CARMEUSE LIME, INC.Mining Incidents in 2005

Small fire in the hydraulic/ MCC room at the baghouse 1-4. Fire lasted approximately 10-20 minutes.

Walking in kiln, worker did not see a piece of clinker or brick, stepped on brick/clinker, tripped and fell. The worker's face hit a pile of lime dust getting dust into his eyes. Worker was wearing safety glasses.

Employee was cleaning out chute for demolition. Lime fell from above beam and landed on hard hat and debris fell between hard hat and safety glasses into left eye.

While removing #5 kiln tripper screen and replacing skirting and tracking belt, they got lime on their torso causing a burn.

EE was lifting/pulling baghouse bags and cages out of a baghouse cell when he felt a muscle pull in his stomach area. EE was not seen by a doctor until 3/11/05 and was given Rx drugs and no work.

While performing a stone gradiation lab test, Employee hurt his back lifting stone screens.

Employee was tightening, adjusting bolts on frame in an attempt to raise the frame. The frame would not raise so the employee used a hydraulic jack. The hydraulic jack popped out and struck the employee in the left leg.

Shoveling stone and thought he strained a stomach muscle. Currently being assessed for a possible hernia.

While pulling a hose and walking, employee tripped over vac hose laying across catwalk and fell. Not working- lost time.

Injured was walking down a coal pit ramp to clean up spilled coal when he slipped and twisted his ankle.

Injured was attempting to move a wheelbarrow full of material. When he lifted the wheelbarrow, he strained his back.

Injured was opening flop gates when hot lime dust entered boots causing 1st degree burn to his left ankle. Injured was seen by the doctor and a dressing was applied. On 9/15 the employee returned to the doctor who determined that the burn had become infected.

Tendonitis to left forearm after bagging lime.

Injured was closing warehouse door when his right thumb was caught and pinched causing a tuft fracture.

EE turned ankle in yard which caused him to fall. When catching himself with hand he dislocated / fractured two if his fingers. EE was given Rx, Light Duty, and Rehab.

Injured was shoveling lime on the grinding mill crusher floor. Injured received lime burns to both wrists.

Slipped on rail track and twisted ankle while walking through center loadout bay.

EE was changing a lightbulb outside of the lunchroom. He placed a 6' ladder on the landing and climbed the ladder. One of the ladder legs was not on solid footing and the ladder tipped, causing EE to fall approximately 3' to the ground (fractured right wrist).

Injured was attempting to rotate the #2 turnhead into the stone position. The turnhead would not move with normal force. Injured exerted additional force, overexerted and strained his back.

While coming down a set of steps, he tripped over an extension cord and caught himself before falling and strained his lower back.

While unjamming the multi-mull, a water hose the employee was using knocked into the multi-mull lid. The lid was already open allowing the hot air and lime dust to escape vertically. Once the lid was moved, the hot air and lime was redirected towards the employee causing a chemical/ thermal burn to his face. The employee suffered 2nd degree burns on his nose and left cheek.

EE was climbing the trackmobil ladder to operate the piece of equipment, when he stepped on the second step his foot slipped. His left arm and stomach slid down hitting the top side corner of the platform. Then his chin hit the top corner of the platform putting a 1.5 inch gash in his chin. The occupational clinic had to put 8 stitches into the laceration on the employees chin.

While shooting kiln gun at kiln #5, employee reported swollen right hand.

Injured was operating payloader when a bee entered his shirt and stung his left elbow.

EE WAS WALKING ON PLANT GROUNDS WHEN A GUST OF WIND BLEW SOME TYPE OF DUST INTO HIS LEFT EYE. WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES W/SIDE SHIELDS BUT WINDY OUT. Rx DROPS ADMINISTERED AT CLINIC

Employee was attempting to open gates in #3 baghouse. The employee was preparing to use a bar for assistance. When he picked up and attempted to position the bar in his hand, he received a laceration to the palm of his right hand.

Employee was operating 515 payloader across a bumpy surface. The employee steadied himself by grabbing the side of the seat. When the shock-absorbing seat lowered under his weight, the employee's right ring finger was pinched in the seat frame.

While emptying 5-gallon buckets of lime dust into the reclaim pile, lime dust blew under his safety glasses and got into his right eye.

STARTING THE LOAD OUT SCREEN, THE EE GOT LIME IN HIS EYES.

Rust in right eye while cleaning out screws in baghouse 1-4.

Vibration from pulling slide out of crusher caused lime on objects above to become airborne, raining into employee's right eye.

Slipped in mud while pushing a wheel barrow of coal and mud in #2 coal mill area. Twisted right knee that has previously been injured. NOTE: Received an injection to the knee. Mistakenly thought this incident was not reportable because the employee sought treatment as a past injury. Has come to our attention that this is a reinjury and is reportable.