FMC CorpMining Incidents in 2002

EE HAD BEEN JACK HAMMERING OUT OLD PUMP BASE THEN LOADING CONCRETE INTO WHEELBARROW TO TAKE OUT OF AREA. HE WAS MOVING FULLY LOADED WHEELBARROW THE EE TRIPPED ON A PIECE OF CONCRETE CAUSING HI M TO LOSE HIS BALANCE HE DID NOT FALL HOWEVER WEIGHT OF LOAD CAUSED HIM TO STRAIN HIMSELF WHERE HE PULLED TO REGAIN HIS BALANCE.

ON 10/25/02 EE WAS OPENING A VALVE AND FELT SMALL PULL (PAIN) IN GROIN AREA. HE DID NOT REPORT THIS IMMEDIATELY, ON 10/28/02 HE INFORMED HIS SUPERVISOR OF THE INCIDENT. ON 11/14/02 HE WAS DIA GNOSED BY A DR. THAT HE HAD A HERNIA AND ELECTEDTO HAVE SURGERY REPAIR ON 11/19/02. FMC WAITED FOR DR.'S DIAGNOSIS IF HERNIA WAS OF RECENT ORIGIN, RECEIVED INFO ON 12/17/02.

WHILE CLIMBING OVER A PIECE OF MOBILE EQUIPMENT TO RUN JUMPER CABLES, HE FELL OFF CRACKING 2 OF HIS RIBS.

EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING MINER CABLE OFF A RIB ROLLER THAT WAS OVER HIS HEAD. WHILE LIFTING THE CABLE HE STRAINED HIS BACK, REQUIRING DAYS AWAY FROM WORK.

EE WAS CHANGING OUT SPRAY DRYER FEED PUMP. HIS LEFT HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN TWO PIPES WHEN HE REMOVED THE LAST BOLT ON FLANGE. WHEN THE SUCTION LINE DROPPED. BECAME AWARE OF INJURY REQUIRING S URGERY ON 7-31-02.

THE INJURY (CUMMULATIVE TRAUMA) BECAME APPARENT WHILE MOVING SHIELDS AND EE WAS BOUNCING IN SEAT. DR.'S REPORT WAS THAT THIS WAS AN OLD INJURY.

EE HAD TURNED DISCHARGE OF STEAM JET ON AND WAS WALKING AROUND SUMP WHEN HE STEPPED ON A PIECE OF GRATING. THE GRATING SLID OFF THE SHOULDER CAUSING EE AND GRATING TO FALL INTO THE TRENCH. EE BURNT HIS LEFT FOOT AND LOWER LEG, AS WELL ASA PATCH ON HIS RIGHT FOOT.

EE FELL INTO A TRENCH, THAT HAD GRATING THAT WAS NOT CORRECTLY IN PLACE. THIS CAUSED HIM TO FALL INTO A TRENCH THAT HAD HOT WATER INIT. UPON DOING THIS EE BURNED HIS LEFT FOOT AND LEFT LOWER L EG.

THE SHEAR WAS IRON BOUND. AN ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO FREE THE SHEAR, A BOLT TO THE TAILGATE WHEELBOX FAILED, SHOT OUT STRIKING EE IN RIGHT SHOULDER.INJURIES: LACERATION, BROKEN SHOULDER, SEPERATED STERNUM, AND TORN LARYNX.

EE WAS WORKING ON SOUTH PUMP P-180 AFTER COMPLETING WORKING ON THE PUMP HE WENT BACKTO CHECK ON THE ABOVE PUMP. HE WAS STANDING ON A SMALL SET OF STEPS, AND WHEN HE STEPPED DOWN, HE STEPPED ON A PIECE OF DEBRIS, TWISTING HIS RIGHT ANKLE, AND FAILING DOWN, HITTING HIS LEFT SHOULDER.

EE WAS SHOVELING AND RUNNING A BOBCAT TO CLEAN A TAILPIECE. AT THE END OF THE SHIFT HIS BACK WAS SORE. DR. PUT HIM ON RESTRICTED DUTY. BACK STRAIN.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING MINER OPERATOR SPOT BITS WHEN BIT WRENCH SLIPPED OVER EXTENDING WRIST. EMPLOYEE HAS HAD PREVIOUS PROBLEMS WITH A WRIST. THE DOCTOR DECIDED THE REQUIRED FUSION WAS A RESULT OF CUMMULATIVE TRAUMA.

EE WAS USING A 12 LB SLEDGE HAMMER TO STRAIGHTEN TONGUE ON A TRAILER AS THE EE WAS STRIKING TONGUE WRIST BECAME SORE. AT THIS TIME IT IS BELIEVED BY DR THAT EE MAY HAVE DISLOCATED WRIST TEMPOR AILY AND MAY HAVE TENEDONE DAMAMGE.

