Buzzi Unicem USAMining Incidents in 2016

Employee felt pain in right knee while shoveling coal.

Employee was dismantling a platform assembly when one member of the assembly fell and struck EE's leg. The injured employee was treated and taken to a local hospital.

Employee was clearing a jammed rock in a Grisly crusher (locked out/tagged out) when a rock fell and hit left foot.

A contractor was welding in the pit of the solids building at the Alternative fuels site when an unplanned inundation of a gas ignited causing the welder to receive 2nd degree burns to face, back and arm.

Employee was changing a 4"" drill bit to a 4.5"" drill bit on a Drill mobile equipment. The employee was changing it in the vertical position, when the drill rod came loose, dropping 2"" smashing employees finger. Severe cut and broken finger to the ring finger and contusion to the index finger.

When employee was removing cage from filters bag, EE moved body down to catch the cage and when EE was going up, EE got pain to back. Employee stay lay down at working area. Another employee helped EE get down to ground level to car and was transported to hospital.

Contractor was rolling #2 mill, subcontractor was hooking cable to bolt on to manually turn mill. Mill was backspinning & cable got stuck. Subcontractor attempted to slide cable back on to bolt, while trying to prevent backspin of mill, when cable tightened and pinched subcontractors left hand/fingers between cable & mill.

Employee was welding. When employee went to adjust their cables, they fell back into scaffold railing and sprained their lower back.

First missed shift of work was 4-20-2016. A step broke as the employee was getting off the loader and EE jarred knee.

Employee reports waking up on the 13th with pain in their left eye around 3:00 a.m. They woke up again at 5:30 a.m. still with pain at which point employee took out their contacts.

Employee did not report to work on 2/13/2016. Supervisor called EE at the beginning of shift to check on EE and employee stated to supervisor that EE went to the doctor the evening of 2/12/2016 for eye pains and EE was diagnosed with welder flash. The employee reported to work on 2/15/2016 with no symptoms. EE was taken to company doctor on 2/16/2016 for evaluation.

Employee was climbing down the ladder of a 988 loader while doing pre-shift examination. Employee failed to maintain 3 points of contact and fell 3 or 4 feet to the ground, landing on tail bone and spraining right wrist.

EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTED TO PICK UP THE TOP SET OF BLADES THAT HAD FALLEN AND BECOME LODGED BELOW THE MAN WAY OF THE TRUCK AND PULLED A MUSCLE IN EE'S ARM.

Employee was moving gas cylinder bottles. While lifting bottles, employee strained knee while in motion.

Employee felt discomfort in back while lifting on the lever to uncouple a rail car. Employee's first visit to the doctor was on 10/5/16 and the doctor took EE off work for 2 days.

Employee felt shoulder pop while handling warehouse material. First day of lost or restricted duty was 09/21/2017 due to surgery.

Driver was climbing up ladder on side of trailer. Driver's hand slipped off rung of ladder, losing three points of contact and fell from ladder to the ground. Fibula was fractured.

Employee received a small laceration to right palm when a compartment lid closed unexpectedly while working on a loader. Employee received 4 stitches.

On February 15, 2016 employee reported to EE's supervisor that EE had slipped on grizzly plates in the primary crusher as EE carried material. EE said EE later felt pain in EE's right leg as EE stood up from the kneeling position of where EE was removing mud from the edge of plates that were to be welded. EE was seen by company doctor on February 17, 2016.

EE was using a man lift to pick up roofing debris in the old warehouse EE could find. EE picked up a panel of about 6'X3' that was under some roofing debris. EE tossed the panel but didn't lift it high enough. This caused the L side of the panel to come down and hit the handrail and then the R side came down and struck EE in the R wrist. Resulting in a 3/4"" cut, 3 sutures.

Employee stated left hip popped a couple of times while attempting to remove foot from a grease pit.

Employee strained right shoulder while pulling on a chain fall.

Employee mis-stepped as EE was crossing over a beam. EE's foot came down partially on the ground and partially on an access door, twisting ankle.

