GCC Rio Grande, Inc.Mining Incidents in 2009

Employee lost balance and fell on to kiln anchors. Suffered lacerations to the right knee and face.

On 1/2/09, the boom from a crane bumped a concrete structure. A piece fell and struck an employee on his hard hat. Dazed, but OK he returned to work. Later, the employee reported pain in his neck and visited a Dr. on 1/15/09. The Dr recommended the employee not return to work and rest until a diagnosis is obtained later this month. His first lost time day was 1/16/09.

Employee was walking up stairs on Transfer Tower 1 when he tripped. As he was falling, he reached out his hand to grab the handrail and jammed his finger against the handrail. Employee sought medical treatment on his own on 12/13/09, via Urgent Care, and it was verified that he had fractured his finger. Employee did not report the injury to the employer until 12/15/09.

Ee was standing on the burner floor, air lancing a clinker pile build up, when hot material landed on his neck. The ee immediately reported the incident to his supervisor, but did not require medical attention at that time. The wound became infected, so medical treatment began on 7/20/2009. The injury became reportable on 9/30/2009 when received surgery.