Calmat CompanyMining Incidents in 2008

Employee was descending down the ladder on a PC1100LC-6 excavator when he slipped hitting his wrist and hand on the tracks.

While removing north screw of blade mill BM-1 using come-alongs, the shaft shifted unexpectedly and employee's right leg was caught between the flights of the north and south screws. A root cause was stored energy not controlled.

On second day of employment, the employee stated that while stepping onto the scale strained his back.

Employee was lifting a tilt cylinder for an 834B caterpiller compactor from ground to 4"" x 4"" wooden blocks. Cylinder sat down on left long finger crushing and partially severing last digit of left long finger.

Employee was taken to the Company clinic on 2/9/09 and was placed on restricted duty. The employee states that while placing a screen cloth, weighted at 15 lbs., into the bed of truck, he felt his right shoulder pull (Allegedly). Employee was diagnosed with a right shoulder strain.

The employee was taken to the company clinic on 11/17, received 10 stitches and was placed on restricted duty. Employee tripped on a steel tube and fell on the dust sealing ring from a cone crusher resulting in a R-hand laceration.

EE was washing a sweeper truck with a pressure washer. While walking backwards, he tripped over a concrete parking block. He was taken to the industrial clinic where he was diagnosed with minor contusions and an abrasion and was referred to a hand specialist.The hand specialist diagnosed him w/a radius fracture to the left wrist.

Employee allegedly strained lower back while operating a volvo skid loader.

The employee went to the company clinic on 10/3/08 and was placed on restricted duty. A burnt out light bulb on the mixer truck broke while being changed by employee, causing a lacerationto L-thumb, requiring sutures.

The employee went to the company clinic on 9/19/08 and was placed on restricted duty. While the employee walked to collect his tools, he tripped over caution tape, lost balance and fell forward against a PVC pipe, resulting in a back sprain.

Employee went to the company clinic on 12/3/08 and was placed on restricted duty. The employee received a Right Lateral Epicondylitis (tennis elbow) to R-arm while raking through material on the conveyor belt.

The employee went to the company clinic on 9/3/08 and was placed on restricted duty. A porta-power disconnect fitting came apart when pressurised and struck employee on his safety glasses, resulting in a corneal abrasion and contusion to R-eye.

The employee went to the company clinic on 7/28/08 and was placed on restricted duty. The employee attempted to install a V-belt on a feeder sheave when the counter weight of the feeder rotated resulting in a R-index finger laceration (required 4 sutures) and contusions to R-index, middle and ring fingers.

The employee was taken to the company clinic on 7/18/08 and was placed on restricted duty. The employee was using a cutting torch and as he re-positioned himself, he turned the torch towards his R-wrist resulting in a 1st - 2nd degree burn.

Employee was working on a sand screw out of a course material washer which was supported by two jack stands. The log fell off crushing the right foot and causing a small laceration.

Tech was working on the engine of a HD605 Haul truck. When another tech lifted the hood with a crane, the hood slipped and fell on the tech working on the engine hitting his head. The tech had a hard hat on, but substained a strained to his neck.

The employee went to the hospital on 3/25/08, was placed on restricted duty, and received sutures. The employee was stripping casing from fiber optic cable using a utility knife when the knife slipped and lacerated the right palm of his hand.

Employee stated that he fell while stepping over trailer to retrieve parts from the back of truck, resulting in sprain of right third finger. Became reportable following medical treatment on 04/04/2008.

Employee slipped while coming from the top of sweeper which had a ruptured hydraulic line. The employee had hydraulic fluid on the bottom of his boot and the slip resulted in a laceration to the right shin and the employee being placed on modified duty by the company doctor on 2/25/08.

The employee went to the company clinic on 12/2/08 and was provided a lumbar support as well as returned to full duty. While driving the VMC haul truck in the plant pit, he hit a bump, causing the air ride seat to bottom out, resulting in a lumbosacral spine strain.

The employee went to the company clinic on 8/2/08 and was diagnosed with a R-hand accessory digit nail plate avulsion and fracture. While the employee repositioned forks on a forklift, a fork moved downward and crushed his second R-thumb accessory digit. The employee was returned to full duty.

In the process of removing a tail pulley guard the lower portion of the guard fell and struck employee in the wrist. This became reportable when electrical stimulation therapy was administered on July 23, 2008.

The employee went to the Company clinic on 5/28/08 and received ten stitches for a left hand laceration. The employee was placing the radiator of a Peterbuilt yard truck when the spring from the hood came off and hit the employee on the left hand. The employee was released to regular work without restrictions.

Employee was loosening a u-bolt on the wet screen and the bolt broke causing the wrench to strike him in the mouth loosening his left tooth (#9). Employee was seen by Dentist and a root canal was performed 05-28-08.

The employee went to company clinic on 5/21/08 and received steri strips to keep wound closed. The employee attempted to re-loop drag cable but the cable came out and struck the right side of his face resulting in a right cheek laceration. The employee was returned to full duty on 5/21/08 by company physician.

Employee was removing a race from a bearing when a metal fragment hit him on the upper lip and damaged his front tooth.

Employee went to see an audiologist on 8/25/08 who determined that the hearing loss to his right ear is of occupational origin.

Conditions contributing to the injury are unknown. On 2/19/08, the employee stated it is unknown how injury occurred but he has experienced right knee pain for approximately four months. The employee was taken to the company clinic on 2/19/08, was diagnosed with tendonitis and was placed on restricted duty.