TXI (A/K/A Texas Industries Inc)Mining Incidents in 2003

MINER WALKED DOWN SLIP AND BOARDED MOTOR BOAT. WHILE WALKING TO BACK OF BOAT MINER SLIPPED AND FELL ON RIGHT LOWER BACK AND HIP. SUB-FREEZING TEMPRATURES CREATED A MORE SLICK SURFACE THAN NORM AL. TRAVEL WAY ON BOAT WAS FREE OF TRIP HAZARDS.

EE WAS DISMOUNTING FROM THE DRILL RIG. AS HE STEPPED TO THE GROUND AND PUT HIS WEIGHT ON THE FOOT THAT WAS ON THE GROUND, THE ROCK HE WAS STEPPING ONTO SHIFTED, CAUSING HIM TO FALL, ROLLING HI S RIGHT ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING HYDRAULIC PRESSURE ON CLASSIFIER, WHILE COMING DOWN THE STAIRS HE SAID HIS LEG LOCKED UP AND GAVE HIM A JAR. HE CONTINUED TO WORK, AS THE NIGHT WENT ON HIS BACK STARTED T O HURT. EE LEFT WORK AROUND 3:00 AM AND HE COULDHARDLY WALK.

EE WAS LOWER LOUVER BLADES THE NIGHT OF THE INJURY HE S NOT QUIT SURE WHEN BACK SPRAIN HAPPEN. HE WORKE UP ON THE 28TH WITH A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

EE WAS IN A CLASSIFIER TUB DOING MAINTENANCE, PULLING ON A VALVE ROD WHICH WAS STUCK IN THE SAND TO TRY TO DISLODGE IT. HE FELT A PAIN IN THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS BACK. IT HURT FOR A LITTLE WHILE THEN LATER THAT DAY HIS BACK POPPED. IT DID NOT HURT MUCH AFTER THAT BUT PAIN INCREASED AS THE WEEK PROGRESSED. HE BEGAN WEARING & BACK BRACE & RELATED THE EVENTS OF THE INJURY TO TEAM COOR.

EE ALLEGES THAT WHILE HE WAS LINING A 5-15/16"" SHAFT IN A PULLEY, HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK.

CREW WAS IN THE PROCESS OF CHANGING HAMMERS. HELPER HAD HOLDING WRENCH BOLTED UP AGAINST THE MAST. WHILE CONNECTING, DRILL STEEL CROSS THREADED ONTO HAMMER. DRILLER REVERSED ROTATION TO UNTHRE AD. WHEN HE DID THIS IT CAUSED THE HOLDING WRENCH TO MOVE. HELPER RE-GUIDED DRILL STEEL ONTO HAMMER, THE DRILLER HIT THE ROTATION TO SCREW ONTO THE HAMMER, CAUSING THE WRENCH TO HIT HIS ANKLE

EE ALLEGES THAT WHILE CHANGING A VALVE, HE FELT A BURNING SENSATION ON HIS LEFT SIDE. NOTE: EE DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL 6/14/03.

EE ALLEGES THAT WHILE PUSHING A BAG (CONVEYOR WAS CHOKED UP) HIS RT. FOOT GOT CAUGHT IN CONVEYOR PULLING HIS BODY INTO IT UP TO HIS CHEST.

4 MENT WERE GOUGLING WHEN A SMALL FIRE STARTED. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED. AS THEY WERE RETURNING TO WORK TWO OF THE MEN WERE EUGUIFED IN FLAME.

ON MONDAY DEC. 22, EE WAS PERFORMING MAINTENANCEAT DREDGE. HE WAS HELPING CO-WORKER DO OIL CHANGE ON 3406 AND CLEANING UP CAB OF DREDGE, AND TEARING OUT OLD FLOOR SO NEW ONE COULD BE INSTALLE D. EE HELPED CARRY SOME CONCRETE BOARD USED TO REPAIR FLOOR. THE BOARD WAS CARRIED APPROX. 40 YDS DOWN A RAMP. EE CONTINUED TO WORK ON FLOOR PROJECT UNTIL COMPLETED... (1/13/04-HAD SURGERY)

EE WAS TAKING A LOAD OF MATERIAL TO OUR HOPPER IN HIS HAUL TRUCK. HE SNEEZED & JERKED HIS WHEEL, IN DOING SO HE RAN OVER ONE OF OUR CONCRETE BLOCKS THAT WE HAVE LINED ALONG OUR HAUL ROAD. WH EN HE RAN OVER IT, HE SLAMMED HIS HEAD IN THE INSIDE OF THE CAB, OF THE HAUL UNITS WINDOW LATCH CAUSING A CONCUSION.

