Vanderbilt Minerals, LLC-Dixie Clay Div. Metal/Non-Metal

EE was walking to the work area, when EE twisted and sprained their right ankle. EE was walking on dry concrete coming down an incline.

Employee was walking from the dryer to the mill. They slipped on the floor and hit their right knee on a metal post, causing it to swell. The employee was shutting everything down because of lightening in the close proximity of the plant.

Employee was walking out of the plant to put jacket and lunchbox in vehicle before clocking out. The grass and crush & run were wet between the plant and the employee parking lot. The employee slipped in that area and was falling backwards. Employee extended right arm to catch fall. As a result, the employee's right elbow was dislocated.

Employee was driving a front-end load. EE was driving backwards in work area, the clay shed. While turning around to see where EE was going, hard hat fell off. The employee reached down to retrieve the hard hat and hit the back wall of the clay shed. EE's head struck the back glass of the loader.

Employee was tested for audio and had a 31dB loss in hearing

The employee was cleaning out a suction line from a 6" water pump because it was full of sand. He was lifting the line to attempt to shake out the sand when it slipped and dropped on his shoulder, bruising his shoulder.

Employee tripped and fell on a welding lead, bruising his right shoulder

Employee was doing clean-up and lifted an 80 pound piece of refractory to dispose of it when he strained his lower abdominal area causing a hernia.

Employees was pulling a dust collector bag cage down from the collector, when it slipped and struck him on his hard hat and then grazed his mouth.

Accident 9/25/08, but didn't receive medical attention until 9/30/08. Employee was unplugging wet clay conveyor for Mill 1 with an iron bar. The clay loosened, causing his left hand to hit the side of the bin, leaving a contusion.

Employee was welding on the Mill 1 dryer, wearing safety glasses and a splinter piece of slag entered his eye.

Employee was on top of a bulk truck, properly harnessed with a belt-type harness, but slipped off truck and was suspended by his harness. The employee overfilled truck and kaolin clay was on top of truck on and around walkway. Conditions were dry.

Employee did not report any incident until 2/20/07 from doctor's office. He stated that he had experienced shoulder pain for ~ 1 month prior and it was work related. This employee lifts and stacks 50# bags of clay.

A bulk tanker truck arrived on site to have his trk loaded. When the driver did not get out of the truck, our bulkloader went to trk and saw driver slumped over. 911 was called & CPR performed. The driver (working for list trk) died from natural causes on mine property.

Employee was climbing a ladder and was at the top of the ladder when the hammer fell out of his pouch, striking another employee in the face / nose while he was at the bottom of the ladder. The employee broke his nose in 2 places.

Employee was coming down a ladder, slipped and twisted his left ankle.

Employee was working in a hot area. He removed his safety glasses to get a better look at an ink line. When he reversed the line, pressure was on the line and ink splattered in his eyes, causing irritation to the eyes.

EE BENT DOWN TO PLACE MORE BAGS ON #2 BAGGER. AS HE TURNED TO PLACE THE BAGS, HE GOT A CATCH IN HIS LOWER BACK.

EE WAS PULLING A BAG OFF THE FILLING SPOUT ON #1 BAGGER. HE WAS RECALLED TO WORK THE DAY BEFORE THE INJURY ON A 10 WEEK LAY-OFF.

EE STATED HE WAS DUMPING THE TRASH BIN WITH THE FORKLIFT. HE TILTED THE TRASH BIN TO DUMP AND REACHED TO PULL BIN BACK DOWN LIKE USUAL & PULLED SOMETHING IN HIS BACK. WHEN ASKED IF HE NEEDED TO GO HOME OR HAVE IT CHECKED OUT, HE REPLIED " NO". HE WORKED THE REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT WITH NO COMPLAINT & WORKED 2 HOURS THE NEXT DAY BEFORE HE LEFT CLAIMING BACK PAIN. WAS GIVEN MEDS.

EE WAS GETTING OFF A FORKLIFT WHEN HE STEPPED ONUNEVEN PAVEMENT AND SPRAINED HIS RIGHT ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING DOWN FROM A HAUL TRUCK WHEN HE STEPPED ON UNEVEN GROUND AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING ON THE SIDEWALK NEAR THE PACKING OFFICE. HE DIDN'T REALIZE IT, BUT HE WAS TOO CLOSE TO THE EDGE OF THE SIDEWALK. HIS LEFT FOOT SLID OFF THE SIDEWALK AND HIS ANKLE TWISTED.