EE WAS STANDING BETWEEN TWO SUPPORTS FACING THE SHEAR APPROXIMATELY 3' AWAY. AS THE CUTTING DRUM WAS RAISED, ROOF SPARKS WERE SEEN. A ROOF BOLT PLATE WAS CONTACTED. A PIECE OF DEBRIS STRUCK EE IN RIGHT SIDE OF FACE, NEAR NOSE, BECOMING EMBEDDED IN THE SINUS. SURGERY WAS REQUIRED TO REMOVE IT.

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING EMPTY 3' CABLE REELS AND FELT PAIN IN STOMACH AREA.

WHILE CARRYING A PIPE INTO A BUILDING, THE WIND SLAMMED THE DOOR SHUT ON HIS ELBOW, CHIPPING THE BONE.

WHILE BLEEDING THE BRAKE LINE ON A CRANE, EE LOOKED INTO THE BRAKE RESERVIOR, AT THAT TIME BACK PRESSURE IN THE LINE CAUSED BRAKE FLUID TO SPLASH OUT OF THE RESERVIOR HITTING EE EYES HE WAS GI VEN A FULL DUTY RELEASE ON 3-21-02 FROM R.S. HO=SPITAL. SAFETY WAS NOT AWARE HE HAD NOT RETURNED TO WORK WK OF 3/25 BECAUSE OF HIS INJURY. LATE DR RPT EVALUATION.

EE HAD BEEN HAVING PAIN IN KNEE, STEPPED DOWN FROM SHUTTLE CAR CAB AND FELT PAIN IN KNEE. KNEE REQUIRED SURGERY.

ON 3/14/02 EE FELT POP IN SHOULDER WHEN GRABBED PIPE OVERHEAD. HE LATER SAW PRIVATE DR. WHO DIAGNOSED ROTAR CUFF CTD. THE DR BELEIVES CONDITION OCCURRED OVER TIME. DIAGNOSIS & TREATMENT WERE NOT KNOWN UNTIL 4/1/01 WHEN INVESTIGATION BEGAN

EE WAS PUSHING A CART OUT OF A MANLIFT. THEN, SLIPPED ONT HE WET AND COAL DUST ON THE FLOOR. HE IEXTENDED HIS LEFT KNEE WHEN HE SLID ON THE FLOOR. FMC BECAME AWARE 8-6-02. EE HAD SURGERY ON HI S KNEE JULY 15 AND HAVE BEEN DIAGNOISED AS CTD.

WHILE MANUALLY CLOSING A SET OF EQUIPMENT DOORS, ONE DOOR SLAMMED SHUT AGAINST THE OTHER DOOR INJURING THE LEFT SHOULDER. REQUIRED SURGERY TO REPAIR THE TORN ROTATOR CUFF.

INJURED WILL NEED TIME OFF, ORIGINAL INJURY WAS 12/29/94.

EE WAS MOPPING THE FLOOR IN CYANIDE MEN'S CHANGEROOM. SHE SLIPPED ON THE FLOOR AND BRACED HERSELF WITH HER LEFT HAND AND BROKE HER LEFT WRIST.

EE & ANOTHER OPERATOR WAS TRYING TO BREAK A CHUNK OF TONA ORE ON THE BELT UNDER CP 2110 STOCKPILE RECLAIM FEEDER. EE WAS HOLDING A BAR PLACED AGAINST THE CHUNK OF ORE WHILE THE OPERATOR ATTEMP TED TO BREAK THE CHUNK BY HITTING THE OPPOSITE END OF THE BAR WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER. THE HAMMER GLANCED OFF OF BAR HITTING EE ON RT SHOULDER LD TIL SURGERY ON 8-30-02.

EE WAS PULLING A PIECE OF CHAIN OUT OF THE DIRT. THE CHAIN HUNG UP. HE TUGGED AT THE CHAIN & IT CAME FREE & WRAPPED AROUND HIS FOOT, TRIPPING HIM. HE FELL INTO THE RIB, SPRAINING HIS SHOULDER.

EE WAS TAKING AN 8 FOOT 2 INCH HOSE FROM THE YARD CREW STORAGE SHED. HE PUT THE HOSE ON HIS SHOULDER AND STARTED OUT OF THE SHED. ONE END OF THE HOSE THAT WAS BEHIND HIM GOT HUNG UP AS HE EXIT ED THE DOOR. HE PULLED HARD ON THE HOSE TO FREE IT. WHEN THE HOSE BROKE FREE, HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL HITTING HIS ARM ON SIDE BOARDS OF TRAILER.

ON 8-7-02 WHILE OPERATING SKID LOADER, EE STRUCK A DOOR THRESHOLD. CAUSING PAIN IN BACK. EE HAS A HISTORY OF BACK COMPLAINTS, AND HIS INJURY HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED AS CTD. NOT CAUSED BY AN ACUTE E VENT.

