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January 22, 2018 OR · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cornerstone Industrial Minerals · Struck by falling object

Employee was putting buckets on the elevator and a piece of ware plate broke loose from above which fell to the bottom landing on EE's leg/ankle causing a compound fracture and breaking the leg/ankle.

March 21, 2016 OR · Metal/Non-Metal drill operator OTHER
Cornerstone Industrial Minerals Corp · Struck by flying object

While drilling, heavy winds were blowing dust. Sealed safety goggles did not keep out all the dust.

April 23, 2015 OR · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cornerstone Industrial Minerals Corp · Struck by flying object

Swirling wind conditions caused dust to blow under safety glasses and into left eye. Miner missed no work but needed to get prescription.

June 27, 2014 OR · Metal/Non-Metal belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cornerstone Industrial Minerals · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Attempting to slide 150 pound block up a conveyor frame into place to splice belt and tore muscle in right arm.

April 30, 2014 OR · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Cornerstone Industrial Minerals · Struck against a moving object

Truck was exiting the access road to the mine and overturned. Driver had minor bruising to his shoulder.

April 4, 2013 OR · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cornerstone Industrial Minerals · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Dumping fine material with dump truck and closing hooks didn't open to lock down back door on dump bed. Employee put his hand in between door & bed of dump box when hooks opened up smashing little finger.

January 3, 2013 OR · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Cornerstone Industrial Minerals · Struck against a moving object

Employee was in route from the Tucker Hill Quarry to Highway 31 when he failed to negotiate a turn due to excessive speed and rolled his vehicle. Employee was not using his safety equipment(seatbelt) and hurt his elbow

July 8, 2009 OR · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cornerstone Industrial Minerals · Fall from machine

Moving scrap to lower storage, was stepping down from loader tripped backward over a pipe in the tall grass landing on back.

June 8, 2009 OR · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cornerstone Industrial Minerals · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Stepped off of panel trailer after shutting down for lunch and felt bad pain in left ankle.

May 17, 2008 OR · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cornerstone Industrial Minerals · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Closing bottom slide gate on railcar and smashed right thumb.

June 15, 2007 OR · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Cornerstone Industrial Minerals · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Attempting to hook up rail cars when rail mover ran over the inside of his right foot.

December 14, 2006 OR · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Cornerstone Industrial Minerals · Struck by flying object

Grinding a piece of metal with safety glasses on and some got in his eye.

November 8, 2005 OR · Metal/Non-Metal motorman, motor person, swamper, switchman, locomotive operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Cornerstone Industrial Minerals · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Hopper door on railcar was stuck open; he put rail bar in the roller but it would not close so he stomped the bar with his foot and his boot was wet and it slipped off and hit him in the chin.

December 16, 2004 OR · Metal/Non-Metal assayer, geologist, metallurgist, engineer, engineer management HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cornerstone Industrial Minerals · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS TRYING TO REMOVE LARGER ROCKS FROM THE JAW FROM BEHIND THE SAFETY BAR & ONE SLIPPED & SMASHED THE MIDDLE FINGER ON THE RT. HAND.

July 25, 2004 OR · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator OTHER
Cornerstone Industrial Minerals · Struck by flying object

CHANGING SCREENS IN SCREEN DECK; WIND PICKED UP. DUST ENTERED GOGGLES AND GOT INTO RIGHT EYE.

May 26, 2004 OR · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cornerstone Industrial Minerals · Struck by flying object

Employee was cleaning out railcar and perlite went into face and into safety glasses into eye.

May 9, 2004 OR · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator OTHER
Cornerstone Industrial Minerals · Struck by flying object

It was a windy night, worker was performing normal job duties and perlite blew through vent, had holes in goggles and went into right eye, flushed out eye but perlite would not come out.

April 29, 2004 OR · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor POWERED HAULAGE
Cornerstone Industrial Minerals · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO TAKE THE MUDFLAPS OFF BACK OF TRAILER, THE DRIVER OF THE TRAILER STARTED TO BACK UP & IT CAUGHT HIS RT. HAND BETWEEN FLAPS, HANGER TIRES AND LANDING GEAR. THUS RESULTING IN 3 SMASHED FINGERS, WHICH WERE JUST BRUISED & NOT BROKEN.

April 18, 2004 OR · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cornerstone Industrial Minerals · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WORKER WAS CLEANING OUT RAILCAR & PERLITE GOT ONTO GOGGLES & WENT INTO AIR VENTS OF GOGGLES & THE PERLITE DUST GOT INTO HIS EYE.

April 15, 2004 OR · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cornerstone Industrial Minerals · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS INSIDE CONTROL ROOM AND TOOK OFF HARD HAT AND PERLITE WENT INTO RIGHT EYE.

March 24, 2004 OR · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman OTHER
Cornerstone Industrial Minerals · Struck by flying object

NORMAL WORK BEING PERFORMED, PERLITE GOT INTO EYE.

February 24, 2004 OR · Metal/Non-Metal NO VALUE FOUND

WORKER RELEASED BAGHOUSE FROM BOBCAT AND WIND BLEW PERTLITE INTO CAB OF THE BOBCAT AND PERLITE WENT INTO EYE.

