Premier Silica LLCMining Incidents in 2003

EE WAS KNEELING INSIDE LOCKED OUT GRIZZLY IN ORDER TO REMOVE ROCKS WHICH WERE STRUCK IN FEED END. WHILE PULLING OUT OF A ROCK WITH BOTH HANDS, EE LOST HIS BALANCE, SMASHING HIS RIGHT PINKY FIN GER BETWEEN ROCK AND SHELL OF GRIZZLY. CONTUSION/ BRUISE TO RIGHT PINKY FINGER.

EE WAS OPERATING A 637 CAT SCRAPER IN QUARRY. EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO INITIATE A HOOK AND PUSH OPERATION WITH ANOTHER SCRAPER, WHEN HIS PUSH BLOCK RODE UP ON PUSH BLOCK OF OTHER SCRAPER CAUSING H IS FRONT WHEELS TO COME OFF GROUND, WHEN FRONT SCRAPER PULLED FORWARD, EE'S SCRAPER DROPPED BACK TO THE GROUND.

THE EE WAS REACHING UP AND OPENING THE DOOR TO A CAT 637G SCRAPER WHEN HE FELT SOMETHING IN HIS BACK PULL. THE EE SUFFERED AN UPPER BACK STRAIN.

EE CLAIMS TO HAVE MISSED A STEP ON A 3 STEP PLATFORM, FELL AND TWISTED HIS LEFT ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING COVER PLATE FROM FORKLIFT HYDRAULIC SYSTEM. HIS HAND SLIPPED AND HE JAMMED HIS FINGER.

2 EE'S WERE CUTTING A PIECE OF PIPE. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO HIT THE PIPE WITH A HAMMER, ONE EE INADVERTANTLY STRUCK THE OTHER EE'S LEFT HAND FRACTURING HIS THUMB.

EE STPPED OFF THE LADDER & SPRAINED RIGHT ANKLE

THE EE WAS BENT OVER TURNING A CRANK TO ADVANCE PALLETS OF SAND ON A ROLLER DISCHARGE CONVEYOR WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK.

THE EE TRIPPED AND FELL HITTING HIS HEAD ON A WHEELBARROW.

WHILE DRIVING SLOWLY ON A FORK LIFT, A UNKNOWN PIECE OF DIRT/DEBRIS STRUCK LEFT EYE CAUSING AN ALMOST IMMEDIATE IRRITATION. EE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES AT THE TIME. IRRITATION OF LEFT EYE L ASTED ALL DAY & INTO EVENING. EE SOUGHT MEDICAL TREATMENT AT LOCAL ER ROOM

EE WAS SWEEPING FLOOR OUTSIDE TERMINAL AND STEPPED ASIDE TO LET LOADED BUCKET PASS, STEPPING ON ROCK CAUSING THE ANKLE STRAIN. HE FELL TO THE GROUND AND WAS STRUCK IN THE ARM BY THE PASSING BU CKET, CAUSING A PUNCTURE WOUND RESULTING IN TWO STITCHES TO HIS ELBOW.

EE WAS MANUALLY TURNING GATE VALVE WITH A PIPE WRENCH AND WHILE PUTTING PRESSURE ON THE VALVE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK (LOWER BACK STRAIN).

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING HEAVY EQUIPMENT AND BACK STARTED HURTING.