All MSHA-reportable accidents at Specialty Minerals Inc operations in 2022. Fatalities appear first.
While operator was pushing material, the dozer began to slide sideways away from the highwall. Eventually, leading the vehicle to slide down and roll over once and back upright. Immediate drug and alcohol testing was performed. Operator was seen by a physician. Physician did not find any injuries. Results returned positive for alcohol.
The Injured EE was carrying a five gallon water bottle for the water cooler up a flight of stairs when EE strained a muscle in EE's lower back this incident was reported on 9-12-22, the EE did not seek medical treatment until 9-23-22. Incident recordable on 9-23-22
Employee was walking down stairs. Heel of boot got stuck on grate and employee tripped and fell down 6-7 stairs.
Kiln building location. Right eye injury: employee was wearing goggles in the kiln building. The goggles had some hot lime residue on them. EE removed goggles, and a small amount of hot lime entered EE's eye causing a burn.
Employee was moving a waste hopper via forklift to a dumpster. They dismounted the forklift and placed a hand at the base of the hopper and then released the hopper latch. The hopper rolled over left hand, lacerating middle finger. Employee was taken to the hospital where two stitches were applied.
EE attempted to retract a magnet carriage into place. The carriage did not fully retract as prompted. EE performed LOTO and opened the hatch to the magnet to then find the magnet half closed. EE attempted to maneuver the carriage to return it to an open position simultaneously the cylinder actuated closing the carriage on EE's right hand. EE suffered a contusion.
A temp EE finished loading a 1000 lb. super sack when the EE noticed the super sack started to slide off the forklift forks. The EE thought they tilted the forks back. The EE then grabbed onto the super sack and felt pain in their lower back. On 2-15-22 temp EE was evaluated and given a prescription and a back belt for a lower lumbar strain.
EE was retrieving a piece of plastic hose that was below a catwalk on the roof of the building. EE used a broom to retrieve the hose. While pulling the hose over the guardrail of the catwalk towards self with right hand, frozen material shifted within the hose pulling EE's right wrist outward causing sharp pain. EE was diagnosed with a strained wrist.
The injured EE suffered a hand laceration while cutting a piece of steel (ball screw) while cutting the screw it snapped and cut the injured EE right hand resulting in stitches to the EE's right hand index finger knuckle