Buncombe Plant: 1 recorded fatality Metal/Non-Metal

At approximately 0830 on Sunday, November 15; a "passer-by" called local emergency responders to report smoke coming from the mine. No work had been performed and no miners had been present since November 13. Upon arrival to the site, it was found that a telehandler and three haul trucks were on fire.

Employee assisting 2 other employees reinstall a guard after repairing oil line on screen. While attempting to position guard, employee got EE's right hand mashed between guard and bracket to which guard bolted. Sustained fracture to top of right hand.

Employee was dismounting the 980 front end loader at the end of the shift when ee missed the last step while climbing down. As ee stepped to the ground ee twisted and jarred body resulting in a back sprain. EE sought medical attention later in the day.

Employee was dismounting excavator from cab. Employee stepped down onto step near tracks and foot slipped off jerking his back. Employee felt pain in his back after the misstep. Employee has had pre-existing back pain. Company investigating whether current condition is pre-existing or work related.

Injured party is not an employee of the mine. Mine personnel were assisting a vendor unload metal culvert pipe that he was delivering to the mine. One pipe had been removed with a forklift and placed on the ground. He then walked around the trailer to the side opposite the forklift to secure a strap when a second pipe rolled off the struck him in the leg fracturing the leg.

The employee was turning around to move his harness and stepped on a rock rolling his right ankle.

The employee went to pick up a box of bolts and felt a sharp pain in his lower back.

Maintenance employee received a sore left neck muscle from hitting his head on a catwalk structure support during the lubing and cleaning of a screen.

The operator of a CAT 990 front end loader heard a noise so he opened the inspection door to the engine. After finding nothing he proceeded down the steps to dismount at the rear end of the loader. When stepping down the ladder he missed the first step causing him to fall on his left side.

Employee slipped on a dusty lime surface. He struck his chin on a piece of equipment. This resulted in 7 stitches to his chin.

Employee was driving haul truck dumping shot rock at the top of a ramp being constructed from the primary crusher level down to the bench below. While preparing to dump the ground apparently gave way resulting in the truck overturning and sliding down along side of the ramp being bulit. Driver was wearing seat belt assembly and remained in the truck.

Employee was assisting the maint. crew while changing blowbars in an HSI impact crusher. EE was using a prybar to move"scoot" the blowbars into the bucket of a skidsteer. The prybar slipped allowing his right hand to slide down the bar and between two blowbars. The blowbars fell together pinching the tip of his right ring finger.

EE was preparing a shot on the bottom ledge when he heard a rock sliding. As he looked up he noticed a piece of stone sliding from a berm above him. While moving away from the face, the stone glanced off another berm below causing a rock to be projected out away from the face. The rock struck ee approximately three inches above the right knee.

EE was working from a manlift basket removing frozen material from a conveyor belt. While leaning over the manlift basket, ee right thumb was pinched between the manbasket and the conveyor frame resulting in a fracture right thumb.

EE has not been conclusively deemed as work related,however it is being reported within 10 days from date it was made known to operator. On 11-7-08,EE reported he had a groin injury; he was first examined by the doctor on 11-6-08. He alleges it occurred due to lifting a crusher liner on 9-27-08.He did not report the alleged injury until 11/7/08;on restricted duty.

Employee stepped off of catwalk from primary crushed control bldg. onto flat stepping stone, and in doing so he overstepped small stone step causing twisting of knee and he falling to ground.

Employee was lifting 30" conveyor headpulley from conveyor while using chain from end to end of pulley. When he broke pulley bearings loose from conveyor, the difference of weight (because of gear reducer) caused the load to shift on crane hook pinching his left thumb.

Cold icy conditions 9 degrees F.

Driving the grease/fuel truck in pit area when he hit a rut in road causing him to hit his head on roof of truck. He was wearing hard hat & seatbelt. Heavy rains had washed rut in road. Employee is experiencing headaches & sore neck. No lost or restricted duty but had MRI in Nov. & may have physical therapy. Company didn't get results of MRI till Nov. 16.

