J M Huber CorporationMining Incidents in 2002

EE WENT TO TELL ANOTHER EE SOMETHING AS HE WAS CHANGING THE TIRE ON THE MOTOR GRADER. WHEN EE TURNED TO WALK OFF, THE LOCK RING ON THE TIRE CAME LOOSE AND HIT HIM.

EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING ABOUT 30 LOBS OF TOOLS UP A FLIGHT OF STAIRS ABOUT 15 FT IN LENGTH TO GET TO THE BLUNGER CATWALK. HE HANDED THE TOOLS DOWN TO A CO-WORKER INSIDE THE BLUNGER. HE THEN CLIM BED DOWN INTO THE BLUNGER AND BEGAN SETTING UP HIS TOOLS. A SHORT TIME LATER HE FELT PAIN IN HIS CHEST AND LEFT SHOULDER.

EE BELIEVED HE HAD LOCATED HYDRAULIC OIL LEAK. EE PLACED BARE HAND ON UNSUSPECTED LINE, PULLING IT AWAY FROM SUSPECTED LINE. EE ASKED OPERATOR TO PRESSURIZE SYSTEM IN ORDER TO POSITIVELY IDEN TIFY LEAK. UNFORTUNATELY, EE'S INDEX FINGER WAS PLACED PRECISELY ABOVE A PINHOLE LEAK. AT OVER 2,000 PSI, THE PINHOLE LEAK PIERCED EE'S FINGER & INSTANTLY FILLED IT W/HYDRAULIC FLUID.

EE COULD NOT SINGLE OUT A SPECIFIC INCIDENT THAT OCCURRED BUT FELT PAIN AFTER RIDING ON THE LOADER. EE HAD PRIOR BACK PROBLEMS IN 1999 & FELT THAT SOME BOUNCING ON THE LOADER MAY HAVE AGITATED HIS BACK. EE CAME IN TO WORK AT 3:00 & WORKED THROUGH ENTIRE SHIFT UNTIL 11:00 PM.

EE WAS HELPING ANOTHER EE UNLOAD A SHEET OF FLOOR GRADING (36"" WIDE X 20' LONG) OFF THE BED OF A PALLET TRUCK. EE LOST CONTROL OF THE GRADING WITH HIS LEFT ARM AND THE FULL WEIGHT OF THE GRADI NG CAME OFF THE TRUCK AND, ACCORDING TO EE, HIS RIGHT ARM ABSORBED THE FULL WEIGHT OF THE GRADING. THE OTHER EE STILL HAD HIS END OF THE GRADING SUPPORTED. EE DID NOT REPORT THE INCIDENT UNTI

CLAY BUILT UP IN CHUTE OF SCREW CONVEYOR & WHILE CLEANING OUT CHUTE WITH A T-BAR TOOL. EE HIT HAND ONFLIGHT OF SCREW CAUSING LACERATIONS AND BROKEN BONES TO INDEX AND MIDDLE FINGER ON LEFT HAN D. SCREW CONVEYOR WAS LOCKED AND TAGGED OUT.

EE WAS WORKING IN THE BAGGER WAREHOUSE. HE WAS PREPARING TO LOAD BAGGED PRODUCT INTO A BOXCAR AND PROCEEDED TO MOUNT A FORKLIFT. AS HE WAS POSITIONING HIMSELF IN TEH SEAT OF THE FORTRUCK, HE F ELT A SHARP PAIN INHIS LEFT HIP AND LEG. EE RECEIVED MEDICAL TREATMENT AND WAS ORDERED TO HAVE RESTRICTED WORK ACTIVITY FOR 3 DAYS.

EE WAS WORKING IN ANALYSIS LAB. HE WAS TOWEL DRYING A 100 ML-GRADUATED CYLINDER (GLASS) FOR WEIGHING CLAY SOLIDS. THE CYLINDER BROKE IN EE'S HAND, CUTTING HIM ON HIS LT. HAND BETWEEN HIS INDEX FINGER AND THUMB. HE RECEIVED 6 STITCHES TO CLOSE THE WOUND.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A FORKLIFT IN THE CALCINE WAREHOUSE. AS HE TRAVELED DOWN THE AISLE NEAR THE BACK LOADING DOCK, A PIECE OF DEBRIS BLEW INTO HIS LEFT EYE. HE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES. EMPLOYEE WAS TAKEN TO THE DOCTOR AND HIS EYE WASIRRITATED. HE WAS GIVEN AN ANTIBIOTIC PRESCRIPTION.

EE WAS CHANGING OUT A 8' FLOURESCENT LIGHT BULB.HE WAS TRYING TO PUSH THE COMPRESSION END OF THE BULB IN, BUT IT WAS DIFFICULT. THE BULB BROKE &CUT THROUGH THE EE'S GLOVE CUTTING HIS RT. THUMB . HE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL TO RECEIVE MEDICAL TREATMENT. HE RECEIVED 5 STITCHES TO HIS THUMB.

EE WAS REPAIRING A PUMP AND CHEMICAL FEED LINE FROM A CAUSTIC SODA CHEMICAL TANK. WHILE WORKING ON HIS KNEES TO REINSTALL THE PUMP, HIS ACID SUIT DEVELOPED A HOLE AND ALLOWED THE DILUTED CAUST IC TO BE ABSORBED ON HIS CLOTHES. HE EXPERIENCED A BURNING SENSATION TO HIS RIGHT KNEE AND REMOVED HIS SUIT. HE RECEIVED MEDICAL ATTENTION FOR 2NE & 3RD DEGREE BURNS TO THE KNEE.