TXI Operations, LPMining Incidents in 2008

Employee was moving a heavy grinding head with a contractor. They stood it up on its side and the contractor spun it around. The employee still had his hand on it and when the head turned it pinched his finger between the head and the frame of a forklift causing the tip of his left pinky finger to be amputated.

EE was helping Maintenance work on C-34 conveyor belting when his left hand was pulled in to pulling block between 3/8"" cable and sheave. The cable tightened causing his left hand and fingers to be pulled in to block, lacerating and breaking his middle finger and parital amputation to his pointer finger. (first joint)

EE clocked out of work and drove his personal vehicle down to the southeast pit area. He stated that the sun blinded him for a moment and he drove his personal vehicle over a berm and into the pit. When this happened the car rolled over and EE's collar bone was broken.

Large piece of angle iron fell from 35' above.

EE was greasing standing on a ladder greasing a haul unit in the lube bay. He was standing on the third (3rd) rung from the top of the ladder. When he pulled on the grease line that was attached to the grease fitting, he lost his balance and fell 8 feet to the ground landing between two grease barrells.

Employee was repairing the load out chute from a manlift. He was lowering the chute to the manlift basket level, supporting it with both of his arms. He asked the manlift operator to move the manlift forward. The operator moved too far forward and caught him between the chute and the handrail of the manlift basket, straining his back.

Was using magnetic drill press, used his hand which was gloved, to sweep away shavings. While the drill was running, his glove got caught in the drill, pulling his finger into the drill. He suffered an open fracture to his left index finger. He required stiches.

While dismounting Haul Unit #157 from the left side door, the wind closed the door on injured's right hand before he could remove his hand out of the way. The wind was gusting about 15-20 MPH from the north. When he caught his hand in the door it caused partial amputation of his right pinkie finger.(Per call-no bone that means no amputation)

While bolting up wrong holed it and pulled bolt out and when he did this, his finger got caught in pinch point and smashed it. His finger was lacerated and the bone was fractured.

Employee was walking and stepped on a rock twisting his left knee. This caused a knee sprain.

EE saw a 4X4 in the way of a duct being lowered down by chain falls and reached in between to grab it. He pinched his little left finger in between 4X4 and duct. Finger nail was smashed.

While bolting up a steel frame on ground , fork lift operator hit the frame with a outrigger while swinging around to unload trailer. The steel frame moved forward hit worker behind both ankles. He was taken to dr Xray: tiny avulsion fracture off the dorsum of left navicular the R ankle showed no evidence of fracture. He was put in a boot and given light duty restriction.

Employee was walking down the stairs from the 112 crusher and slipped and fell against the hand rail. When he fell, he injured his right shoulder. Doctor restricted his duties to no lifting over shoulder height with right arm.

Employee was working when his arms started itching and he started to have trouble breathing. Doctors diagnosis: Chemical dermatitis and industrial asthma.

Employee ran it to a plate of metal, cutting his right side of his nose and right eye ball.

Employee was watering down kiln dust. Employee decided to check the dust out closer and walked into some of the hot dust.

Employee was helping to remove a roller cover. He stepped in front of the cover to see why it would not move when the cover broke free and pinned him between it and the hand rail. The employee suffered contusions to both shins.

Employee was walking down stairs in the Clinker Barn. When he reached the floor he stepped on a piece of Clinker and sprained his ankle.

On Tuesday, July 8,2008 employee was help working on repairing a power cord. He bent over to pick the power cord up and strained his lower back.

Employee was inside Tank 10 cleaning when he slipped and fell in debris. While being pulled out of the tank he lost his footing and fell again. Employee sustained contusions to the chest and left elbow and a laceration to the right thumb requiring sutures.

EE was walking out of the loadout building when he stepped on a grain scoop with the front part of his right foot. Stepping on the scoop bent his toes and his foot had some pain. EE reported this incident to his supervisor the next morning, but thought that his foot would get better. EE came to supervisor on 7/17/08 and said he needed to have his foot checked by a physician.

