Carmeuse Lime and Stone, Inc.Mining Incidents in 2003

APPROXIMATELY 1:20 PM NOVEMBER 11, 2003 THE SUPPORT LEG OF THE LS-5 CONVEYOR STRUCTURE LOCATED AT THE CRUSH AND SCREENING BUILDING AT THE MARYSVILLE KILN PLANT FAILED CAUSING THE CONVEYOR LINE TO FALL ONTO STORAGE PILE. NO INJURIES TO REPORT.

THE MAIN HOIST WHICH IS FOR THE TRANSPORTATION OF MINERS AND ALSO EQUIPMENT WAS TRIPPING OUT ON THE OVERLOADS. IT WAS RESET SEVERAL TIMES DURING THE SHIFT. THE HOIST WAS SHUT DOWN AT 4:00 P.M. TO CHANGE THE COMPLETE ELECTRIC BOX. THE JOB WAS COMPLETED AT 7:00 P.M. AT THAT TIME THE HOIST WAS MONITORED TO INSURE PROPER OPERATION, AFTER WHICH IT WAS RETURNED TO NORMAL OPERATION.

EE WAS OPERATING A HAUL TRUCK WHEN EE POSSIBLY BLACKED OUT. THE HAUL TRUCK STRUCK ANOTHER TRUCK RESULTING IN DRIVER BEING TRAPPED IN TRUCK FOR 45 MINUTES. ALSO EE WAS UNCONSCIOUS FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. EE HAS PRIOR HISTORY OF HEART PROBLEMS. MEDICAL EVALUATION NOT COMPLETE AT THIS TIME.

EE WAS OPERATING VARIOUS HEAVY EQUIPMENT ALL DAYDRIVING THE MACHINERY TO THE WASH BAY. EE WAS IN GOOD SPIRITS AT THE END OF SHIFT & DID NOT COMPLAIN ABOUT ANY PAIN OR DISCOMFORT. ON 9/23/03 APPROX 8PM EE CONTACTED OFFICE AND INFORMED THEM HE HAD A LUMP ON HIS BACK & DUE TOBACK PAIN WOULD BE UNABLE TO RETURN TO WORK THE NEXT DAY.

EE WAS ASSIGNED TO REINSTALL A TIRE ON A POWDER TRUCK WHICH WAS INSTALLED BACKWARD BY HIM ON 9-2-03. THE EE REMOVED ALL THE LUGS BUT LAST LUGBROKE AND TIRE SPRANG FORWARD ABOUT 2 FEET, EE ATTEMPTED TO AVOID TIRE. THE TIRE STRUCK THE EE ON THE RIGHT LEG JUST ABOVE THE ANKLE RESULTING IN A FRACTURE OF THE DOTOL FIBULA.

EE WAS PULLING ON A BAR OPENING THE BOTTOM DOORS ON A RAIL CAR WHEN HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.

EE LAYING BRICK INSIDE KILN WHEN HE FELT A POP IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER AREA. DIAGNOSIS: BICEPS TENDON DISLOCATION.

TWO EMPLOYEES (THE INJURED EMPLOYEE AND ANOTHER) WERE ATTEMPTING TO MOUNT A HAMMER ON THE HAMMER ASSEMBLY. WHILE THE EMPLOYEES WERE LIFTING A PLATE THE INJURED EMPLOYEE FELT PAIN IN HIS LEFT S HOULDER.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING DOWN STATIONARY LADDER WHEN HE STRUCK HIS ELBOW AND RESULTED IN AN INFLAMED ELBOW. LIGHT DUTY WAS GIVEN FOR THE UPPER EXTREMITY.

2 EE WERE CUTTING GRATING TO BE INSTALLED. EE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF REPOSITONING A SAWHORSE WHICH SUPPORTED THE GRATING. GRATING WAS SUPPORTED AT THIS TIME BY FORKLIFT. WHEN EE PULLED ON THE S AWHORSE TO REPOSITION HE FELT A PULL IN THE LOWEBACK AND ALSO PAIN DOWN THE LEFT LEG. EE WAS PLACED ON A WEIGHT LIFTING RESTRICTION.

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO UNPLUG A COAL CHUTE. HE STATED HE WAS SWINGING A SLEDGE HAMMER SIDE WAYS WHEN HE FELT A PULL IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER. DIAGNOSIS RIGHT SHOULDER STRAIN, PLACED IN A SLING FOR SUPPORT. RESTRICTED DUTY.

THREE MECHANICS WERE CHANGING CONVEYOR BELT ON INCLINED SLOPE BELT 14-100. INJURED EE WAS GUIDEING THE BELT ACROSS THE TOP OF RETURN ROLLERS ONBOTTOM SIDE OF BELT. RETURN ROLLER CAME OUT OF HANGER WHICH IN TURN STRUCK EE ON RIGHT SIDE OF LOWER BACK RESULTING IN CONTUSION AND ALSO STRAIN OF LOWER BACK. EE PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY DUE TO LIFTING .

