Graymont (PA) Inc.Mining Incidents in 2008

Intersection of 15E and 28S roof fell above the anchorage of the bolts. Intersection is in an area that was bermed to prevent entry.

Employee was bag loading RKP material. When the material entered the bag, dust splashed from bottom of bag and entered his eyes.

Employee was taking bolts out of a guard when the guard slipped off falling down striking his right hand and cutting it.

Employee was climbing down a ladder at old water tank, when he slipped.

Employee was attempting to start a pump, when a falling pipe fell toward him, knocking him down.

Employee was shoveling lime under cooler belt, when a gust of wind blew, and he got lime in his eye.

Employee was cleaning plugged collectors, by repetitvely hammering on side with a rubber mallet.

Employee was raking coating off of the cooler grates of #6 Kiln. While raking, the kiln puffed back from positive pressure inside the kiln, causing dust to fly out of the door, where he was raking from.

Employee was operating a Komatsu hydraulic hammer scaler. While scaling the face, the motion of the Komatsu scaler lunged forward.

Employee was shutting the tail gate of a triaxle mack dust truck. When tailgate went shut the employee had his right hand index finger in pinch point.

Unloading hydrate lime from bulk tank trailer into lime storage silo. Silo filled and transfer hose was unhooked before all pressure was drained causing lime to gush out of hose and onto employee resulting in lime getting in eyes even with safety glasses on.

Employee was reaching down in a chute to clean and overstretched.

Employee was walking fron one area to another in the plant and stepped into a frozen rut, twisting his right knee. He did not seek medical attention until Sept. 29, 2008, resulting in surgery scheduled on 10/22/08.

Employee was moving from bay to bay in the #6 kiln preheater when a piece of refractory fell onto his right hand.

Employee was wearing rubber bibs and jacket, rubber gloves, face shield and saftey glasses to peform a line break on a 93% sulfuric acid line. Employee stood to the right of the nut he was turning. Sulfuric acid misted out of the line into the air when he turned the nut. The mist got on the right side of face and neck.

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