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO ENTER A SCRUBBER TO CLEAR OUT A SLURRY LINE WHEN HE SLIPPED LOSING HIS FOOTING & HE FELL ABOUT 31 FT DOWN THE DISCHARGE CHUTE. EE WAS TAKEN TO LOCAL HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT . RECEIVED 13 STITCHES TO THE BACK OF HIS HEAD & SEVERAL BRUISES & SMALL CUTS & SCRAPES TO HIS BODY. EE WAS KEPT OVER NIGHT FOR OBSERVATION.

EE WAS ALIGNING 2 PIECES OF FLANGED PIPE WHICH WERE FLOATING ON PONTOONS ON THE DREDGE POND. THEY WERE USING AN OUTBOARD BOAT TO LINE UP THE PIPE BECAUSE OF HIGH WIND. INJURED WAS ON THE PIPEL INE. THE BOAT WAS AT HIGH THROTTLE TO COMPENSATEFOR THE WIND.INJURED STEPPED ONTO THE BOAT & THEFRONT OF BOAT SLIPPED UNDER PIPELINE. THE BOAT SHOT FORWARD CATCHING LEG BETWEEN BOAT & PIPELIN

EE WAS TYING A FILTER SCREEN TO THE END OF A PUMP SUCTION HOSE TO PREVENT IT FROM SUCKING ROCKS INTO THE PUMP. WHEN HE PULLED ON THE ROPE TO TIGHTEN IT, HIS SHOULDER POPPED.

EE WALKING ALONG FLAT SURFACE #101 CONVEYOR CATWALK, STEPPED ON FIST SIZED ROCK, TWISTED LEFT KNEE; FELL DOWN, CAME DOWN ON LEFT KNEE.

EE WAS STANDING ON RT FRONT FENDER OF HAUL UNIT CLEANING MIRROR; WHILE STEPPING DOWN TO GET OFF, HE LOST FOOTING & FELL 4 FT TO GROUND. FALL CAUSED STRAIN TO LT KNEE & LT HIP.

EE WAS CHANGING A HYDRAULIC HOSE ON A LOADER & PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS NECK.

EMPLOYEE WAS KNEELING ON THE FLOOR PREPARING TO SLIDE A SHEET OF METAL. WHEN HE LEANED FORWARD HE FELT A CATCH IN HIS BACK AND HAD DIFFICUTLY STANDING UP.

EMPLOYEE WAS SETTING 48"" TROUGHING IDLER UPON CATWALK TO BE PUT ON AFTER SETTING IDLERS DOWN. EMPLOYEE UNHOOKED CHAIN FROM IDLERS ONE OF THE IDLERS STARTED TO FALL OFF THE CATWALK. EMPLOYEE RE ACHED FOR IDLER TO PREVENT IT FROM FALLING. HIS MIDDLE FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN IDLER AND CATWALK HANDRAIL. EMPLOYEE WAS TAKEN TO DOCTOR. EMPLOYEE RECEIVED STITCHES IN MIDDLE FINGER.

EE WAS PUSHING A ROLLBACK CHUTE WHEN HE FELT A STRAIN IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER AND NECK.

EE WAS WELDING DURING THE DAY AS IS NORMAL COURSE OF DUTIES REQUIRED. DURING HIS SHIFT HE HAD A FRAGMENT OF METAL ENTER HIS RT. EYE. HE DID NOT FEEL DISCOMFORT UNTIL AFTER HIS SHIFT. AT THE BE GINNING OF HIS NEXT SHIFT THE INCIDENT WAS REPORTED & EE WAS TAKEN FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT.

EMPLOYEE WAS TARPING A LOAD (FLAT BED TRAILER) & WAS GETTING OFF THE TRAILER & SLIPPED. HE LANDED ON HIS BUTT, HURTING HIS TAIL BONE.

EE WAS STANDING ON THE TRACKS OF A CAT 345 EXCAVATOR REPLACING A WINDSHIELD. HE TURNED TO ASK A FELLOW EE FOR A TOOL WHEN HE SLIPPED AND STARTED TO FALL. HE CAUGHT HIMSELF WITH HANDHOLD. TWIST ING AND PULLING HIS BACK. HE WAS TAKEN TO THE DR OFFICE AND DIAGNOSED WITH SPASM IN THE LEFT LUMBAR REGION AND BACK ON LIGHT DUTY UNTIL HEALER.

