Grand River Operation Metal/Non-Metal

Forklift operator from the facility was operating a forklift in excess speed and did not see our employee walking in the same direction of the forklift. The forklift struck the industry service employee.

No conditions contributed to the incident. Incident took place on a concrete walkway leading from the plant's parking area to the main office. Employee states that they tripped and fell. Employee was not carrying any items, or performing any work related activities that may have contributed to the incident.

Unknown at this time. Alternative (Alt) fuel supply ignited within the Alt fuel baghouse, damaging the baghouse internals and feeder belt within the equipment.

Employee was tarping a trailer at Carmeuse-Grand River when they slipped and fell, striking their head on the ground. Employee sustained a small laceration above the right eye, a concussion and vertigo. Employee was transported to health center via ambulance.

Residual grease laying in bottom of gear shroud. Although unknown at time of report, radiant heat from the kiln may have been the source of ignition. Minimal heat damage to a thermal coupler as a result of the incipient fire condition.

EE was removing a piece of foreign material from a head pulley with a crowbar when it came unjammed, EE's left arm came down on an edge of metal cutting wrist. ER Treatment - 6 stitches.

At 11:41 am on 9/27/13 the kiln system lost I/O communication causing an unplanned shutdown. The system was restarted @ 11:57 am. At 12:00 pm an ignition occurred in the primary air fan of the solid fuel handling system causing an explosion. The solid fuel handling system was shut down & inspected. No personal injuries occurred & limited damage to only the primary air fan housing.

Experienced a possible unplanned ignition of coal in the kiln 5 Raymond Bowl Mill Grinding system. No injuries or damages occurred.

Employee was in the stone tunnel when he grabbed a steering roller on the steering idler. His sweatshirt sleeve then became caught between conveyor belt and roll, pulling his hand in. He pulled his hand out of the pinch point. Off-Site Medical-Rx Drugs, Bone Fracture

Employee was placing brick on staging platform. Brick fell off platform striking employee left arm and left leg.

EE suffered an injury when he smashed the tip of this little finger between a hand tool and a concrete ceiling. He was attempting to re-engage the coal mill airlock clutch. While pulling down to engage the clutch, the airlock clutch coupler engaged causing the wheel and tool to spin up and smash the His finger. EE was given Rx Drugs, and Surgury

Employee was tightening, adjusting bolts on frame in an attempt to raise the frame. The frame would not raise so the employee used a hydraulic jack. The hydraulic jack popped out and struck the employee in the left leg.

Cleaning out the coal mill air lock, holding the air lock door with left hand and loosening nuts with right hand. After nuts were off the door slipped out of the left hand and fell open. The door caught his left index finger between the door and the drive motor housing. The employee recieved stitches on his finger

Their were high winds the day of the injury. The employee was working on the floor when a high wind blew lime dust into his eyes and face. The employee had safety glasses on at the time of the injury. The employee had his eye and face flushed immediately. The employee received medical treatment, Rx eye drops, and missed two days of work due to his injury.

EE CLEANING OUT EAST END OF #5 COOLING TOWER SCREW. HE HAD THE BAR IN CHUTE MATERIAL DROPPED DOWN, HIT END OF THE BAR CAUSING THE END OF THE BAR OUTSIDE OF THE CHUTE TO SLIP OUT OF HIS HANDS, STRIKING HIM IN THE RIGHT CHEEK.

WIND BLOWN FOREIGN BODY ENTERED EYE OF EE WHILE WALKING IN THE LIME KILN AREA. PHYSICIAN ADMINISTERED PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION AS PART OF TREATMENT.

AFTER EMPTYING 55 GALLON DRUM OF OIL ON THE COALPILE, EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTED TO PUT DRUM BACK ON THEPALLET WHEN THE DRUM SLIPPED AND STARTED TO FALLTO THE GROUND. EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTED TO CATCH THE D RUM, THEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOW RIGHT HIP AND HIS BACK.

INJURED STATED WHILE USING A 20 LBS SLEDGE HAMMER TO ADJUST 5 KILN TRUNION ROLL. THE SLEDGE HAMER SLIPPED OFF OF THE ADJUSTING BAR AND HIT HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER.

EMPLOYEE STATED HE OPENED THE INSPECTION DOOR ON THE 481 LIME ELEVATOR TO SEE HOW MUCH MATERIAL WAS IN IT. HE USED A BAR TO POKE THROUGH A CRUST OF LIME. WHEN HE DID THAT, LIME SQUIRTED OUT AN D HIT HIM IN THE FACE CAUSING A BLISTER ON HIS RIGHT EYE.