Employee was removing a lug on a welding machine and hand slipped off of the wrench resulting in a lacertion across the top of the right hand. He was taken to the doctor for stitches and returned to work on light duty.

employee stepped off concrete slab onto some rocks and twisted his ankle.

Belting broke on a stock pile conveyor while loaded. Maintenance man was examining what to do when the belt moved and allowed some rocks to fall and hit him on the left arm.

Employee was holding one end of a wire rope that is used to pull belting on convyors. The other end was attached to a fork lift and as the forks were raised it pulled on his arm.

Employee was running to unplug coal mill B when he fell and injured his left ankle. He was taken for medical treatment and was diagnosed as a fractured fibula. Employee returned to work on light duty.

Employee was preparing to use a cutting torch to do some repairs. As he lit the torch, the fire blew back through the barrell. He sustained burns to his lower right arm.

Employee was using a grinder with a cutting disc to cut a piece of angle iron. As the Employee was finishing the cut, the disc caught part of the angle iron causing the disc to put across his left arm. An inspection of the grinder showed the ginder was guarded and all safety equipment ppe were being used.

A hand chain hoist was being used to raise the bottom side of belting on a conveyor that return idlers were being added. While placing his left hand under the belt, as to receive one side of the idler, the hoist slipped causing the belt to come down on his hand. He received a contusion / sprain to his left wrist and hand area.

Employee was riding in the boat with co-worker operating it. Operator came upon a sandbar unexpectedly and it knocked employee against the cab. He hurt his right arm.

EE was cutting slip form from silos, as it was cut on one side the weight was to heavy for the other side, causing it to fall, which left EE hanging with his fall protection, at this time the other worker lifted him out. He was checked out and put on lite duty. Failure in communication and company policy.

Two workers were removing 6' suction lines. The rope slipped & squeezed injured's right hand. He went to the DR on 4/9/2008. The hand was too swollen so he went back to the DR on 4/16/2008 for X-RAYS. He has a fracture on his (R) 4th digit.

EE was unloading boxes of bolts from parts truck. In doing so, she felt something pull/twist in right arm.

While installing a chain, the employee was pulling a chain, while other employees were pushing on the chain. The chain released, catching the employees leg between the chain and the chain frame.

Employee was resetting a guard when the guard slipped and caught his finger between the guard and the frame. Employee required sutures.

On Wednesday 3-12-2008 employee was stepping over a twenty inch poly pipe that is located on the west side of the concrete plant. When he stepped over the poly pipe, his right foot slipped causing a discomfort in the groin area. He was taken to the doctor and diagnosis was a right groin strain and received two days light duty.

Employee was working with dredge 16"" discharge pipeline. He was on the work barge helping to push the pipe from the barge. He lost his balance and fell into the water. He didn't feel the effects of the injury until the next morning. He was taken to doctor and diagnosed with a right shoulder strain.

Employee was sitting in a Bobcat with his foot hanging out the front. He had the bucket up because he was catching dust. He hit the joystick and the bucket came down on his foot causing a laceration to the bottom of his foot.

Employee was traveling from dredge to bank in transport boat with 3 other employees. The outboard motor stalled. As he pulled the cord to try to restart the motor, the motor locked and jerked the cord back. He had forgot to take motor out of gear. He was diagnosed with a strain to his left wrist.

This individual was on a nylon webbing ladder, inside a rail road car. As he attempted to grab a shovel located out side of the car, the ladder spun, he lost his balance and fell about three feet to the bottom of the car, landing on his rear end and left hand.

Employee was loosening motor mounting bolts on Triple Roll Crusher using a socket and 3/4"" ratchet. He exerted force and didn't remember any type of slipping or jerking, but began to feel a pressure in his back.

