Buzzi Unicem USAMining Incidents in 2004

EE ALLEGED - GETTING OUT OF DISTRIBUTION BOX HE TWISTED HIS KNEE. FIRST LOST TIME DAY WAS 12/16/04.

EMPLOYEE STATED: HE WAS WALKING THROUGH UNIFORM ROOM AND SLIPPED ON A COAT HANGER. 1st LOST DAY 12/31/2004.

EMPLOYEE STATED - HE WAS MOVING REFRACTORY WHEN A PIECE HIT HIS HAND. (1ST LOST TIME WAS 12/16/04).

EMPLOYEE ALLEGES HE WAS TURNING AND PICKING UP SECONDARY HAMMERS WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS UPPER ABDOMEN. HE WAS ORIGINALLY MISDIAGNOSED AS HAVING A MUSCLE PULL. IT IS BEING DIAGNOSED AS A HERNOA WITH EE HAVING SURGERY ON 6/3/05.

Employee claims, while removing rubber seals from drill press he turned to put rubber seal on pallet and twisted left knee on rubber cutting in floor.

WHILE BACKING UP THE HAUL TRUCK, EE HIT A RUT IN THE ROAD. EE GRABBED THE STEERING WHEEL, WHICH CAUSED HIS SHOULDER TO POP.

EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING PLANT PERSONNEL IN MOVING A HEAVY ROTOR FROM PLANT PRODUCTION AREA TO A NEARBY STAGING AREA. A LOADER WAS BEING USED TO TRANSPORT ROTOR, AS LOADER WAS LOWERING LOAD THE RIGGING BROKE WHICH SECURED THE ROTOR. THE ROTOR THEN STRUCK A RAILROAD TIE WHICH IN TURN FLIPPED & CAME DOWN ON EMPLOYEE'S RT.FOOT.

EE HOOKED UP DISCHARGE HOSE ON TANKER TRUCK TO DUMP FUEL AND TWISTED WRONG AS HE CAME OUT FROM UNDER THE TRAILER.

EE SLIPPED ON LOOSE ROCKS WHILE REPLACING BOLTS IN A ROCK FEEDER AND FELL A COUPLE OF FEET. HIT HIS HEAD AND LEG ON FEEDER SUPPORTS.

PULLING A 4,000 LB. BEARING, IT GOT HUNG UP. THEY WERE TRYING TO GET IT LOOSE AND THE BEARING FELL ON HIS LEFT FOOT.

EE ALLEGES HE WAS IN KILN EXAMINING THE WORK THAT THEY HAD JUST COMPLETED SHOOTING OUT A SULFUR RING TO SEE WHAT NEEDED TO BE DONE. HE WAS EXAMINING THE COATING AND WAS JUST ABOUT TO LEAVE THE KILN WHEN THE COATING FELL ON HIM.

Employee's coveralls caught fire wile EE was working to clear a blockage in the preheater tower. Hot materials ignited coveralls and caused burns to legs before EE could get them off.

CUTTING BOLTS WITH A TORCH. HE REALIZED HE MISSED ONE. HE WENT BACK TO CUT IT AND LEANED AGAINST (NOT REALIZING). HE SMELLED THE SMOLDER BUT DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS HIMSELF. WHEN HE REALIZED HE PAN ICED & FORGOT TO DROP & ROLL. HE TRIED TO TAKE SUIT OFF CAUSING OXYGEN TO FEED THE FLAME.

EMPLOYEE STATED: HE WAS HAULING COAL FROM STOCK PILE TO DUMP HOPPER WITH A 988 FRONT END LOADER, HITTING A HOLE IN THE ROADWAY, JARRING HIS LOWER BACK. 1ST DAY LOST 1/20/04.

EMPLOYEE ALLEGES HE WAS CUTTING CLOSING LINE ON NORTH CRANE TO REPLACE CABLES WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL BACK HITTING THE BUCKET WITH HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE ALLEGES THAT HE HAS PAIN BETWEEN SHOULDERS. HE STATED HE DOES NOT KNOW IF OR WHEN HE MAY HAVE HURT IT. HE ALLEGES IT HAS BEEN HURTING FOR THE LAST 24 HOURS.

Employee alleges he injured his shoulder while lifting the cover off of the top of #3 FK pump.