There is no specific date for the alleged accident. EE reported that he has degenerative disc disease & a herniated disc in his neck as a result of operating heavy equipment on rough terrain over many years. This report is being filed within 10 days from the date medical info was made known to the employer to support a possible link of his condition to his employment.

Employee stooped over to lift with back instead of bending at knees as instructed.

Employee removed his hard hat to get inside engine compartment to change an oil filter. As employee stepped up onto machine he struck his forehead on the corner at the open engine compartment door causing a small laceration to his right upper forehead. Employee received three stitches.

Foreign matter blew into left eye while driving mechanics truck to shop from top ledge of pit.

Employee was using a 2 lb sledge and steel bar to position wedge on steadman crusher when he missed bar and struck his left hand with 2 lb sledge.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A STEEL (3-4LB.) DOOR WEDGE TO CLEAN DOOR AREA. WHILE SCRAPING WALL SURFACE, HIS HAND SLIPPED, PINCHING HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE WEDGE & CRUSHER DOOR.

EE WAS OPENING DRIVER SIDE DOOR. DOOR HANDLE BROKE OFF CAUSING EE TO FALL BACKWARDS HITTING HIS LOWER BACK AGAINST THE TRUCKS HANDRAIL.

CHANGING HAMMERS INSIDE PRIMARY CRUSHER EE WAS SITTING ON THE ROTER AND HAD HIS FEET POSITIONEDON ONE END OF THE HAMMER AND WAS TRYING TO PUSH IT OUT OF ITS SLOT.

TWO EMPLOYEES WERE ATTEMPTING TO PUSH A STEEL DISCHARGE CHUTE OFF THE TOP OF A ROCK PILE.

EE WAS HOLDING METAL IN POSITION FOR ANOTHER EMPLOYEE TO WELD. WIND BLEW A PIECE OF RUSTY METAL INTO RIGHT EYE.

WORKER ATTEMPTED TO LIFT CRUSHER HAMMER INTO P[LACE ALONE. RESULTING INJURY WAS A SPRAINED RIGHTWRIST

CLIMBED OVER HANDRAIL WITH HARNESS AND SLIPPED AND FELL ON GENITAL AREA.

HE WAS CARRYING BARBED WIRE TO LOAD ONTO TRUCK 10-51-412 WHEN THE WIRE SLIPPED AND CUT HIS LEFT FOREARM.

EE WAS DRIVING TRK 10-SI-497 TO PRIMARY CRUSHER TO CLEAN BELTS WITH WATER HOSE. AS HE STEPPED OUT OF THE TRUCK, HIS RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED ON A BIGGER ROCK CAUSING A FRACTURE.

E WAS TRYING TO RAISE BOOM ON DRILL AND A 20FT DRILL STEEL CAME LOOSE AND STRUCK HIM IN THE CHIN.

EE WAS MOVING ACETYLENE BOTTLE WHEN BOTTLE SHIFTED INTO NEXT BOTTLE CAUSING FINGER TO GET CAUGHT.

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO SERVICE A HAUL TRUCK WHEN HE SLIPPED ON THE LOWER CABLE STEP OF THE TRUCK. HE DID NOT FALL BUT DID STRAIN TO KEEP FROM FALLING. THE INJURY DID NOT IMPAIR THE EMPLOYE E AND HE CONTINUED TO WORK. THE DISCOMFORT DID NOT IMPROVE AND EMPLOYEE WAS SENT TO THE DOCTOR.

THE DRIVER GOT OUT OF HIS TRUCK AT THE BINS TO GET HIS REMOTE CONTROL AND WHEN HE TRIED TO CLIMB THE LADDER TO GET BACK IN HIS TRUCK, HE SLIPPED AND LOST HIS GRIP AND FELL TO THE GROUND, FORMI NG A KNOT BETWEEN HIS SHOULDER BLADES.