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CLEAR SALTED UP LINE. HE ATTACHED HOT WATER TO A CLEAN OUT VALVE THEN WENT TO ANOTHER VALVE, OPENING IT, TO DETERMINE WHERE LINE WAS PLUGGED. NOTHING CAME OUT SO EE STEPPE D IN FRONT OF VALVE TO GET ROD, & PLUG IN LINE CAME LOOSE SPRAYING HIM WITH HOT WATER & CAUSTIC SOLUTION.

EE WAS CHECKING C02 SYSTEM FOR LEAKS, LOST HIS BALANCE AND LEANED OVER GRABBING STEAM BLEED TO KEEP FROM FALLING. BLEED WAS PARTIALLY OPEN, HITTING LT. HAND WITH STEAM. WAS WEARING CLOTH GLOV ES AT THE TIME HAND WAS BURNED.

WHILE CHANGING WORN WEAR SHOE BOLTS ON TC-2305, EE TRIED TO HOLD BOLT INTO HOLE AGAINST STOP WHILE TURNING NUT WITH IMPACT WRENCH. A SHARP HEAD CUT MIDDLE FINGER AS THE BOLT TURNED.

EE WAS ASSISTING IN REMOVING A PUMP. ANOTHER EE WAS OPERATING FORKLIFT, RAISING PUMP FROM BASE. AS THE PUMP WAS BEING RAISED IT HUNG UP ON BASE BOLTS, EE GRABBED THE PUMP SHAFT TO MOVE IT AND FREE IT FROM THE BOLTS. WHEN THE PUMP CAME FREE THE PUMP ROTATED AND CAUGHT EE'S RT. MIDDLE FINGER BETWEEN THE PUMP SHAFT AND FORK ON THE FORKLIFT, CAUSING LACERATION.

EE WAS WAR WASHING OFF HIS BOOTS AT A HOSE STATION WHEN HE GOT HOT WATER INTO HIS LEFT BOOT CAUSING THERMAL BURNS TO HIS LEFT FOOT. THE TEMPERTURE OF THE WATER IS SET BETWEEN 135-140 DEGREE F. OFF OF WORK UNTIL 8/5/02, HAD PRESCHEDULE VACATION AND NORMAL DAYS OFF NOT RELATED TO INJURY.

EE AND CO-WORKER HAD COMPLETED SPLICING A 13.8KV POWER CABLE, WERE CLEANING UP AND DISCUSSING WHAT TO DO NEXT. EE WAS LEANING ON THE HOOD OF THEIR MANTRIP WHEN A ROCK FELL FROM THE ROOF, STRIK ING EE'S LEFT ELBOW CAUSING A LACERATION THAT REQUIRED SUTURES.

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING AT THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE ON THE LEFT SIDE, HE WAS EXAMINING THE HINGES WHEN THE LIFT GATE WOULD NOT CLOSE PROPERLY. THE GATE FELL OPEN AND THE SUPPORT STRAP CAME UP AND STRUCK HIM IN THE UPPER LIP.

EE WAS PUSHING A ROCK OFF THE SPILL TRAY BACK INTO THE PAN LINE. EE'S FINGER WAS CUT BY THE ROCK OR POSSIBLY CAUGHT BTWN ROCK & SPILL TRAY, HE ISN'T SURE. 5 STITCHES REQUIRED.

EE WAS WALKING TO HIS TRUCK AFTER COMPLETING THE SHIFT. STEPPED ON SOME ICE, SLIPPED & HIT HIS ELBOW, FRACTURING IT.

THROUGH YEARS OF DOING BELT SPLICES & OTHER WORK WITH HIS HANDS EMPLOYEE HAS DEVELOPED BILATERAL CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME. HE BEGAN MISSING WORK ON 11/5/02 BUT WE DO NOT KNOW IF HE HAD SURGERY.

EE HAS BEEN IN MAINTENCE FOR 23 TEARS. REPLEATED USE OF SMALL TOOLS, WRENCHES ETC HAS CAUSED TENDONITIS TO DEVELOP IN HIS RIGHT ELBOW. THIS IS A CTD. NOTIFIED ON 8-13-02.

EE WAS LOADING TRUCKS AND STAYED OUT IN THE SUN TOO LONG. HE DID NOT SEEK SHELTER IN BLDG. PROVIDED AT WORK SITE NOR DRINK WATER PROVIDED. HE BECAME DIZZY AND WENT TO COMPANY DISPENSARY AND WA S GIVEN IV FOR HEAT STRESS.

THERE IS NO SPECIFIC DATE OR EVENT WHICH RELATES TO THIS CONDITION. EE'S PHYSICIAN HAS DIAGNOSED THIS AS A CTD RELATING TO WORK ACTIVITY OVER TIME. EE FIRST REPORTED PAIN TO SHOULDER ON 3/19/0 2. MEDICAL DIAGNOSIS ON 4/1/02.