EE STATED THAT WHILE TRYING TO STEP #4 ID FAN SHAFT FROM TURNING WITH A 1"X 2" BOARD, HE USED A PIPE WRENCH. HE STATED THAT HE DIDN'T GET HIS HAND OUT IN TIME AND THAT THE PIPE WRENCH SPUN AROUND AND CAUGHT/HIT HIS RIGHT HAND CUTTING & BREAKING HIS LITTLE FINGER AND THE FINGER NEXT TO IT. POWER WAS OFF TO THE FAN & LOCKED OUT.

CHANGING #4 STONE ELEVATOR BUCKETS AND CHAIN. CASE BACKHOE WAS GUIDING AND PUSHING BUCKETS ON THE INCOMING SIDE. CASE BUCKET SLIPPED AND WENT ON TOP OF THE BUCKETS. A ELEVATOR BUCKET CAUGHT UN DER THE CASE AXLE. THE CASE MACHINE BACKED UP. ACOMEALONG ON THE INCOMING SODE BROKE. THE COMEALONG CHAIN HOOK HIT EE ON THE UPPER LIP CAUSING A CUT.

INJURED REPORTED THAT HE SLIPPED AND FELL AGAINST A CONCRETE RAMP WHILE ADJUSTING THE FORKS ON THE CASE FORKLIFT.

PULLING CLINKER HOE ACROSS COOLER GRATE AND BANGED FINGER (LITTLE FINGER LEFT HAND) AGAINST METAL INSULATION WRAP AROUND DRAIN PIPE UNDER DUST SURGE TANK. RECEIVED 5 STITCHES AT HOSPITAL.

INJURED STATED THAT AFTER COMING DOWN FROM LINE STORAGE HE FELT DIZZY AND NAUSA. HE WAS SENT TO THE LOCAL EMERGENCY ROOM WHEN THEY SAID HE HAD LOW BLOOD SUGAR.

EE WAS PULLING CLINKER OUT OF #4 KILN WATER. HE HIT HIS LEFT WIRST AGAINST POLE RIGHT AISDE OF CLINKER ACCESS. 4-21-95 WENT TO DR. TO HAVE HIS WRIST CHECKED. THE SAID HE HAD TENDINITIS IS HIS WRIST.

INJURED STATED THAT HE STRAINED HIS BACK WHILE HELPING BRING 480 LIME ELEVATOR SPROCKET UP LIME COOLER STEPS.

INJURED STATED THAT HE WAS PRYING ON SIDE OF STONE ELEVATOR HOUSING WITH PRY BAR TO TAKE OFF SIDE PANEL. WHEN PANEL POPPED OFF, THE PRY BAR SLIPPED OUT AND HIT INJURED ON FOREHEAD BY RIGHT EYE CAUSING A LACERATION.

INJURED STATED THAT WHILE TIGHTENING UP TOP SCREEN ON MAIN MIDWESTERN HE REACHED UNDERNEATH REAR FRAME WITH THUMB TO SEE IF LIP OF SCREEN WAS ENGAGED PROPERLY AT THIS POINT IN TIME HE STATED T HAT SCREEN LIP SLIPPED OFF OF TENSIONER AND LACERATED RIGHT THUMB.

WAS STEPPING OFF THE CLARK FORKLIFT. HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE STEP. TRYED TO CATCH HIMSELF, HE HRT HIS LEFT WRIST.

OWNER STATED THAT INJURED SAID HE SLIPPED OFF OF TRUCK WHILE PULLING ON TARP TO COVER LEAD.

INJ DIDNT MAKE A STATEMENT BUT WANTED TO GO TO HOSPITAL.HAD AN ACUTE CONCEISIVE NEWOPATHY TEN- DONITES.CAUSE OF INCIDENT INDETERMINABLE.INJ SHOOT COOLING TOWER BETWEEN 11:AM AND 1:30PM AND EXPERIENCED SWELLING OF RIGHT FOREARM.

WAS WORKING ON THE 422 BELT LINE CLEANING THE BELT AND ROLL WITH A SCRAPER. THE SCRAPER WAS PULLED IN BETWEEN THE BELT AND ROLL TAKING THE RIGHT HAND ARROUND THE ROLL WITH THE SCRAPER.