EMPLOYEE WAS RAKING CLINKER GRATE ON #3 KILN ON THE UNDERSIDE WHEN A CLINKER FELL STRIKING THE RAKE POLE CAUSING THE POLE TO MASH HIS RIGHT HAND BETWEEN THE POLE AND HANDRAIL.

MECHANIC WAS PULLING AIR HOSE THROUGH KILN IN PREPARATION OF AIR ARCHING. TRIPPED OVER OTHER HOSE ON KILN FLOOR. STRUCK THUMB OF RIGHT HAND AGAINST THE KILN SHELL. EE RETURNED TO ORTHOPEDIC DO CTOR ON 4-19-03 DUE TO PERSISTENT PAIN. X-RAYS WERE REREAD AND FOUND BONE CHIPS FROM THE INJURY. HAND WAS PLACED IN A CAST TO IMMOBILIZE THUMB.RETURNED WITH RESTRICTIONS RIGHT HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING HAUL TRUCK. COMPLAINED OF PAIN IN LOWER BACK. THE MEDICAL EXAM SHOWED A BRUISED TAIL BONE. THE SEAT WAS IMPROPERLY ADJUSTED TO ALLOW FOR CUSHIONING OF RIDE.

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO PUT A WINDOW AIRCONDITIONERBACK INTO ITS HOUSING WITH A FELLOW WORKER, WHENIT SLIPPED & CUT 2 FINGERS OF THE EE'S FINGER

EE WAS ON KILN FLOOR RAKING COATING FROM DISCHARGE DAM. A LARGE PIECE OF COATING STRUCK THE RAKE HEAD ON THE SIDE, CAUSING THE RAKE TO STRIKE THE EE IN THE FACE, CAUSING A SEVERE LACERATION TO THE CHIN AND THE LIP. THIS REQUIRED SEVERAL STITCHES TO CLOSE. NO LOST OR RESTRICTED WORK DAYS OCCURRED.

THE EE WAS AT THE SCREENING PLANT WASHING MATERIAL OFF THE #1 LEVEL WHEN HE HEARD A ROCK FALLING FROM ABOVE, HE LOOKED UP TO SEE WHERE IS WAS COMING FROM WHEN IT STRUCK HIM IN THE FACE.

EE WAS LOADING BLAST HOLES FROM BASKET WHEN A SLAB OF ROCK APPROX. 8"" X 1/2"" THICK FELL FROM BACK AND STRUCK EE ON RIGHT FOREARM. RECEIVED 3 STITCHES TO CLOSE WOUND.

EE WAS HOLDING A 8LB BLEDGE HAMMER BEHIND A ELEVATOR CHAIN AS ANOTHER EE USED A 10 LB SLEDGE HAMMER TO DRIVE INT HE PIN THAT HOLDS THE CHAIN TOEGETHER, HE MISSED THE PIN AND STRUCK THE EE HOLD ING THE 8LB HAMMER IN THE LEFT HAND BREAKING HISLEFT HAND BREAKING HIS INDEX FINGER.

OVER A PERIOD OF SEVERAL DAYS EMPLOYEE WAS USING IMPACT TOOLS. INITIALLY THIS WAS THOUGHT TO BE A NON-WORK RELATED INJURY. SUBSEQUENT TO A STRAIN TO THE EMPLOYEES LEFT SHOULDER & FURTHER INVESTIGATION BY INSURANCE CARRIER IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THIS SHOULD BE WORK RELATED AND TREATED SEPARATELY FROM 11/6/03 INJURY. tHIS IS WHY IT IS BEING FILED AFTER 10/14/2003.

2 EE'S WERE WORKING IN SACKING HOUSE, EE #1 SAID THAT HE WAS GETTING HOT, THEY BROKE FOR LUNCH, WHEN THEY ARRIVED AT THE LUNCHROOM EE #1 SAID HE WAS DIZZY, EE #2 CALLED SUPERVISOR & EE #1 WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE DR.'S SAID HE HAD SUFFERED A MINI STROKE & THAT HE WOULD FULLY RECOVER IN A SHORT TIME.

Employee was getting off of track mobile and tripped over a portable ladder that was lying on the ground. Employee has worked regular job since accident. Surgery performed on 9/9/04 to correct disc. expected time out is 2-3 weeks.

EE WAS PREPARING TO CLIMB UP ACCESS LADDER ON 988 LOADER. HE PLACED RIGHT FOOT ON LADDER AND PULLED HIMSELF UP. HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN RIGHT LEG. DIAGNOSIS WAS A RIGHT GROIN STRAIN.