Buzzi Unicem USAMining Incidents in 2001

AT APPROX 11:00 PM THE FIRE DEPT WAS CALLED TO EXTINGUISH A LARGE CONVEYER BELT FIRE AT #8 BELT SOUTH OF THE RIVER. THE BELT FIRE IS BEING INVESTIGATED BY THE FIRE DEPT AND ILLINOIS FIRE MARSH AL AS AN ARSON BECAUSE A GAS CAN WAS FOUND AT THE SCENE AND THERE WAS NO OTHER FIRE SOURCE.

EE STATED HE WAS INSERTING A POWER SHOT INTO PREHEATER TOWER ABOVE HIS HEAD WHEN HE FELT AND HEARD A POP AND PAIN INHIS RIGHT SHOULDER.

WHILE DRIVING FROM ONE AREA OF THE JOBSITE TO ANOTHER, THE EE HIT A LARGE ROCK WITH THE FRONT TIRE OF THE TRUCK AND HIS HEAD WAS JERKED FROM SIDE TO SIDE. HE SUFFERED NECK STRAIN-HAD XRAYS TAK EN WHICH WERE'NEGATIVE.'

2 MINERS WERE USING AIR HAMMER TO LOOSEN HARDENED CEMENT AND MILL BALLS FROM THE WALL OF THE BALL MILL. A LARGE PIECE BROKE LOOSE AND STRUCK THE VICTIM.

MINER WAS FULLING CLINKER CHUNKS OFF OF CLINKER BELT WHEN A LARGE CHUNK FELL OFF AND STRUCK HER FOOT.

EE WENT TO GET ON OUR CRANE. REACHING UP TO GRABONE OF THE LADDER RUNGS SOMEWHAT ABOVE HIS HEAD,HE STEPPED & PULLED HIMSELF UP. HE BEGAN TO TWIST AND FELT A PAIN IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER. HE THEN GRABBED THE SHOULDER AND STEPPED DOWN TO THE GROUND.

EE WAS OPERATING A SCRAPER. HE WAS HAULING DIRT TO THE DUMP AREA. WHILE ON THE HAUL ROAD, HE HIT A BUMP AND BRUISED HIS CHEST.

EMPLOYEE WAS BENDING DOWN TO PICK UP A ROCK. THE ROCK WAS GOING TO BE USED TO GET A RADIATOR CAP OFF. WHILE BENDING OVER, EMPLOYEE PULLED MUSCLES IN HIS BACK.

EE STATED THAT WHILE PULLING CONCRETE FORMS HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK. REQUESTED TO SEE DR. ON 6-25-01. LTA ON 6-26-01.

EE WAS REPAIRING THE NOZZLE ON A WATER TANKER. HE WAS TRYING TO GET THE FITTING OFF THE NOZZLE. WHILE WORKING ON THE FITTING, THE EE SLIPPED, FELL, AND LANDED ON HIS RIGHT LEG ON THE GROUND.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING BUILDUP OUT OF TOWER ON 3 3/4 FLOOR USING PRESSURE SPRAY. HE WAS BENT OVER CLEANING LOWER HOLES, STRAIGHTENED UP AND FELT PAIN IN LOWER RIGHT BACK. REQUESTED TO SEE DOCTO R ON 6-12-01.

OPENING CLAMP SYSTEM ON SHATTERBOX IN LAB AND STRAINED RIGHT SHOULDER. 1ST LOST DAY 10-18-01.

EE WAS CLEANING UP SPILL ALONG CK-6610 BELT AND HOSE BECAME PLUGGED. WHEN BLOCKAGE WAS REMOVED ARM WAS DRAWN INTO HOSE UP TO ELBOW.

WALKING OFF BOARD ONTO THE CLINKER COOLER FLOOR, STEPPED SHACKLES ON FLOOR OF CLINKER COOLER TWISTING RIGHT KNEE.

EE KNELT DOWN AND KNEE POPPED.

EE WAS WORKING ON HIS KNEES GRINDING METAL FOR APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES & THE FOLLOWING MORNINGHE AWOKE & NOTICED THAT HIS LEFT KNEE WAS ENLARGED, RED, SWOLLEN & FEVERISH.

EE INJURED HIS RIGHT KNEE WHILE CLIMBING OUT AN ACCESS DOOR ON A LADDER TRIPPING ON THE HANDRAILPROVIDED.