INJ & WITNESS AFTER FINISHING CLEAN-OUT OF DUCTWORK,WITNESS STEPPED DOWN INTO DUMPSTER WHICH WAS ELEVATED UNDER DUCTWORK HATCH DOOR TO RECOVER TOOLS USED.INJ THEN STEPPED ON DUMPSTER EDGE.THE WEIGHT TIPPED LIFT TRUCK AND DUMPSTER SLID OFF FORKS CAUSING INJ TO JUMP OUT AND FALL TO GROUND LEVEL.

INJURED STATED THAT WHILE STANDING ON PLATFORM ABOVE BRICK SETTER, MAINTENACE PERSONNEL TURNED ON AIR TO AIR PADS AND LIME BROKE LOOSE, DROPPING DOWNSHUTE AND BLEW OUT OF SLIDE OPENING A ON CH UTE COVERING INJURED. LIME WENT IN EYES. UNDER AROUND AND OVER TOP OF SAFETY GLASSES.

OWNER OF KLM CO STATED THAT INJURED WAS MOVING A ROLLER CONVEYOR INSIDE OF KILN WHEN HE HAD PAIN IN HIS CHEST & WAS GETTING DIZZY. GRAND RIVER RESUCURE SQUARD WAS CALLED & INJURED WAS TRANSPOR TED TO LAKE CITY MEMORIAL HOPSITAL-EAST.

INJURED STATED THAT ON 09-17-90 A FOREIGN OBJECT WENT INTO HIS RIGHT EYE IN COMPANY PARKING LOT ON THE WAY TO WORK.ON 09-20-90 INJURED STATED THIS EYE WAS SWOLLEN AND IN TURN WENT TO THE MEDIC AL CENTER AND RECEIVED MEDICATION AND ATTENTION TO HIS EYE.INJURED MISSED THAT ONE DAY OF WORK ON 09-20-90-INJUREDS STATEMENT WAS TURNED IN ON 09-21-90.

INJURED STATED THAT HE WAS TAKING A SAMPLE OFF THE LIME COOLER BELT AND WHILE DOING SO, HE INADVERTENTLY STEPPED INTO A PILE OF LIMEDUST WITH BOTH FEET. LIME WENT INTO THE TOPS OF HIS WORKSHOE S BETWEEN SOCKS AND SHOES AND BURNT TOPS OF HIS FEET AS HIS PERSPIRATION REACTED WITH THE LIME.

INJURED STATED WHILE PULLING CLINKERS FROM OFF OF #5 KILN GRATE HE WAS STRUCK BY HOE HANDLE WHEN LARGE CLINKER FELL OUT OF KILN & ONTO HOE HEAD. WHEN CLINKER FELL ON HOE HEAD HOE HANDLE POPPED OUT OF INJUREDS HANDS & HIT HIM ON FOREHEAD ABOBE RIGHT EYE INJURED DROVE TO HOSPITAL & HAD SUTURES PUT IN WOUND.

INJURED STATED HE WAS WALKING FROM 421 TUNNEL ENTRANCE AND STEPPED ON A STONE FELL AND HIS FALL HIT THE CONCRETE HIS SAFETY GLASSES FRAME CUT HIS CHEEK NEAR HIS LEFT EYE.

INJURED STATED WHILE WORKING TO REMOVE PIPE ABOVE BRIGUETTER ANOTHER WORKMAN USING A SLEDGEHAMMER HIT FINGER TIP OF MIDDLE FINGER ON THE LEFT HAND.

INJURED STATED THAT WHILE REMOVING TRANSMISSION FILTER FROM 988 LOADER FILTER BROKE LOOSE CAUSING INJURED TO SLIP AND FALL BACKWARDS CAUSING FRACTURE TO LEG

INJURED STATED THAT WHILE WALKING IN WORK AREA PATH OVER SLOPE BY KOLBERG SCALE STEPPED ON STONE WHICH ROLLED UNDER FOOT CAUSING BODY TO FALL AND ROLL TO LOWER ELEVATION

WHILE PUNCHING OUT PLUGGED DUST PIPE,PLUG BROKE FREE AND BLEW LIME DUST INTO FACE.

WHILE WALKING ON DRIVEWAY FROM MAINT SHOP I SLIPPED ON COMBINATION OF ICE SHOW A LIME VESDIVE THIS CAUSED MY FEET TO SLIP OUT FROM UNDER ME AND CONSOVENTLY FALL DOWN W HEN I FELL IT CAUSED MY RIGHT ANKLE TO BREAK OF WHICH LATER REQUIRED SURGERY.

