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WEST WINDSOR MILL Metal/Non-Metal

Luzenac America · Facility

Controlled by Imerys S A

West Windsor, Windsor County, VT · Abandoned

MSHA Mine ID: 4300333

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 3
Years on record: 2000–2002
Latest incident: Nov 2002

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2001

citations

significant & substantial

$150

proposed penalties

$150

paid to date

Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.

Quarterly safety rates

Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA

Quarter	Hours worked	Citations	S&S	Per 1M hrs
2002 Q4	13,204	0	0	0.0
2002 Q3	15,217	0	0	0.0
2002 Q2	15,744	0	0	0.0
2002 Q1	13,569	0	0	0.0
2001 Q4	13,629	0	0	0.0
2001 Q3	15,009	1	1	66.6
2001 Q2	14,968	0	0	0.0
2001 Q1	15,585	0	0	0.0

Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.

No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

2002 · 2 incidents

November 21, 2002 VT · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Luzenac America · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS THROWING 50# BAGS WHEN HE TWISTED & FELT A STRAIN IN HIS BACK. AN EXAM WAS NECESSARY BUT NO TREATMENT WAS NEEDED. PAIN PERSISTED & FOLLOWUP CARE WAS DEEMED NECESSARY. AN EVALUATION THAT TOOK PLACE 12/30/02 REQ'D RESTRICTED WORK & PHY SICAL THERAPY: THIS A 7000-1 IS REPORTED

August 3, 2002 VT · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Luzenac America · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

THE EE WAS CHECKING THE FLUID LEVEL OF AN HCL "TOTE" CONTAINER AS IT WAS NEAR EMPTY. AS HE PUSHED W/BOTH HANDS TO SHAKE THE CONTAINER HE FELT A STRAIN TO HIS UPPER ABDOMINAL AREA. AN EXAM ON 8 /19/02 REVEALED THAT AN EPAGASTRIC HERNIA HAD OCCURED & SURGICAL INTERVENTION WILL BE NECESSARY. THIS REPORT IS SUBMITTED BASED ON THIS DIAGNOSIS. EVENT IS AGGRAVATION OF PREVIOUS CONDITION.

2000 · 1 incident

March 6, 2000 VT · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)

Luzenac America · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE EE STATED HE FELT SOME PAIN AND SORENESS IN HIS LEFT WRIST WHICH HAD BEEN BOTHERING HIM. HE DID NOT HAVE AN ACCIDENT BUT THOUGHT THE SYMPTOMS MAY BE WORK RELATED. MEDIA NEURITIS WAS DIAGNO SED AND ON MAY 25, 2000 THE CLAIM FOR TREATMENT WAS ACCEPTED AS WORK RELATED. THIS 7000-1 IS SUBMITTED BASED ON W.C. ACCEPTANCE.