A DUST COLLECTOR CAGE SLIPPED FROM CO-WORKER'S HANDS AND EE JERKED HIS HEAD AROUND VERY QUICKLY AND OUT OF PATH OF CAGE TO AVOID BEING HIT, CAUSING HIM TO SUFFER A CERVICAL STRAIN.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING DOWN THE RAMP IN THE PACKING AREA WHEN HIS FOOT/ANKLE TWISTED CAUSING HIS RIGHT ANKLE TO SWELL.

EE WAS PREPARING TO LOAD A TRUCK. HE HAD THE FORKS TOO HIGH, WHICH CAUSED THE PORTABLE LOADING PLANK TO TIP OVER. HE WAS STRUCK BY THE PLANK ON THE LEFT. HE GOT OFF OF THE FORK TO TRY TO LINE UP THE PLANT BETWEEN THE BUILDING AND THE TRUCK. THAT IS WHEN IT TIPPED OVER AND STRUCK HIS RIGHT LEG CAUSING A CONTUSION AND A CUT.

EMPLOYEE WAS TAPPING AN AUGER ON A PUMP WHEN HIS FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE HOUSING AND PIPE.

IT WAS RAINING THAT NIGHT. THE EE WAS WALKING BETW3EEN THE MILL AND THE DRYER. CONDITIONS WERE WET AND THE EE SLIPPED AND FELL. HE INJURED HIS BACK. HE BRUISED MUSCLES SURROUNDING THE SCAR TIS SUE FROM A PREVIOUS SURGERY.

EMPLOYEE WAS ADJUSTING CODE WHEEL ON THE POLYBAGGER WITH HIS LEFT HAND. HE PLACED HIS RIGHT HAND ON THE STATIONARY ROLLER. HIS HAND SLIPPED AND BECAME WEDGED IN A MOVING CONVEYOR BRUISING HIS HAND. HE DID NOT HAVE ANY BROKEN BONES. HE DID RECEIVE MEDICATION TO ELIMINATE THE PAIN.

EMPLOYEE PUT HIS HAND ON A BAG ON THE DECK TO ADJUST A BAG. HIS HAND SLIPPED OFF BAG ONTO THE ROLLERS, CUTTING HIS MIDDLE FINGER ON HIS RIGHT HAND. HE RECEIVED 8 STITCHES.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPENING A CRATE WRAPPED BY A METAL BAR. EMPLOYEE CUT THE METAL BAR AND WAS REMOVINGIT WHEN HIS HAND STRUCK ONE OF THE SHARP EDGES. THIS REQUIRED EMPLOYEE TO RECEIVE TWO STITCHES ON HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER.

EE CLIMBED TO THE TOP OF THE SILOS TO MANUALLY CHECK EACH SILO'S LEVEL. AFTER CHECKING THE 1ST SILO, THE E TURNED TO HIS LEFT & AS DOING SO, HIHIT HIS LEFT KNEE ON A CONNECTING FLANGE THAT PROTRUDES OUT FROM THE SILO LANDING PIPES

EE WAS HAULING PALLETS OF BAGGED CLAY DOWN A RAMP IN THE PLANT. HE WAS USING A FORKLIFT. HE HIT A BUMP AND JARRED HIS BACK. EE COMPLETED THE REST OF THE DAY ON THAT SAME JOB.

EE WAS USING A FORKLIFT TRUCK. ONCE HE FINISHED, HE PARKED IT BUT FAILED TO SET PARKING BRAKE. FORK TRUCK BEGAN TO ROLL, SO EE JUMPED PARTIALLY BACK ON THE TRUCK AND HIS ARM KNOCKED THE TRUCK IN GEAR, PINNING HIS LEG BETWEEN THE TRUCK AND ASTEEL SUPPORT POST. THE IMPACT CUT HIS LEG, REQUIRING 5 STITCHES. NO BONES WERE BROKEN. ONLY A CUT AND BRUISING OCCURRED.

