Lafarge North America, Inc.Mining Incidents in 2012

Power Outage causing LSI belt to stop. Gate Valve failed to close which caused the LSI belt to start on fire from the heat from the Kiln.

Explosion somewhere in our coal mill system. Investigation is on going.

While operating jackhammer felt a pull in groin area.

Lifted loaded wheel barrow to move and felt ""off"" Went home at 3:30 and felt feverish and noticed a lump on the left side of groin area.

Climbing down ladder and stepped on rock at bottom and twisted knee.

Assisting in cleaning up pile of material and felt back pain while twisting.

Slipped on second step. Placed 6' step ladder on material and did not maintain 3 point contact on ladder. While climbing up to give his co-worker a shovel.

Employee was moving a ladder to reach a area that needed to be patched. Vac truck hose was in the floor in the area I was working in. I stepped backwards & tripped over the hose, fell down & hit a rock laying in floor with my left ankle. Employee didn't go to the doctor until later and was advised on 12-4-2012 the ankle was broken and would need to have surgery on 12-7-2012.

Employee was using a hammer and hitting a piece of steel when a piece of the steel flew off, cutting employee's left leg, above the knee.

An employee tripped over a piece of cut railroad track that is used as weight in a counterweight box. When the employee tripped, he fell forward and tried to catch himself on a 10"" pipe. When he reached for the pipe, he hyper-extended his right shoulder and felt a ""pop"".

On 11/05 Employee states on 11/02 he was cleaning out an air lancing tower. EE was hanging onto a long steel pipe and sliding it inside the tower. It got stuck and he started experiencing right shoulder pain.

Employee was pushing on a wrench and injured back.

Employee was using an air lance to clear a blockage from an air slide on 9/19/2012, he felt that he ""strained"" his right shoulder. Employee did not see a physician until he felt it was necessary on 9/28/2012.

Employee was stacking tires in his truck, when stepping over the tires his foot slipped spraining his l knee.

Chipping away buildup in a silo to remove chunks. Multiple locations, angles and positions. August 13 21012 the investigation on this matter was closed and the injury was deemed a new claim and not an aggravation of a previous injury

Employee was working at the ASF site. He stepped over a barricade on to a bolt sticking out of the floor twisting his ankle. He sought treatment at Occupational Health Services and is currently on modified duty for a sprain to his foot and ankle.

Lifting trash can contents into dumpster.

The Ee was driving haul truck in the quarry. He felt pain in his lower back. He feels this was due to a pothole in the road. On 4/30/12 the Ee ask to visit the doctor and was placed on restricted duty.

While removing a pump follower plate for maintenance, employee caught finger between the plate and the pump shaft. Result in a facture and laceration. Right hand pinky finger.

Employee was stacking tires in trailer, after driving to another site noticed numbness in the fingers and pain in trapezius muscle.

Employee was stepping down off of a piece of equipment and felt a pop in his left knee. Employee stated he did not slip, twist, or trip on anything and maintained three points of contact as he descended the steps. Employee sought treatment at Occupational Health Services in Independence and has been diagnosed with a medial meniscus tear.

Employee stepped off of platform and bumped left knee on elevator guard. Did not seek medical attention until 2/2/2012. Returned to doctor on 2/7/2012 and was prescribed pain medication and therapy.

Installing Air Blaster on bin, employee & supervisor went to test fire Blaster. When Blaster fired, cap on clean out port came off and hit employee on left leg. Employee said leg was a little sore but did not need medical attention. Pain continued and employee sought treatment at OHS Compcare on 1/18/2012. Employee returned with restrictions and is doing physical therapy.

Walking out of the kiln employee ran into a chain result in a laceration above left eye, required 4 stitches.

Employee grabbed a passenger elevator door with his right hand and pulled the door closed, inadvertently slamming the door shut on his left middle finger. Middle finger required stitches.

Employee was welding on the boat-loader catwalk, in the shop. He was wearing his welding helmet & safety glasses. He raised his welding helmet while grinding the slag off the weld when a piece of foreign material got past his safety glasses and into his eye.

Employee was assisting in removing a ceramic lined jet assembly from a cement blender. This required him to be on his knees in an area containing numerous 1/2"" plastic hoses. When leaving the space he was in, it is assumed he bumped the assembly which freed it to fall & hit his finger, requiring medical treatment & 7 stitches.

Millwright was fabricating an oil pump base in the machine shop. He was working on a table, welding & grinding the base. When he rotated the base, the leg on one side slid off the table & the inside of the base fell about 3"", pinching his left hand small finger. He was wearing all his PPE. X-rays showed no broken bones. He was prescribed pain medication.

I was working on the max flow meter. I turned to my right and felt a pain in my lower back.

Employee was exiting raw grind building when he slipped and fell twisting his ankle. On 1-16-12 employee went to the doctors and found he fractured his leg.