INJURED STATED THAT WHILE TRYING TO OPEN SPACEHEATER PILOT LIGHT COVER HIS HAND SLIPPED WHEN COVER OPENED SUDDENLY AND CAUGHT LITTLE FINGER IN BLOWER FAN AS IT PASSED THRU FAN GAURD AND WITH THE TIP OF HIS LITTLE FINGER.

INJ STATED THAT3HE WAS USING AN ELECTRIC JACKHAMMER AND SOME HOW HITTHE MODE LEVER, SETTING THE JACKHAMMER TO THE ON MODE. THE HAMMER BIT JAMMED, CAUSING THE HAMMER BODY TO MAKE A SUDDEN TWI TWISTING MOTION1 THIS MOTION CAUSED THE RT 4TH METACARPAL TO FRACTURE

INJURED STATED 7HAT WHILE BLOWING OUT & CLEANING ANALYZER PIPE TO #4 KILN HOSE FLEW OFF OF PIPE AND HOT LIME DUST BURNT INJURED ON RT FOREARM

INJURED STATED 2E WAS WALKING FROM TRUCK TO 420 TUNNEL ENTRANCE STEPP ON THAT HAD BEEN DUMPED OUT OF TUNNEL UNKNOWINGLY AND SAID THE MUD APPERED TO BE HARD SO HE STEPPED ON MUD AND SHANK I N THROWING HIS 6ACK OUT.

INJURED STATED 7HAT WILE AIR LANCING OUT LIME BUILDUP INSIDE COOLING TOWER SIDE DOOR, LIME BLEW BACK INTO INJURED EYE.

INJURED STATED 7HAT WHILE AIR LANCING COOLING TOWER THRU 6 INCH PORTHOLE ABOVE MAIN SCREW, HOT MUD DROPPED FROM TOP COOLING TOWER TO THE BOTTOM AND SPLASHED OUT THRU ANOTHER PORTHOLE WHICH WAS OPEN AT THE SAM9 TIME AND SPLASHED HIM ON THE FACE WITH HOT MUD.

EMPLOYEE STATED3THAT WHILE MOVING A POWER CONTROL CABINET WITH RIGGING, HE MOVED TO GOT INTO POSITION TO OEPRATE HAND OPERATED HOIST P AS HE DID, HIS ARM CAME IN CONTACT WITH A N EXHAUST FAN.

WHILE WORKING W3TH ELECTRICIAN ON PROBLEM ON 480 LIME ELEVATOR, HE DROPPED THE BOTTOM DOORS TO ALLOW LIME TO EMPTY OUT. IN THE PROCESS OF MOVING LIME DUST AWAY FROM ELEVATOR DOORS, LIME CONTAC TED HIS FOREARM8 & WITH WET JACKET ON DUE TO RAINING OUTSIDE, HE BURNED BOTH FORARMS. WHILE TRYING TO CLOSE BOTTOM DOOR BACK UP ON SO-SIDE; DOOR WAS JAMMING & FORCED HIM TO STRAIN OR OVEREXER

EMP STATED THAT3WHILE SEPARATING SOLNIUM ROD COUPLING FROM ROD IN PRECIPITATOR COUPLING CAME OFF CATCHING LITTLE FINGER IN ROD HOUSING CUTTING FINGER

INJ STATED THAT3WHILE CHECKING THE STONE IN CHUTE AT END OF RODS WEIGHT DOOR IN HAND SLIPPED AND WHILE TRYING TO CATCH IT PINCHED HIS FINGER BETWEEN CHUTE HOUSING AND DOOR

INJ STATED THAT3WHILE TRYING TO BREAK BLOCKAGE LOOSE FROM 8 F DC BLOCKAGE BROKE LOOSE CAUSING WATER TO BLAST OUT OF CLEAN OUT CHUTE WHILE INJURED WAS TRYING TO GET OUT OF THE WASY HE SLIPPED

INJ STATED THAT3WHILE STEPPING ONTO PLAT FORM TO ENTER CAB OF 966 HE SLIPPED AND HIS EYE AREA HIT SIDEVIEW MIRROR

ITEMS WERE STORED ON TOP OF CEILING WHEN STORE HANDLER WENT TO REMOVE ITEMS HE STEPPED THRU THE CEILING WHICH DOESNT HAVE ENOUTH SUPPORT