITH HOSE FROM HYVAC TRUCK EMPLOYEES ARM WAS SUCTIONED INTO HOSE.

EE WAS CLEANINGOUT COOLER & GOT DUST IN RIGHT EYE. WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES

EE WAS LIFTING A PICK UP TRUCK SEAT AND FELT STRAIN IN BACK.

EE WAS LIFTING STEEL FROM CART & INDEX FINGER ONLEFT HAND BECAME PINCHED BETWEEN STEEL & CART HANDLE

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING AT FEEDEND OF CEMENT MILLS (WEARING SAFETY GLASSES), AND GOT DUST IN LEFT EYE. HE WAS INJURED ON 08/06/99. SAW PHYSICIAN ON08/09/99.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING IN KILN #2 HELPING BRICK LAYERS WHEN HE SUFFERED A CORNEAL ABRASION TO HIS LEFT EYE FROM KILN DUST.

WHILE WORKING IN COOLER EXHAUST FAN A SPLATTER OF HOT WELDING SLAG FLEW INTO EE'S SAFETY BOOT & BURNED RIGHT FOOT

CEMENT FROM AIRLSIDE BLASTED OUT OF SLIDE INTO EE'S EYES EE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING DOWN CLINKER SLOPE WHEN A SECTION OF CLINKER BROKE LOOSE. EMPLOYEE HIT A SECTION OF HARD CLINKER AND HIS FEET WNT OUT FROM UNDER HIM. SAW PHYSICIAN ON 10/04/99.

EE WAS CLEANING CLAY FROM LOGWASHER & CLAY FLEW INTO EE'S LEFT EYE & BECAME EMBEDDED.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING UPSTAIRS AND REACHED FOR HANDRAIL AND FELT DISCOMFORT IN HIS UPPER BACK.

EE WORKED IN CM-3 ELEVATOR PIT, LEFT FOR WEEKEND ADN WENT TO DR'S THAT EVENING WITH A RASH. ALLERGIC REACTION TO CEMENT DUST. ON MONDAY AT THE START OF SHIFT WE THEN SENT EE TO OUR DR. SAW DR. 5-17-99: ALLERGIC REACTION TO CEMENT DUST.

EE WAS WORKING ON KILN'S (1) PRIMARY AIR FAN AND AS HE TURNED TO LEAVE WORK AREA, FELT A TWINGE IN LEFT KNEE. KNEE CONDITION CONTINUED TO WORSEN AND EE SAW PHYSICIAN ON 5-11-99.

EE SLIPPED ON OIL SPILL IN PLANT OIL ROOM. EE FELL SUFFERED STRAIN TO BACK.

BRICK FELL 3 1/2 TO 4 FROM PALLET AND LANDED ON TOP OF EE S RIGHT FOOT ABOVE STEEL TOE BOOT AREA.

NORTH OF DRIVE PIER INSULATOR BROKE OFF AND HIT EE IN FOREHEAD.

EE WAS WORKING ON SLAG PUMP CM-2 UNDER SLAG SILO AREA HOOKING UP NEW SLAG PUMP AND MOVING WIRES IN CABLE TRAY AND GOT SLAG DUST IN BOTH EYES.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON A COOLER EXHAUST FAN. THE SUCTION FROM THE SECOND FAN CREATED DUST WHICHENTERED EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT EYE.

SUFFERED LOWER BACK STRAIN. WHILE JACK HAMMER AND SHOVELING UNDER BULL GEAR.

EE WAS TRYING TO FREE FROZEN GYPSUM FROM WAYTROL AND HIS HAND BECAME LODGED BETWEEN GYP AND SIDE WALL OF WAYTROL.

EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING ONTO COOLER GRATE AND SUFFEED STRAIN TO ACHILLES TENDON.

EE WAS HANDLING DUST COVERED BRICK WHILE WORKINGIN K-1 & DEVELOPED DEMATITIS ON FOREARMS. INJURYOCCURED 2/22/99 SAW DR 2/25/99

EMPLOYEE WAS CLOSING LID ON DUST HOPPER WHEN WIND BLEW DUST INTO EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT EYE.

EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING A FURNACE AND STEPPED ON MUD. EMPLOYEE FELL AND FURNACE LANDED ON HIS RIGHT KNEE.

EE SUFFERED CORNEAL ABRASION TO LEFT EYE WHILE WORKING IN K-2 DRIVE END OF FINE SCREW.

EE WAS MOVING WATER BOTTLES IN STORAGE AREA AND TWISTED HIS LOWER BACK.

EE WAS CLEANING OUT A STORAGE TANK WITH CEMENT DUST IN IT. AS HE EXITED THE TANK, THERE WAS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF DUST ON HIS HARD HAT. WHEN HE REMOVED HIS HARD HAT THE DUST GOT BEHIND HIS SAF ETY GLASSES INTO HIS LEFT EYE CAUSING A BURNING SENSATION.

EE ENTERED COOLER #2 STEPPING ON UPPER GRATES AND SPRAINED LEFT ANKLE

WHILE WELDING, HOT METAL FLEW INTO EE'S RIGHT EAR

WHILE SHOVELING AT TAIL PULLEY OF NORTH AND SOUTH CLINKER APRONS, EE SUFFERED BACK STRAIN.

EE WORKING ON K-2 COAL MILL AREA. WAS PRYING A STUCK DOOR AND SUFFERED A STRAIN & CONTUSION TO HIS RIGHT SHOULDER

EE WAS JACKHAMMERING AND HIT AN AEROSOL CAN OF DEGREASER WHICH WAS BURIED IN CEMENT DUST. CONTENTS OF CAN SPRAYED FACE AND EYES.

