US Silica CompanyMining Incidents in 2001

TOOK GUARD OFF GEAR BOX; GUARD BLEW AND HIT HIS RIGHT SHOULDER AND HEAD.

FOOT SLIPPED WHILE DESCENDING LADDER ON RAIL CAR, AND FELL TO PAVEMENT.

BAGGING MICRON SAND INVOLVES TWISTING & SWINGINGOF ARMS. PAIN IN RIGHT ELBOW.

EE WAS TRYING TO UNPLUG A PIPE ON THE HUMMER SCREEN DRAIN WHEN HIS RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE PIPE. AS HE TRIED TO CATCH HIMSELF, HE BENT TOO FAR ON HIS KNEE.

WHILE UNPLUGGING A PIPE, HE IMPROPERLY LIFTED IT AND FELT PAIN IN RIGHT GROIN AREA RESULTING IN HERNIA.

EE WAS REMOVING 2X2 FT DOOR FROM NORTH DUST HOPPER ON GMD DUST COLLECTOR AT CALCINE BUILDING. WHEN LAST BOLT WAS REMOVED DUST POURED OUT DOOR & PUSHED DOOR ASIDE. EE TURNED TO MOVE OUT OF THE WAY AND HIS FOOT CAUGHT AGAINST THE PLATFORM TOEPLATE, TWISTING HIS KNEE.

WHILE PULLING HOSE UP STAIRS, HOSE HUNG ON TOE GUARD, CAUSING STRAIN TO LEFT ELBOW.

CUTTING ANGLE IRON ON DUST COLLECTOR, TRIPPED OVER DUST COLLECTOR.

INJURED, ALONG WITH OTHER CO-WORKERS PULLED DISCHARGE BEARING COVER AWAY HANGING ON CHAIN FALL.LIFTED BEARING. MADE INSPECTION(VISUAL). PUT BEARING BACK AND ROLLED TO BOTTOM. BEARING ROLLED QU ICKLY AND INJURED HAD HOLD OF EYE BOLT WITH SHACKLE WHEN HAND WAS PINCHED BETWEEN BEARING AND CAP DURRING ROTATION.

GOT ON CONVEYOR BELT TO TURN SIZE 4 (PRODUCT) OFF, WENT TO GET BACK DOWN, FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE BOX (STEP) WHEN STEPPING DOWN TO THE FLOOR. SLIP RESULTED IN BACK SPRAIN.

WASHING RAIL HOPPER, STEPPED ON BENT WALKWAY GRATING TWISTING HIS LEFT KNEE.

EE WAS STANDING ON THE INCLINDED GRATING ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE TRASH SCREEN AND WAS PUSHING BUILDUP FROM THE SCREEN DOWN TO THE CHUTE WITH ASHOVEL. AS HE PUSHED HE LOST HIS BALANCE & FELL FORWARD & SIDEWAYS DOWN THE SLOPE. HE LANDED ON HIS SIDE ON AN INCLINED SECTION OF GRATING WITH HIS HEAD DOWNHILL, SPRAINING & BRUISING HIS RIBS& BACK.

WHILE ATTEMPTING O OPEN TOP DOOR OF RAILCAR, EE STRAINED BACK. DOOR MAY HAVE BEEN FROZEN TO CAR.

WHILE CLIMBING LADDER, THE LADDER SLIPPED, THE EMPLOYEE JUMPED TO GROUND, THE LADDER LANDED ON RIGHT FOOT BEHIND THE PROTECTIVE TOE GUARD.

CARRYING PIECE OF ANGLE IRON ON ICY ROAD. SLIPPED AND FELL ONTO BACK. RECIEVED DIAGNOISS OF FRACTURE ON 3-19-01.

EE WAS DRILLING HOLES INTO A PIECE OF STEEL, WHEN THE BIT BOUND UP CAUSING THE STEEL TO SPIN AND STRIKE EE HAND.

ASSISTING LEADMAN IN COUPLING TRAILER TO MAINENENE VAN. AFTER LOWERING HITCH ONTO BALL, EE PUT HIS FINGER BETWEEN BALL & HITCH TO CHECK CONNECTION.LEADMAN SHUT OFF VAN & TOOK HIS FOOT OFF BRA KE. THIS CAUSED A SLIGHT MOVEMENT OF HITCH & BALL. EE'S FINGER WAS PINCHED BETWEEN HITCH & BALL POOR COMMUNICATION & INATTENTION TO DETAIL OFTASK AT HAND CAUSED THIS ACCIDENT

EMPLOYEE WAS FUELING BOBCAT LOADER. UPON EXITING THE BOBCAT THE EMPLOYEE TRIPPED ON THE BACK EDGE OF THE BUCKET AND FELL FORWARD HITTING LEFT SHIN ON EDGE OF BUCKET AND HER RIGHT KNEE HIT THE GROUND.

WHILE CLEANING A RAILCAR, HE MASHED HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE VIBRATOR BRACKET & THE CLEANING BAR.

INJURED WAS HOLDING A PIECE OF STEEL WHILE ANOTHER WORKER STRUCK IT WITH A HAMMER. THE HAMMER WAS SWUNG, STRIKING THE LEFT RING FINGER OF THE INJURED, CUTTING IT OPEN. THE WORKER WAS TRYING TO MOVE/ POSITION THE STEEL AND THE INJURED WAS TRYING TO HELP MOVE IT.

EE WAS ON UPPER LEVEL OF HYDROSIZER AND LIFTED SAFETY BAR TO STEP DOWN ON THE GRATE ABOVE HYDROSIZER. HE DID NOT REPLACE BAR IN THE HORIZONTAL POSITION AND THE BAR CAME DOWN AND STRUCK THE TIP OF THE EE;S RIGHT RING FINGER.

WHILE CLOSING METAL LID ON A RAILCAR, SPRING ON THE HINGES CAUGHT, CAUSING PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

EE BID QUARRY LARGE LOADER OPERATOR JOB. INTO SECOND WEEK EE TURNED JOB DOWN DUE TO BACK PAIN. THIS JOB IS VERY DIFFICULT BECAUSE OF JOLTING MOTIONS.