EE WAS SPLICING CONVEYOR BELT WHEN WORK WAS COMPLETED EE WAS GATHERING TOOLS WHEN THE BELT CLAMPS FELL OVER ONTO HIS RIGHT FOOT. EE WAS TAKEN TODR FOR XRAYS & TREATMENT ON 11/10/03. EE WAS PLA CED ON RESTRICTED DUTY TILL RELEASED BY DR.

EE WAS CHANGING TROUGHING IDLERS OUT ON A CONVEYOR WHILE THE EE WAS PULLING THE OLD IDLER OUT HEATTEMPTED TO DROP THE OLD IDLER TO THE GROUND ITHIT EE'S RIGHT FOOT. EE WAS TAKEN TO DR TO HAVE IT XRAYED. EE WAS PUT ON RESTRICTED DUTY UNTIL FOLLOW UP BY DR

EE ALLEGED THAT WHILE BEING LOADED WITH BOULDERS THE LOADER OPERATOR DUMPED THE ROCKS TO HARD CAUSING THE TRUCK TO SHAKE AND INJURING THE EE'S BACK. THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED ON 10-23-03 SHIFT BU T HAPPENED ON THE 10-24-03. THE EE DID NOT REPORT THIS INCIDENT TIL THE NEXT DAY. EE WAS TAKEN TO LOCAL HOSPITAL, EE WAS BUT ON TWO DAYS OF RESTRICTED DUTY.

EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING THE FIRST STEP UP A FLIGHT OF STAIRS AND FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. IT GOT WORSE AND HE REPORTED IT. HE WAS TAKEN TO THE DOCTOR AND DIAGNOSED WITH A PROBABLE PINC H NERVE. HE WAS PLACED ON LIGHT DUTY WITH DAILY PHYSICAL THERAPY FOR 6 DAYS.

EMPLOYEE ALLEGES THAT WHILE HE WAS ROLLING UP AN AIR HOSE, THE HOSE CAUGHT ON A PIECE OF STEEL CAUSING THE STEEL TO FALL ON HIS FOOT.

EE WAS PULLING A PULLEY OFF A SHAFT (TAIL PULLEY). THE PULLEY ENCOUNTERED RESISTANCE ON THE SHAFT AND BECAME HARD TO MOVE. EE PULLED HARDER AND PULLEY SUDDENLY CAME ALL THE WAY OFF THE SHAFT, HITTING THE EE ON THE KNEE.

EE WAS WALKING OUT TO THE BOAT WHEN HIS RT LEG SLIPPED AND HE ROLLED INTO THE WATER. UPON STANDING HE FELT A STINGING IN HIS LEFT KNEE.

EE S WERE PULLING AN ELEVATOR BELT THAT HAD BROKEN OUT OF SHAFT. AFTER THE CRANE LIFTS BELT AS HIGH AS IT CAN EE TIE THE BELT OFF WITH RIGGING CABLE TO ALLOW CRANE TO DROP ITS CABLE LOWER TO P ULL OUT MORE BELTING FROM SHAFT. THE BELT GIVES A FEW FEET BETWEEN THESE STEPS. THIS IS WHEN ONE BUCKET STRUCK EE ON BACK OF UPPER ARM.

EE WAS REPLACING WIRING THAT HAD BURNED INTO. THE EE HAD CHECKED THE POWER TO SEE IF IT WAS SAFE TO WORK ONT HE BREAKER BOX THAT MORNING. HE AND OTHER EE WERE REPLAICNG THE WIRING AND CONDUIT ON FP-30 THIS WAS GOING ON ALL DAY. AROUND 6:00PM THE EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LOOSEN A BOLT WHEN HE RECEIVED FLASH BURNS TO BOTH HANDS EE WAS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT OF 2ND AND 3RD DEGREE

EE WAS THROWING A FLIGHT OUT OF A SAND SCREW AND MASHED HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER AGAINST THE SIDE WALL OF THE SCREW.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO LIFT SUGAR SCOOP AT THE KILN INLET. IT FELL AND HIT EE'S HAND CAUSING A FRACTURED RING FINGER AND AN OPEN FRACTURE TO HIS PINKY FINGER ON HIS RIGHT HAND.

WHILE CROSSING THE SCREW AT PROPER CROSSING, EE SLIPPED ON MUD ON STAIRS CAUSING HIM TO FALL AND TWIST HIS LEG AND HIS ELBOW.