Employee was in the process of removing the blower motor from a A30 Volvo haul unit. He was sitting on the fender of the haul unit when the ratchet he was using to remove the blower motor slipped and he slid off the fender into the back of his pickup truck. His right ring finger dislocated when it came in contact with the pickup truck.

The employee was fueling equipment near the Quarry. The fuel line became tangled and when the employee pulled on it the hose jerked his left wrist. This resulted in a light spring to the left wrist.

Employee was delivering bearings to repair the concrete stacker. Once job was completed, employee was returning an unused bearing back the shop. The employee reached over the side of his pick up truck to pick up the bearing and felt his back strain.

EE was working 12 hours on the loader & operator fatigue could have caused him to not have proper posture while running the loader. Cause of injury is unclassified because of insufficient data, but he said his right shoulder was hurting him. EE reported to supervisor and decided on 7/14/08 that he needed to go to doctor to see what was wrong with his shoulder.

Employee was climbing the ladder of a 980-F loader to enter the cab, upon reaching the top rung he reached over and down to open the loader door. He felt a pain in his back after the door opened. Upon his reporting the incident he was taken to the emergency room and diagnosed with a back strain.

Employee was splicing a conveyor belt. He was climbing on and off the belt and his lower back started getting sore. He notified his supervisor at 4:15 pm on 1/9/2007 and was taken to the Doctor to be checked out.

Employee was shoveling and felt a pain in his back resulting in a lumbar strain.

Employee was using Hi-Lift jack to level Mega-Stand that is used to lift aluminum dome. Employee did not lower the handle enough for safety latch to engage stop blocks. Employee took his hand off the jack handle and was raising his head, when the handle came back up to upright position, striking employee in the lower lip. Employee received laceration to lower lip.

Employee was using a pocket knife to cut plastic zip-ties, he cut his left index fingers knuckle and received six stitches.

Employee was driving a haul truck to the pit to get loaded and hit a bump; he stated that he felt a sharp pain in his back. The employee went to the first aid box for aspirin and then went back to the pit and hit the same bump and felt a ""pop"" in his back and then reported the incident to his coordinator.

Empoyee was moving on platform of scissor lift and tripped on lanyard cutting left side of neck below jaw.

I was traveling west on the haul road with a load of track pads for the dragline in the bucket of the loader. The pads fell out and I ran over them bouncing me up and into the ROP cutting my left eye brow and the back of my head. I was taken to the ER and the cut above my eye was glued shut. The one on the back of my head was ok.

On Wednesday, June 11, 2008 EE was standing behind the MCC room having a discussion with another EE. The other EE had a wash down hose and sprayed it towards injured EE. In an attempt to get away from the water, injured EE turned around quickly to run, hitting a walkway support beam. He ran into the beam and knocked his tooth out & broke others.

The employee was aligning two bolt holes on a screw shaft. He stuck his left middle finger in the bolt holes and asked another employee to turn the shaft. This caused a laceration of the left middle finger. The injury required sutures.

Employee was cleaning debris on top of the clinker silos. A gust of wind blew debris in the employee's eye resulting in conjunctivitis of the left eye.

Employee was trying to straighten a piece of plate metal with a sledge hammer on the floor of shop at TXI Bells. The piece of metal flew up & hit him on the head above his left eye. He was cleaned up at plant then taken to hospital for treatment. He received 9 stitches in forehead.

The employee was pushing in the wall of a rock feeder with a porta-power and a piece of pipe. The pipe slipped and hit the employee on the forehead. The injury required sutures.

EE was removeing his work gloves in the secondary breakroom. A piece of sand got in his right eye causing irriation to the right eye.

Employee noticed on the completion of her shift that the skin on her chest was irritated. She had been cleaning in the Millroom during her shift. Physicians diagnosis was Chemical Dermatitis.

Employee was working in the bagging area and felt a shortness of breath and a skin rash. Employee suffered asthma and contact dermatitis.

Lack of altitude fatal plane crash on mine site.