Riverside Cement CoMining Incidents in 2008

No injuires occurred. Unexplained coal explosion in #5 Coal Mill.

While running up the stairs with both hands full employee mis-stepped causing him to stumble and banging his right wrist on the hand rail and twisting his back. (Lay off planned for 12/12/08)

EMPLOYEE STATED ON 12/3/08 THAT HE SUFFERED A WORK-RELATED INJURY ON 5/5/08 WHILING LIFTING BAGS IN THE PACKHOUSE. HE HAD BEEN TREATING THIS UNDER HIS PERSONAL INSURANCE UNTIL HE FOUND OUT THAT HE WAS SUFFERING FROM SLIPPED DISC. (NO MANAGEMENT KNEW OF THE ALLEGED INJURY UNTIL 12/3/08)

While trying to remove a section of metal that was inside a reject bin, the middle shifted coming in contact with the employee's left ring finger.

While employee was exiting the cab of the water truck he missed the hand grab on the cab, not keeping 3-points of contact, and fell to the ground. Employee sustained abrasion and hairline fracture to right elbow. Employee was placed on modifed duty on 9/29/08 until he was seen by ortho dr. and then placed off duty.

Removal of pressurized door.

Employee stepped over beam placing foot on rock causing ankle to roll

Pry Bar

Lifting cumbersome choker cable to put onto storage wheel.

Employee was cleaning #13 rock belt when he slipped and sprained his R/ ankle.

Employee was servicing a filter while standing on an 8 ft. ladder. The ladder slipped and he fell approximately 5 ft. landing on his right shoulder and dislocating it.

Hatch lid on tanker truck struck employee while opening. Employee was placed back to full duty at time of accident and then on 2/22/08 after doctor visit was placed on Modified Duty.

Employee was cleaning an inlet shelf with an air lance when hot dust came out of the door and down his glove, burning the top of his right hand.

Employee was cleaning up dust when he stepped into a hole and strained his right knee.

Employee was transporting an empty oxygen bottle on a hand truck when it twisted and sprained his right wrist.

Employee was closing the tailgate on the dump truck when he caught his right ring finger in the latch.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING BY # 2 FINISH BALLMILL AND STEPPED ON A CLINKER BALL SPRAINING HIS RIGHT ANKLE.

While employee was hooking up a cable to D9 Dozer, the cable slipped hitting his left ring finger. He was not wearing proper PPE- gloves.

Employee was assisting in removal of a faulty diverter valve using bull rigging when the valve got in a bind. Other employees helped to free it from the bind. When the valve freed from the bind it swung around and caught the employees arm in between the valve and a pipe support stand.