J M Huber CorporationMining Incidents in 2013

Employee was shoveling material from screen deck. After shoveling felt pain in left hip. Went to doctor about it on 04/09/2013. was diagnosed with acute lumbar strain.

Employee was cleaning up a large amount of spilled dust, sweeping and shoveling approximately 4000 lbs. Noticed a pain in her left hip. Not better on Tuesday, April 2 (her next reporting day). Went to Doctor, diagnosed as lumbar strain.

Employee was bending over to pick up something that fell off his desk and experienced pain in back. Incident not reported until 1-24-2013.

Felt twinge in back during manual bagging

EE was in the process of cleaning TK96/97 bulk scale with water hose when he stumbled and felt a slight muscle pull in his lower back. After task was completed he parked the water truck and started to exit the truck when he experienced pain in his lower back that restricted further movement. The process of twisting to exit truck caused the resulting sensation of pain.

Employee was climbing ladder at TK13 with a 45 degree angle pipe on shoulder when employee lost contact with 4th or 5th rung causing him to fall to ground level about 4 to 5 feet. Employee received a laceration to right arm at the elbow and minor abrasions to his back. Employee also received a minor cut to crown of head.

mill operator was finishing poking down the agstone in the outside system hopper. Operator got it all poked down and turned to put the poking rod up and slipped on some loose rock strained knee

Employee was helping to move a steel plate when the plate fell on his left foot, landing just behind the steel toe. He suffered a cut and bruise on the top of his foot.

Employee stepped down off forklift and felt knee pop.

Icy surfaces -Employee was walking from building to truck and fell and hit his head on ground.

Employee was loading truck at Silo 33. Employee lowered load out chute into hole. Chute contacted lip of the hole rather than going down into it. Employee reached down with his left hand and pulled on chute to allow it in the hole. The steel rings of the chute pinched the employees left palm resulting in laceration approximately 2 inches long. First Aid was administered.

He explained that he fell while attaching the sack loops to the forklift. Access to forks on tow motor, and sack spout was being gained by a stack of 3 empty pallets, 4x4 boards, and a piece of plywood on top of the floor scale. As he stepped up onto the pallet configuration the plywood on top shifted causing him to fall.