Calmat CompanyMining Incidents in 2017

On 7/17/17 the employee requested medical treatment, was diagnosed with a right hip strain and was placed on restricted duty which is being accommodated. The employee was laying on their back on top of a bottom deck screen pushing out one screen panel toward the discharge end with both legs in a squat type motion resulting in R-Hip pain.

While working to unplug a feeder/draw-hole at the primary surge pile, the employee became entrapped when material sloughed from the surge pile. Employee sustained broken bones in leg.

While working to unplug a feeder/draw-hole at the primary surge pile, the employee became entrapped when material sloughed from the surge pile. Employee became dehydrated while entrapped.

The employee was entrapped and sustained injuries while acting as a first responder to 2 fellow workers who had become entrapped at the primary surge pile.

Employee was using ""Dog and Wedge"" to better position a clad cheek plate, striking pieces with hammer. Fragment from steel hammer broke off hammer enter eye from below safety glasses. Fragmentation caused from steel to steel strike.

The employee was entrapped and sustained injuries while acting as a first responder to 2 fellow workers who had become entrapped at the primary surge pile.

On 11/22/17, employee received medical treatment and was placed on restricted duty which is being accommodated. The employee slipped, heard a pop in right knee and experienced a right patella dislocation.

Employee was unhooking the fork attachment from the skid steer. While doing so employee strained shoulder.

On 9/19/17 employee sustained 1st and 2nd degree burns to both hands and right wrist and was placed on restricted duty which was accommodated. The employee was involved in an electrical arc flash incident.

Employee was cutting a small piece of belting and pulled the knife in to employee's right leg above the knee. Making a 1 inch cut

On 4/19/17, employee requested medical treatment, was placed on restricted duty and was prescribed physical therapy. The employee did not use safe means of access on a screen and fell 3 feet. The physician diagnosed a L-hip sprain and contusion in addition to lumbar radiculopathy.

Employee was filing the feeder on the portable plant with oil in the tank. Step out of feeder enclosure and left knee popped.

Walking away from a piece of equipment employee stepped into a soft spot of dirt and twisted knee. Emphasized to all employees at safety meeting to watch step on uneven ground.

On 4/12/17, employee requested medical treatment and was prescribed chiropractic therapy by a physician. The employee alleged that ee hit head, while wearing hard hat, on a cross beam while walking under blade mill 1A in the process of greasing the plant equipment. EE was diagnosed with cervical and thoracic spine strains and was returned to full duty.

This injury is stemming from a first aid injury that occurred 9/10/14 and was reported at that time but no further medical treatment was sought. This was again reported 02/10/17 with the employee stating it was due the the injury in 2014. Original first aid was due to back strain as a roving mechanic at that time. *EE was shoveling on 2/10/17 per call.

On 11/7/19 Vulcan was informed by its third-party insurance administrator that an Agreed Medical Evaluator through the litigation process determined the employees alleged cumulative trauma injury to the low back to be work related.

Employee was mixing backing epoxy material for installing crusher liners. The employee's jeans came in contact with a small amount of the backing that then soaked through to skin. Employee had skin irritation localized to this area, but also began experiencing rash-like irritation across other parts of body.

On November 2, 2020, it was learned, through the litigation process, that an alleged loss of hearing was found to have industrial causation.

On June 15, 2017 received report from audiologist that the employee's right ear hearing impairment has been caused or contributed by workplace noise.