Premier Silica LLCMining Incidents in 2000

THE EE WAS PLACING A PIECE OF METAL GRATING ON A CYCLONE TOWER WHEN IT SLIPPED BETWEEN THE FRAMEWORK IT WAS TO LAY ON, AND BECAME JAMMED. WHEN HE TRIED TO PULL IT OUT FEL AND HEARD A POP IN HI S LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING STEEL BALLS ON BELT, ONE BELT SLID AND MASHED RT MIDDLE FINGER TIP AGAINST ANOTHER BALL. FRACTURE TO FINGERTIP UNDER FINGERNAIL.

EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING A FAIRLY HEAVY OBJECT ON UNEVEN GROUND; WHILE LIFTING & MOVING THE OBJECT FROM THE SERVICE TRUCK, HE FELT A STRAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

EE WAS HELPING TO CVHANGE OUT A FAILED DOUBLE TRUNNION BEARING ON THE LEACH TUBE. AFTER REMOVING THE TRUNNION, EE APPARENTLY STAYED BEHIND TO CHECK THE TIGHTNESS OF THE PINION BEARING BOLTS. A LL OTHER EES HAD LEFT THE AREA. WHILE APPARENTLY CHECKING THE PINION BOLTS, EE FGELL APPROX. 6', BREAKING HIS RIGHT WRIST.

RIGHT SHOULDER STRAIN MOVING BAGS ONTO PALLETIZER. REPORTED 7/23. WENT TO DOCTOR 8/2.

HOLDING A PIECE OF STEEL (RADIO ANTENNA MOUNT) IN LEFT HAND, & TURNING SCREWDRIVER IN RIGHT HAND SCREWDRIVER SLIPPED OFF SCREW INTO LEFT HAND

MOVING BANDED CRATE, CRATE HUNG, WHEN PULLED IT GAVE WAY AND METAL BAND CUT RIGHT INDEX FINGER LENGTHWISE REQUIRING 13 STITCHES.

AFTER LOADING A BULK TANKER, HE LIFTED THE LOAD OUT SPOUT AND PULLED A MUSCLE BELOW HIS LEFT SHOULDER BLADE.

HE WAS TAKING OFF THREE PIPE END CAPS AND WAS STANDING ON EXTENSION LADDER TO REACH THE ENDCAP EITH A PIPE WRENCH. HE PULLED DOWN ON THE WRENCHAND IT SLIPED OFF THE LADDER AND CUT HIS LEFT TH UMB. HE NEEDED SUTURES.

HE WAS GOING TO UNLOAD A 10 FEET METAL SIGN OST THAT WAS FASTEN TO THE LADDER RACK ON THE PICKUP TRUCK. HE STEPPED UP ON THE TAILGATE OF THE TRUCK AND STOOD UP AND HIT HIS HEAD ON THE SIGN POS T THAT GAVE HIM A SMALL LACERATION.

WHILE LOADING A BULK TRUCK, THE EMPLOYEE BRACED HIS HAND ON A WALK-WAY AND A SHARP BURR ON THE WALK-WAY SLICED THRU HIS LEFT HAND. THE LACERA-TION REQUIRED THREE SUTURES TO CLOSE.

EE SLIPPED AND FELL WHILE STANDING ON A PIPE. THE PIPE WAS COVERED WITH SAND MAKING IT A SLIPPERY SURFACE. HE FELL APPROX 2' AND FELL AGAINST A STEEL CROSS MEMBER, BRUISING HIS RIGHT SIDE RIB AREA. HE WAS PULLING ON A CABLE HOIST WHEN THIS OCCURRED.

USING UTILITY KNIFE TO CUT A PIECE OF RUBBER TO LINE A CHUTE. KNIFE SLIPPED CUT LEFT FOREARM REQUIRED STITCHES.

WHEN REPAIRING A WARMAN SLURRY PUMP, THE FRONT COVER OF THE PUMP SLIPPED OUT OF EE S HAND AND FELL AGINST AN ADJACENT TANK, CUTTING HIS RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER. THE CUT TO THE FINGER REQUIRED FIVE SUTURES.

MOVING PARTS - CHIP BROKE LOOSE, LODGED IN LIP. ER REMOVED IT.

WORKING IN SCREENHOUSE, FELL FORWARD, BENT LEFT RING FINGER BACK, DISLOCATED IT AT MIDDLE KNUCKLE.

WELDING - METAL IN RIGHT EYE.

FOLLOWING A THREE DAY SUSPENSION THE EMPLOYEE FSAILED TO REPORT TO WORK FOR THE NEXT TWO WORK DAYS. ON 03-09-00 THE EMPLOYEE INFORMED MANAGEMENT THAT HE MISSED THE TWO DAYS FOR WORK REALTED ST RESS. MANAGEMENT IS FILLING THIS REPORT UNDER PROTEST FOR THIS ALLEGED CLAIM.