Rinker Materials Of Florida, Inc.Mining Incidents in 2003

WHILE REMOVING A FEED PLATE FROM THE CRUSHER WITH A CRANE, EE'S HAND GOT PINCHED BETWEEN THE FEED PLATE AND THE RIM OF THE CRUSHER.

EMP TURNED OFF VALVE ON CAUSTIC DELIVERY SYSTEM CAUSING PRESSURE TO BUILD UP BEHIND VALVE AND CAUSTIC HOSE TO BURST. EMP WAS SPRAYED WITH CAUSTIC. HE HAD ON SAFETY GLASSES BUT NOT MANDATORY FA CE SHIELD. EE WAS TAKEN TO E.R. AND HIS EYES WERE FLUSHED WITH NO APPARENT DAMAGE MAKING IT A FIRST AID CASE.

EE WAS ADJUSTING THE FEED END AIR SEAL ON KILN USING A PORTAPOWER. THE SEAL SHIFTED QUICKLY AND DISLODGED SOME KILN DUST THAT ENTERED THROUGH THE GOGGLES AND INTO HIS EYES.

EE WAS GRINDING ON A SIDE WALL HOLDING GRINDER OVER HIS HEAD IN FRONT OF HIM. HE HIT THE FRAME OF UPPER DECK CAUSING GRINDER TO JUMP, TWISTING HIS ARMS CAUSING GRINDER TO STRIKE HIS WRIST, LAC ERATING IT REQUIRING STITCHES.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING THE LADDER TO ACCESS THE CAB OF THE 785 HAUL TRUCK WHEN HIS RIGHT HAND SLIPPED OFF THE HAND RAIL CAUSING A BACKWARDS FALL TO THE GROUND.

EE WAS BACK DRAGGING ROAD ADJACENT TO MINE PROPERTY WHEN HE STRUCK A TREE. LATER THE EE COMPLAINED OF CHEST PAINS THEREFORE, SUSTAINING A STRAINED CHEST MUSCLE.

EE WENT TO REMOVE AN EMPTY BAG FROM THE STOPPED CONVEYOR LINE WHEN THE LINE STARTED AUTOMATICALLY HE CAUGHT HIS RIGHT THUMB IN THE CHAIN CONVEYOR. EE FAILED TO HIT THE E STOP PRIOR TO REACHING FOR THE EMPTY BAG. HE DID NOT HIT THE E STOP SINCE THE CONVEYOR WASNT RUNNING.

EE WAS WASHING OUT TAIL SECTION OF CONVEYOR WITH WATER HOSE WHEN A ROCK FELL FROM OVERHEAD CONVEYOR AND STRUCK EE IN HARD HAT.

EE WAS CLIMBING DOWN A FIXED LADDER IN SCREEN HOUSE & ATTEMPTED TO STEP OFF LADDER TO A STAIRWAY JUST TO LEFT OF LADDER. (THERE WAS A HOSE PILED UP UNDERNEATH LADDER.) WHEN EE PLACED HIS FOOT ON THE STEP BELOW, IT SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDER HIM & HE FELL ON HIS TAILBONE. BECAUSE OF THE HOSE BEING IN THE WAY, EE DID NOT HAVE A SUITABLE PLATFORM TO EXIT THE LADDER.

EE WAS HELPING INSTALL A PIPE UNDER A CLASSIFIER SYSTEM WHILE USING A CROWBAR TO APPLY PRESSURE TO KEEP PIPE IN SLOT SO IT COULD BE CLAMPED, WHEN HE PULLED HIS LUMBAR MUSCLE.

ELECTRICIAN WAS STEPPING INTO THE BED OF A WORK TRUCK AND STRUCK HIS RIGHT KNEE ON THE TAILGATE OF THE TRUCK. HE WAS EXAMINED BY A DOCTOR THE AFTERNOON OF THE ACCIDENT AND GIVEN A DIAGNOSIS OF ""MUSCULAR CONTUSION"". HE CLAIMED TO HAVE A GREAT DEAL OF PAIN, SO THE DR PRESCRIBED PAIN AND ANTI-INFLAMMATORY MEDICATION. WAS PUT ON LIGHT DUTY FOR A WEEK.

