Mitsubishi Cement CorpMining Incidents in 2007

Climbing ladder to dust collector, when at top of landing reached up 4 feet and felt pull in right elbow.

Dusty floor.

While assisting another employee with unplugging a rock feeder, a rock, approximately 4"" in diameter, came out of the poke hole, ricocheted and struck employee in the pelvic area causing a bruise.

Using sledge hammer, swung and missed piece of angle welded to shaft on screw for 4SC29. Pinched right middle finger between handle of sledge and the angle iron that was sticking up.

When reporting the incident, employee stated that his foot was hurting when he woke up. After starting work, the condition was aggravated when he stepped down from a step in the pre-heater tower. He had pain in his ankle/foot and it appeared to be swollen. Although it was never diagnosed as gout, the Dr. suggested that was what it might be.

Employee stated he was on one knee removeing a cover on a poke hole (a metal cover approximately 1/4"" X 4"") on a 4"" round pipe. As he went to put the pin (1/4"" X 1"" X 6"" steel pin) back in he bent over. That's when he felt the pain in his lower back. Strain - low back.

Miner had a respiratory distress situation. Miner had problems breathing at beginning of shift, but insisted she was fit for duty. During work activity cleaning up a raw material spill she had further difficulty breathing and sought treatment.

Miner diagnosed with mesiothelioma which may be work-related.

This is a claim of repeditive motion injury to the left shoulder. The minor did not report this claim until after a non-work related vehicle accident, where the physician indicated that a clai med shoulder injury may be work-related.

Employee was sitting in crusher control room assumed to be sleeping. when awakened he said that he forgot to take his insulin shot for diabetes. He was talking and acting like he just woke up.