Lafarge North America, Inc.Mining Incidents in 2003

SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION. COAL PILE MOVED.

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON GUARD RAIL OF TAIL PULLEY OF C2 CONVEYER ATTEMPTING TO INSTALL A NEW BELT ON THE CONVEYER. EE HAD POSITIONED ON THE GUARD RAIL OF TAIL PULLEY AND QUARRY MANAGER INSTRU CTED HIM TO GET OFF GUARD. WHILE DOING SO, A WELD BROKE ON THE PIPE GUARD SUPPORT BRACE AND EE FELL TO THE GROUND.

EE ATTEMPTED TO LIFT AN AIR CYLINDER ON HIS OWN RATHER THAN WAITING FOR ASSISTANCE FROM ANOTHER EE WHO WAS ON HIS WAY TO HELP.

LATE SUNDAY (7/13) MALFUNCTION IN AUTOMATED CONTROL SYSTEM ASSOCIATED WITH RAW MILL SUMP PUMP CAUSED SPILL ON MILL BLDG. GROUND FLOOR. EE WAS PASSING THROUGH AREA WHICH HE SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN PASSING THROUGH FOR THE JOB HE WAS ASSIGNED AND SLIPPED ON THE WET FLOOR.

PALLET OF CEMENT BAGS STOPPED ON CONVEYOR. EMPLOYEE MANUALLY PUSHED THE PALLET TO GET IT STARTED AND STRAINED HIS KNEE. INCIDENT REPORTED 2/14/03. INJURY NOT EVIDENT UNTIL LATER.

SKID STEER OPERATING AT HIGH RPM CAUSED A QUICK, JERKY BUCKET MOTION. PERSONNEL WERE TOO CLOSE TO OPERATING EQUIPMENT. LACK OF COMPLETE COMMUNICATION BETWEEN OPERATOR AND OTHER PEOPLE. IMPROPE R EQUIPMENT CHOICE - FORK LIFT WAS BETTER CHOICE AND STANDING BY. FOOT FRACTURE MAY REQUIRE SURGERY TO PIN BONE. KNEE WILL BE FURTHER EVALUATED IN NEAR FUTURE TO DETERMINE MEDICAL PLAN.

WHILE WALKING THROUGH DOORWAY WITH RAISED THRESHOLD, EE TRIPPED & FELL FORWARD ONTO A DOWNWARD RAMP. HE LANDED ON HIS LEFT WRIST & ELBOW. FALL RESULTED IN FRACTURE OF LEFT RADIAL HEAD & FRACTU RE OF LEFT WRIST TRIQUETRUM. EE WAS RELEASED TO RETURN TO LIGHT DUTY WORK.

EE HAD OPENED THE EAST COVER ON THE #9 CLINKER SILO. UPON CLOSING THE DOOR, HE HAD TO HOLD THE COVER WITH ONE HAND AND USE A HAMMER WITH HIS LEFT HAND. ONCE THE COVER WAS CLOSED, EE FELT A PAI N IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER. EE SOUGHT TREATMENT AND WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTIONS.

ON 10/28/2003 EE REPORTED EXPERIENCING DISCOMFORT AFTER PULLING ON A RAILROAD SWITCH. HIS STATEMENT WAS THAT HE FELT A TEARING FEELING LIKE A MUSCLE PULL. IN LATE DECEMBER EMPLOYEE SAW A DR. A ND WAS PUT ON A 50# LIFTING RESTRICTION.

WORKING AROUND CRUSHER #3 AT DRY MILL. A PIECE OF DIRT BLEW OFF THE CRUSHER WHILE OPENING IT AND WENT IN HIS LEFT EYE. (FOREIGN BODY REMOVAL - SOME RESTRICTIONS).

EE was standing in the storeroom talking with a coworker. He turned to walk away and twisted his knee. He was in a lot of pain so we sent him for an examination. He was given a prescription, work restrictions, and is currently receiving physical therapy.

