Lafarge North America, Inc.Mining Incidents in 2016

PA was positioning the portable kiln shell cooling fan. The PA grabbed the tongue of the trailer & began to spin the fan on the wheeled jack stand. The jack locking pin came out & the jack folded towards the front of the tongue causing the tongue to drop to the ground and swinging the jack hitting the PA's hand. The employee was taken to the ER where EE received stitches.

Two employees were a team lifting a window air conditioner up from the floor to place it on a stack of pallets. During the lifting process EE felt a strain in the groin area.

EE WAS TRIMMING A PIECE OF SHEET STEEL SO IT WAS EASIER TO HANDLE. THIS PIECE WAS 1/4""X 2'X 4' EE WAS HANDLING THE STEEL WHEN IT SLIPPED OUT OF HAND AND LANDED ON LEFT FOOT RIGHT BEHIND STEEL TOE. Originally this was a 1st aid however due to the swelling not going down ee was checked out an via an x-ray 10/17/16 it was determined ee fractured second metatarsal.

Employee was inspecting the tower power shot port for a stage choke and build up. EE was wearing all required PPE. There was a brief period when the system went positive & EE breathed in some hot gasses causing EE to have some shortness of breath.

Employee was using a 10# sledge hammer to force a slide gate into position at the west clinker silo elevator. The elevation of the slide gate required the employee to swing the sledge hammer overhead to strike the desired position. It was from this movement that the employee felt a strain in back

Employee was sweeping the floor for approx 45 minutes then began shoveling a pile of cement dust in the finish mill area. EE felt a pain in EE's back, attempted to switch sides and body position but pain continued.

Employee was working on tire dock loading tires from the trailers to the feed system. Reports that as ee was walking into the trailer that ee had half of left foot on the trailer and the other on the air dock. As ee moved forward, foot slipped off the dock into the trailer causing all of weight to go onto the back of left heel rolling left ankle.

Tire dock employee got EE's right hand caught in the hook used to break down truck tires while moving them out of the trailer. EE was using the proper tool and wearing gloves but the tires in the back shifted forward unexpectedly causing EE's right hand to get stuck in the handle of the tool

Operator was loading a production haul truck with a large wheel loader. As EE backed away from the truck (bucket still in the air), EE drove over a basketball size rock that had unknowingly rolled behind loader. Right after EE drove over the rock, the employee experienced pain in back.

While installing a cheek plate on CR4 employee stepped into an opening on the platform which material is washed into. Employee reported lower back pain.

LEFT SHOULDER INJURED WHILE PULLING TIRES DOWN FROM A STACK.

Employee slipped on the ice and noticed soreness in shoulder and was instructed to administer self-care. Employee was placed on restricted duty after MRI on 2/23/16. During the week of February 22nd all hourly employees were laid off, this information was received 2/26/16 and employee returned to work on 2/29/16 on restricted duty.

Electrician walking between the back wall of the raw grind & a collector. In EE's path was a manhole covered with a circular cover constructed from expanded metal grating. When EE stepped on the cover, it tipped, causing EE to stumble. As EE stumbled, right forearm contacted the edge of the cover resulting in a puncture wound. EE's wound required two stitches to close.

Employee got cement dust in left eye which became irritated.

There were 2 crews of 2 welding the ring on the shell at the same time. The affected EE was wearing a welding PAPR while EE was welding, but had the shield up while EE did the fitting work. As EE fitted the iron, the other crew continued to weld about 6 feet to the left. On June 10th EE woke up with eye irritation. EE sought medical attention and was suffering from welding flash.

While cleaning at #2 belt tail, employee was using yellow hose to vacuum up water, mud, and rock. The yellow hose was stuck, so employee used a utility knife to cut the hose loose. During the cutting process the knife slipped off the hose and stabbed EE's left leg in the shin.

While chipping material build in chute, a portion of the material fell in front of the employee, causing them fall backward and striking head/helmet agianst the opposite wall. Employee lost conscious for a minute. EE's work partner helped EE exited the chute under their own power. EE and partner reported immediately to their supervisor and first aid was provided

Assisting in driving shims: hand & hammer slipped off shim - collar on shim driver hit finger & drove it into shim.

Employees were removing a coupling from a reducer shaft. As the coupling was being heated with a gas torch, a puller was being used to apply hydraulic pressure to the coupling. A piece of the coupling broke off and struck the employee that was holding the torch.

EE had a recordable hearing shift during our annual on site mobile hearing test held on Nov 1st and Nov 2nd 2016. Employee was notified and required to go into the hearing facility to retest with in 30 days. The employee failed to follow up after several email and verbal reminders to schedule the off site hearing test and did not notify the appropriate person.