Lehigh Hanson ECC, Inc.Mining Incidents in 2005

THE #18 SLURRY TANK RUPTURED RELEASING ABOUT 862,000 GALLONS OF SLURRY THROUGH OUT VARIOUS LOCATIONS OF THE PLANT

Employee was climbing down from east crane trolley when he felt a sharp pain in back of left knee. Experienced discomfort in knee but had no medical attention until 2-25-2006 when pain got worse. (Began missing work 2-27-2006).

Calibrating #10 clinker fow. Test chain (74 lbs) was being placed on storage hook at #7-8 fow area. The test chain got stuck on glove. He let go of chain thinking it was hooked. Chain fell from hook twisting & pulling left arm down & back. Surgery May 22, 2006.

Working on slurry pump. opened door and found runner broken removed runner for further inspection and sat it on the floor a few moents later the ee put his hand on the runner to move it out of the way at that time the filing plate fell off dial pins cutting the ee s finger.

Employee was installing a door on a mill. He had a chain jack hooked on the mill door and to an overhead crane. Too much pressure was applied by the crane, bending the hook on the chain jack, causing it to slip off the door striking the employee on the cheek.

AFTER CLEANING GRIZZLY AND REPLACING DOOR, THE EMPLOYEE TURNED TO WALK AWAY. HE STUMBLED ON LUMP OF MATERIAL AND TWISTED HIS BACK.

While walking to job, stepped on mill ball and injured knee.

EE TRIPPED ENTERING DOOR IN COOLER. HE FELL ON RIGHT SIDE, INJURING SHOULDER. THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED ON 5/7/05 - NO LOST TIME. ON 5/15/05 EE AGGRAVATED THE INJURY WHILE ATTEMPTING TO OPEN GATE ON SKID STEER LOADER. BEGAN MISSING TIME ON 5/16/05.

(2 EE's were injured.) Racking a discharged circuit breaker back into electrical panel. Just before insertion a click was heard & then an explosion took place that blew a hole in the front of the panel. EE received burns to face and hands (1st degree; treated & released at ER). Elec. panel is inoperable.

EE WAS ENGAGED IN REPAIRING CIRCUIT BREAKER. WHEN PREPARING TO REINSTALL BREAKER, EE DID NOT WAIT FOR ESSROC PERSONNEL TO COMPLETELY DE-ENERGIZE THE EQUIPMENT. EE#2 REMOVED THE TIES SECURING THE FEED LINES AND ALLOWED THE ENERGIZED LINES TO FALL ON A METAL BRACKET CAUSING AN ELECTRICAL FAULT AND BURNING THE CONTRACTOR.

(2 EE's were injured.) EE was racking a discharged circuit breaker back into electrical panel. Just before insertion a click was heard & then an explosion took place that blew a hole in the front of the panel. EE received burns to face & hands (3rd degree burns to hands; may need skin grafts. No loss of consciousness. Treated & released at ER.) Elec. panel is inoperable.

EE WAS ENGAGED IN REPAIRING A CIRCUIT BREAKER. WHEN PREPARING TO REINSTALL BREAKER, EE DID NOT WAIT FOR ESSROC PERSONNEL TO DE-ENERGIZE THE ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT. EE REMOVED THE TIES SECURING THE FEED LINES AND ALLOWED THE ENERGIZED LINES TO FALL ON METAL BRACKET, CAUSING AN ELECTRICAL FAULT AND BURNING THE CONTRACTOR

Checking dust collector - truck blowing off - ran over tank and dust was so heavy he could not see or breath. Hurrying to get out he hit a low steel beam on top of hard hat and snapped his neck backwards.

EE was inspecting area around 19 slurry tank for leaks. He stepped in wet material, slipped and injured his knee.

Raising almost empty pallet of clotter to sit on corner only to drain last of liquid. Lowered legs and received sharp pain in back side.

A lump was stuck in a feed chute. The employee was using a bar to strike the lump trying to dislodge the lump. The employee struck a flange with his hand on the bar fracturing his right index finger.

Crew cleaning out packing machine. Employee asked for air line to help remove material that was overhead- not reachable by about 2 feet. Injured used wooden pallet to step on, then lost balance and fell backwards.

Reading sensor from pipe by sliding it down to lower flange, flange had 4"" to go when sensor moved down. Employee went to support it as it continued down thus catching his fingers between it and the flange. The injury required 9 stitches.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING OVERHEAD CRANE ON A HOT EVENING, THE EMPLOYEE BECAME OVER HEATED.