EE WAS RETURNING FROM #5 FINISH MILL WITH ADDITIVE SAMPLES WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL ON HIS LEFT KNEE.

AN EMPTY BAG GOT ONTO THE CONVEYOR. THE EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING IT WHEN HIS RIGHT THUMB GOT CAUGHT IN THE MESH CONVEYOR. HE THEN PULLED HIS THUMB FROM THE CONVEYOR, ADDING TO THE INJURIES.

WHILE TROUBLE SHOOTING A 4150 MAIN BREAKER PANEL, EE MAD CONTACT WITH 4160 VOLTS IN THE BUS BAR PANEL NEXT TO THE MAIN BREAKER. EE FAILED TO FOLLOW POSTED PROCEDURES BY VISUAL CONFIRMATION THA T THE KNIFE SWITCHES FOR THE BREAKER WERE DISENGAGED EVEN THOUGH THE MAIN BREAKERE SWITCH WAS IN THE OFF POSITION. THE BREAKER SWITCH SHAFT WAS BROKEN.

WHILE DOING MAINTENANCE WORK ON THE BOOSTER, EE HAD CLIMBED OVER A V-BELT GUARD. AFTER DOING SO HIS RIGHT FOOT STEPPED ON A SHORT PIECE OF ANGLE IRON THAT WAS WELDED TO THE BARGE. UPON PUTTING HIS FULL WEIGHT ON THE IRON ANGLE, HIS RIGHT FOOT TURNED OVER ON ITS SIDE. EE WASN'T IN PAIN RIGHT AWAY BUT AS THE DAY WENT ON, THE PAIN INCREASE. AREA WAS LOCKED OUT PRIOR TO MAINTENANCE.

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CLOSE THE DOOR ON A HOPPER CAR WHEN HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK. HE DID NOT NOTICE THE ROCK THAT WAS KEEPING THE DOOR FROM CLOSING.

EE STRUCK HIMSELF IN THE MOUTH WITH A WRENCH WHILE PERFORMING MAINTENANCE REPAIRS.

EE WAS MOVING HAMMERS IN THE STEDMAN WITH A PRY BAR WHEN THE HAMMER JUMPED OVER THE RAIL. EE GRABBED THE HAMMER TO KEEP IT FROM FALLING OFF THE TABLE AND STRAINED HIS BACK.

WHILE GREASING THE BUCKET PINS ON A LOADER, THE HOSE FLEW OFF AND STRUCK EE ON THE RIGHT SHOULDER CAUSING A PUNCTURE WOUND.

WHILE CLEANING OUT ACCESS HOLE, PARTICLES FROM THE ENGINE HOSE WENT INTO THE EMPLOYEES LEFT EYE.

WHILE UNDOING BOLTS FROM MACHINE, A PIECE OF A RUSTY METAL BOLT GOT INTO THE EMPLOYEES RIGHT EYE.

EE WAS CUTTING BAND ON A BUNDLE OF EMPTY BAGS. HE WAS PULLING THE KNIFE TOWARDS HIM. WHEN HE CUT THROUGH THE STRAP THE KNIFE CONTINUED ON AND HE STABBED HIMSELF ON THE INSIDE OF HIS LEFT THIGH .

EMPLOYEE WAS DISASSEMBLING AN AIR ACTUATED VALVE UNDER #14 SILO. THE VALVE CYCLED AMPUTATING THE FINGERPRINT AREA OF HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER. HE FAILED TO LOCK OUT THE AIR.

EE WAS EXITING THE LOCOMOTIVE, HE FELT SOMETHING BITE HIM ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF HIS NECK. HE FOUND A LARGE SPIDER ON HIS SHOULDER. EE WAS SENT TO HOSPITAL FOR OBSERVATION PURPOSES. HE HAD NO RE ACTION TO THE SPIDER BITE.