J M Huber CorporationMining Incidents in 2003

THE HIGH OUTLET TEMPERATURE INTERLOCK FAILED AFTER FEED WAS LOST TO THE ATOMIZER IN NUMBER 2 SPRAY DRYER BAGHOUSE. IT CAUGHT FIRE AND BURNED 4 OF THE 7 COMPARTMENTS. WE HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO DE TERMINE WHAT CAUSED THE INTERLOCK TO FAIL. DAMAGE IS ESTIMATED TO BE BETWEEN $200,000 TO $250,000.

DURING AN INSPECTION OUTSIDE OF THE BUILDING AT THE BASE OF MILL 10 RAMP NORTH DOOR, THE EE FELL WHILE WALKING. NO UNSAFE PLANT CONDITIONS CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT.

EE WAS STANDING AT A FIRST AID CABINET GETTING A BAND AID. ANOTHER EE WAS BACKING HIS FORKLIFT TO GET IN POSITION TO PICK UP A LOAD OF BAGGED PRODUCT. HE PROCEEDED TO BACK UP WHILE THE GATE OF A PROPANE TANK HOLDER WAS OPEN (ABOUT 2 1/2 FT IN LENGTH). THE GATE STRUCK THE EE IN THE BACK CAUSING A DEEP BRUISE.

EE ALLEGES HE HURT HIMSELF WHEN HE WAS TRANSPORTING BAGS FROM UNIT 2 TO UNIT 3 ON A FORKLIFT ON FRIDAY, 2-21-03. DURING TRANSPORT, THE EE ALLEGES HE HIT A POTHOLE THAT JARRED HIM, AGGRAVATING HIS LOWER BACK. ONCE HE TRANSPORTED THE BAGS, HEHELPED A FELLOW EE SACK 1 1/2 PALLETS AND THEN HELPED AN OPERATOR LOAD A TRUCK. HE THEN COMPLETED HIS SHIFT DOING SUPER SAKS, WHICH REQUIRES LIF

MAINTENANCE ON FEEDER - STEEL PLATE SHIFTED CAUSING PINCHED FINGERTIPS.

OPERATOR WAS REMOVING A WATER HOSE THAT WAS WEDGED IN PLACE ON A DRAG BOX TO FLUSH SCREEN DRAIN. WHEN THE OPERATOR WENT TO REMOVE THE HOSE, THE CHAIN JUMPED AND THE DRAG CAUGHT A HOLD OF OPERA TOR'S GLOVE AND PULLED THE OPERATOR'S HAND BETWEEN THE DRAG AND THE SIDE WALL OF THE DRAG-BOX, CRUSHING AND BREAKING TWO FINGERS ON HIS LEFT HAND.

EE USED A METAL POLE TO UNSTOP A RAILCAR AND PLACED THE POLE ON THE GROUND. HE THEN CLIMBED ON TOP OF THE RAILCAR TO BLOW IT OFF. WHEN HE CLIMBED DOWN THE LADDER, HE DID NOT LOOK WHERE HE WAS STEPPING. HE STEPPED ON THE METAL POLE HE HAD LEFT ON THE GROUND AND SPRAINED HIS FOOT. EE WENT TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM THAT NIGHT AFTER LEAVING WORK.

EE WAS CLEANING THE MEN'S ROOM WHEN SOMEONE CAME TO THE FRONT WINDOW AND RANG THE BELL. EE HURRIED OUT OF THE MEN'S ROOM INTO THE HALLWAY, MAKING HER WAY TO THE FRONT OFFICE TO ANSWER THE BELL . HER FEET GOT TANGLED AMONG SEVERAL PLASTIC TRASH BAGS THAT SHE WAS CARRYING AS SHE WAS BACKING OUT OF REST ROOM, CAUSING HER TO TRIP OVER TRASH BAGS AND TO FALL TO THE FLOOR.

EE WAS HANDLING A 50 LB BAG OF PRODUCT AT NO. 2 BAGGER IN THE PLANT WAREHOUSE. AS EE WAS POSITIONING THE BAG ON A PLATFORM SHE FELT A SHARP PAININ HER RIGHT SHOULDER, ARM AND CHEST. FIRST AID WAS PROVIDED BY PLANT PERSONNEL. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED ON 2-19-03

EE WAS CHANGING TIRE ON BACKHOE. HE ROLLED IN THE SPARE AND STARTED TO REMOVE BAD TIRE. TIRE FELL ON LEFT HAND. HIS MIDDLE FINGER WAS SPLIT AND REQUIRED 9 STITCHES.

WHILE CHANGING A DRILL BIT KELLEY BUSHING FELL 2-FEET AND HIT EE'S LEFT THUMB BREAKING BONE. KELLEY BUSHING WEIGH'S ESTIMATED 40 POUNDS. EE'S HAND WAS ON THE TURNTABLE WHEN BUSHING HIT IT.

INJURY DUE TO ATTEMPTING TO RESCUE ANOTHER WORKER.

EE HAD CLEANED OUT ELEVATOR ROCK CHUTE AND TURNED THE ELEVATOR BACK ON THE ENSURE THE PIPE WAS CLEAR. ONCE THE CHUTE WAS CONFIRMED TO BE CLEAN, THE COVER WAS LOWERED BACK INTO PLACE AND APPREN TLY THE CORNER OF THE LID CAME IN CONTACT WITH AN ELEVATOR BUCKET CAUSING THE COVER TO KICK BACK OPEN. THE KICKBACK OF THE LID STRUCK THE EE ON THE JAW AREA.

EE WAS PUSHING SNOW OFF THE ROADWAY WITH THE BUCKET OF THE CAT 980 F LOADER. HE CAME TO THE RAILROAD TRACKS AND LIFTED THE BUCKET TO CLEAR THE RAILS. THE CUTTING EDGE OF THE BUCKET CLEARED THE RAIL BUT THE SKID PLATE UNDER THE BUCKET CAUGHT THE INSIDE RAIL CAUSING EE TO STRIKE THE LEFT SIDE CAB WINDOW WITH HIS HEAD AND SHOULDER BREAKING OUT THE WINDOW. INJURY RESULTED IN THREE SUTU

AN UNAUTHORIZED ENTRANT INTO THE UNDERGROUND MINE, WHO WAS NEITHER AN EE NOR CONTRACTOR OF THE MINE OPERATOR, RECEIVED FATAL INJURY WHEN THE UNAUTHORIZED VEHICLE SHE OCCUPIED WAS STRUCK BY ROCK FALLING FROM THE MINE ROOF.