TXI Operations, LPMining Incidents in 2009

Employee was helping with clean up efforts after a storm came through the area. While in a manlift, removing bent up sheet metal from the roof of a building, he was pulling against a piece of metal and it cut through his glove into his little finger. The cut required 7 stiches. (Surgery 5/5/09-work off Misc Mail 6/2/09 #2)

On Wednesday, July 8, 2009, employee was stepping from one small boat onto another small boat. When he stepped off of one boat onto the other he slipped and fell. He dislocated his left shoulder.

While checking on tower plug, cannon blaster went off spraying hot materical on employee. He had protective equipment on but hot material came in contact with skin. also when he took protective hood off, he hit a pipe and had a laceration on his forehead. Employee had 1st and 2nd degree burns and a cut on forehead that required stitches. Employee is on light duty.

Employee was at the Clay Pit and operating a Trac Loader. While backing up, the loader shifted and the movement caused pain to the employee's neck and back. He was taken for medical treatment and returned to work on light duty.

EE was attempting to hook up to a 4' X 6' utility trailer to remove some old wiring. The EE needed about 1 inch to set the trailer to the receiver hitch; EE lifted the trailer by hand to the receiver hitch when incident occurred.

An employee was attemping to tension a chain and place it onto a hook. During this process the employee got his finger pinched between the hook and chain. The tip of the finger was cut and the finger nail was torn off. The employee received a tetnus shot, antibiotic shot and seven stitches.

On 11/24/2009, EE and an employee went out to the John Boat to the fresh water pumps. They were unhooking the Grindex pump to bring to the bank to be removed from the dredge. EE was having difficulty unhooking the water line. He lifted as hard as he could and noticed his back started hurting. He reported incident to Supervisor.

Employee was in the quarry pit area setting off a shot and there was flying rock from the shot. EE was running to get away from flying rock when he slipped and fell due to the ground being wet from rainy conditions. There is usually never any flying rock from shots, but the wet conditions hindered the shot. EE suffered a strain in his left upper leg.

Employee was using a cutting torch without wearing gloves, when the oxygen lead came off the torch, causing a 2nd degree flash burn to the employees left hand.

Employee was walking into the shop to clock in when he tripped over a broom falling to his knees, causing a contusion to his right knee.

Injury was grinding on a piece of angle iron near the bucket wheel. He felt a piece of slag hit him in the chest and then it bounced off entering the face shield then stricking him in the right eye. He stated to me that he was wearing his safety glasses and safety shield. He immediately reported this to the plant Mgr.

Employee & co-worker were changing cutting edges on a loader. One of the bolts had slipped out of slot. Employee reached up to push it back in & his co-worker turned it with an impact wrench causing the bolt to spin in his hand, causing a cut on right index finger & right thumb. He was wearing heavy gloves, but it went thru it.

Employee was leaning over the catwalk welding a fan frame at #2 Pier on #5 Kiln and strained his back.

While dismounting skid steer loader, Injured caught his right hand in between the skid bar and the roll over cab. He sustained a sprain/strain to the right hand. He was working on the finish end inside of C-21 tunnel.

The employee was moving an office chair in the Plant Control Tower when she felt a strain in her middle back.

On Thursday, July 15, 2009 at appr. 1230pm, employee was using a scraper to remove paint from a workboat. As he began using the scraper, paint pealed up and stuck in between his right thumb and index finger. He received 3 stitches.

Employee was trying to use a jack hammer bit to pry a door shut and it slipped and it pinched a finger on his left hand causing a fracture. He was taken to the doctor and returned to work on light duty the same day.

Injury and another were working on the dredge pipeline. other and injury were trying to break the pipe apart. He loosened the bolts and the pipe float flipped back and caught his arm between it & the boat.

EE strained his back while lifting up on a pry bar.

While traveling to a different stock pile, the employee proceed to raise the bucket on a CAT 980H and ""flick"" downward to remove any excess material. The bucket struck the ground and the unit came to an immediate stop,thrusting the employee forward,causing him to strike his chest on the steering wheel. He was wearing his seat belt at the time of the incident.

