US Silica CompanyMining Incidents in 2003

EE WALKED OUT ONTO THE WET TRANSFER CONVEYOR CATWALK TO INSPECT #5 CONVEYOR. THE CATWALK GAVE WAY & THE EE DROPPED 20FT TO THE DRYER ROOM FLOOR.

EE WAS WALKING ALONGSIDE THE RAILROAD TRACK TO THE NEXT CAR WHEN HE STUMBLED IN THE SAND. EE TRIED TO STOP HIS FALL BY STRETCHING OUT HIS ARMS.WHEN HE LANDED HE FRACTURED HIS WRIST.

EE HIT HIS WRIST ON AN ANGLE IRON BRACE WHILE CLEANING UNDER GKC'S. HE RECEIVED SURGERY ON HIS WRIST ON 11/19/03 AS A RESULT OF THIS INJURY. HE LOST WORK DUE TO THE SURGERY.

WHILE STARTING BOLT USING AN IMPACT WRENCH AND THE BOLT IN HIS HAND, THE BOLT SPUN CUTTING THROUGH GLOVE AND LEFT INDEX FINGER.

EE WAS USING A CUTTING TORCH TO CUT OFF BOLTS OF A CONNECTING CLAMP ON A 10"" WATER LINE APPROX. 40' LONG. THE BOLTS BROKE LOOSE ALLOWING THE PIPE TO DROP ABOUT 2', STRIKING HIS LEFT SHOULDER & ANKLE RESULTING IN A FRACTURE TO HIS ANKLE.

EE WAS SLEDGING OUT OLD BOLT AT RODMILL DISCHARGE AND IN DOING SO HE WAS STANDING IN A CONGESTED AREA AND STRAINED HIS BACK.

EE WAS UNROLLING A FIRE HOSE SECTION AND GRABBED IT ABOUT A FOOT FROM THE END TO TOSS IT OUT OF THE WAY. WHEN HE DID THE END OF THE HOSE FLIPPED BACK AND HIT HIS CHIN, CUTTING IT. (ONE SUTURE)

EMPLOYEE WAS ON 3RD OR 4TH STEP OF AN ""A-FRAME"" STEP LADDER, INSPECTING THE BEARING AT THE FEED END OF A SEPARATOR SCREW. AS HE STARTED DOWN THE LADDER HIS LEFT SLEEVE STUCK ON SOMETHING. AS H E TURNED TO FREE HIS SLEEVE, THE LADDER SLIPPED AND HE FELL 3 TO 4 FEET ONTO LADDER.

EE WAS ASSISTING WITH SCREEN CLOTH REPLACEMENT ON #4 ROTER SCREENER. WHEN SHE PREPARED TO EXIT THE SCREENER HER FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE GUARD SHE WAS STANDING ON. SHE GRABBED THE FRAME SUPPORT CA BLE WITH HER RIGHT ARM AND FELL 33"" WHILE HOLDING CABLE, PULLING LIGAMENTS IN HER RIGHT ARM.

AFTER SPOTTING TO POSITION A RAILCAR, THE EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING BACK TO THE PICKUP TRUCK. AS HE STEPPED OVER THE RAIL TRACK HIS TOE CAUGHT ON THE RAIL AND HE FELL FACE FIRST INTO THE REAR WHEEL WELL OF THE PICKUP. UNABLE TO CATCH HIMSELF HIS ARM HIT THE WHEEL WHELL AND HIS FACE HIT THE HUB OF THE TIRE.

WALKING ALONG RAILROAD TRACKS & STEPPED IN A SMALL POTHOLE. TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE.

HE HAD JUST FINISHED RE-SPLICING A BELT. WHILE PUTTING THE PLASTIC SEALANT CORD BETWEEN THE FLEXCO FASTENERS, EE WAS USING HIS DULL POCKET KNIFE TO CUT OFF THE EXCESS TAPE. WHEN IT CUT THROUGH , THE FORCE BROUGHT THE KNIFE TO HIS LEFT ARM CUTTING HIS BICEP.

WHILE TIGHTENING TAPER LOCK WITH HAMMER AND SPANNING WRENCH, CUT LEFT HAND WITH HAMMER.

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO OPEN BOTTOM SLIDEGATE ON RAILCAR WITH A PRYBAR. THE PRYBAR GAVE WAY THE EE FELL FORWARD, CAUSING HIS LEFT HAND TO BECOME WEDGED BETWEEN THE PRYBAR & THE RAILROAD TRACK. THE FIFTH FINGER ON THE EE'S LEFT HAND WAS LACERATED & REQUIRED 10 STITCHES.

EE WAS USING 2 PIECES OF ANGLE IRON TO LEVEL A STEEL PILLAR. THE PILLAR SHIFTED AND THE ANGLE IRON ROLLED, CRUSHING EE'S RIGHT THUMB UNDER STEEL PILLAR'S BASE.

CARRYING OVERWEIGHT BAGS TO PALLET, SLIPPED IN WATER, TWISTED LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS LOWERING AN EIGHT INCH PIPE DOWN A LADDER WHEN THE PIPE SLIPPED MASHING HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE PIPE AND A FEED BOX.

EE WAS EXITING THE OFFICE BLDG WITH AN ARMLOAD OF IREMS. SHE PUSHED THE DOOR OPEN, IT LOCKED INT HE OPEN POSITION. SHE USED HER RIGHT FOOT TO CLOSE THE DOOR AND IN DOING SO, HER BRUISE ACROSS A SHARP PIECE OF METAL CUTTING HER RIGHT HEEL REQUIRING 4 SUTURES.

EE WAS USING A PULLER TO REMOVE A BEARING & COUNTERWEIGHT FROM A TYLER SCREEN. ONE OF THE PULLERBOLTS BROKE & THE PULLER FELL STRIKING THE EE'S LEFT LITTLE TOE. THE TOE WAS FRACTURED & TAPED TO THE NEXT TOE FOR SUPPORT

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE A HOIST OPERATED LOADING CHUTE FROM A HOLE OF A RAILCAR. THE CHUTE JAMMED AND THE HOIST TRIPPED ITS OVERLOAD. EE PLACED HAND NEAR CHUTE PIVOT END TO SEE IF CHUTE WA S PLUGGED AND FULL. EE LOST HIS BALANCE AS HE RELEASE THE PIVOT END. THE PIVOT END SWUNG DOWN. SMASHING HIS LEFT FINGER AGAINST THE HOLE OPENING. 12 SUTURES & FRACTURED TIP OF FINGER.

EE HAD CHEST X-RAYS ADMINISTERED THROUGH THE COMPANY MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM AND WAS READ AS A 1/0 ILO BY CONCENSUS READING (1/0, 1/0, 0,0) ALTHOUGH THE OPACITIES NOTED WERE NOT CONSISTE NT WITH SILICOSIS. PRIOR TO EMPLOYMENT WITH THISCOMPANY EE WAS EMPLOYED WITH OTHER PLANTS.