THE ELECTRICITY WENT OUT IN THE PLANT, AND THE POLYBAG RECLAIM ELEVATOR NEEDED TO BE RESTORTED. THE EE TOOK THE INSPECTION PLATE OUT AND HE REALIZE THE ELEVATOR WAS PLUGGED. THERE WAS A PIECE OF METAL THAT HAS SLIPPED DOWN INTO ONE OF THE BUCKETS. HE WENT TO PULL IT OUT AND IT WAS LODGED. SO HE SNATCHED ON IT AND IT BROKE FREE, HITTING HIS HAND AT THE CORNER OF THE OPENING. HE FEL

GPF-EMPLOYEE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A SINUS ILLNESS-CHRONIC MUCOSAL DISEASE. HE HAD SURGERY ON 06-02-97.IN NOVEMBER 1997, EMPLOYEE ALLEGED THAT THE JOB CAUSED THIS CONDITION WITH YEARS OF EXPOSURE . HE FILED A WORKERS COMPENSATION CLAIM THAT IS STILL PENDING.

EE WAS OPERATING THE PETRO BLENDER IN THE GAYCO AREA. AFTER HE LOADED THE BLENDER 1/2 FULL WITH CLAY HE NOTICED THE SCALE READING WAS DROPPING HE NOTIFIED HIS FOREMAN WHO CAME DOWN TO CHECK. HE ASKED EE TO OPEN DOOR SO THEY COULD LOOK INSIDE. WHEN EE OPENED THE DOOR, THERE WAS A PRESSURE BUILT UP WHICH HAS NEVER HAPPENDED, THROWING THE DOOR OPEN STRIKING EE ON FACE/RESPIRATOR, CUT

EE WAS INSTALLING A COUPLING ON A MOTOR GEARBOX EE LEANED OVER THE GEARBOX AND BUMPED HIS KNEE ON A PIECE OF ANGLE IRON. HIS KNEE BECAME BRUISEDAND IT AGGRAVATED HIS ARTHIRITUS CONDITION IN THAT AREA. HE KNEE ACTUALLY HIT THE STAND THE MOTOR WAS ON.

EE WAS GRINDING THE CRACKS OUT OF A PUMP HOUSING DUST OR CAST IRON FORMED A FINE DUST AND ENTERED THE EE S EYE CAUSING THEM TO BE IRRITATED. HE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES.

EE WAS WALKING IN THE PARTS WAREHOUSE, LOOKING FOR A PART ON THE SHOVES. HE WAS NOT PAYING ATTENTION WHERE HE WAS WALKING AND STUMBLED AND FELL OVER THE WOODEN CONTAINER LANDING ON THE CONCRET E FLOOR. HE TRIED TO CATCH HIMSELF AND FELL ON HIS LEFT WRIST, SPRAINING THE WRIST. DX: SPRAINED LEFT WRIST. NO LOST TIME.

EE WAS LIFTING PALLETS ONTO LOADING DOCK WITH FORKLIFT NOT EQUIPPED WITH A PROTECTIVE CAGE. AS HE PUT A STACK OF PALLETS ONTO THE DOCK, ONE CONTACTED THE OVERHEAD DOOR AND FELL ONTO HIS HEAD. EE WAS WEARING A HARD HAT AND SUSTAINED NO IMMEDIATE INJURY. HOWEVER, 1 WEEK LATER, HE NOTED NECK SORENESS AND WAS SENT TO COMPANY PHYSICIAN.

EE WAS OPERATING BAGGER. HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REARRANGE EMPTY BAGS FOR PACKING, AS HE STEPPED DOWN ONTO THE WIRE MESH CONVEYOR, ROTATING LEFT, HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LEFT KNEE AND IT GAVE WAY.

EE WAS HAND STACKING BAGS OFF THE #1 PACKING LINE. AS HE LIFTED A BAG AND ATTEMPTED TO STACK IT ONTO THE PALLET, FELT A MUSCLE PULL OR TWINGE IN HIS BACK. EE FINISHED HIS SHIFT AND AT THAT TIM E IT WAS NOT FELT THAT HE NEEDE MEDICAL ATTENTION. LATER THAT EVENING, WITH INCREASING PAIN, EE WAS SENT TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL FOR EXAM.

EE WAS OPERATING BAGGER. A FILLED BAG EXITING LOADING POSITION, LANDED ON CONVEYOR UNDERNEATH PACKER. THE BAG REMAINED IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION ON ITS EDGE, ALLOWING THE EE'S FOOT TO BE CAUGHT B ETWEEN TWO BAGS. THE EE'S KNEE WAS TWISTED AS THE BAGS MOVED ALONG THE CONVEYOR.

