Premier Silica LLCMining Incidents in 2006

Employee was positioned incorrectly when he was catching 100# bags off of the slow moving #3 product discharge conveyor belt. He caught his rt. thumb between the conveyor belt & discharge table. EE immediately jerked his thumb out causing a laceration to his thumb. EE was taken to the Dr. & received 12 stitches on his right thumb.

Employee was walking on lower floor level in the Process Bldg. and a small amount of acid from an abandoned overhead acid pipeline system dripped onto employee's right lower arm. The line has not been used for over 5 years. Employee suffered a 2nd degree burn on his right lower arm

EE was using 2' water hose to clean up sand build-up. The hose was positioned differently than usual. He did not check to see if hose had enough slack to pull forward. As he went to pull, it got hung up and he stopped abruptly and fell to the concrete and hit his right elbow. He was placed on restricted duty. Co doesn't have restricted work program so this is a lost time accident.

EE was leveling and installing forms for a wash rack. He was doing some shoveling. He was on his knees, but had knee pads on. When he finished with the job, EE felt pain in his right knee. EE was placed on restricted work status. but the company does not have a restricted work program. This will be lost time accident.

EE was descending from the lower (midpoint) of the track area of the D8L Dozer, when he lost his footing and slipped off the equipment injuring his right lower leg. He did not need medical treatment until 5/23/06. He was released for restricted work activity, but there is none available. His first lost workday is 5/24/06.

EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING A DUMP TRUCK & HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. THE EE WAS WEARING A BACK BELT. HE DID HAVE HIS SEAT BELT ON.

EE was performing maintenance on a horizontal roller conveyor using a hammer. The hammer slipped and hit his left index finger while he was holding a punch. No modified work available and his accident, will be a lost time.

He was having pain to his lower back from the previous day. He said the pain goes and comes but he is able to continue his shift. He elected not to see a physician and decided to wait until the next day to see how he felt. On 02/15/06, he reported for work, decided to see a doctor and was escorted by another employee.

Operator bent down to latch a door on a tramway bucket. As he bent down he felt a pain in his lower back; he closed the door and returned to the control room. The pain persisted so he went to a chiropractor. He returned to work the next day but was not able to complete shift and went to the ER. He was perscribed pain medication and was told to rest.

Two employees were moving a 70 pound Ro-tap testing sieve from the mill to the lab. The employee that was pushing the hand truck with the Ro-tap up the stairs felt pain in his right inguinal area. He did not report the accident until 11-16-06. The employee was placed on restricted work duty for a strain to the right inguinal area.

Employee was stepping down of the bottom step of the 970F endloader, which is approximately 18 inches from the ground. Employee was trying to reach for a concrete wall with his foot which was about 3 feet back from the endloader. Employee failed to reach the concrete wall which caused him to fall backwards and the middle of his back striking the concrete wall.

Employee was assembling new wall lockers. He was squatting down with his head inside the locker and as he stood up and backed out of the locker his ear ring got caught on the door latch. Employee's ear required 9 sutures. He returned to regular work duty.

The 6 x 9 slide gate was pulled out all the way & it fell down, smashing the tip of the employee's right ring finger.

Railcar unloader connveyor started to plug. Employee decided to clear blockage. One employee went to turn off power, other employee started to remove guard. While lifting guard, employee lost balance & stepped on belt which jumped, sucking his right foot into take up tension pulley.

On 02/23/06 employee received a puncture wound to his right hand, between his little and ring fingers. This incident was witnessed and caused by another employee. Victim was holding a plastic panel up with both hands while a driller from the opposite side of the panel drilled through the panel and part of victim's right hand.