Lehigh Southwest Cement CompanyMining Incidents in 2003

EE WAS CLIMBING THE LADDER OF HIS 777 HAUL TRUCK WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

WHILE LIFTING AN H BEAM, EE FELT A TIGHTENING IN LOWER STOMACH.

EE STEPPED OUT OF GOLF CART AND FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK AND LEGS.

WAS PLACING A VIBRATOR ON A GYP RAILCAR HOPPER & MISSED THE BRACKET. HELT ONTO THE VIBRATOR & FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK. WENT TO THE DR. ON 6/20/03 & WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A SRAIN/SPRAIN ON HIS BACK. HE WAS GIVEN RX FOR PAIN & MUSCLE RELAXER, BUT RETURNED TO WORK ON LIGHT DUTY. ON 6/24/03 HE RETURNED TO DR. WITH CONTINUOUS PAIN & WAS TOLD NOT TO WORK UNTIL NEXT VISIT.

PICKING UP SHORT SECTION OF SCREW CONVEYOR AT THE COAL MILL AREA. EE LEANED TO ONE SIDE AND STRAINED RIGHT SHOULDER. EE DID NOT REPORT INJURY UNTIL 10/14/2003

EE WAS OPERATING A 992G LOADER. WHILE DIGGING, BUCKET CAME IN CONTACT WITH A LARGE ROCK CAUSING REAR OF LOADER TO COME OFF THE GROUND. WHEN REAR OF LOADER RE-CONTACTED THE GROUND, EE WAS BOUNC ED IN THE SEAT CAUSING LOW BACK PAIN. EE IS SHORT & LIGHTWEIGHT & MUST ADJUST SEAT TO LOWEST POSITION TO REACH PEDALS. BY DOING THIS CAUSES THE SEAT TO LOSE ITS SHOCK ABSORBING CAPABILITIES.

EE WAS GOING TO HIS VEHICLE AND TRIPPED OVER A PARKING BLOCK, INJURING HIS LEFT ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING HAUL TRUCK LADDER. EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND FELL CAUSING A SPRAIN TO THE LEFT KNEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING A SAMPLE IN THE NO CRANEWAY AREA, HIS RIGHT LEG SLID DOWN, AND LEFT KNEE POPPED.

EE WAS TROUBLESHOOTING PLUGGED DUST COLLECTOR. HE THEN OPENED THE INSPECTION DOOR AND STUCK HIS HAND IN WHILE ROTARY AIRLOCK WAS STILL RUNNING. ROTARY AIRLOCK CONNECTED WITH THE TIP OF HIS RIG HT MIDDLE FINGER CAUSING AN AVULSION.

AT C-MILL, WHILE CLEARING CHUNK OUT OF C-MILL CLINKER, RIGHT HAND WAS PINCHED CUTTING MIDDLE FINGER AND RING FINGER OF RIGHT HAND.

EE WAS CUTTING A PLASTIC COVER ON A FUEL NOZZLE WHEN KNIFE SLIPPED, CUTTING HIS FINGER.

WHILE ADJUSTING SAFETY GLASSES, A SMALL AMOUNT OF REFRACTORY GOT IN TO RIGHT EYE OF EMPLOYEE WHILE WORKING NEAR ELBOW RACK AREA.

EE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME ON 11-17-02. HE HAS BEEN WORKING WITH A FULL DUTY RELEASE UNTIL HIS SURGERY. EE STATES HIS SYMPOTOMS BEGAN IN 1997.

EE CLAIMS LOSS OF HEARING BECAUSE OF LOUD NOISE EE HAS WORKED AT THIS PLATN SITE SINCE 12-20-61 IN VARIOUS JOB POSITIONS.

THIS EE INJURED HIS KNEE ON 8/10/01. HE HAD A TOTAL OF 168 DAYS OFF AND WAS TRANSFERRED TO A TRUCK DRIVING POSITION ON 4/3/02. HE STATED THAT HIS KNEE STARTED SWELLING SOMETIME THE PREVIOUS WE EK. HIS DR. HAS PLACED HIM ON LIGHT DUTY.