All MSHA-reportable accidents at CARMEUSE LIME, INC. operations in 2002. Fatalities appear first.
HOT LIME LEFT THE LIME COOLER ONTO THE TAKE-AWAY BELT AND THE HEAT FROM THE LIME STARTED A FIRE ON THE BELT AT THE HEAD PULLEY AREA. THE FIRE DEPT RESPONDED IN APPROX 20 MINUTES AND CONTROLLED THE FIRE. DAMAGE LIMITED TO THE COOLER BELT.
APPARENTLY EE ENTERED THE BAGHOUSE ROOM COMPARTMENT SOMETIME BETWEEN 8/5 @ 6 OR 7 PM AND 8/6 @ 4 AM. THE DOOR APPARENTLY SHUT AND LATCHED WHEN THE EE WAS IN THE ROOM. THE CONDITIONS IN THE ROO M WERE HOT AND DUSTY.
EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTED TO DETONATE A FIRECRACKER BROUGHT ONTO MINE PROPERTY. PREMATURE DETONATION RESULTED IN LOSS OF RIGHT HAND.
EE WAS FLIPPING A SCALE GATE UNDERNEATH KILN #3. THE KILN CAUGHT THE TOOL HE WAS USING & PULLED IT FROM HIS HAND. HIS RIGHT LITTLE FINGER GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE TOOL & RAIL, SMASHING ITS TIP. DUE TO THE DAMAGE TO THE TIP THE HOSPITAL AMPUTATED DOWN TO THE TOP KNUCKLE.
EE WENT TO SOUTH CHICAGO MARBLEHEAD LIME TO RETRIEVE A WELDER FROM THE JOB SITE. AS THE EE WAS HOOKING THE WELDER UP TO THE TRUCK, HE DROPPED THE TRAILER TONGUE ON HIS ANKLE.
WHILE EE WAS WALKING FROM SHOP AREA TO MIDWAY BUILDING HE STEPPED ON A LARGE STONE CAUSING HIM TO TWIST FOOT. HE DIDN'T REPORT ANYTHING WRONG & TOOK 2 PERSONAL VACATION DAYS W/O TELLING ANYONE WHAT HAD HAPPENED. 3 DAYS AFTER THE INCIDENT HE WENT TO THE HOSPITAL TO FIND THAT THE FOOT WAS BROKEN. ON MON. (5 DAYS LATER) HE CAME TO THE PLANT TO TELL US WHAT HAD HAPPENED. NO WITNESSES.
WHILE RAKING IN PIT EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND LANDED ON HIS KNEES ON THE STAIRS LEADING INTO PIT. NO RESTRICTIONS ORDERED BUT BECAME LOST TIME 1/15.
EMPLOYEE PLACED A FULL DRUM (55 GALLON) ON A WOODEN PALLET. ONE OF THE PALLET BOARDS BROKE & OFFSET THE DRUM WHICH FELL OVER ONTO HIS RIGHT LEG (CALF).
EE WAS SPLICING A CONVEYOR BELT WHEN HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND FELL ABOUT 2' TO THE GROUND.
EE WAS PERFORMING NORMAL WORKING DUTIES WHEN HE RECEIVED LIME DUST INTO HIS L EYE. EE WAS TAKEN TO OCCUPATIONAL HELATH CLINIC WERE HIS EYE WAS FLUSHED OUT AND EE RELEASE BACK TO NORMAL WORK DU TIES. WORK UNTIL HE COULD VISIT A EYE SPEICALIST
EE SLIPPED WHILE WORKING ON KILN PIER BASE & HIT RIGHT SHOULDER. HE INITIALLY DECLINED TREATMENT BUT AFTER ONE WEEK WAS FEELING PAIN & WAS SENT TO THE CLINIC. HE WAS THEN PUT ON LIGHT DUTY WIT H BRUISED SHOULDER. HE WAS RETURNED TO WORK WITH RESTRICTIONS OF LIFTING NO MORE THAN 5 LBS AND NOT RAISING SHOULDERS ABOVE HEAD.
EE WAS OILING #5 SCREEN WHEN LIMEDUST GOT INTO HIS R EYE. WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES.