EE WAS WORKING ON #2 COOLERE BLOWING OFF UPPER GRATES ANBD GOT CEMENT DUST IN RIGHT EYE. EE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES.

EE WAS WALKING DOWN CM #1 FEED BELT WHILE GOING TO SET THE POISE WEIGHT FOR THE MILL. HE SLIPPED ON A CLINKER BALL AND HIS FEET WENT UP AND HE FELL ON HIS BACK AND HEAD.

EE WAS WORKING ON CHAIN IN KILN-2 AND GOT KILN DUST IN RIGHT EYE. EE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES. SAW DR 10-13-98.

WHILE OPERATING SLEDGE HAMMER ON CHUTE FROM PUG MILL, EE GOT DUST IN HIS RT EYE.

WHILE EE WAS WORKING ON APRON CONVEYOR, HE GOT CEMENT DUST IN HIS RIGHT EYE. INJURY DATE 9-22-98; SAW PHSICIAN 9-23-98.

WHILE CLIMBING STEPS TO 4TH FLOOR IN MILL ROM RESPIRATOR CONTAINING CLINKER DUST SCRATCHED EE'S RIGHT EYE.

EE CUT HIS SMALL FINGER, RIGHT HAND, ON COMEALONG WHILE WORKING ON LONG CLINKER BELT ON 5TH LEVEL. REQUIRED STITCHES.

WHILE EMPLOYING WAS WORKING ON KILN 1, HE GOT KILN DUST IN HIS LEFT EYE

EE AS CARRYING BRICK FOR KILN AND WHILE LIFTING UP TO PLATFORM HE FELT A PULL IN HIS BACK INJ DATE 8/15/98 NOT SCHEDULED FOR WORK 8/16/98 SAW DR ON 8/17/98

EE WAS WORKING IN NOR-BLO AND GOT CEMENT DUST ON BOTH WRISTS AND SUFFERED ALKALI BURNS. INJURY DATE 8/11/98; SAW PHYSICIAN 8/14/98.

EE WAS JACKHAMMERING UNDER CEMENT COOLER & DUST FELL INTO EE'S RIGHT EYE Y

EE TRIED TO FREE CM-3 ELEVATOR DISCHARGE AIRSLIDE AND SUSTAINED ALKALI BURNS TO UPPER ARMS

EMPLOYEE WAS ADJUSTING CEMENT MILL 2 FEED BELT AND DEBRIS FELL FROM ABOVE AND ENTERED EMPLOYEES LEFT EYE. HE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES.

EE WAS HOSING OFF LOG WASHER WITH FIRE TYPE HOSE AND DEVELOPED NECK STRAIN AND HEADACHE.

EMPLOYEE TRIPPED AND HIT DOWN COMER PIPE AND CONTROLS INJURY DATE 7.8.98. SAW PHYSICIAN 7.14.98.

EE WAS CHECKING OUT HYD TANK AND HIS HAND SLID AND HIS FINGER ON RIGHT HAND GOT PINCHED REQUIRING 7 STITCHES

EMPLOYEE HAD A HEAVY DAY OF SHOVELING AND SUFFERED OVERUSE JOINT PAIN SYNDROME. NOTE: ACCIDENT/INJURY DATE 7.7.98 SAW PHYSICIAN 7.10.98.

EMPLOYEE IS A LABORER AND WAS SHOVELING SPILL CLEAN AND SUFFERED ABDOMINAL STRAIN. INJURY DATE: 7.7.98-SAW PHYSICIAN 7.13.98.

EE SLIPPED ON STAIRS, GRABBED FOR RAILING AND BENT 5TH FINGER LEFT HAND BACKWARDS.

EE WAS WORKING IN LEACH PLANT WEARING WADERS WHICH HAD A WHOLE IN THE LEFT BOOT. EE SUFFERED ALKILI BURN TO TOP OF LEFT FOOT AND RASH TO BOTH FOREARMS.

EMPLOYEE JAMMED RIGHT RING FINGER ON WIRE WHILE TRYING TO ADJUST SPOUT FOR DUST TRUCK.

WHILE WORKING INSIDE KILN-1 CHAIN SECTION REPLACING PLASTIC SHACKLES, A PIECE OF METAL ENTERED EMPLOYEE'S EYE. WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES AT TIME OF ACCIDENT. INJURY 6-9-98, SAW DR. 6-10-98

DURING KILN OUTAGE EE WORKED MAINTENANCE IN KILN AND AFTER 5 DAYS HIS EYES WERE DRIED AND A RASH APPEARED ON NOSE AND FOREHEAD.

IN JUNE OF 98 EE WAS TRYING TO BREAK #1 AIR LOCKROTARY FEEDER LOOSE FOR #1 COAL MILL AND FELT A POP IN LOWER BACK. ON 12/14 DURING THE WORK DAY A SIMILAR MOVEMENT REINJURED THE BACK AND HE FEL T NUMBNESS IN RIGHT LEG. SAW DR ON 12/16/98

EE BRUISED LEFT THIGH ON CORNER OF TABLE IN LAB COMPUTER OFFICE. CONDITIONS - CONFINED OFFICE SPACE.

ALLERGIC DERMATITIS TO CEMENT DUST.

EE WAS WORKING IN COLLER APRON LEVEL TRYING TO UNPLUG CHUTE AND BURNED AND CUT HIS RIGHT ARM.

PLUGGED FEED CHUTE IN CM3.