EE WAS CRAWLING OVER THE FRAME OF THE PLANT CONVEYOR. WHILE HE WAS CROSSING OVER A ROCK FROM AN OPENING BETWEEN THE CENTER HOPPER AND THE WING WALL FELL HITTING HIM ON THE LEFT HAND. THE ROCK WAS ABOUT 2 1/2""ROUND AND FELL ABOUT 10'. NO REASON WHY THE ROCK FELL. HIS HAND WAS ON THE FRAME WHEN THE ROCK STRUCK HIM. THE DR. PUT A WRAP ON THE WRIST & HAND.

EE WAS FABRICATING A MACHINE GUARD AND HAD DRILLED AND TAPPED HOLES FOR SEVERAL BOLTS TO ASSEMBLE THE GUARD. WHEN TAKING THE BOLTS OUT TO OPEN THE GUARD FOR FURTHER WORK, HE STRUCK HIS LEFT MI DDLE FINGER KNUCKLE ON A SHARP METAL EDGE, CUTTING HIS KNUCKLE AND REQURING 5 STITCHES INT HE KNUCKLE AREA.

MEMBER BENT OVER TO OPEN A VALVE AND FELT A POPIN HIS BACK.

EE ALLEGES THAT WHILE HE WAS HOLDING A BACK-UP WRENCH FOR A CO-WORKER WHO WAS TIGHTENING A BOLT HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS NECK.

WHILE PERFORMING ROUTINE JOB DUTIES EMPLOYEE LIFTED A 5 GALLON BUCKER OF MATERIAL (APPROX 30 # SAMPLE) OVER THE SIDE OF THE BED OF A PICKUP TRUCK, PULLING SOMETHING IN HIS BACK.

EE WAS WORKING AT THE PUMP BARGE TRYING TO RESTART THE PUMP FOR PLANTS TO START UP. STORMS HAD MOVED IN EARLY THAT MORNING KNOCKING THE POWER OUT FOR A SHORT TIME, EE HAD STARTED THE PUMPS AND WAS WALKING BACK TO HIS TRUCK WHEN HE TRIPPED OVER A PILE OF MATERIAL CAUSING HIM TO FALL AND STRAIN HIS LOWER BACK. 5/24/03 EE DIDN'T GO TO DR. UNTIL 5/28/03 EE WAS ON LIMITED DUTY- 6/4/03

EE ALLEGES THAT WHILE LIFTING A GUARD, HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE ALLEGES THAT WHILE BENDING OVER TO PICK UP A LARGE ROCK, HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK.

EE ALLEGES THAT WHILE HE WAS WORKING IN #4 PRECIPITATOR BUILDING, HE STEPPED IN HOT CEMENT DUST BURNING BOTH OF HIS FEET.

WAS WELDING PATCH BRACKETS - WENT TO LAY IT DOWN AND JAMMED HAND BETWEEN LADDER AND PATCH. BUSTED SIDE OF LEFT PINKIE FINGER.

EE SLID A HYDRAULIC MOTOR WHICH WAS UNDER A SHELF TO A POSITION WHEN HE COULD LIFT IT TO A TABLE FOR EXAMINATION. THE PUMP WAS ON THE SHOP FLOOR. HE SQUATTED OVER IT AND LIFTED IT TO A WORK TA BLE. AS HE WAS LIFTING HE FELT A TEARING SENSATION & PAIN IN HIS GROIN. HE WENT TO THE DR. AND WAS TOLD THAT HE HAD A HERNIA. HE RETURNED TO WORK WITH NO HEAVY LIFTING FOR 48 HRS. RESTRICTION

EMPLOYEE WAS BUSH HOGGING. BUSH HOG THREW AN OBJECT INTO RHE AIR FROM UNDER THE BLADE, HITTING THE EMPLOYEE'S LEFT LITTLE FINGER, BUSTED THE FINGER OPEN.

EMPLOYEE ALLEGES THAT WHILE WORKING ON UN-WIRING THE CRUSHER SECONDARY MOTOR, HIS LADDER FELL AND HE JUMPED TO THE GROUND TURNING HIS ANKLE.

CONTRACT HAULER LOADED TRUCK AND WAS LEAVING THE STREETMAN PLANT. THE TRUCK DRIVER PULLED TO THE RIGHT AND TRAILER GOT OFF IN GRASS. THE DRIVER TRIED TO PULL IT BACK ON THE ROAD AND THE TRUCK ROLLED OVER. HE TRUCK DRIVER RECEIVED A LACERATION TO HIS LEG.

