Unimin Minnesota CorporationMining Incidents in 2003

EE WAS CHANGING OUT SCREENS, WHEN HE STARTED NOTICING SOME PAIN IN HIS KNEES. EE WAITED TO GO TO DR UNTIL 11-11-03. REPORTING DUE TO PHYSICAL THERAPY.

EMPLOYEES RIGHT KNEE BECAME SORE AND SWOLLEN AFTER WORKING ON HIS KNEES FOR 3 HOURS, CUTTING ANDREMOVING GRATING AND MOVING A SECTION OF 12"" PIPE. REPORTING DUE TO PHYSICAL THERAPY AND X-RAYS.

EE COMPLAINED OF PAIN IN HIS RT. HIP FROM SITTING IN THE BACKHOE.

STRAINED BACK WHILE RETRIEVING BAG THAT HAD DROPPED BY THE PALLETIZER ROLLERS.

WHILE SHOVELING SAND IN BASEMENT OF PLANT EE STRAINED LOWER BACK.

EE WAS GOING UP THE STEPS TO THE CONTROL ROOM. ON THE LAST STEP HE TRIPPED & FELL FORWARD JAMMING HIS FINGER INTO THE FLOOR GRATING, BREAKING A BONE IN HIS LT HAND.

EE HAD BEEN HAMMERING ON A PIPE TO CLEAR A PLUG AND BEGAN FEELING SORENESS IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDERWHICH BECAME WORSE OVER TIME. REPORTING DUE TO MEDICATIONS & PHYSICAL THERAPY

WHILE REACHING FOR A PIECE OF STEEL EE SLIPPED &CAUGHT HIMSELF WITH HIS LEFT ARM, STAINING HIS LT. SHOULDER. EE WAS SEEN AT HOSPITAL & MEDICATION WAS PRESCRIBED FOR SHOULDER/MUSCLE STRAIN & SPASM. REPORTING DUE TO MEDICAL TREATMENT MODIFIED DUTY & PRESCRIPTION MEDICATIONS.

EE WAS CUTTING BOLTS OFF LOADER WITH CUTTING TORCH WHEN HIS PANTS CAUGHT ON FIRE BURNING @ 2""DIAAREA OF SKIN ON LEFT CALF. DR TREATED IT APPLIEDOINTMENT AND BANDAGE . WILL RECHECK ON 4-14-03 TWO MEDS. PRESCRIBED AND FILLED.

WHILE USING A UTILITY KNIFE TO OPEN A TUBE OF SILICONE, EMPLOYEE CUT LEFT INDEX FINGER. TWO DOCTOR VISITS - REACTION TO TETNUS SHOT.

EE'S LEFT THUMB WAS PINCHED BETWEEN THE TAILINGS LINE & A ROCK, WHILE TRYING TO MOVE ROCK.

WHILE RUNNING UTILITY LOADER AND HAUL TRUCK EE EXPERIENCED BACK PAIN. THE PAIN PEAKED AFTER RUNNING THE LOADR IN THE QUARRY ON 9-17-03.

EMPLOYEE COMPLAINED OF LOWER BACK PAIN FROM BOUNCING AROUND IN THE HAUL TRUCK WHILE HAULING SAND TO THE DUMP SITE. ROAD CONDITIONS ARE ROUGH THIS TIME OF THE YEAR. REPORTING DUE TO CHIROPRACTIC TREATMENTS.

EE WAS PULLING A DUMPSTER WHEN IT COLLIDED WITH A STEEL ANGLE IRON- PINCHING HIS HAND IN BETWEENHE SUSTAINED LACERATIONS ON HIS LEFT AND FOURTH AND FIFTH DIGITS, REQUIRING STITCHES.