Graymont (PA) Inc.Mining Incidents in 2007

Roof fall in an abandoned area of the mine tore down ventilation brattice. No other impact to mining operations, travelways or active work areas. No injuries related to the roof fall occured.

Employee was trying to unplug a chute that takes lime away from the hydrator. While trying to unplug the chute, the access door came open causing lime to cover employee's face.

Employee was stacking hydrated lime. While stacking he felt tightness in his mid to lower back. Employee used vacation days starting 12/27/07 to 1/04/08. Lost time did not start until 1/07/08.

Emp. was walking from one conveyor to another, stepped on stone, twisting his knee.

While loading hydrated lime, employee turned the system off. However, the lime continued to flow after it was turned off. The control room became very dusty so he went outside the control room where conditions were very windy as he tried to get out of the dust. Employee had lime blow into his face receiving chemical burn to eyes and skin.

Bottom step of Gradall broke when employee was getting in to it, causing him to come down and hit his abdomen, strain his back and right knee. The accident happened on 10/10/07, he went out on lost time 5/7/08.

Emp. was walking up steps, going to old kiln floor, his foot slipped off of step and he hyperexteded his right knee when his right foot landed on the floor. Employee had an MRI done on 9/20/07 and was given a shot of cortisone in his knee. The doctor put him off work until 9/25/07.

Emp. had pressure applied to pipe that he was holding in place to be welded. Emp. sneezed a few times and felt a pop in his mid stomach area. He later noticed a bump. Emp. has not had anything done to repair the hernia at this time.

EE felt severe stomach pain, which kept increasing, while stacking bags of hydrated lime.

Employee was stepping down off of a scaler when he stepped on a rock and twisted his right knee.

Employee was pulling a collector pipe over to put in place, as he was pulling it over he felt a pull in his shoulder. Employee was not able to get an appointment to see the doctor till 3/9/07.

Employee strained lower back while hand scaling at face while pulling bar.

Employee was inspecting hinge point on a gradall, when he slipped and twisted his back.

Employee was hooking up a welding lead to thaw a water line when he slipped on the ice. *Note* Employee returned to work on 2/5/07. He could not get a doctors app. till 2/22/07. On 2/22/07 the doctor put him on leave.

Employee pulled too hard and rapidly on prybar

Employee was tightening bolts on the gear of the kiln when he felt a pop & pain in his lower back. He had been pushing up on the wrench when he should have been pulling down. Employee went to clinic on 9/10/07, taken off work for 2 days, released to modified duty until released to regular duty on 9/18/07.

Crew was restriging cable after maintenance, running the cable through an unsecured becket when the cable came loose & struck employee in the face. He sustained a broken nose & cheekbone & returned to restricted duty. EE quit after returning to work for 2 restricted days.

Employee was guiding in an equipment block that was hung up on a bolt. He put his hands on it to get it loose when it fell on his right little finger resulting in a fracture and restricted duty.

Employee was loading a 50lb bag of RKP material in hand tied bags. He finished a bag of material and it began to tip over. He reached after it to prevent it from falling and as he did his he hit his left pinky finger on the cage near the bag.

Employee cut finger on piece of pipe while cutting with torch.

Was grinding overhead with face shield and safety glasses on when a piece of metal fell in left eye. Employee received prescription medications for eye injury.

Employee was lifting a steel kiln plate when it slipped & fell onto his (R) thumb fracturing the tip & avulsing the nailbed. He continued to work, but 2 weeks later asked to see a doctor who gave the above diagnosis & allowed employee to return to work without limitations.

Employee was scaling at kiln when dust from the ash ring came down and fell into eyes.

Cleaning lime buildup from the cyclone at the hydrate plant. Loose wet material came down and landed in face, affecting the right eye. Was wearing protective equipment (safety glasses, hard hat, gloves, etc).

Employee was found to have occupational induced hearing loss based on audiogram.

Using hand tools (carpal tunnel).