HOISTING DOOR UP TO A LANDING TO INSTALL DOOR IN UNIT. EE'S HAND GOT CAUGHT ON BACK SIDE OF DOOR. LEFT HAND FINGER BROKEN

EE ALLEGES WHILE INSPECTING THE CLINKER COOLER DUST BLEW INTO LEFT EYE. DOCTOR VISIT ONLY

Employee alleges that he was removing a sprocket from gear box off of #3 finish mill elevator. Employee hit sprocket with hammer causing sprocket to chip. Employee alleges chip struck his right leg puncturing a vein. Employee was given two shots and medication.

Employee alleges he was using a box cutter to cut the tape off of a flex hose so that he could use the 4"" flex hose. The tape was holding a 3"" hose and 4"" hose together. Cutter slipped and cut top of left hand. Cut required sutures.

Employee alleges that a piece of dust fell from the kiln, at the tire door, and went into his eye. Doctor prescribed medication.

EMPLOYEE STATED: WHILE WORKING INSIDE FEEDER BELT HOPPER, DUST FELL FROM ABOVE AND WENT INTO HIS LEFT EYE. (SAW DOCTOR ON 8/25/04; PRESCRIPTION DRUG ONLY; NO LOST TIME).

EMPLOYEE ALLEGES THAT WHILE WALKING DOWN THE STEPS BEHIND THE OFFICE HE SLIPPED AND FELL. HE WAS TAKEN TO THE DOCTOR AND HAS A BROKEN BONE ABOVE HIS ANKLE.

Employee alleges that he injuried his right knee (knee popped) while pushing a wheel barrow loaded with coal refines. (approx. weight 50 lbs).

Employee was moving a 55-gal. drum and twisted his back in the process. As he twisted he felt a pain in his back. Injury is still bothering him, so medical attention was sought. Now an MRI is scheduled, became reportable on 8/10/2004.

EMPLOYEE ALLEGES THAT SOMETIME DURING THE DAY 6/01/04 HE GOT SOMETHING IN HIS RIGHT EYE. IT DID NOT START TO BOTHER HIM UNTIL HE GOT HOME THAT NIGHT.

EE REPORTED SORE NECK MUSCLES AFTER WORKING ON SOME PIPES IN THE MODUDENCE ROOM. HE SAW A DOCTOR ON 6-24-04 AND MAY REQUIRE FURTHER TREATMENT. HE DID NOT MISS WORK. I BELIEVE THIS IS A REPEATED TRAUMA AT THIS TIME.

EMPLOYEE ALLEDGES HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CLOSE THE TOP SOUTH DRAG SLIDE GATE WITH A PUNCH BAR. THE BAR GLANCED OFF THE GATE AND HIT HIM IN THE CHIN.

EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING FELLOW EE LIFT A PIECE OF TUBE STEEL APPROX.6'LONG UP ONTO A PAIR OF SCATES USED FOR MOVING HEAVY LOADS, EE LOST HIS FOOTING/ BALANCE BUT RE-GAINED CONTROL TO FINISH THE LIFT BUT IN TURN PUT HIMSELF IN A SOMEWHAT TWISTING POSITION WHILE STILL MAINTAINING THE LOAD ALONG WITH THE FELLOW EE.

EE WAS USING A GLASS BOD BOTTLE IN THE LABRATORY. SHE CLAIMS THAT THE NECK OF THE BOTTLE BROKE AND CUT HER INDEX FINGER ON HER LEFT HAND. FIVE STITCHES WERE NEEDED. ***THIS INCIDENT DID NOT RESULT IN ANY LOST TIME***

EE was welding, raised welding hood then chipped weld and got piece of slag in his left eye. ee did not realize this at the time, ee determined this after his shift ended at 7 am and was taken to the emergency room the morning of 3/31/04

He was plugging into a 100 ton hydraulic jack and the pop off valve went off and sprayed hydraulic fluid into his eyes.

EMPLOYEE STEPPED OFF A FORKLIFT AND DIRECTLY ONTO A PIECE OF WELDING WIRE THAT WAS LAYING THERE IN THE GROUND AND THIS WELDING WIRE PUNCTURED THE BOTTOM OF EMPLOYEE'S SHOE AND THEREFORE ALSO PUNCTURING THE BOTTOM OF HIS RIGHT FOOT.

