Bluff City Minerals, LLCMining Incidents in 2003

EE WAS DRILLING IN THE MINE WHEN HE DROPPED A DRILL STEEL. WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO PUT THE STEEL IN THE CAROUSEL HE ALLEGEDLY HURT HIS BACK.

EE REPORTED FOR WORK ON SAT JUNE 7, 2003 COMPLAINING OF BACK PAIN. HE WORKED FRIDAY, THE 6TH AND DID NOT HAVE BACK PAIN. HE DOES NOT KNOW OF A SPECIFIC EVENT THAT CAUSED BACK PAIN, HE DOES HA NDLE 50 LB OF EXPLOSIVES. ISSUED A PRESCRIPTION DRUG ON JUNE 10TH MAKING THIS CASE RECORDABLE.

EE WAS PRYING LOOSE ROCK WITH A PRV 13 AR AND THE BAR BROKE CAUSING EE TO LUNG FOREARD COMPLAINING OF SHOULDER PAIN. REPORTED THIS TO SUPERVISOR ON 1-15-03.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A CLAW HAMMER TO DISMANTLE CONCRETE FORMS WHEN A PIECE OF DEBRIS ENTERED HIS LEFT EYE. HE WAS SENT TO A DOCTOR AND THE DEBRIS WAS REMOVED. A PRESCRIPTION OF ZYMAR WAS PRESCR IBED TO BE USED FOR 3 DAYS.

LOOSE ROCK FELL AND HIT THE EMPLOYEE ON THE LEFT ARM WHILE SCALING CAUSING A LACERATION.

EE ALLEGES HE WAS EXITING THE FUEL TRUCK CAB, WHEN HE MISSED THE STEP AND FELL STRIKING THE GROUND WITH HIS HEAD.

EE WAS REPLACING THE LEFT SPRING ON THE WATER TRUCK (BRAKE) WHEN HE HIT HIS THUMB WITH A HAMMER.

EE WAS HANGING A THREE STRAND #2 SIZE WIRE FROM THE 88' HIGH RANGER THE TOOL USED TO PULL THE WIRE TIGHT SLIPPED CAUSING THE WIRE TO PIN THE EE AGAINST THE CAGE CAUSING HIS SIDE AND RIBS TO BE BRUISED EE REFUSED TO SEE THE DR UNTIL 8-5-03.

EMPLOYEE ALLEGES THAT THE OPERATING OF THE CONTROLS FOR THE FRONT END LOADER IRRITATES HIS RIGHT ELBOW.

EE ALLEGES HE MAY HAVE CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME, TO THIS DATE HE HAS NEVER BEEN TO SEE THE DR. HE ALLEGES BOTH HANDS HURTING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT AND NO SPECIFIC INJURY TO CAUSE IT.

EE REPORTED AT START OF SHIFT THAT A DR TOLD HIM HE HAS CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME, AND THE EE ALLEGES IT IS DUE TO OPERATING A FRONT END LOADER-TO BE DETERMINED IF ILLNESS IS WORK RELATED.