WHILE WASHING OUT HEAD END OF C-19 WITH HOSE, EE SLIPPED AND FELL HURTING LEFT WRIST & LEFT UPPER RIB CAGE.

EE WENT TO WASH OUT C46 TAILPULLEY. EE ENTERED THE AREA WITHOUT DOING A PROPER SAFETY INSPECTIONBEFORE ENTERING THE AREA. WHILE WASHING THE TAILPULLEY, EE WAS NOT PAYING ATTTENTION TO THE AREA HE WAS IN AND FELL INTO A HOLE IN CATWALK WHERE A BOARD WAS MISSING.

EMPLOYEE COMPLAINS THAT HIS BACK AND RIGHT SHOULDER BLADE INCREASINGLY HURT THROUGHOUT THE DAY OF 8/28/03 DUE TO PULLING MOVEMENT HE DID WHILE PERFORMING HIS JOB. ACCIDENT FORM WAS SUBMITTED O N 9/5/03.

SLID DOWN THE FRAME OF C-19 BELT & STRUCK KNEE ON CHANNEL IRON. NO KNEELING - 4 WEEKS RECIEVED RESTRICTIONS FROM DOCTOR ON 8-22-03

EMPLOYEE WAS ENTERING FINISH GRIND RECLAIM AREA WHEN HE SLIPPED ON LOOSE CLINKER AND TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE WHILE FALLING TO THE GROUND. EMPLOYEE SOUGHT MEDICAL TREATMENT THE NEXT DAY & WAS GIV EN A KNEE IMMOBILIZER & PLACED ON LIGHT DUTY FOR THREE WEEKS.

EE WAS INSTALLING A RETURN ROLLER ON A CONVEYOR BELT AND PINCHED HIS THUMB BETWEEN THE ROLLER AND BELT.

EE WAS WALKING NEAR THE BACK DOOR OF THE SHOP AT THE UNDERGROUND MINE. HE WAS AT THE DITCH AREA WALKING ABOVE THE DRAIN PIPE WHEN HE SLIPPED ON THE MUD AND SPRAINED HIS LEFT KNEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING THE HEAT SHIELD BETWEEN THE FAN BEARING AND FAN HOUSING TO ROTATE THE SHAFT. HE CAUGHT HIS PINKY BETWEEN THE TWO PIECES AND THE INERTIA OF THE FAN SHEARED THE FINGER. EMPLOY EE SUFFERRED A LACERATION AND FRACTURE TO THE 5TH FINGER ON THE LEFT HAND.

EE WAS CARRYING SLING AT THE BARGE DOCK AREA. STEPPED ON SLING THAT WAS TRAILING ON GROUND AND TRIPPED.

EE WAS USING A CUTTING TORCH TO CUT A PLATE INSIDE A BIN. THE OXYGEN HOSE APPARENTLY SUSTAINED A LEAK AND WHEN EE TURNED THE TORCH ON IT IGNITED THE EMPLOYEE'S SHIRT. EQUIPMENT HAD FLASHBACK A RRESTORS ON BOTH ENDS. EE WAS SENT FOR TREATMENTOF BURNS AND RELEASED. THE EQUIPMENT WAS TAKEN OUT OF SERVICE AND IS TO BE EVALUATED/REPAIRED/REPLACED.

AS HE WAS PUSHING AND TWISTING A WECO VALVE INTO PLACE HE FELT A TEARING SENSATION IN HIS SHOULDER.

EE WAS WORKING AT THE RAW MATERIALS BINS. HE WAS ROLLING UP HIS TAPE MEASURE, HANGING IT UP, AND TURNED TO HEAD DOWN THE STAIRS. PARTICLES BLEW PAST HIS SAFETY GLASSES AND IN HIS RIGHT EYE. EE FLUSHED AT EYE STATION, THEN SOUGHT TREATMENT AT MEDICAL CENTER INDEPENDENCE.

EE WAS REPORTING TO WORK WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL ON ICE.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING ROCK FROM THE FACE HEADINGBY USING HIS FOOT. HE TWISTED AND SPRAINED HIS RIGHT KNEE.

