All MSHA-reportable accidents at Carmeuse Lime and Stone, Inc. operations in 2004. Fatalities appear first.
Loss Electrical power to underground mine due to ice/snow storm. Power came on and off several times until around Friday morning, 12-24-04, it finally remained on. The mine was evacuated during that time until electrical power was restored. No one was hurt or injuried.
ELECTRIC POWER KICKED OFF DUE TO INSULATOR BLOWING IN THE MAIN SUBSTATION YARD APPROXIMATELY 11:20 AM. ALL MINE PERSONNEL MET AT THE FRESH AIR BASE. POWER WAS RESTORED APPROXIMATELY 5:15 PM. N O INCIDENTS.
Unplugging chute on the clinker with bar. Pulled abdominal muscle.
Employee & another person were lifting a 4x8 piece of wood when employee's left leg slipped on gravel creating a slip & causing pain in lower back. He continued to work until job was completed. On 3-31-04 his back still bothered him so he went to see doctor. The diagnosis was strained back. Doctor took employee off work to rest from 4-1 to 4-13-04.
Employee climbed out on unprotected area of haul truck catwalk to retrieve misplaced lunchbox, lost footing and fell @ 6-7 ft on lower back/tailbone area.
EE WAS HOLDING PIN TO BE DRIVEN OUT WHEN ARM WAS STRUCK BY 8 LB SLEDGE HAMMER.
2 EEs were in shop loading a brake drum for 631D Cat tractor onto wheel hub located on a pallet. Two boards were being used to slide drum over hub when one board slipped and brake drum landed on EE's right hand thumb.
Employee was using a utility knife to cut a piece of conveyor belting to be used as an airwall when the knife slipped cutting his right lower leg.
EE states that she strained her neck while monitoring the crusher hammer in operation. She had her head turned to right and down some while sitting and operating crusher/crusher hammer.
Employee was repositioning a blower assembly (fan and motor) to put heavy side against dolly back ribs, when he felt a sharp pain in lower left side of back. EE was taken to Dr and put on Restricted duty.
Whille pulling on a torque wrench tightening bolts on a crusher employee felt pain in right shoulder.
WHILE LOADING HAUL TRUCKS AT THE BENCH ON ROUGH GROUND THE BOUNCING OF THE LOADER CAUSED A NECK MUSCLE TO BECOME STRAINED.
Employee was tilting Getman basket to attach a spool of cable to mounting brackets. Latching bar was in upright position and when he tilted basket the bar went past center of gravity and bar fell stiking employees left hand cutting his 2 middle fingers. 8 stitches were required.
EE WAS DISMOUNTING A PERSONELL CARRIER UNDERGROUND, WHILE STEPPING OFF USING 3 POINT CONTACT, SPRAINED LEFT ANKLE. NO LOOSE ROCK WAS FOUND IN AREA OF INCIDENT.
WHILE WALKING TO WORK SITE EMPLOYEE LOST FOOTING WHILE WALKING THROUGH MUD AND WATER.
Employee was walking, went to grab handrail, missed handrail due to bi-focal glasses and fell into handrail cutting lip and chipping tooth.
Employee pinched finger in between vertical pipe canopy structure and roof bolter man basket, while the basket was moving into next position. Employee required 4 stitches and was given an antibotic.
EE was cutting tie straps off tarps over damper on #3 baghouse dampers, when his pocket knife slipped, cutting his left forearm. The cut required 5 stitches.
EE was working in product screen, in which he needed to lay on his back while performing the work. It was a hot area. He wore a tyvek suit to prevent lime exposure, but he sweat enough to draw the lime through to his back. Over time, the EE didn't remove the lime in a timely and therefore got a 2nd degree burn.
Employee was working on Large Screen when lime dust from above floor broke loose and fell on him and into his eye.
Employee was working on load cell for LS-5 belt scales. While operating manlift employee mashed his righthand ring finger by catching finger between basket and belt frame.
Employee was installing roof bolt in back located R/N 4 North panel. While attempting to install bolt in drill hole, the bolt got in a bind due to improper machine positioning and slipped out of spinner head causing the bolt to spring towards operator striking his forehead.
EE WAS DISMOUNTING FROM THE DRILL, LOST HIS FOOTING FROM STEP FELL AND STRUCK LEFT ELBOW. IT DID NOT APPEAR TO EE AND HIS SUPERVISOR HIS LEFT ELBOW WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED, MERELY BRUISED. ON 2- 20-04 THE EE COMPLAINED HIS ELBOW CONTINUED TO BOTHER HIM AND HE WAS SENT TO DR FOR EXAMINATION AND RETURN TO WORK WITHOUT RESTRICTION AND REFERRED TO ORPHTOPEDIC FOR FURTHUR EXAMINATION.
Two well experienced miners were working in a bag house. They didn't take the air monitor with them and one was overcome by carbon monoxide. Also, the reverse air valve was not reopened after returning from lunch to bring in fresh air.
Maintenance was called in to fix a problem with #3 screen. Roof opened to let air in and began work. Around 11:30 employee suffered heat exhaustion. Fellow employee found him laying down and unconscious. He was revived on the scene by co workers and given water. Due to recent health problems, 911 was called and he was taken to the ER. No health problems were found.
Employee closed finger in standard entry door at #3 screen room. Employee suffered a cut to right index finger which she did not require stitches. No fractures. Employee received a prescription for pain.