O-N Minerals (Chemstone Company)Mining Incidents in 2007

Employee looking for a water leak in drainage ditch slipped on muddy ground and fell. This resulted in reportable lost time accident.

Emp was performing housekeeping duties at jaw crusher using shovel to remove buildup around crusher. Emp developed pain in lower back. The injury resulted in a MSHA reportable restricted duty incident.

Emp was cleaning out duct at hydrator, went to step down and mis-stepped, falling backwards. He caught himself, but caused lumbar strain. This is a lost time accident.

EE manually opening a bin gate. Gate was hard to open and employee was pulling and pushing in rocking motion. On the pull stroke the gate broke free causing a muscle strain to right shoulder. EE was taken to Emergency Room at Winchester Medical Center and was given 48 hours off resulting in reportable lost time accident.

EE was placing a container of hydrated lime on an overhead shelf, the container fell striking the employee, the lid came off and lime splashed in EE face and eyes (EE was wearing safety glasses) burning cornea of right eye. This resulted in two days lost time.

Employee working in small storage area with 2.5"" aisles when a truck came in needing to be unloaded - employee turned to leave catching his foot on open box falling forward and landing on his right side fracturing two ribs. This resulted in a lost time accident.

EE was assisting with clearing a blockage at Gryatory crusher and feed chute when a slab of rock slid down the chute striking right elbow. This resulted in an MSHA reportable accident because of one day restricted duty.

Emp was climbing down from a loader and missed the first rung, falling to the ground. This is a reportable accident because he was fitted with a brace on his left knee. There was no lost time.

While EE was observing a malfunction at top of rotary kiln dust blew into left eye (EE was wearing safety glasses). This is a no lost time reportable accident due to eye medication.

Windy day and dust got into left eye under safety glasses. This is a reportable accident because of eye medication.

EE was standing in control room and stretched his arm over head, striking left index finger against sharp edge of light fixture, resulting in laceration requiring stiches. This was a reportable no lost time incident.