WHILE CLEANING OUT A PUG MILL, EMPLOYEE FELT A MUSCLE PULL AND REPORTED IT TO HIS SUPERVISOR. HE WAS SENT TO THE DOCTOR TO BE CHECKED AND WAS RELEASED TO RETURN TO WORK WITH NO RESTRICTIONS. L ATER IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE INITIAL INCIDENT HAD CAUSED A HERNIATED AREA AND HE WAS SCHEDULED FOR SURGERY ON 10/10/02 AND HAS BEEN OFF SINCE.
EMPLOYEE OPENED KILN DOOR & LIME DUST CAUSED CHEMICAL BURN TO LEFT EYE.
SLIPPED & HIT RIGHT SHOULDER ON PIER BASE AT STAIRCASE LOCATED BETWEEN #1 & #2 KILN DRIVER PIER.
EE WAS DESCENDING THE END LOADER BY WAY OF THE ATTACHED LADDER WHEN HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND FELL TO THE GROUND FROM ABOUT THE SECOND TO LAST RUNG, LANDING ON HIS BACKSIDE.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING WITH THE MAINTENANCE OF THE FACILITIES BAG HOUSE. WHILE REPLACING LIDS ON ZONE 5 STRAINED HIS BACK.
EE REAGGRAVATED PAST INJURY WHILE PERFORMING NORMAL JOB FUNCTION. EE WAS CLOSING A RAIL CAR & WAS BENT OVER WHEN HE BEGAN COUGHING WHEN HE FELT PAIN EE WAS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL .PAST INCIDEN T WAS NOT MSHA REPORTABLE. COUGHTIN REFLEX & EE POSTION CONTRIBUTED TO ACCIDENT
WHILE CLEANING MIRROR ON DUMP TRUCK, EE STEPPED DOWN AND MISSED THE STEP, CAUSING HIM TO FALL TO THE GROUND. FALL WAS APPROX 2 FT. DURING THE FALL THE EE'S RIGHT ELBOW STRUCK THE BOTTOM STEP .
SLIPPED ON STAIRCASE IN LIME LOADOUT WORK AREA. HE WAS GOING FROM ONE LOCATION OF LOADING TO ANOTHER. WHEN HE SLIPPED HE HURT HIS BACK.
EE WAS REMOVING WELDING LEADS FROM CHUTE, CHUTE HAD BEEN CLEARED OF ROCK. SURFACE OF CHUTE WAS WET SLICK. EE SLIPPED ON WET SURFACE STRAINING BACK. EE HAS PRIOR HISTORY OF BACK TROUBLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING BUCKETS OF TOOLS DOWN FROMPRODUCT BINS WHILE DESCENDING DOWN STEPS. EE NOTICED A PAIN IN LOWER BACK. MEDICAL TREATMENT WS GIVEN FOR STRAIN.
RESULTANT LEG PAIN WHEN THE INJURED USED HIS LEFT FOOT TO PUSH ON A SHOVEL DURING CLEANUP NEAR A BELT CONVEYER.
EE REPORTED SHARP PAIN IN HIS LT. GROIN AREA ON 12/01/02, INJURY WAS JUST REPORTED. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS RECIEVED RESULTING IN RESTRICTED DUTY,FOR 2 DAYS. EE WAS PULLING DOWN ON COME-A-LONG ABOVE HIS HEAD WHEN SHARP PAIN IN LEFT SIDE RESULTED. EE HAS HAD REPAIR OF GROIN AREA PRIOR TO.
EE SLIPPED ON STAIRS COMING INTO OFFICE BUILDING DUE TO SNOW & ICE.
EE WAS WALKING DOWN A FLIGHT OF 5 STAIRS. THE BOTTOM STAIR HAD A SMALL CHIP ON THE CORNER. EE SLIPPED ON BOTTOM STAIR & FELL BACKWARD. HE ATTEMPTED TO BREAK HIS FALL WITH HIS LEFT WRIST. HE SU STAINED A SMALL CONTUSION ON HIS WRIST & A SPRAIN OF THE SAME WRIST.