WHILE MOVING PALLETS WITH PALLET JACK EMPLOYEE WAS PINNED BETWEEN SUPPORT PILLAR AND LOAD OF PALLETS. EMPLOYEE RETURNED TO DOCTOR ON 10-5-01 SORE CHEST AND WAS PUT ON RESTRICTIONS (WORKED REGU LAR JOB UNTIL 10-5-01).

EE SLIPPED & FELL IN BED OF SERVICE TRUCK WHILE REFUELING EQUIPMENT.

EE WAS INSTALLING A DOOR ON THE SOUTH CLINKER ELEVATOR AFTER DOING A P/M INSPECTION AND HE INFORNED HIS SUPERVISOR THAT HE EXPERIENCED A SORE BACK. EE HAS HAD ALLEGED BACK PAIN IN THE PAST.

EMPLOYEE WAS HAULING ROCK TO THE DUMP AREA, SLID OFF THE HAUL ROAD, AND HIT A TREE. TO DATE, EMPLOYEE HAS NOT MISSED ANY WORK.

MINER WAS WORKING IN BALL MILL W/O OTHER MINERS. A BALL WAS KNOCKED LOOSE WHILE HAMMERING. THE BALL STRUCK MINER IN THE EYE SOCKET.

MINER HIT HEAD ON OVERHEAD HAZARD WHILE CLIMBING INTO PICKUP BED.

MINER WAS CUTTING METAL WHEN IT SHIFTED. MINER CUT THROUGH GLOVE AND CUT HAND BETWEEN THUMB AND INDEX FINGER.

EE STATED HE LOST HIS FOOTING WHILE MOVING A DISCHARGE HOSE AND FELL. NO LOST TIME ACCIDENT FRACTURE WASN'T KNOWN TO COMPANY TIL 4-20-01 REC. DR INJURY EVALUATION FROM RADIOLOGIST.

EE WAS WORKING ON WELDER AND CAUGHT TIPS OF LAST 2 FINGERS ON RIGHT HAND IN FAN BLADE CUTTING ONE AND FRACTURING OTHER.

EE WAS ASSIGNED THE TASK OF MOVING THE BLASTING SHANTY IN THE QUARRY FROM THE WEST END TO THE EAST, WHILE HE WAS HOOKING UP THE CABLE ON THE THE MICHIGAN END LOADER HE ALLEGEDLY PULLED SOME TH ING IN HIS BACK AND EXPERIENCED PAIN HE WENT TO A CHIROPRACTOR ON HIS OWN.

EE WAS WORKING ALONG WITH 2 OTHER MEN OTHER AND ANOTHER TO REMOVE THE TOP PLATE ON THE COAL MILL FAN HOUSING. THEY WERE USING A CHAIN FALL ON TH HOOKED TO AN EYE ONT HE PLATE. EE HAD HIS THUMB IN PINCH POINT WHEN THE PLATE LET GO HE HAD 4 SUTURES TO CLOSE THE CUT.

EE WAS BENDING OVER TO PU A PRYBAR & ALLEGEDLY FELT BACK PAIN. HE WENT TO CHIROPRACTOR ON HIS OWN QUITE A BIT LATER FROM THE INCIDENT DATE

WHILE REMOVING U-JOINT FROM HAUL TRUCK EE WAS USING HAMER TO DRIVE U-JOINT APART AND A FRAGMENT OF THE HAMMER HEAD CAME OFF AND HIT HIM IN THE ARM.

EE STUBBED TOES CAUSING FRACTURE OF PINKY TOE-LEFT FOOT.

WHILE CLEANING EE SMASHED HAND BETWEEN ANGLE IRON AND CLEANING ROD. ON 1-8-01EE WAS REFERRED TO CLINIC FOR AN XRAY BECAUSE HAND WAS STILL SWOLLEN. THE XRAY SHOWED A BROKEN BONE.

EE WAS TAKING A SHOWER AT THE END OF HIS SHIFT AND A MIRROR FELL OFF OF A SHELF AND HIT HIM ON HIS RIGHT BIG TOE RESULTING IN A LCAERATION REQUIRING (5) SUTURES. HE DID NOT MISS WORK.

EE WAS CUTTING GALVANIZED GRATING AND INHALED FUMES OF ZINC OXIDE THROUGHOUT THE DAY. LATER THAT EVENING, THE EE BECAME ILL. HE WAS THEN TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL E.R. AND TREATED FOR ZINC OXIDE POISONING.

MINER WAS INVESTIGATING PROBLEM AT GYPSUM FEEDER SHOOT AND TWISTED BACK WHILE LOOKING UP AT FEEDER.