Buzzi Unicem USAMining Incidents in 2002

EE WAS USING A ROD HOOK TO PULL DOWN A STACK OF TIRES IN A TRAILER WHEN HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND FELL BACK ON HIS BACKSIDE. XRAY WAS NEGATIVE BUT HE EXPERIENCED PAIN & WAS PUT ON RESTRICTIONS.

EMPLOYEE STATED - WHILE FUELING LOADER HE SLIPPED ON FUELING PLATFORM AND FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK. REQUESTED TO SEE THE DOCTOR ON 1/21/03. FIRST LOST TIME DAY WAS 1/24/03.

EE FELL THROUGH 6""OPENING IN GRATE WHILE PUTTINGUP A STATIC LINE. HE TWISTED HIS KNEE AS HE WENTDOWN AND SUFFERED TISSUE DAMAGE.

EE SATED-HE WAS OPENING DOOR ON #3 MODULE ALKAI BY PASS SYSTEM WHEN DUST FLUSHED OUT. EE STATED HE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES AND FACE SHIELD.

EMPLOYEE STATED HE PULLED HIS LEFT GROIN AREA WHILE CLOSING OUTSIDE ELEVATOR DOOR ON SECOND FLOOR OF THE RSP TOWER.

EE CLAIMS HE TWISTED HIS KNEE ON HIS LT. LEG ON 10/18/02 AS HE WAS EXITING BOBCAT LOADER ON-SITEEE DID NOT HAVE ANY SIGNIFICANT PAIN INITIALLY, BUT WAS SORE ON 10/23/02. EE WENT TO SEE THE CO. DR. THE DR. STATED HE HAD A SPRAINED KNEE WITH SWELLING.

WHILE DISLODGING CHUNKS ON STRUCTURE OF W4900 BELT THE PRY BAR SLIPPED AND HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK (FIRST LOST DAY 10/1/02).

EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS CHANGING A BURN LOOP FILTER BRACKET WHICH WEIGHED BETWEEN 30-50 LBS. WHILE LIFTING THE BRACKET HE FELT A STRAIN AND A PULL IN HIS RIGHT GROIN.

EE STATED HE WAS LIFTING A 5 GALLON BOX OF WATER TO PLACE IT ON A STAND AT CHEST HEIGHT. SOON AFTER THIS LEFTING EE STATED SOME DISCOMFORT IN HIS UPPER LEFT BACK. HE DID NOT FEEL IT WAS BAD EN OUGH TO GO TO A DOCTOR AT THAT TIME. THE PAIN, HE STATED, CONTINUED AND MOVED DOWN HIS LEFT ARM.

EE STATED; HE WAS RUNNING WATER LINE UNDER 3800 BELT AND AT END OF SHIFT HIS ELBOW STARTED HURTING.

EE WAS WORKING IN THE SHOP & FELT A LITTLE TWIST IN HIS LOWER BACK AFTER SOME HARD PULLING ON A WRENCH. SAW DOCTOR 5/1/02, 1ST LOST DAY 5/2/02.

EE STATED WHILE CLEANING OUT CONCRETE AROUND A PIPE WITH JACKHAMMER AND SLEDGE HAMMER AND WHILE SQUATTED DOWN AND PULLING ON CHUNK UNDER PIPE, BACK STARTED HURTING.

MINER WAS RETRIEVING A TOOL AND HIT HEAD ON I-BEAM. MINER FORGOT ABOUT I-BEAM AND WALKED INTO IT. PAIN WAS NOT A PROBLEM UNTIL 2-27-02. WORKER CAME TO WORK ON 2-27 SAYING PAIN WAS WORSE. HE WA S THEN SENT FOR TREATMENT.

GRINDING SURFACES FOR WELDING. FRAGMENTS GOT INTO EYES DESPITE WEARING PROPER SAFETY EQUIP.

EE STATED: HE WAS WALKING INTO SURFACE SHOP AND STEPPED ON A PIECE OF CLINKER, TWISTING LEFT KNEE. 1ST LOST TIME DAY WAS 01-14-02.