June 6, 2002 OR · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cornerstone Industrial Minerals · Struck by flying object

HE WAS CLEANING RAILCAR WITH BRUSH ON HIS BACK- WHEN PERLITE FELL INTO HIS EYE.

May 14, 2002 OR · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman OTHER
Cornerstone Industrial Minerals · Struck by flying object

HEAVY WIND BLEW PERLITE INTO EYE. HAD SAFETY GLASSES ON.

April 17, 2002 OR · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman OTHER
Cornerstone Industrial Minerals · Struck by flying object

TAKING SAMPLES AND WIND BLEW PERITE IN EYE.

December 19, 2001 OR · Metal/Non-Metal fireman - locomotive, railroad clam operator, timekeeper, yard engine operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cornerstone Industrial Minerals · Fall to the walkway or working surface

HE WAS CLOSING RAILCAR HOOD AND GOT KNOCKED OFF BY LOADOUT HOOD.

August 25, 2001 OR · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cornerstone Industrial Minerals · Struck by falling object

I WAS CHANGING THE ELEVATOR BUCKETS AND PERLITE FELL BEHIND SAFETY GLASSES AND INTO MY EYES.

July 13, 2001 OR · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman OTHER
Cornerstone Industrial Minerals · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WIND WAS BLOWING WHEN I WAS CLEANING UP. I GOT ROCK IN MY EYE.

July 6, 2001 OR · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Cornerstone Industrial Minerals · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

ROCK FELL OFF TOP OF HOPPER ON ROCK CRUSHER, HIT GUARD RAIL AND TOP OF HIS RIGHT FOOT.

June 25, 2001 OR · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cornerstone Industrial Minerals · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE WORKING ON THE CAT 950 LOADER. I WENT TO PULL MYSELF UP TO A SITTING POSITION. I PULLED SOMETHING IN MY LEFT SHOULDER AND OR BACK.

April 17, 2001 OR · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cornerstone Industrial Minerals · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE SWEEPING THE ROOF OF THE LOADOUT HE WAS WALKING ON THE TOP AND HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE FELL THROUGH THE SKYLIGHT. HE HIT THE CROSSBEAM ON HIS RIGHT SIDE.

March 21, 2001 OR · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cornerstone Industrial Minerals · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE PICKING UP A PIECE OF METAL (200 POUNDS) HE WAS LOADING IT ONTO THE BUCKET OF THE BOBCAT TO TRANSPORT IT. THE METAL SLID BACK ONTO HIS HAND CRUSHING HIS MIDDLE FINGER.

March 16, 2001 OR · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech OTHER
Cornerstone Industrial Minerals · Struck by flying object

THE WIND WAS BLOWING AND BLEW PERLITE DUST AND ROCK INTO HIS EYE.

March 7, 2001 OR · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman OTHER
Cornerstone Industrial Minerals · Struck by flying object

HE WAS WORKING OUTSIDE WHEN THE WIND BLEW FINE PARTICLES OF PERLITE IN HIS RIGHT EYE.

February 26, 2001 OR · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cornerstone Industrial Minerals · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE SAFETY GLASSES HE WAS WEARING WERE COVERED IN PERLITE WHEN HE TOOK THEM OFF TO WIPE THEM OFF AND GOT PERLITE IN HIS EYE.

February 20, 2001 OR · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman OTHER
Cornerstone Industrial Minerals · Struck by flying object

DURING ROUTINE WORK WIND BLEW PERLITE INTO HIS LEFT EYE.

February 13, 2001 OR · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Cornerstone Industrial Minerals · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS HAMMERING A CHISEL AND MISSED IT, HITTING HIS FINGER INSTEAD.

February 13, 2001 OR · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman OTHER
Cornerstone Industrial Minerals · Struck by flying object

PERLITE FLEW IN HIS EYE WHEN WALKING AROUND PLANT DURING HIS SHIFT.

February 9, 2001 OR · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman OTHER
Cornerstone Industrial Minerals · Struck by flying object

WORKING ON AUGHR ON TOP OF SILOS. WIND PICKED UP AND BLEW DUST IN HIS EYE.

December 21, 2000 OR · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand OTHER
Cornerstone Industrial Minerals · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

UNLOADING TRUCK & ROCK FLEW INTO EYE

November 14, 2000 OR · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner OTHER
Cornerstone Industrial Minerals · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WIND BLEW PERLITE PRODUCT INTO RIGHT EYE. SAFETY GLASSES WERE BEING WORN.

October 24, 2000 OR · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner OTHER
Cornerstone Industrial Minerals · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CHANGING A FILTER IN THE BAG HOUSE, WIND BLEW PERLITE DUST INTO EYSE

October 18, 2000 OR · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator OTHER
Cornerstone Industrial Minerals · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PARTICLE FLEW INTO EYE, SAFETY GLASSES WERE BEING WORN.

October 18, 2000 OR · Metal/Non-Metal miner, nec OTHER
Cornerstone Industrial Minerals · Struck by flying object

OPERATING BOBCAT GOING UNDER CONVEYER AND DUST BLEW INTO EYE. SAFETY GLASSES WERE BEING USED.

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