Employee's hand slipped off while closing handle on an equipment container. It crushed his right middle finger between the handle and the container. Employee went to the doctor the next dayand was diagnosed with laceration and fracture of right middle finger. He returned to work that day on light duty.

Employee was opening the main elevator door upward. His right arm was pushed backward by the door causing injury to his right shoulder. He went to the doctor and was diagnosed with a strained shoulder. He returned to work on light duty.

Injury was cleaning Screen #6 on a very windy afternoon. Material blew in his right eye. His eye began to bother him on his way home. He reported this the next morning on 4/7/09 to his supervisor. He was sent to company doctor and 1 stuck piece of material and 1 loose piece of material were removed.

Pipe casing fell from drill rig onto employees left hand causing lacerations, broken bone and torn tendon in left 5th digit.

Employee was getting a striker out of tool box on service truck when the wind blew the lid closed on his left hand's little finger, causing a small fracture and needing stitches.

Three workers were measuring stock piles at the sand plant. They were using a hundred foot vinyl measuring tape with an inch and half nut secured on the end for weight. The weight is slung up on top of the stock pile to measure the slope. While slinging the tape, employee heard and felt a tear in his right shoulder.

On 2/18/2009 at 3:00pm Equipment operator, was helping to pull electrical cable because the MCC building was being moved to another location. He was pulling on the wire when the slack pulled back the opposite direction. EE had his feet planted in the ground and it pulled his upper body backward causing him to twist dislocating his right knee.

Injury was at the coal unloader placing the vibrator on the railcar. He was using a ratchet and pipe to tighten up bolts, while performing this job, he complained that his right shoulder was hurting and could feel a burning sensation in it.

Employee was changing out a 5 gal bottle of water at the break room. The pull seal broke off of the water bottle cap so he used his pocket knife to pry off the remaining cap and cut his right index finger.

The employee was leaving the 780 Conveyor headed toward the Storeroom, while riding in the Gator he felt something irritating his left eye. Employee's diagnosis: foreign body removed from his left eye.

Employee was looking up at burner pipe and dust flew into his right eye. His eye was irritated and employee went to doctor. He returned to work on the same day with no restrictions. The doctor gave him medication to help with the redness and irritation.

The employee was unloading coal from rail cars and some coal got in his eyes. Later that evening he sought medical treatment because his left eye was irritated.

Unloading a pallet with a chain hoist the load shifted, the person helping unload the pallet let go of the pallet & employee's left hand was caught in the chain causing severe bruising and a break in the hand. Due to severe bruising of the hand the first xray did not show a break. Second set of xrays taken on 5/22 found a break which was visible due to reduction of swelling.

Employee was mixing lime with water for a heat test. He went to dump the sample and the mixture blew out of the container knocking his safety glasses off and getting into both eyes causing chemical conjunctivitis.

EE was air-arc gouging on frame damage to a scraper. The area was very small and at or above head level causing his head to be surrounded by billowing air, fumes dust and grit. EE felt that he had gotten metal in his eyelashes and then in to his left eye. The first real discomfort he felt was on Saturday, 5/2/09.

Employee was cutting crown bar rubber at the 2-deck shaker (cutting excess off), as he was cutting the blade cut his knuckle on his left thumb. We took him to the clinic for medical attention, the doctor put stitches due to the location of the cut not the depth.

Employee put his hand on a pump box to move it. There was a small piece of metal that was sticking out from the box. He cut the palm of his left hand.

Employee has known allergy to poison ivy, his help was needed to help clean the ""green's"" pump. Due to the known allergy he was only to run the backhoe to avoid any contact with the plant. It was unknown that he would have a reaction to the pollen in the air from cleaning the area.

Employee was operating a John Deere 824J loader. Employee did not repond to radio transmission. A fellow employee went to location of loader operator and found loader operator unresponsive. 911 was called. Employees performed CPR until EMS arrived.

8/27/09 While stepping down from the 375 excavator, EE got his corrective boot hung in the step twisted his right knee. 8/28/09 he reported his right knee was swollen & needed go to the doctor. Taken to the doctor, told to ice the knee & he could return to regular duty. Back to the doctor 9/8/09, swelling not completely down. Dr gave prescription for anti inflammatory medication