J M Huber CorporationMining Incidents in 2000

WHILE CHANING THE MECHANICAL SEAL ON THE EVAPORATOR SECOND EFFECT PUMP AND REMOVING THE BEARING HOUSING, THE EE S INDEX FINGER WAS MASHED.

EMPLOYEE PUT HIS LEFT FOOT ON TUBE PALLET IN ORDER TO SQUARE UP BIG BAG WHICH WAS ABOUT 1/4 FULL OF CLAY. WHEN HE TURNED TO WALK AWAY, HE TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE. THIS LEFT KNEE HAS A PIN IN IT. THIS IS AN OLD INJURY.

EMPLOYEE TRIPPED DISMOUNTING THE ANFO RIG AND FELL 3' TO THE GROUND WITH HIS RIGHT LEG FOLDED UP UNDER HIM. EMPLOYEE HAS SOME PAIN ABOVE HIS RIGHT KNEE.

UNKNOWN - POSSIBLE ILLNESS RELATED TO NATURAL CAUSES. PENDING DOCTOR'S DIAGNOSIS.

EE WAS REMOVING AN AIRLOCK USING A HYDRAULIC PLATFORM. AIRLOCK AND PLATFORM FELL BACK PINNING EE'S ANKLE TO FLOOR.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS DESCENDING A SET OF 6 STEPS WHICH WERE WET PAINTED CONCRETE WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL BACKWARDS ONTO THE EDGE OF A STEP.

EE STRAINED LEFT SHOULDER WHILE USING A ""POKE POLE TO DISLODGE KAOLIN CLAY WHICH HAD BRIDGED OVER IN A SHREDDER HOPPER. THE ""POKE POLE"" IS A PIECE OF 3/4"" IRON PIPE ABOUT 10' LONG. IN ORDER TO DISLODGE THE KAOLIN, THE POLE MUST BE LIFTED UP AND DOWN. EE INJURED HIS SHOULDER WHILE DOING THIS.

EMPLOYEE WAS DOING HOUSEKEEPING IN AREA OF #7 BAGGER. HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK AS HE STEPPED UP ONTO FORKLIFT AND SAT DOWN. THERE IS NO STEP ON FORKLIFT AND SEAT CUSHION IS DETERIORATED AND WORN. THE HIGH STEP AND HARD SEAT MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO EMPLOYEE'S BACK STRAIN.

EE PULLED GOLF CART INTO BLIND SPOT OF A 980 FRONT END LOADER AND THE LOADER STARTED IN REVERSE TO TURN AROUND. THE LOADER REAR TIRE STRUCK THE GOLF CART WHICH PUSHED THE STEERING COLUMN INTO THE EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT LEG CAUSING A FRACTURE.

MAGNETIC DRILL BIT HUNG FORCING DRILL MOTR TO SPIN AROUND & STRIKING EE IN THE EYEGLASES THE SAFETY SHIELD ASSOCIATED WITH THE EYEWEAR CUT THE EE'S EYELID JUST BELOW THE EYEBROW. REQUIRED 4 STITCHES

EE WENT OUT OF DOOR NOT REALIZING THERE WAS A STEP DOWN SHE STEPPED DOWN & TWISTED & BROKE HER ANKLE

EE WAS REMVONG SHAFT BEARING HOUSING FROM SCREENWHEN SHAFT SLIPEED CATCHING EE'S HAND BETWEEN ELECTRICAL PANEL & END OF SHAFT EE HAD HIS HAND ON END OF SHAFT TO HELP GUIDE IT OUT INJURY REQU IRED 5 STITCHES T

EE WAS TRYING TO GET GROUND LIMESTONE MATERIAL OUT OF AIR SLIDE UNDER TANK 1 AT PACKAGING PLT. HE WAS PRYING ON A VALVE ARM ON AIR SLIDE WHEN PIPE SLIPPED AND HIT HIM IN THE LIP. UPPER LIP WAS LACERATED AND REQUIRED FIVE STITCHES.

EE WAS WALKING UP A SET OF STEPS AND TRIPPED AND AS HE WAS FALLING, HIS LITTLE FINGER CAUGHT IN THE CATWALK BREAKING HIS LITTLE FINGER ON HIS RIGHT HAND.

EE WAS PREPARING STOCK AT #5 BAGGER. HE PLACED THE PALLET ON THE STRETCH WRAPPER TO BE WRAPPED. HE NOTICED THAT FILM WAS NOT WRAPPING PROPERLY, SO HE REACHED OVER TO ADJUST FILM. HANDRAIL GAVE AND HE WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN SAFETY HANDRAIL AND CONVEYOR. LACERATION TO LEFT THIGH - 8 SUTURES.

EE REMOVED GUARD FROM HAMMER MILL, SETTING IT ON THE PLATFORM. LITTLE FINGER WAS PINCHED BETWEEN GUARD AND BOLT EXTENDING FROM THE MILL.