Rogers Group, Inc.Mining Incidents in 2002

SLIP & FALL FROM CAT HAUL TRUCK. SENT TO DOCTOR FOR DIAGNOSIS ONLY; NOT REPORTABLE AT THE TIME. APRIL 7, 2003 - SURGERY ON SHOLDER COMPLETED.

EE RECEIVED A FLASH BURN TO HIS RIGHT EYE AS HE WAS HOLDING THE OPPOSITE END OF A 10"" PIPE THAT WAS BEING WELDED. HE WAS ABOUT 8' FROM WHERE THEPIPE WAS BEING WELDED WITH HIS BACK TO THE WELDI NG. HE CLAIMS HE NEVER LOOKED AT THE WELDING ANDHAD HIS BACK TO THE WELD THE ENTIRE TIME.

EE WAS REMOVING OLD SECTION OF WALL FROM THE MILL. IN THE PROCESS OF HITTING THE TIN TO REMOVE THE NAILS A PIECE OF TIN WAS IMBEDDED IN HIS EYE & HAD TO BE REMOVED.

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LIFT SURGE BIN DOOR FOR REPAIRS, 2ND HINGE BROKE, CAUSING DOOR TO FALL. IN EE'S ATTEMPT TO CATCH DOOR (TO PREVENT IT FROM STRIKING ANOTHER EE) HIS RIGHT HAND-RINGER FINGER WAS SMASHED. FINGER WAS FRACTURE & EE RETURNED TO WORK W/RESTRICTED DUTY LIMITATIONS, THE NEXT WORK DAY.

EE WAS CLIMBING UP TO SECONDARY MILL AND WAS STRUCK IN EYE BY FLYING ROCK. EE WAS NOT WEARING SAFETY GLASSES AS REQUIRED BY SAFETY POLICY OF COMPANY. EE WAS NOT ASSIGNED TO THIS AREA AND HAD L EFT HIS JOB POST WITHOUT PERMISSION.

EMPLOYEE STATES: I WAS STEMMING HOLES WHEN ROCK HIT MY HARD HAT. I STARTED TO RUN FORWARD AND NOTICED MY ARM WAS BLEEDING.

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CLEAR A CLOD FROM FEED HOPPER IN PUG MILL TUNNEL. BELT WAS AT STOP & THE TRIP CABLE WAS PULLED LOCKING BELT OUT. THE EE WASHITTING SIDE OF CHUTE WITH SLEDGE HAMMER. AS HE SWUNG THE HAMMER THE LONG HANDLE HUNG ON AN I-BEAM CAUSING HIM TO MISS AND HIT THE ADJUSTING RODHANDLE WITH HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER.

WHILE INSTALLING THE DRIVE BELT ON A SCREEN AN EE GOT HIS FINGER CAUGHT B/W THE BELT AND THE SCREEN SHEAVE AND CUT THE END OF HIS FINGER. DUETO A BROKEN MOTOR MOUNT THE EE WAS NOT ABLE TO FULLY ADJUST THE MOUNT PROPERLY AND WAS ROLLING THE BELTS ON WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED.

OPENING DOOR ON CRUSHER BY HITTING PIN WITH PRY BAR & 4 LB. HAMMER, PRY BAR CHIPPED & PIECE OF METAL WENT THROUGH PANTS LEG & EMBEDDED IN KNEE.

AN EE WAS ADJUSTING A DRYER KILN BY TIGHTENING THE BOLT ON THE DRYER TRUNIONS WHEN THE WRENCH HE WAS USING SLIPPED ON THE HEAD OF THE BOLT & STRUCK HIM IN THE MOUTH. HE WENT TO THE HOSPITAL AND RECEIVED TWO STITCHES TO THE INSIDE OF HIS LOWER LIP. EE RECEIVED ANTIBIOTICS. EE RETURNED TO WORK W/NO RESTRICTIONS.