EE WAS WORKING ON THE CHUTES FOR THE #2 SHAKER. AS THE LINER WAS BEING SLID INTO POSITION--SLIVERS OF STEEL DEBRIS BROKE LOOSE FROM THE INSIDE EDGES OF THE CHUTE WALLS AND SLIPPED BEHIND THE S AFETY GLASSES AND WENT UNDER THE EYELID. EE RUBBED HIS EYE AND THOUGHT IT WAS OUT, BUT NOTICED MORE IRRITATION LATER THAT NIGHT AND REPORTED TO SUPERVISOR ON SATURDAY AM. NO PERMANENT DAMAGE.

USING PICK, HE WAS REMOVING A ROCK FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE PRIMARY CRUSHER.

HE WAS STEAMING 950 LOADER, WHENHIS RIGHT FOOT GOT TOO CLOSE TO NOZZLE, BURNING IT.

CLEANING OUT THE PRIMARY CRUSHER. AS HE LIFTED STONE OUT OF CRUSHER AND OVER HANDRAIL. HE PULLED MUSCLES IN GROIN.

EE WAS WORKING ON THE PLATFORM FOR THE VERTICLE SHAFT IMPACTOR. HEWENT TO STEP OVER AN I BEAM, LOST HIS FOOTING AND FELL FORWARD.

EE WAS REPAIRING THE DRILL WHEN HIS WRENCH SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO HIT HIS LEFT RING FINGER ON THE DRILL. NO LOST TIME NO RESTRICTED DUTY.

EE WAS MAKING REPAIR ON TRUCK. HE WAS LIFTING THE PTO SHAFT FROM THE TRUCK WHEN HE EXPERIENCED A SHARP PAIN TO THE LOWER LUMBAR REGION OF HIS BACK.

EE WAS ON TOP OF THE POWDER TRUCK UNLOADING POWDER. WHEN HE STEPPED DOWN, HE PULLED IN THE KNEE. DID NOT GO TO THE DR UNTIL 12-2-95. ONLY MISSED TIME TO GO TO THE DR. HE HAD HIS KNEE OPERATED ON 10-20-95. HE IS OFF ON SAME INJURY 1-15-96.

HE WAS CLIMBING DOWN FROM THE PRIMARY CRUSHER, WHEN HE MADE HIS FINAL STEP HE STEPPED ONTO AN UNEVEN CATWALK, CAUSING HIS ANKLE TO TWIST.

EE WAS ON TOP OF THE POWDER TRUCK UNLOADING POWDER. WHEN HE STEPPED DOWN, HE PULLE DIN THE KNEE. DIDN'T GO TO THE DR UNTIL 10-29-95. ONLY MISSED TIME TO GO TO THE DR.

EMPLOYEE LOADED STOCKPILE TRUCK OUT OF BIN AND AS HE STEPPED ON TRUCK STEP HE SLIPPED AND FELL TO THE GROUND.

EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING SHAKER BEARING HOUSING INTO BACK OF PICKUP TRUCK FOURTH FINGER LEFT HAND CAUGHT BETWEEN HOUSING & TRUCK

EMPLOYEE WAS CLOSING THE INSPECTION DOOR ON THE PRIMARY CRUSHER WHEN THE DOOR SLIPPED AND FELL ON THREE FINGERS OF HIS LEFT HAND. THERE WERE NOBROKEN BONES HOWEVER THE EMPLOYEE MISSED FOUR DAYS OF WORK.

EE SLIPPED ON ICE AS HE WAS GOING TO GET IN THE DRILL. AND FELL HURTING HIS LOWER RIGHT ABDOMEN. DID NOT GOT TO DR UNTIL 1-18-95. HAD NOT MISSED WORK UNTIL 1-18-95 WORKED EVERY DAY. GOING TO D O HERNIA REPAIR ON 1-26-95 AND MISS WORK AFTER 1-26-95.

EE WAS ASKED TO CHECK LOOSE BELT ON POWER STEERING BY DRIVER OF HAUL TRUCK. WHILE CHECKING BELT HE CUT SECOND FINGER ON LEFT HAND WHEN DRIVER HIT THE STARTER SWITCH. AFTER MEDICAL TREATMENT HE RETURNED TO WORK WITH NO LOST TIME OR RESTRICTED WORK.

