All MSHA-reportable accidents at J M Huber Corporation operations in 2010. Fatalities appear first.
The employee was using a pipe and a hammer to break up clumps of material in an outside hopper. The employee put one end of the pipe on a clump and went to strike the other end of the pipe. The hammer head glanced off the end of the pipe and the employee's hand that was holding the hammer hit the end of the pipe. The employee broke the second digit on his right index finger.
Employee started descending from the packaging cart while carrying his large, personal portable radio in his right hand. The employee did not maintain the required 3-point contact as he descended and stumbled, chipping his upper left front tooth. Employee was taken to the dentist. The employee's mouth was x-rayed, there was no damage to the root or nerve and the tooth was filled.
Employee stated that he had become overheated the previous shift (6/23). Despite resting and drinking 4-32 oz bottles of Powerade, he said he was still having symptoms of heat exhaustion and insisted on being seen by a physician. He was transported to the local hospital ER and given fluids and medicine for nausea and headache. He was released at 1 am.
Received results of retest of annual hearing test indicating employee has reportable hearing loss in right ear. Only one ear & developed quickly so further testing is being done to determine possible medical issues or work-relatedness