EE TOOK AN EXTENSION LADDER TO THE PAN CONVEYOR TO CHECK THE TEMP. DEVICE. HE CLIMBED THE LADDER, MAINTAINING 3-POINT CONTACT, THE LADDER SLID OUT AT THE BOTTOM, & EE FELL ON TOP OF THE LADDE R.

WHILE EXTENDING THE FORKS ON THE TEREX, EE'S LEFT HAND MIDDLE FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE FORKAND THE FRAME.

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING A IDLER ON A CONVEYER BELT. HE HAD STEPPED ONTO THE BOTTOM OF THE TRUSS FRAME 32"" OFF THE GROUND. HE LOST HIS GRIP AS HE WAS PULLING THE IDLER AND FELL BACK ONTO PRY BA R THAT HAD STUCK IN RIGHT BUTTOCK CAUSING A LACERATION.

EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO PUT A BARREL ON A PALLET. HE TILTED THE BARREL ON EDGE AND STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.

EE WAS DESCENDING A SHORT 4-RUNG LADDER FACING AWAY FROM THE LADDER INSTEAD OF BACKING DOWN IT. HIS HAND SLIPPED AND HE FELL DOWN 4-5' LANDING ON HIS LOWER RT. LEG.

ICE FELL FROM THE SERVICE SHAFT WHILE EE WAS WORKING AT THE SHAFT BOTTOM.

BITTEN BY BROWN RECLUSE SPIDER ON THE LEFT HIP WHILE IN THE #3 STOREROOM.

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CLOSE THE DOOR ON THE DRILLTEC D40K QUARRY DRILL FROM INSIDE THE CAB WHEN HIS LEFT MIDDLE FINGER GOT SMASHED IN THE DOOR. CO-WORKER WAS OUTSIDE THE DRILL AND PUSHED THE DO OR SHUT. INJURED DID NOT REALIZE THAT HE WAS GOING TO HELP HIM CLOSE THE DOOR AND HAD HIS HAND PLACED IMPROPERLY ON THE DOOR FRAME. THE DOOR ON THE DRILL IS DIFFICULT TO CLOSE.

A PERSON WELDING ABOVE WHERE HE WAS WORKING WELDING ON THE #14 HAMMERMILL. A PIECE OF SLAG FELL GOING DOWN THE BACK OF HIS SHIRT CAUSING A 2ND DEGREE BURN ON HIS LOWER BACK.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING A PIN INTO A DRIVE CHAIN. HE STRUCK HIS THUMB WITH THE HAMMER.

EE WAS OILING THE #1 SOUTHEAST KILN BEARING WHENSOME CLINKER DUST WAS BLOWN INTO HIS RIGHT EYE. A COUPUS BLOWER WAS BEING USED AT THE TIME TO HELP COOL THE BEARING & MOST LIKELY CONTRIBUTED TO THIS INCIDENT.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS SPINNING A RUNNER ON A PUMP. THE RUNNER BROKE LOOSE AND CAUGHT THE EMPLOYEE'S FINGER BETWEEN THE BELT AND SHEAVE, LACERATING THE FINGER REQUIRING STITCHES.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING A WATER VALVE WHEN A SLIVER OF METAL BLEW OUT OF THE PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE AND IMBEDDED IN THE EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT ARM.

EMPLOYEE WAS HANDING AIR ARCING RODS TO FELLOW EMPLOYEES WHO WERE ENGAGED IN OPENING THE SLOTS IN THE MILL PARTITION. EE ACCIDENTLY LOOKED IN DIRECTION OF THE PARTITION WHEN THE ARC WAS STRUC K.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A JACKHAMMER WHEN THE THREADS BROKE ON THE FITTING AND THE LOOSE END OF THE HOSE STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON THE RIGHT LEG ABOVE THE ANKLE.