INJURED WAS CARRYING A50 LB BAG OF NITRATE FROM TRUCK TO SHOOTING HOLE WHNE HIS FEET SLIPPED NA DHUR THIS RIGHT HIP. GROUND WET & MUDDY DUE TO RAIN.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A CHIESL IN AN ATTEMPT TO PRY OPEN A STEEL COLLAR. WHEN HE STRUCK IT WITH A HAMMER, THE CHISEL FLEW UP AND STRUCK HIM. HE WAS WEARING GLASSES. HOWEVER A SMALL PIECE OF GLASS CHIPPED OFF AND LODGED IN HIS EYE. HE MISSED ONE DAY OF WORK AND RETURNED WITHOUT RESTRICTIONS.

CHANGING HAMMERS IN THE WEST IMPACT. INJURED WASINSIDE THE MILL TRYING TO BALANCE THE ROTOR. AS ONE HAMMER CAME OUT THE ROTOR SPUN OVER HURTING HIS LEFT FOOT.

INJURED WAS GOING DOWN A STAIRS ON PRIMARY CRUHSER,HE SLIPPED AND FELL ON THE LEFT SIDE OF BODY,HURTING LEFT LOWER BACK ON HIP.NO MEDICAL ATTENTION HAS BEEN NEEDED UNTIL 09-09-94.HE WORKED EVE RYDAY UNTIL 09-08-94 WHEN HIS WIFE CALLED AND SAID HE WOULD HAVE TO SEE A DOCTOR.

INSTALLING A DRIVE SHAFT IN A 50 TON WABCO TRUCK INJURY TO RIGHT SIDE OF RIB CAGE.

EE WAS INSTALLING A TRANSMISSION IN A TRUCK. A PIECE OF DIRT OR RUST STRUCK HIM IN THE EYE.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING FROM CATWALK TO THE TOP OF #5 SHAKER ON PLANT.

EE WAS WALKING FROM SCALE HOUSE TO OFFICE HE TRIPPED ON A HIGH PLACE IN CONCRETE AND FELL.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING WASTE MATERIAL UP WITH A SQUARE POINTED SHOVEL FROM BENEATH THE 3645 IMPACT CRUSHER. HE SAID THAT WHEN HE TURNED AROUND WITH A SHOVEL HIS BACK STARTED HURTING.

THEY WERE CHANGING 1" SCREENS ON BOTTOM DECK OF #2 SHAKER AND HE PULLED ON SCREEN TO GET IT IN POSITION. HE SAID THAT A MUSCLE WAS OUT OF PLACE IN HIS LOWER BACK.

INJURED WAS REMOVING AN OLD BEARING RACE OFF OF A TAIL PULLEY WITH A HAMMER AND PUNCH.THE RACK BROKE AND A SLIVER OF STEEL STRUCK HIM IN THE LEFT FOREARM.

OTHER AND EE WERE OPENING THE HAMMER MILL DOOR JAKE THE WEST SIDE AND EE THE EAST SIDE HE LIFTED DOOR FOR OTHER TO REMOVE COME ALONG THE DOOR FELL ON EE LEFT ARM.

CLEANING OUT CHUTE MATERIAL FROZEN ROCK IT BROKE AWAY R THUMB STRUCK EDGE OF THE CHUTE

CLIMBED LADDER TO CATWALK TO CLEAN OUT SHOOT. ROCK FLEW OUT OF IMPACT BELOW HIM STRIKING RIGHT EYE.

WHILE LIFTING ON OIL TANK HE EXPERIENCED BACK PAIN HE WAS EXAMINED BY CHICOPRATOR BUT THE NATURE OF THE EXAM WAS NOT CLEAR HE CONTINED TO WORK AND WAS NOT PLACE DON RESTRICTED WORK STATUS ON 1 -23-92, HE SOUGHT TREATMENT FROM A MECIAL DR WHEN HE REPORTED ADDITION PAIN OPERATING A DOZER. THE DR PLACEDHIM ON NO WORK STATUS THE REPORT IS BEING FILED WITHIN WOUT WORKING DAYS AFTER THE

REPAIRING CONVEYOR ROLLERS STEPPED DOWN OFF OF CONVEYOR AND SPRAINED LEFT ANKLE.