EE WHILE WALKING TRIPPED & CAUGHT HIS FALL TOWARDS THE GROUND WITH HIS RIGHT ARM, THUS INJURING/BRUISING HIS RIGHT SHOULDER. X-RAY AT E.R.- BRUISED, BUT NO WORK RESTRICTIONS. EE NOTIFIED EMPLOYER ON 5/14/04 THAT HE WAS STILL EXPERIENCING DISCOMFORT IN RIGHT SHOULDER FROM THIS INCIDENT & REQUESTED FURTHER TREATMENT. GIVEN MRI ON 5/19/04.

EE HAD BEEN CUTTING, & HAD HIS FACE SHIELD ON, & HE WAS FINISHED FOR A MINUTE, SO HE PUT THE SHIELD UP IN THE STORED POSITION. WHILE IN THAT POSITION, DUST SETTLED ON IT, THEN HE LOOKED UP AT HIS FELLOW WORKERS, & THE DUST SLID OFF OF HIS SHIELD & BEHIND HIS SAFETY GLASSES DIRECTLY INTO BOTH EYES. EE STATED HIS EYES BURNED.

BUZZI UNICEM EMPLOYEES WERE CLEANING OUT A KILN & HAD STEEL BALLS SCATTERED ON FLOOR. EE STEPPED OUT OF KILN & DIDN'T SEE THE BALL ON THE FLOOR.

EE AND CO WORKER HAD GONE DOWN TO THE GROUND LEVEL TO TAKE THEIR LOCKS OFF A DISCONNECT IN THE MOTOR CONTROL CENTER. EE WAS TO GO BACK UP ONT HE LANDING WHERE THE MOTOR WAS AND THEN TO SIGNAL HIS WORKER TO THEN CLOSE THE DISCONNECT ALLOWING EE TO BUMP THE MOTOR FROM A RUN OFF JOG STATION NEARBY. HE STAND AT THE RUN OFF JOG AND LOOKING DOWN AT ANGLE WATCHING FOR HIS WORKER .

A MAN INSIDE KILN WAS HAMMERING A PLATE TO RELASE IT WHEN A PIECE OF STEEL SLIVERED OFF AND STRUCK EUGENE IN THE CHEEK.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING SET 4TH STAGE BEAM IN HOLDING RACK AND HAD FINGERS CUPPED UNDER TOP OF BEAM WHILE LETTING BEAM DOWN WITH THE HELP OF OTHER PEOPLE. EVERYONE ELSE LET OFF BEAM BUT HIM. HE B ROKE THE TIP OF HIS RIGHT RING & INDEX FINGERS.

EMPLOYEE STATED; WHEN DUMPING MIXER POT, THE HANDLE FOR THE MIXER POT CAUGHT HIS FINGER AGAINST HANDRAIL. STITCHES ONLY. NO LTA.

EE STATED HE WAS INSTALLING STEEL IN COOLER AND DOES NOT KNOW HOW SPECK GOT INTO HIS EYE. NO LTA ACCIDENT.

EE WAS STANDING NEAR A CONTRACTOR WORKSITE OBSERVING THE WORK. A METAL SHAVING CAME INTO CONTACT WITH HIS LEFT EYE AND SCRATCHED HIS CORNEA. AN EYE DOCTOR REMOVED THE METAL AND PRESCRIBED AN ANTIBIOTIC.

EE ALLEGES HE AND ANOTHER EE WERE WORKING IN #1 CLINKER BREAKER AND REMOVING THE HOOD OF BREAKER. WHILE PULLING IT BACK EE LOST THE SIDE HE WAS PULLING AND GOT FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN HOOD AND HOUSING.

EE ALLEGES HE WAS HOLDING ONE END OF ELEVATOR DRIVE CHAIN WHILE ANOTHER EE WAS DRIVING OUT CONNECTIVE PIN WITH A BALL PEEN HAMMER. FOLLOWING A HAMMER BLOW A SMALL PIECE OF THE CONNECTING PIN BROKE OFF AND STRUCK EE IN THE RIGHT FOREARM.

Employee was working in #2 raw separator when he got too hot and dehydrated. Diagnosis was heat exhaustion. This is an occupational illness.

EE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH TENDINTIUS IN HER RIGHT THUMB. THIS WAS NOT A SINGLE ACCIDENT THAT CAUSED AN INJURY. SHE WORKS IN THE LABORATORY, BUT THE CAUSE OF TENDINITUS IS UNKNOWN. THIS IS AN OCCUP ATIONAL ILLNESS OF UNKNOWN CAUSE AT THE CURRENT TIME.