All MSHA-reportable accidents at O-N Minerals (Chemstone Company) operations in 2017. Fatalities appear first.
The injured and another contractor employee were in the process of reassembling the front end of a haul truck. The injured contractor employee was crawling under the haul truck when ee placed finger in a pinch point. The other employee slid the front end assembly into place while the injured' s finger was in a the pinch point, resulting in an avulsion of a finger.
Replacing wiring harness on C13. Pulled engine hood enclosure down and felt pop in Left Shoulder. Has continued to bother employee. Dx 2/1/17 with left tendon strain.
Two employees were loading 10' lengths of stainless steel shaft from a vertical turbine pump into a loader bucket. They were performing two man lifts. At some point IE started lifting them alone and back popped and felt a pain in lower back. IE finished loading the shafts and then came to the surface and told the shift foreman what happened.
Temporary employee was cutting the ANFO hose on the powder truck. The knife slipped cutting the employee's arm. The employee was taken to the emergency room where the employee received 11 staples. The knife was being pulled toward employee's body instead of away.
While loosening brake on rail car, employee felt pain in abdomen area. Taken to hospital and diagnosed with strain.
On 05/04/2017, Beitzel Corporation employee, was using a 6' grinder with a cutoff wheel while working to cut metal as part of a skirt skid fabrication project at the Carmeuse Lime & Stone processing plant in Strasburg, Virginia. While cutting, the grinder appears to have caught in the metal, kicking back and striking ee in the left leg just above the knee.