MAKING REPAIRS TO PRIMARY CRUSHER INSTALLING WEAR PLATE.LIFTING STEEL WEAR-PLATE AND STRAINED MUSCLE IN GROIN.

PICKING UP A SCOTCH BLOCK OF WOOD.IT SLIPPED STRIKING RIGHT FOOT.

NECK PAIN-RUNNING D7 DOZER FORWARD AND BACKWARD, TURNING HEAD.

HOLDING PUNCH BAR 10 LB SLEDGE HAMMER GLANCED AND HIT LEFT THUMB.

HELPING PUT V-BELTS ON PULLEY.V-BELTS TWISTED FELLOW EMPLOYEE ROLLED PULLEY BACK CATCHING FINGERS BETWEEN BELTS AND PULLEY.ASHED RING FINGER AND LITTLE FINGER OF LEFT HAND.

HEAVY LIFTING FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL YEARS CAUSING APPARENT HERNIA,RIGHT SIDE.

REPAIRING CONVEYOR BELT. USING ELECTRIC DRILL TO TIGHTEN BELT FASTENERS. RUST GOT IN RIGHT EYE.

CLEANING HEAD PULLEDY BOX ON CONVEYOR USING A PICK. SOME ROCK WAS IN HEAD PULLEY BOX. WHEN PICK HIT ONE OF THE ROCKS A PIECE OF STEEL FROM PICK BROKE OFF PENETRATING LEFT ARM.

EMPL STANDING ON STEP LADDER TO WELD X-BRACE ON 50 TON TRUCK.LOST FOOTING ON LADDER AND FELL TO GROUND.

EMPL PUTTING WELDING RODS IN IMPACT CRUSHER.RAISED HEAD AND HIT DOOR LATCH WITH FOREHEAD.

REPAIRING EXHAUST SYSTEM ON WABCO TRUCK. RUST FELL INTO RIGHT EYE CAUSING IRRITATION.

CLIMBING CABLE LADDER TO GET IN TRUCK.CABLE CAME LOOSE ON ONE SIDE OF STEP CAUSING EMPL TO SCRAPE LEFT LEG ON STEP.

REPAIRING, WORKING BETWEEN IMPACT CRUSHERS. THE WIND WAS BLOWING AND BLEW DUST IN EYE.

OPERATING AUTOMATIC ELECTRIC WELDER.

OPERATING AUTOMATIC ELECTRIC WELDER.

OPER TRACK DRILL IN PROCESS OF CHANGING STEEL

FOREIGN OBJECT BLEW IN EYE.

ASSISTING FELLO4 EMPLOYEE MAKE EREPAIRS TO CONVEYOR DRIVE SPROCKET A 16LB SLEDGE HAMMER CAME OFF OF HANDLE BEING USED BY FELLOW EMPLOYEE STRIKING I.NAME IN LOWER CHEST

WORKING ON GIRT3RUBBER ON CONVEYOR BELT. A FOREIGN BODY ENTERED HIS RIGHT EYE, EITHER FROM THE WIND BLOWING IT IN HIS EYE OR FROM TOOLS HE WAS USING.

DRIVING TRUCK U1 RAMP-SHIFTING & MISSED GEAR TRUCK ROLLED BACKWARDS DRIVER CUT REAR INTO BANK TO STOP - TRUCK TURNED OVER ON RIGHT SIDE

CLOSING HAMMER - MILL DOOR. FOOT SLIPPED ON ANGLE IRON CAUSING HIM TO FALL IN HOLE UNDER SHAFT.PULLED MUSCLES IN BACK.

PUTTING WATER IN DRILL FOR DUST CONTROL. PUT TOO MUCH AIR IN WATER BARREL- END BLEW OUT.

HELPING FELLOW EMPLOYEE DRIVE A GEAR ON HAMMER MILL SHAFT WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER HEAD CAME OFF OF HANDLE STRIKING LEFT FOOT