EE WAS OPERATING THE CAT 775 HAUL TRUCK AND WAS BEING LOADED BY A MICH. L480. UNKNOWN TO THE LOADER OPERATOR, A LARGE BOULDER WAS BURIED IN THE BUCKET, WHEN THE LOADER OPERATOR DUMPED HIS LOAD THE BOULDER FELL OUT ROCKING THE HAUL TRUCK. THIS WAS THE FIRST LOAD DUMPED INTO THE TRUCK, CAUSING THE IMPACT OF THE BOULDER TO BE GREATER. EE WAS SEEN BY A PHYSICIAN. AND GIVEN TWO PRESCRIP

WHILE DOING CHAIN INSPECTION, EMP. REPORTED THAT ALTHOUGH SHE WAS WEARING APPROPRIATE PPE, SOME CKD MANAGED TO GET BEHIND THE SEAL OF HER RESPIRATOR. CKD MIXED WITH PERSPIRATION CAUSED A BURN ON HER CHEEK.

EE PICKED UP A TRUCK TIRE WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN ON HIS CHEST

EE WAS CUTTING A BOX USING A BOX CUTTER (UTILITY KNIFE). THE EE OVER RAN THE BOX AND CUT HIS ARM.

EE WAS WALKING ACROSS THE BARGE LID TO HOOK UP A CABLE SO THE LID COULD BE REMOVED, HE SLIPPED ON THE LID AND FELL 3 FT 2 INCHES LANDING ON THE BARGE DECK. HE LANDED ON HIS BACK AND RIGHT SIDE . THERE WAS A SLIGHT MIST FALLING AND EE HAD TO WALK THROUGH MUD TO GET ON THE BARGE. HE WAS TRANSPORTED TO HOSPUTAL WHERE HE RECEIVED PAIN MEDICATION PLACED ON RESTRICTIONS.

EMPLOYEE WAS RE-INSTALLING A NEW GEAR AND MOTOR ASSEMBLY ON EXISTING PLATFORM WHEN HE GOT HIS RIGHT THUMB CAUGHT BETWEEN THE NEW MOTOR, AND A PIECE OF ANGLE IRON, RESULTING IN A BROKEN RIGHT T HUMB FOR THE EMPLOYEE.

WHILE MOVING A 55 GAL DRUM, PULLED BACK ON DRUM & PINCHED PINKY FINGER ON LEFT HAND. **SPLINT REQUIRED**

THE EE WAS HELPING TO INSTALL A CURVED PROTECTIVE LINER ON THE RAW MILL ROLL YOKE. A HOOKING EYE WAS WELDED ONTO THE YOKE AND A 1 1/2 TON CHAIN HOIST WAS USED TO LIFT THE YOKE. AS THE CHAIN WA S BEING TIGHTENED, THE EYE BROKE CAUSING THE YOKE TO FALL STRIKING THE EE IN THE RIGHT SHIN.

EMPLOYEE WAS VIEWING WORK THAT WAS DONE ON THE 101 DRAG CONVEYER. AS THE COVER WAS REMOVED, DUST AND DIRT WAS BLOWN AROUND BY THE HEAT EXCHANGER FANS AND A FOREIGN BODY LODGED IN RIGHT EYE.

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO MOVE A WEAR PLATE IN SHUTE OF WEST WETMILL SCREEN. THE PINCH BAR HE WAS USING SLIPPED OUT TWISTING HIS RIGHT ARM. HE WAS TAKEN TO E.R. SLING FOR IMMOBILIZATION WAS USED.

EE REPORTED ON 2-13-03, THAT HE WAS HAVING PAIN & MUSCLE TIGHTNESS IN HIS NECK AREA AND NOTICED A LUMP. HE FELT THIS WAS RELATED TO WORK HE WAS DOING IN THE RAW MILL ON 1-27-03. HE WAS PART OF THE CREW REPLACING MILL LINERS. WHILE LIFTING AND INSTALLING SCREW JACKS HE SAID THAT HE FELT A POP IN HIS COLLAR BONE AREA. ON 2-13 HE REPORTED THAT IT WAS BOTHERING HIM & WENT TO THE DR.