Employee injured EE's finger requiring 3 stitches to the index finger. The maintenance mechanic attempted to remove metal shaving from drill press while the drill press was on and drill bit slowly turning. The metal shaving penetrated through glove cutting right hand index finger.

Supervisor was lifting ""starter"" from emergency power generator for pumps located at the Sorau Pond building. Complained of back pains after lifting starter. Employee reported injury but requested to delay treatment to determine if back would improve. Employee did not improve and was taken to occupational doctor.

Employee slipped and fell to the floor, landing on radio which was in chest pocket. The employee has bruised ribs.

EMPLOYEE CUT THE LID OFF OF A DRUM. EE GRABBED THE LID WITH RIGHT HAND AND PULLED ON IT WHEN THE LID PIVOTED BACKWARDS STRIKING AND CUTTING EE ON RIGHT FOREARM.

Employee ground cables to a cable tray and employee reached overhead and felt a strain in left groin which was determined to be an inguinal hernia.

Employee was working in #4 Blend Silo repairing air slides. EE was standing in an air line slot, with both feet wedged in, repetitively turning at the waist while repairing air slide. EE said when turned at the waist, to left, knee shifted in the direction EE turned causing right knee pain.

On January 15, while pulling conveyor belt, employee stepped into crevice on ground and stumbled and reported pains. The pains went away and reoccurred on March 2. EE reported pain in knee after standing up from kneeling position. EE was taken to the doctor evaluated and was referred to specialist. EE was not place on restrictions until knee surgery on April 12.

Employee was picking a c-channel to cut into smaller pieces to weld. Employee asked for medical treatment the next day and was placed on restrictions.

Removing tool box from pre-heater east side along with 3 other employees and employee felt strain in lower back.

Employee had stepped up on stack of plywood and over on stack of 2x10s to pull down 2x4s. Employee misgauged EE's step while stepping backwards and fell down 29"" landing on EE's feet and slipping falling on stack of plywood. EE worked the following day. EE was taken to see company doctor and place on restrictions January 25.

An Employee was hammering a small scaffold bar from between 2 steel beams. As the bar moved from between the beams Employee's hand slid in and the beam fell 3"" onto right hand. Another employee came and helped move the beam, to free hand.

Employee was using a step ladder to paint from and when EE stepped down, EE missed bottom step.

Employee was closing tower elevator doors not using the grab handle and caught hand between elevator doors when closing, resulting in hand being injured small bone in back of hand fractured.

Employee was placing the truck wash system back into the designated place when the air hose which has a metal control handle at the end swung around and struck employee in EE's face chipping front tooth.

Employee was attempting to trap a raccoon and it bit employee on the hand.

Employee claims that when stepping off of an elevator, felt a strain in right upper buttock.

Employee was transporting rollers on a cart up a ramp when one of the rollers came off cart striking EE's left leg causing a laceration that required six stitches.

Employee claims irritation to eyes after stick welding.

employee claims irritation to eyes after welding

Employee was grinding. after grinding EE reported debris in EE's left eye. All PPE was in place.

employee was stripping insulation using knife and knife slipped causing laceration

At the end of the shift, employee was gathering welding equipment for storage & felt a wasp sting on their back. Employee experienced difficulty breathing and eyes began to swell. Was transported to hospital & was administered an injection and an IV by hospital staff.

EE reported eye injury to EE's supervisor on 2/18/2015 stated that EE had gotten foreign body into EE's eye when chipping away slag. EE said the slag pop and enter from the side of safety glasses into EE's eye. The employee tried to flush EE's eye with water to remove it. EE was taken for treatment 2/19/2016. Diagnosed with rust ring and foreign body removed from EE's(L)eye.

Employee moved a ladder and felt a strain in lower back.

Employee overheated while working at the #2 cooler

Employee was cleaning around Kiln 3 burner floor and overheated.

Employee experienced muscle cramps while working in hot temperatures. Employee received 1 bag of fluid through an IV at the local hospital.

Employee overheated while cleaning the elevator pit.