EE WAS LEAVING LOAD OUT TO RELIEVE ANOTHER AS DISPATCHER, WHEN CLIMBING TWO STEPS, HIS TOE ON HIS RIGHT BOOT CAUGHT UNDER TOP STEP CAUSING HIM TO TRIP. WHEN HE STARTED TO FALL, HE CAUGHT THE H ANDRAIL AND IT SPUN HIM AROUND CAUSING HIS RIGHTLEG TO HIT THE ANGLE IRON ON THE HANDRAIL.

STRAINED SHOULDER AND WRIST STACKING BAGS OF SAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING A SCREEN AT PLT 2 IN THE SHAKER. THE SCREEN BECAME WEDGED OR STUCK & EMPLOYEE USED HIS RIGHT HAND TO JERK SCREEN LOOSE. LOST USE OF HIS RIGHT ARM & HAND; AS THE RADIAL NE RVE QUIT WORKING. EMPLOYEE UNABLE TO LIFT HIS HAND AT THE WRIST.

EE WAS DIGGING SAND FROM AROUND THE PIPELINE TO REPAIR A HOSE THAT WAS IN THE PIPELINE. HE CUT HIS FINGER ON A SHARP EDGE ON THE PIPLELINE.

DURING THE COURSE OF THE EMPLOYEE'S SHIFT, HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO MOVE A GATE TO CHANGE THE FLOW OF MATERIAL. THE FLOP GATE THAT HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO MOVE WAS STUCK AND HE USED HIS SHOULDER TO P USH ON IT. HE REPORTED THAT HE STRAINED HIS SHOULDER DOING THIS. AT THAT TIME HE FELT HE DIDN'T NEED TREATMENT. 8 WKS LATER HE AGGRIVATED HIS SHOULDER, COMPLAINED OF PAIN, WAS TAKEN TO THE DR

EMPLOYEE ALLEGES THAT WHILE WALKING DOWN ROAD, A FORKLIFT HIT HIM ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF HIS BODY.

EE WAS OVERHAULING THE 990 LOADER ENGINE. EE WORKED A 10 HR. DAY AND LATER THAT NIGHT HIS RIGHT WRIST BEGAN TO ACHE. HE HAS CONTINUED TO WORK IN THE HOPE THAT HIS WRIST WOULD IMPROVE, BUT IT C ONTINUES TO BOTHER HIM.

EE ALLEGES THAT WHILE CLEANING UP IN THE ROLLER MILL HYDRAULIC ROOM, HE SLIPPED AND FELL.

EE ALLEGES THAT WHILE SHOVELING, HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK.

EE WAS USING A GRINDER TO CUT AWAY A BEARING AND A METAL SHAVING GOT IN HIS EYE. HE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT.

EE WAS CHANGING BLADE IN BOX KNIFE. HIS HAND SLIPPED. HE CUT IS RIGHT THUMB ON TOP OF THE KNUCKLE.

EE WAS HELPING HOLD A TAIL PULLEY GUARD WHEN WELDING WAS GOING ON. HE RECEIVED FLASH BURNS TO HIS EYES.

EMPLOYEE WAS CRAWLING OUT OF GRAVITY SCREEEN BOX AND FELL APPROXIMATELY 4' LANDING ON HIS CHIN. HE BUSTED HIS CHIN OPEN REQUIRING 5 STITCHES.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING CROWN BAR RUBBER. HE WAS USING HIS POCKET KNIFT TO CUT THE RUBBER WHEN HIS KNIFE SLIPPED CUTTING HIS LEFT THUMB ACROXX THE KNUCKLE - STITCHES REQUIRED.

EE WAS AT C-11 CONVEYOR LIFTING IDLERS UP TO THE HEAD PULLEY AREA WITH A CRANE. AFTER THE IDLERS WERE LIFTED TO THE CATWALK THE EE UNHOOK THEM FROM THE CHAIN THE IDLERS FELL OVER CATCHING HIS HAND BETWEEN THE IDLERS AND HAND RAIL. EE WAS TAKEN DR TO HAVE X RAYS NO BONES WHERE BROKEN. EE RECEIVED 3 STITICHES BETWEEN THUMB AND INDEX FINGER. EE WAS SCHEDULED OFF TIL 8-19-03.

EE WAS CHIPPING ON A PIECE OF METAL & A SMALL PIECE OF WELDING RESIDUE SOME HOW FLEW, HITTING EE IN THE CORNER OF HIS RT. EYE.