EE WAS DRILLING INTO CONCRETE WALL WITH PORTABLE DRILL MOTOR, AS HE APPLIED PRESSURE THE BIT LOCKED DOWN BINDED AND JERKED THE DRILL OUT OF THE EE S HANDS AS THIS OCCURRED THE DRILL MOTOR STRU CK THE EE ON THE CHIN CAUSING A LACERATION EMERGENCY ROOM DR SUTURED THE CUT EE RETURNED TO WORK SAME DAY.

SOCKET CAME OFF IMPACT WRENCH & HIT EMPLOYEE IN MOUTH KNOCKING OUT THREE TEETH

RETAINING NUT FOR LEAD SCREW ON COMPOUND BILL BACKED OFF BORING BAR AND DRIVE MOTOR DROPPED MASHING LITTLE FINGER ON R HAND

TWO EMPLOYEES WERE BEGINNING TO ADJUST HE BRAKES, ONE EMPLOYEE STARTED TRUCK ENGINE TO BUILD UP AIR ON BRAKE SYSTEM, THE TRUCK WAS IN GEAR AND ROLLED FORWARD, THE INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS UNDER TH E TRUCK WHEN IT ROLLEDFORWARD, DIFFERENTIAL HITTING EMPLOYEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING UNDER A ROTARY DRYER WAS NOT WA TCHING WHERE HE WAS GOING HIT HIS HEAD ON DRYER

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING A 6" SUCTION LINE OUT OF THE SUMP AREA.

EE WAS MOVING BAG OFF POLYBAG OUTFEED CONVEYOR TO PUT ON CHECK WEIGHT SCALE WHEN HE CAUGHT HIS KNEE ON SUPPORT STEEL THAT HOLDS CONVEYOR.

REACHED OVER PALLETIZER BAG CONVEY. ELEVATOR TO REMOVE P C OF TORN PAPER BAG MOVING R ARM BACK HIS LONG SLEEVE SHIRT CUFF GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN ROLLER AND BELT PULLING ARM UNDER ROLLER

EMPL INSIDE TIPPLE CAR PICKING OUT LUMP OF CLAY CLAY FELL OUT AND EMPL FELL.

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CHECK CONVEYOR BELT SPEED ON PALLETIZER DIVERTER GATE TAIL PULLEY WHEN THE DIVERTER GATE SWITCHED POSITIONS AND CAUGHT LEFT HAND IN GATE STOP.

EMP WAS WORKING AWAY FROM NORMAL WORK ARTEA. HE COMPALINED THAT HIS BACK STARTED HURTING ONE DAY AFTER WORKING IN THE PACKING CR E W STACKING BAGS ON TUESDAY 3 8 88

EMP CLIMBING ON D7 TRACTOR WHEN FOOT SLIPPED ON MUD ON THE TRACK CAUSING EMP TO FALL TO GROUND, LANDING ON LEFT ARM AND SHOULDER

EMPLOYEE LEANED3TO ONE SIDE TO PULL BAG FROM BAGGER SPOUT AND PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS AT7EMPTING TO CLEAR FEED CLAY CHUTE WITH A STEEL ROD. IN THE PROCESS HE BRUISED HIS RIGHT HAND.

I.NAME WAS LOA8ING A TRUCK WITH A FORK MACHINE WHEN TRUCK DRIVER ASSUMED TRUCK WAS LOADED AND DROVE OFF AS TRUCK PULLED AWAY THE FORK MACHINE AND OPERATOR WERE PULLED FROM TRUCK ONTO GROUND

EMP WAS HAULING3A LOAD OF CLAY FROM THE C UT TO THE DUMP. AS HE WAS TRAVELING OUT OF PIT ON RAMP THE DRIVE SHAFT BROKE. HE THEN ROLLED BACKWARD DOWN RAMP AND ROAD UP ON THE SIDE OF THE BERM. T HIS ROLLED VEHI7LE OVER ON SIDE

EMPLOYEE WAS AT7EMPTING TO MOVE SUCTION LINE ON A SUMP PUMP BY HIMSELF IN THE PROCESS HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK

EMPLOYEE WAS RE4OVING A BROKEN BAG FROM THE CONVEYOR WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON A WET SPOT ON THE FLOOR(CAUSED BY LEAKING ROOF)AS EMPLOYEE FELL,HIS ARM CAUGHT ON A FULL PALLET LOAD OF BAGS.INJUR Y WAS DETERMIN9D TO BE SHOULDER STRAIN.AFTER CONTINUED PAIN IN SHOULDER,EMPLOYEE LEFT WORK FOR SURGERY 01/12/87.