EE STEPPED DOWN FROM WATER TRUCK AND STEPPED ON A ROCK, MAKING HIM LOSE HIS BALANCE WHICH STRAINED HIS BACK.
EE WAS CHANGING DUST BAGS IN #4 BAGHOUSE. WHILE KNEELING DOWN BREAKING SEAL ON BAG HE TWISTED TO HIS LEFT AND ASSISTED IN LIFTING THE DUST BAG PULLING A MUSCLE IN HIS LOWER BACK.
EE SAYS HE WAS WALKING THROUGH WATER AROUND COAL MILL & HE RECEIVED A BURN ON BOTH FEET. THE EE WAS TAKEN FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT, DR. SAID FEET HAD A RASH ON THEM. RESTRICTED DUTY WAS GIVEN. RETURN VISIT TO FAMILY DR. WITH FOLLOW-UP.
EE STEPPED ON A STONE WHILE DECENDING STAIRS ANDSLIPPED, LANDING ON LEFT LEG.
EE WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS IN BACK, WHEN A ROCK CAME DOWN AND STRUCK THE EE'S LEFT HAND BETWEEN THE INDEX & WNE FINGER, FRACTURING LARGE BONE ON INDEX FINGER. ALSO REQUIRING 7 STITCHES TO CL OSE WOUND.
EE WAS SHOVELING AND WAS IN FORWARD MOTION WHEN SHOVEL STRUCK A SOLID OBJECT WHICH STOPPED THE FORWARD MOTION. THIS CAUSED DISCOMFORT TO RIGHT SHOULDER AREA & RIGHT SIDE OF NECK.
CLOSE WORKING CONDITIONS INJURED WAS CLEANING UNDER A BELT AND TWISTED HIS BACK AS HE CLEANED UP MATERIAL
MECHANIC WAS USING SLEDGEHAMMER TO REMOVE FINGERS FROM A VIBRATING FEEDER ON JAW CRUSHER.
EMPLOYEE WAS CROSSING UNDER CONVEYOR TO ACCESS A CATWALK ON THE OTHER SIDE. HE STOOPED OVER. WHEN HE ROSE HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN LUMBAR REGION OF BACK.
WHILE LIFTING A PUMP MOTOR, MOTOR COUPLING SLIPPED APART ALLOWING MOTOR TO SWING FORWARD, PINCHING EE'S LEG BETWEEN THE MOTOR & A PUMP HOUSING. EE'S LEFT LEG WAS BADLY BRUISED.
ELEVATOR COUNTER WEIGHT FELL ON INDIVIDUALS RIGHT THIGH & LEFT SHIN WHILE HE WAS VACING MATERIAL OUT. THERE WERE NO BROKEN BONES - JUST SKIN ABRASIONS.
EE WAS UNCLOGGING AN OZ PIPE, ROTARY KILN LIQUID IN PIPE EJECTED OUT OF PIPE CAUSING BURNS ON EE'S LT. ARM AND SIDE OF CHEST. BURNS CAUSED BY HOT WATER.
INJURED WAS USING A SLEDGE HAMMER TO KNOCK MATERIAL OFF OF COLLING TOWER. HIS FINGER ON HIS RIGHT HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE COOLING TOWER & SLEDGEHAMMER HANDLE.
EE WAS ON TOP OF BAGHOUSE HOLDING VAC HOSE. WHEN IT WAS TURNED ON THE PRESSURE IN THE HOSE CAUSED IT TO WRAP AROUND HIS LEFT FOREARM CAUSING BRUISING AND MUSCLE STRAIN.
EE WAS DISMOUNTING THE FRONT END LOADER (FEL). WHILE STEPPING DOWN EE SLIPPED AND FELL FROM THESECOND STEP. SHE HIT HER ARM ON AN EXPOSED METALBEAM NEXT TO THE FEL AND CUT HER ARM.
EE WAS SHOVELING LIME WHEN HE REPORTED FEELING PAIN IN HIS BACK.
EE WAS TIGHTENING A SHAFT WITH A SIX INCH PIPE WRENCH WHEN PIPE WRENCH SLIPPED AND FELL ON EE'S RIGHT SHOULDER.