MINER WAS CUTTING PLASTIC ""ZIP"" TIES WHICH SECURED A HOSE. HE WAS WEARING LEATHER PALM GLOVES. HOLDING TIE IN LEFT HAND, MINER USED POCKET KNIFE TO CUT TIE LOOSE, CUTTING TOWARDS HAND. KNIFE W ENT THROUGH GLOVE AND CUT HAND AFTER IT HAD CUT TIE. MUSCLE AS WELL AS SKIN CUT.

EE WAS TAKEN A SIGN OF THE PRINTER HOUSE DOOR. WHEN EE STEPPED DOWN, EE TWISTED LEFT ANKLE. EE WAS TAKEN TO DR ON 8-4-03. EE WAS FITTED WITH BRACE WAS INSTRUCTED TO WEAR BRACE TILL RELEASED BY DR ON 8-11-03. EE WAS RELEASED TO FULL DUTY ON 8-4-03.

EMPLOYEE WAS PRYING CONNECTION FOR HOSE ON SWEEPER HEAD WITH A CHISEL. THE CHISEL SLIPPED & HIT HIM CAUSING A LACERATION ON HIS LOWER LIP. HE RECEIVE 5 STITCHES & RETURNED TO WORK.

EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO BEND LANCE AND IT HIT HIM IN THE HEAD CAUSING CUT TO THE FOREHEAD.

EE WAS HELPING INSTALL A 54: RETURN IDLER ON A FIELD CONVEYOR. THE EE HAD ONE END PUT IN AND WAS ATTEMPTING TO PUT THE OTHER END IN WHEN THE CHAIN THEY WERE USING TO HELP LIFT THE IDLER IN PLA CE SLIPPED CAUSE THE IDLER TO FALL STRIKING THE EE IN THE FOREHEAD. THE EE RECEIVED A CUT ON HIS FOREHEAD, EE WAS TAKEN TO THE DR. EE RECEIVED FOUR STITCHES TO CLOSE THE CUT. EE WAS RELEASED

EE CHECKING BRAKE FLUID LEVELS, FINGER SLIPPED, HIT EDGE OF CASING R THUMB LACERATION

EE ALLEGES THAT WHILE USING A COME-A-LONG ON A MOTOR, THE COME -A-LONG FELL HITTING HIM IN THEMOUTH.

EE ALLEGES THAT WHILE WORKING IN #703 TUNNEL, HE GOT CEMENT DUST IN BOTH OF HIS EYES.

EE WAS HOLDING BACKUP ON A CARRIAGE BOLT BEING REMOVED. HIS GLOVE BECAME INTANGLED ON THE BOLT HEAD, TWISTING HIS HAND AND BRUISING HIS THUMB. EE WAS TAKEN TO THE DR. & X-RAYED. THE X-RAYS WERE NEG. A SPLINT WAS APPLIED BY THE DR. & WAS WORN THE REST OF THE DAY. HE RETURNED TO WORK WITH NO RESTRICTIONS.

EE WAS FUELING THE PIECE OF EQUIPMENT HE WAS OPERATING. WHEN HE INADVERTENTLY TRIPPED ON THE FUEL HOSE CAUSING HIM TO FALL STRIKING HIS FACE ON A CONTAINMENT BERM. THE EE WAS TAKEN TO THE DOC TOR, EE RECEIVED TWO STITCHES IN HIS LOWER LIP AND BROKEN TOOTH.

EE WAS WORKING ON THE CRUSHER; WHEN STEPPING DOWN, HE TURNED CAUSING STRAIN TO LOWER BACK.

WHILE WORKING AT THE RIM GRINDER, THE WIND GOT UP AND BLEW MATERIAL IN HIS LEFT EYE.

EE ALLEGES THAT WHILE HE AND A COWORKER WERE PICKING UP AND MOVING CROSS TIES THE CO WORKER DROPPED HIS END AND THE EE S END FLIPPED UP HITTING HIM IN THE FACE.

EE WAS UNDER THE GRATES & ONE WAS MOVED & CLINKER DUST FELL DOWN OVER HIS SAFETY GLASSES & INTO HIS EYES

EE ALLEGES THAT WHILE WORKING ON #2 SEPERATOR, HE BECAME OVERHEATED.

EE ALLEGES THAT WHILE HE WAS AIR LANCING, CEMENT DUST SHOT IN THE SIDE OF HIS SAFETY GLASSES. NOTE: EE DID NOT TURN IN UNTIL 5/26/03 AND DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL 5/27/03.