Holcim US IncMining Incidents in 2023

Conveyor belt fire that exceeded 30 mins.

At 9:58pm the control room operator received an alarm from the thermal cameras on the shredded tire storage pile showing a potential hotspot/fire. The control room operator dispatched crew members to evaluate the situation, and based on their evaluation, the fire department was called. The fire lasted approximately 31 min, no damage occurred except to the tire pile.

4 contractors were entrapped in the preheat elevator at 2:20pm MSHA called at 2:50pm. Miners rescued at 5:15pm entrapment of 4 contractors - investigation ongoing

4 contractors entrapped in side pre-heat tower elevator for 36 minutes. MSHA was notified at the 30 minute mark.

An electrical disturbance caused a partial power outage, which caused ID fans to stop and allowed hot gasses from the precalciner tower to contact solid alternative fuels within the bucket elevator.

Employee trapped in elevator in the Mill room due to a blown fuse. Elevator company responded to get employee out

Driver was walking from driver's truck into a small building on site to sign for driver's load. Driver states driver thinks driver tripped over the door tread. The driver fell to the concrete floor suffering a broken hip. Weather was dry and clear. Walking surface was clean and dry.

While flipping blow bars in 2nd crusher, employee was using a hammer to drive in a blow bar when a piece chipped of and struck mechanic in left leg above knee cap. The incident became reportable on 7/7/2023 due to restricted duty.

EE reported was working in the lab assembling an industrial type shelf. EE placed a shelf to secure it to the structure. The shelving began to teeter. As EE reached to grab the shelf to prevent if from falling, EE injured right shoulder.

Employee was about to take first step down stairs, a puff of dust went across EE's face. As EE turned their head to cough, EE misstepped or missed it completely and landed on the second step with their left foot.

The worker was removing V-belts from pulley in order to remove a cover to repair a seal on the quarry water pump. When moving a v-belt to a lower groove, it trapped the tip of the glove on the finger area, and when it moved again, pinched the workers finger inside the glove, between the v-belt and the pulley.

Some dusty material came down from above out of a leaking feed chute that fed the press and hit the employee's eyes causing corneal abrasion. The employee needs to stay in a clean environment for one week.

The employee was descending the stairs when they turned their ankle.

Employee was using a straight torch to cut a bearing. The torch went out from slag build up and the employee rubbed the torch tip EE's hand on which EE had a welding glove to knock slag off the tip. When EE did, the torch re-ignited and burnt a small hole in EE's glove and the inside of the glove melted to EE's hand

Technician was performing regular duties while drilling build up on the preheater tower and EE's knee gave way while holding the drill.

Employee tripped and fell striking the right knee, resulting in a tibial plateau fracture.

Employee pinched finger between concrete ledge and jackhammer resulting in a bruised nail bed

The employee was moving a pipe and smashed their left middle finger between the pipe and the guard on the forklift. Initial first aid measures were applied. The employee sought a medical evaluation on 12Jul23 through company case management system. Evaluation concluded nondisplaced fracture of proximal phalanx of left middle finger along with laceration and abrasion around nail.

EE was struck by raw mill shackle on right ankle. The impact caused the ankle to dislocate and a fracture of the medial malleolus/distal fibula.

Jib from the mobile crane fell about 5' from the boom, bounced on the deck of the crane then struck an employee's foot behind the steel toe.

The employee assisted with maintenance on kiln. The employee then approached a lid to inspect for damage. While doing so, the lid quickly became top-heavy tipping over and landing on employee's left foot resulting in a fracture of metatarsal.

Heavy Equipment Operator was walking around equipment performing pre-operation inspection while EE slipped on an ice patch, due to winter storm. The miner landed on EE's right side, flaring up an old shoulder condition. The injury was first aid until 02/14 when physical therapy was prescribed.

Employee struck left hand with mallet while bricking the kiln.

Bulk truck cement driver was descending stairs on safe rack when they tripped and fell from the 4th or 5th step from the bottom of the stairs to the ground.

Employee forced movement of mechanical parts of a fan drive motor while changing belt and failed to keep finger clear of pinch point of pully and drivebelt resulting in finger laceration.

The employee was hitting a bearing race with a hammer trying to get it to break free. A small piece of the metal race broke off and lodged in the upper right leg.

The Mechanic was welding up a side box and segment together for the secondary crusher, in the shop on the workbench. EE had to reposition the box to get a proper angle of weld and when rolling down the part EE ended up pinching right hand little finger between the box and workbench. EE had leather gloves at the time of the incident. The injury was Finger Laceration.

Was using a hammer and accidently struck team members own left hand. Originally report was just a first aid, however due to increased swelling, team member went to Dr. on yesterday.

Not wearing gloves while working.

The Millwright was uninstalling a section of the collection line, and the section the EE was pulling off slid around. EE tried to stop it with hand, and due to the size of the piece the steel cut through EE's glove and lacerated EE's hand.

Employee was using a jackhammer to clear out a choked vibrating feeder, after working and clearing the blockage, employee reported soreness in left shoulder. Employee went to the doctor on 8/14/2023 and was put on restricted duty.

The employee was holding a spacer against a wedge while another employee was hammering the wedge into place. During the activity, the spacer being held by the employee slipped causing the employee's finger to be smashed between the spacer and another piece of hardware.

On 7/20/2023 at approximately 11:00 A.M. an employee working on site at Holcim Paulding Plant sustained an injury to the upper left leg. The employee was working to remove the Torch Scribe Stand when discomfort was felt in the upper left leg. The employee was taken for medical evaluation.

Employee was putting back on a metal side panel guard, when left ring finger was smashed between two guard pieces resulting in an laceration and fracture to the finger tip.

worker was grinding/torching when debris got in EE's eye

While manipulating a shackle on the gearbox, an Enscicon employee's finger was pinched between the shackle and the gearbox. This incident was initially reported as first aid, then escalated to a medical treatment injury after a dr visit on 5/12/2023.

The coal feeder became overloaded.The Supervisor manually pulled the drive belt. The feeder struck the obstruction, reversing the direction of the drive belt and causing the Supervisor's right little finger to be pinched between the feeder's drive belt and pulley resulting in an avulsion injury.

Team member was walking from the raw mill to the PSB and allegedly walked through the CKD mud that was located off of the designated pathway.

An employee had a metal particle fall into the right eye. The employee was working inside the raw mill at the plant. The Employee was grinding a weld inside one of the pin pockets. When the employee finished grinding and stepped out of the pin pocket the employee lifted the face shield when an uncomfortable feeling began in the right eye.

The employee was closing a feed gate on a cement silo, When EE hit the gate with a hammer to close the rest of the way a spurt of cement hit EE in the face and got behind EE's safety glasses and into EE's left eye.

Employee was using a press in the maintenance shop. While holding a piece of metal plate and jogging the punch to ensure the die was in the correct position, part of the press made contact with the employee's left thumb.

Employee was replacing covers on air slide during a very windy day. Employee felt something hit their eye. Foreign debris was found in eye.

Hearing- Employee completing EE's annual audiogram showed signs of noise induced hearing loss.

Hearing - Employee completing EE's annual audiogram showed sign of noise induced hearing loss

Hearing - Employee completing annual audiogram showed signs of noise induced hearing loss.

Employee was walking across the rock floor in the dome and EE's knee twisted while walking. Prescription was issued 1/08/24 resulting in this becoming reportable.

Quarry employee reports was putting rollers on, bent over, slipped, and twisted their back causing pain to their lower back. Injury was considered a first aid until 2/20/2023 when employee was given a Prescription for 10mg cyclobenzaprine and 20mg prednisone.