EE WAS PRYING ON A LINER HE WAS REMOVING IN THE RAW MILL. THE LINER RELEASED AND SLID DOWN. EE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL WITH THE LINER HITTING HIM IN THE RIGHT FOOT PINNING HIS RIGHT FOOT AGA INST ANOTHER LINER.

WHILW WALKING THROUGH THE TUNNEL TO CHECK ON THE SUMP PUMP A PIEC OF CONCRETE CEILING BROKE LOOSE HITTING THE EE ON THE HELMET, NECK, AND SHOULDERS. ABOUT 50 LBS OF CONCRETE FELL. THE SIZE OF THE CHUNKS RANGED FROM PEBBLE SIZE TO ABOUT 2 POUNDS.

EE HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PAIN IN THE FINGERS OF HIS LEFT HAND AND ARM OVER THE PAST FEW WEEKS.

EE HAS NOTICED A GRADUAL HEARING LOSS IN BOTH EARS OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS.

ANNUAL AUDIOMETRIC TESTING DISCOVERED A STANDARDTHRESHOLD SHIFT OF 15 DECIBLES.

ANNUAL AUDIOMETRIC TESTING DISCOVERED A STANDARDTHRESHOLD SHIFT OF 15 DECIBLES.

CARPAL TUNNEL RELEASE SURGERY ON R-WRIST ON 6-27-03. FIRST DIAGNOSE ON 11-29-01. EE ALLEGES INJURY TO BE CAUSED BY REPETITIVE MOTOR OF OPERATING CONTROL OF EQUIPMENT.

HEART ATTACK.

EE ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE A TIRE FROM THE #2 BELT. BELT WAS NOT SHUT OFF. THE OPERATOR WAS NOT AWARE THAT THIS EE WAS REMOVING THE DISLODGED TIRE FROM THE SYSTEM

46""X 14""X 3/4"" PIECE OF METAL WAS WEDGED AGAINST RESTRICTOR PLATE ON THE REVERSING FEEDER BELT. AFTER LOCKING OUT, EE HIT THE PLATE TWICE WITH HIS HAND. THE PLATE THEN FELL DOWN ON HIS HAND ON THE SECOND BLOW, PINCHING HIS HAND BETWEEN THE PLATE AND THE CONVEYOR BELT.

CEMENT WOULD NOT FLOW FROM A CEMENT SILO. THE EE WAS PROBING A CHECK VALVE WITH A SMALL ROD. WHEN DEBRIS AND CEMENT BEGAN TO FLOW, HE TURNED AWAY, THE CEMENT STRUCK THE SIDE OF HIS HEAD AND WA S DEFLECTED INTO HIS EAR AFTER STRIKING HIS SAFETY GLASSES. EE WAS NOT WEARING SIDE SHIELDS. NEITHER SIDE SHIELDS OR GOGGLES WERE REQUIRED TO PERFORM THIS TASK.

THE EE WAS CLIMBING OFF OF THE TEREX TRUCK. AS HE WAS FINISHING HIS DECENT, ONE LEG LEFT ON THE TRUCK'S LADDER AND ONE LEG RIGHT WAS ONT HE GROUND. THE FOOT THAT WAS ON THE GROUND WAS PLACED O N A SMALL ROCK CAUSING THE EE TO HIS BODY, INJURING HIS KNEE. THIS INJURY WAS CLASSIFIED AS A FIRST AID INJURY. THE EE IS NOW RECEIVING PHYSICAL THERAPY.

WHILE LOADING EXPLOSIVES IN THE 8R4N HEADING, A WALNUT-SIZE PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM THE FACE ABOVE.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING THE KILN ANALYZER HEAD. HE REMOVED THE FILTER TO CLEAN IT AND TO CLEAR OUT THE GRATE. THE WIND BLEW, DUST WENT INTO THE AIR, AND ONTO EMPLOYEE'S FACE.