Graymont (PA) Inc.Mining Incidents in 2015

It was raining. The employee slipped on wet lime. This caused him to fall to the ground. He was checked out at the hospital. He has an inflammation in his back.

Employee was getting off truck and walking to shanty when he noticed a pain in his right knee

Employee struck on left leg by falling steel. employee received contusion to left calf. employee taken off work until follow-up with doctor.

Employee over stepped the first step and fell down four steps.

Employee felt sharp pain in right shoulder when his scaling bar slipped.

Employee alleged a back injury on 9/28/15. Injury was not reported until 10/1/15 when the EE requested medical treatment. EE was diagnosed with a back strain and placed on restrictions on 10/1/15.

Employee had just come down from the scaffolding and was standing on the 5th floor of the kiln when he turned to stop and twisted his ankle.

Individual was bending wires and sprained his right shoulder. The individual was placing 500 mcm wires into a disconnect and bending them to fit into the disconnect. They were working with a partner at the time of the injury as well.

Removing wood block from metal stand used to hold new burner pipe. Moved block, stand fell, impact foot behind steel toe. RT Foot Contusion, work with minimal ambulation. Required several moves to clear power lines, increased employee interaction. Lack of prep how stand was set up, the wood block was placed on stand and was not needed.

Employee was walking to office and slipped on wet pavement which had lime dust spillage and injured his knee.

Employee was drilling a flange when the drill twisted his finger causing a fracture.

Employee was tightening bolts overhead with an impact wrench. Debris fell behind his safety glasses and entered his eye causing an irritation.

After cutting a groove in a yellow mine pipe, the employee wiped his eye with his hand and felt something in his left eye.

Employee removing sheet metal from shipping container when he cut his finger on sharp edge. Employee was wearing gloves.

Employee loosened bolt two turns when he was told to wait to do clean up, the metal clamp on the guard broke causing the guard to pin his leg against the skid steer. Bolt punctured skin on right calf.

While doing maintenance work the employee accidentally hit the dust collection pipe above where he was working, which caused dust to fall between his safety glasses and face, into his eye.

Possibly due to fact employee had stretched prescription safety glasses, which slid down on his nose, not covering top of eyes. (issue not reported until employee left work site)