EE WAS CLOSING BOTTOM HATCH ON A RAILCAR, USING A PIPE TO CLOSE & SECURE THE HATCH, EE THEN REPORTED FEELING PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
EE WAS LOADING FLUE DUST INTO A TRUCK. A ROPE USED IN THE LOADING PROCESS BECAME ENTANGLED AROUND HIS LEG. THE EE ATTEMPTED TO BREAK HIS FALL BY GRABBING A HANDRAIL. THE EE'S LEFT SHOULDER WAS IN THE PROCESS OF CONTROLLING HIS FALL.
EE WAS LOWERING NEW HEAD PULLEY ON #8 CONVEYOR INTO POSITION WHEN IT DROPPED AND HIS RIGHT HAND AND INDEX FINGER WAS PINCHED UNDER IT.
EMPLOYEE WAS ROUTINELY INSPECTING WORK AREA WHEN HE SLIPPED ON ICE THAT WAS ON CATWALK.
EE WAS SHOVELING DUST AT #3 BELT WHEN HE STATES THAT HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
WORKER USING RIVET BUSTER CHIPPING OUT BRICK INSIDE KILN AREA WHEN A BRICK FELL STRIKING HIM ON THUMB ON RIGHT HAND.
EE WAS SHOVELING STONE UNDER #1 BELT WHEN HIS BACK LOCKED UP.
EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CLEAR OBSTRUCTION FROM AIR LANCE, PRESSURE WAS TURNED OFF, BUT PRESSURE WAS BEHINE OBSTRUCTION WHEN THE PRESSURE RELEASED UNEXPECTEDLY IT RESULTED IN A LIME BURN ON EE'S RIGHT EYE. TREATED BY A DR. ON 12/31,01/01,01/02, & CLEARED TO RETURN TO REGULAR SCHEDULE.
EMPLOYEE WAS RE-INSTALLING TANK LOADING SPOUT WHEN DUST FELL FROM ABOVE AND GOT IN BOTH EYES.
WHILE LOADING BAGS OF LIME DUST ENTERED EMPLOYEES EYES.
WHILE CUTTING A HOSE EMPLOYEE LACERATED HIS UPPER RIGHT LEG.
EE WAS WALKING DOWN STAIRWAY AND MISSED LAST STAIR. TWISTED KNEE.
EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO ADJUST A PROXIMITY SWITCH (ZERO SPEED SWITCH) WHEN HE INJURED HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER WHEN IT CAME INTO CONTACT WITH PIECE OF METAL, WHICH REQUIRED STITCHES.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING SCRAP STEEL FROM COOLER PIT WITHOUT THE USE OF PPE (GLOVES) AND SUSTAINED A CUT ON THE PALM OF HIS HAND. FOUR STITCHES WERE REQUIRED.
EE WAS PLACING NEW DRILL STEEL ON JUMBO DRILL. THE DRILL STEEL SLIPPED OUT OF HIS RT. HAND. THE STEEL MASHED THE INDEX FINGER ON HIS LT. HAND BETWEEN THE STEELS ON CARRIER. REQUIRED A SPLINT ON HIS INDEX FINGER.
EMPLOYEE RECEIVED SECOND DEGREE BURNS AROUND EYES AND SEALING SURFACE OF RESPIRATOR. EE WAS RAKING COALS FROM KILN DISCHARGE. WITH THE MIXTURE OF LIME DUST AND SWEAT, WHICH RESULTED IN BURNS.
CUTTING A PIECE OF OVERHEAD METAL W/TORCH WHEN A NICKEL SIZE PIECE OF HOT SLAG FELL DOWN SLEEVE AND BURNED RIGHT WRIST.
EE WAS USING PORTABLE GRINDER TO COMPLETE REPAIR TASKS ON TRUCK SCALE. EE WAS WEARING ALL REQUIRED EYE PROTECTION(S.GLASSES/FULL FACE SHIELD). WIND APPARENTLY WAS BLOWING AT EE'S BACK & AIRBOR NE MATERIAL WAS BLOWN INTO THE FACE SHIELD CAUSING A PIECE OF MATERIAL TO FLY INTO HIS EYE.