MAINTENANCE MEC2ANIC WAS PREPARING A MG-AL DOCK PLATE FATIGUE CRACK FOR WELDING. HE WAS USING A CARBIDE TIPPED SKILL SAW WITH THE GUARD BASE REMOVED. THE SAW STUCK IN THE CRACK AND KICKED BACK AGAINST HIS RI1HT THIGH. HE SUFFERED A LACERATION FROM THE SAW BLADE IN HIS THIGH MUSCLE REQUIRING MINOR SURGERY.

EMPLOYEE WAS M2VING BAGS ON CATWALK IN A LOW HEADROOM AREA. HE WAS WEARING HIS HARD HAT. HE FAILED TO DUCK LOW ENOUGH WHEN MOVING UNDER A GUTTER, AND HIT HIS HEAD ON THE GUTTER.

EMP WAS STANDIN1 ON CATWALK REACHING OUT AND OVER FORMING DECK TO LIFT BAG. THIS PUT HIM IN AN AWKWARD POSITION TO LIFT BAGS. HE SHOULD HAVE CLIMBED ON FORMING DECK TO MI MOVE BAG 3

EMP WAS DISLODGING A LUMP OF CLAY STUCK IN DOOR OF SIDE DUMP CAR WITH PICK AX HE SPRAINED HIS BACK WHILE SWINGING AX IN AWKWARD POSITION

I.NAME WAS WORKING HIS REGULAR JOB STACKING 50 LB BAGS OF KAOLIN ON PALLETS FOR SHIPPING HE STATED THAT SOMETIME DURING THE SHIFT THAT NIGHT HE FELT SORENESS IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER HE COMPLETED HIS SHIFT BUT CALLED IN THE NEXT MORNING COMPLAINING OF SHOULDER PAIN DIAGNOSIS INDICATED A LEFT ARM MUSCLE STRAIN

I.NAME WAS WORKING STACKING 50# BAGS. HE WAS ON T HE 10TH LEVEL OF A 10 HIGH STACKING PATTERN. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STACK THE BAG, I.NAME STATED THE HE PUSHED THE B AG UP WITH HIS LEFT HAND & FELT SOMETHING SNAP IN HIS WRIST.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A 2 SECTION OF PIPE TO GAIN MORE LEVERAGE WHILE TURNING A CRANK HANDLE ON A FEED CHUTE DOOR. PIPE SLIPPED OFF HANDLE STRIKING HIM IN RIGHT EYE CAUSING A LACERATION ON THIS E YE.

EMP WAS STACKING 50 LB BAGS COMING OFF A BELT CONVEYOR HE WENT TO STACK A BAG AND TWISTED THE WRONG WAY AND STRAINED HIS BACK

EE WAS SAWING A BOLT OF AN OLD SIGN ON PLANT ENTRANCE ROAD. BOLT SNAPPED OFF CAUSING SIGN TO FALL & CUT EES FINGER. 2 STITCHES REQUIRED.

CARTER WAS INJURED AS HE AND HATCHER WERE LIFTING UP THE POSTION ASSEMBLY ONTO THE TABLE CARTER EXPERIENCED A PAIN IN HIS BACK THIS EMP HAS HAD A HISTORY OF BACK PROBLEMS

EMP SUFFERED APPARENT HEART ATTACK AFTER COMPLETION OF HIS SHIFT CPR WAS ADMINISTERED UNTIL PARAMEDS ARRIVED AT 3 45 EMPLOYEE WAS TRANSFERRED TO UNIVERISTY HOSPITAL AUGUST GA WHERE HE WAS PRO PRONOUNCED DEAD AT 4 47 PM

OPERATOR WAS REMOVING RADIATOR GUARD FROM 977 LOADER WHEN LAST BOLT WAS REMOVED GUARD POPPED OFF AND FELL DOWN ON OPERATORS TOES OPERATOR HAS A HELPER BUT GUARD WAS BENT AND HAD TO BE PRIED OF F THIS PRYING ACTION CAUSED TO COME OFF WITH MORE FORCE THAN WAS EXPECTED