Imerys Marble IncMining Incidents in 2000

EE WAS SPEEDILY GOING DOWN LADDER AT VSI BUILDING IN ORDER TO STOP CONVEYOR THAT WAS OVERFILLING BIN. AS HE STEPPED FROM LAST STEP TO GROUND HE TWISTED HIS RIGHT ANKLE.

EE WAS SHOVELING OUT BIN WHEN HE FELT A PULL IN HIS BACK. HE THOUGHT IT WAS OK AND DID NOT REPORT IT UNTIL NEXT DAY AS HE WAS IN PAIN. HE HAD NOT YET RETURNED TO WORK.

EMPLOYEE WAS TRAVELING TOO FAST FOR CONDITIONS, WITH A 980 LOADER, WITHOUT HIS SEAT BELT FASTENED, AND HIT A SERIES OF BUMPS CAUSING LOADER TO BOUNCE, THROWING HIM AGAINST ROOF CAB.

EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING DOWN ONTO PLATFORM AT PALLETIZER WHEN HE SLIPPED, TWISTING OR SPRAINING HIS RIGHT KNEE.

EE WAS LIFTING ROCKS TO CLEAR THE JAW CRUSHER AND SAID HE SPRAINED HIS BACK.

EE WAS FEEDING NEW ROLL OF BAGS THROUGH BAGGING MACHINE AND REACHED IN TO PULL ON BAG, TO ADVANCE ROLL, AND GOT FINGER CAUGHT IN MOVING SHIEVE.

EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTED TO RAISE OPEN RAYMOND MILL LID WITHOUT ASSISTANCE RESULTING IN LID FALLING ONTO RIGHT HAND, CUTTING/ CRUSHING 3RD AND 4TH FINGERS, FRACTURED END OF 4TH FINGER.

EE REACHED INTO MOVING SCREW CONVEYOR TO GET A PRODUCT SAMPLE AND THE MOVING SCREW FLIGHT CAUGHT THE END OF HIS RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER, RESULTING IN A MASHED FINGER.

LARGE ROCK HUNG IN FEEDER #3 RAYMOND MILL, KICKED FEEDER OFF. EE ATTEMPTED TO ROLL FEEDER DRIVE BACKWARDS BY HAND USING DRIVE BELTS. AS FEEDER ROLLED BACK AND ROCK CLEARED, DRIVE ROLLED FREELY CARRYING HAND INTO FEEDER DRIVE BELTS AND SHIEVE.

EE WAS CLEANING UP UNDER TY ROCK SCREEN AT CRUSHER. HE WAS MOVING SCREEN BY HAND WHN SOFTBALL SIZE STONE FELL FROM BEAM ABOVE STRIKING FINGER RIGHT HAND RESULTED IN LOSS OF NAIL & FRACTURED TO END OF FINGER

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CUT A RUBBER HOSE WITH POCKET KNIFE WHEN BLADE FOLDED, CUTTING FINGER.