EE WAS IN BAG HOUSE CLAMPING BAGS WHEN LIME DUSTGOT INTO HIS L EYE. EE WAS WEARING PROPER PPE
EE RECEIVED FLASH BURNS TO EYES WHILE ARC GOUGING WELDS. EE WAS WEARING PROPER PPE ON EYES. IT IS SUSPECTED THAT REFLECTIONS OF THE ARC CAUSED THE CONDITION. EE WAS SENT TO THE DR. AND DIAGNO SED W/ULTRAVIOLET KERATITIS & RECEIVED INJECTIONAND PRESCRIPTION OF TETRACAINE.
EE WAS CLEANING OUT CASTABLES OUT OF VIBRATOR COOLER WHEN SOME OF IT FREED & SPLASHED UP IN HIS FACE. EE WAS WEARING GOGGLES.
EMPLOYEE WAS GOING DOWN THE STEPS TO THE COKE BASEMENT AND TRIPPED ON A DRAIN HOSE.
EE WAS WORKING BENT OVER, HARD HAT FELL OFF, EE STOOD UP TO PUT HARD HAT BACK ON, AND HIT HEAD ON STEEL BAR OVERHEAD.
EE WAS SUPERVISING THE UNLOADING PROCESS OF LIME FINE FROM CONTRACT DRIVER, A GUST OF WIND BLEW A CLOUD OF LIME FINE DIRECTLY INTO EE'S FACE, EEWAS WEARING PPE.
EE WAS USING A UTILITY KNIFE TO OPEN A BUCKET. THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND SHE CUT HER ARM. EE RCVD. 3 STITCHES AND RETURNED TO WORK. INJURY NOT REPORTED TO SAFETY DEPT. UNTIL 2-28-02..
WHILE DUMPING A HOPPER WORKER WAS RESETTING REEASE HANDLE. WORKER WAS DUMPING HOPPER. RELEASE HANDLE IS LOOSE NOT PER PIN TO THE FRAME OF THE HOPPER WORKER WAS PULLING HOPPER BACK INTO PLACE. WITH HIS OTHER HAND. HOPPER CAME DOWN HOLDING BAR HIT THE HOOK ON THE HOPPER AND PUSHED REEASE HANDLE PINCHING WORKERS MIDDLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS RAKING CHUNKS OF LIME OUT OF THE KILN WHEN DUST FLEW UP AND ONTO EMPLOYEE. NOTE: EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES & FACE SHIELD.
EMPLOYEE COMPLAINS OF PAIN IN RIGHT ELBOW. PHYSICIAN DIAGNOSED LATERAL/MEDIAL EPICONDYLITIS (TENNIS ELBOW) DUE TO REPETITIVE MOTION.
EE STATES THAT WHILE LOADING TRUCKS, HE INHALED SOME LIMEDUST AND BEGAN TO FEEL IRRITATION AFTER HIS SHIFT.
EE WAS REMOVING TARP, SLIPPED ON ICE & STRAINED LOWER BACK. EE WAS TRANSPORTED TO MEDICAL CLINIC FOR EVALUATION. EE WAS GIVEN 600 MG IBUPROFEN FOR PAIN & INFLAMMATION.
EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO PLACE A HIGH PRESSURE HOSE INTO A SURFACE DRAIN IN ORDER TO FILL WITH WATER A SURFACE PIT USED TO WASH LIME FROM SEMI TRUCK. THE EE PLACED THE HOSE INTO THE DRAIN, WHILE W ATER WAS ON, AND WHEN HE LET GO OF THE HOSE HANDLE THE NOSE DUE TO PRESSURE, CAME BACK TO OF THE DRAIN STRIKING EE LEFT LEG. UPON INTINUED OBSERVATION AT DINIE INCIDENT WAS CLASSIFIED AS FIRS
INJURED EE WAS GRINDING STEEL PLATE, GRINDER SLIPPED OUT OF HAND. CUT RIGHT PINKY.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING THROUGH PLANT WHEN WIND BLEW LIMEDUST INTO EYES. NOTE: HAD SAFETY GLASSES ON.