EE WAS HANGING A 5 TON CHAIN FALL IN THE KILN AND THE LADDER BROKE CAUSING HIM TO FALL TO THE KILN BOTTOM. HE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A SPRAINED RIGHT ANKLE AND BRUISED RIBS. NO BROKEN BONES.

EE WAS WALKING TO PUT AWAY TOOLS AND STEPPED IN A HOLE IN THE FLOOR AND FELL.

EE WAS USING A HAND HELP 7"" GRINDER TO GRIND THE BUCKET ARM PIN ON A 966 END LOADER WHEN THE GRINDER CAUGHT AND KICKED BACK CAUSING 2 CUTS ON HIS LEFT WRIST. HE RECEIVED SUTURES TO CLOSE THE W OUND, BL, DID NOT MISS WORK OR HAD TO RESTRICTEDDUTY.

EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS REPLACING COVER ON BELT FEEDER AND HIS HARD HAT HIT A PILE OF DUST WITH HEAD TURNED TO SIDE AND DUST SLID IN BEHIND GLASSES IN EYE. (MEDICINE TO EYE).

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING IN THE KILN ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE A ROW OF BRICK WITH A BAR AND HIS FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO BE OFF BALANCE AND HE WAS HIT ON THE BACK OF HIS HEAD WITH A BRICK. HE WAS W EARING A HARD HAT AND GLASSES.

EE ALLEGES THAT HE TWISTED HIS RT KNEE WHILE DISMOUNTING THE MICHIGAN L320 END LOADER. HE SAID THAT HE STEPPED ON A SMALL STONE. THE ALLEGED INJURY WAS TURNED IN ON 6/19/02 & HE HAD MICRO SURG ERY ON 10-15-02. HE DID NOT MISS WORK. HE HAD NO DOCTOR TREATMENT UNTIL 10-15-02.

INJURED WAS USING BREAKER BAR TO BREAK UP BUILD UP IN A GYPSUM FEEDER. WHEN BLOCKAGE BROKE LOOSE, WORKED SMASHED HAND FINGER BETWEEN T BAR AND SHOOT.

FOREMAN WAS WATCHING WORKER HAMMER ON STEEL SHAFT. PIECE OF METAL STRUCK FOREMAN IN NECK, CAUSING A LACERATION. FOREMAN WAS BOTHERED BY NECK PAIN ON 5/20/02 & HAD DOCTOR CHECK IT. PIECE OF MET AL IS STILL IN NECK & NEEDS TO BE REMOVED SURGICALLY.

EE WAS PICKING UP AN AIR FILTER & HE EXPERIENCED BACK PAIN. HE WAS GOING TO BLOW OFF THE FILTERS & REINSTALL THEM ON A FAN. HE HAS A HISTORY OF BACK PROBLEMS.

EE WAS WORKING IN THE FINISH MILL REMOVING LINER PLATES AND HE EXPERIENCED BACK PAIN IN THE PROCESS.

WHILE WORKING IN MILL HAMMER HEAD CAME OFF & STRUCK WORKER IN MOUTH, BREAKING TOOTH.

EE WAS ASSEMBLING DUCTWORK WHEN SOME OTHER DUCT WORK ROLLED DOWN AND STRUCK HIM. THE EE SUFFERED MINOR BRUISNG ON HIS RIGHT SIDE OF BACK AND RETURNED TO WORK LATER SAME DAY. EE HAD NO FURTHER COMPLICATIONS.

CARPAL TUNNEL RIGHT HAND. FIRST LOST TIME DAY ON JUNE 18, 2003.

EMPLOYEE STATED HE DROPPED AIR CANNON ON HIS THUMB. XRAYS WERE NEGATIVE. EMPLOYEE SAID THUMB STILL BOTHERS HIM. DOCTOR REFERRED HIM TO SPECIALIST ON 7/31/02 SUSPECTING A FRACTURE. *NO FRACTURE -PLEASE MAKE NOTE OF THIS.